BEST ANNUAL FESTIVAL/COMMUNITY EVENT
Pinehurst Holly Arts & Craft Festival
Sunrise Theater’s First Friday
Southern Pines Springfest
BEST ART GALLERY
ARTworks Vass
The Artist League of the Sandhills
The Arts Council of Moore County at The Campbell House
BEST CHARITY RUN
Friend to Friend Rock ‘N Run
FirstHealth Turkey Trot 5k & Mile
ShamRock ‘N Roll
BEST COMMUNITY/AMATEUR PERFORMING ARTS GROUP
Union Pines Marching Vikings
Encore Center
Pinecrest Players Theatre Department
BEST DANCE STUDIO
Encore Center
Seven Lakes Dance
Gary Taylor Dance
BEST FARMERS MARKET
Moore County Farmers Market
Kalawi Farm
Highlanders Farm
BEST FUNDRAISING EVENT
Sandhills Children’s Center’s Festival of Trees
Caring Hearts for Canines’ Furever Yours
Moore Humane Society’s Paws for Celebration
BEST HOLIDAY EVENT
Sandhills Children’s Center’s Festival of Trees
Southern Pines Christmas Parade
Village of Pinehurst’s Christmas Tree Lighting
BEST LOCAL CHOIR
Pinecrest High School Chamber Ensemble
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Union Pines Chamber Chorus
BEST LOCAL MUSICIAN – GROUP
Whiskey Pines
McKenzie Brothers Band
The Sand Band
BEST LOCAL SOLO MUSICIAN
Tony Barnes
Julia Golden
Mary Stone
BEST PERFORMING ARTS VENUE
Bradshaw Performing Arts Center at Sandhills Community College
Sunrise Theater’s First Bank Amphitheater
The Neon Rooster
BEST PLACE TO GET CREATIVE
ARTworks Vass
9th of September Pottery Painting
The Bull Room
BEST PLACE TO GIVE YOUR TIME OR MONEY – animals
Caring Hearts for Canines
Moore Humane Society
Prancing Horse
BEST PLACE TO GIVE YOUR TIME OR MONEY – arts
Sunrise Theater
Union Pines Viking Classic (Marching Band)
Encore Center’s Carolina Performing Arts Theater Group
BEST PLACE TO GIVE YOUR TIME OR MONEY – children
Boys & Girls Club of the Sandhills
Food Bank of CENC – Back Pack Pals
Sandhills Children’s Center
BEST PLACE TO GIVE YOUR TIME OR MONEY – community service
Habitat for Humanity of the NC Sandhills
Friend to Friend
Lifecare Pregnancy Center
BEST PLACE TO GIVE YOUR TIME OR MONEY – military
Duskin & Stephens Foundation
Kyle Evans Let It Shine Foundation
Veterans of Foreign Wars John Boyd Post 738
BEST PLACE TO GIVE YOUR TIME OR MONEY – seniors
Meals on Wheels of the Sandhills
Penick Village Foundation
St. Joseph of the Pines
BEST PLACE TO GO ON A DATE
Ironwood
Beefeaters
Elliotts on Linden
BEST PLACE TO WATCH A MOVIE
Carolina Cinemas Sandhills 10
Sunrise Theater
Aberdeen Lake Park’s “Movies by the Lake”
BEST POTTERY SHOP
9th of September Pottery Painting
ARTworks Vass
Ben Owen Pottery
BEST PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING ARTS COMPANY
Encore Center
Carolina Philharmonic
Temple Theatre
BEST SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT
Mockingbird On Broad
Caring Hearts for Canines
C.Cups Cupcakery
BEST WEDDING VENUE
The Fair Barn
Weymouth Center For The Arts & Humanities
Soiree on South