Polished sea-beans are beautiful like gemstones.
Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com.
If you enjoy picking through things that have washed up on the beach, come on over to the 14th Annual International Seabean Symposium and Beachcombers’ Festival at the Cocoa Beach Public Library (link to Google Map) on Friday and Saturday October 16th and 17th 2009.
There will be a lot of sea-bean jewelry and works of art and craft at the Symposium. Here are a few of the bracelets and necklaces on display.
Displays and collections are open to the public all day Friday (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and Saturday (9 a.m. to 9 p.m.) There is no admission charge. It’s FREE!
Highlights:
Friday at 11 a.m. Ed Perry, Park Ranger at Sebastian Inlet State Park will present a 45 minute talk and slide show on “Beginners’ Beachwalking.”
Friday at 2 p.m. Ann Zscheile of the Sea Turtle Emergency Response Program will present a 1 hour talk and slide show about what to do when you find a sick sea turtle.
Saturday 8 to 10 a.m. – Bean-A-Thon sea-bean and flotsam collecting contest. Entries judged from 10:30 to noon. Awards at 7 p.m.
Saturday at 1 p.m. A one hour slide presentation by Dr. Blair Witherington: A Sea-bean’s Journey–from where, whith whom do they travel?
Saturday at 7:45 p.m. Keynote speaker Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer, The Origins of Florida Flotsam.
Come on out and discover fascinating and amazing things about our wonderful beaches and oceans!
Blair and Dawn Witherington will have their books and art works on display and for sale at the Symposium. Their full-color book "Florida's Living Beaches" is a MUST HAVE for anyone who loves beachcombing and nature. I never go to the beach without taking my copy. Get your own autographed copy this weekend and meet the authors!
Read another one of my blog posts with more details about the folks you’ll meet at the sea-bean symposium.
