Up & Coming Weekly

Lipizzaner Stallions Bring Hooves, Harmony and Happiness to the Crown by ASHLEY YOUNG Adults and children are invited to come see the world famous Lipizzaner Stallions at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville on April 18. Now on their 41st anniversary tour, they will perform two shows at 2 and 6 pm. The Lipizzaner Stallions are best known for their unique jumps and their dressage, harmony between the horse and the rider. Through their dressage, the stallions show their beauty while appearing joyous, mag- nificent, and proud. They also will perform a portion called the “Airs Above the Ground,” where the stallions will perform leaps and ma- neuvers that were used as a defense mecha- nism when riders were on the battlefield. The Grand Quadrille which shows six to eight Lipizzans, with their riders, doing an equine ballet where the stallions prance, march and move gracefully across the floor. The tour features 12 to 14 stallions and their show at the Crown Coliseum will be very traditional. The leaps and jumps they do are educational for the entire family because they show the grace and harmony between the rider and horse. “I love it when someone says to me, ‘I saw this when I was a child and I had to bring my children to see it,’” said Troy Tinker, narrator and Master of Ceremonies for the Lipizzaner Stallions. The Lipizzaner Stallions are a breed Upcoming The Big Read Programs Recycled Art Show & Contest Show off your artistic side! We will accept submissions on Friday, April 16 at Headquarters Library for works of art composed entirely or primar- ily of materials that would otherwise have been thrown away. The art will be displayed in the Pate Room from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 17. Guest judges will award prizes for various age groups based on cre- ativity, use of recycled materials, and overall composition. For complete rules, visit www.Cumberland.lib. nc.us or stop by any library location. Depression Era Kitchen Gardens: Home-grown foods taste better, cost less and are better for the environ- ment! A Master Gardener will explain how to start your own vegetable garden.Cliffdale Branch, April 17 at 3 p.m. and North Regional Branch, Thursday, April 22 at 6:30 p.m. A Walking Tour of Downtown Fayetteville: This approximately 3-mile walking tour will highlight the businesses and buildings of 1930’s downtown Fayetteville that Carson McCullers may have visited when she lived here. The tour begins in the lobby of Headquarters Library at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 18. The tour is led by Bruce Daws, historic proper- ties manager for Fayetteville. WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM of horses that date back to 1562, when Archduke Maximilian began breeding Spanish horses. The ancestor of the Lipizzan is believed to have been bred more than 2,000 years ago in the city of Carthage. In 1580, Archduke Karl established a royal stud farm in Lipizza, in the hills of Karst, near Trieste. There will be a merchandise van where hats, T-shirts and other memorabilia will be sold along with the Walt-Disney movie, The Miracle of the White Stallions. This movie portrays General George S. Patton, who saved the stallions at the end of World War II from extinction, and displays the world-wide in- terest created in the Lipizzaner Stallion breed. A lot of work goes into setting up the coliseum for the stal- lions. The team brings in special flooring that has more bounce to it than traditional floors, in order to protect the stallions’ joints. The stallions’ team also brings in their own lighting and sound system in order to give them an optimum performance. “The horses must be washed before the shows in order for them to look handsome,” said Tinker. The stallions have performed all around the world including the United Kingdom, Austrailia, New Zealand and all 50 of the United States. For tickets to see the Lipizzaner Stallions at the Crown Coliseum call 910-438-4100. Tickets range in price from $22.50 for the upper floors, $29.50 for the ground floor, and $25.50 for the lower floors. For more information on the stallions visit www.lipizzaner.com. ASHLEY YOUNG, Contributing Writer. COMMENTS? 484-6200 ext. 222 or editor@upandcomingweekly.com. Community Partners Enhance The Big Read by KELLIE TOMITA The Cumberland County Public Library and Information Center has several community partners, which helps broaden The Big Read experience. One of our partners, the Museum of the Cape Fear, is offering op- portunities to learn more about McCullers and her life. The program “Stretch Outs and Strikes,” on April 17 at 2 p.m. at the museum explores the circumstances of fabric-mill workers, including those in North Carolina, during the era of the Great Depression. Times were not only tough financially, but the changes in fashion during the ‘20s drasti- cally reduced the demand for cloth and subsequently, manufacturers’ profits. This program will help you understand how mill owners responded to that cri- sis and what effects their choices had on employees. The museum’s exhibition Connecting to Carson McCullers, pro- vides a chance to learn about her personal life as a nonconformist bohemian artist. She is remem- bered for poetic narratives that voiced outrage at all forms of bigotry towards the oppressed and called for humane treatment of others. Through her writing, she influenced social awareness to capture the reader’s empathy for her marginalized, non-mainstream characters. The exhibi- tion also provides insight into the affect she had on other artists, such as author Tennessee Williams, folk musician Nanci Griffith and poet Henry Charles Bukowski. Museum of the Cape Fear’s exhibit designer, Margaret Shearin, traveled to McCullers’ hometown of Columbus, Ga., where she visited the Carson McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians at Columbus State University. Shearin returned with objects from the per- sonal belongings of McCullers such as the portable record player that she used to listen to her beloved classical music. Those objects and more are on loan from the McCullers Center to the Museum of the Cape Fear through May 30. The Museum of the Cape Fear is locat- ed at 801 Arsenal Ave. For more information about their programs, call (910) 486-1330 or find them on Facebook. For details about other The Big Read programs and the Cumberland County Public Library and Information Center, visit www. Cumberland.lib.nc.us or call (910) 483-7727. The Big Read Community Partners are: Cumberland County Schools, Charles W. Chesnutt Library, Fayetteville State University; Davis Memorial Library, Methodist University; Fayetteville Technical Community College; the Fort Bragg John L. Throckmorton Library; and the Museum of the Cape Fear. The Big Read is sponsored by The Friends of the Library, The Fayetteville Observer, Up & Coming Weekly, The Drive 96.5 FM and KISS 107.7 FM. KELLIE TOMITA, Contributing Writer. COMMENTS? 484-6200 ext. 222 or editor@upandcomingweekly.com. APRIL 14-20, 2010 UCW 21

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