First Posted: 3/14/2012

RED SPRINGS — Vendors are needed for the Red Springs Street Festival, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 28 on East Third Avenue.

Artists, community groups, crafters and food vendors who want to participate can call Margie Labadie at 910-734-3351 or e-mail [email protected] for an application.

Deadline for

grant nears

LUMBERTON — Applications for the North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots Arts Program grant for Robeson County arts organizations must be submitted to the Carolina Civic Center Foundation by 5 p.m. June 14.

Grants typically range from $2,000 to 5,000 and are intended to support local cultural projects. They are available to all nonprofit arts organizations in Robeson County for projects completed between July 1, 2012, and June 30, 2013.

A grant mandatory application workshop will be held 5:30 p.m., on May 9 at the Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater located at 315 N. Chestnut St. The free workshop will address the application process, including project criteria, partnering, project narrative and budgeting.