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EVENTS
Valentine's Day events for couples, friends and families
by KEYURI PARAB
Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and
local businesses in Fayetteville are ready with a
variety of date night events, family fun ideas and
experiences for everyone.
Whether you are ready to splurge or need to
stick to a budget, here are some fun things to do
around town.
Beer & Dessert Pairing at Bright Light Brewing
Company
Bright Light, a lo-
cal brewery located
at 444 W Russell
St. in downtown
Fayetteville will be
hosting its Valentine's event Feb. 14 from 5-8 p.m.
Tickets are available for purchase at $15 a
person, and will include pairings of locally
made desserts with four in-house brews. For
more information and tickets visit, https://www.
eventbrite.com/e/valentines-day-beer-dessert-
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'Create It!' — Valentine's Day Date at Ballash
Woodworks
Veteran owned small business specializing
in custom handcrafted wood designs, Ballash
Woodworks will be
hosting a "Create
It!" Valentine's event
where participants will
create a custom 12" x
18" x 1.5" thick cutting
board along with their
partners.
e event will be
held Feb. 13, from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 432
Cedar Creek Rd. Building B in Fayetteville. Ticket
prices are $175 for a couple.
e class will include a guided process of
selecting the right lumber and laminating the
section to prepare the final piece.
e ticket will include a catered lunch and
various games, along with opportunities to win
prizes. For tickets and information, visit https://
www.ballashwoodworks.com/event-details/
create-it-valentines-day-date
Valentine's Crafts & Cocktails Workshop at
Board & Brush
Board and Brush located at 210 Westwood
Shopping Center will be offering a 'Valentine's
Craft & Cocktails Workshop' Feb. 13 and Feb. 14
from 2-5 p.m.
where par-
ticipants will
make their own
wooden sign to
take home.
Tickets are
$68 per adult
which will
include all ma-
terials such as
wood, stencil, stain, paint along with the instruc-
tion to complete your project. ere will be some
surprises as well as two complimentary bever-
ages for each person. For tickets visit, https://
boardandbrush.com/fayettevillenc/events/val-
entine39sdaypypworkshop/
Amore — A Night of Love for Italy at
e Wine Café
e Wine Café will be hosting its Valentine
themed wine and tapas event on Feb. 11 from
6:30-9 p.m.
Tickets will
be $125 per
two people, or
a couple and
will include fine
wines, house-
made tapas
inspired by Italy
and music by
Maestro Champ!
e event
will feature Italian wine connoisseur Emanuele
Magnani, who will lead the class through vines.
To buy tickets, and for more information, call
910-779-2766.
Valentine's Day Carriage Rides with Cool
Springs Downtown District
Cool Springs Downtown District will be hosting
private carriage rides for couples and families on
Feb. 13 at 222 Hay St. in downtown Fayetteville
from 1-9:00 p.m.
Tickets will be
$50 per carriage,
each carriage
will fit about 2
to 6 people. e
old Victorian
carriage ride will
take folks on a
scenic 15 to 17
minute tour of
the arts and en-
tertainment district. For tickets and more infor-
mation, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/val-
entines-day-carriage-rides-tickets-136700096669
Cupid's Trail by Downtown Alliance
Downtown Alliance in Fayetteville will be host-
ing 'Cupids Trail,' a free outdoors scavenger hunt
in downtown Fayetteville from Feb. 12 to Feb. 14.
Conversation hearts will be scattered all over
downtown and participants have three days to
discover them. Grab your honey, galentine or
family and try to find all the hearts!
ere is no entry into businesses required to
play, and no fee. is is an outdoor scavenger
hunt with no start/stop point so you can play
whenever you wish. Trivia questions will be
posted on the event page to help you locate the
hearts, and directions on how to play, so stay
tuned! ere are wonderful prizes up for grabs.
Visit https://visitdowntownfayetteville.com/
events/downtown-alliances-cupid-trail/ for
information.
Local Firehouse Subs offers SWEET deal
Local Firehouse Subs owners Aruna and Atul
Patel are offering guests a treat this Valentine's
Day. Guests can receive a free dessert by entering
promo code LOVE in the Firehouse Subs app on
Feb. 13 or 14. To be eligible for rewards, guests
can download the Firehouse Subs app in their
device's app store.
e Patels own the 1445 Walter Reed Rd. loca-
tion in Fayetteville and a location in Sandford.
e free offer is good for either location.
In addition to in-restaurant ordering, guests
can visit FirehouseSubs.ca or use the Firehouse
Subs app to order ahead. Don't forget that a
portion of every purchase goes to the Firehouse
Subs Public Safety Foundation to provide lifesav-
ing equipment to first responders. To date, the
Foundation has donated more than $55 million
to hometown heroes across the U.S. and Canada,
and through a dedicated COVID-19 Disaster
Relief Fund, it partnered with locally-owned Fire-
house Subs restaurants to feed tens of thousands
of healthcare workers and first responders on the
front lines of the pandemic, as well as individuals
and families in need and seniors who are unable
to leave their homes.
Valentine's Date Night Dueling Pianos Dinner
Show At Huske
Join piano extraordinaire Greg Cloninger and
Clarence omas at this candlelight, black table-
cloth Dinner Show at
Huske Hardware Res-
taurant & Brewery Feb.
13 from 6-10 pm. Tickets
are $15 per person.
e full-service res-
taurant and bar will be
open, and song requests
will be encouraged. Res-
ervations recommended
and can be made by call-
ing 910-437-9905 or purchasing tickets at https://
huskepiano.eventbrite.com.
