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Ava Gardner Festival Welcomes Project Runway's Designer Justin LeBlanc Oct. 4th
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Sep 08, 2014, 09:05 ET

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Project Runway Season 12 Finalist, Justin LeBlanc
Project Runway Season 12 Finalist, Justin LeBlanc

Justin LeBlanc, Project Runway Finalist and local designer, will bring his signature 'Pipette Tips' dress to the Ava Gardner Festival, October 4th, that we are excited to share with our visitors.

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Smithfield, NC (PRWEB) September 08, 2014 -- On October 3-5, the Ava Gardner Museum will host the 10th Annual Ava Gardner Festival to celebrate the opening of the permanent home for the museum in Downtown Smithfield. This year’s festival will showcase new exhibits on the legacy of Ava Gardner's fashion style by premiering the "Ava's Closet" exhibit. In addition there will be music, free films, and local designer, Justin LeBlanc. To connect to the fashion industry in North Carolina, festival organizers invited Project Runway's Justin LeBlanc to attend the event. Justin will be at the festival Saturday, October 4, from 9-11am to host a talk on his signature 3D printing process for fabrics and to mingle with visitors to the museum.

“We are thrilled to have Justin LeBlanc visit this year's festival, we are big fans of his work," said Deanna Brandenberger, Museum Director, “Ava's popularity and influence on today's designers like Justin remains strong and we wanted to contrast modern design with the Golden Age of Hollywood's designs worn by Ava. It was clear he was well-liked as a contestant on Project Runway, and we feel visitors will enjoy meeting him."

Justin’s 2014 Spring/Summer collection shown in New York was entitled “Sound Waves.” It reflected his journey from deafness, represented by pure and simple white garments, to the chaos of sound, represented by garments accentuated with depictions of sound waves, random splashes of white, and elaborate 3-D printed belts, to his ultimate reconciliation with sound, dramatically depicted by a gown made from Pipette Tips that sounded like rain as the model walked. Justin will be bringing this piece to the museum and visitors will have a chance to see this gown and learn more about the process of constructing this one-of-a-kind design.

Justin has a degree in Architecture from North Carolina State University where he was a Caldwell Fellow. Towards the end of his architecture studies Justin developed his passion for fashion design during his participation in NCSU’s annual Art2Wear competition. Following his graduation from NCSU Justin attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where he received a Master of Design in Fashion, Body, and Garment in 2012. While a student at the Art Institute, Mr. LeBlanc interned in London at Alexander McQueen’s fashion studio. Justin currently resides in Raleigh, North Carolina where he is an assistant professor at North Carolina State University in the College of Design. Justin also is actively involved in fashion design and he is a frequent guest speaker and volunteers his time for various charitable causes.

Additional details on the Ava Gardner Festival Schedule of Events:

At the Fashion Fling on Friday, October 3, guests will enjoy a musical tribute to Frank Sinatra by the Carolina Crooner and the Museum will unveil its newest exhibit, Ava's Closet, which will run through the end of May 2015. Tickets to the Fling are $25 per person and all-day admission to the Museum on Saturday-Sunday, October 4-5 is $8.00 for all ages.

On Saturday, October 4, heritage tours will be scheduled throughout the day. Visitors will be shown points of interest in Ava's hometown, including Ava's birthplace, the Teacherage where she grew up, the Howell Theater where Ava first went to the movies, and will end with a visit to her gravesite at Sunset Memorial Park. Heritage tour passes are $15 per person.

During the Festival, the classic Ava Gardner films will showcase the great director and Ava's dear friend, John Huston including "The Killers", "The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean" and on Sunday the award winning, "The African Queen". That evening at 7:00 PM, the museum has partnered with the Clayton Piano Festival to showcase movie tunes and a tribute to the musical "Show Boat" will be held at The Clayton Center. Tickets for the Clayton Piano Festival are $20.00 each.

To make the weekend's event a complete package, individuals may purchase passes to all events for $75.00 which includes the Friday night reception; admission to the museum Friday, Saturday and Sunday; Saturday night Clayton Piano Festival and one heritage tour on Saturday. Advanced reservations required by September 26 to schedule the package. For more information about the festival and to purchase the Festival Package, please call the museum at 919-934-5830.

The Ava Gardner Museum is located in downtown Smithfield, at 325 E. Market Street and more information may be found on the museum website, http://www.avagardner.org. The museum is open Monday-Saturday, 9am-5pm and Sunday 2pm-5pm with admission of $8.00 adults, $7.00 seniors and groups and $6.00 children.

Donna Bailey-Taylor, JOHNSTON COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU, http://www.johnstoncountync.org, +1 (919) 989-8687, [email protected]

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