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66 | October 2015 Get 8 Issues per year of CityView delivered to your door for ONLY $24 CALL TODAY 910.423.6500 or visit us at www.CityViewNC.com THE HEALTH & FITNESS ISSUE CITYVIEW JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2015 January/February 2015 Fayetteville's Lifestyle Magazine | www.CityViewNC.com Love & Basketball: THE ROULHACS Soulmates & SWOLEMATES The Game of BRIDGE Soldier TURNED TAGGER CityView gives value to my team." Strother con- tinued, "I see everyone when I attend the shows. It really brings everyone to- gether. I have loved all the shows, but I want them to bring Dolly Parton!" Made up of 20 members, the Com- munity Concerts board is made up of veterans, like Fleishman, Bill Kirby, Jer- ry Beaver and this year, some fresh faces like Caroline Gregory, a Cumberland County public defender and Rachel Richardson who works in fundraising at the Cape Fear Valley Health Founda- tion. Gregory, an avid music lover and vinyl record collector, is ecstatic to be active behind the scenes for this worthy organization. "I grew up in love with music and my father took me to many concerts when I was younger. I really appreciate that about my upbringing." She continued, "I moved back here from the Triangle about a year ago and one thing I really miss about that area is the amount of shows that were always go- ing on. But, I believe there's a miscon- ception that we have to go to Raleigh to see really amazing concerts. What I love about our line-up this year is that all we have to do is drive to the Crown to see really amazing concerts." Bill Kirby knows the importance of the line-up this year: "is year, Hall & Oates and Jay Leno are major concerts for this community and the market. It has taken Michael Fleishman three years to book Hall & Oats and I have pushed him every year ... and he pulled it off." Fleishman maintained that Com- munity Concerts is the little arts or- ganization that could… and did. ey beat the odds. ey have survived be- cause they struck out on their own and evolved with the times. When it comes to the next 80 years, Fleishman had these words: "What will keep this alive is the right people who really care about it... It needs care, love and energy to keep it alive." CV For more information, visit www. community-concerts.com. Although the people behind Community Concerts put in many "man hours" finding and agreeing on the acts, going over contracts and so on, they still remember to have fun and just enjoy the music. Denise Strother Bill Kirby