2013 Arts & Vine Festival

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Contents Artists/Performance Bios – 4 Festival Map – 8 Wine Tasting – 11 Food Vendors – 13 Members & Sponsors – 14 Kick-off Concert – 15


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nd welcome to Lee County. We are a vibrant, culturally rich community where business thrives and residents enjoy small town life at its best. Located in the heart of North Carolina, we are a bustling center of commerce and opportunity. Yet, we enjoy a family-friendly, close-knit atmosphere. Lee County offers an unmatched quality of life. The Chamber of Commerce, representing more than 500 local businesses, is proud to present the 2013 Sanford Arts and Vine Festival. We know you will enjoy strolling through our Civic Center complex to view artists from all over the region. This year’s festival has been expanded to three days and includes a Friday night concert in addition to the Saturday and Sunday exhibitions which draw thousands of art lovers and buyers each year. It is our hope to make Arts and Vine a “must see” for those who appreciate North Carolina’s talented artists – and don’t forget our winery tasting area for a

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relaxing sip from North Carolina’s top wine makers. The Sanford Arts and Vine Festival is truly a thrill for the senses; a celebration of creativity and ability, of tradition and community. While you are here, please refer to these pages where you’ll find listings and advertisements for our best merchants and businesses. Check out our downtown areas – historic Jonesboro, Broadway and Sanford – for an abundance of unique shops and restaurants. For additional information about our area, please check us out on the web at www.sanford-nc.com. Our office is located at 211 South Steele Street in downtown Sanford. Come by for a visit anytime.

Have fun! Bob Joyce, President Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce

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Sanford Arts & Vine Festival Artists/Performance Bios Ray Pottery

Pebbles Pottery

You may recognize Paul & Sheila Ray’s pottery from the Festival’s website or ads in Our State magazine. The Rays strive to enhance the celebration of daily life and enrich simple moments through the intimate connection of human hands when we use

Hand-carved country scenes with Bible verses are the specialty of Pebbles Bryson. Pebbles has been in the pottery business since 1995, starting out with a shop but now working out of her home to be with her children.

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Four Sisters Studio Two Rivers Studio

From his love of architecture-and a special request from a client- artist Gordon Batten began sculpting sinks in addition to his dinnerware pieces. Today, sinks make up the majority of his concentration, along with lighting pieces and sculptures.

Ozark Hillbilly Designs A lifelong fisherman from the Ozark Mountains of Missouri, Mike Williams began his art out of dissatisfaction. His handpainted lures were created to get more bites than your generic, mass-produced variety.

Horse-Barn Pottery Tonya Sweet has a deep love of animals. So it’s only appropriate she works out of a studio in her horse barn and creates many pieces with horses, butterflies and hummingbirds included in the design.

Gage Pottery Rich blue, gold and red hues are what you’ll find on the high-fired, fully functional pottery of Glenn Gage. Hailing from the NC Coast, Gage brings a collection of his impeccable artwork.

Blue Bus Studio When Tim Garvin creates his porcelain jewelry, he uses an ancient technique known as millefiori. This ancient technique, along with the use of more than 500 colors, results in the extreme detail and intense color of these unique clay pieces.

Self-taught, Martha Johnson is inspired not only by the world around her, but her travels, textures and even words. Her collages make use of paper, fabric, paint, plant materials and found objects.

Silver Palate Feeders A passion for gardening left Simone Barbe constantly searching for unique planting vessels and decorative pieces. She took matters into her own hands, creating unique vintage silver plated bird feeders and planters.

Flagman Productions NC artist Tom Butler is known for his attention to detail when creating realistic military, US, state, Civil War and flag paintings. He also creates an extensive amount of specialized military art pieces.

Canyon Art Casual, earthy and eclectic are the words Melissa Womble uses to describe her jewelry style. She creates her pieces with wires, metals, leather, stones, glass, bone and wood, among others.

Crystal King Pottery A child of potters, Crystal King grew up playing in clay and honing her folk art technique. Today, she is renowned for her whimsical, colorful hand-crafted pieces.

Stone’s Throw Following a career in education, Alicia Stone began making pottery fifteen years ago. Drawing on her inspiration found in nature, her pieces are decorated with designs of leaves, trees and shells.


Potter, teacher, director, founder. Harry Hearn has done so much more than create art in the 23 years he has been in the pottery business. He has taught classes and workshops. He has founded and directed a craft artists studio tour and was a founding member of his region’s craft association.

Evans Studio Brian Evans became a full-time ceramics artist after taking a continuing education course at Cape Fear Community College. Now known for his vessel pieces, Brian is also back at Cape Fear Community College. This time, as a teacher.

Waldroup Woodworks Using mostly salvaged wood, the father son duo of Joe and Chuck Waldroup, are creating a lot of sawdust…and a lot of unique, high-quality wood-turned pieces. Their products range from bottle stoppers to sculptures.

Sarah Stephenson Working from her home studio and self-taught, Sarah Stephenson has been painting for 24 years. Her husband, John, is an accomplished woodworker.

Gingerbread House Pottery Suzanne Bettis creates in a studio resembling a gingerbread house in the heart of Seagrove. Her sweet style can be seen in pieces adorned with dogwood flowers and elephant tea pots.

BlueStone Pottery It is the process by which a natural material becomes a piece of art through skillful labor and artistic creation, that rewards potter Audrey Valone. Audrey spent time being trained by a Seagrove potter before opening her shop in 1999.

Bristow Pottery Clay

Kathleen Master Designs Mixed media.

Lipscomb Woodcrafts John Lipscomb hand-crafts baseball bats, golf putters and nameplates with any name. He has been working in wood for 30 years.

Turning Point Clay Studio, Julie Fischer In 1999, Julie Fischer took her first pottery class. By 2008, pottery had become a part of her life full-time. Her works reflect the inspiration she gathers from her garden.

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Bittersweet Herb Farm Since 1983, Bob and Jeannie Moore have been “redefining dining” with their award-winning finishing sauces, flavored oils, gourmet jams and marmalades, balsamic vinegars, and dried herb seasonings. Their products are hand crafted, bottled and labeled making this family business truly creative.

Cedar Works by Frank Frank Hiltz began Cedar Works by Frank in 2012, which grew from his woodworking hobby. The business is still part-time until he retires from a career in finance. Until then, you can only find him once a year, here at this Sanford show!

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Down to Earth Pottery Jim Havner’s signature pottery is pitfired featuring a copper leaf on the inside. Along with his wife Mary, Down to Earth Pottery features figurines they call “mud critters.”

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Baskets by Judy Finding influence in Native American and traditional Appalachian designs, Judy Wobbleton has been weaving functional baskets for over 25 years. Through her own art and teaching, Judy hopes to pass the tradition of basketry to future generations.

Wild Wood Originals Avid outdoorsman and artisan Cliff Garren creates each of his exquisite home furnishings completely by hand. Not only do the pieces show his love of the outdoors, but so does his harvesting technique which leaves no footprint on our environment. continued on page 6

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Turning Point Clay Studio, Harry Hearn


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Southern Fired Pottery In 2000, Rex Hogan started making pottery as a form of physical therapy. 13 years later, he finds himself one of the medium’s premier folk potters, recognized for his rooster, eagles and face jugs. Suzanne Reese-Johnston, a potter, sculptor and educator with 30 years of experience, joined Rex and his wife Dolly at Southern Fired Pottery.

Dirt Works Pottery You can find Dan Triece’s pottery across the world. You may have seen it in national publications. He’s been in the business for 27 years and it’s his high end pieces and raku for which he’s best known.

Tyro Pottery & Creations

Coastal Carolina Pottery

Owners Kenneth and Jimmie Shillinglaw came to creating pottery from a desire to understand how a lump of clay can turn into something beautiful and useful. They strive to create practical works of art that showcase each of their unique talents.

Charlotte Munning Raku

The Lantern Hill Pottery studio, located in the heart of Seagrove, NC, boasts over 20 years of traditional hand-made pottery. The unique pieces are created to be functional and to stand alone as artwork.

It’s easy to see the sea and forests surrounding Christine O’Connell heavily influence her art. Her two dogs and three cats have also helped influence her handcrafted, functional clay pieces. Charlotte Munning’s work consists of hand built and thrown pieces. To create her highly unique art, Charlotte developed her signature glaze to emphasize the warm, rich colors of copper.

Ken’s Copper Creations

A backhoe operator by day, artist by night, Ken Coldren creates made-to-order wind sculptures, fountains, centerpieces, wall hangings and "yard art.” Pieces are created out of solid metal, which means they can be enjoyed indoors or out for many years.

In the Potter’s Hand

Brent Ragan began making pottery at the age of nine alongside his parents. Today, he sells pieces which are made using real leaves and dogwood blossoms. Some pieces even include original verse written by his wife April.

Potterphernalia

Mostly self-taught, Dian Moore left her career in dental hygiene 34 years ago to pursue a career in pottery. She now creates functional and decorative stoneware and raku pottery.

Dandalia Bakery & Coffeehouse

Cupcake artisan Mykal Harp defines “Dandalia” as the act of making a wish, conjuring memories of a carefree childhood. After 25 years working in the corporate world, she began a career creating cupcakes and thus creating moments of carefree sweetness for her customers.

Lantern Hill Pottery

JLK Jewelry at Jugtown Jennie Lorette Keatts has not been creating jewelry her entire life. In fact, she’s only been “turning mud into gemstones” since 1999 when she left a corporate career in travel and tourism to design jewelry full time.

Linda Dalton Pottery The husband and wife team of Linda and Jim Dalton produce pottery reflective of their natural surroundings images of woods, wildlife and the countryside. Their love of nature shows, too, in their efforts to purchase local materials and recycle their scrap clay.

Hank Allred’s Coil Pottery In a refreshing break from traditional pottery, and leaning more toward sculpture, Hank Allred creates his pieces using the coil method. With pieces ranging from small turtles to large coil pots, Hank’s whimsical streak can be seen throughout his work.

Cape Fear Pottery Reuben and Ann York have been full-time potters in Lillington since 2001. Their enthusiasm for the art stems from their belief that pottery is the ultimate artistic creation, beginning with a lump of clay and wielding it into something to be admired.


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North Cole Pottery

Phil Morgan Pottery

Maggie Black Pottery

Sandy Cole comes from pottery royalty. The Coles have been making pottery since the 1700s. Along with her husband, Kevin Brown, Sandy opened North Cole Pottery in 1989. Together they create a wide array of pieces from the utilitarian to face jugs, Sandy’s specialty.

With works in museums and collections worldwide, Phil Morgan is a well-renowned potter who has been in the business for over 30 years. He specializes in a very rare crystalline glaze technique resulting in truly unique, breathtaking pieces of art.

Smith Raku Works

A former resident of the corporate world, Sherry Hohl now finds herself 20 years into a career as an artist, and she couldn’t be happier. Always experimenting with new colors and textures, Sherry likens her work to experimenting in high school chemistry class.

Beau Williams and Tony Mitchell spent over 15 years as apprentices for Seagrove area potters. In 2011, they formed Mudd Pottery with Bandit, the dog and boss. Be sure to ask them about their decorative line using a “sagger fired” process! Maggie Black first started making pottery at the age of six. Her career choices varied from geologist to massage therapist to personal chef. But today, she is back to her roots making pottery in Foscoe, NC.

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Max Whitley has over 30 years of experience in making fine leather belts and bags. And he has his hands on every step of the process, including beginning with unfinished cowhide, making his products truly unique.

Kathy Whitley Pottery

Kathy Whitley has been a full time artist for over 30 years, making one-of-a-kind stoneware clay pieces of pottery. Her passion comes from the good feeling you get using a beautiful product in everyday life.

Handbagz & Gladragz Deborah Eve Loflin scours the country in search of materials to produce her one-ofa-kind “Earth Friendly Fashions.” Handbags, aprons, hats and accessories.

Chrisco’s Pottery Born and raised in Seagrove, Charles Chrisco probably has clay in his veins. He has been working with raku since 1980.

The Owens family has been famously creating traditional pottery for three centuries. Boyd Owens, son of M.L. Owens, now runs the shop in Seagrove, which just happens to be the oldest pottery shop in NC. Owens is probably

Caldwell-Hohl Artworks Thirty-seven years ago, Andy Smith took a pottery course. Today, specializing in raku and sagger pottery, Andy’s work can even be found in the Smithsonian Museum.

Original Owens Pottery

Triple C Pottery Cale and Christy Williams began their business out of a desire to keep their children home rather than put them in daycare. That decision has led to both of them working full-time in the studio and even their daughters are helping in the studio and creating their own works to sell.

best known for their vibrant red glaze pieces.

Mud Duck Pottery It was holding a piece of 5,000 year old pottery when Gene and Latonna Arnold realized they might leave their mark on the world through pottery. Since that moment, they have enthusiastically immersed themselves in the art hoping one day, 5,000 years from now, someone might hold a Mud Duck pot and consider the same. continued on page 10

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9 01-Triple C Pottery 02-Evans Studios 03-Mudd Pottery 04-Chrisco' 5 Pottery OS-Easy Street Leather 06-Kathy Whitley Pottery 07-The Pottery Den 08-Caldwell-Hahl Artworks 09-Phil Morgan Pottery 10-Berning Pottery ll-Two Rivers Studio 12-Linda Dalton Pottery 13-0riginal Owens Pottery 14- Brush & Palette Club 15-Jennifer-Betty-Jewel ry 16-North Cole Pottery 17-Shovelin' Barefoot Pottery 18-Keith Martindale Pottery 19-Dandalia Bakery 20-C.F. Tomchik Designs 21-Kovack Pottery 22-JLK Jewelry 23-Lantern Hill Pottery 24-Ray Pottery 25-Wyndham & Brooke-Haven Pottery 26, 27-Turning Point Clay (Harry Hearne) 28-Turning Point Clay (Julie Fischer) 29-Jeffcoat Pottery 30-Little Guys by Cindy Paliceo 31-Mud Duck Pottery 32-Pretty Baby Naturals 33-Dirtworks Pottery 34-Handbagz & Gladragz 35-Southern Fired Pottery 36-Smith Raku Works 37-Skyrivers Jewelry

38-Cape Fear Pottery 39- Maggie Black Pottery 40-Snell Design 41-Wild Wood Originals 42-Potterphernalia 43-ln The Potter's Hand 44-ln The Potter's Hand 45-Kathleen Masters Designs 46-Bittersweet Herb Farm 47-Cedar Works by Frank 48-Bristow Pottery 49-BI uestone Pottery 50-Coastal Carolina Pottery 51-Baskets By Judy 52-Tyro Pottery 53-Gopal Kapoor 54-Gingerbread House Pottery 55-Waldroup Wood works 56-Charlotte Munning Raku 57-Sarah Stephenson 58-Stone' 5 Throw Pottery 59-Crystal King Pottery 60-Canyon Art 61-Flagman Productions 62-Hank Allred Coil Pottery 63-Down To Earth Pottery 64-Lipscomb Woodcrafts 65-Pebbles Pottery 66-Blue Bus Studio 67-Horse-Barn Pottery 68-Gage Pottery 69-Ken's Copper Creations 70-0dd Designs 71-0zark Hillbilly Designs 72-Martha Johnson 73-Crystal Palace Glass 74-Silver Palate Feeders


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The Pottery Den Each time Gloria Howard’s husband returned home from a mission trip to a Native American reservation, he brought her a pot. Holding those pieces, Gloria had a deep desire to know how to make one herself. She enrolled in her first pottery course and holding the clay found something her soul had been searching for.

Wyndham & Brooke Haven Pottery Wyndham and Melanie Dennison both discovered a love of pottery in 1986. Wyndham took his passion for landscape painting and merged it with pottery by using the clay as his canvas. Melanie specializes in slab building. A technique that gives a freedom of form she craves. In 1996, the two met, married and merged styles to open their studio.

Kovack Pottery Since 1976, turning pottery has been Craig Kovack’s life’s work. In 1987, Michelle Kovack joined Kovack Pottery, hand painting and glazing each piece of work. Their products range from ornaments to utilitarian stoneware to spider jugs.

CF Tomchik Designs When looking at a piece of Courtney Fall Tomchik’s pottery, you are peeking into her soul. You are also looking at artwork that reflects the colors and textures of her home in the Appalachian Mountains.

Snell Design Graphic designer by trade, Renee Snell is truly passionate about designing and creating jewelry. Renee creates handmade lampwork beads from Italian glass then combines the beads with sterling silver, copper, crystals and gemstones for her oneof-kind pieces.

Skyrivers Jewelry Nadine Zenobi has taken her love of art and interest in healing arts and combined them into her one of a kind precious metals and stone jewelry. Her work includes creating custom, healing pieces for customers.

Little Guys by Cindy Pacileo Well-known today for her clay sculptures of miniature animals, Cindy Pacileo first fell in love with pen and ink drawing in college. She was raised in a creative family, drawing alongside her father from the age of three.

Pretty Baby Naturals Terrianne Taylor began making soap in the 1950s on her grandmother’s farm. Five generations later, the natural soap making has become a form of folk art and a true family business.

Shovelin’ Barefoot Pottery As a senior studying visual arts at the University of South Florida, Rob Bartee was drafted and deployed to Vietnam. There he received 5 Medals of Valor. Since 1989, Rob has been working full time in the pottery business, where he is winning awards for his art.

Berning Pottery Travis Berning grew up on a farm in Kansas. His experiences in farm life led to a love of nature evident in his artwork today. Travis’ work has been shown across the country and published nationally, including Southern Living.

Brush & Palette A club of local (Sanford, NC) painters.

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Jeffcoat Pottery Tonda Jeffcoat, an art educator, and Joe Jeffcoat, a retired banker, have spent over 30 years creating functional pottery. They built their foundation through study and tutelage and, finding that crucial to developing their personal style, now offer annual workshops to help promote the art of pottery.

Jennifer-Betty-Jewelry A lover of color and design, Betty Esch spent many years as the owner of an interior design shop in Raleigh. Betty has taken that love and turned it into a career creating individually inspired pieces of jewelry.

Keith Martindale Pottery Keith Martindale has 16 years in the pottery business. His unique cabin jugs have garnered him attention and awards.

Odd Designs Olivia Dowdy Brown works in clay, stoneware and Raku to created pieces used in her mixed-media jewelry made from metal, fiber and clay. She also creates Raku ornaments, fiber necklaces and scarves.


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Expanded wine tent showcases best of North Carolina Wine industry has boomed statewide in past 15 years SANFORD — When Marek Wojciechowski launched Chatham Hill Winery in 1999, there were only 14 other wineries in North Carolina at the time. Today, he’s one of 120. And in 15 years, the state’s number of vineyards has multiplied to more than 450. Wine has become big business in North Carolina, and some of the state’s top products will be showcased at the first Sanford Arts & Vine Festival, scheduled for May 4-5 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center in Sanford (a concert will kick-off the weekend on Friday night, May 3). “When I was opening, tobacco farmers across the state began diversifying and growing other products,” Wojciechowski said. “Business people then began seeing this as a great business opportunity.” Wineries are by no means new to North Carolina. As early as 1584, Sir Walter Raleigh’s explorers Phillip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe wrote that the state’s coast was “so full of grapes as the very beating and surge of the sea overflowed them ... in all

the world, the like abundance is not to be found.” Those grapes were the scuppernong and the muscadine, native to the Southeastern United States and much sweeter than the typical European grape. Their abundance in North Carolina made it the country’s top wine producer before prohibition and before the industry took off in California. In recent decades, farmers have headed west to North Carolina’s foothills and mountains to take advantage of the California-like weather conditions and grow the European-style grapes found in merlots, cabernets and chardonnays. “It’s not easy to grow here,” Wojciechowski said. “We’re still doing a lot of research at North Carolina State and other campuses studying soils and finding the best varieties of grapes that grow well here.” The state’s agriculture industry has benefited greatly from the boom in wineries. According to David Nestor, organizer of the Arts & Vine Festival’s wine tent, the grape

industry was responsible for $813 million in business for North Carolina in 2009. “We’ve got 1,700 acres of farmland growing grapes in our state, and these farms are employing 5,400 people,” Nestor said. “It’s somewhat of a rebirth for agriculture here ... it’s bringing jobs back, and it’s one of the best ‘green’ industries around. Wine is grown on the farm, produced on the farm, bottled on the farm and on many occasions, sold on the farm. Very little trucking is involved.” The tourism industry has grown as well thanks to the grape, according to Wojciechowski. “Tourists are visiting the wineries and tasting the wines,” he said. “In many cases, they’re buying them and coming back. We’re also getting support from state government, which is beginning to realize this is a big thing for North Carolina.” Wojciechowski said festivals like Arts & Vine are important in helping get the word out. “It’s all about education,” he said. “Festivals are perfect for introducing people to our products.” To learn more about the wine tent, which for the first time will also feature two Central North Carolina breweries, visit www.sanfordartsandvine.com.


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Murph Barnes, right, samples a red muscadine wine at the Woodmill Winery booth during the Sanford Pottery Festival at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center.

The former Sanford Pottery Festival created “A Celebration of North Carolina Wines” in 2009, and this popular event has carried over into the Sanford Arts and Vine Festival. The number

of state wineries (and even a brewery) has grown over the years as the popularity of our wine tent has grown as well. A list of some of the confirmed wineries for May 4-5 include:

• Adams Vineyards: adamsvineyards.com • Benjamin Vineyards: benjaminvineyards.com • Chatham Hill: chathamhillwine.com • Grapefull Sisters: grapefullsistersvineyard.com • Gregory Vineyards: gregoryvineyards.com • Hutton Vineyard • Locklear Winery: locklearwinery.com • Rocky River Vineyards: rockyrivervineyards.com • Starrlight Mead: starrlightmead.com • Uwharrie Vineyards: uwharrievineyards.com • Vineyards on the Scuppernong: vineyardsonthescuppernong.com • Woodmill: woodmillwinery.com • Railhouse Brewery: railhousebrewery.com • White Rabbit Brewery: whiterabbitbrewery.com Tickets for the wine tent are $10, and visitors can sample all of the wines and breweries on hand. To learn more, visit www.sanfordartsandvine.com.


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Whitworth to headline kickoff concert Sanford’s own Huckleberry Blue; Raleigh’s Scarlet and Crush to open

SANFORD — Since her days as the anchor voice and songwriter of lauded North Carolina ensemble The Biscuit Bur ners, Shannon Whitwor th has attracted international attention with her passionate presence and a talent that’s evident within moments of taking the stage. Now enjoying a rising solo career and fresh off the release of her new album, High Tide, Whitwor th will bring that passion to Sanford on May 3 to headline the Friday night Sanford Arts & Vine Festival kick-off concert at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Sanford’s own Huckleberry Blue and Raleigh bands Scarlet and Crush will open for Whitworth, a Brevard native whose voice has been heard most recently on national commercials for North Carolina-based Belk department stores. Whitwor th’s swoon-inducing style found its first showcase in her Ashevilleproduced solo debut, 2007’s No Expectations. Followed by 2009’s criticallyacclaimed Water Bound (an album that drew comparisons to Emmylou Harris’ Wrecking Ball), Whitwor th garnered praise in outlets ranging from People magazine to Garden & Gun. Her honest reinterpretation of ‘Americana,’ a la Mark Knopfler meets Norah Jones and the ghost of Julie London, has garnered Whitworth prime appearances from Philadelphia Folk Festival to Yosemite’s Strawberry Music Festival to Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Whitwor th’s sound has been described as a “smoky-jazz feeling with hot flourishes and honeyed flashes of Patsy Cline.” With her full band, she recently went on tour as the opening act for Chris Issak and Raul Malo. Her new album is more Motown and rock than the bluegrass feel of her previous releases ... Whitworth steers High Tide into waters both familiar and refreshingly new. “So many of my songs were penned from darkness, and High Tide came from a place of light,” Whitwor th explains. “It’s about heading towards that good feeling.” Good feelings are sure to be abundant on the night of May 3. The Arts &

Vine Festival replaces Sanford’s highly successful Potter y Festival, and one of the major additions to the weekend (along with art from other mediums and expanded food and wine offerings) was music. “Like the potters and painters who will be highlighted over the weekend, these musicians will showcase some of the talent our state and our region has to offer,” said Patrick Kelly, one of the festival’s organizers. “Music connects strangers and brings friends closer together. It’s going to be a fun atmosphere to kick of f this festival, and we’re excited to present it.” Tickets are on sale at artsandvine. eventbrite.com or visit www.sanfordartsandvine and follow the links to the music page.

Other Acts SCARLET

Scarlet is North Carolina’s premier dance and rock cover band featuring Top 40 music. The band has built a reputation for powerful female lead vocals, driving rhythms and tight guitar leads. “We are four talented musicians who are here to make music and are in it for the long haul,” the band states on its website. “We enjoy making every event an incredible experience for ever yone involved.” facebook.com/scarlet.music

HUCKLEBERRY BLUE

Americana. Roots. Real life. Honest to goodness fun. Throw in a little cowboys, some sass and driving harmonies,

and you’ve got yourself a good time. Sanford’s own Huckleberr y Blue is a country band with the ability to deliver countr y with a little rock, while bringing out “straight-up Nashville” in every song. facebook.com/huckblue

CRUSH

A Crush performance includes music by the greatest R&B, pop, rock and soul artists from the 60s to today. Crush is a band that transcends the barriers of style and taps into the timeless elements in music. With Crush, there is something for ever yone and a guarantee of great times. facebook.com/crush.raleighnc


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