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62 | March/April • 2014 Inside Fayetteville March 6- March 9 The Piano Lesson Cape Fear Regional Theatre will stage August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize winning The Piano Lesson. In Pittsburg's Hill District in 1936, the Charles family battle their surroundings and each other over their shared legacy — an antique pi- ano. This mainstage production will be the 18th Annual Classic Theatre Series play, providing over 1500 students from Cumberland County free tickets to see this American masterpiece. The Piano Lesson embodies CRFT's deepened focus on bringing stories that speak to the entire community onto the main- stage. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. For more information, contact 910.323.4234. March 7-8 Fayetteville Baseball Fever Catch Fayetteville Baseball Fever with these two events that celebrate and commemorate the 100th an- niversary of Babe Ruth's home run in Fayetteville. On March 7 at 2:00 p.m. at the Department of Transpor- tation, there will be a re-dedication of the 1952 historic highway marker honoring Babe Ruth's first home run as a paid professional baseball player. On March 8 at 11:00 a.m., attend a Vintage Base Ball game at Arnette Park where baseball is played by the rules and customs of the 19th century. This game will follow the 1864 rules as adopted by the National Association of Base- ball Players. For more information, contact 910.486.1330. March 9 Lafayette Society 32nd Annual Meeting and Luncheon The Lafayette Society will hold its Annual Meeting and Luncheon Ban- quet at the Holiday Inn-Bordeaux starting at 12:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Marc Jensen from New York and France, speaking on France's full-scale reproduction of L'Hermione, the ship that sailed Lafayette to America during the Revolutionary War. Mr. Jensen and crew will be sailing L'Hermione to the U.S. in 2015. Advance registra- tion for the banquet is required. For more inforrmation check out www. LafayetteSociety.org. March 15 Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 The Fayetteville Symphony Orches- tra performs an all time favorite work by Tchaikovsky. His emotional, powerful and intense Symphony No.6, Pathetique, is a lamenting work recognizable the world over with excerpts included in many films. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. at Seabrook Auditorium, Fayetteville State University. For more informa- tion, contact 910.433.4690. March 20 Harlem Globetrotters The world famous Harlem Globe- trotters will take fan interaction to a new level when the 2014 "Fans Rule" World Tour comes to the Crown Arena. Online voting is now open at www.harlemglobetrot- ters.com/rule, where all fans can choose which new game-changing rules they want to see in their hometown. The game starts at 7:00 p.m. For more information, contact 910.438.4100. March 22- 23 American Girl Fashion Show The Child Advocacy Center of Fayetteville invites girls and their friends and families to experience the American Girl Fashion Show ® . This fun, engaging program show- cases historical and contemporary fashions for girls and their dolls. AProceeds from the event benefit the Child Advocacy Center's child abuse prevention and intervention programs. The fashion show will be held at the Crown Ballroom on Sat- urday at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. For more information, contact 910.438.4100. March 22 Joan Rivers Community Concerts at the Crown Center present Joan Rivers, rolling out the red carpet for the Queen of Comedy. An entertainment legend of unparalleled accomplishment, Joan is an internationally renowned comedienne, Emmy-award-winning television talk-show host, Tony- award-nominated actress, bestsell- ing author, playwright, screenwriter, film director, columnist, lecturer, syndicated radio host, jewelry de- signer, cosmetic-company entrepre- neur and red-carpet fashion laure- ate. Show contains adult language. For more information and tickets, contact 910.323.1991.

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