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Inside Fayetteville FEBRUARY 4 5th Annual Anderson Creek Club 5k/10k/1 Mile Fun Walk Proceeds will benefit the Overhills High School Athletic Department. The advance race fee is $20 for adults and $15 for ages 13 to 18. Race begins at 9 a.m. Register on Active.com. FEBRUARY 4 — 5 Gun & Knife Show Weapons aficionados are apt to gather in droves for this show and sale of all things deadly. Guns, knives, swords, throwing stars — and every manner of martial equipment will be there. 9 a.m. — 5 p.m. Crown Expo Center. Information: www. atthecrown.com. 910.438.4100. FEBRUARY 4 The CARE Clinic's 15th Evening of Care Dinner Guests will gather in homes around town to raise money for the CARE Clinic, which provides free health and dental services to the county's working poor. (See page 34) $75 per person. Information: 910.485.0555. FEBRUARY 8 — JANUARY 6 "The Animal Called POW: U.S. Special Forces Prisoners of the Vietcong" The Airborne and Special Operations Museum will open this new temporary exhibit, which features U.S. Army Special Forces and MACV prisoners of war held in South Vietnam. The exhibit also informs on attempted rescue missions, current SERE training, and modern POW stories. Information: 910.483.3003. www.asomf.org FEBRUARY 14 Rock of Ages Rock out with your sweetheart (or anyone else) as Tony Award Nominee and American Idol finalist, Constantine Maroulis, reprises his acclaimed performance in the five- time Tony Award nominated musical "Rock of Ages". The score of "Rock of Ages" features numerous classic rock hits from the 1980s. 7:30 p.m. Crown Coliseum. Information: 910.438.4100. www.crowncoliseum.com. FEBRUARY 18 New World Symphony Join Grant Llewellyn and the NC Symphony on a personalized, in- depth tour of Dvoøák's Symphony No. 9, "From the New World." Hear selections of the African-American and Native American melodies that inspired one of the most beloved symphonies of all time. 8 p.m. Fayetteville State University. Information: 919.789.5501. www.ncsymphony.org. FEBRUARY 19 Mike Epps: I'm Still Standing Tour The Def Comedy Jam comedian and movie star ("Next Friday", "How High", "The Hangover", "Jumping the Broom" among many others) will have audiences in the Crown Center Arena in stitches. 7 p.m.. Information: www.atthecrown.com. 910.438.4100. FEBRUARY 23 Tyler Perry's "The Haves and The Have Nots" A powerful and humorous musical from the prolific and sharp-eyed Tyler Perry that tells the story of a family's financial (and other) problems. 7:30 p.m. Crown Center Theatre. Information: www.atthecrown.com. 910.438.4100. FEBRUARY 24 Operation Inasmuch Bread N' Bowls The Fayetteville Area Operation Inasmuch will host a lunch and dinner fundraiser at Hay Street United Methodist Church. Chicken Brunswick Stew will be served for $10 in bread bowls or for $20 in souvenir handmade NC pottery bowls, along with coffee or tea and a brownie. Proceeds to benefit Operation Inasmuch. Lunch hours are 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and dinner hours are 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Information and tickets: 910.433.2161. FEBRUARY 24 Carolina Home & Garden Show This is the 12th year for this show, which features more than 100 booths and nearly as many vendors, with demonstrations, hands-on seminars and suggestions for every sort of home improvement project. Noon — 6 p.m. Crown Expo Center. Information: www.atthecrown.com. 910.438.4100. MARCH 8 — 11 Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Circus Who doesn't love 'the greatest show on Earth'? With animals big and small, clowns, costumes, acrobatic feats and other exciting attractions, people of all ages are sure to be spellbound from start to finish. Crown Coliseum. Information: www.atthecrown.com. 910.438.4100. CityViewNC.com | 45

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