About First Friday
“First Friday” is a monthly community nonprofit event, for people of all ages in the Southern Pines area. As “First Friday” is a community event, it will be provided for through sponsorship and volunteer effort, will be free of charge to the public, and will be family-friendly. Participants will have access to food, beverages, live music and other forms of entertainment, which will enhance the enjoyment of each occasion.
The “First Friday” series is designed as such to invigorate and augment the many things about Southern Pines that make it such a wonderful place to live and do business. The goal of this event is to increase awareness of these points and foster relationships within the community in a setting of relaxation, fun and togetherness.
The “First Friday” series has the base support of the Southern Pines Business Association, and the Sunrise Theater, but will seek local sponsorship from a variety of sources. Each and every sponsor will receive recognition for their efforts in relation to their level of sponsorship. Recognition will include, but is not limited to, radio, print and poster advertising before each event and publicity at the event itself.
Any level of sponsorship will be appreciated and acknowledged. Ultimately, we wish to ensure that the event will be self sustaining for many years to come, and it will take the combined efforts of the community to make this objective a reality.
Where: The grassy knoll adjacent to the Sunrise Theater.
Times: 5:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M.
The Sunrise Preservation Group. Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) Tax-Deductible, Non-Profit Organization
The Fo
od Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina will have a booth at each of our events. The public is encouraged to bring a food donation when they come.
Food bank website: http://www.foodbankcenc.org
May 6: The David Mayfield Parade
May 6, 2011 First Friday 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Admission: Free with food donation Sponsored by BB&T. Food provided by Moes Southwest Grill and beverages provided by Natty Greenes. The Southern Pines Fire Deparment will have a truck there for the kids. Visit Web Site of The David Mayfield Parade Leaving the 1956 Flex tour bus David Mayfield and his family called home to start his nightly shift at the tool and die along side his father it’s easy to understand why he celebrates every performance he’s afforded. David Mayfield is...
read moreJune 3: Shannon Whitworth
June 3, 2011 First Friday 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Admission: Free with food donation Food provided byDog Nation Grill. Beverages provided by Railhouse Brewery in Aberdeen. Vide0 Games on Wheels provided for the kids. Visit WebSite of The Shannon Whitworth Waters run deep in Shannon Whitworth’s soul. A daughter of South Carolina’s low country, it’s to the water that she returns when she needs respite from the wearisome world. So it’s understandable the theme of water surfaces in her songs so often; these are women who run, women who...
read moreJuly 1: Anders Osborne
July 1, 2011 First Friday 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Admission: Free with food donation Sponsored by Fletcher Industries. Food provided by Moes and beverages provided by Natty Greenes Visit WebSite of Anders Osborne Anders story (his life, his career) is not unlike those of the other great songwriters and artists that he’s been compared to by critics and roots purists Dylan, Guthrie, and Van Morrison, by the time he found New Orleans (or maybe it is the other way around) by taking the long way trekking through Africa and Egypt, working...
read moreAugust 5: Howie DeWitt
August 5, 2011 First Friday 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Admission: Free with food donation Food provided by Dog Nation Grill. Beverages provided by Carolina Brewing Company. Visit WebSite of Howie...
read moreSeptember 2: Frontier Ruckus
September 2, 2011 First Friday 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Admission: Free with food donation Sponsored by Troops Connect. Food provided by Moes Southwest Grill. Beverages provided by Natty Greenes. Visit WebSite of Frontier Ruckus …delicate, finger-picked banjos, aching, oaky violin and the haunting voice of frontman Matthew Milia, who conjures what might happen had Neutral Milk Hotel’s Jeff Mangum been raised in a log cabin. Their songs are full of rich, rural details: frozen lakes, swaying trees, highway lights glowing in the deep...
read moreOctober 7: Dangermuffin
October 7, 2011 First Friday 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Admission: Free with food donation Food provided by Dog Nation Grill. Beverages provided by Lonerider. View Web Site of DangerMuffin Sit a moment with Dangermuffin’s latest album, Moonscapes, and you’ll hear tales of rogue lawmen, forlorn lovers, and rolling waves. Based in Folly Beach, SC, the eclectic trio casts a fresh perspective on American roots music. With the release of Moonscapes in 2010, Dangermuffin has exploded onto the national scene. They are embarking on coast-to-coast...
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