All photos by BJCothran

Topsail Island, NC - Autumn With Topsail was a huge success!  Proceedds from the festival hep TIHCAC - Topsail Island Historical and Cultural Arts Council - manage and maintain the Assembly Building.

 

 

 

 

 

(Above) - Miss NC dunked the mayor of Topsail Beach with one shot!

(Left) Topsail Beach Mayor, Butch Parrish, welcomes Elizabeth Horton, iss North Carolina, to the festival.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Right) - Mark Cnningham from Hayes, Virginia, personalized one of his fish carvings.

(Left) - Carl Pittman - Blue Mountain Bowls - of Tuckasegee, NC, was a popular artist with his beautiful wooden bowls.

 

 

 

 

 

(Left-from left) - Autumn with Topsail Chairman Barry Newsome with AWT volunteer and Barry's wife, Sue, visit with Raffle Chairman, Dwight Davis, who collected and raffled off generous donations from the festival's artists to raise money for the Assembly Building.

(Right - from left) - Tim and Gerry Horner - Artist's Court organizers - enjoyed a well-deserved break with Heather Kenna.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Left) - Lots of volunteers helped man the raffle tent during the two-day event including (from the left) Mary Daniels Bradish, co-chairmanso, Sandra Davis, Lee Bryan, Billie Dodson, John Bradish, and Barney Bryan.

(Right) - Craig Woolard and his band entertained the crowds Sunday afternoon by encouraging a little dance from Miss North Carolina.

 

 

 

Fishing Santa, by Kim Joye of Hand Painted Gourds in Wilmington, was in town early for the holidays.