The '80s Rule at Fayetteville After 5
by ERINN CRIDER
Every summer, as the daylight lasts longer, the nights start to come alive. One
summer tradition that has flourished and grown in Fayetteville is the Fayetteville
After 5 concert series.
Once a month in
Festival Park, the
Dogwood Festival
organizes and hosts
bands to perform for
the community for free.
This month on July
19, three '80s tribute
bands will perform. In
the Name of Love, a
U2 tribute band, High
Voltage is dedicated to
AC/DC and Mostley Crue, a tribute to Motley Crue,
are performing.
For nearly 14 years, Fayetteville After 5 has
entertained the Fayetteville community; and in that
time it has grown and evolved. Carrie King, the
executive director of the Dogwood Festival, says,
"We have moved the concerts to Friday and we have
had a much larger crowd. We are working on our
service so that we can better accommodate everyone.
This year we have been overwhelmingly surprised by
the attendance and we are planning on blowing out
this July concert. Our first tribute band to the Eagles had a great response and we
are confident we will get the same kind of attendance for July."
Fayetteville After 5 is a unique opportunity for the community. It combines
several organizations and offers citizens a night of music and fun. The Dogwood
Festival hosts and organizes the concert as a fundraiser and as a summer tradition.
King says that these concerts are great for fundraising for the Dogwood Festival
and they are great for the community. As compared to the Dogwood Festival,
the logistics are easier because the event is only one day. The
other organization involved in the concert series is the sponsor
R.A. Jeffreys. R.A. Jeffreys is a distributor for Anheuser-Busch
and believes in being highly active in the community. The
company's motto is "Making Friends is Our Business."
This concert offers more than just rocking '80s music.
"There will be food vendors, sometimes activities like the cornhole boards for kids, and a 50/50 raffle. The earlier you come
to the park, the better for the raffle because Budweiser gives
away the best stuff — like T-shirts — at 6 p.m.," King says.
This is the perfect event to enjoy classic '80s music with the
family in a beautiful and inviting environment.
Festival Park is located
along Ray Avenue. The gates
open at 5 p.m. The opening
acts of the night typically
start between 5:30 and 6
p.m. and the headline bands
will begin playing between
7 and 7:30 p.m. No outside
food or drink is allowed
within the park, but there will
be opportunities to purchase
refreshments within the park.
The concert will come to a close at 10:30 p.m. Bring a blanket or
chairs to the event. For more information, visit the website www.
faydogwoodfestival.com/fayettevilleERINN CRIDER, Staff Writer,
after-5 or email questions to info@
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