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64 | April 2017 Dress up in your favorite 80's costume. Best Dressed Costume wins a cash prize! To sponsor or purchase tickets call 910.484.0111 or visit www.ccccooa.org/blastfromthepast/ Benefiting the Council on Older Adults Saturday, May 6th from 6~10pm Ramada Plaza Bordeaux Convention Center Tickets $60 Event includes buffet dinner, dancing, silent auction, 50/50 raffle, cash bar, DJ/photo booth by Five Star Entertainment. Tickets online at www.cfrt.org or call 910-323-4233 ON STAGE @ MARCH 2 - 19, 2017 PRESENTS Co-Producers: Lisa's Custom Framing, Bill & Patti Pollitt, and Timothy D. Edwards, Attorney at Law FOR TICKETS: Call 910.323.4233 Buy Online at www.cfrt.org *Appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Featuring Ashlee Olivia Jones Esther Beethoven Oden* George Michelle Walker Mrs. Dixon Lauren Mae Shafer Mrs. Van Buren Patrick Poole Mr. Marks Alason Little Mayme Intimate Apparel APlay by Pulitzer Prize Winner Lynn Nottage Directed by Khanisha Foster Join us for the Women's Speaker Series. Free Events on 2/26, 3/1, & 3/12 Info at CFRT.ORG April 6 - 23, 2017 versus the big kids to keep everyone on their feet and having fun. Inflatables are a fan favorite for the tiniest attendees. KidsStuff will be open Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. inside Festival Park. Arrh you ready for some sword fights? A pirate comedy show will take place Saturday on Gillespie Street. David Fisher is the Jump Rope Warrior and he will impress even the coolest teenagers. Fisher has made over 100 national television appearances including e Today Show, NBC Nightly News, Good Morning America and America's Got Talent. David currently holds three world records, and Ripley's Believe It or Not! recognizes David as "e World's Best Rope Jumper." ere is something magical about bubbles. Now imagine a bubble the size of your child! Bubbleologist Steve Langley has appeared on e Tonight Show, and holds Guinness World Records. All shows are interactive and are bound to be great photo opportunities. Insider Tip: Have everyone in the family wear the same bright color to easily spot one another. Smaller strollers will be your friend—that way, you can easily transport your tiny and tuckered out kids. Art in the Streets When asked what the staff is most looking forward to during the festival, Suggs was quick to reply. "We listened to the interest in more local, more artists. is year I am most excited about the expansion into Green, Person and Gillespie Streets for e Art is Alive expo." With the upcoming Arts and Entertainment District Downtown, the Fayetteville Dogwood Festival shares the goal of growth for the downtown's Historic District. e Art is Alive will highlight local artists such as Greg Hathaway who will be throwing pottery (on a pottery wheel) into form near the Market House. Along with pottery, there will be live glassblowing, bubbleologist tricks and Aerial Air Borne acrobatics to inspire kids and adults alike.

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