Weekender Street Edition

The BS Jones bar on FortBragg Road will have its firstSpamCarving contest at 8:30 p.m on Tuesday. Those who can carve a mean face into a pumpkin should have no trouble doing the same with this fleshy, mystery meat in a can...

If you’ve failed to decide what you want to do this Halloween, have no fear, the Weekender is here! Check out our Halloween Survival Guide to see where are the parties and events are at! Friday Big Shots Entertainment Sports Bar & Grill will host a Halloween Costume Party tonight at 8 p.m. ...

Check out Twisted Thursdays at Coaches Sports Bar & Grill at 3004 Bragg Boulevard tonight. True Nightlife entertainment will host the event, and DJ Rewind will provide the top hip-hop, R&B and reggae tunes. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the cover charge is $3 with a flyer. Don’t have one? ...

Halloween is almost upon us, so get spooked out in advance with these scary events: Check out the House of Meat at the Horace House on the corners of Gillis Hill and Stoney Point roads. Tickets are $3. The house opens up at 6:30 p.m...

The Fayetteville Community Symphony Band will perform a range of seasonal tunes atReeves Auditorium on the campus of Methodist University at 7:30 p.m.A jazz band is also scheduled to play. Best of all, this event is free...

Friday It’s that time again! Fourth Friday will be held this evening at 7 p.m. downtown. The festivities will kick off at the Cape Fear Studios. The Oktoberfest will have unlimited free rides and live entertainment on Fort Bragg Fairgrounds today through Nov. 1. Gates open at 5 p.m. ...

The first Sandhills Film Festival will be taking place tonight with a variety of short and feature films. The event will continue until Sunday, Oct. 25. Films will be showcased at Docks at the Capitol, the Hotel Prince Charles, the Sunset Coffee shop and Trade Street Brew Coffee Shop in Hope Mills...

R&B singer Trey Songz will be the headliner for the Fayetteville State University Homecoming show on Thursday at Seabrook Auditorium. When I heard that Songz was coming back to Fayetteville, it gave me flashbacks of being an intern reporter in 2005...

If you’ve tuned into Foxy 99 FMlately, chances are you’ve heard the song “Wanna Kno You,” by R&B singer Pooh Bear. If you...

Friday If you’re ready to get in the Halloween spirit, check out the Historic Hayride Tours downtown. Thespooky eventwill raise funds for the Dogwood Festival and will run through Oct. 24.Tours begin at 6:30 p.m. and depart every half hour. ...

This just in….. Rap impressario Nicki Minaj, also known as the Harajuku Barbie, will be in Fayetteville for the first timetonight at Chocolate City - formerly Club City Limits. Promoters say that she’s expected to bring a few affiliates from the Young Money label to perform. A ...

The Fig Cafe will be hosting an open-mic poetry event tonight at 7 p.m. All poets are encouraged to attend. Admission is free. For more information, contact Neil Ray at 977-4368...

Rapper Nicole Tillman, also known as Ladie Red, will betaping her first music videoat the Bee’s Nest on SkiboRoad tonight.Local rappers are encouraged to comeand be featured in thevideo.Doors open at 9 p.m., and the tapingwill begin around 11 p.m. ...

At Bentley’s Nightclub, Real Life Muzic is hosting Poetry -N- Motion. Poets, spoken word-artists, lyricists and songwriters are encouraged to attend this open-mic event. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Show starts at 8 p.m. There will be no sign-up list. ...