"Red Fox and Muscadine Grapes"

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Thomas Bennett, artist-in-residence at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, has used his Audubon quality talent to capture the red fox eating muscadine grapes for the third annual North Carolina Muscadine Harvest Festival in Kenansville.  The original will be auctioned off at the Muscadine Gala Evening on Friday, Sept., 28, 2007 starting at 7:00 pm at the Mad Boar Celtic Court at River Landing in Wallace , North Carolina .  Come and enjoy wine, hors d'oeuvres, and dancing to the Band of Oz.  You must make reservations in advance for this event.  Contact Lynn Davis at 910-290-1530 or murrayhouse@earthlink.net.  

Posters of this original work by Thomas Bennett are available.  The posters measure 21” x 24”  and are printed on 100 lb. glossy paper with a white border, and are $20.00 each.  Add $5.00 for shipping and handling.  This year, we have also created a limited edition of 25, signed and numbered prints for $145.00 each.  Contact Lynn Davis at 910-290-1530 or murrayhouse@earthlink.net to order.

The official commemorative wine for the North Carolina Harvest Festival is also available.  The Duplin Winery of Rose Hill, NC has created a special sweet red wine named “Red Fox Run” for this years commemorative wine.  The commemorative print of the red fox and muscadine grapes is the label for this limited edition wine.  This can be purchased online, at Duplin Winery www.duplinwinery.com.