(Fayetteville, N.C.) – An $8,000 grant from the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County will be used to support the Independence Concert to be held in Festival Park on Tuesday, July 4. The concert is being presented by the City of Fayetteville and the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra to celebrate the holiday.
Gates will open at 6 p.m. and the concert will begin at 7:15 p.m. with the Fayetteville Symphonic Band, Fayetteville’s only community wind band performing group. The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, along with the 82nd Airborne Division Band, will perform beginning at approximately 8:15 p.m. The event, sponsored by PWC, will feature food truck vendors, a free children’s area and fireworks at the conclusion of the concert. No skateboards, bicycles, personal tents or canopies will be permitted in the park. Only service animals will be admitted.
Project Support Grants increase opportunities for access to arts, science, cultural and historical programming in Cumberland County. The grants are awarded to nonprofit agencies in Cumberland County that demonstrate financial and administrative stability.
About City of Fayetteville:
The City of Fayetteville is a dynamic, culturally-rich community committed to high performance, transparency and innovation. Directly adjacent to Fort Liberty, Fayetteville is home to more than 208,000 residents. The mission of the City is to provide sustainable, high-quality public services for our communities to thrive and businesses to grow. With creative energy, vibrant history and compassionate people, Fayetteville always finds a way. That’s why we are America’s Can Do City. To learn more about the City of Fayetteville and City departments or services, please visit fayettevillenc.gov or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or LinkedIn.
About the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County:
The Arts Council of Fayetteville-Cumberland County is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization based in Fayetteville, NC that connects our communities, embraces diversity, promotes individual creativity, advances economic development, and fosters lifelong learning through the arts. As a primary steward of public and private funding for arts, cultural, and historical activities in the Cape Fear Region, all affiliated programs of the Arts Council exemplify our 5 core values: Excellence, Accountability, Transparency, Collaborations, and Innovation.
In the year 2022-2023 year, the Arts Council distributed more than $1 million in grant funds and special allocations to Cumberland County non-profit organizations, artists, and municipalities producing arts and cultural activities.
Grants, programs, and services of the Arts Council are funded in part by contributions from community partners, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, and the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources.
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