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Inside Fayetteville SEPTEMBER 1 Fayetteville Farmers' Market You'll find fresh vegetables, fruits, berries, eggs, cut flowers, herbs, honey, crafts and more from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Fayetteville Area Transportation & Local History Museum. SEPTEMBER 6, 13, 20, 27 Cape Fear Botanical Gardens Concert Series Enjoy live performances in the Garden from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Free admission for Garden members. Sept 6: Jazz Combo; Sept.13: Brass Quintet; September 20: String Quar- tet; Sept. 27: Woodwind Quintet. Information: 910.486.0221 ext. 27; www.capefearbg.org SEPTEMBER 7—16 Cumberland County Fair It's that time again — the an- nual Cumberland County Fair at the Crown Center. Go to ride the rides, play the games, eat the food and much, much more. Information: www.cumberlandcountyfair.org SEPTEMBER 7—9 Greek Festival Year after year Fayetteville's Greek Community outdoes itself, serving up tables full of souvlaki, baklava and Greek coffee and delighting crowds with family-friendly entertain- ment at the Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Haymount. Sunday, Sept. 9 is Fay- etteville Urban Ministries "Eat with the Greeks" Day. Information: www. stsch.nc.goarch.org/NewsandEvents 70 | September/October • 2012 SEPTEMBER 8 Lafayette's Birthday Celebration Join the fun as the Lafayette Society celebrates the birthday of Fayetteville's namesake, the Mar- quis deLafayette, with a variety of activities taking place around town. Information: www.lafayettesociety. org/events. SEPTEMBER 8 Walk to End Alzheimer's Thousands of people across the coun- try will be walking to end Alzhei- mer's and you can join the cause, too. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. for the 10 a.m. walk at The Cottages at North Ramsey, 120 Nandina Court. Information: alz.org/walk SEPTEMBER 9 Historic Downtown Architecture Tour Learn about the variety of architec- tural styles found in Fayetteville's National Register District by joining this free tour. Meet museum staff at the Cumberland County Library, 300 Maiden Lane, at 3 p.m. for an easy stroll through Downtown. SEPTEMBER 10 Historic Downtown Military Tour Learn all about our area's illustrious military history. Begin at the Fayette- ville Area Transportation and Local History Museum at 9 a.m. The Tour will include guided tours of the War of 1812 and Civil War exhibits at the museum, as well as a rare opportu- nity to tour the Fayetteville Light Infantry (FILI) Museum and Armory, Liberty Point, the FILI Parade Grounds, Cross Creek Cem- etery and the N.C. Veterans Park. SEPTEMBER 15 7th Annual Ribbon Walk & Ride for Cancer Cape Fear Valley Health Founda- tion's Friends of the Cancer Center will host the 7th Annual Ribbon Walk & Ride for Cancer. This year's event will feature a new walk route along Linear Trail. Since 2006, this event has raised more than $150,000 to benefit cancer patients in our area. The walk will begin at the Medical Arts Center in downtown Fayette- ville. Registration begins at 9 a.m. The walk begins at 10 a.m. Information 910.615.1434 or www.RibbonWalkForCancer.org. SEPTEMBER 17 Downtown Historic Tour Meet at the Fayetteville Area Trans- portation and Local History Museum 9 a.m. to learn how Fayetteville developed from a colonial inland port through the mid-1950s using the natural and built environment to tell the story. SEPTEMBER 18 Backyard Poultry Class Learn all you need to know about keeping chickens. The Cumberland County Cooperative Extension Center is offering a Backyard Poultry informational meeting at 7 p.m. in the Cooperative Extension Center, located in the Agriculture Center at 301 East Mountain Dr. Topics discussed will include: nutrition basics, health & overall management,

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