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6530 WF Charlotte.indd 1 1/31/12 8:40 AM Letter from the Co-Chairs

Welcome to the 59th annual Room to Bloom Celebration! This year, the Auxiliary continues the tradition of Room to Bloom with the spirit of Palm Beach. The festivities begin on Wednesday, April 25 and continue through Friday, May 18. Please join us in support of The Mint Museum. All parties and events are by paid reservation, and filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. We encourage you to respond promptly, as several of the events have limited capacity.

We would especially like to thank all of our patrons, party hosts, committee members and Auxiliary volunteers for this year’s event. Please know that your support, as well as the support of our generous sponsors, enables The Mint Museum to enhance its educational programs and acquire new works for the permanent collections.

We look forward to seeing you during our Room to Bloom Celebration!

Libby Gordon Terah Polite Katie Charlebois 2012 Room to Bloom 2012 Room to Bloom 2012 Mint Museum Celebration Co-Chair Celebration Co-Chair Auxiliary President

Please visit www.mintmuseumauxiliary.org

3 Two cities, two stores, six distinguished designers, and ten thousand pieces of uncommon beauty.

Cindy Smith Jane Schwab

Patrick Lewis Heather Smith Kathy Smith Catherine Walters Decidedly individual style.

CHARLOTTE , NC 704 332 1668

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4 The Decorative Arts Symposium with Celerie Kemble Wednesday, April 25, 2012 9:00 AM–12:30 PM Charlotte Country Club $100 per person Presenting Sponsor Circa Interiors and Antiques

Corporate Sponsors Dickens-Mitchener and Associates Lisa Sherry Intérieurs Stark Carpet

Events of the Day Coffee, Registration and Silent Auction - 9:00 AM

Presentation by Celerie Kemble - 10:00 AM

Seated Luncheon - 11:30 AM

Guest Appearance and Book Signing at Circa Interiors and Antiques - 2:00-3:30PM

Due to limited seating, reservations will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. For inquiries, please contact Zelle Dunn at [email protected].

5 6 Celerie Kemble Celerie Kemble’s childhood was in many ways a design tutorial spent around construction sites, antique stores, and in the unique homes designed by her mother and founder of Kemble Interiors Mimi McMakin. A graduate of Harvard, Celerie worked briefly in film production before quickly succumbing to what she calls a compulsion for design and the creation of thoughtful interiors that “put the person in the place.”

Partnered with her mother in Palm Beach, A collection of floor coverings with Merida Celerie established a design office in New Meridian will be introduced in the spring York City and has spent the past fifteen of 2012 followed by the debut collection of years cultivating a portfolio of much wall coverings for F. Schumacher & Co. in publicized residential and commercial inte- August 2012. riors that are as unique and diverse as her Michael Boodro has said Kemble international clientele. The office has grown Interiors “incorporates the serendipitous from a humble 3/4 –size office and the sentimental without losing apartment in the West Village to a vibrant clarity or strength.” The firm’s success is a and dynamic studio on 30th Street. reflection of Celerie’s quirky design ethos, Known for her candor, humor and which balances the aesthetic integrity of approachable design advice, Celerie the project with the needs and personality published her first monograph Celerie of the client. To create a successful interior, Kemble: To Your Taste in 2008 and most the process must feel well managed, the recently authored Black and White: And A client considered, and the budget respected. Bit in Between, which was released by “In life and design, it is not perfection you Clarkson-Potter on November 1, 2011. should be after. There is beauty in the Celerie has recently appeared in J. Crew’s faded and worn, the well loved, and the ‘Real Women’ ads and alongside industry sentimental… After all, life has seams. Your leaders in Benjamin Moore’s ‘Experts’ home should be like a loosely woven fabric campaign. She has created to-the-trade of desires, memories, practical notions, and fabrics with F. Schumacher & Co. as well as even compromises.” – Celerie Kemble faux leather and technical surfaces with Valley Forge.

7 Decorative Arts Symposium SILENT AUCTION SNEAK PEEK

For complete listings, visit www.mintmuseumauxiliary.org

1. Getaway to the Breakers Hotel and Spa Enjoy a weekend in Palm Beach at one of America’s most legendary resort destinations, including dinner at one of the famous Breakers restaurants, lunch on Worth Avenue, and a personal tour of the Flagler Museum.

2. Painting by Beverly Edens A resident of Charlotte, Beverly pursued 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 work that invokes a sense of mystery of place and is now a part of important collections on the East Coast.

3. Belk Stores $1,000 Shopping Spree Shop ‘til you drop at a department store rooted in timeless values and a rich heritage. Belk is committed to delivering fashion and today’s top brands to the modern Southern woman. Enjoy using your $1,000.00 gift card towards anything in the store. There are no exclusions and it can be used at any time.

4. Painting by Nancy B. Westfall Atlanta artist Nancy B. Westfall’s work is her journal in paint. Her sense of humor and personality show through her painterly brush strokes and eclectic images.

5. Meredith Jackson Freshwater Pearl Necklace Meredith, a resident of Charlotte, is a trained interior designer and each of her jewelry collections reflects Meredith’s love of color, texture and artistic beauty.

6. Decorative Piece from Gray Walker Interiors Gray brings a fresh, unexpected approach to the classic Southern interior in which she grew up. She has created a signature style nationally noted as “the mix mastered.” Gray has the unique ability to combine European antiques, chinoiserie accents and 1940’s glamour with modern lines creating a classic yet comfortable sophistication.

7. Painting by Jennifer Levine Jennifer works with oils, watercolors, charcoal, pen and inks, and printmaking. Her style ranges from abstract interpretations of still life and landscapes in very large form, to playing with geometric forms through hazy layers below and on the surface.

8 8. Two Tickets to Music with Friends Concert during the 2012 Season Music with Friends is a private party and intimate concert that creates a memorable evening. You will enjoy cocktails and fabulous food among friends and then have the opportunity to listen to world-class music up close and personal at the McGlohon Theater in Uptown Charlotte.

9. Pen and Ink Home Rendering by Saundra Hardy Snyder with Frame by Art Aspects Saundra’s works can be found in many private and corporate collections throughout the United States. Saundra has also created the beautiful renderings you have seen of the homes in the Room to Bloom brochures. Art Aspects will frame a rendering of your own in your choice of their upscale, quality products.

10. Landscape Package from AK Nurseries, Laura Durden Garden Design and Morgan Landscape Group AK Nurseries provides only the highest quality American and English boxwoods to the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama. Laura Durden Garden Design specializes in the design of private gardens with a sense of space. Morgan Landscape Group has been creating vibrant gardens and relaxing retreats in the neighborhoods and communities throughout the Charlotte area for decades. This talented trio will work to get your land- scape headed in a beautiful direction.

11. Pencil Portrait by Igor Babailov. Igor will create a pencil portrait character study in one sitting to take place in December 2012. Russian born, Igor is a renowned portrait and figurative artist, scholar and spokesperson for the traditional school of classical art. He has painted numerous commissioned portraits of world leaders, celebrities, social and business elite. Donated by Elizabeth Pitts and Quinerly Cowden for Portraits South.

12. Kara Campbell, Ltd. Jewelry Kara specializes in custom-designed and classic fine jewelry that is distinctive, elegant, and personal. Kara has relationships with many of the most skilled craftsmen utilizing the highest quality materials. She has offered her clients superior quality, irresistible prices, and outstanding service and advice for nearly 20 years.

13. Painting by Windy O’Conner Fine Art Windy’s work is driven primarily by her love of color and the feel of paint. Windy views each of her paintings as an attempt to disconnect from the realty of an object or landscape through traditional representation and abstraction.

14. Decorative Piece from Abode Home Design Abode houses a retail showroom of transitional and vintage home furnishings and accessories. Abode offers a fresh approach that specializes in upholstered furniture, lighting case pieces and selected artwork. 9 Decorative Arts Symposium SILENT AUCTION SNEAK PEEK (continued)

15. Getaway to High Hampton Inn and Country Club Since 1922, the 1400-acre High Hampton Inn & Country Club, surrounded by the ethereal beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Cashiers, North Carolina and shimmering lakes and streams, has been hosting generation after generation of guests who return time and again to renew, rejuvenate and reconnect amidst nature’s playground. Enjoy a weekend stay with the full American plan and use of all resort amenities.

16. “Refresh in a Flash” by Kathryn Dixon Interiors Discover what a trained pair of eyes can do for your home in four hours. Kathryn can artfully re-arrange your bookshelves, re-arrange your furniture & accessories, hang pictures, as well as offer clever tips, inspiration, and specific design recommendations.

17. Decorative Piece from Mrs. Howard Phoebe Howard’s penchant for creating stylish spaces has evolved into her own brand of decorating and she is known for her fresh take on traditional style. Her decorating projects are a veritable library of design inspiration and have been published in Elle Decor, House Beautiful, Coastal Living, Cottage Living, Southern Accents, InStyle and Traditional Home, among others.

18. Painting by Jenny Fuller A Charlotte resident, Jenny began to paint in an attempt to create beauty. As a native North Carolinian, she has always been inspired by the natural world. Painting is an attempt for Jenny to understand the radiance, color, shadow and wonder that surrounds each of us.

19. Twenty Classes from Hilliard Studio Method Hilliard Studio Method offers a cutting edge and innovative approach to achieving dramatic results safely and effectively. This results-driven workout elongates the body, improving overall strength, flexibility and posture.

20. Painting by Selena Beaudry from Hidell Brooks Gallery Selena’s inspired work has been exhibited in galleries throughout the nation. Hidell Brooks Gallery specializes in the work of well-established and solidly-emerging artists working in a contemporary narrative and figurative vein.

21. Decorative Piece from Lisa Sherry Interieurs. Lisa is a purposeful, committed and creative rule breaker, especially when it comes to interior design. While she respects and understands traditional design precepts, Lisa believes great interiors bend and twist and reinterpret the so-called rules. 10 Room to Bloom 2012 Committee Co-Chairs Reservations CommenceMINT Party Libby Gordon Virginia Sutton Kelly Hopkins Terah Polite Catherine Edwards Hospitality Auxiliary President Erin Brady Eat, Drink and Be Katie Charlebois Marietta Murphy MerriMINT Party Joy Palermo Evening Under the Patrons Palms Co-Chairs Winn Elliott Auxiliary Coordinators Tiffany Hinson Jolee Fennebresque Elizabeth Rodriguez Kelly Young Elizabeth Newton May Chrisman

Evening Under the Legal Palms Committee Mimi Lucas Stephanie Bissell Leigh Edwards Treasurer Laura Park Whitney Carpenter Liz Tarumianz Amy Welton

Symposium Committee

Co-Chairs Table Captains Silent Auction Kathryn Dixon Kim Mauney Marjorie Redding Denny O’Leary

Treasurer Book Sales Reservations Lori Mountcastle Bobbie Sharrett Zelle Dunn

Decorations Brochure Registration Priscilla McElveen Kat Mulford Ellen Moseley Kat Mulford

Special thank you to www.HomePortraitsbySaundra.com, The Buttercup, Loftin and Company Printers, Wink Lighting and Sutthoff Design.

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Hopkins Family Home THEH HOME OF MR. AND MRS. RICK HOPKINS

12 The CommenceMINT Party Wednesday, April 25, 2012 6:30-9:00 PM $150 per person Attire: Coat and Tie

Honoring Celerie Kemble At the home of Kelly and Rick Hopkins 1930 Queens Road West

Presenting Sponsor Wells Fargo Private Bank

Corporate Sponsor Allen Tate Company

Cummins Atlantic Hubert Whitlock Builders The Morgan Landscape Group Triad Foundation

Please join us as we honor our Sponsors, Patrons and Symposium speaker Celerie Kemble, in one of Charlotte’s finest Myers Park homes. Enjoy the elegant interiors and beautiful gardens with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres presented by Porcupine Provisions.

For reservations, please complete the enclosed form.

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14 Belk Offers Modern. Southern. Style.

Belk has been meeting the evolving shopping needs of customers since our founding in 1888. The South’s “hometown store” has grown from humble beginnings into the nation’s largest privately-owned mainline department store company with more than 300 fashion stores across 16 Southern states offering the best in Modern.Southern.Style.

Twenty-six-year-old William Henry Belk site and are connecting with customers via opened a small bargain store in 1888 in social media. Belk recently adopted a new Monroe, N.C. His brother, Dr. John M. Belk, “Modern. Southern. Style.” brand identity joined him as a partner in the business to replace the former “Belk B” logo used and together they expanded the company since 1967. Today, we are investing millions throughout the South. The late John M. Belk of dollars each year in store improvements, and Thomas M. “Tom” Belk, sons of William information technology, eCommerce, Henry Belk, led the company for more than merchandising systems, marketing and other 50 years following their father’s death in strategic initiatives to support our continued 1952. Their efforts transformed outmoded growth and success. downtown Belk stores into expanded fashion stores located in shopping centers and malls Belk continues its rich heritage of across the South. community involvement and philanthropy by contributing 2.5 percent of pre-tax Today’s third generation of family profits each year to support charitable leadership is represented by the sons of efforts in three major focus areas: education, Tom Belk. Thomas M. “Tim” Belk, Jr. is the breast cancer awareness and research, and company’s chairman and chief executive community strengthening. In 2011, our Belk officer and John R. “Johnny” Belk is president Charity Sale events raised more than $10 and chief operating officer. H.W. McKay million for nonprofits throughout the South, Belk, who previously served as president and and our inaugural Belk Bowl at Bank of chief merchandising officer, serves on the America Stadium attracted 58,000 college Belk, Inc. board of directors. football fans to Charlotte and gained national media exposure for our company and city. Belk is taking bold steps to reinforce its position as the South’s fashion leader. Over The future is bright for Belk as we work to the past seven years, we completed two major fulfill our vision “for the modern, Southern store acquisitions and established our own woman to count on Belk first . . . for her, for fine jewelry business. Additionally, we her family, for life.” re-launched a greatly expanded Belk.com web

15 Staying Power. Celebrating over 100 years of growth and success.

We proudly support the Mint Museum of Charlotte and its 2012 Room to Bloom Celebration.

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BH 33433 Mint Museum_Charlotte_MECH.indd 1 2/3/12 10:52 AM Evening Under the Palms

Saturday, April 28,2012 Charlotte Country Club 7:00-11:00 PM $300 per person Palm Beach Attire, Jackets Required

Presenting Sponsors Belk, Inc. Lilly Pulitzer

Honorary Chair Kat Belk

Hosts Leigh and Rob Edwards Laura and Mike Grace Mandy and Todd Houser Charla and Brad Muller Parker and Stephen Shuford Edwina and Peter Willis-Fleming

Join us for this casually elegant Palm Beach inspired event. This evening includes cocktails, a seated dinner, raffle and dancing to the sounds of Hot Sauce. Guests are encouraged to dress Lilly or louder!

For reservations, please complete the enclosed form and contact Leigh Edwards at [email protected] to request a table. Tables of 10 please.

17 18 It all started with a juice stand...At the bright young age of 21, an irreverent and enterprising New York socialite named Lilly McKim eloped with publishing mogul and citrus grove heir Peter Pulitzer. Ditching the city for sunny Florida, the couple embarked on a glamorous and colorful life in Palm Beach. In need of a day job, Lilly opened a simple juice stand in 1959. She soon transformed her citrus-stained clothing into a line of brightly colored shift dresses in an array of cheery prints. Her designs quickly became the unofficial uniform of America’s splashy resort towns. Fast forward more than fifty years. Lilly Pulitzer’s® distinctive prints and colors continue to delight and inspire customers to lead a colorful life. For more than 15 years Belk has enjoyed the privilege of being a key department store to offer Lilly Pulitzer fashions including ladies, children’s, accessories and footwear in 17 stores across 6 states. Much like Lilly, Belk is friendly, fashionable and colorful with a mission to satisfy the modern Southern lifestyle like no one else. Together Lilly and Belk have found a sweet spot in the Southeast as their friendship has blossomed over the years. Lilly’s assortment certainly inspires Belk customers to lead a colorful life! The 2012 Collection is all about pretty feminine florals and this Spring Lilly is in Full Bloom at Belk!

19 Palermo Family Home THE HOMEP OF MR. AND MRS. MICHAEL PALERMO

20 Eat, Drink and Be MerriMINT Party Friday May, 18, 2012 7:00–11:00 PM $75 per person Casual Attire

At the home of Joy and Michael Palermo 661 Colville Road

Presenting Sponsors Joyner Benfield Distinctive Land and Waterscapes Salins Group

Hosts Joy and Michael Palermo Virginia and Trey Christianson Beth and Bill Hobbs Katherine and John Turner Ben Collins and Scott Vanhoozier Ashleigh and Kevin White

Please join us for this popular backyard party by the pool at this beautifully restored Eastover home. Dine on Palm-Beach inspired cuisine by Porcupine Provisions and enjoy a relaxed spring affair.

For reservations, please complete the enclosed form.

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22 Thank you 2012 Patrons for supporting Room to Bloom Meg and Bryan Adams Mary and Jerald Melberg Laura and David Archibald Ellen and Garrett Moseley Cathy and Ned Austin Lori and Randall Mountcastle Mary Lou Babb Charla and Brad Muller Katy and John Beltz Celene Oken Katie and Wynn Charlebois Denny and Brian O’Leary Susan and John Cole Anna and Nick Omirly Hillary and Fairfax Cooper Joy and Michael Palermo Leslie and John Culbertson Carol H. Pharr Leigh and Rob Edwards M.C. and Jeffrey Pilon Winn and Chris Elliott Terah and Joe Polite Jay Everette Marjorie and Dave Redding Shannon and Ed Ferguson Pat and B.D. Rodgers Libba and Mike Gaither Paige and Art Roselle Sarah Belk Gambrell Margaret and Carter Siegel Sherrard and Johnny Georgius Bobbie and Thad Sharrett Libby and Paisley Gordon Claire Shea Susan K. Hamilton Lisa and Glenn Sherrill Beverly and Jim Hance Parker and Stephen Shuford Tiffany and Minor Hinson Liz and Walker Simmons Beth and Bill Hobbs Leigh-ann and Martin Sprock Alex and Todd Holleman Virginia and Jim Sutton Anita and Don Holland Margaret and John Switzer Kelly and Rick Hopkins Ann and Wellford Tabor Mandy and Todd Houser Carolyn and Bryan Taylor Jodianne and Skip Johnson Fran and Chris Teter Kathryn Dixon Interiors Stephanie and Mark Timperman Jenn Lamarre Rocky and Curtis Trenkelbach Shelly and Adam Landau Margaret and Chris Ullrich Ashley and Peter Larkin Millicent and Ruard Veltman Mary and Bob Long Agnes and Ed Weisiger Ashley and Scott Mattei Jackie and Mike Wells Holley and Paul McArthur Charlotte and John Wickham Anna and John McCoy Edwina and Peter Willis-Fleming Priscilla McElveen Kelly and Clay Young Anne and Carl McPhail 23 Surrealism & Beyond: 3 Shows. 4 Artists. 1 Journey.

By Jonathan Stuhlman, Curator of American Art, The Mint Museum

The term “surreal” has become a common part of our everyday vocabulary, used to describe something surprising or out of the ordinary. It refers to an artistic movement, Surrealism, that emerged in Paris in the 1920s.

The Surrealists were rebels, searching for new 1940s gathers together approximately three forms of artistic expression. They celebrated dozen remarkable paintings created by the chance, spontaneity, and the uncanny as American artist Charles Seliger during the first they explored the worlds of dreams and the decade of his career. Seliger burst onto the New subconscious. On February 11, 2012 the Mint York art scene as a teenager, exhibiting along- Museum Uptown opened Surrealism and side older colleagues such as Jackson Pollock Beyond, a suite of three fascinating exhibitions and Mark Rothko and earning his first solo that explore Surrealism and its legacy. Not only show at Peggy Guggenheim’s prestigious “Art of is it the first time that the Mint has presented the Century” gallery when he was just nineteen. an exhibition on this topic, but it also marks the This is the first show to focus on the powerful first time that a project of this scope has ever biomorphic abstractions from this period of his occurred in this entire region of the country. career. After debuting in Charlotte it will travel All three exhibitions have been organized by to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice. The Mint Museum and two are accompanied by beautiful illustrated catalogues. Such an The final exhibition in the suite, Gordon Onslow ambitious undertaking would not have been Ford: Visionary and Voyager, is an intimate possible without the generous support of the retrospective of the cosmic abstractions of Mint Museum Auxiliary. Gordon Onslow Ford, a British-American artist who joined the Surrealists in Paris in the late The first exhibition, Double Solitaire: The 1930s. He later moved to this country, settling Surreal Worlds of Kay Sage and Yves Tanguy in the 1950s in California, where the landscape, brings together the haunting dream landscapes light, and his experiences with Eastern art and of Tanguy, one of the original members of the philosophy inspired a new direction in his work. Surrealists, and his American wife Sage, to The show is drawn entirely from the collection explore the influence that each had upon the of his late sister Elisabeth, and her son Max, other’s art. It is the first show ever to do so, and who lives in Asheville, and is a testament to it has already received positive reviews in the their close family relationship. New York Times and the Boston Globe while on view at its previous two venues. Be sure not to miss these three remarkable exhibitions that were made possible through the Seeing the World Within: Charles Seliger in the Auxiliary’s dedication and ongoing support!

top: Yves Tanguy, The Hunted Sky, 1951, Oil on canvas, The Menil Collection, Gift of François and Susan de Menil, 91-106, © 2011 Estate of Yves Tanguy / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York bottom left: Kay Sage, On the First of March, Crows Begin to Search, 1947, Oil on canvas, Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, Bequest of Kay Sage Tanguy, 1964.28 bottom middle: Charles Seliger, The Last Cyclops, 1944, Oil on canvas, 28 x 28 inches, Collection of Marjorie and Michael Levine, New York bottom right: Gordon Onslow Ford, Radiant Being, 1980, Acrylic on paper, 14 x 16 inches, Photograph courtesy of Lucid Art Foundation 24 25 Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial On view at Mint Museum Uptown: 30 June – 30 September 2012

Thorton Dial is a keen observer of the human spectacle and its narratives of corruption and moral strength, folly and triumph. As an artist, he has spent the last two decades exploring the truth of American history and culture in all its complexities and contradictions. This exhibition presents a major survey of Dial’s work—an epic gathering of over fifty large-scale paintings, sculptures, and wall assemblages that address the most compelling issues of our time.

Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial has been made possible with generous support from Wells Fargo Private Bank. Exhibition organized by the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

A fully-illustrated scholarly catalogue will accompany the exhibition.

Thornton Dial (American, b. 1928), Stars of Everything, 2004, Paint cans, plastic cans, spray paint can spray paint, and Splash Zone compound on canvas on wood, 98 x 101 ½ x 20 ½ inches, Collection of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, Photo by Stephen Pitkin, Pitkin Studio 26 Allen Tate Company Founded in 1957, Allen Tate Company is the Carolinas’ largest residential real estate company and one of the top 10 independent firms in the country, with more than 1,400 real estate professionals in the Charlotte, Triad, Triangle and Upstate South Carolina regions. As a full-service real estate company, Allen Tate Company provides a range of homeownership services to its clients through its Family of Companies, including its flagship, Allen Tate Realtors®; Allen Tate Mortgage; Allen Tate Insurance; Allen Tate Relocation and Corporate Services; Master Title Agency, Builder Services, Inc., and Allen Tate Home Services. 6700 Fairview Road, Charlotte, NC 28210 • (704) 364-6400 • www.allentate.com

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Lilly Pulitzer Lilly Pulitzer provides apparel and sleepwear for women, apparel for children and men, accessories including eyewear, shoes, handbags, jewelry, belts and gifts, fragrance, stationery and two entertaining books, all inspired by the authentic Palm Beach lifestyle. It all started with a juice stand and a simple shift dress that showcased a colorful print intended to hide fruit juice stains while looking fabulous. The dress became such an instant hit, Lilly stopped selling juice and started selling dresses. Now after 50 years of success, there are over 75 Lilly Pulitzer Signature Shops in addition to a number of company-owned retail stores and major department stores nationwide. More information on products, distribution and the Lilly story is available at www.lillypulitzer.com

Lisa Sherry Interiéurs Today and always, Lisa’s design philosophy celebrates beauty in everyday life. Lisa’s interiors beckon with a fresh mix of quiet energy and organic beauty. They surprise with unexpected touches and juxtapositions. Lisa believes in both provenance and invention. Her clients are individual, diverse, discerning and geographically unbridled; they live all over the country. Lisa’s style has been aptly called Casual Luxe. Lisa’s studios are full of ideas, energy and creativity and it shows in the work, your home. Charlotte: (704) 919-1610 • High Point: (336) 885-1546 • www.lisasherryinterieurs.com

Loftin & Company Printers

1908 Gateway Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28208 • (704) 393-9393 • www.loftinco.com

The 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 services. Our expertise extends beyond landscape design and installation to outdoor living areas, hardscapes, low voltage lighting, grounds maintenance, irrigation, and water features. We work with our clients to create an environment that says, Welcome Home. (704) 588-2292 • www.morganlandscapegroup.com 30 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 pride in documenting your special event rather than just posing it. Our hope is that we will be able to create lasting images that are just as original and unique as you are. “When you celebrate it, We capture it.” (704) 293-7459 • www.pptphotography.net

Porcupine Provisions Porcupine Provisions, Charlotte’s premier custom caterer, provides full service catering from your most intimate celebration to feasts for hundreds. Let us help you create an event for your guests to remember. Porcupine Provisions full service catering: Relish the experience. 1520 East Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28203 • (704) 376-4010 • [email protected]

QCExclusive QC Exclusive covers a wide gamut of topics for both men and women alike; many are in the luxury niche; many are human interest or cultural features, but all the stories we tell are told in relateable ways through solid writing and photography. Intertwined amongst our Southern roots and heritage are regional, national, and international topics and trends. There’s a refreshing dichotomy within the pages of our magazine and website because you are just as likely to find a fashion spread showcasing French or Italian brands like Chanel or Ferragamo as you are to find a spread on Southeastern wing shooting or fly fishing. www.qcexclusive.com • 704-218-9192

Salins Group Salins Group has been in business since 2001 constructing luxury homes and renovating homes to fit the changing needs of their owners, making clients’ dreams a reality. Ben Collins, the owner, has gained an outstanding reputation and is known by many as one of Charlotte’s Best Builders. Salins Group is a full service Residential Custom Builder and Renovator. The process starts with listening to your dreams and needs and guiding you through your project. We work with a host of architects and designers to insure the best possible outcome. We 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. 1221 Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte, NC 28205 • (704) 372-1942 • www.salinsgroup.com

31 Stark Carpet Design Center & Outlet Stark Carpet Corporation, the world’s most diverse and prestigious source of fine floor covering for over 60 years, is headquartered in NYC with 17 show- rooms throughout the United States and England. Serving as a “to the trade” resource for the design community, Stark is known for its unparalled crafts- manship and service. In January 2005 Stark Carpet opened a 30,000 square foot facility, Stark Carpet Design Center and Outlet in Charlotte, NC. Premiering the first Stark Carpet clearance outlet center, it is paired with the exclusive “to the trade” designer showroom all under one roof. Open six days a week, Stark Carpet in Charlotte carries carpet, rugs, fabric, wallcovering, paint, and fabric. 11415 Granite Street, Suite A, Charlotte, NC 28273 • (704) 588-8842 • www.starkcarpet.com

Triad Foundation, Inc. Triad Foundation, Inc. was established to honor the legacy of the late Roy H. Park, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Park Communications. The Foundation makes grants primarily for graduate fellowships, educational programs serving children and youth, marine and tropical ecology, scientific research and human services. Support is restricted to academic institutions with which Roy H. Park was affiliated during his lifetime and to the communities where Foundation directors reside. www.triadfoundation.org

Wells Fargo Private Bank Wells Fargo & Company is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.3 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, the Internet (wellsfargo.com and wachovia.com), and other distribution channels across North America and internationally. With approximately 275,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in America. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 23 on Fortune’s 2011 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy all our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. www.wellsfargo.com

The Webb Co. The Premier Moving Company. Specializing in receiving, storage and delivery of antiques and fine furniture. Licensed, bonded and insured. C-2291 Charlotte (704) 377-5567 • Boone (828) 264-9322

32 Auxiliary History Detail from a painting by Laura Coombs Hills. American, 1859-1952

In 1936, the Mint Museum of Art opened as North Carolina’s first art museum although it had no collection. A year later, four paintings comprised its art holdings.

Over the next two decades, the collection which now numbers over 10,000 items. grew slowly and was dependent entirely upon local donations. Then, in the mid 1950’s, the In the 1980’s, the Auxiliary purchased a Museum was to benefit from the efforts of a variety of artwork including works from dedicated group of community volunteers. some of North Carolina’s most important With the founding of the Women’s Auxiliary, potters, and a work by Harvey Littleton, as it was known then, a long roster of known as the Father of North Carolina Glass. members have since contributed thousands Also in 1985 the Auxiliary created an of volunteer hours to generate funds to acquisitions endowment, nicknamed support the museum and its collection. The EMMA, the Endowment for Mint Auxiliary has a long and celebrated history Museum Acquisitions. The purpose of this with The Mint Museum. endowment is to acquire works of art consistent with the curatorial goals of the Today, the collection at the Mint Museum Mint Museum in accordance with the numbers over 31,000 items. The Mint Auxiliary’s procedures. The funds are Museum Auxiliary has been a major raised through the Auxiliary’s annual Fall purchasing power behind the collection. The Fundraiser and the Room To Bloom spring Auxiliary has acquired thousands of artwork celebration. The funds are currently for the Museum that includes paintings, managed by the Foundation for the Carolinas. ceramics, costumes, sculptures, crafts, and works on paper. It has been a rich journey In the 1990’s, the Auxiliary purchased over that began in 1960 with the Auxiliary’s $200,000 worth of Spanish Colonial Art and first art acquisition, Portrait of Sir Andrew acquired Nature’s Rushing Force which was Cherry, by the English painter Frederick painted in 1868 and depicts the North Richard Lee. Carolina wilderness.

The most important purchase of 1960 was Over the years, the Auxiliary has contributed In the Glen by American painter John La greatly to the wealth of the museum’s Farge. In the 1970’s, the Auxiliary purchased permanent collection. The funds generated 112 items including Storage Jar. This piece by the Auxiliary members have touched dates to 2200 BC and represents the oldest nearly every area within the Museum’s Chinese piece in the collection. Also in this collection. The partnership between the Mint decade, members of the Auxiliary founded Museum and The Mint Museum Auxiliary The Mint Museum’s costume collection has been rich, strong, and beneficial to both the Museum and the city of Charlotte. 33 Reservations

Due to limited space, reservations will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. To verify availability, please email Virginia Sutton at [email protected]. Checks are the preferred form of payment. Please make checks payable to Room to Bloom.

Full name

Address City State Zip

phone

I will pay by: q CHECK | q CREDIT CARD

Card Number Exp. Date Security Code

Signature

DATE EVENT COST QTY. TOTAL

WED., APR. 25 The CommenceMINT Party $150 _____ $______

SAT., APR. 28 Evening Under the Palms $300 _____ $______

FRI., MAY 18 The Eat Drink and Be MerriMINT Party $75 _____ $______

TOTAL FOR ALL RESERVATIONS: $______

q I cannot participate but would like to make the following donation $______

GRAND TOTAL: $______

50% of the ticket cost of each Room to Bloom event is tax deductable

Please mail all reservations in the enclosed reply envelope to: Mrs. Virginia Sutton, 2100 Harris Road, Charlotte, NC 28211

For Evening Under the Palms table seating requests, please contact Leigh Edwards at [email protected]. Tables of 10 preferred.

For Symposium reservation information, please contact Zelle Dunn at [email protected].

34 1420 South Mint Street, Charlotte, NC 28203 • (704) 343-9899 • www.inbloomltd.com 2730 Randolph Road, Charlotte, NC 28207

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