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16 Sweet Chair-ity
Many a sane man or woman volunteers to chair
the annual gala. They sacrifice their free time, roll up
their sleeves and give back to their community.
By Ashley Miller
22 Nonprofit Social Calendar
Social butterflies will want to save our semi-annual
Nonprofit Social Calendar. Find a worthy cause, where
to go and what to wear to see and be seen.
By Rachel Jackson
28 It’s Not Easy Being Green
Sustainable features were custom crafted for three
families in this trio of groovy green kitchens showcased
in WBM’s annual Kitchens That Cook.
By Cole Dittmer
42 Saving the Bacon
The parish of St. James Episcopal Church has owned
architect Henry Bacon’s 1901 home designed for
Captain Donald MacRae and family since 1955.
Reconstructed and dedicated in 2012 as the Ann Moore
Bacon Church House, the restoration preserves one of
the finest examples of Queen Anne Shingle
Style in Wilmington, North Carolina.
By Marimar McNaughton
56 Historic Wilmington Foundation
Azalea Festival House Tour
A ribbon cutting at the Alexander Sprunt House on
Chestnut Street on Saturday, April 13, kicks off the
HWF’s annual two-day historic house tour. Visit ten
sites including the Ann Moore Bacon Church House.
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62 Romancing the Azalea
The peaks and valleys of Forest Hills where cascading
waterfalls and babbling brooks romance the setting for
an English Country cottage and grounds are revealed.
Not far away, a clipped, formal garden, complete with
a four-tiered fountain and rose gardens, gives way to a
surprising poolside oasis. By Jeff Minnich
70 Cape Fear Garden Club 60th
Annual Azalea Garden Tour
Former Miss America, Ericka Dunlap, 2013 Azalea
Festival Queen presides over the opening of the CFGC’s
Diamond Jubilee garden tour showcasing 13 gardens.
72 SAVOR: Tea Time
The azalea is so entrenched in Southern society it’s easy
to forget that this floral beauty has its roots in Japan.
As azaleas burst into color this spring, we also look to
other local legacies passed down from the Far East.
By Brandy Brinson
Dr. Damian Brezinski, founder
of Chords for a Cause, took
time from his busy schedule to
meet with me at the University
of North Carolina Wilmington’s
Kenan Auditorium on March 7.
Although only for an audience
of one, he finally fulfilled his
wish of playing onstage at
Kenan. Thanks for the show,
Dr. Brezinski! – Allison Potter
Departments
8 Up Front
10 Beach Bites
80 Social Seens
82 Tide Chart
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