Port City Rip the Runway kicks off Saturday

WILMINGTON-Brandon and Suprena Hickman stopped by the studios to talk to Jeff Rivenbark about their annual Rip the Runway fashion show.  Enjoy a fashion show, music and fun for the whole family while supporting a great cause this weekend at Port City Rip the Runway.

Port City Rip the Runway is an event highlighting unity in the community. Enjoy a fun night, support each other and help raise money for the Lillie Ann Heggins Scholarship Foundation.

The show started in 2012 and benefits the Lillie Ann Heggins Scholarship Foundation which aims to send children to college.

This event highlights local talent, DJs, small and commercial businesses, local models, make-up artists, hair stylists, clothing designers and local community leaders and business owners.

WWAY’s own Amanda Fitzpatrick will be hosting the VIP Red carpet.

The event will be Saturday, January 26 from 6-8:30 p.m. in Windell Daniels Hall, located inside Union Station on the campus of Cape Fear Community College.

Tickets start at $30 and there are VIP options available. Tickets https://www.eventbrite.com/e/port-city-rip-the-runway-viii-tickets-52150194636?ref=eios&aff=eios

or at the door.

To learn more about Port City Rip the Runway, 

About Lillie Ann Heggins:

Mrs. Lillie Ann Heggins was an educator in North Carolina for over 37 years. Her passion was to educate youth and expose them to endless possibilities in the world. She began her teaching career at Southwest High School in Jacksonville, NC and then finished her teaching at Myrtle Grove Middle School as a Math/Business Education teacher and ROCAME advisor. Her belief in education was to use it as a catapult to place youth in opportunities for success.