February 15, 2006

  Volume 4, Number 7

Published in Wake Forest, NC

  Carol Pelosi, Publisher and Editor
 
 
 
 
 
 
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New art and wine

           Burkenstocks restaurant on South White Street will present “A Story Told Through Art,” new contemporary art by Wake Forest artist Dick Larsen with a wine tasting on two evenings, Wednesday, Feb. 22, and Thursday, Feb. 23, from 5 to 9 p.m.

            You are invited to attend and, if you wish, to make dinner reservations by calling 554-4810.

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            Martha Havill is the featured artist during February at The Cotton Company.       

            Originally from Clarksdale, Miss., Havill now lives in Wake Forest. She has been painting for 27 years, using watercolor and oils, and many of her paintings are in private collections.

            "It is my pleasure to create original works of art that will be a joy to
others for many years and it is important to me to indulge myself in each
piece of work to invent luminous painting with light and shadow,” Havill said of her art.

            The Cotton Company is a restored cotton warehouse in Wake Forest’s historic downtown, housing a marketplace for home furnishings, accessories, fine art, jewelry, women’s fashions, children’s toys and collectibles.

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            One of Wake Forest’s more enjoyable events, Six Sundays in Spring, will kick off Sunday, April 23, at 5 p.m. on the lawn at the Wake Forest College Birthplace on North Main Street and continue through May 28. Once again everyone is invited to bring a blanket or lawn chairs, a picnic, Frisbees and balloons to enjoy the music and meet friends.

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            The sixth annual Wake Forest HerbFest is planned for the weekend of April 21-23 in the gazebo parking lot and is sponsored by The Cotton Company and the Downtown Revitalization Corporation.

            Herb lovers and gardeners will be able to choose from more than 10,000 herbs and 5,000 perennial plants.

            This year the founders, Bob and Elizabeth Johnson, will honor the memory of their son, Graham, by donating a portion of the proceeds to the Graham Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund at Franklin Academy. Many of Graham’s classmates at the school will help with the duck walk and other aspects of the three-day show.

            Local vendors and those from around the South will sell garden art in clay, metal and mixed media as well as herbal-based products: soaps, lotions and herb-based foods. Joe Dumas from Alabama will sell his original art.

            The show will be open Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, you can go to http://www.thecottoncompany.net.

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            Meet in the Street, Wake Forest’s outdoor crafts festival, is planned for Saturday, May 6, along two blocks of White Street. More information will be provided later.

 
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