Up & Coming Weekly

April 26, 2016

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.

Issue link: https://www.epageflip.net/i/671869

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 4 of 28

4 APRIL 27 - MAY 3, 2016 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Well, another Dogwood Festival weekend in Fayetteville has concluded – and, wow! What a wonderful weekend it was. For anyone who has ever said, "There is nothing to do in Fayetteville," those words only expose the fact that you have not taken the time to enjoy, appreciate or become aware of your community. This weekend, tens of thousands of people celebrated spring and a sampling of the local quality of life this community has to offer. I have to congratulate Carrie King, executive director of the Dogwood Festival, and the dozens of dedicated, hard-working community volunteers who helped put this wonderful event together. There was literally something for everyone with rides, music, food and fun all located on our streets and parks in downtown Fayetteville. There are other Dogwood Festival sanctioned events that make this time of year very special and memorable: The Lafayette Ford Classic Car Show, the Miss Fayetteville Dogwood Pageant, Fayetteville Urban Ministry's Duck Derby and one of my favorite events, the Hogs & Rags Motorcycle Rally where hundreds of motorcycles and cars, led by our very own Fayetteville Mayor Nat Robertson and his wife Kim, ride more than 200 miles for local Fayetteville/Cumberland County charities. It was good to see the mayor involved and participating in the event. I also saw another elected official participating in an event. City Councilman Jim Arp and his son found themselves "up the creek" as they waded through the middle of Cross Creek retrieving wayward ducks after the Derby. I must contend that the best-ever conclusion to this already wonderful weekend was the tour-de-force music performance at Snyder Memorial Baptist Church: The Festival of Keyboards. It was the perfect event to end a perfect weekend. Accomplished pianist, Joy Cogswell and seven other equally talented musicians entertained a full house, sometimes leaving the audience breathless and amazed with the music and talent of these local musicians. Yes, Fayetteville as a lot to offer. In the long-term, we are going to be a great city as leadership emerges from a community that seems to have more heart and hospitality than it has common sense when it comes to vision and leadership. However, I am confident that we will get there because we have all the makings of a great community. So sit back, relax and enjoy this community in all its various and wondrous ways. The annual Fayetteville Dogwood Festival is just one way we showcase what our community has to offer. Thank you for reading Up & Coming Weekly. PUBLISHER'S PEN Food, Fun, Motorcycles and Music: Another Great Year at the Dogwood Festival by BILL BOWMAN BILL BOWMAN, Publisher, UP & COMING WEEKLY. COMMENTS? BILL@ upandcomingweekly.com. 910.484.6200. STAFF PUBLISHER Bill Bowman Bill@upandcomingweekly.com ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Janice Burton editor@upandcomingweekly.com EDITOR Stephanie Crider stephanie@upandcomingweekly. com SENIOR REPORTER Jeff Thompson news@upandcomingweekly.com ART DIRECTOR & GRAPHIC DESIGNER Sara Smith art@upandcomingweekly.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS D.G. Martin, Pitt Dickey, Margaret Dickson, John Hood, Erinn Crider, Jim Jones, Shanessa Fenner, Heather Griffiths BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Keri Dickson keri@upandcomingweekly.com SALES ADMINISTRATOR/ DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Laurel Handforth laurel@upandcomingweekly.com ACCOUNTING Paulette Naylor accounting@upandcomingweekly.com MARKETING/SALES Linda McAlister Brown linda@upandcomingweekly.com Beverly Pone beverlypone@upandcomingweekly.com ––––––––––– Up & Coming Weekly www.upandcomingweekly.com 208 Rowan Street P.O. Box 53461 Fayetteville, NC 28305 PHONE: (910) 484-6200 FAX: (910) 484-9218 Up & Coming Weekly is a "Quality of Life" publication with local features, news and information on what's happening in and around the Fayetteville/Cumberland County community. Up & Coming Weekly is published weekly on Wednesdays. Up & Coming Weekly wel - comes manuscripts, photographs and artwork for publication consideration, but assumes no responsibility for them. We cannot accept responsibility for the return of unsolicited manuscripts or material. Opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher. The publisher reserves the right to edit or reject copy submitted for publication. Up & Coming Weekly is free of charge and distributed at indoor and outdoor locations throughout Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, Pope Air Force Base, Hope Mills and Spring Lake. Readers are limited to one copy per person. ©2007 by F&B Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use The dumping of the ducks for the Duck Derby Race. Awesome performance! Fayetteville's Weather Forecast Call 910-354-1679 for more info. April 28 Thunderstorms April 29 Thunderstorms April 30 Mostly Cloudy May 1 Scattered Showers May 2 Partly Cloudy May 3 Partly Cloudy THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY HIGH 85 HIGH 87 HIGH 81 HIGH 78 HIGH 86 HIGH 76 LOW 69 LOW 67 LOW 63 LOW 62 LOW 63 LOW 56

Articles in this issue

Links on this page

Archives of this issue

view archives of Up & Coming Weekly - April 26, 2016