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Inside Fayetteville Various Dates in September & October Symphony in the Garden Join the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra at the Cape Fear Botanical Garden for the Fall Concert Series "Symphony in the Garden." September 20, "Brass Americana," September 27, "Journeys, Woodwind Quintet," October 18, "A Benny Goodman Tribute," and October 25, "Dancing Strings." Regular garden admission is free for members, non-members $8, military with ID $7, children 6-12 years $2.50 and free for children under 5 years of age. September 6 The Lafayette Leadership Speaker Series The Methodist University Lura S. Talley Center for Leadership Development and the Fayetteville Lafayette Society present Lieutenant General Russell Honore' United States Army, Retired. Known as the "Category 5 General," because of his work after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, he is a nationally renowned speaker on preparedness and leadership. The event will be held at 11 a.m. at Reeves Auditorium on the campus of Methodist University. For more information, contact Dr. Drew Ziegler at 910.630.7488 or aziegler@methodist.edu. September 6-8 7th Annual Lafayette Birthday Celebration Celebrate Lafayette's birthday in 56 | September/October • 2013 historic downtown Fayetteville! Activities planned include the Lafayette Leadership Lecture Series, Lafayette 3K Pooch Run, a birthday brunch and more! Take part in all the festivities surrounding the birth of our city's namesake. For more information, visit www.lafayette250.com. September 6-8 Greek Festival Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church announce the 23rd Annual Greek Fest held on church grounds on Friday, 11 a.m.10 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sunday noon-6 p.m. Highlights will include authentic Greek food and pastries along with Greek and American beer and wine, live music, dancing and a Grecian marketplace. The festival is free, but raffle tickets will be available for $5 and put into a drawing for a trip to Athens. September 7 Festival of Yesteryear: A Celebration of Early America Featuring both the Colonial Period and the War of 1812, visitors to the Museum of the Cape Fear will understand how a fledgling country gained its independence entered into a second war with Great Britain only 30 years after winning the Revolutionary War. The NC Regency Assembly is partnering with the museum to host a regency period ball from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. For more information about specific activities, please go to bit.ly/Festival-Of-Yearyear and bit.ly/Regency-Ball. Various Dates in September and October Foreign Film Festival Methodist University presents their free Foreign Film Festival in Hendricks Science Complex, Room 122. Les Dimanches de Ville d'Avray, French with English subtitles, September 13 at 7 p.m., Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini, Italian with English subtitles, September 27 at 7 p.m. and Mar adentro, Spanish with English subtitles, October 18 at 7 p.m. For more information, please contact 910.630.7153 or francesc@ methodist.edu. September 13 Gary Sinise & Lt. Dan Band Benefit The Tunnel to Towers Foundation and the Gary Sinise Foundation present Gary Sinise and The Lt. Dan Band live in Fayetteville at Festival Park at 7 p.m. Proceeds from the concert will go towards the building of customized smart homes for Army MSG John Masson and Marine SSGT Tom McRae, both triple amputees. For tickets and more information please call 718.987.1931. September 19 Driven By the Heart Art Exhibition All are invited to attend the opening reception for Lisa Stroud's Driven By the Heart art exhibition at 6:30 p.m. at the David McCune International Gallery located in the William F. Bethune Center for Visual Art at Methodist University. Admission is

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