Winter Garden Magazine March 2018 | Page 3

Editor’s Note March...the month goes Green with the Spring Equinox on March 20 th , the Ides on the 15 th , and abounding St. Patty's Day celebrations. The Easter season kicks off with Palm Sunday on the 25 th — the entire month blossoms with blessings. We begin the celebration of Spring by taking a look at the Bloom and Grow Garden Society's Path of Life memorial garden at Chapin Station. Special thanks to Jackie Brown and Gretchen Boyd for their help with our beautiful wrap cover which showcases their hard work. Learn more about The Path of Life on p.32, and consider memorializing your loved ones with an engraved brick today! And lest we forget the Spring Fever th th [email protected] in the Garden Festival is April 7 & 8 in downtown WG! Publisher / Editor-in-Chief Celebrate Read Across America Day on March 2nd by learning about Editor local resident Sarah Dewitz and her amazing organization, Just 1 Book Brett Dault on p.18. [email protected] Music and Art, two of my passions. Welcome new contributor Layla Contributors Brisbois & her monthly Music Profile. This month, she chats with Zack Layla Brisbois Maruniak (p.20) about his songwriting and upcoming new releases. Audrey Costa We also revisit John Lee Wyatt (p.26) and learn how he has grown over Brett Dault Allison Couture Otero the past year. Discover Michelle Irizarry's colorful artwork on p.24, Samantha Rhodes and reminisce about the Winter Garden Art Association's Splash Gala Gabriella West 2018 in WG Social. Marion E. Wildey Happy March Birthday shout outs to Zachary, Beth, Michael, Liz, Janet, Layout & Graphic Design Jo, Daniel, Cathy, Kelly, Ken, Lori, Laura, Eric, Steven, Amy, Braden, George Hevel IV Susan, Justin, Sarah, Lexi, Kathryn, Charlie, Angie, Mary, Bekah, Andy, Samantha Rhodes Allison, and ALL of you March Birthdays! taylor mobley cee castillo Illustration Taylor Mobley Cee Photography Samantha Rhodes Advertising Janet Kerrebrock [email protected] 407.792.4892 Contact Us 16 East joiner Street Winter Garden, FL 34787 407.966.3446 The WG Magazine is a monthly publication distributed through media outlets, sold at newsstands and mailed directly to subscribed homes and businesses throughout Winter Garden and the surrounding areas. Readership per edition 15,000. Castle Cross Media Group, Inc., 16 East Joiner Street, Winter Garden, FL 34787, is the parent company of the The WG Magazine and The Winter Garden Magazine, www.thewgmagazine. com. The previous names and the wax seal logo are federally registered trademarks. Reproduction or use in whole or in part of the contents of this magazine or of the trademarks of Castle Cross Media Group, Inc., without written permission of the Publisher, is prohibited. The WG Magazine’s due diligence process ensures the accuracy of content published. Neither the publisher nor advertisers will be held responsible for any errors and or omissions found herein. The publisher accepts no liability for the accuracy of statements made by advertisers in their ads and/ or any open forum letter to the editor or in paid promotional features. MARCH 2018  |   WINTER GARDEN MAGAZINE   |   3