CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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56 | May/June 2018 I N S I D E F A Y E T T E V I L L E MAY 25-26 Alumni Weekend Music Megafest Festival Park The National Association of E.E. Smith Alumni and Friends are hosting a two- day concert series. The Temptations will headline Friday night. Other performers include Con Funk Shun and The Gap Experience. Blackstreet will headline Saturday. Other performers include Ying Yang Twins and Eric Darius. For in- formation, check alumnimusicfest.com. MAY 27, 7 P.M. The Eric Darius Experience Ramada Bordeaux Convention Center Saxophonist Eric Darius heads up an evening of jazz, funk and soul. Guest appearances by vocalist (and Fayette- ville native) Ronnie Mudd, Black Seed and the Chocolate Buttermilk Band. For information, call 910-779-2006. JUNE 1, 7:30 P.M. Charlie Daniels Band & Marshall Tucker Band Crown Theatre The devil may have gone down to Geor- gia but his trip is sure to be sung about in Fayetteville on this night, along with other well-known hits by the Charlie Daniels Band. The Marshall Tucker Band has plenty of hits, too. For information, check crowncomplexnc.com. JUNE 1-10 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Gilbert Theater This Pulitzer Prize-winning Tennessee Williams play puts the spotlight on a Southern family in crisis. Key characters include Big Daddy Pollitt, his son Brick and Brick's wife, Maggie "the cat." For information, check gilberttheater.com. JUNE 2, 4-10 P.M. Blues-n-Brews Festival Festival Park The 16th annual Blues-n-Brews Festi- val, put on by the Cape Fear Regional Theatre, provides the opportunity to taste from more than 100 specialty beers while you listen to hot blues from performers like Casey James and the Tom Euler Band. For information, check http://bnb.cfrt.org. JUNE 2 SwampDogs vs. Marlins J.P. Riddle Stadium It's the first official home game of the year for the Fayetteville SwampDogs who'll be facing the Marlins of More- head City. The teams are members of the Coastal Plain League, a wood-bat collegiate summer-league. For infor- mation, check goswampdogs.com. JUNE 5-21 The Tempest & Pericles 1897 Poe House Whether you favor a Tempest in a tee- rrific outdoor setting or prefer Pericles under the pines (or whatever trees are behind the Poe House), you're sure to be surprised and entertained by Sweet Tea Shakespeare's take on the two classic plays, which will be performed on alternating nights. For information, check sweetteashakespeare.com. JUNE 8 Fayetteville After Five and Food Truck Friday Festival Park Slippery When Wet, a Bon Jovi tribute band, will perform. Gates open at 5 p.m. with acts starting around 7 p.m. You can't bring in food or beverages food trucks will be on hand. For information, check http://bit.ly/2HFlEHQ. JUNE 30, 9 A.M.-5 P.M. Heroes Grub and Suds Benefit Event J.P. Riddle Stadium This event will feature food trucks, lo- cal breweries, vendors, fun activities and more. Hosted by the Fayetteville SwampDogs, it will benefit Lone Sur- vivor Foundation, a nonprofit that pro- vides therapeutic retreats for wounded service members and their families. For information, check http://bit.ly/2F4j1tM. M a y 2 7 J u n e 2 J u n e 8 TEXT "EVENTS" TO 88000 TO STAY UPDATED ON ALL LOCAL EVENTS