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Umoja Exhibits the Power of Sounds and Rhythms by JEFF CASHWELL Umoja will also be an opportunity to get kids and alumni excited for the new Umoja means unity. What Umoja also means for Fayetteville is the school year. There will be a giveaway at the exhibit where people will be handing celebration of art, culture and most importantly, friends and family. out free backpacks and school supplies. The exhibit opens Aug. 23 at Fayetteville State Alumni of E.E. Smith as well as FSU University's Rosenthal Gallery and runs through will have an opportunity to catch up Sept. 28. It is free and open to the public. This with classmates while enjoying E.E. year is Umoja's second international culture and Smith's and FSU's marching bands. heritage preservation exhibition featuring The "It's a celebration of the older people Power of Sounds and Rhythms. in the community coming back together In conjunction with the exhibit, the Umoja from E.E Smith and FSU," Effon said. Festival is scheduled for Aug. 24 at Seabrook "It's a celebration of the traditional and Park. Made possible by the Arts Council of the African heritage." Fayetteville/Cumberland County, the event will Last year's event saw a crowd of feature workshops, storytelling, food, dance and 3,000 people and Effon is hopeful music including drum circles and local school for even more this year. The event is bands. Umoja is a community and cultural familysponsored by Umoja Group, Inc. of oriented event. Fayetteville and by the Arts Council. Isabella Effon, project director of Umoja and Do not let this unifying experience fall owner of A Taste of West Africa, was excited to off your calendar. Collaborate, unify coordinate and share the cultural experience of and celebrate the unique and colorful bringing West Africa to our hometown. "There will be culture that is West Africa. different musical instruments from many West African Umoja's opening reception begins countries," Effon said. "There will be different handUmoja Festival celebrates African-American Heritage. Aug. 22 and lasts from 7 until 10 p.m. made instruments from different areas like Nigeria, Events will be held the prior Monday Ghana, Togo, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Liberia and through Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. with a festival being held Saturday, Aug. Nigeria." 24, from noon to 7 p.m. Bring the entire family to enjoy this Cape Fear Valley's Take Charge of Your Health will also be present at the unique, cultural experience and enjoy the food, music and each Umoja Festival, providing free health screenings to participants. Take Charge of other. Don't forget to explore the campus of FSU for future Your Health is Cape Fear Valley's initiative to address the health disparities of the opportunities at the university. For African-American community by providing health information and screenings for JEFF CASHWELL, Intern. COMmore information call 910 483 6152 MENTS? Editor@upandcominglucose, blood pressure, HIV and mammograms. These screenings are a fantastic or 910 728 2186. opportunity to utilize what would otherwise be paid services. gweekly.com. COMMUNITY NEWS Child Advocacy Center Offers Volunteer Training Interested in volunteering for a very worthy cause? The Child Advocacy Center will host a Volunteer Information Session on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 1 p.m. at the center located at 222 Rowan St. Volunteer Coordinator Faith Boehmer will present information about the CAC's mission, describe various volunteer opportunities ranging from event planning to office support and answer questions. The session will last one hour. Interested individuals are asked to call the center at 910-486-9700 to register for the information session. Bridge Opens Ahead of Schedule Construction crews have expedited construction on Strickland Bridge Road and the road has now reopened to traffic. The road was originally planned to reopen to traffic by Sept. 1, 2013. After hearing the concerns of residents, the city manager, engineering and infrastructure director, representatives from the police and fire departments and traffic engineer with the City of Fayetteville met with N.C. Department of Transportation officials to find ways of lessening the impact that road construction would have on the community. In addition, a letter was sent to NCDOT from Mayor Tony Chavonne. The NCDOT reached an arrangement with the contractor to provide financial incentives to complete the project ahead of schedule. By using multiple work crews, replacement of the bridge over Rockfish Creek was completed ahead of schedule. While Strickland Bridge Road has been reopened to traffic, there is still more construction work to complete on the road. The whole project is projected to be completed by February 2014. The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra Season Announced The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra announced its concerts for the upcoming 2013-2014 Season. "Premiere of the Salon Series at St. John's", Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Schubert's Symphony No. 8, "The Great", and Weber's Bassoon Concerto in F Major with 8 AUGUST 14-20, 2013 soloist Saxton Rose from the UNC School of the Arts. "Symphonic Spooktacular Returns", Oct. 27, 4 p.m. at Reeves Auditorium, Methodist University. Music from Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Superman. Stormtroopers and other famous Star Wars characters are featured. FSO's Scott Marosek will perform Totentanz by Liszt and "World Travels" will be performed on Feb. 8, 7:30 pm at Seabrook Auditorium on the campus of Fayetteville State University. Gershwin's An American in Paris, Senegal's Sabar Concerto, and Dvorak's "Symphony No. 9", From the New World and "Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6" are slated for March 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Seabrook Auditorium. "The Great Romantics: Berlioz, Bruckner, and Brahms" will be performed on April 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Reeves Auditorium. For more information, and to see the entire season's events and concerts, visit the symphony website at www.fayettevillesymphony.org. Parks & Recreation Earns Partner in Prevention Designation to Protect Children Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks & Recreation has been awarded a "Partner in Prevention" designation, a nationally-recognized public standard to end child sexual abuse (CSA). The designation was awarded for Parks & Recreation's commitment to protecting children by training its staff on how to prevent and recognize the signs of and react responsibly to CSA. Partner in Prevention was created as a national standard to help parents and caregivers recognize organizations who take CSA prevention seriously by implementing policy and training staff. D2L's training curriculum points out that CSA is pervasive in a society where it is repressed and not discussed. Thousands of organizations across the U.S. and Canada are now seeking out a dialogue for prevention and they are sending parents and the community a message with the Partner in Prevention distinction. WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM