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The Big Bite Offers Food and Fun for Everyone WE'RE ALL EARS Final Shows of the 2012-2013 Season Thursday, April 25 Of Mice and Men by The Acting Company Friday, April 26 The Tams, The Embers, Jim Quick & Coastline Questions? Comments? Story Ideas? Let us know how we're doing. Your opinion is something we always want to hear. Call or email us your feedback. Info on the 2013-2014 Season coming soon! www.uncp.edu/gpac • 910.521.6361 8 UCW APRIL 10-16, 2013 208 Rowan St. Fayetteville, NC 28301 910.484.6200 www.upandcomingweekly.com by AUSTIN HESTER The Fayetteville Swamp Dogs, will host the 3rd Annual Big Bite on activities on site, including bounce houses and face painting. "Hot Rod Saturday, April 20 from 1 to 7 p.m. This community event will take place Tattoos is partnering with us to do face painting. They are really good," at J.P Riddle Stadium, a.k.a. "The Swamp." The event is said Sims. designed for local restaurants and caterers from all over Like most events at The Swamp, there will be plenty to the Sandhills region to showcase their fare and share their see and do. Attendees can look forward to some of the offerings with the community. The participants will have community's best food, fun activities and live music. one day to put their specialties on display for the public. The Cumberland County Cornhole Championship is "We have a good group of participants this year," said scheduled to take place at 3 p.m. The entry fee for Phillip Sims, SwampDogs outside events and community the Cornhole Championship is $25 per person and relations coordinator. "The restaurants this time are Off includes three food-sample tickets. The first place the Hook: a Taco Emporium, which was recently opened team will receive a cash prize, two season tickets to the by the Invisible Chef; The Parkton Grill, Trade Street SwampDogs and the opportunity to throw out the first Café and Elite Catering, Royal Grill, Fazoli's, Roly Poly pitch at a home game. Sandwiches, Honey Baked Ham Company, Crystal's "We have four bands that are scheduled to play," said Sweet Treats, Heavenly Ice, which serves sno cones and Sims. "They are going to play music on the beer deck on shaved ice treats and there will also be an organic coffee the left field side." At 1 p.m. Autumn Nicholas will kickset up." off the music. Each band will play about an hour or so. While entry to the event is free, some of the activities At 2:30 p.m., Essential Elements will perform, followed are not. "Food sampling tickets cost $1 each," said by Chris Hurst at 4 p.m. and Python at 5:30 p.m. Sims. "Pricing at each vendor is up to them. They will Ring Wars Carolina professional wrestling will be on have sample-sized servings. For example, a sample taco hand providing live wrestling exhibitions. Sims said that may cost 2-3 tickets or people may be able to get half a the wrestling ring will be set up on the field and that the sandwich or wrap for two tickets, but that is determined Visitors to The Big Bite can sample food matches will take place between the music sets. by each vendor." "The Big Bite started as a way to give local restaurants and enjoy good music and other activities. At the end of the day, the tickets are counted, and the a venue to showcase what delicacies they have," said vendors get to keep 80 percent of the money they raise. Sims. "We are all about supporting local businesses. Last "The other 20 percent goes into the SwampDogs community fund," said year we hosted between 700 and 800 people. The goal is to grow each year Sims. "We use that fund to help out the many nonprofits that we support and put on a bigger and better event every year. So that is in the community. In the past we have given to charities like the Karen what we are hoping to do." Chandler Trust Fund and the Wounded Warriors. It doesn't benefit just Email Phillip Sims at Phillip@ AUSTIN HESTER, Contributing one cause, we partner with many organizations." GoSwampDogs.com or call 910-426- Writer, COMMENTS? Editor@ Being a family-oriented team, the SwampDogs plan to have kid-friendly 5900 for more information. upandcomingweekly.com. WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM