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Inside Fayetteville CityViewNC.com | 45 Through December 13 A Christmas Carol The Gilbert Theater offers up this classic, telling the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, who holds friendship, love and the Christmas season in low regard. Information: 910.678.7186 or www.gilberttheater.com. December 5 Hope Mills Christmas Parade An annual festivity that includes bands, floats, and clowns takes place in downtown Hope Mills. Parade begins at 3 p.m. December 5 Santa Secret Workshop Families are encouraged to shop the vendors set up at the Holiday Inn Bordeaux from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Santa Claus will be in attendance and an elf station will assist youngsters in their shopping. Information: 910.574.4906. December 6, 12, 13 N.C. State Ballet "The Nutcracker" will be performed at 3 p.m. on each of the dates above at the Cumberland County Crown Center. A limited number of free tickets for children are available at The Arts Council. Information: 910.323.1776. January 9 WinterJam 2010 Christian music's largest annual tour, the Winter Jam 2010, features some of the top artists in Christian music. Information: 910.323.5088 or www.atthecrown.com. January 28 Community Concerts Paul Anka is scheduled to appear at the Crown Center at 8 p.m. Information: 910.323.5088 or www.atthecrown.com. January 29 St. Patrick Catholic Church A musical program will be presented at 7 p.m. by Methodist University faculty members Matthew Roehrich, saxophone and Scott Morosek, piano. The beneficiary of the program is Operation Insasmuch. Information: 910.323.4100, ext. 117. January 29 NC Symphony The North Carolina Symphony will present "A Night in Old (and new) Vienna" at 8 p.m. in Reeves Auditorium on the campus of Methodist University. Information: 919.733.2750. December 6 Holiday Jubilee The Poe House, at the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex, will be decorated for the holidays through Jan. 3. The 1897 home is celebrating "Children's Christmas" from 1 to 5 p.m. with nostalgic Christmas decorations and wood-burning stove cooking demonstrations. Information: 910.486.1330 or www.museumofthecapefear.ncdcr.gov. December 10-20 Cape Fear Regional Theatre "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever," a long-standing Christmas tradition in Fayetteville. Information: 323.4234 or www.cfrt.org. December 12 Fayetteville's Rotary Clubs Christmas Parade The annual Christmas Parade in downtown Fayetteville, featuring Tom and Jerry this year, begins at 11 a.m. December 31 Party in the Park Dogwood Festival New Year's Eve event in Festival Park. 6:30 p.m. to midnight. No admission fee. (See more about this event on Page 50).

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