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70 | November/December 2018 I N S I D E F A Y E T T E V I L L E DECEMBER 1, 9 A.M. Green Beret Jingle Jog Jordan Soccer Complex This annual event, which includes 5K and 10K races, is at a new location this year, with races planned on the Cape Fear River Trail. Santa will help judge who's wearing the most creative cos- tume. Proceeds support nonprofit pro- grams for Special Forces active-duty members and veterans. For informa- tion, check itsyourrace.com/event. aspx?id=8524. DECEMBER 2, 1-5 P.M. A Christmas Tour of Homes Around Fayetteville This annual tour of lovely holiday-be- decked homes is the key fundraiser for the Heritage Square Historical Society at 225 Dick Street. Tickets are $20 and will be available ahead of time as well as at each stop on the day of the tour. For information, check heritagesquare- fay.org. DECEMBER 6-8 & 13-15, 7 P.M. A Folk Christmas Cantata Holy Trinity Episcopal Church This annual holiday performance by the Sweet Tea Shakespeare theater com- pany weaves folk music into a simple but powerful tapestry of the stories of Moses, David, Mary and Joseph. For in- formation, check sweetteashakespeare. com. DECEMBER 6, 6-9 P.M. Candlelight loft tour Downtown Fayetteville Ever wonder what loft living is like in downtown Fayetteville? Here's your chance to take a peek at several lofts and their holiday decorations. Tick- ets for the annual tour will be available through the Cool Spring Downtown Alliance and participating downtown businesses. For information, check vis- itdowntownfayetteville.com. DECEMBER 8, 11 A.M. Rotary Christmas Parade Downtown Fayetteville More than 100 floats, bands and groups will celebrate the holidays in a parade down Person Street and Hay Street to the railroad station. You can bet that an important red-clad, white-bearded personage will bring up the rear. For information, check rotarychristmaspa- rade.com. DECEMBER 10, 7 P.M. Great Russian Nutcracker ballet Crown Theatre The tale of the toy nutcracker that comes to life is performed by the Mos- cow Ballet to the familiar score by Tchaikovsky. Look for hand-painted sets, Russian snow maidens, nesting dolls, the battle with the mouse king and spectacular dancing. For informa- tion, check crowncomplexnc.com. DECEMBER 13, 7:30 P.M. Joyous Holiday Concert Seabrook Auditorium at Fayetteville State University Norman Brown, a Grammy-winning guitarist and singer of smooth jazz and R&B, headlines this festive show that's part of the Seabrook Performance Se- ries. Singer Bobby Caldwell and saxo- phonist Marion Meadows will also per- form. For information, check uncfsu. edu/community/seabrook. DECEMBER 15, 5 P.M. Messiah Sings! Friendship Missionary Baptist Church First performed at a charity concert in 1742, Handel's Messiah has become one of the best-known and most fre- quently performed choral works in Western music. It's now a traditional Christmas performance for the Cum- berland Oratorio Singers. For informa- tion, check singwithcos.org. DECEMBER 15, 8:30 A.M. Ryan's Reindeer Run Medical Arts Complex field This is the 13th annual edition of this 5k run/walk, which is held in memory of Ryan P. Kishbaugh, who died of Hodg- kin's Lymphoma in 2003 at the age of 18. All proceeds go to charities pro- viding services to children in need and cancer patients. For information, check ryansreindeerrun.com. D e c e m b e r 2 D e c e m b e r 6 D e c e m b e r 1 5 TEXT "EVENTS" TO 88000 TO STAY UPDATED ON ALL LOCAL EVENTS

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