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The Area’s One and Only True Hispanic Restaurant! s One FOGATA LA Colombian Restaurant • Freshly Prepared from Authentic Recipes • Beef, Chicken, Pork, Seafood, Soups & Salads • Delicious Menu with Something for Everyone! Come Join Us for Lunch or Dinner (and breakfast on weekends!) 864-8598 500C N. McPherson Church Rd. Lost Highway: A Don’t Miss by JANICE BURTON Whether you know you know them or not, most people know and have been touched in some way or another by the music of Hank Williams. This became very apparent to me as I sat beside my 10-year-old son at Campbellton Landing on Friday night, and listened as he sang along with a number of the songs performed by the Cape Fear Regional Theatre cast of Hank Williams: Lost Highway. We have an ecclectic taste in music in our house, and I can’t say we own any Hank CDs, but somehow through television, movies and the radio, my child had been touched by the genius that is Hank. As I looked around the Sol Rose Amphitheatre, it was easy to see he wasn’t alone. Feet were tapping, lips were moving and members of the audience were being drawn into the memory of a musical legend. Director Gina Stewart and her mult-talented cast have brought the legend, the mystique and the pain of Hank Williams to life. They tell each moment with such passion, that you feel you are at his funeral. You watch as his friends and family try to save him from himself. You see his search for redemption. Because Hank is music, the show is all about the music — and let me tell you, it is good. Throughout the performance, the cast performs more than 20 of Williams’ songs. Much of the weight of this show rests on the shoulders of Cliff Hale, a Clayton computer programmer. This is Hale’s fi rst time performing in a theatrical show, but you couldn’t tell. He came across like an old pro. When you go down to see the show, and I know you will, the fi rst thing you’ll notice is Hale’s striking resemblence to Williams, the second is his voice. Close your eyes and listen. You’ll swear it’s Hank Williams singing. Hale is backed up by the talented local bluegrass band The Parsons, comprised of Cumberland County residents Jon and Caroline Parsons and Jerome Hawkes.They do a stellar job with the music and as Williams’ band. CFRT veterans Libby McNeill Seymour, Jonathan Flom, Rebekah Wilson MacCredie and Nicki Hart round out the local cast. They all turned in stellar performances,which is expected from this talented group. Bringing the Blues to the show is Charlotte singer/poet Roger Davis who played Tee-Tot, the man who taught Williams how to feel his music. You have one more week to enjoy this show. You’re going to want to make sure you get down to the river and take it in. It’s a don’t miss. For show times and tickets, visit www.cfrt.org. Army 10-Miler Set at Bragg by JANICE BURTON On June 14, the U.S. Army is celebrating its 236th birthday! Fort Bragg is celebrating a little earlier with the running of the 15th Annual Fort Bragg Army Birthday 10-Miler on June 3. The race starts at 6:30 a.m. at Sports USA and fi nishes back at Sports USA after trekking through a “rolling and challenging” course on Fort Bragg. Participants are to report to the Sports USA/Hedrick Stadium area by 6 a.m. Following 6 a.m., area accessibility will be more diffi cult due to road closures. Pre-race instructions will be given at 6:20 a.m. Seven water points and two water sprays will be located along the route. Five of those water points will provide Gatorade drink. Portable restroom facilities will also be available near 8 UCW MAY 25-31, 2011 each water point. Pets, bicycles, headphones, and rollerblades will not be permitted on the course. Walkers may be required to use sidewalks in order to facilitate a more prompt reopening of streets. Entries will be accepted through June 2 at 5 p.m. No registrations will be taken on the day of the race. On May 26 - 27 and May 31 - June 2, complete the entry form and submit it, in person, to Funk Physical Fitness Center located at Building C-2015 on Gruber Road near Longstreet Road. Entries will be accepted at Funk PFC, from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. on these dates. On June 1, hours for registration will be extended until 7 p.m. For more information, visit www. fortbraggmwr.com/sportsrec/tenmiler/ raceinfo.htm. WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM