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20 October 2023 and festivals featuring music and traditional arts and cras. e Poe House has been the site of Halloween tours, a murder mystery, and performances in the backyard by Sweet Tea Shakespeare. e museum is at 801 Arsenal Ave. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Upcoming programs include: • "Halloween Revels: Moonlight Mischief at the 1897 Poe House," 6-10 p.m. Oct. 19-21 and 26-27. Hosted in partnership with Gilbert eater, the 30-minute journey showcases early 20th century cultural norms, music and poetry. • "Trick or Treat at the Poe House," 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. Oct. 28. Halloween fun for kids 12 and younger includes vintage carnival games, a dance party, and Joy the Clown. Hayrides in Arsenal Park will round out the fun. • "Holiday Jubilee at the 1897 Poe House," 1-4 p.m. Dec. 3. Christmas with Victorian flair features the Coventry Carolers, tours of the decorated Poe House, and visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Admission is free. Current exhibits include "We Built is: Profiles of Black Architects and Builders in North Carolina," running through Dec. 30. Presented by Preservation North Carolina, it traces the history and legacy of North Carolina's Black builders and architects, celebrating the Black builders and craspeople who constructed or designed many of North Carolina's most treasured historic sites. For more information, call 910-500- 4240 or visit Museumohecapefear.ncdcr. hov. Sweet Tea Shakespeare strives to gather diverse communities around a common table to delight in the magic of story, song and stagecra. Its shows are produced in Fayetteville and Raleigh. Its mainstage performances of Shakespearean and other classic tales is presented in the style of immersive theater. e 2023-24 season will include "Julius Caesar," Nov. 17-19 in the Mercedes of Fayetteville showroom, 420 Glensford Drive. Upcoming productions in Sweet Tea Shakespeare has been awarded a grant from the Arts Council of Fayetteville-Cumberland County to support its upcoming season. Sweet Tea Shakespeare photo from Facebook Fayetteville include "e Merry Wives of Windsor," "Blue Ridge Juliet," "Everybody," and "Twelh Night." "Showcase" performances that are small- audience, one-night-only shows will include "e Seven Ages Speakeasy," Oct. 14 at e TapHouse at Huske, and "Band of Brothers," Nov. 9 at District House of Taps. Tickets are $10 to $30. Sweet Tea Shakespeare's youth company, Green Tea, will stage a family-friendly version of "e Merry Wives of Windsor" in late October and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in March, both at Capitol Encore Academy. "Our performances at Sweet Tea are not mere fleeting moments of art; they are intimate gatherings, a synthesis of history, music, and the power of storytelling that brings us all closer in a world oen fraught with distance," Sweet Tea said in a statement. "We use art to bridge the gap between people, find the common humanity among us, and intentionally create belonging." For more information, email info@ sweetteashakespeare.com or visit sweetteashakespeare.com/.

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