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AWARD-WINNING WINE PRODUCED IN COLLABORATION WITH ROB MONDAVI JR. 52 | 2015 Souvenir Book Partnering Retailers: • Harris Teeter • Lowe's Foods • Taste of the Olive • Wilmington Wine • Fortunate Glass • Hilton Riverfront Proudly Distributed Locally in Wilmington by: Windham Distributing Company Rex & Sons RV’s “After The Sale It’s The Service That Counts.” “Make Memories that Last a Lifetime!” 910.793.2894 | 800.630.9938 Sales • Rentals • Parts • Service 1546 S. College Road | Wilmington, NC www.RexAndSonsRVs.com 68th North Carolina Azalea Festival | 53 s k n a h T l a Speci Wilmington Police Department The 2015 North Carolina Azalea Festival wishes to express its sincere appreciation to the Wilmington Police Department for their support. It is through the Department’s substantial contributions of manpower that we continue to have a safe and successful Festival. It continues to be a pleasure to work with the Wilmington Police Department and its Officers. We also wish to thank the individual Officers for their hard work and tireless efforts. Thank you again for your continued support and dedication to the North Carolina Azalea Festival. From left to right: C. Smith, K. Getman, J. Moore, R. Knopf and R. Riley, M. Donelson (not pictured) New Hanover Regional Medical Center The 2015 North Carolina Azalea Festival would like to thank New Hanover Regional Medical Center for their continued support. While providing high quality care at their hospitals and physicians’ offices, NHRMC is also active in the communities it serves. This year, more than 70 Emergency Medical Services personnel will be present at the North Carolina Azalea Festival to ensure the safety and health of all of our guests. We are grateful for your support and would like to thank each of the paramedics for their dedication to public safety. (www.nhrmc.org/nhrems) 54 | 2015 Souvenir Book New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office From left to right: Deputy Thigpen, Sgt. Clemens, Deputy Bondarek, Cpl. Dombrowski, Sgt. Fike, Deputy Payne, Lt. MacAlpine, Deputy Guidi, Cpl. Bacon The 2015 North Carolina Azalea Festival wishes to extend a heartfelt thank you to the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office for their continued support and dedication to the Festival. Without their contributions of both manpower and resources, the Festival, as well as the community, would certainly suffer. The Festival also wishes to extend a personal thank you to all of the deputies for their hard work and tireless efforts. It is a pleasure to work with such a professional group. We, as a community, could not manage the Festival without your support. Again, we thank you. Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office The 2015 North Carolina Azalea Festival would like to thank the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office for their support. Through their contributions of manpower and resources many enjoy a safe and sound Festival. We would also like to extend a personal thank you to the deputies for their hard work and tireless efforts. We appreciate your support and professionalism. From left to right: Sgt. Ricky Smith and First Sgt. Daniel Little 68th North Carolina Azalea Festival | 55 DEEPLY ROOTED RIGHT HERE IN WILMINGTON, NC Since 2008, Live Oak Bank has resided in Wilmington, NC. We are proud to be a part of this beautiful beach community. Our hope is to not only serve the residents through our financial offerings but also to contribute to this town’s growth and prosperity. To learn more about Live Oak Bank, please visit www.liveoakbank.com. To schedule an appointment, please call 910.790.5867. 1741 Tiburon Drive • Wilmington, NC 28403 ©2014 Live Oak Banking Company. All rights reserved. Member FDIC 10 -2 2 0 05 0 1 5 years A home for nonprofits A place where needs are met, dreams are fostered, and hope abounds www.harrelsoncenter.org | 910.343.8212 20 North 4th St. Suite 214 Wilmington, NC 28401 56 | 2015 Souvenir Book Honoring the Past with New Beginnings Special Tha nks The North Carolina Azalea Festival would like to recognize the following agencies for the support and resources they contribute in making the Festival a success. Wilmington Fire Department Wilmington Police Department City of Wilmington Public Services & Facilities Department Cape Fear Public Utilities Department New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office Bruswick County Sheriff’s Office New Hanover County Parks Department New Hanover County Schools New Hanover Regional Medical Center EMS North Carolina Department of Transportation North Carolina State Ports Authority Wilmington Housing Authority City of Wilmington Planning Division The North Carolina Azalea Festival wishes to thank the following for their generous assistance. Airlie Gardens Foundation AlphaGraphics Wilmington Brooklyn Cigars Cape Fear Community College Carl Marshburn of the Henrietta III Clarins/Elizabeth Arden Community Arts Center USO The Cotton Exchange Culligan Water Edible Arrangements Hell’s Kitchen The Husk Isabella Grape Jackson’s Big Oak Barbecue Jungle Rapids Kingoff’s Jewelers Krispy Kreme Lancome-Belk, Independance Mall Learning Express Linprint Marine Max Moe’s Paint Savvy Wesley and Stacy May NC Ports Park Select Perry’s Emporium Port City Java Rent-A-John Rita’s Italian Ice Slice of Life Snowden’s Jewelers Terraces at Sir Tyler Transplanted Garden Trolley Stop USA Investco Wilmington Housing Authority Wilmington International Airport 68th North Carolina Azalea Festival | 57 58 | 2015 Souvenir Book WILMINGTON HEALTH is a proud sponsor of the AZALEA FESTIVAL! wilmingtonhealth.com 8450 Azalea Festival Sponsorship Ad.indd 1 3/26/14 4:48 PM Improving the communities we impact and the infrastructure they depend on. ©photo by cwillbounds SEPI is proud to support the North Carolina Azalea Festival. We are a full-service civil engineering, surveying, environmental, planning, remediation, and construction management firm, yet our work is more than just a job to us. At SEPI, we look at each new project as a unique opportunity to enhance the quality of life for our neighbors and ourselves. That’s why our award-winning, woman-owned small business offers clients a superior team of professionals dedicated to engineering excellence. RALEIGH 919.789.9977 CHARLOTTE 704.714.4880 WILMINGTON 910.523.5715 www.sepiengineering.com 68th North Carolina Azalea Festival | 59 Want to stay notified of Azalea Festival events throughout the year? “Like” us on Facebook: North Carolina Azalea Festival at Wilmington, Inc. NCAzaleaFest Hashtag #NCAF ColonialMarketing.com NCAzaleaFest Hashtag #NCAF 60 | 2015 Souvenir Book To our Princess and our Belle – Thank you for a Fun and Happy Year! Liz Carroll Have fun in Paris!!! Love, the Azalea Festival Board and Family NORTH CAROLINA AZALEA FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY BELK KEY Parade Spectator Parking Public Parking B R U N Azalea Parade Shuttle 7 am – 3 pm Wave Temp Downtown Transfer Station (5th and Princess) R Reviewing Stand E Emergency Route Out of South End Downtown WPD Barricade/Parade Road Closure 6 am – 2 pm WPD Barricade/Road Closed (Late Closure) Open to Parking Until 8:30 am Concert Road Closures ALL DAY 4/6/15 – 4/12/15 W K H H (pickup at Independence Mall) W S IC A N O V E A N O V E R U TT L APRIL 8th - 12th, 2015 5T 4T H H R AS Union Station N L R Schwartz Center E D C R O S 3R S W A L N U 2N Concert Road Closures 3 pm – 1 am 4/9/15 – 4/11/15 O N T G R D A C E C E S T U R T B D E T 3R K R K C O D Patron/ADA Concert Parking 2N D OR Half Barricade FR Restroom O N A T Children’s Area E Belk Music and Multicultural Stage Food Vendors Cap e Fe Fireworks Saturday, April 11 at 9:00 pm Queen’s Coronation Wednesday, April 8 at 3:00 pm Juried Art Show H D A Hilton Box Office/Will Call A 4T M Handicap Parking Artist & Artisan Vendors H S Bleacher Section Locations Miller Lite Main Stage 5T B A P ALL DAY 4/11/15 – 4/12/15 B H N Kenan Memorial Fountain R Street Fair Barricade Saturday, April 10 starting at 7 am, H City Hall New Hanover B C H Public Library B B T Wilmington Convention Center FR W D Battleship North Carolina ar R W iver Henrietta III AT Hannah Block Historic USO N T E AN A T B GE AS H PPD E P AN Route to Parking N M S Parade Route R A S End Parade Route C E E E C Parade Start IN S ER Riverwalk 68th North Carolina Azalea Festival | 61 n t e o s t C W t r i A n s n ’ e n r e s r d l i h C First Place Entries: Elementary School Winners 1st Place Becky Girolami, Parsley, 5th grade 2nd Place Sarah Hoffer, Carolina Beach, 5th grade 3rd Place Danielle Swart, Forest Hills, 5th grade HM Mollie Brinker, CFCI, 5th grade HM Yates Kirby, WAAS, 5th grade HM Briana Mijoie, MC Williams, 5th grade Middle School Winners First place Elementary School: Becky Girolami, 5th grade First place Middle School: Max Brinker, 8th grade 1st place Max Brinker, CFCI, 8th grade 2nd place Katie Witmer, Noble, 7th grade 3rd place Natalie Pressley, CFA, 6th grade The 2015 Azalea Festival Children’s Art Contest,now in its fifth year, was the most successful contest in its young history. The contest was kicked off in October 2014 with an invitation to elementary and middle school aged students to participate. Students in grades K thru 8 had until January 16, 2015 to demonstrate their creativity and submit their artwork. Co-chairpersons Stephanie Kraybill and Miss Greater Wilmington 2010 Brooklyne Williamson coordinated the judging of the Children’s Art Contest and were amazed and inspired by the incredible talent they saw. This year there were 343 entries submitted from a record-breaking 20 public, private, charter, and home elementary and middle schools across the state. Entries were received from individuals and schools from Asheville to the Pamlico Sound, but predominantly from New Hanover County. Artists were asked this year to title their artwork or provide an artist’s statement. Even more creativity was evident. The first place entry for the Elementary School category, titled, “Celebrating the Beauty and Uniqueness of our State in the Spring,” is a colored-pencil montage that highlights three of the most famous aspects of the Azalea Festival: the Azalea, the Queen, and the Circus. It was drawn by Becki Girolami, a 5th grade student at Parsley Elementary in Wilmington, North Carolina. Becki says that Math and Science, and especially studying animals, are her favorite subjects in school. Although she only gets to have art class once per week, this is also a favorite subject. She says her art teacher, Mrs. Suzanne Sload, makes art fun and interesting. When not in school, Becki enjoys playing club volleyball and hanging out with her friends and her two dogs Salty Bear and Ellie. Becki likes to attend art camps in the summer, too. When asked from where the inspiration for her art contest entry came, Becki answered, “First, from my sister who was the first Azalea Festival Children’s Art Contest winner, but really from Queen Azalea. The Azalea Festival is all about the Queen, so I HM Brianna Hayes, CFCI, 7th grade HM Shelby Miller, Noble, 6th grade HM Mary Wells, WAAS, 7th grade wanted to show her off in my artwork entry.” And show her off, she did! The first place entry for the Middle School category is an amazing watercolor depiction of a single azalea flanked by two beautiful Cape Fear Garden Club Azalea Belles who are keeping watch over a garden. The winning Middle School artist is from outgoing 8th grader Max Brinker of Cape Fear Center for Inquiry, also in Wilmington, North Carolina. Max enjoys studying Math and Science, and dabbles in studying Philosophy. In his spare time, Max likes to ride his bike and his unicycle, a passion he shares with his father and grandfather. He also spends time taking art lessons with Michael Van Hout at DREAMS of Wilmington, playing his trumpet, jumping on his trampoline to perfect his gymnastics moves, and hanging out with his friends. Max thinks one day he might like to be a professional artist or an author, perhaps following in the footsteps of the 2015 Azalea Festival Official Artist Clyde Edgerton. He is on his way to this goal - another piece of his original artwork will be featured in the movie “The Longest Ride” which will be released on April 10th. When asked what inspired his art work, he replied, “The azaleas and the belles are a central part of the Azalea Festival, so I wanted the challenge to capture their beauty on paper.” Like Becki, he certainly met that challenge head-on! Thank you to our partners: 62 | 2015 Souvenir Book t s i C t r l y A d l e a Edgert v i t s e F on Clyde Edgerton Celebrating Life Through Art Clyde Edgerton took up oil painting after discovering the art of local architect and artist Chip Hemingway. Plein air landscapes are Edgerton’s forte, though he is also beginning to work with human faces, human form and abstraction. His painting for the Azalea Festival will be unveiled Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Official Artwork debut sponsored by Wilmington Health. The unveiling begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Terraces of Sir Tyler, 1826 Sir Tyler Drive. “I’m honored to be this year’s Azalea Festival artist, especially in view of the fact that all sorts of excellent but littlerecognized artists perform and work in our community,” says Edgerton. “The mission of the Azalea Festival-to showcase nationally the rich array of Wilmington’s art, gardens, history, and culture-is spot on. Within our borders are communities and cultures that exist within a broader Southern culture of inclusion...art, gardens, history and culture. The Azalea Festival will continue to bring our Wilmington communities togetherto make things happen in a big way.” writing as well as-currently-a course on literature, race relations, community and culture in the South. He lives in Wilmington with his wife, Kristina, and their three children, Nathaniel, Ridley, and Truma. “Clyde is one of those rare individuals who can creatively do it all. I feel that as an artist who is a writer, he tells a story within each of one of his paintings. The festival is so fortunate to have him as our featured artist,” says 2015 North Carolina Azalea Festival President Liz Carroll. Along with being an accomplished artist, Edgerton is wellknown for his illustrious literary career. He has published 10 novels, a memoir and a nonfiction book about fatherhood. He is the Thomas S. Kenan III Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at UNCW, where he teaches fiction and nonfiction 68th North Carolina Azalea Festival | 63 e d a r a P Neuwirth Chrysler, Dodg Presented by e, Jeep , and Ram 2015 Unit List 2015 Miss New Hanover County Queens AF Children’s Art Contest Winners Air Force ROTC Detachment 590 Ashley High School Screaming Eagle Regiment Beach Community Worship Service Benefactor Sponsor NHRMC & UNCW Benefactor Sponsor RA Jeffries & LM Restaurants Budweiser Clydesdale Horses Calvary Christian School Canines for Service Cape Fear Chapter - NC Region, Antique Automobile Club of America Cape Fear Community College Carolina Christmas Queens Carolina Jetovator Celebrity Guest Dan Hampton Celebrity Guest Meg Caswell Celebrity Guest Miss NC Beth Stovall Celebrity Guest Skai Jackson Celebrity Guests Kerri Walsh Jennings and Casey Jennings CGC DILIGENCE Chick-fil-A Wilmington Restaurants Church’s Chicken City Councilman: Neil Anderson, Kevin O’Grady, Laura Padgett, Charlie Rivenbank, Earl Sheridan City of Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo City of Wilmington Mayor ProTem Margaret Haynes Coastal Carolina Submarine Veterans Coastal Urge Concert Sponsor Coastal Beverage County Commissioners: Jonathan Barfield, Jr, Chairman, Beth Dawson Vice Chair, Skip Watkins, Rob Zapple Dance Express Performing Arts Center Donor Sponsor Coca-Cola, Mass Mutual, & Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC Donor Sponsor Live Oak Bank, North Carolina Ports, Pacifica Senior Living, & Corning Donor Sponsor Parkway of Wilmington, Colonial Marketing, SEPI Engineering and Construction, Coastal Carolina Neonatology-Coastal Children’s Services Donor Sponsor PPD, Nangle, PNC 64 | 2015 Souvenir Book and ONEHOPE Wine E.A. Laney High School Marching Buccaneers Eagle One - 1937 American Lafrance Fire Engine East Coast Trail Riders Frozen Float by JCPenney & Learning Express Toys G&K’S Hair Studio Gable Event Sponsor BB&T, Wilmington Health Heide Trask High School Army Junior ROTC SSAP Colonel and former Fighter Pilot, Dan Hampton Hoggard High School Naval Junior ROTC HUMAN WALL FOR FALLEN SOLDIERS James Kenan HS Army JROTC Battalion Manhattan Beach Open Winner 2013-Beach Volleyball Casey Jennings Three-time Gold Medal Beach Volleyball, Kerri Walsh Jennings Joel Lewis Drum & Drill Team of the Community Boys & Girls Club John T. Hoggard High School Marching Vikings Junior Mister Dance of North Carolina Kermit Balloon Sponsored by the North Carolina Azalea Festival & Neuwirth Motors Learning HOW- House On Wheels Little Miss and Teen Miss NC Royal Court Little Quackers Train and Games Little Miss Wilmington and Tri County 4th of July Lowes Foods Major Sponsor Duke Energy Major Sponsor Hilton Marine Corps Band McDonald’s Float Mighty Marching Mustangs of Parkland Magnet High School Mini Miss Pleasure Island 20142015 Taylor Dunlap Miss Castle Hayne Katie Pace Miss Greater Cape Fear Outstanding Little Miss Court and Miss Greater Cape Fear Miss Jabberwock Princess Amiracle Davis & Miss Jabberwock Shakeria Richardson Miss NC Christmas Festival Scholarship Queens Miss Victoria Garrett, Jr. Miss Lanicia Morrison, and Little Miss Gracie Horrell Miss North Carolina Plus America 2015 Kendra Stallings Miss North Carolina’s Outstanding Teen Float Miss North Carolina’s Outstanding Teen Carolina Princess Averee Jaden Bell and Miss North Carolina’s Carolina Princess Madison Faggart Miss Southeastern North Carolina Olivia Faith Watson Miss Spivey’s Corner’s Outstanding Teen McKenzie Hansley and Miss Spivey’s Corner’s Outstanding Teen’s Carolina Princess Katie Howard Miss Wilmington Scholarship Pageant Moores Creek National Battlefield MS North Carolina United States 2015 Kimberly King Nash Equipment Co. National America 2014 Miss North Carolina Princess Queen Katie Fox NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher NC Forest Service NC Spot Festival 2014 Jr. Princess Kinley Jordan NC Spot Festival 2014 Mini Princess Ellison Dawson NC Spot Festival 2014 Princess Brooke Pacheco NC Spot Festival 2014 Queen Tammy Sue Daniels NC Spot Festival 2014 Tiny Princess Addison Moore Network Real Estate New Hanover County Register of Deeds New Hanover County Sheriff Department New Hanover County Veterans Council North Brunswick High School JROTC Scorpion Battalion North Brunswick High school Marching Band North Carolina Azalea Festival Multicultural Float “All Around The World” by Tienda Tropicana North Carolina Azalea Festival Princess and Court Float with AFYC North Carolina Azalea Festival Queen Azalea and Court Float North Carolina Blueberry Festival Scholarship Pageant North Carolina Cinderella Scholarship Pageant North Carolina Outstanding Little Miss North Carolina Red Knights Chapter 6 North Carolina State University Pipes & Drums North Carolina Strawberry Festival Princess North Carolina Submarine Veterans Once Me Children’s Foundation Parade Sponsor Neuwirth Motors Party City Peace Rose Montessori School Port City Silly Clowns Princess of North Carolina State Court Rex’s RV Transportation Sponsor Roger Bacon Academy Viking Cheerleaders Rolling Thunder NC3 Sisters With Class, Red Hat Society Chapter Skai Jackson, “Zuri” on Disney’s “Jessie” Smith Creek Boat Yard Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival Queens Sneads Ferry Shrimp Queen 2014 Miss Kenna Faye Silance Southport Fire Prevention Clown Unit Spartans Basketball Association Sudan Shriners Choo Choo Sudan Shriners Drum and Bugle Corps Sundan Shriners Van Patrol Techniques In Motion School of Dance Teen Miss Pleasure Island Taylor Dunn The Ice Cream Float The Island Men - Carolina Beach Dragon Boat Regatta & Festival The Pride of New Hanover, The Wildcat Marching Band The Raminator Presented by Neuwirth Motors Tiny Miss Southeastern NC Ava Rose Craven Totally Xtravagant Hair Design Queen Azalea Mallory Hagan Union High School JROTC VCA Wrightsville Beach Animal Hospital Wells Fargo Wilmington Chapter of the North Carolina A&T State University Alumni Association Wilmington Fire Department Wilmington Police Department Wilmington Railroad Museum Women Marines Association, NC1, Tarheel Chapter North Carolina Azalea Festival Parade Presented by Neuwirth Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram Please note that this years parade runs straight down Third Street: start at Market Street & end at Bladen Street PARADE PRESENTED BY NEUWIRTH MOTORS PPD A R N E T E B R C U N S W IC A N O E L L SATURDAY 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM 5T H H R AS R Schwartz Center TT E 4T V Union Station U B K H N A P E D C R O S 3R S W A L N U 2N D E S T H B A B D S H 5T 4T E G C C T E U R T H S IN N C N Kenan Memorial Fountain P R KEY O R A City Hall New Hanover B C H Public Library B B T Wilmington Convention Center FR W D S H T M T 3R D A R K E Parade Spectator Parking K C Hilton O FR (pickup at Independence Mall) Wave Temp Downtown Transfer Station (5th and Princess) R Reviewing Stand E Emergency Route Out of South End Downtown WPD Barricade/Road Closed 6 am - 2 pm WPD Barricade/Road Closed (Late Closure) Open to Parking Until 8:30 am B Bleacher Section Locations H Handicap Parking O N T E Cap e Fe Battleship North Carolina ar R W iver Henrietta III AT Hannah Block Historic USO N OR Azalea Parade Shuttle 7 am - 3 pm W D AN 2N Route to Parking AS GE Parade Route AN End Parade Route D Parade Start and End E M Public Parking S ER Riverwalk Special Thanks to Tinga Nursery, Castle Hayne Flower Farms, Ellie MAC designs, Jimmy Johns, Party City, and Lowes Foods 68th North Carolina Azalea Festival | 65 SOMBERG HALEIGH Photograph by Jack Upton 66 | 2015 Souvenir Book Linprint congratulates Haleigh, daughter of our Prepress Manager, Linda Somberg. 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