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AUGUST 19-25, 2015 UCW 13 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM The Fayetteville After 5 season is coming to an end, but it is going out with a bang. This last concert features Natural Wonder and Trial by Fire. Both tribute bands will light up the stage with their talent and expert showmanship. The concert is family friendly and a community- building event. Whether you are a hardcore fan or a casual listener, Fayetteville After 5 creates a welcoming and comfortable atmosphere to enjoy great music in beautiful Festival Park, while bidding summer farewell. Natural Wonder is dedicated to creating an authentic Stevie Wonder Experience. Gabriel Bello is the lead vocalist and performs on the keyboards and harmonica. Even sporting Stevie Wonder's classic look, he brings intensity and passion to the stage. Chris Revels is on the bass guitar, Peter Gray on the electric guitar, Steven Daly on the saxophones, flute and auxiliary keyboards. Justin Allen is on the drums and Phillip Howe performs on the trumpet. The band fills the stage with exuberance and dynamic energy. It is obvious that they love the music they are playing and that even after all of the shows that they have performed, each one is still as fun as the first. Their repertoire includes soul, funk, R&B and classic rock. They have something for every event, every mood and every fan. You don't need to love Stevie Wonder; you just need to love great music to enjoy this concert. Trial by Fire is a Journey tribute band composed of five dedicated and talented men. Ernie Shepherd supplies the lead vocals; Scottie Jordan is on lead guitar and vocals, Don McCray on keyboard and vocals, Rich Barefoot on bass and vocals and Dan Ross on drums. All of these men have a life-long obsession with music. The band began playing their instruments at a young age. Shepherd is influenced heavily by both Journey, which he fell in love with at the age of 10, and '60s soul music. Jordan, with 39 years of guitar experience, previously toured with Crosswind. He is attracted to Journey because of the intense energy that is required for onstage performances. McCray has 40 years of performing with various bands under his belt. He has performed all manner of genres and enjoys every second of it. Gates for the concert open at 5 p.m. Aug. 28. The acts begin between 7 and 7:30 p.m. The concerts last until 10:30 or 11 p.m. No outside foods or beverages are allowed in the park, but food will be available for purchase to support the Fayetteville Dogwood Festival. Beverages are provided by R.A. Jeffreys, a local distributer of Budweiser products and a partner in presenting this event. Attendees are invited to bring blankets and chairs on which to sit. Festival Park is located at 225 Ray St. For more information, visit www. faydogwoodfestival.com/p/Events/211 or call 910-323-1934. This concert is held in conjunction with 4th Friday, perfect for a night on the town. Aug. 28 is also a special Military Appreciation Night. Fayetteville After 5 Marks the End of Summer by ERINN CRIDER ERINN CRIDER. Staff Writer. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomin- gweekly.com. 910.484.6200. Last year, I had the privilege of joining two of our finest civil servants on a tour of the Ann Street Landfill and Recycling Operations. Bobby Howard, director of solid waste, and Janice Daniel, recycling coordi- nator/safety manag- er, are aware of the global goals of solid waste reduction and have pioneered some creative local solutions. Jan is the main go-getter who searches out new reuse markets for recyclable materials. She is the Cumberland County solid waste coordinator for an electronic waste drive that happens in May and November every year in partnership with the City of Fayetteville Department of Environmental Services, Fayetteville Beautiful and Sustainable Sandhills. Hundreds of tons of electronic waste are diverted from the landfill or illegal dumping through these efforts. And noone is more keen to prevent overuse of our landfill than Bobby Howard. His team pioneered the landfill gas methane capture program that provides fuel for the Cargill Manufacturing Plant to run a combined heat and power system (CHP) across the Cape Fear River. It's an incredibly functional and beneficial program that creates a use for a nasty byproduct, and keeps our downtown smelling sweet. Recycling for some becomes a passion, an obsession and a lifestyle. This film gets me all fired up about what we recycle but how not just us as individuals, but our businesses and communities together can get recycling done better, everywhere. You might not stand around like I do deconstructing the recycling-marked plas- tic and cardboard shell of the ready-made guacamole container from the filmy plastic demanding to know what the manufacturer was thinking(!) while I rinsed and separated. You might have lived in Germany or Japan or Colorado where plastic bag bans have created both cleaner streets and controversy. And you might ask yourself, "can a city achieve zero waste by recycling alone?" Can we discuss the responsibility of a city or town to ban unnecessary waste or force packaging design changes to prevent waste that the public becomes responsible for managing? And where does "reducing" and "reuse" fall into the zero waste challenge? Is North Carolina ready for a move toward 100 percent recycled? Will the zero waste challenge recycle in Cumberland County? Remember that recycling bins are your friend - and come see Racing to Zero at the Cameo Art House Theater during the Sustainable Saturday Film Series, a community education initiative made possible by the generous sponsorship of PWC. Racing to Zero, is the upbeat, can-do documentary about the commit- ment of the City of San Francisco to zero-waste goals. Described as a "too sunny" documentary about recycling and waste management in California, this film will be shown at the Cameo Art House Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 29, at 11 a.m. for a suggested donation of only $5-$7. You can decide for yourself if 100 percent recycling goal can have a dark side. Sustainable Saturday Film Series: Racing to Zero Will Cumberland County meet the challenge? by HANAH EHERNREICH Racing to Zero is set to show at the Cameo Art House Theater on Aug. 29. HANAH EHRENREICH, Executive Director of Sustainable Sandhills, Contributing Writer. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomingweekly. com. 910.484.6200