Up and Coming Weekly is a weekly publication in Fayetteville, NC and Fort Bragg, NC area offering local news, views, arts, entertainment and community event and business information.
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WHAT’SUP AND UP AND WEDNESDAY The World is Our Drop Zone: The History of the U.S. Army Parachute Rig- gers at ASOM through April 2011. 643-2774 or www.asomf. org for more info. 30 THURSDAY 31 play with everything! In our mini- city everything is kid-sized! Call 829-9171 for hours of operation and more info. Fascinate-U has hands- on exhibits and is fun for kids! You can touch and 1 Long Days Journey into Night at Gilbert Theater through April 17. Tickets are $12. Find out more by call- ing 678-7186 or by visiting ww.gilberttheater.com FRIDAY COMING SUNDAY COMING SATURDAY Auditorium through April 2. Call 323- 4234 to fi nd out more. CFRT’s Our Town at Fayetteville State University’s Seabrook Rhythm and Blooms Benefi t Con- cert at Cape Fear Botanical Garden. Gates open at 7 p.m. Concert is at 8 p.m. Tickets $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Call 486-0221 or visit www.capefearbg.org for more info. Cumberland Oratorio Singers at Berean Baptist Church. 7:30 p.m. $12 at the door. Call 822-4447 for more info. 2 Stadium. 3 - 8:30 p.m. Visit goswampdogs.com to fi nd out more. Big Bite A sampling of Fayetteville’s restau- rant fare at J.P. Riddle CFRT’s Our Town at Fay- etteville State University’s Seabrook Auditorium through April 2. Call 323- 4234 to fi nd out more. Hoke County Centen- nial Celebration parade at 10 a.m. Carnival at East Hoke Middle School. Rides, games and more. Visit www. hoke100.org for more. 6 Visit the new Fayette- ville Area Transportation Museum Annex at 302 Russell St. Current exhibit features early banking in Fayetteville. Runs through Sept. 30. 433-1457. Fascinate-U has hands-on exhibits and is fun for kids! You can touch and play with everything! In our mini-city everything is kid-sized! Call 829-9171 for hours of opera- tion and more info. March 30 Second Annual National Green Business Conference at Holi- day Inn Bordeaux. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. $60 Must preregister. Call 484-4242 ext. 233 for more info. April 1 Forever Fancy Daddy- Daughter dance from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Honeycutt-Kiwanis Recreation Center. $25 per daddy-daughter couple. $10 each additional daugh- ter. Call 476-0076 for more info. April 2 Hope Mills 2011 Spring Litter Sweep. Volunteers meet in the April 2 Deep Sea fishing trip to Calabash, NC. 4 a.m. - 11 p.m. $110 per person. 396-1024 for more info. April 5 ACS Sexual Assult Pro- gram is hosting “open mic night” at York Theater in observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. 6-9 p.m. Call 396-5521 7 Riggers at ASOM through April 2011. 643-2774 or www.asomf.org for more info. Fayetteville Art Guild’s Spring Fantasy Exhibition at Gallery ONE13 through April 16. Call 223- 2787 for BULLETIN BOARD lobby of the Hope Mills Recreation Center at 5766 Rockfi sh Rd. at 8:30 a.m. 426-4107 or 424-4500 for more info. April 2 Recognizing and reporting child abuse classes at the Child Ad- vocacy Center. 9 a.m. Call 486-9700 for more info. April 9 Spring Plant Sale and Symposium at Cape Fear Botanical Garden. 9 a.m. Call 486-0221 or visit www.capefearbg.org for more info. April 9 Friends of Children Junior Golf Classic, featuring special guest Chip Beck, at Cypress Lakes Golf Course. $40 per person. Registra- tion begins at 1 p.m. Call 615-1449 for more info. April 16 City-wide clean-up with Fayetteville Beautiful. 9 a.m. meet at the bottom of MLK Parkway and Ramsey Street. 433- 1587 for more info. April 16 Cape Fear Ballroom Danc- ers will hold their monthly dance FORT BRAGG/POPE A.F.B. for more info. April 13 Observe National Crime Victims’ Rights Week from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Fort Bragg Offi cer’s Club. RSVP by April 11. 396-1221. Suicide Prevention info: Fort Bragg Help Line 910-396-HELP (4357) National Suicide Hotline: 14 UCW MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2011 1-800-suicide 1-800-784-2433 National Lifeline:1-800-273- TALK (8255) Military One Source:1-800-342-9647. Summer Session grants avail- able for Fort Bragg active-duty spouses through Cumberland County Workforce Development. at Roland’s dance studio. 7:30 -10 p.m. $10 members, $15 visitors. Call 487-3036 for more info. April 16 2nd Annual MU Challenge Walk/Run ... helping Moses the bicycle man at the Wade Fire De- partment. 9 a.m. Register at www. active.com. $15-$40. Call 703-6736 or visit emcrae@student.methodist. edu for more info. The 2011 AARP/RSVP Free Income Tax Preparation Program ends April 18. The tax schedule is: Monday- Receive funds for tuition, fees, books and supplies. Call 321- 6442 for more info. Womack Army Medical Center announces the opening of two community-based clinics. They are open to active-duty family members who are currently en- rolled in Tricare Prime or Network. Friday, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Fay-Cumberland Senior Center, 739 Blue Street. 483-1136. “First-Come, First-Served” (no appointments) Tuesday & Thursday, 4:30-8:00 pm - Fayetteville Urban Ministry, 611 Whitfi eld Street-Appointments Only! Please call 483-5944 for appoint- ments. Guardian ad Litem Program is in need of volunteers to serve as the voice of children who have been abused and neglected in our county. Call 643-2264 to fi nd out more. You can make your money go a little bit further with the Fort Bragg Bowling Centers. In addi- tion to $1 games and shoes, you can now enjoy $1 hot dogs, $1 sodas, $1 beer and $1 nachos. The Dollar Days Bowling and more will take place at Dragon Lanes WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM The World is Our Drop Zone: The History of the U.S. Army Parachute 8 Museum Annex at 302 Russell St. 800-255-8217. Visit the new Fayetteville Area Transportation gallery hours. events for more info. “Playground” Child Sex Traffi cking In America presentation and panel discussion at Methodist University Medical Lecture Hall. 6 p.m. Free and open to the public (mature sub- ject matter). Visit www. methodist.edu/sociology/ 9 are $125. Call 323-3377 for more info. Dancing With the Fayetteville Stars at the Crown. 5:30 p.m. Tickets A Gleeful Evening at the Theatre at Highland Country Club. Tickets $175 per couple or $100 individual. Call 483-7534 or visit www.betterhealth. CC.org for more info. India Festival at the Crown. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. $2 a person, kids three and under free. Call 438-4100 for more info. Fayetteville Force indoor football at the Crown. 7:05 p.m. Visit www. fayettevilleforce.net/schedule for more info. 10 Riggers at ASOM through April 2011. 643-2774 or www.asomf. org for more info. The World is Our Drop Zone: The History of the U.S. Army Parachute Long Days Journey into Night at Gilbert Theater through April 17. Tickets are $12. Find out more by calling 678-7186 or by visiting ww.gilberttheater.com Singing, carriage rides and more at the Raeford-Hoke Museum grounds. 2-4 p.m. Visit www. hoke100.org for more info. 3 Dance Theatre of Harlem at FSU’s Seabrook Auditorium. Silent auction at 5 p.m. Performance at 6 p.m. Tickets $35 - $120. Call 672-1724 for reserva- tions or visit www. uncfsu.edu/fah/opus for more info.