Community Events

July 2010

*additional information and events are available below the calendar.

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1	2 Opening and Artist Reception	3 Ringing of the Bells Celebration
4 Celebration and Fireworks All American Festival	5	6	7	8	9	10 Tricks of the Trade: Artisans of the 19th Century Book Fair and Home School Conference
11	12	13	14	15 Sundown in Downtown	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29 Dale Earnhardt Jacket Raffle	30 Free Concert in the Square	31

Additional Information :

Sandhills Gardening 7/1-10/1

The Consumer Horticulture Department of Cumberland County Cooperative Extension is pleased to announce a brand new series called “Gardening in the Sandhills”. This workshop will consist of eight (8) monthly workshops that will discuss what to do in your garden during the highlighted month. We will meet on the first Tuesday night of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Cooperative Extension Auditorium located at 301 E Mountain Dr, Fayetteville NC 28306. Registration is required, and is due the Friday before each session. You may attend only the sessions you want. There will be a $5.00 registration fee for each session, or you can pre-register for all eight (8) sessions at a cost of $30.00. Registration fees are non-refundable, and cover the cost of materials and light refreshments. Registration will be limited to the first 50 people who register for each session. Gardening in the Sandhills schedule:
July 6, 2010 @ 6 p.m. (Register by July 1st)
August 3, 2010 @ 6 p.m. (Register by July 30th)
September 7, 2010 @ 6 p.m. (Register by September 3rd)
October 5, 2010 @ 6 p.m. (Register by October 1st)

N.C. Symphony 7/2

Associate Conductor Sarah Hicks leads the North Carolina Symphony in a free Independence Day celebration, July 2. A rousing concert lineup highlights patriotic favorites and show business staples ranging from “Moon River” to selections from Porgy and Bess and West Side Story. The concert takes place in Fayetteville’s Festival Park on Friday, July 2, at 8:00 p.m. and features a spectacular fireworks finale. This concert is supported in part by Reed-Lallier Chevrolet and the Arts Council of Fayetteville and Cumberland County. For more information, visit the North Carolina Symphony Web site at ncsymphony.org or call the Cultural Arts Network in Fayetteville at 910.323.1776.

Food Collection 7/3

During the annual Hope Mills 3rd of July parade, First Baptist Church of Hope Mills will be pushing shopping carts down Main Street collecting canned goods/non perishable food items for the Alms House. The parade begins at 10:00am. We need everyone’s help feeding those less fortunate. THANK YOU!!! Please call 977-3530 for more info.

Hope Mills July 3

July 4th Celebration at Hope Mills Municipal Park
Saturday, July 3

10:00am---Parade-begins at Hope Mills Middle School. Ends at Hope Mills Recreation Center

TRADE STREET
11:00-4:00pm - Battle of the Bands - Coffee Shop parking lot grass field

FIELD #2
12:00-4:00pm - Kids Games - Municipal Park Field #2

FIELD #1
3:00-4:00pm - Frozen T-Shirt Contest - Municipal Park Field #1
3:30-4:00pm - Ballet Students - Hope Mills Rec Ballet students
4:00pm - Welcome - Mayor Eddie Dees
4:15-5:00pm - Bryan Carter - Gospel
5:15-6:00pm - Belly Dancers - HM students, Kindred Spirits, Shadows of the Fire
6:00-7:30pm - Larry Frick - Country Music
7:30-8:45pm - Swamp Da Wamp - Rock & Roll
8:50-9:10pm - Announcements
9:15pm - Fireworks
9:45-10:15pm - Swamp Da Wamp - Rock & Roll

July 3 Fireworks

Date: Saturday July 3rd
Time: 7:30-10pm Fireworks at 9:30pm
Place: Lumberton Senior High School football stadium
Entertainment/Extra: Gold Rush will be the band for the evening playing all night off and on starting at 7:40pm. Also food will be available provided by the Lumberton HS marching band.

July 5th Closings

Cumberland County Government offices will be closed for the Independence Day Holiday on Monday, July 5. This includes all public libraries, as well as all solid waste landfills and container sites. If you wish to return any library materials, please use the book drops located outside all library locations. Items may be renewed on the library Web site at www.cumberland.lib.nc.us or by calling (910) 223-0431.

City of Fayetteville administrative offices and recreation centers are closed Monday, July 5 in observance of Independence Day. FAST buses will not operate Monday, July 5.

There is no trash, yard waste or recycling collection that day. Monday’s trash will be collected Tuesday, July 6. Recycling will be picked up Monday, July 12. There is no yard waste collection Tuesday, July 6, either, because all crews will be picking up trash. Monday and Tuesday’s yard waste will be picked up Monday, July 12 and Tuesday, July 13, respectively. Larger recycling carts are available through the City for those who may need one. Please contact 433-1FAY (1329) for details.

Lumber River Day 7/17

Celebrate Lumber River Day
Saturday, July 17th
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Lumber River State Park, 2819 Princess Ann Road, Orrum, N.C. (off I-74) in Robeson County. Join us as we celebrate the Lumber River being voted by Land for Tomorrow as one of North Carolina’s Top Ten Natural Wonders!
---Canoe Rides and Races
---Booths and Exhibits
---Kids’ Fishing Contest
---Casting Contest
---Kids’ Wet T-Shirt Race
---Other activities
---Refreshments provided by Golden Corral
For more information contact Neill Lee at 628-4564 or the Lumberton Visitors Bureau at 739-9999