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Head Back to the ‘80s with Suicide Blonde by ERINN CRIDER It’s time to put on your parachute pants, spike up your hair and head back to the ‘80s! On August 18, Fayetteville After Five presents another free concert for some more “Third Thursday” entertainment. Suicide Blonde will be playing the concert in Festival Park. The gate opens at 5 p.m., and house music plays until 6 p.m. There will be an ongoing corn hole tournament and sponsor giveaways. An opening act will play until 8 p.m. Then, the main act, Suicide Blonde takes the stage. Suicide Blonde, an ‘80s cover band is no stranger to Fayetteville After Five. They have played for this event in the past, and are excited to be back. “With a wealth of experience in many genres of music, Suicide Blonde brings the required professionalism, musicianship and unmistakable love of the ‘80s to transport any club or private function back to this unforgettable time of fun and excess,” the band says of itself. The band’s repertoire spans more than a single genre so that there is something for everyone. Their song list includes hits such as the classic AC/DC’s “Back in Black,” “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles, “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Hospitality at Its Best by STEPHANIE CRIDER hos· pi·tal·i·ty [hos-pi-tal-i-tee] –noun, plural -ties. The friendly reception and treatment of guests or strangers. If Southerners are anything, it’s hospitable. Fayetteville even has its own Hospitality Association — the Fayetteville Area Hospitality Association. It’s a nonprofi t organization of businesses who promote tourism, social welfare and quality of life by improving the quality and variety of food, lodging and recreational areas for travelers and local residents. Their reach is far, and their impact on the community is great. Every person who stays in a hotel, eats at a restaurant or rents a car in Fayetteville is operating within the world of hospitality and quite possibly interacting with FAHA members. For FAHA, hospitality means not only treating visitors well, but also taking care of the community, and for the past 10 years, they’ve done just that, and had a good time doing so, and this year they’ve added a new sponsor — Up & Coming Weekly to their annual fundraising event. On Sept. 30, FAHA and Up & Coming Weekly are hosting the Annual Golf Tournament at Kings Grant. Proceeds will benefi t Falcon Children’s Home and Kidsville News! of Cumberland County. “This is our 10th annual tournament,” said FAHA vice president Ramona Moore. “This is our third year donating to Falcon Children’s Home. Last year, we made a commitment to sponsor them for fi ve years.” Historically, the tournament has raised between $5,000 and $13,000 for various charities. Moore hopes that by teaming up with another sponsor, the tournament will be able to increase their proceeds signifi cantly and be able to help that many more children. Kidsville News! is an educational resource in the form of a full-color children’s monthly newspaper with fun, relevant and educational articles for 12 UCW AUGUST 10-16, 2011 children, parents and teachers. While Kidsville News! content is educational, it is also fun and interactive, keeping children engaged and motivated to learn! The primary mission of Kidsville News! is to encourage learning and literacy by helping kids have fun reading. According to its website, “Falcon Children’s Home began its ministry of caring for children in 1909. For more than 100 years, with the help of our supporters, they have served children and families in the Southeastern United States who needed out-of-home placement for various reasons. A ministry of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, we have always tried to demonstrate Christ-likeness in our approach and in the cultivation of our care programs. We are unashamedly a Christian ministry. We believe that to serve the whole child — mind, body, spirit, and soul — we must foster an atmosphere that always asks, “What is best for the child?” and make every effort to answer this question with our resources, assets and best efforts. “Falcon Children’s Home offers goal-oriented and goal-directed care aimed primarily at family reunifi cation and is staffed to meet the needs of students in our care.” It’s easy to support these two great causes. Sponsorships are available, teams are being formed and door prize donations are being accepted. Call Ramona Moore at 487-1400 to fi nd out more. STEPHANIE CRIDER, Associate Editor, Up & Coming Weekly, COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomingweekly.com. WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Diamond, “Hungry Like the Wolf” by Duran Duran, and “Just Like Heaven” by The Cure. They play everything from AC/DC to ZZ Top. The band consists of fi ve members. Dave Adams, the bands front man and keyboardist, has experience in the music industry both in the states and abroad in the United Kingdom. Dustin Askew is the band’s guitarist, and has been involved in music since he was 17. The drummer for Suicide Blonde is Lane Moss, who has been involved in music since a very early age. He started playing the drums at the age of eight. Bassist Warren Summer has played in other groups such as Bottom Line and Sugar Daddy, but the 80’s is his favorite musical decade. Keyboardist Greg Uselman is Suicide Blonde’s newest member. Uselman has been playing music in the Southeast for 21 years but is happy to be a member of Suicide Blonde now. There will be a 50/50 raffl e and kids events at the park. This event serves as a fundraiser for the Fayetteville Dogwood Festival. Sponsors include WeekenderNOW.com, The Fayetteville Observer, Up & Coming Weekly, Chick- Fil-A, WTVD ABC11, Magic 106.9, Rock 103, Q98 fm, and WFNC 640 am Admission is free, but bring money for food and beverages, as there will be stands located in the park. No outside food or drink is permitted into Festival Park. Please don’t bring any coolers, pets or bicycles to the park either. Lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged, however. The gates open at 5p.m. Festival Park is located at the corner of Ray and Rowan Street. For further information call 323-1934. ERINN CRIDER, Contributing Writer, Up & Coming Weekly, COMMENTS? Editor@ upandcomingweekly.com.