Mint Museum Auxiliary

ROOM TO BLOOM CELEBRATING 60 YEARS

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Dynamic, innovative, visionary and modern are only a few of the words that describe Room to Bloom 2013. On behalf of the Mint Museum Auxiliary, we invite you to join us! This year marks many milestones, including the sixtieth anniversary of impact. the Room to Bloom Celebration (formerly the Home & Garden Tour), and creates a one-of-a-kind opportunity to recognize generations of Auxiliary leadership and to celebrate more than $12 million in donations including funds and acquisitions.

Under the careful eye of Auxiliary leadership, we are moving in a modern direction with a series of fresh, engaging and experiential programs that include the unveiling of two significant Auxiliary acquisitions.

Funds raised this spring will support a year-long program targeting a Project L.I.F.T. school that serves students in an economically challenged Charlotte community. It will also finance a grade level of Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Inspiring. Thought Provoking. PNC is proud to sponsor Room to students touring the museum’s blockbuster exhibition, Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World’s Bloom. Because we appreciate all that goes into your work. Fairs 1851-1939, opening in September 2013. Your patronage is vitally important as it not only allows the Auxiliary to fund these critical educational initiatives, but also to sponsor ongoing educational programs for the community and Stop by your local PNC Bank Branch, or Call 888-PNC-BANK pnc.com acquisitions on behalf of The Mint Museum.

We express our warmest thanks to our sponsors, patrons, party hosts, committee members and Auxiliary volunteers who share not only their resources, but also their incredible talent and passion to help move forward the Auxiliary and its important mission. Thank you for helping the Auxiliary bloom in 2013!

Room to Bloom Room to Bloom Mint Museum ©2013 The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. All rights reserved. PNC Bank, National Association. Member FDIC Celebration Chair Celebration Chair Auxiliary President 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS

HISTORY Auxiliary and Leaders 6-11

HAPPENINGS Events and Parties 13-23

HIGHLIGHTS Acquisitions, Patrons and Sponsors 24-39

HIGH BIDS Silent Auction 40-53

Mary McDonalD exclusively for HOW TO Reservations 55

www.fschumacher.com 800-523-1200 FABRICS WALLCOVERINGS TRIMMINGS FURNISHINGS CONTRACT/CUSTOM 5

SCH_2013-02_MM-ad-mint-04.indd 1 2/11/13 5:19 PM In 1936, The Mint Museum opened as North Carolina’s first art museum, In the 1970s, the collection continued to grow with several In the 1990s, the Auxiliary also purchased paintings by The Mint although it had no collection. A year later, four paintings comprised its significant acquisitions. The oldest piece in the Chinese William Charles Anthony Frerichs, Jerome Thompson, arts holdings. Over the next two decades, the collection grew slowly Collection, Storage Jar, dates to 2200 BC. Also purchased and funded the museum purchases several works of Museum and was entirely dependent on local donations. during this decade were works by Elliot Dangerfield, Spanish Colonial Art. Auxiliary: Benjamin West, Richard Anuskiewicz, Thomas Sully, In 1956, the Mint Museum Auxiliary was founded by Mrs. H.T. Cosby and Richard Champion, Benjamin Luks, , To usher in the 21st century, the Auxiliary acquired works a group of interested friends to provide financial support to and to broaden and William James Glackens. by , Augusta Savage, Laura Coombs public support of The Mint Museum. The first major project sponsored by the Hills, Blanche Lazzell and an extraordinary collection of $12,000,000 Auxiliary was the Home Tour which had been started by Mrs. Harold C. Dwelle The 1980s provided a time of tremendous growth for both American ceramics. as a benefit for the museum in 1953. With the founding of the Auxiliary, the museum and the Auxiliary. In 1985, the Auxiliary created IN DONATIONS a long roster of members have since contributed thousands of volunteer EMMA, the Endowment for Mint Museum Acquisitions. The 2010 marked the opening of the Mint Museum Uptown. To INCLUDING 3,800 hours to generate funds to support The Mint Museum through educational purpose of the endowment is to acquire works of art that commemorate the occasion, the Auxiliary commissioned WORKS OF ART offerings and acquisitions for the museum’s permanent collection. support the Collections Plan of The Mint Museum that also its first work ever as part of the Ten-Ten-Ten Project. appeal to the demographic and sensibilities of the Auxiliary Inspired by the women of the Auxiliary, Ted Noten In addition to the Home Tour (now known as the Room to Bloom membership. These funds are managed by the Foundation created Slow: Eleven Women and 400 Daisies. Noten Celebration), the Auxiliary has supported various fundraisers which for the Carolinas. Significant acquisitions purchased in the was named Dutch Artist of the Year in 2012. In 2011, the have included the Mint Museum Shop (1957-1998), the Mint Museum 1980s include works by Charles Burchfield, George Wesley Auxiliary hosted Oscar de la Renta for a memorable and Antiques Show (1967-2004), the Mint to Be Yours Tag Sale (2007-2010) Bellows, Harvey K. Littleton, Frances Cotes and the Auman extraordinary fashion show. Mr. de la Renta donated a ball and the Fall EnrichMINT Forum started in 2011. The Room to Bloom Collection of North Carolina Pottery. gown in honor of the Auxiliary. In addition to these works, Celebration, the Auxiliary’s largest annual fundraiser, will have its 60th the Auxiliary also purchased works by Dario Robleto and Anniversary in 2013. The Auxiliary began the Fashion Collection in 1972 which Albert Elbaz of Lanvin. now numbers over 10,000 items. In the 1990s, the Of the 35,000 items in The Mint Museum’s collection, the Auxiliary has donated Auxiliary helped the Fashion Collection reach a new level The Auxiliary has grown from a small group of 60 women to over 3,800. These works of art touch every department of the museum: by funding the museum purchases of exquisite examples over 600 members spanning several generations. To date, American Art, Art of the Ancient Americas, Craft+Design, Decorative Arts, European Art, Fashion, and Modern & Contemporary Art. of historical costume and haute couture from Jacques the Auxiliary has donated over twelve million dollars to Doucet, Christian Dior, Madame Gres, the House of The Mint Museum including funds and acquisitions. The The rich journey began in 1960 with the Auxiliary’s first acquisition In the Glen by American painter John LaFarge. Other Chanel, Pierre Balmain, Hubert de Givenchy, Gianni six decade partnership between The Mint Museum and highlights from the 1960s include works by the English painter Frederick Richard Lee and American painters, William Versace, Pierre Cardin, Arnold Scaasi, Carolina Herrera, the Mint Museum Auxiliary has been rich, strong, and McDougal Hart and William Samuel Horton. and Oscar de la Renta. beneficial to both the museum and the city of Charlotte. 6 7 Six Decades of Leadership and Service Mrs. John B. Harrison Mrs. Albert C. Littlejohn Mrs. William P. Philips, Jr. Mrs. Richard Sims Mrs. Hughes H. Hayes Mrs. Robert S. Lillen Mrs. Robert Pingry Mrs. Phillip D. Small Please consider making a contribution to Endowment for Mint Museum Acquisitions (EMMA) in honor of one or more of these visionary voluneers who have led the Auxiliary as Past Presidents and Event Chairs Mrs. Ben D. Heath III Mrs. Robert W. Long, Jr.* Mrs. Brooke Pitts Mrs. Gibson L. Smith, Jr. * over the past sixty years. Donations can be made on the reservations form at the back of the brochure. Mrs. W. Andrews Heath, Jr.* Mrs. Mimi Lucas Mrs. Rodney C. Pitts Mrs. W. Robert Story * Donations have been received in the spring of 2013 in honor of these volunteers in conjunction with this sixtieth Mrs. Ben G. Heilman Mrs. Lex Marsh Mrs. William W. Plyer Mrs. David Straut anniversary celebration. Mrs. Willis I. Henderson, Jr. Mrs. Robert E. Mason Mrs. Joe Polite* Mrs. John Switzer*

Mrs. Eugene C. Hicks III Mrs. Neill McBryde Mrs. John Pollard Mrs. James W. Thompson Mrs. Weston Andress Mrs. Don T. Carmichael Mrs. John Culbertson* Mrs. Ted A. Gardner Mrs. Dorothy D. Hodges Mrs. Hamilton W. McKay Mrs. C. Lowry Pressley Mrs. Peter K. Thompson Mrs. Blair W. Ashcraft* Mrs. Chalmers R. Carr Mrs. Walter Daniel Mrs. E. Reed Gaskin Mrs. Luther Hodges, Jr. Mrs. John McMaster Mrs. Norris Preyer Mrs. Lee A. Thornburg

Mrs. William Edward Austin, Jr.* Mrs. David Carroll Mrs. Robert I. Dalton, Jr. Mrs. David M. Gessner Mrs. Graham Holding Mrs. Carl L. McPhail* Mrs. William Pritchard Mrs. Paul N. Tolmie*

Mrs. James G. Babb* Mrs. Joseph J. Carruth Mrs. Alan T. Dickson* Mrs. Wallace Gibbs Mrs. Walter Hook Mrs. W.D. Melton, Jr. Mrs. John W. Purdie Mrs. Charles L. Truesdell

Mrs. George C. Barrett Mrs. George Carver Mrs. Douglas A. Donald Mrs. William Goodwyn Mrs. Cornelia Hoover Mrs. Ralfe Mesrobian Mrs. Starke Radcliffe Mrs. J.P. Tull

Mrs. Walter B. Beaver Mrs. Lloyd C. Caudle Mrs. William Donovan Mrs. C. Paisley Gordon* Mrs. Frank Horne* Mrs. Aaron E. Michel Mrs. David Redding Mrs. William K. Van Allen*

Mrs. Paul B. Bell* Mrs. Wynn Charlebois* Mrs. Roddey Dowd, Sr. Mrs. C. Paisley Gordon, Jr.* Mrs. James P. Huffstetler Mrs. Richard Miller Mrs. Haywood Robbins Mrs. F. William Vandiver

Mrs. Paul B. Bell, Jr. Mrs. John Cole* Mrs. E.J. Dunning Mrs. Michael F. Grace* Mrs. Ervin Jackson Mrs. Ralph E. Mills Mrs. Thomas G. Roche, Jr. Mrs. Vernon A. Vaughan

Mrs. F. Jack Blythe Mrs. David L. Conlan Mrs. Harold C. Dwelle Mrs. John Gregg Mrs. Cecil Johnson* Mrs. Roy Morris Mrs. Dalt Ruffin Mrs. Herbert C. Wall

Mrs. Suzanne Crist Botts Mrs. Howard Conway Mrs. Stuart W. Elliott Mrs. William E. Gribble Mrs. David S. Johnston Mrs. Brad Muller* Mrs. Vernon Scarborough Mrs. Brian Wilder*

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Mrs. Thomas M. Brantley Mrs. W. Fairfax Cooper* Ms. Molly D. Faison Mrs. Clay Grubb Mrs. Leon P. Jorgensen Mrs. John G. Newitt, Jr. Mrs. Alexander Schenk Ms. Rachel Williams

Mrs. Henry P. Bridges, Jr. Mrs. William R. Cooper Mrs. Charles B. Fellers Mrs. Alton L. Gwaltney III* Mrs. Phillip Jorgenson Mrs. George Newman Mrs. J. Prince Sebrell Mrs. John H.E. Woltz

Ms. Lane Brown Mrs. Harcourt T. Cosby Mrs. Charles Ferree* Mrs. Joseph K. Hall Mrs. Will Joyner Mrs. Erickson S. Nichols Mrs. James H. Shaw Mrs. Jack E. Wood

Mrs. Brian Bucci Mrs. James Craighill Mrs. J. Cary Findlay Mrs. Floyd Hansen Mrs. David G. Koehler Mrs. Blake O’Connor* Mrs. Robert Sheridan III* Mrs. Ronald H. Wrenn

Mrs. John Burlingame* Mrs. John Crosland Mrs. Ernest W. Franklin, Jr. Mrs. James J. Hardy Mrs. C. Ralph Kinsey, Jr. Mrs. Marc D. Oken* Mrs. Glenn Sherrill Mrs. Jildo Zaccaguni

Mrs. Patricia B. Burnside Mrs. Parker S. Crosland Mrs. Beverly Freeman Mrs. Robert H. Harleston Mrs. Gilbert Lee Mrs. John S. Pappas* Mrs. Kenneth R. Shupp

Mrs. John N. Calhoun III* Mrs. Charles H. Crutchfield Mrs. Jeannie Fuller Mrs. John Harney Mrs. Reid G. Legget Mrs. Lynn Pearce* Mrs. Blair D. Shwedo 8 9 2013 Room to bloom Committee

Room to Bloom Chairs: Heather Gwaltney, Charla Muller Auxiliary President: Cathy Austin Auxiliary Coordinator: Elizabeth Rodriguez Communications: Reid Simons Eat, Drink & Be Merrimint: Katharine Thomas Hospitality: Reid Campbell Modern MoveMINT: Paige Johnston, Aida Saul, Jackie Wells Party Coordinators: Beth Quartapella, Lesa Watts Patrons: Holly Phillips, Catharine Pappas Reservations: Mary Hahn Fetter, Tracy Stouse The Commencemint: Windy O’Connor The Symposium: Kimbrel Morris, Mary Bradley Thigpen Treasurer: Susan Calton Volunteer Coordinator: Elizabeth Fernandez 60th Anniversiary Liaison: Ashley Burlingame, Ansley Calhoun

2013 Symposium Committee

Symposium Chairs: Kimbrel Morris, Mary Bradley Thigpen Book Sales: Bobbie Sharrett Check In: Gaither Deaton Décor: Kat Mulford Reservations and Table Captains: Zelle Dunn Silent Auction: Katherine Daly, Stephanie Blanton, Lesley Shull, Grier Thomason Speaker Logistics: Kathryn Dixon 125 Cottage Place • Charlotte, NC 28207 • 704-333-5010 Symposium Program: Charla Muller 11 THE SYMPOSIUM

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Her first book, MARY MCDONALD: INTERIORS, The Allure of Style was published by Rizzoli in October of 2010 and is currently in its fourth printing. Written with wit and charm, the book showcases her sophisticated and ravishing interiors, divided thematically, and includes more than 250 sumptuous photographs.

McDonald is currently working on her second book due in 2014. Her first fabric collection for F. Schumacher has launched early this year, followed by an extensive rug line for Patterson Flynn and Martin. She continues to add new designs each season to her lighting collection for Robert Abbey in tandem while working on projects in New York, Utah, Florida and California.

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22 23 INSPIRED By Jonathan Stuhlman | Curator of American Art later in the decade she drew her inspiration from the natural world after spending increasing amounts of time time on Long Island and traveling in Europe and the Caribbean. BY THE PAST... The Auxiliary is thrilled to announce that, in consultation with Mint Museum curators Jonathan Stuhlman and Brad Thomas, it has The painting acquired by the Auxiliary for The Mint Museum comes from this critical period in Hartigan’s career. Titled Scotland, acquired two acquisitions: a monumental painting by Grace Hartigan it was painted in 1960 just before the artist moved to Baltimore. It is related to the series of landscapes that Hartigan had for The Mint Museum in honor of its founding members and past been developing during the previous few years and is among the largest and most abstract of these, filled with rich blues, Grace leaders and a video installation by Jennifer Steinkamp in honor of and punctuated by touches of green, orange, and pink. A few years before future generations of Auxiliary members. “I have found my ‘subject,’ painting Scotland, the artist stated: “I have found my ‘subject,’ it concerns Hartigan: it concerns that which that which is vulgar and vital in American modern life, and the possibilities of Hartigan was one of most celebrated American artists of the 1950s. is vulgar and vital in its transcendence into the beautiful…I want to distill my subject matter until Grace Hartigan Although trained as a mechanical draftsman during World War II, she American (1922-2008) American modern life, and I have its essence. Then the rawness must be resolved into form and unity.” Scotland, 1960 (detail) soon developed a love of painting and modern art. Hartigan moved to Oil on canvas, 84’’ by 97’’ the possibilities of its New York in 1945 and by the end of the decade had met and befriended Paintings by Hartigan from this period were eagerly acquired by collectors Gift of the Mint transcendence into the Museum Auxiliary artists such as Milton Avery, Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock and Willem and museums as they were completed and are, therefore, relatively beautiful…I want to distill de Kooning. In 1948 Hartigan saw a number of recent large-scale scarce in the marketplace. Among the institutions that currently own my subject matter until I abstractions by Pollock and De Kooning, and she spent a great deal of major paintings by Hartigan are: The Museum of Modern Art; The have its essence. Then the time talking with both artists about their work. This experience had a tremendous impact on the direction of her art, and she Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The rawness must be resolved soon set about developing her own abstract idiom. By 1950 she had been selected for inclusion in an exhibition of new talent Brooklyn Museum; The Baltimore Art Museum; The Cleveland Museum organized by the influential critics Clement Greenberg and Meyer Shapiro, which was followed by her first solo exhibition at into form and unity.” of Art; The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; The Minneapolis the Tibor de Nagy Gallery, and The Museum of Modern Art’s acquisition of her painting The Persian Jacket in 1953. Hartigan’s — Grace Hartigan Institute of Arts; the Smithsonian American Art Museum; The Whitney ascent to prominence in the male-dominated New York art world of the period was cemented by her inclusion (as the only Museum of American Art; and The National Gallery of Art. female artist) in the important exhibition “The New American Painting,” which was organized by the Museum of Modern Art in 1958 to demonstrate the best examples of recent trends in American Art and traveled to eight European countries. Scotland has remained in the family of the original owners since their purchase and retains its original gilded strip frame. This key acquisition is perfectly aligned with the stated needs of the Although recognizable imagery floated in and out of her paintings throughout her career, Hartigan made a name for herself Collections Development Plans of the departments of both American and Modern and Contemporary Art, helping to fill in during the 1950s with her powerful adaptation of the abstract expressionist style. Her work of the 1950s is distinguished by the gap that exists as one department transitions to the other in the 1950s and bolstering the museum’s growing collection its vibrant colors and powerful brushwork, as well as the way that the artist skillfully abstracted her subject matter. Many of works by women artists. Scotland will easily anchor a gallery and could be installed alongside other paintings in the of Hartigan’s paintings, like those of her colleague De Kooning, retain recognizable elements from the natural world. During collection such as our recently-acquired canvases by Lynn Drexler, Theodoros Stamos, Gordon Onslow Ford, and Robert the mid-1950s Hartigan’s canvases were filled with imagery relating to the urban environment of the New York streets; DeNiro, Sr., allowing the museum to begin to be able to tell the story of this important moment in American art history. 24 25 INSPIRing By Brad Thomas | Curator of Modern + Contemporary Art Nature’s Rushing Force (1868) in 1991, Ted Noten’s SLOW Eleven Women and 400 Daisies (2010) in 2010, and Dario Robleto’s Defiant Gardens (2009-10). the future... Jennifer Steinkamp employs computer animation and new media to create projection installations in order to explore ideas about nature, Orbit 12 will be on view this spring in the Media Gallery in the Mint’s Modern & Contemporary Galleries as part of the architecture, motion, and phenomenological perception. Her digitally Auxiliary’s Room to Bloom celebration that honors 60 years of leadership and giving to the Museum. As Steinkamp’s work animated works make use of the interplay between actual space and will provide inspiration for the future, the recent acquisition of Jennifer illusionistic space, thus creating environments in which the roles of “Nature is ever at work Grace Hartigan’s seminal painting Scotland (1960) will honor SteinKamp: the viewing subjects and the art objects become blurred. She has said, building and pulling down, those early Auxiliary members whose vision and dedication to “As my ideas and the work developed, I found I could dematerialize creating and destroying, the Mint continue to inform and invigorate its efforts. Jennifer Steinkamp architecture by combining light, space, and movement.” keeping everything whirling American 1958- Jennifer Steinkamp’s work has most recently been exhibited Orbit 12, 2012 (detail) and flowing, allowing no Video installation on In 2012, through the generosity of The Mint Museum Auxiliary, in exhibitions including Visual Music, Hirshhorn Museum and continuous loop rest but in rhythmical motion, Jennifer Steinkamp’s video work titled Orbit 12, was acquired for the Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, the Dimensions variable chasing everything in endless Gift of the Mint collection. Themes of the natural world as a spiritual and transcendent Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA; the Kemper Museum Auxiliary song out of one beautiful space abound in Orbit 12. Projected to monumental proportions on Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO; North Carolina form into another.” the gallery wall, the viewer is immersed in constellations of bramble, Museum of Art, Raleigh; and in group exhibitions at the Getty branches, and leaves that swirl and meander like celestial nebulae in constant flux. Winter’s bare limbs spring forth with — John Muir (1838–1914) Museum, Los Angeles, CA; the San Antonio Museum of Art; colorful blossoms, while lush summer canopies give way to autumn’s warm brilliance in a never-ending cycle of seasonal the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN; ARCO, death and rebirth. Naturalist and Conservationist Madrid, Wild Things, Kunsthallen Brandts, Odense, Denmark; and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Additionally, the artist The addition of this important work is supported by the strategic goals stated in the Mint Museum’s Collection Development participated in the 8th Annual Istanbul Biennial and the 11th Plan for Modern & Contemporary Art. As the institution is committed to strengthening its holdings of new media works Cairo International Biennial in Egypt. She lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. (video and time-based works in particular), Orbit 12 provides a dynamic sensory experience for visitors of all ages. In addition, the inclusion of this new, major video work by an internationally renowned female artist enhances the presence of women within the Mint’s holdings.

Furthermore, Jennifer Steinkamp’s “natural universe” and use of flora as a central aesthetic element align with other pivotal works acquired by The Mint Museum Auxiliary, dating back to the organization’s inaugural acquisition of John La Farge’s In the Glen, Portsmouth, Rhode Island (c. 1859). Subsequent related acquisitions include William Charles Anthony Frerichs’

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symposium Presenting Sponsor Hubert Whitlock Builders Photography © 2007 Joseph Lapeyra Circa Interiors and Antiques: Circa’s goal is to help our customers design living, breathing, Uniquely Qualified generational homes. We help create rooms of effortless style that welcome family and friends to a world without boundaries, a home that bridges the centuries. Locations in Charlotte and Birmingham. 2321 Crescent Ave., Charlotte, NC 28207 • 704-332-1668 • circainteriors.com HubertPhotogr RemodelingWhitlockaphy © 2007 Joseph BuildersLapeyra CustomUniquely Homebuilding Qualified HistoricRemodeling Renovation CustomHi-End Homebuilding Upfits SIGNATURE Sponsor Historic Renovation Landscape & Outdoor Living Williams Buick GMC: Williams Buick GMC (formerly Folger Buick GMC) is a full-service Hi-End Upfits automotive retailer located at 8201 South Blvd. in south Charlotte. The dealership just opened in a Landscape & Outdoor Living brand new, state-of-the-art facility in October 2012. We have one of the Carolina’s largest selections of new Buicks and GMCs along with pre-owned vehicles. Photography © 2007 Joseph Lapeyra 8101 Tower Point Drive, Suite 100 Charlotte, NC 28227 8201 South Blvd., Charlotte NC 28273 • 704-697-1600 • williamsbuickgmc.com 704-364-9577 phone • www.whitlockbuilders.com 8101 Tower Point Drive, Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28227 • 704-364-95778101 (p) Tower • Pointwww.whitlockbuilders.com Drive, Suite 100 Charlotte, NC 28227 704-364-9577 phone • www.whitlockbuilders.com 31 Photography © 2007 Joseph Lapeyra Photography © 2007 Joseph Lapeyra corporate Sponsors Moore & Van Allen: Moore & Van Allen is one of the largest law firms in the Southeast, with nearly 300 attorneys who provide sophisticated counsel to international banks and manufacturers, energy leaders, healthcare Belk, Inc.: Charlotte, NC-based Belk, Inc. is the nation’s largest privately-owned mainline fashion department and technology companies. MVA is comprised of 20 practice groups, including Bankruptcy, Business and Tax store company with 303 stores and 23,000 associates serving 16 Southern states. Founded in 1888, Belk has Planning, Commercial Transactions, Corporate, Economic Development, Employee Benefits, Employment and a strong tradition of retail excellence and community service that supports our mission “to satisfy the modern Labor, Energy, Environmental, Estate Planning, Financial Services, Global Services, Health Care, Immigration, IP, Southern lifestyle like so one else, so that our customers get the fashion they desire and the value they deserve.” Public Affairs, Real Estate, Taxation and Transportation. MVA’s award-winning attorneys are recognized as legal belk.com innovators who provide value-added service, not only by meeting clients’ goals, but also by learning their business and becoming a trusted partner and advocate. 100 N. Tryon St., Suite 4700, Charlotte, NC 28202 • 704-331-1000 • mvalaw.com

Doyle and Company: Founded in 1962, Doyle New York is one of the world’s foremost auctioneers and appraisers of jewelry, fine art, furniture, decorations, Asian works of art, fine watches, rare books, autographs, prints, coins, postage stamps and other specialty categories. Located in New York City, the global capital of the Salins Group: Salins Group has been in business since 2001 constructing luxury homes and renovating homes auction market, Doyle offers over forty auctions each year that attract a broad base of buyers and consignors from to fit the changing needs of their owners, making clients’ dreams a reality. Ben Collins, the owner, has gained an around the world. Doyle New York oversees an expanding network of regional representatives throughout the outstanding reputation and is known by many as one of Charlotte’s best builders. Salins Group is a full service United States, including a North Carolina representative based in Charlotte. Residential Custom Builder and Renovator. The process starts with listening to your dreams and needs and guiding Hilary Pitts: NC Regional Representative • 704-582-2258 • [email protected] • 175 E. 87th St., you through your project. We work with a host of architects and designers to insure the best possible outcome. We New York, NY 10128 • DoyleNewYork.com learn about your lifestyle, because our clients are indeed our partners, then we continue working with the design professionals to generate options and evaluate what best suits your lifestyle, situation, and budget. As your partner in the project, you will always be consulted and updated as to the schedules and process, all the while minimizing interruption to your daily routine while the work is being done. Hubert Whitlock Builders: We know that a home is more than a structure. It’s where people grow, where 1221 Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte, NC 28205 • 704-372-1942 • salinsgroup.com personalities thrive, where families build memories, where traditions flourish and where dreams become realities. So time and again, when the most discerning homeowners in the Charlotte area build or renovate a home, they turn to Hubert Whitlock Builders. We take tremendous pride in our high-quality, one-of-a-kind custom homes and remarkable renovation projects that add unquestionable quality to our clients’ lifestyles. A family-owned and locally operated company celebrating its 54th year of service, we are trusted as the builder for life. Business Sponsors 704-364-9577 • whitlockbuilders.com AK Nurseries: AK Nurseries proudly provides only the highest quality American and English boxwoods to the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama. AK boxwoods are truly the best in the industry. AK also prides itself on delivering your order fresh from the Carolina mountains, usually within 3-4 business days or sooner. AK boxwood sizes range from 18 inches to 4 feet. The company’s professionalism and customer service are second to none. Mark Phelps interiors: Mark Phelps is a Charlotte, NC-based designer and owner of the residential design 704-953-2720 • aknurseries.com firm of Mark Phelps Interiors. For over 15 years, Mark has used his traditional taste and tailored approach of design to create a refined elegance in his client’s homes. Phelps ability to combine luxurious textiles with clean lined upholstery provides unexpected detail within each of his interior spaces. Phelps expertise and talent has earned him numerous features in nationally read design publications including House Beautiful, Decor, Elegant Homes, Anita Holland Interiors: Anita Holland, Professional Member of ASID, is one of Charlotte’s leaders in Southern Accents and Dream Bedrooms and he was graciously noted by House Beautiful as one of “America’s Top high-end residential interior design. Offering a full range of services throughout the Southeast for over 25 years, the 25 Young Designers.” design firm specializes in classical, traditional and transitional interiors. With a commitment to creating elegant yet 125 Cottage Place, Charlotte, NC 28207 • 704-333-5010 • MarkPhelpsInteriors.com comfortable spaces, combined with superior service and a studio filled with an abundance of resources, Anita is able to tailor each project to reflect a client’s lifestyle. 601 S. Cedar St., Charlotte, NC 28202 • 704-372-6695 • anitahollandinteriors.com 32 33 Arcadia Custom Home & Renovations: Arcadia Homes is one of the premier builders of high-end, jerald melberg Gallery: Jerald Melberg Gallery celebrates 30 years of representing established and custom, luxury homes in the Charlotte area. We build the finest homes using only the highest-quality materials, emerging artists from the United States, South America and Europe. Among them are Wolf Kahn, Thomas McNickle the most efficient techniques and the most talented craftsmen available. Since 1994 Arcadia has been building not and Brian Rutenberg and the estates of Romare Bearden, Hans Hofmann, Ida Kohlmeyer, Robert Motherwell and only homes but also relationships. We are proud of the fact that many of our customers build with us again and Esteban Vicente. The works of art offered range from realism to pure abstraction, including paintings, works on refer us to their friends. We would love the opportunity to meet with you and show you why Arcadia Homes is the paper and sculpture, both unique and editioned. Works of art and artist talks can be viewed at www. jeraldmelberg. builder for your next custom home. com. Inquiries are always welcome at [email protected]. Gallery visits are encouraged, Monday to 6428-A Bannington Road, Suite A, Charlotte, NC 28226 • 704-412-4130 • arcadiahomesinc.com Saturday 10 am to 6 pm (and any other time by appointment) to enjoy current exhibitions and view other available works of art from our storerooms. 625 S. Sharon Amity Road, Charlotte, NC 28211 • 704-365-3000 • jeraldmelberg.com

BD Jeffries: B.D. Jeffries is a lifestyle store that is filled with 18th and 19th century European antiques, home accessories, and a wide array of unusual gifts. With an abundance of furniture and accessories both old and new, B.D. Jeffries’ interior designer has the resources to begin working with clients to create a comfortable and Lazard: Lazard Middle Market LLC, a subsidiary of Lazard Ltd (NYSE:LAZ), provides substantive strategic advice sophisticated living environment. on mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and public and private capital raising to the middle market. Our senior 720 Governor Morrison St., E110, Charlotte, NC 28211 • bdjeffries.com professionals bring deep sector expertise and important CEO and senior board-level relationships in their focus areas. Lazard Middle Market also delivers the global large-bank resources of Lazard’s professionals in 42 cities across 27 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Central and South America. 227 W. Trade St., Suite 1900, Charlotte, NC 28202 • 704-208-5820 • lazardmm.com Catherine M. Austin Interior Design: Cathy Austin, ASID, is best known for her tailored style that blends her love of art with a fresh approach to color. Before opening her design firm in 2002, Cathy worked for Sotheby’s, acquiring extensive knowledge of the fine and decorative arts. This invaluable experience trained her eye in line, form and proportion through cataloguing countless works of art and antiques. After design school, she Lucy and companY: Lucy and Company is a full service design firm located in historical Dilworth. Catherine M. Austin trained under interior designers Dan Carithers, Jacquelynne P. Lanham, Cindy Smith and Jane Schwab of Circa Established in 1999, Lucy and Company specializes in unique designs filled with color and life. With a INTERIOR DESIGN • ASID Interior and Antiques. Cathy helps her clients to find their own style and translates their tastes into chic, inviting showroom on East Boulevard, clients are able to see all a large variety of fabrics, furnishings and custom art and inspiring interiors. Suitability and simplicity guide all of Cathy’s design decisions. From the first hint of artistic with an appointment. inspiration to the last finishing touch, she focuses on each and every detail. Cathy specializes in working with 1009 East Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28203 • 704-342-6655 • lucyandcompany.com collectors to develop their interiors around their works of art. 704-442-8842 • catherinemaustin.com

Morgan Landscape Group: The welcoming atmosphere of your home is felt long before the front door opens. Thoughtful and meticulous, the Morgan Landscape Group is the Charlotte-area leader in landscaping Dickens-Mitchener: Dickens-Mitchener is celebrating more than 20 years of serving the greater Charlotte services. Our expertise extends beyond landscape design and installation to outdoor living areas, hardscapes, area as the single premier source for residential real estate. As members of Leading Real Estate Companies of low voltage lighting, grounds maintenance, irrigation, and water features. We work with our clients to create an the World™, the nation’s most prominent relocation and referral network, Dickens-Mitchener is your global real environment that says, “Welcome Home.” estate resource. We have over 500 affiliates with 4,600 offices and 140,000 associates located in 30 countries 704-588-2292 • morganlandscapegroup.com worldwide. Our agents are community minded and results oriented. Choose Wisely. Choose Experience. Choose The Dickens-Mitchener Way. 2330 Randolph Road, Charlotte, NC 28207 • 704-342-1000 • dickensmitchener.com

34 35 nFocus Magazine: NFocus is a monthly magazine that covers philanthropy, the arts, society, and culture in The English Room: From the super modern to the traditional, interior designer Holly Phillips of The English Charlotte. With innovative photography, event coverage, feature writing, and monthly columns NFocus brings you Room creates beautiful spaces that meet the individual needs of each client. Holly brings a love of art and an insider’s view of what Charlotte’s most progressive and charitable crowd is doing. NFocus distributes 10,000 antiques to her work that heavily influences her fresh take on classic Southern style. She loves creating interiors targeted publications free to the public each month in Myers Park, Eastover, South Park, Ballantyne, Lake Wylie that balance the client’s needs and dreams while respecting the budget and never sacrificing the desired and Lake Norman. aesthetic result. The English Room is a retail store featuring an eclectic mix of art and antiques, pillows, lighting, 703-864-5683 • 704-819-3999 • 1000 NC Music Factory, Suite C2, Charlotte, NC 2820 • NFocusMagazine.com home accessories, and gifts. 519 Fenton Place, Charlotte, NC 28207 • 704-377-3625 • theenglishroom.biz • [email protected] • theenglishroom.biz/blog/

Ruard Veltman Architecture, Inc.: Ruard Veltman Architecture is an atelier residential firm in Charlotte, NC. Their work is drawn from a wide range of historical styles and the use of timeless materials, but it is inspired by the unique challenges presented by each client. “The understanding of the people for whom a design is intended THE Scout Guide: The Scout Guide is an annual publication dedicated to promoting local businesses in cities describes its ultimate destination. The range of our work is defined by the diversity of tastes we are asked to around the country. Each city guide is unique in its print quality, photography and design. Our local editors scout consider. Each environment we encounter becomes part of our palette. We strive to be available to serve the life out the best local businesses and highlight them through beautiful photography in our printed guides and on our of the project. At any phase, these spaces are always with us – seeing things that fit, reconsidering things said, blog. We connect these local businesses to an engaged and motivated audience through local distribution and the dashing down ideas at a chance. Once built, we intend any space to explain itself by what it inspires one to do or national Scout Guide network. Scout Charlotte will be printing Volume 2 in April 2013. feel. A success, by the hands of all the designers and craftsmen involved, is the creation of a place for people who Web: thescoutguide.com • Subscribe: charlotte.thescoutguide.com/blog/ • Facebook: facebook.com/ want to be there.” TheScoutGuideCharlotte 104 Baldwin Ave., Charlotte, NC 28204 • 704-540-5620 • RuardVeltmanArchitecture.com

Sheryl Vandermolen Interiors, Inc.: Sheryl Vandermolen Bucci is a high-end residential interior designer in kind Sponsors who brings an innovative approach to classic design. Sheryl’s blending of traditional and modern elements creates Classic Party Rentals: Classic Party Rentals, the nation’s leading full-service event rental company, offers environments that are fresh and contemporary, yet timeless. She uses a very hands-on approach to execute impeccable equipment and exceptional customer service. From linens, china, glassware, and flatware to tables, interiors that are as functional and livable as they are beautiful. Sheryl works very closely with her clients to chairs, catering equipment, furniture, and a large inventory of tents, Classic has it all! We’ve got you covered from understand their lifestyles and then creates a home that is fashioned to their needs and vision. With Sheryl’s tent top to tabletop. Your party is our passion! knowledge of design, art, antiques, color and architecture, each element is carefully considered and integrated into an overall scheme, giving a seamless flow throughout all of her projects. 600 Phillip Davis Drive, Charlotte, NC 28217 • 704-523-9300 • classicpartyrentals.com 316 Lockley Drive, Charlotte NC 28207 • 704-333-5730 • sherylvandermolen.com

BMG/Full House PRODUCTIONS: Full House Productions is a Charlotte-based marketing company that represents local and national clients including Vida Cantina, StrikeCity, BlackFinn, Whisky River, Libretto’s Pizzeria Stillwater Plastic Surgery: Dr. Peter J. Capizzi and Stillwater Plastic Surgery help patients become their as well as several special signature events like Alive After Five and Grave Diggers Ball. best selves with expert breast and body contouring surgeries, as well as preventative aging treatments and fine medical-grade skin care products. Dr. Capizzi is expertly trained at world-class institutions like the Mayo Clinic and has honed his skills in over fifteen years of active practice. He is double-board certified in both general surgery and plastic surgery. Dr. Capizzi and his team are committed to achieving the best outcome for each patient, fostering good health, happiness and confidence. 704-655-8988 • Stillwaterplasticsurgery.com • Offices in Myers Park and Birkdale Village

36 37 F. Schumacher & Co: Since 1889, F. Schumacher & Co. has brought its commitment to superb quality and Porcupine Provisions: Porcupine Provisions, Charlotte’s premier custom caterer, provides full service superior design to interiors where only the finest products will suffice, including the White House, the Chambers catering from your most intimate celebration to feasts for hundreds. Let us help you create an event for your guests of the United States Supreme Court and countless distinguished residences. A fifth generation, family-owned to remember. Porcupine Provisions full service catering: Relish the experience. company, F. Schumacher & Co. is proud to be the only supplier of decorative textiles from the 19th century still 1520 East Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28203 • 704-376-4010 • [email protected] privately owned and managed by direct descendants of the founder. fschumacher.com

PPT Photography: PPT Photography specializes in capturing unique, eclectic moments through our photo- journalistic, documentary style of photography. We believe that every customer is unique. This is why we take JOHN LUPTON john lupton events: Party event celebration décor and styling. pride in documenting your special event rather than just posing it. Our hope is that we will be able to create lasting EVENTS 704-641-9461 images that are just as original and unique as you are. “When you celebrate it, we capture it.” 704-293-7459 • www.pptphotography.net

LEE INDUSTRIES: For over 40 years, LEE Industries has had a mission to create innovatively styled, high-quality home furnishings. A family-owned and operated company, we are committed to the good of our customers, our Upstares Media: UpStares Media™ is the exclusive source for adStep® graphics, a patented process that associates, our vendors, our community, and our environment. Through diligence, foresight and perseverance, converts staircases into dynamic, eye level billboards that can’t be missed, anchoring any outdoor program, enlarging we have become a leader in upholstery manufacturing with outstanding products, superb customer service and its scope and insuring message reminder throughout the day. adStep® graphics can be placed everywhere there cutting edge technology. Thanks to the craftsmanship and team spirit that is the hallmark of Lee’s success, every are stairways and have been used in dozens of markets and hundreds of venues to date. Airports, Malls, Transit masterpiece is built with pride in the USA. Systems and Sports Arenas are some of the commonly used locations. UpStares Media™ also produces graphics for total signage programs that can be placed on any surface including doors, walls, escalators, vehicles...you name it! www.leeindustries.com R. Nelson Lemmond • [email protected] • 704-451-5891

Loftin & Co. Printers: We are a full-service commercial printer and are proud to be the total solution for all of your high-quality, full-color printing needs. Veranda: Veranda is one of the world’s most exquisitely produced interior design magazines. Published bimonthly, 1908 Gateway Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28208 • 704-393-9393 • loftinco.com it is distinguished by its artful representation of interiors, gardens, table settings and floral arrangements. The magazine showcases the country’s leading designers and travels far and wide to bring its readers some of the most fascinating interiors of the world. Veranda is published by Hearst Magazines, a unit of Hearst Corporation (hearst. com). Hearst Magazines publishes more than 300 editions around the world, including 20 U.S. titles. Modern fabrics: Modern Fabrics is your source for exquisite designer textiles rescued from the cutting rooms 300 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019 • 212-649-2000 • veranda.com • Twitter @VERANDAonline of North Carolina’s finest luxury upholstery furniture factories. Owners Ewa and James have brought these select pieces of upholstery and drapery fabric to the discerning Charlotte customers for over five years. Modern Fabrics is open to the public and all of our fabrics are in stock. We are conveniently located in Charlotte’s Historic South End Design District. Individual Business Sponsors 1504 Camden Road, Suite 300, Charlotte, NC 28203 • 704-740-9675 • modern-fabrics.com Claudia Heath Fine Art Hilliard Studio method Dr. Dale Owen Jeffre Scott Nancy Maloney - Good Manors Inc. Kathryn Dixon Interiors Hidell Brooks Gallery Stark Carpet 38 39 The 2013 Room to Bloom Auction will not disappoint, offering Umstead Hotel & Spa, Poole’s Diner and Vermillion Boutique – A Girls Getaway of Culture, Couture and Cuisine: more than 100 must-have items including fine art, custom baubles, Girls, pack your bags and let the bidding begin! This package is so over the top it’s hard to know where to start. A two-night stay in a lakeside room 2013 at the impeccably luxe Umstead Hotel and Spa (taxes not included). An $800 gift card to Vermillion, a chic boutique that carries fabulous frocks vacation packages, shopping soirées and personal services. This from the likes of Alexander Wang to Zac Posen. A three-course dinner for four with wine pairings at Poole’s Diner, the upscale luncheonette that year, there is more time to explore and to bid as the auction moves is the absolute darling of the culinary world (think Bon Appetit, New York Time and Gourmet for starters). And if you can stand it, four tickets and Auction private tour of the NC Museum of Art. I know, pinch me! online and extends the timeframe for bidding. Value: $2,000 • Minimum Bid: $800 • Buy It Now: $2,200

Bidding will open on Tuesday, April 16 at 9 a.m. and will close Online auction Sunday, April 21 at 9 p.m. Bid from home, work, your car or your NASCAR Dream Tour & VIP Lunch: Penske Racing Behind-the-Scenes Private Outing and Lunch for Four with a favorite coffee shop. Penske Driver: Start your engines…Penske Racing is offering of a one-of-a-kind opportunity for the NASCAR fan. Penske Racing, winner of the offers aN easy 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship, also runs one of the most successful Indycar operations in the history of the sport. Don’t miss this way to support incredible opportunity to get on the inside track with a behind-the-scenes private tour of Penske’s impressive headquarters (located in Mooresville) See biddingforgood.com/ RoomtoBloom for more information and housing both their Indycar and NASCAR teams. The visit will also include lunch with one of the Penske Racing drivers! the Auxiliary updated auction items. For assistance in making an online bid, Value: Priceless (really, that’s what they told us and we agree!) • Minimum Bid: $400 • Buy It Now: $1,100 please contact Stephanie Blanton at 704-307-5666 or Katherine Daly at 704-840-4925. Music with Friends – Evening for Two at Music with Friends Fall Concert: Music with Friends is a music lovers dream! Each event begins with an outstanding cocktail party followed by a memorable performance by a legendary entertainer at the intimate McGlohon Theatre in Uptown Charlotte. Enjoy the rare opportunity to purchase tickets usually only available to club members. Past artists have included Diana Ross, Sheryl Crow, Jackson Browne, Tony Bennett , Crosby, Stills & Nash and many more. musicwithfriends.com. GO, DO, EXPLORE Value: $1,100 • Minimum Bid: $400 • Buy It Now: $1,210

South Carolina Beach Vacation: One Week, Luxury Condo: Your summer vacation is calling! Enjoy a seven-night stay in a stunning five-bedroom condominium at North Beach Towers, the most luxurious oceanfront resort on the Grand Strand, located in North Myrtle Beach across Eseeola Lodge: Cool Green Mountain Excursion of Golf, Dining and Accommodations: Treat yourself to a unique from Barefoot Landing. This gorgeous vacation condo is impeccably decorated and features six queen/king beds (sleeps 12). Donated by South getaway where you’ll experience a tradition of impeccable service at The Eseeola Lodge. Since 1892, generations of guests have been coming Street Partners. northbeachtowers.com. here to enjoy the beautifully appointed rooms, play the award-winning golf course, plan their special events and more in the cool mountain air and Value: $7,000 • Minimum Bid: $2,800 • Buy It Now: $7,700 splendor of Eseeola’s natural surroundings. Package includes two nights for two people. eseeola.com. Value: $1,000 • Minimum Bid: $400 • Buy It Now: $1,100

Palmetto Bluff – Three night getaway for Two Cottages: Escape to Palmetto Bluff, a special place that embodies the very essence of the Lowcountry. Perfect for two couples, a family of four or girls’ getaway. Relax for three nights and enjoy the ancient maritime forests Shelton Vineyards: Concert, Tour and Tasting for Ten Couples: Enjoy a concert with your closest friends in the Shelton and teeming wetlands. Stay in gracious cottages at the Inn where you’ll be pampered with Southern hospitality and charm. Your stay includes Vineyards outdoor pavilion. Your group will be taken on a tour and tasting at the winery prior to the concert. You may choose one of the breakfast daily, golf and the regularly scheduled Grace cruise. Palmetto Bluff offers the sophisticated amenities, classic style and signature service 5 Summer Concerts from May until September. The winner of this auction item will also receive six bottles of Shelton Vineyards wine. you’d expect from the world-renowned Auberge Resorts. palmettobluff.com. sheltonvineyards.com. Value: $5,000 • Minimum Bid: $2,000 • Buy It Now: $5,500 Value: $825 • Minimum Bid: $330 • Buy It Now: $910 40 41 Chetola Resort: Relaxation & Retreat in a Luxury Condo: Take family or friends to enjoy a two-night stay in a two-bedroom Mint Museum: Date Night at The Mint Museum with Guided Tour and Dinner for Two at Halcyon: No more excuses! condominium at the upscale Chetola Resort, an 87-acre resort within walking distance of Blowing Rock. Chetola neighbors a 3,600-acre National That elusive date night is just a bid away. Enjoy dinner for two at Halcyon, a true seasonal dining experience located in The Mint Museum Uptown, Park and is surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western NC. chetola.com. along with a guided tour of one the country’s most esteemed art museums (of course we think so!) halcyonflavors.com. Value: $700 • Minimum Bid: $280 • Buy It Now: $770 Value: $120 • Minimum Bid: $50 • Buy It Now: $135 Other Items include: Opera Carolina: Tickets for Four and Dinner with the Maestro at Luce Restaurant: Enjoy dinner with Maestro Meena • Dinner for 2 at Harvest Moon Grill and overnight accomodations at The Dunhill Hotel. (Value: $150) at one of Uptown’s dining gems, Luce, as well as the opening opera for the 2013/2014 season. Opera Carolina is the largest professional opera • NASCAR Hall of Fame: Family Fun Day for Four at Hall of Fame and Fuel Pizza. (Value: $130) company in the Carolinas and its sold-out maestro dinners offer an up-close and personal visit with James Meena. operacarolina.org. • Children’s Theatre: Family Night for Four at Brixx Pizza and a Show. (Value: $130) Value: $750 • Minimum Bid: $300 • Buy It Now: $825 • Barrington’s Restaurant Gift Card. (Value: $100) • Carpe Diem Gift Card. (Value: $100) • Inner Peaks: Day Pass for Two. (Value $60)

Eastover Excursion: The Duke Mansion and Dinner for Two: Enjoy a southern B&B getaway right in the heart of Charlotte by indulging in an overnight stay for two at the historic Duke Mansion. Also enjoy dinner at Napa on Providence ($100 gift certificate). True to the name, Napa on Providence is casual and earthy but with ageless style and quality. dukemansion.com. napaonprovidence.com. Value: $400 • Minimum Bid: $160 • Buy It Now: $440 Adorn, Decorate, Enhance

SCHUMACHER – Mary McDonald Fabric (16 YDS. BACKDROP OF CHINOIS PALAIS FABRIC AND 8 yds. LABYRINTH TAPE): The Peninsula Club: Golf for Four: Venture to beautiful Lake Norman to play eighteen holes at the pristine Peninsula Club. This private Inspired by Mary McDonald’s love of Chinoiserie, this finely woven linen print is derived from an antique Chinese painted silk mural panel. The club boasts a championship course designed by Rees Jones and has hosted LPGA, USGA and AJGA events. The course offers a challenge to players delicately interpreted design features exotic birds among a flowering tree of peonies and cherry blossoms. The grandly scaled pattern retains the of all skill levels. Sixteen holes feature lake views with many playing over or along the water. Greens fees and cart fees included. mural-like aspect of the original panel, with ground below and sky above the graceful arbor. Its scale and height combine with a clear and soft color Value: $400 • Minimum Bid: $160 • Buy It Now: $440 palette, creating it a perfect choice for elegant curtain panels, duvets or wall upholstery. This richly embroidered tape is inspired by an intricate Chinese fretwork design. The subtly shimmering embroidery adds a silky appearance to this elegant trimming, which is interpreted in shades of soft grey against ivory cotton grounds. The quiet geometry of Labyrinth Tape will add a polished look to curtain edges, upholstery and bed skirts, BRIDGE Soirée AND GAME FOR TWELVE: Join Auxiliary members Jenny Joyner and Leigh Edwards as they host a fabulous bridge soirée and pillows and chair backs. game at Leigh’s lovely Eastover home. This gathering for 12 players includes all the bridge accoutrements including coffee, treats, set hands and Value: $3,200 • Minimum Bid: $1,600 • Buy It Now: $3,520 prizes. Value: $250 • Minimum Bid: $150 • Buy It Now: $175 Schumacher – Mary McDonald Fabric (15 yds for Loveseat Upholstered in Honeycomb): Mary McDonald’s love of quilted fabrics inspired this modern matelasse. A classic hexagon design is translated into a dimensional weave that features an all-cotton satin NC Dance Theatre – Dinner and Dancing for Two: Enjoy a traditional date night in uptown with tickets for two to a North Carolina Dance face. The fabric adds a subtle geometric element to a traditional or modern interior. Theatre performance to experience finely tuned artists who bring passion and personality to every performance. Choose from the Contemporary Value: $3,200 • Minimum Bid: $1,600 • Buy It Now: $3,520 Fusion show (April 25-27) or any show in the 2013-14 Season. Top off your evening with a romantic dinner at Aria ($100 gift certificate) located in Founders Hall in the heart of center of uptown. ncdance.org, ariacharlotte.com. Value: $200 • Minimum Bid: $80 • Buy It Now: $225

42 43 SCHUMACHER – Mary McDonald Fabric (4 YDS. oTTOMAN UPHOLSTERED IN VANDERBILT VELVET): A bold geometric linear Nancy Maloney, Good Manors Inc. – Pair of Antique Olive Oil Jar Lamps: Fabulous antique olive oil jars have been repurposed design is interpreted in a large scale, adding a modern sensibility to this luxurious Italian cut velvet fabric. The viscose pile adds dimension and a into uber-fabulous lamps! A nuanced amber color, the lamps feature a Lucite base and finial as well as burlap shades. These lamps are the perfect silky hand to this sumptuous upholstery weave, resulting in an elegant look for a modern interior. accent to a neutral décor or to a room with sleek grey, navy or chocolate. goodmanorsinc.com. Value: $1,200 • Minimum Bid: $480 • Buy It Now: $1,320 Value: $900 • Minimum Bid: $225 • Buy It Now: $990

SCHUMACHER – Mary McDonald Fabric (PAIR OF PILLOWS IN GREY LINEN WITH CREAM APPLIQUES): This bold geometric Ruard Veltman Architecture – four consecutive hours of architectural consultation: Ruard Veltman Architecture applique is inspired by Mary McDonald’s love of decorative dressmaker details, which she often incorporates into her designs for interiors. Adapted is an atelier residential firm in Charlotte, NC. Their work is drawn from a wide range of historical styles and the use of timeless materials, but it is from a Chinese meander, or border pattern, the applique features a Greek key style motif, which has been edge-embroidered on a fine linen ground. inspired by the unique challenges presented by each client. The understanding of the people for whom a design is intended describes its ultimate Its versatile palette includes quiet neutrals and bold navy, perfect for placement against a variety. destination. The range of our work is defined by the diversity of tastes we are asked to consider. Each environment we encounter becomes part Value: $400 • Minimum Bid: $160 • Buy It Now: $440 of our palette. We strive to be available to serve the life of the project. At any phase, these spaces are always with us – seeing things that fit, reconsidering things said, dashing down ideas at a chance. Once built, we intend any space to explain itself by what it inspires one to do or feel. A success, by the hands of all the designers and craftsmen involved, is the creation of a place for people who want to be there. SCHUMACHER – Mary McDonald Fabric (PAIR OF PILLOWS IN CREAM LINEN WITH GREY APPLIQUES): Mary McDonald’s Value: $800 • Minimum Bid: $320 • Buy It Now: $880 love of fashion includes dressmaker details and touches in her interiors, such as the use of passementerie frogs and custom embroidered motifs. This chinoiserie-inspired motif is translated into an embroidered linen applique, which may be applied to pillows, chair backs, pelmets, and upholstery skirts. The graphic, lattice-like shape adds an elegant and decorative note to a range of traditional and modern Bunny Williams’ BeeLine Home – Verdi Lamp: Former Symposium speaker and creator of all things comfortably high style, Bunny rooms. Williams’ most popular ceramic lamp features an abstract leaf pattern in spring green and white, and rests on a hand carved gilt base. It’s an Value: • $400 Minimum Bid: $160 • Buy It Now: $440 elegant lamp with an unexpected pattern that can go Marrakesh, India, Coastal or contemporary minimal. bunnywilliams.com. Value: $750 • Minimum Bid: $300 • Buy It Now: $825

Mary McDonald – Pair of Annika Table Lamps: Mary McDonald, this year’s Room to Bloom speaker, has more than an illuminating personality, she also has a fabulous new lamp collection from Robert Abbey. These two Annika lamps feature a glossy, monochromatic column Atlanta design excursion hosted by Catherine M. Austin Interior Design and Kathryn Dixon Interiors: Ever base that pop with a touch of ivory or brass accents and infuse a graceful elegance into any modern interior. These lamps are high-impact and in dream of an afternoon of shopping, antiquing and brainstorming with your own personal interior designers? Well, dream no more. Cathy Austin, high demand! marymcdonaldinc.com. ASID, and Kathryn Dixon will serve as your exclusive escorts through Scott’s Antique Market or the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center for this Value: $1,150 • Minimum Bid: $460 • Buy It Now: $1,265 personalized half day design excursion. Cathy and Kathryn will share their expertise and advise you on your interior design needs. They will also treat you to lunch at one of their favorite Atlanta eateries. So grab three of your friends, mark your calendar and spend the afternoon experiencing Atlanta’s best design resources. catherinemaustin.com, kathryndixoninteriors.com. Leontine Linens – Hand Stitched King Quilt: Known for creating impeccable couture linens for the home, Leontine Linens offers this Value: $1,500 • Minimum Bid: $600 • Buy it Now: $1,650 gorgeous hand-stitched King quilt that quietly whispers heirloom quality. Founder Jane Scott Hodges creates luxury linens and accessories for everyday use and this quilt is meant to be enjoyed now and for generations to come. leontinelinens.com. Value: $2,000 • Minimum Bid: $800 • Buy It Now: $2,200 AK Nurseries – Two 36 x 36 Boxwoods (delivered and installed): Boxwoods are like the Little Black Dress – they’re perfect for every landscape occasion. They blend beautifully in traditional and contemporary landscape design as an edging, hedge, screen or accent plant. It doesn’t get any better than AK Nurseries – they will deliver and install these timeless shrubs, making for a hassle-free experience (just like the LBD). aknurseries.com. Value: $700 • Minimum Bid: $280 • Buy It Now: $770 44 45 Anita Holland Interiors – Pair of Black Forest Lamps: Called by some, the “most important electrical invention of humankind,” Arzberger Stationers – Custom stationery set: Some say the art of the handwritten letter is lost. You can help revive the epistolary (though surely the microwave rates a close second!) the lamp offers light, comfort and design appeal. So do these beautiful lamps from Anita communication with custom-made stationery from Arzberger Stationers, one of the area’s most prestigious resources for custom and fine Holland. One lamp features a buck and fawn and the other a pair of pheasants, and both are ideal for a study, office or mountain retreat. stationery. This set includes 100 white or ecru cards with lined envelopes, engraved in the ink color of your choice. Name and return address plates anitahollandinteriors.com. are included, as well as a one-hour consultation to design your special set. arzbergerstationers.com. Value: $600 • Minimum Bid: $240 • Buy It Now: $660 Value: $475 • Minimum Bid: $190 • Buy It Now: $525

Elizabeth Bruns – William Yeoward “Kristy” Crystal Vase: Few things exemplify the tradition of English craftsmanship like Laura Casey Interiors – Design Consultation and Summary: Laura is a graduate of the NY School of Interior Design and worked William Yeoward. This gorgeous crystal vase is donated by the venerable Elizabeth Bruns, Inc., one of the Southeast’s leading jewelers and fine for Victoria Hagan and Cullman & Kravis before opening her own firm in 2003. Laura Casey Interiors is a full-service residential and commercial china and crystal retailers. Hand cut in a Georgian style and featuring a flower-arranging center, this piece is a showstopper. elizabethbruns.com. Interior Design firm and has been based in Charlotte since 2007. The consultation will last two hours and is followed by a written summary of Value: $560 • Minimum Bid: $225 • Buy It Now: $616 suggested enhancements. This consultation may be used for a residential or commercial space. lauracaseyinteriors.com. Value: $400 • Minimum Bid: $160 • Buy It Now: $440

Alexander Scott – $500 Gift Certificate & Private Label Candle: Old school elegance meets the posh and pretty at David Newcombe and Rusty Griffith’s fabulous store housed in the former McColl Center for Fine Art on East Boulevard. Featuring home furnishings, gifts Circa Interiors – Lee Industries Driftwood Table: This versatile table features an elongated table base that slides easily under a and accessories from a discerning cadre of vendors, Alexander Scott never disappoints and what could be better than a fabulous shopping spree in sofa or chair, creating a flexible piece that’s at home in the living room, den or library. Provided by Circa Interiors, and long-time design enthusiasts, this delicious home furnishings boutique? Plus, you’ll take home their delightful signature candle. alexanderscottinteriors.com. friends and Auxiliary members and supporters, Jane Schwab and Cindy Smith. circainteriors.com. Value: $535 • Minimum Bid $215 • Buy It Now: $590 Value: $295 • Minimum Bid: $120 • Buy It Now: $395

The Morgan Landscape Group and Laurie Durden Garden Design - On-Site Landscape Consultation and Elegant Other Items include: Garden Containers: The Morgan Landscape Group has been creating vibrant gardens and relaxing retreats in Charlotte’s neighborhoods and • Blair Farris Designs – Landscape Design Consultation. (Value: $250) communities for decades. Mark has selected a pair of elegant planters and planted them with an innovative color display. The planters will be • Slate Interiors – $200 Gift Certificate. (Value: $200) delivered and set in place at your convenience. Laurie Durden Garden Design is a full-service landscape design firm specializing in the design of • Campbell’s Greenhouse & Nursery – Orchid Arrangement. (Value $125) private gardens that are both beautiful and practical. With each project, she aims to provide a seamless transition from house to garden, always • Anne Buresh Designs: A 2-Hour Interior Design Consultation. (Value $125) striving to enhance the way her clients live. Laurie will come to your home for a two-hour consultation to discuss a landscape topic of your choice, including overall site design, planting design and garden furnishings. morganlandscapegroup.com. Value: $1,500 • Minimum Bid: $600 • Buy It Now: $1,650

Mrs. Howard – Two Rose Tarlow decorative pillows: Rose Tarlow said it best – “Sometimes an unexpected fabric adds the Relax, Unwind, RESTORE perfect dimension to a room.” And these eponymous pillows are no exception. These tasteful 23-inch square pillows are the perfect addition to any Varji & Varji – Hair, Make Up and StylING before the Eat, Drink and Be MerriMINT: Grab your girlfriends and your groove room in the house, and are donated by Mrs. Howard, a fabulous interior design store comfortably ensconced in the former Charlotte Women’s Club and gear up for some serious pre-party primping prior to our final Room to Bloom event, Eat, Drink and Be MerriMINT. Varji and Varji is one of space on Morehead Street. phoebehoward.net. Charlotte’s premier salon and spas, and owners Max and Susan will provide a private styling event for thirty people in their luxurious digs. Get ready Value: $480 • Minimum Bid: $190 • Buy It Now: $530 for hair, make up, pre-party cocktails, and lots of fun! varji.com. Value: $3,000 • Minimum Bid: $1,200 • Buy It Now: $3,300 46 47 Hilliard Studio – Twenty SessionS + DVD: Swimsuit season, here you come! The Hilliard Studio Method® is a core-centric, pilates- Admire, Appreciate, Adore based workout incorporating hand weights, resistance training, intense isometric positions, floor and ballet barre work. This results-driven workout elongates the body, improving overall strength, flexibility and posture. Also, enjoy practicing at home with Hilliard’s new DVD valued at $50. Andy Braitman – Oil Painting: Andy Braitman is an artist of national stature. His work has been featured in galleries and shows in Santa hilliardstudiomethod.com. Fe, Chicago, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Holland, and Brazil. He has exhibited at Jerald Melberg, Hodges Taylor, Shain Fine Art and now the RedSky Value: $470 • Minimum Bid: $280 • Buy It Now: $520 Gallery, and in many other galleries throughout the state. He was chosen by Nancy Reagan as one of America’s Leading Artists and a piece of his work is on display in the Smithsonian Institute. andybraitman.com. Value: $3,600 • Minimum Bid: $1,440 • Buy It Now: $3,960 Barret C. Butler, MPH RD LDN – Nutrition & Wellness Consultation: Feeling great is always in style, and with spot-on counseling from one of Charlotte’s most sought-after nutrition experts, you’ll be looking great, too. This package includes three one-on-one sessions with registered dietician Barret Butler. Barret has her Masters in Public Health from UNC-CH and an undergraduate degree from UVA. During your Windy O’Connor – Oil Painting: Windy’s work is driven primarily by her love of color and the feel of paint. Windy views each of her sessions, Barret will measure body fat, conduct a nutrition assessment, and develop a plan for your individualized health goals. She’ll also include paintings as an attempt to disconnect from the reality of an object or landscape through traditional representation and abstraction. She sees God’s an overview of how to shop Whole Foods. beauty all around and honors his creations through this abstraction and expressionism. windyoconnorfineart.com. Value: $450 • Minimum Bid: $180 • Buy It Now: $495 Value: $2,500 • Minimum Bid: $1,000 • Buy It Now: $2,750

8 The Salon at the Village at SouthPark: Looking for your look? Husband and wife team Rodger and Amy are the owners of 8 The Salon at The Village at SouthPark and have a passion for helping women find their personalized look. This fabulous package includes a cut tailored to the Beverly Edens – Oil Painting: Beverly has always been intrigued with the relationship of art and poetry. A lawyer by trade, Beverly pursued shape of your face, as well as color to match your skin tone and eyes. Since opening their cutting edge salon, Rodger and Amy have received a lot her passion for art by studying the Old Masters and disciples of Tonalism, as well as studying with modern masters. She has succeeded in creating of media attention for their ability to transform the way women look and feel. work that invokes a sense of mystery of place and is now a part of important collections on the East Coast. Her talent is apparent in her ability to create works that incorporate techniques of abstraction, expression and simplification of complicated subjects. Beverly seeks to create an image Value: $400 • Minimum Bid: $160 • Buy It Now: $440 that generates a sense of transcendentalism, repose, and tone. Value: $1,200 • Minimum Bid: $480 • Buy It Now: $1,320

Jeffre Scott – Winks and Drinks and an Evening with Friends: As a former national makeup artist for Chanel, Jeffre is the go-to resource for the latest and greatest in beauty products. His pièce de résistance, of course, is his inimitable skill when it comes to brow shaping. Grab three girlfriends for an evening at his Providence Road boutique for some serious brow work (the wink) and lots of wine (the drink) from neighbor, Susan McAlister – Oil Painting: Susan McAlister has been painting for over 30 years. Born and raised in the Hunt Country of Virginia, Bond Street Wines. jeffrescott.com. McAlister received her BA from Davidson College where she studied with Herb Jackson and Russ Warren. She has participated in numerous group shows and was the feature artist at the Low Country Land Trust 2011 Gala. Her paintings speak to a love of the land and a concern for the spirit of Value: $100 • Minimum Bid: $40 • Buy It Now: $110 place. Her lush, often abstracted landscapes are evocative and powerful explorations of her quest for places and things that nurture and inspire. susanmcalister.com. Other Items Include: Value: $1,200 • Minimum Bid: $480 • Buy It Now: $1,320 • Uptown Retreat Salon: Cut and Color Style Session with Owner Chuck Smith. (Value: $225) • Pure Barre Fitness: One Month of Unlimited Sessions. (Value: $225) • Yoga One: One Month of Unlimited Sessions. (Value: $125) • Charles Grayson/ Halcyon Day Spa Gift Card. (Value: $100) • Flywheel Sports Gift Card. (Value: $80)

48 49 Sheryl Vandermolen Bucci – Fine Art Photograph on Canvas: This limited edition print is the artist’s vision of taking the ordinary Nancy B. Westfall – Acrylic Painting: Atlanta artist Nancy B. Westfall’s work is her journal in paint. Her sense of humor and personality while searching to reveal the extraordinary in the beauty of the complexity of nature’s gifts. Each of the artist’s prints is produced to ensure lasting show through her painterly brush strokes and eclectic images such as glasses of wine, women in curlers and fried eggs. Her work has been seen quality, using artist-grade canvas, archival pigment inks, a UV protective finish rated for 100+ years, and custom framing with poplar stretcher in many publications, galleries and the collections of a few celebrities. Nancy holds her Masters in Art from East Carolina University, and her work bars. sherylvandermolen.com. is carried in galleries in North Carolina, Georgia and New Mexico. nancybw.com. Value: $1,200 • Minimum $480 • Buy It Now: $1,320 Value: $630 • Minimum Bid: $250 • Buy It Now: $695

Jerald Melberg Gallery – Daniel Island (Summer Study II) 2009, Thomas McNickle Watercolor and Prismacolor Janine Medlin – Oil Painting: Janine Medlin is a talented local artist whose work has been featured in several magazines. She is on Paper: Thomas McNickle’s exceptional technical ability has been evident since he first began painting in his teens. An intrinsic feature of represented by RedSky Gallery, Providence Gallery, The Sanctuary of Davidson and JWV artists. Her work can also be seen at Slate Interiors, Post his painting, however, is the Zen philosophy of rapid execution. Approaching each painting in a meditative state, McNickle relies on complete & Gray, Cotswold Marketplace and Three French Hens. janinemedlinart.com. and relaxed concentration for the layering of direct, spontaneous strokes of color. The power and individuality of these brushstrokes transforms Value: $800 • Minimum Bid: $320 • Buy It Now: $880 archetypal motifs of land and sky into unique and personal images. jeraldmelberg.com. Value: $1,000 • Minimum Bid: $400 • Buy It Now: $1,100 Portraits South - $500 Gift Card: Portraits South associates, Elizabeth Pitts and Quinerly Cowden, will assist you in commissioning the portrait artist that best suits your style and budget. You may choose from over 100 portrait artists of national distinction. Contact Elizabeth or Jennifer Levine – Oil Painting: Jennifer Levine has enjoyed a love of art most of her life. She works with oils, watercolor, charcoal, Quinerly to set up your appointment to preview portfolios by the many fine artists available for commission. (May not be used on commissions pen and inks and printmaking. Her style ranges from abstract interpretations of still life and landscape in very large form, to playing with already underway.) portraitsouth.com. geometric forms through hazy layers below and on the surface. Jennifer shows paintings primarily in Slate Interiors, or by appointment. Value: $500 • Minimum Bid: $200 • Buy It Now: $550 jenniferlevinestudios.com. Value: $985 • Minimum Bid: $395 • Buy It Now: $1,085 Lark Elliott – Family Photography Session: The perfect holiday photo card is often like the elusive unicorn – the stuff of legend. But with a family photography session with Lark Elliott, at a mutually agreed upon location, you can make it a reality. This session is great for Selena Beaudry/Hidell Brooks – Cut paper, gouache, acrylic and markeR: Color, essence, story. Selena Beaudry is a the entire family or your children. Includes approximately 25 4x6 prints in either black and white or color, as well as one custom 5x7 print. Charlotte-based artist, and her work has been exhibited in galleries around the country, including Hidell Brooks. Her work includes oil paintings, larkelliott.com. framed piles and collages. All of her pieces are inspired by her surroundings, adventures and encounters, and are a reflection of her ideas of beauty, Value: $300 • Minimum Bid: $120 • Buy It Now: $330 indulgence, seduction and frivolity This piece is no exception. selenabeaudry.com, hidellbrooks.com. Value: $975 • Minimum Bid: $390 • Buy It Now: $1,075 Michael Kline – Hand-thrown, salt-glazed, hand-painted Stoneware Pitcher: Michael Kline, based in Bakersville, NC, has been a studio potter since 1993 and his work has been published in numerous pottery books, including Robin Hopper’s “Functional Pottery.” Jenny Fuller – Oil Painting: Jenny hails from Charlotte but her art is exhibited throughout the Southeast including The Rutledge Gallery in He has led many workshops and given presentations of his work at universities and clay centers across the country, including the Penland School. Camden, SC and Tyler White Gallery in Greensboro. In addition to her ongoing support of the Auxiliary, Jenny has generously donated her work to klinepottery.com. Charlotte philanthropies like Art with Heart and Carolina Art Soirée. jennyfullerart.com. Value: $150 • Minimum Bid: $60 • Buy It Now: $165 Value: $900 • Minimum Bid: $360 • Buy It Now: $990

50 51 Wear, Admire, Bejewel Stella & Dot – Blooming Garden Party and Dot Bloom Necklace: In keeping with all things Room to Bloom, this gorgeous Dot Bloom necklace is the perfect accessory for spring. In addition, the winning bidder will be treated to a Blooming Garden Party for 6 in the intimate Belk, Inc. - $1000 Gift Card: Belk is a department store rooted in timeless values and a rich history spanning nearly 125 years. It is committed to garden of Stella & Dot rep Lauren Kingsley. Lauren will provide bevies and snacks and friends can leisurely shop Stella & Dot’s wide selection of delivering the latest fashion and today’s top brands to the modern Southern woman - for her, for her family, for life. You’ll find fresh styles, friendly service and jewelry and accessories (at a 20 percent discount). stelladot.com. great values designed to make shopping a pleasure with every visit. Enjoy your $1,000 Belk gift card towards anything in the store, at any time. belk.com. Value: $300 • Minimum Bid: $120 • Buy It Now: $330 Value: $1,000 • Minimum Bid: $400 • Buy It Now: $1,100

Cottage Chic - $300 Gift Card: This charming Dilworth store resides in a cozy cottage setting where each room is filled with treats for the Kara Campbell, Ltd. – Moonstone and Pearl Earrings in 14K Yellow Gold: For nearly two decades, Kara Campbell has senses. Cottage Chic carries luxury linens, baby and adult bedding, chic clothing and jeans, perfect gifts and more. You’ll enjoy discovering all chic offered a select group of clients custom designed and classic fine jewelry that is timeless, personal and distinctive. These chic and classic goodness this store has to offer! chicgoodness.com. moonstone and pearl earrings are the perfect addition to one’s jewelry box. Value: $300 • Minimum Bid: $120 • Buy It Now: $330 Value: $920 • Minimum Bid: $370 • Buy It Now: $1,012

MSC Designs – Modern Meets Relaxed in One-of-a-Kind Necklace and Earrings: Contemporary with a dash of the versatile Closet of Style, Catherine Horgan – Personal Style Session & Closet Purge: Out with the old and in with the chic, new and describes Marjorie Redding’s approach to jewelry design. These timeless pieces (from separate collections) are a great “go to” for work or weekend style. stylish. Personal Style Consultant Catherine Horgan offers you a one-of-a-kind opportunity to identify and connect with your personal style by way of a current Necklace – Value: $250 • Minimum Bid: $100 • Buy It Now: $275 and relevant wardrobe. She’ll help you look for wardrobe gaps and finally purge that dated “first job interview” suit (it’s time, isn’t it?) closetofstyle.com. Earrings – Value: $70 • Minimum Bid: $30 • Buy It Now: $80 Value: $525 • Minimum Bid: $210 • Buy It Now: $580

Hunter Dixon NY – Flirty Tops for the Perfect Spring Ensemble: Southern femininity, bright color, and charm meet urban chic Sloan Boutique – Shopping Soirée: What’s better than cocktails, hors d’oeurves and a private shopping soirée at one of Charlotte’s most fashion- sophistication in the details and design of Hunter Dixon blouses, dresses, jackets, bottoms and accessories. These Southern-born pals, Hunter Bell forward boutiques? Grab nine or more friends, enjoy a 20 percent discount and prepare to be “runway ready” in all your fabulous finds. sloanboutique.com. and Jennifer Dixon, have a style. Value: $500 • Minimum Bid: $200 • Buy It Now: $550 “Zey” Button-Down Blouse – Value: $200 • Minimum Bid: $80 • Buy It Now: $220 “Mo” Top – Value: $150 • Minimum Bid: $60 • Buy It Now: $165

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The 2013 Room to Bloom Celebration would like to thank Wells Fargo for its generous national sponsorship of NOTE: Fifty percent of each ticket is tax deductible. Please mail reservation form and payment in the enclosed envelope to: Mrs. Mary Hahn Fetter, Reservations the upcoming blockbuster exhibition Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs 1851-1939. Chair, 1928 East 9th Street, Charlotte, NC 28204. For Symposium reservation information, please contact Zelle Dunn at [email protected]. 54 55 CREDITS Room to Bloom Guide Charla Muller

Brochure Design Christine Long Design

Printing Loftin & Co. Printers

Photography Charlotte Home & Garden, Ruard Veltman

Airfare for Mary McDonald Graciously provided by Mr. and Mrs. Marc Oken and Bank of America