Creativity Contest extended to Feb. 14th

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2026 Annual Luncheon

Our 2026 Annual Luncheon activities kick off with a command performance by world-class storyteller Dr. Sonny Kelly and recognition of the Creativity Contest winners. Please join us Sunday, March 8, 2026 from 12 PM - 2:30 PM at The Warehouse (226 Donaldson St. Fayetteville, NC 28301).

All submissions to the contest are due February 1, 2026.

Our featured speaker this year will be Dr. Sonny Kelly, instructor of Communication at Fayetteville Technical Community College. He is known for his one-man shows, including a performance as James Lafayette during last September's Lafayette Birthday celebration.

Dr. Kelly will bring his storytelling skills to our luncheon this year as he examines Lafayette's passionate advocacy for the abolition of slavery, and how this legacy can empower and inspire not only people of African descent but also all of us to create a more just society.

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2025 Lafayette Birthday

Our 2025 Lafayette Birthday activities kick off with a living history interpretation of James Armistead Lafayette by Fayetteville Technical Community College communications professor Dr. Sonny Kelly. James Armistead was an enslaved man from Virginia who served as a double agent during the Revolutionary War. The French Lafayette aided the Virginian in obtaining his freedom, and James adopted Lafayette’s last name in tribute. (Friday, September 5, 2025 from 6-8 pm in the multipurpose room of the Tony Rand Center at FTCC)

The festivities continue on Saturday with our traditional Lafayette Birthday Party, held this year on Saturday, September 6th from 12 noon – 3 pm. Free cupcakes while they last! (Fellowship hall of Hay street United Methodist Church, 320 Hay St., downtown Fayetteville)

Lafayette returned to Fayetteville on March 4th and 5th, 2025!

Check out these photo galleries from the bicentennial celebration of the Farewell Tour:

We hope to see you at a Lafayette-related event soon!

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