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We’d like to share our photos with you from the Annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony. The event was cold but people left with warm hearts! A Big Thank you to the Green Corner Store and the craft artist’s for being apart of our event.
Tell us your favorites and share your photos with us on Flickr.

Have a safe and Happy Holiday!

Watch Liz Sanders event Coordinator for the Bernice Garden on KATV’s Good Morning Arkansas.

News coverage happened December 8, 2011. Thank you KATV Channel 7 for your interest in the Bernice Garden!

Make Your Own Recycled Ornament
November 16, 2011

Make your own and bring one to decorate the Bernice Garden’s Christmas Tree at the Holiday Tree Lighting & Craft Market.

The Green Corner Store supplied this idea list to get you inspired. We hope to see you this Thursday, December 8th. Event starts at 5:30 and ends 8:30.

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Celebrate the holiday season with neighbors and friends of The Bernice Sculpture Garden. There will be Christmas carols, crafts for sale, holiday treats, and warm drinks. Everyone is invited to bring an ornament to hang on the tree.

This is a zero waste event. Bring your own plate, utensils and cup.

Qs? email bernicegarden@gmail.com or if you would like to be a vendor at the craft market ($10), email thegreencornerstore@gmail.com.

Annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony & Craft Market
November 14, 2011

We hope you can join us to the Bernice Garden Tree Lighting & Craft Market that will be Thursday, December 8th from 5:30PM to 8:00pm. Celebrate the holiday season with neighbors and friends of The Bernice Sculpture Garden. There will be Christmas carols, crafts for sale, holiday treats and warm drinks. Everyone is invited to bring an ornament to hang on the tree. This is a zero waste event. Bring your own plate, utensils and cup.

Qs? email bernicegarden@gmail.com or if you would like to be a vendor at the craft market ($10), email thegreencornerstore@gmail.com.

2011 Arkansas Cornbread Festival Photos
November 8th, 2011

We’d like to share our photos with you from the 2011 Arkansas Cornbread Festival. The festival was a huge success. Tell us your favorites and share your photos with us on our 2011 Arkansas Cornbread Festival Flickr Group.

Also, Please take our Survey and help us improve for next year. Don’t worry, all your information is confidential and used for statistical purposes only.

2011 Arkansas Cornbread Festival Draws Thousands to South Main
November 7, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For More Information, Contact:
KD Reep, 501-766-1260 or kelli@flywriteinc.com

2011 Arkansas Cornbread Festival Draws Thousands to South Main

LITTLE ROCK, AR (Nov. 7, 2011) – The inaugural 2011 Arkansas Cornbread Festival attracted 2,600 people to the Bernice Garden and two blocks of South Main Street in downtown Little Rock on Sat., Nov. 5. Mild temperatures, a sunny afternoon, more than 175 vendors, edible treats of all kinds, blues and folk music, activities for all ages, and plentiful cornbread and side dishes combined to triple expected attendance numbers for the festival.

“When we started planning this festival, we hoped for 800 to 1,000 people,” said Anita Davis, organizer of the festival and community advocate for South Main. “We were absolutely thrilled thousands of people from all over the city and the state came to see what makes South Main Street thrive.”

Winners in the cornbread competition are:
- Best Overall Winner (best in show) – Terry Wright, who received $500, an apron, a blue ribbon and a gift basket.
- Best Professional Winner – El Dorado’s Old South Cornbread, who received an invitation to the Fourth Annual New Orleans Roadfood Festival, $100 and a gift basket.
- Best Amateur Winner – Terry Wright, who received $100 and a gift basket.
- Best Professional, Traditional – Old South Cornbread, who received $50 and a t-shirt.
- Best Professional, Non-Traditional – Loblolly Creamery, who received $50 and a t-shirt.
- Best Amateur, Traditional – Terry Wright, who received $50 and a t-shirt.
- Best Amateur, Non-Traditional – Johnny Reep, who received $50 and a t-shirt.
- Best Amateur, Sweet – Ramona Cash, who received $50 and a t-shirt.

“Our sponsors, competitors, vendors, entertainers and volunteers pulled together like nothing I’ve seen before,” Davis said. “Cornbread is a unifier; people from every walk of life love it. Our mission was to promote community, and with all of the people, businesses and organizations that helped make this event a success, I think we achieved it.”

Planning for the second annual Arkansas Cornbread Festival is underway. For more information, visit http://ARCornbreadFestival.com, like us on Facebook, follow @ARCornbreadFest on Twitter, or contact Liz Sanders, event coordinator, at bernicegarden@gmail.com or call 501-617-2511.

About the Bernice Garden
The Bernice Garden is privately-owned by Anita Davis but intended for public use. Located at the southeast corner of South Main Street and Daisy Bates Avenue in downtown Little Rock, the garden was created to celebrate the community and will host community events as well as its annual sculpture exhibit in an effort to foster community interaction and a sense of pride in the neighborhood. The 150’ x 150’ garden consists of landscaped areas with a crushed granite foundation for artworks, and next to the sculpture garden is a concrete patio, benches and approximately 20 parking spaces.