. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. FESTIVAL FEATURES TREES The holiday season along the Cape Fear Coast is filled with events families can enjoy for a day, a weekend, or even a weeklong excursion to the Southeast coast. Visitors are certain to get into the spint of the season upon seeing more than 100 lavishly deco- rated trees featured at the 22nd Annual Festival ofTrees, Nov. 27 through Dec. 5 at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside. The event is presented by Fnends of the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Life Care Center. Last year's festival rais
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. FESTIVAL FEATURES TREES The holiday season along the Cape Fear Coast is filled with events families can enjoy for a day, a weekend, or even a weeklong excursion to the Southeast coast. Visitors are certain to get into the spint of the season upon seeing more than 100 lavishly deco- rated trees featured at the 22nd Annual Festival ofTrees, Nov. 27 through Dec. 5 at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside. The event is presented by Fnends of the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Life Care Center. Last year's festival raised more than $100,000 to support the local hospice program. The trees, wreaths, gingerbread houses and general decor will carry out the "Chnstmason the Cape" theme, says Bidgie Sue of Leland, 2004 festival chairperson. "The Cape Fear River is the tie that binds us together," she says. The work of local artist Robert Clark is the inspiration for murals being prepared as backdrops to the festival's holiday boutique, cafe, children's activity center and entertainment stage. Festival- goers should recognize familiar scenes, including the Wilmington waterfront, histonc homes and Old Baldy lighthouse on Bald Head Island. The festival is a community-wide event, drawing support from local civic groups, busi- nesses, artists, schools and residents. Sue estimates that more than 1,000 volunteers work nearly year- round to make the weeklong event a success. That may be a modest estimate once you multiply each festival tree by the number of people in the sponsonng organization or business. Now add the number of school and civic groups that will provide refreshments and entertainment each day of the festival. Next, figure in the army of Fnends and staff members from the Lower Cape Fear Hospice who volunteer to work countless hours during the event. "It's big. It's something the community anticipates. We actually got started last March," Sue explains. "There
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