/blog/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:53:39 +0000 Ava Gardner Festival: Schedule Set with Fan Favorites http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/ava-gardner-festival-schedule-set-with-fan-favorites/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/ava-gardner-festival-schedule-set-with-fan-favorites/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/ava-gardner-festival-schedule-set-with-fan-favorites/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 10:00:00 -0400


Following two years of planning and executing the Ava Centennial Celebration, the Ava Gardner Museum board will again host the Ava Gardner Festival. This year’s event will include fan favorite events

]]> The Entertaining History of Benton Card Co. http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/the-entertaining-history-of-benton-card-co/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/the-entertaining-history-of-benton-card-co/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/the-entertaining-history-of-benton-card-co/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:00:00 -0500


In Downtown Benson sits a multi-generational, family-owned business called Benton Card Company; sitting in a geographical footprint that goes back just as far. If you, like me, have previously

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The Ava Gardner Museum has hosted a year-long Centennial celebration in honor of the legendary actress, fashion icon, and humanitarian Ava Gardner, a North Carolina native who grew up just 7-miles

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The Ava Gardner Trust and Legacy Talent and Entertainment, in collaboration with Breakfast at Dominique’s, are thrilled to announce the debut of the Officially Licensed Ava Gardner Signature Coffee

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The Ava Gardner Festival was a huge success this past October, with over a thousand visitors attending the full weekend of events celebrating Ava’s 100th year. Fans and collectors traveled to

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Ava Gardner Museum Looks Ahead to Festival & 100th


The Ava Gardner Museum staff and board of directors are in a state of excitement as we celebrate Ava’s centennial birthday this year and next. Our

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The Museum is kicking off Ava’s Centennial year with the Ava Gardner Festival, October 7-9. This southern starlet will be celebrating her 100th birthday on Christmas Eve of 2022 and the museum plans

]]> Update From the Ava Gardner Museum http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/update-from-the-ava-gardner-museum/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/update-from-the-ava-gardner-museum/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/update-from-the-ava-gardner-museum/ Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -0500

In Review: 2021 Highlights & 2022 Updates

The Ava Gardner Museum Staff and Board of Directors wish you all a Happy New Year! As we take time to reflect on the year that was, we want to share with you,

]]> Ava Gardner Museum Reopens http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/ava-gardner-museum-reopen-brand-new/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/ava-gardner-museum-reopen-brand-new/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/ava-gardner-museum-reopen-brand-new/ Fri, 21 May 2021 12:00:00 -0400


The Ava Gardner Museum flooded in January, which affected almost half of the museum. Left with standing water in the front reception/gift shop area, the theatre, and all along the gallery wall and

]]> An Ava Film for Every Mood http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/an-ava-film-for-every-mood-what-to-watch-in-quarantine/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/an-ava-film-for-every-mood-what-to-watch-in-quarantine/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/an-ava-film-for-every-mood-what-to-watch-in-quarantine/ Tue, 05 May 2020 15:00:00 -0400


*Note from the JCVB: this is the first post in a partnership we've started with the Ava Gardner Museum Blog. The JCVB will be cross-posting some of their blogs over to our own blog so that readers

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