I’ll be presenting my Beach Survival Guide during the Seabean Symposium at the Cocoa Beach Public Library on Friday, October 12 from 2-3pm. I’ll be speaking about hazards at the beach and how to deal with the risks. Topics include sharks, jellyfish, stingrays, rip currents, and drowning, as well as some of the less obvious and less publicized hazards. Stop by and say hello!
The Seabean Symposium is a free event at the Cocoa Beach Public Library and is open to the public. Displays and collections will be open to the public Friday 9am to 6pm and Saturday 8am to 9pm.
- Friday 11 to 11:45 am: Basic Beachcombing and Sea Beans presented by Margie Mitchell
- Friday 2 to 3 pm: Beach Survival Guide presented by David McRee
- Friday 4 to 5 pm: Everything You’ve Always Wanted to KNow About Sea Glass (slide show) by Dr. Beachcomb Deacon Ritterbush.
- Saturday 8 to 10 am: Bean-a-Thon Seabean Contest
- Saturday 11:30 to Noon: Plastic, Garbage Patches and Tsunamis (slide show) by Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer
- Saturday 1 to 2 pm: Drifters From Our Upstream Gulf: sea-beans, oil, and other drifters by Blair & Dawn Witherington.
- Saturday 7pm: Bean-A-Thon and contest awards. Raffle winners chosen.
- Saturday 7:45 to 8:45 pm: Keynote Speaker Dr. Beachcomb Deacon Ritterbush talks about Beachcombing as a Portal to History.
More info and detailed Symposium schedule here.
Symposium t-shirt artwork by Dawn Witherington.
Dawn and Blair Witherington with some of their work on display at the Seabean Symposium.
Local nature photographer Jim Angy always has some incredible work on display. He specializes in images of nesting and hatchling sea turtles.
