Play With Your Food

I judged the cupcake competition at Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art recently.

This was part of the "Play With Your Food" exhibition, featuring various forms of edible or consumable themed art. A live cake decorating presentation came from The Fresh Market's bakery, a display of cakes made from shredded or otherwise formed plastic bags, and still life paintings joined other varied works.

Photos below show the cupcake entries, divided into two categories- entrants over and under age 18.

  Chelsea Vann, Young Bakers entry

Hope Carter Davis, Young Bakers entry

Judah Tucker, Young Bakers entry- special commendation for graphic design 

 Micah Tucker, Young Bakers entry- special commendation for graphic design

Victoria Davis- winner Young Bakers division and Best Overall

Elizabeth Hardy, winner over 18 entries 

Erica (no last name on entry form), over 18 entry.

Eastern Music Festival

If you are not attending EMF concerts, you're really missing out on a great experience. All events are held indoors, which sets this series apart from most other summer orchestral programs. The student orchestras (Thursday and Friday nights) are amazing. You are listening to the next generation of major symphony musicians. The professional orchestra (Saturday nights) is conducted by Gerard Schwartz, retired after over 25 years as Music Director of the Seattle Symphony, winner of myriad awards for numerous recordings. These are world class performances! Just Google Eastern Music Festival for a schedule- something is happening every day of the week. Series runs the rest of July.