CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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Inside Fayetteville July 1 North Carolina Symphony presents Independence Day It's an old-fashioned salute to the red, white and blue at Festival Park! Hear patriotic favorites and highspirited classics honoring the USA on its birthday at 8:00 p.m. Information: 910.433.1547; www.nc symphony.org July 5 SwampDogs Baseball Come out to "The Swamp" and join the fun! The SwampDogs are Fayetteville's own Collegiate Summer Baseball league. All games begin at 7:05 p.m. at J.P. Riddle Stadium. Information: 910.426.5900; www.goswampdogs.com July 19 July 12 July 4 "Red, White and You" July 4th Concert and Fireworks Celebrate Independence day at Festival Park with live music, children's activities and a fantastic fireworks extravaganza. Fayetteville won the "Red, White and You" contest with a grand prize of a 4th of July Celebration. The essay contest was sponsored by the Destination America television network and USA Weekend. Thanks to a local resident who submitted an entry for Fayetteville, America's Hometown will celebrate our independence in historic downtown Fayetteville. The fun begins at 4:30 p.m. Information: 910.433.1547; www.fcpr.us July 4 Hope Mills July 4th Celebration Don't miss the annual Hope Mills July 4th Celebration at the Hope Mills Park! The day will kick off with a parade at 10 a.m. followed by a "Party in the Park" at 4:00 p.m., ending with a fireworks extravaganza at 9:00 p.m. Information: 910.424.4500; www.townofhopemills.com 56 | July/August • 2013 a 2:00 p.m. indoor matinee on June 20th. Sweet Tea Shakespeare is an outdoor summer theatre project at the Cape Fear Botanical Garden that is a part of the Fayetteville State University Fine Arts Series. Information: 910.916.0281; www. sweetteashakespeare.tumblr.com Montgomery Gentry Fayetteville After 5 Tribute bands come together for July's event. In the Name of Love (U2), High Voltage (AC/DC) and Mostley Crue (Motley Crue) will all be rocking the Festival Park stage. Gates open at 5:00 p.m., Headlining acts begin at 7:00 p.m. InformaJuly 13 tion: www.faydogwoodfestival.com/ 2nd Saturdays Summer Arts Fest fayetteville-after-5 2nd Saturdays combine arts and heritage with unique crafts and fam- July 19 ily fun at the Museum of the Cape The Little Mermaid Fear Historical Complex. Browse Cape Fear Regional Theatre preamong artists and vendors sellsents The Little Mermaid. CFRT's ing their wares and crafts. Sample Summer Drama Camp culminates in fritters cooked in the Poe House a public performance of the chilkitchen and enjoy hands-on actividren's classic. Time: T.B.A. Informaties including watercolor painting, tion: 910.323.4234; www.cfrt.org weaving and candle dipping. Enjoy the mix of history, skilled craft artJuly 19 & 20 ists and authentic North Carolina Fame Jr. culture from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Broadway at the Crown Theater Information: 910.486.1330; www. Camp culminates in the performuseumofthecapefear.ncdcr.gov mance "Fame Jr." Campers ages 8-16 will work for a week on their acting, July 17- 21 choreography, music and script Romeo & Juliet work. Performances will be July The Sweet Tea Shakespeare Compa- 19th at 7:00 p.m. and July 20th at ny presents William Shakespeare's 2:00 p.m. Information: beloved classic from July 17th 910.678-7186; www.crowncoliseum. through July 21st at 7:00 p.m. with com The country superstars will perform live at the Crown Coliseum at 8:00 p.m. For tickets and more information call 910.438.4100 or visit www.crowncoliseum.com