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That night, March 3, they’d be hosting the Live Music Nights with the band The Crazy Daisies and I was to interview a member of the marketing team before attending myself. Unbeknownst to me at the time, I was going to be interviewing the new owner and visionary of South Eden, Kim Sponaugle.

Originally from Macon, and now living between the Tampa Bay area with her husband and Thomasville, Sponaugle personally designed the 27 guest suites and cottages at South Eden. Many details she has incorporated are also geared at showcasing the history and essence of South Eden.

Kim has decor at the plantation that contains pieces of furniture with a beautiful fabric that comes from a French toile design created from late 1800’s photographs of South Eden by William Lamb. Her style can be described as luxurious and sharp, with a close attention to detail that fi xates on comfort and Jason Stump on Mortgage meeting Lenderall the needs of resort guests.

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caloric bank, unless they choose to sample one of their many handcrafted pastries or gelato {which is spun in house and made sometimes with local ingredients like berries from Blackberry Patch or authentic, imported Turkish coffee}.

Already, their restaurant Harvest House is open on Sundays for Sunday Meal.

Britney Glass Loan Officer Children 12 and under are able to eat free and there is a raffle that visitors can enter their pastor for the chance to win a Sunday meal for two. The Scarlet Lounge, whose namesake comes from the character Scarlet in Gone with the Wind, features a metallic ceiling coated in copper and black decor with red velvet accents. Parisian tones echo throughout the Lounge that was opened for a night along with the restaurant on Valentine's Day. During that night, they actually had a proposal that staff helped create with a small wedding cake to place the ring and the playing of the couple’s favorite songs.

Together with these eateries, South Eden has a number of activities that guests and visitors can experience while staying at or visiting the plantation.

As mentioned before, the Pool House’s refurbishment gives guests access to a place to relax and cool off in salt water even when they are hours away from the nearest beach.

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Moreover, Sponaugle has led the refurbishing effort to modernize the Showboat Theatre, where the fi rst private showing of Gone with the Wind took place in 1939, the indoor pool house, and much of the main house. To name a few of her additions would be the expansion of the dining room with her own crystalline touch to handcrafted magnolia chandeliers and wall sconces by Thomasville local iron craftsman, Fred Eubanks; modern kitchen space, a wedding suite {primarily the bride’s pre-wedding dressing room}, the guest cottages, the Cream of the Crop Cafe and Wine Bar, gas fi replaces, Harvest House, and the Scarlet Lounge, sixteen horses, and her own retired showhorse Blue.

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together to learn about and focus on health and wellness for the mind, body, and soul.

The equestrian aspect that Sponaugle has brought in involves training the 12 horses to perform separate responsibilities on the plantation that guests and visitors can utilize during their stay or visit. In addition, guests and visitors can reserve private dining rooms or the space in the Showboat, request times for pictures, take tours, or even experience massage therapy that is available by appointment.

In the future, Sponaugle, in accordance with her vision for a place that encourages community to focus on health and wellness, plans to implement a greenhouse that allows the Cafe to self-sustain itself with green foods, a jacuzzi area for guests, a boutique with wellness-centered goods, a yoga studio, and a small community grocery where visitors can purchase local products.

The experiences that one can fi nd at South Eden are not ones to be missed. Be sure to stop by and enjoy a meal sometime at 301 Showboat Lane, Thomasville, GA, give them a call at {229} 233-8285, or shoot them an email them at info@ southedenplantation.com.

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Much of the health and wellness aspect comes from the food that is and will be provided by South Eden. Already open 7a to 10p daily, the Cafe operates as a place where guests and visitors can divulge in tasty options that won’t break the

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As I drove down the gravel path toward the distinctive pink main house, golden light of the late afternoon fl ickered through oak leaves and brought about the relaxing environment that is always present when I visit South Eden for a bite at its cafe. Even with the bustling of pre-event jitters, everything at South Eden and its staff appeared calm and collected.

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Thomasville Townies have an opportunity to see one of hottest and hippest best interest.

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Thomasville Entertainment Foundation recently made the unprecedented decision to move the concert from the 500-seat Thomasville Center for the Arts to the much larger Thomasville Municipal Auditorium downtown.

When word got out that the popular boy band was coming to south Georgia, calls for tickets started coming in from all over the country, and a sizeable waiting list formed for the sold-out concert. TEF decided to relocate the show to accommodate more requests.

An Evening with Collabro brings the boys from Britain to Thomasville for a one-night-only performance of Broadway showstoppers and standards from the Great American Songbook. Known for their rich harmonies and powerful voices, the ensemble burst onto the music scene by winning the televised competition just months after they fi rst met and rehearsed above a London pub in 2014.

Since then, Collabro has released two chart-topping albums, and, today, Jamie Lambert, Michael Auger, Matthew Pagan and Thomas Redgrave tour the

world to great acclaim, primarily, in the past two years, in Europe and Asia.

A number of Downtown Thomasville merchants have created event specials for TEF audience members, with special menus and discounts at restaurants and merchants available by showing a Collabro ticket or stub on March 23.

Longtime Townies know that this won’t be the fi rst time the downtown auditorium has hosted a TEF concert.

For most of the organization’s fi rst 50 years, before the availability of the Thomasville Cultural Center, now the Center for the Arts, most all TEF performances took place there. Even today, artists requiring a larger stage – like the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, in recent years – perform there as well.

Your Townie has seen a set list for the concert, and the repertoire includes something for music lovers of all ages and tastes, showstoppers from Wicked, West Side Story, Funny Girl and Jersey Boys and standards like “Over the Rainbow” and “That’s Life.”

For more information or to purchase tickets, check out www.TEFconcerts. com or call 229-226-7404.

2017 Fly Fishing Film Tour Headed to the ‘Ville The 2017 Fly Fishing Film Tour is making its Thomasville debut this spring with a screening at The Biscuit. “F3T” is dedicated to showcasing world class fly fi shing fi lms with original content and unparalleled cinema, as well as the sport’s educational and environmental efforts. This will be the fi rst time the tour has come to Thomasville, thanks to presenters McCollum, Rawlins, Cauley & Parrott LLP, Thomasville National Bank, Catch 50 and The Wright Group.

This series marks F3T’s 10th lap around North America and the lineup of fi lms comes from Bolivia to the Seychelles, British Columbia and Patagonia, from Saskatchewan to Zambia and Virginia to Montana, all with notable characters, unique storylines and unparalleled fi shing. The screening will take place at the Biscuit in downtown Thomasville on April

6th and doors will open at 7pm; tickets cost $20. Raffles for fi shing goodies will take place throughout the evening.

All ticket proceeds will go to the Now Or Neverglades Foundation, which supports 200-plus Everglades scientists and other advocates that want to restore the flow of clean, fresh water to the Everglades National Park, Florida Bay, and the Florida Keys, improve the health of Lake Okeechobee and to safeguard drinking water for 8 million South Floridians and protect this legendary Florida fishery. To purchase tickets, head to flyfi lmtour.com and locate the Thomasville screening or head to The Wright Group’s Facebook page. For More Information, contact Callie Sewell at The Wright Group

"If you had the chance to go back in time and change one thing, what would you change?"

—Kimberly A. — I wouldn't change anything. My mistakes have made me stronger. My hard times have made me appreciate the small things. My life has been a Rollercoaster of good and bad, but I have built from that and became who I am today.

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fatherhood suits him well. He has a love for the great outdoors and a passion for enjoying life.

How long have you lived in Thomasville? I have lived here 14 years.

I would be more perceptive to advice from my elders. I would withhold my "know it all" attitude to listen to their worldly knowledge and experience.

— Elizabeth D. — I would change the way I viewed myself growing up. I deserved more confidence than I gave myself credit for.

—Kimberly A. — Honestly, I wouldn't change anything. God has a plan for each and everyone of us and throughout my life, that's been Gods plan. If I changed something in the past, I wouldn't be where I am today.

What brought you to Thomasville? I did landscaping in Tallahassee for years and my father wanted to start a production yard for mulch manufacturing. He wanted me to run the retail division. So I put up my shovel for a living and started selling landscape and hardscape products to the public.

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Are you still doing that? We are still going strong. The doors to Plantation Landscape Supply have been open for 13 years come August.

Is your Dad still a part of Plantation Landscape Supply? Yes. He and my step-mom, Kathryn White, are the primary owners. I’m the general manager until they retire, which should be soon.

— Heather G. —

You’re very active in the community, do you still coach soccer? I’m helping out with Tasa Raiders soccer team of Thomasville.

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Did you play soccer growing up? I started playing YMCA soccer when I was 4 and played all the way into college.

— Misty M. —

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What got you interested in coaching? Teaching young minds the love of soccer and it’s great exercise. Plus my kids were playing and they needed coaches.

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What’s your favorite thing to catch and why? Snook. You only Heather Taylor

Personal Banker catch it in south Florida and it’s very hard to catch. You have to be a good angler to put your bait in the perfect spot to get them to bite.

Smart Female CEOs Who Spotted Opportunities What have been the fastest growing groups of entrepreneurs in the U.S. from 1997 2015? Black women-owned firms grew 322%, Latina-owned firms grew 224%, and non-minority women-owned businesses grew 40%.

What is your favorite thing about living in Thomasville? It reminds me of the small town I grew up in. This is a great place to grow a business and a family.

You always seem to be happy. Is there a secret recipe for that?

Enjoying life, your family, and your job.

Women now own 30% of all U. S. businesses, representing almost 9.5 million firms.

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Tina Wells, an award winning thought leader and CEO, founded Buzz Marketing Group which specializes in helping firms market to and capture the youth market, particularly millennials. She’s also author of Chasing Youth Culture and Getting it Right: How Your Business can Profit by Tapping Today’s Most Powerful Trendsetters and Tastemakers.

Tina started her business at 16 years old after writing some articles in a newspaper geared toward youth her age. She kept getting questions and receiving products from lots of companies who were seeking her advice. She was smart enough to recognize a business opportunity, and has become wildly successful. Her clients have included Sony, Microsoft and Johnson & Johnson. Last year she celebrated the 20th anniversary of Buzz Marketing Group.

I’ve often enjoyed the story of Spanx founder Sara Blakely. Prior to founding Spanx in Atlanta in 2000, Sara worked at Walt Disney World, graduated from FSU and sold fax machines door-to-door. The idea for the original product, hose without toes, was to help combat the deep-south heat and provide more attractive sandal wear.

A provincial meeting with former Coca-Cola employee, Laurie Ann Goldman, led to Goldman becoming CEO of Spanx in 2002. Fortune magazine had this to say about the success of Spanx with Goldman at the helm for 10 years: “Goldman crafted a business model for the company based on lessons she learned during her 10-year stint at Coke: thinking big, starting small, and scaling fast. She advised her team at SPANX to focus on product quality over profit margins. “Every time somebody puts on a SPANX product, one of two things can happen: Our brand can get stronger, or our brand can get weaker. We gain leverage or we lose leverage.”

Today Sara is back to running the company herself and has an estimated net worth of $1.04 billion, company sales estimated at $400 million, and she still owns 100% of her company. She started at age 29 with $5,000 in savings. Today she is 46, and one of the most respected female CEOs in the country.

Opportunities abound for women to start and grow successful businesses. Whether you create a lifestyle business, intending to remain small and help support your family and your passion, or whether you want to create a “gazelle” company, generating fast, high revenue growth and creating many jobs, is up to you. Perhaps you’re passionate about where you are, working for someone else. You can be entrepreneurial there too and operate like Laurie Ann Goldman did for Spanx.

If you’re a woman in business, be open to opportunities and learn as much as you can to stay on top of business trends, competitors and technology. Are you counted in the fastest growing business groups in the U.S.? Perhaps 2017 is your year.

— Dara B.

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SouthLife Supply Features “Made in Thomasville” From March 20th through April 1st, Townies can enter their customdesigned pieces in SouthLife’s Made in Thomasville event. Owners Heather and Kelly Abbott are calling for creative minds to come and submit one or more unique pieces in the event’s three categories: jewelry, small leather goods, and large leather goods. Voting on the best designs will take place from April 4th to April 18th via an online survey and in their store. After voting, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each category will be announced at Due South on April 22nd and 1st place will have the chance choose which charity to donate the proceeds from their design{s}.

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Fridays at Noon Concert: Diane Schultz, Flute & Jennifer Cowgill, Soprano

Birdsong Nature Center, 2106 Meridian Rd. 6-8p; $100 pp or $150 per couple Enjoy a more serene and elegant shopping experience while at the same time giving financial support to the nature center at the Preview Party the night before Birdsong Nature Center's famous Old-Timey Plant Sale.

Buy your plants early before Saturday's big crowd and enjoy live music, great food, wine and beer, oysters on the half shell and a lovely spring evening in one of the most beautiful spots in our area. Call 229-377-4408 for tickets or more information. Sale to follow on March 18.

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March 18 2017 Spring Program Series – Make History: Hands On Heritage! Pine Needle Basket Workshop Thomas County Museum of History, 725 N. Dawson St., 10a-noon The Society is excited to introduce an extension of itd popular Make History! Program. These programs will encourage adults to get hands-on with history and learn a traditional handicraft from a local expert. The first class project will be learning how to make pine needle baskets made from the needles of the longleaf pine. For more info, call 229-226-7664 or visit www.thomascountyhistory.org.

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Commercial Bank, 101 S. Crawford St. 7:30a 5K $10, 1 Mile Fun Run $5 Sponsored by the YMCA and Commercial Bank. Awards will be given out for the school with the most entries, business with the most entries and more. The race begins and ends at Commercial Bank. The courses will take participants through one of Thomasville’s Historic Districts, representing Thomasville’s heritage.

Family Drum Day Thomasville Center for the Arts, 600 E. Washington St., 10a Join Steve Campbell for an Art Free for All performance. In this exciting, character-building program, participants will learn rhythms, dances and songs covering character traits like fairness, responsibility and respect. A workshop will immediately follow the performance.Participants will have opportunities to play drums and percussion instruments. For more info or to register call 229-226-0588 or visit www.thomasvillearts.org.

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2017 Spring Program Series: “Conserving the Magnificent Giants of the Red Hills,”

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Shane Wellendorf, Tall Timbers Research Station Thomas County Museum of History, 725 N. Dawson St., 6p Shane Wellendorf, Conservation Coordinator at Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy will share a discussion about the history of private land conservation in the Red Hills region and how those efforts have protected local forests and the preservation of that ecological legacy for the future. Shane has worked for 11 years at Tall Timbers as a wildlife research biologist. In 2011, he transferred to the Land Conservancy and began working on conservation transactions and easement stewardship.

For more info. call 229-226-7664 or visit www.thomascountyhistory.org.

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March 22 Thick Skinned Workshop The Thomasville Townie publishes the first and third Friday of every month. To advertise, suggest article ideas or contact staff members, please email yourtownie@gmail.com.

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Last week, we took it easy, selling books and hosting story times and attending meetings.

We kept things relatively quiet, because one look at the calendar showed us: Big events were on the horizon, and it was time to gird our loins.

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I like to imagine that the store has been in hibernation these past few weeks — despite some spurts of activity here and there — quietly preparing for its spring awakening.

March 24

A Commemorative Event with Keynote Speaker General Lloyd James Austin III, {USA-Ret}, U.S. Military Academy at West Point - Class of 1975, Thomasville High School - Class of 1971.

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Studio 209, 209 W. Remington Ave., 9a-noon $150pp Thomasville Center for the Arts is proud to introduce Thick Skinned: a Workshop by South African Wildlife Artist and 2016 PWAF Artist Michelle Decker! You may remember her from the insanely popular "Women of Wildlife" workshop she taught this past November, and now she's back. Michelle will be teaching artists of all skill levels how to create animal skin textures using acrylics in unconventional ways.

March 23 TEF: An Evening with Collabro Thomasville Municipal Auditorium, 144 E. Jackson St. 7:30p $38 adults, $15 students The 2014 winner of “Britain’s Got Talent,” Collabro performs acoustic ballads and favorite works from musical theatre. The group’s skyrocketing popularity has led to appearances all across Europe and Asia and a highly anticipated tour of the U.S. For more information call 229-226-7404 or visit www.tefconcerts.com

free Join Thomas University for a free concert featuring Diane Schultz, Flute & Jennifer Cowgill, Soprano. The "Fridays at Noon" concert series offers monthly concerts that feature local and regional artists performing a wide range of musical styles.. For more info visit www.thomasu.edu/actu.

Hands and Hearts for Horses Hoedown Pebble Hill Plantation, Sugar Hill Barn, 6:30-10:30p Join this inspirational and boot stomping evening to benefit Hands & Hearts for Horses programs and participants. The HHH Hoedown is one of Thomasville's premier events and features the sounds of the Tanners Lane Band at The Sugar Hill Barn at Pebble Hill Plantation, which is transformed into the ideal setting for a delicious dinner, silent auction, concert, and dancing. Event proceeds benefit the programs and participants of Hands & Hearts for Horses year-round equine-assisted therapy programs.

March 25 3rd Annual SUPERDAVE 5K Run/Walk & 1 Mile Fun Run Thomas County Middle School, 4681 US Hwy 84 Bypass, 7:30p Run to inspire and empower those affected by brain cancer. Fun Run starts at 7:30p. 5K starts at 8:00p. Register at https://localraces.com/events/ thomasville-ga/superdave-5k-glow-run 5K/Ghost Runner $25 before 3/15 - $30 after | 1 Mile Fun Run $20 before 3/15 - $25 after | T-shirt and cape will be given to all participants on race day while supplies last.

Runners are encouraged to create a SUPERHERO costume that is fun and even GLOWS. All proceeds to benefit the David Waldron Foundation to help families affected by brain cancer. www.bedavebrave.com.

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And I know I’m always saying this, but truly: Mark your calendars. We’re hosting some of our favorite events over the next couple of months, and I’d hate for you to miss a single one.

+ Tonight, March 17th, 7-8pm: DIY Succulent Class with South Georgia Succulents. We’re always brainstorming fun, new events to try, and a partnership with South Georgia Succulents seemed like the perfect way to welcome spring. Taran will be in the shop teaching us how to pot our own little plants, and for a $20 ticket, you’ll walk away with a pretty potted succulent of your very own. Call the shop today to see if any spots are left! + Friday, March 24th, 6-7pm: Parapalooza. I loved this idea when I saw it implemented last fall at a booksellers conference, so we’re bringing it to Thomasville! We’ve invited five of our favorite local authors from Thomasville and Tallahassee {Chip Bragg, Diane Roberts, Bob Shacochis, Ravi Howard, and Elizabeth Stuckey-French} to come read just one paragraph of their work. One paragraph – that’s it! It’s a celebration of the written word, and how just a few sentences — when well done — can pack a punch. Books will be for sale, and light refreshments will be served, too. I’m so excited for this one. + Saturday, March 25th, 10a-12pm: Reader Meet Writer. It’s time for our annual Reader Meet Writer event, hosted in partnership with the Thomas County Public Library. Our community is filled with writers, but we know sometimes their books can get lost on our shelves. Reader Meet Writer is a chance to meet these regional authors and hear about their work. The first hour is Gong Show-style, and the second hour is a meet-and-mingle with authors; this is always a great way to learn about local writers and books about our region. + April 7-9: Word of South. Tallahassee’s literature and music festival, Word of South, is in its third year, and we’re thrilled to be their primary bookseller for the entire event. Come find us out at Cascades Park April 8-9, selling books by some of our favorite authors, in town for the weekend {including Joshilyn Jackson, Lydia Netzer, Lisa Loeb, Adam Haslett, James McBride, and more!}. This is a huge event for our area, and we’d love to see Thomasville joining in the fun. + Thursday, April 13th, 7-9pm: Pen to Plate. We’re hosting our second Pen to Plate dinner, this time featuring The Yellow Table cookbook with our friends John and Anna Carroll from Southern Jubilee Catering. Our fall dinner was a huge success, and tickets sold quickly, so don’t wait! Get your tickets in-store or online today! {Not sure what Pen to Plate is? It’s basically a dinner party after hours at The Bookshelf, and you get a copy of the cookbook, too. It’s pretty much my favorite thing we’ve ever done.} + Saturday, April 29: Indie Bookstore Day. The last Saturday in April is one of our biggest days of the year, right behind Small Business Saturday. Bookstores all over the country celebrate Indie Bookstore Day, and it’s just one giant party all day long. Bring the kids for special story time and art activities, then come back later for literary-inspired drinks for date night. We’ll host a scavenger hunt, author signings, and more throughout the day, plus special Indie Bookstore Day products will go on sale that morning.

There’s so much goodness happening these next few weeks, I can just hardly stand it. Mark your calendars and join us. It’s just so much fun.

2017 Fly Fishing Film Tour The Biscuit Co., 219 Oak St., 7p

— Annie Butterworth Jones Co-Owner + Managing Partner The Bookshelf

The 2017 Fly Fishing Film Tour is making its Thomasville debut this spring with a screening at The Biscuit. “F3T” is dedicated to showcasing world class fly fishing films with original content and unparalleled cinema, as well as the sport’s educational and environmental efforts. This will be the first time the tour has come to Thomasville, thanks to presenters McCollum, Rawlins, Cauley & Parrott LLP, Thomasville National Bank, Catch 50 and The Wright Group {See article in this issue!}.

Flourish Moves Downtown

Flourish just celebrated their two year anniversary and they marked the occasion by moving to a more prominent location in the heart of downtown. They are now located right next door to Rayann’s Christian bookstore.

True to Thomasville, the new space boasts with character.

Since they have moved store traffi c has picked up and they are continuing to grow. The ribbon cutting on March 7 at the South Broad Street location marked their second anniversary in business.

Flourish is an encouragement store, founded after co-owner Gerriann Kennedy survived her battle with cancer. Missy Taylor and Gerriann both had this calling that had to be answered, and so they opened their doors in 2015 and haven’t looked back. The new space is perfect and in a much more centralized location, where as before they were a little harder to find.

The stylish house The Southern Woman, Thomasville’s Joanne Woodward, Part II Last time, we covered the early life and Thomasville connections of fi lm actress Mrs. Paul Newman. Better known to most as actress Joanne Woodward.

Now, we will cover her stage and fi lm career, her legendary love affair with Paul Newman and her simple, elegant personal style.

Ms. Woodward made her fi lm debut on television in an episode of Robert Montgomery Presents entitled “Penny” in 1952. During this time, she also became a more accomplished and sought after stage actress. She began her big screen work in 1955’s post-Civil War Western, Count Three and Pray.

In 1956, she appeared in A Kiss Before Dying as an heiress pursued by college student, Robert Wagner. {Who was later married to Natalie Wood and accused by her sister, Lana Wood, of pushing her off the yacht, Splendour, in a jealous, drunken rage, after a party with Christopher Walken, where she died from drowning.} Her most memorable role, or roles, was in The Three Faces of Eve. In this compelling role, she portrayed Eve White/Eve Black/Jane as a woman suffering from multiple personality disorder. Her convincing performance of three distinct personalities, a repressed Southern housewife, a sultry vixen, and a normal young woman earned the Best Actress Academy Award that year. Another memorable fi lm role was the drama “Rachel, Rachel” {produced by her husband, Paul Newman}, where she played a shy, spinster schoolteacher to both critical and audience acclaim.

She had a long, distinguished career, spanning several decades. As she aged, she evolved from leading lady to character actress with her signature graciousness. Her later fi lms include The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-inthe-Moon, Marigolds, Sybil {with Sally Field in the shocking lead role} and Come back, Little Sheba {co-starring Laurence Olivier of childhood lap fame}. Many contemporary fans remember her as the narrator in Scorsese’s epic, The Age of Innocence, based upon the Edith Wharton novel.

There is a back entrance with handicapped parking, which is great because the goal is to protect those that are immune compromised. Flourish accepts Medicare. They have a private wig area in the back for those that have lost their hair due to cancer treatments. They offer post mastectomy care and carry $20 Coobie bras, which everyone loves. Beyond that they have selected items to carry that anyone would enjoy. From quotable cuffs, which are cute bracelets with encouraging quotes, to bamboo pajamas. They even offer maternity clothing, which has expanded since the move.

Woodward fi rst met actor Paul Newman in 1953. Like Bogie and Bacall, the two eventually began a romantic relationship despite the fact Newman was already married and Woodward was rumored to be engaged to Gore Vidal. {this was clearly just a rumor}. He later divorced his wife and he and Joanne were married in 1958. Their marriage, which produced three daughters, proved to be one of the most enduring in Tinseltown. They were one of the most stylish, talented and glamorous Hollywood couples for 50 years until Newman’s death in 2008.

Flourish is a store of treasures and a place to fi nd comfort for those that are going through difficult times.

Simple style, good taste and excellent manners. Stylish traits known in Thomasville’s citizens and through a citizen of the world. Thomasville’s own, Joanne Woodward.

Joanne Woodward’s personal style says much about her early, Southern, girlhood in Thomasville. Always fashionable but never trendy, she eschews fashion for the innate good taste that Southern women inherit. It can’t be learned {and would take volumes to explain}. She favors simple, elegant clothes and is discrete in her choices of coiff ure and cosmetics. She has excellent manners and has always chosen to remain out of the tabloid spotlight.

Her charitable work is known worldwide.

— Cherie L.

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