Column: A ‘Dickens of A Christmas’ to kick off 25th renewal of A Dickens Holiday downtown
“My challenge is to bring him to life,” says Elliot Engel, who will present a mini-lecture on the story behind Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” novella, which has become a holiday classic.
A Dickens Holiday
The 24th annual installment of “A Dickens Holiday” in downtown Fayetteville on Nov. 24 drew thousands of people with a holiday shopping market, a gingerbread house contest and horse-drawn carriages.
No lights, no show: Arts Council gets out of holiday season festival business
Last year, The Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County brought to Fayetteville what was said to be the city’s first-ever aerial drone light show. Two hundred drones 400 feet in the …
A Dickens Holiday & Carriage Rides
The 23rd annual A Dickens Holiday & Carriage Rides, hosted by the Downtown Alliance, was held on Nov. 25 at the Fayetteville History Museum.
A Dickens Holiday to return downtown as Arts Council launches Holidays on Hay
Downtown Fayetteville will celebrate Christmas present and Christmas past with festivities the day after Thanksgiving. The Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County will launch Holidays …
Column: Downtown Alliance plans to hold A Dickens Holiday
No A Dickens Holiday? Members of the Downtown Alliance beg to differ. On yes, oh yes, there will be A Dickens Holiday downtown from 1 to 8 p.m. the day after Thanksgiving, just like there has been …
Column: Emergency City Council meeting, and 3 members fail to show
Council members Shakeyla Ingram, Courtney Banks-McLaughlin and Brenda McNair did not attend an emergency meeting of the Fayetteville City Council on Sept. 2 to discuss Cumberland County Superior …
