25
Colorful print dress by
Hale Bob, $158
www.wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com WBM
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dragonflies — 4107 Oleander Drive
(910) 796-9997
and chefs, as well as live and silent auctions.
All proceeds will benefit the March of Dimes
mission: preventing premature birth, birth
defects and infant mortality. For more
information, call (910) 452-1515.
Secret Garden Tour
October 7-8 | Latimer House
The Lower Cape Fear Historical Society’s Secret
Garden Tour benefits the Latimer House and
gardens where it begins and includes other
prominent home sites. The Latimer House,
located on Third Street in historic downtown
Wilmington, was built in 1852. Two-day
tour hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more
information, visit www.latimerhouse.org or
call (910)762-0492.
Golf FORE Literacy Tournament
October 10 | Cape Fear National Golf Club
Come enjoy friendly competition as the Cape
Fear Literacy Council hosts the third annual
Golf FORE Literacy Tournament. Businesses
and individuals can sign up in teams of four
and compete for a variety of great prizes. All
proceeds go to CFLC’s adult literacy programs.
For more information, visit www.cfliteracy.org
or call (910) 251-0911.
NHRMC 14th Annual Pink Ribbon
Project Breakfast, Lunch and
Dinner
October 13 | Holiday Inn Resort
Wrightsville Beach
Since its inception in 1998, the Pink Ribbon
Project has raised more than $1.2 million to
bring comfort and support to local women
undergoing treatment for cancer by funding
projects such as the Pink Ribbon comfort bags
and mammograms for women without health
insurance or other financial resources. The
2010 event raised more than $180,000 and
the 2011 event continues the tradition. Three
opportunities to participate include breakfast at
8 a.m., lunch at 11 a.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m.,
with a featured speaker at each meal. Artist
Abby Spangel Perry will lend her talents to the
event, as well as local musical favorite Bibis
Ellison. An author will be announced soon.
Email Jamie.Thompson@nhrmc.org for more
information, or call the foundation office at
(910) 815-5002.
2011 Cape Fear Heart Walk
October 15 | University of North Carolina
Wilmington Athletic Fields
The Cape Fear Heart Walk, sponsored by local
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Island Passage — Lumina Station, 1900 Eastwood Road
(910) 256-0407, www.islandpassageclothing.com
Tunic by Gretchen
Scott, $120
Earrings by Susan
Shaw, $25
Beaded starfish sandals by
Kristin’s Kloset, $74
Tegan Wallet by HOBO, $108
(available in more colors)
Ladybug wedge sandal
by Seychelles, $84