
GRIT owner Angie Sicurezza and Plein Air event manager Ann Ferrell Cauthen gather outside The Mill as the two-day conference gets underway.
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Keynote speaker Dr. Mark Plotkin of the Amazon Conservation team welcomes attendees as he kicks off the two-day speaker series.
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From left: Plein Air founder and developer Campbell McCool with G&G deputy editor Amanda Heckert and her husband, Justin Heckert.
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Audra Burch of the New York Times discusses the pivotal role of the front porch in African American culture.
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Guests mingle amid the porches of Plein Air during Friday night’s Block Party.
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In true Southern fashion, NBC News chairman Andy Lack and journalist Curtis Wilkie lead a lively discussion from their rocking chairs.
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