Karen Foster, Lower Cape Fear Coin Club board member and treasurer, said the coin club started in 1963 and is made up of about 70 members. I love everything about it, Foster said. It s hard to choose just one thing. This is the public s chance to see currency from all backgrounds, even local paper money from the Civil War days.
The Coin Show has always been a part of the Azalea Festival, Foster said.
Foster said the Coin Show is not just for coin collectors. It s a fun place for families and kids as well, there is even a Kids Corner where kids can get out of the house, learn about coins and receive blank pennies, coin books, coloring books, games, and win prizes.
The traditional annual event has been postponed this year until July 30.
“But we didn’t want to wait that long to celebrate spring in our area,” said Alison Baringer English, executive director of the festival. “That’s a big part of what the Azalea Festival is about.”
So instead, the Hamerskis and dozens of garden party enthusiasts signed up to host their own smaller gatherings and get dressed in their finest party wear and enjoy the local natural beauty.
That’s what the couple did. They haven’t spent much time entertaining this past year, but Carter did pick up gardening as a pandemic hobby so she was showing guests some of her handiwork and a new garden shed built with the help of her father.
After one year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Norfolk NATO Festival returns on June 5
The event is the longest-running festival in Hampton Roads, dating back to 1953 and its earlier incarnation as the Azalea Festival. Author: Mike Gooding Updated: 8:53 PM EDT April 7, 2021
NORFOLK, Va. As more and more people get vaccinated, we are beginning to see signs of things starting to return to normal. The latest example: the Norfolk NATO Festival.
The beloved tradition was canceled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. I m very excited we re doing events again, we re slowly ramping up to connect people, said J. Scott Jackson, the Virginia Arts Festival General Manager and Virginia International Tattoo Producer/Director.
Azalea Queen Victoria Huggins to be crowned Wednesday
There won’t be large crowds but the queen says thanks to the pandemic she’ll reach more people
Azalea Queen Victoria Huggins to be crowned Wednesday By Kim Ratcliff | April 7, 2021 at 5:00 AM EDT - Updated April 7 at 7:44 AM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Azalea Festival, like many events, had to be canceled last year because of the pandemic.
The coronation ceremony for Queen Azalea Victoria Huggins takes place this morning. Even though there won’t be large crowds, the queen will still be able to reach a lot of people. The board added a diversity and inclusion committee.
Crowned: Azalea Festival queen makes her way around Wilmington Owen Hassell
In a Azalea Festival different than any other, even the queen s coronation came with a new twist.
Victoria Huggins was crowned on Wednesday as the 74th Queen Azalea, and as part of 74 virtual waves the former Miss Wilmington and North Carolina embarked on a trip around 74 places in Wilmington.
The traditional queen s coronation is typically at Waterfront Park or Greenfield Lake Amphitheater. However, the pandemic meant a shift to a more virtual format.
Huggins received the crown at BB&T, now Truist, on Third Street downtown. From there she made stops on the Wilmington Riverwalk and North Waterfront Park area, Hotel Ballast, Greenfield Lake Amphitheater (where Huggins added her handprints to a neighboring sidewalk), Pine Valley Market and Thalian Hall among others.