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Benzaiten Center For Creative Arts

An Unforgettable Night Of featured at the Pilchuck School
Glassblowing “South Florida of Glass in Seattle, Wash. This
is the famous school founded
Studio Showdown” by artist Dale Chihuly. He
has also appeared on Netflix’s
Benzaiten Center For Creative Arts Blown Away. Brenna Baker
For More Information: (561) 508-7315, www. who has also appeared on that
benzaitencenter.org same series, is founder and head
On Friday, Dec. 15 The Benzaiten Center is hosting an artist of Hollywood Hot Glass
extravaganza of a glassblowing event! They are bringing in the located in Fort Lauderdale. A
top glassblowers of South Florida to perform together in their two-person team hails from Fine Glassblown Neo-Roman Vase Glassblown Windstar by
newly expanded hot shop, which now is the largest of its kind Art Lamps. This company was Glassblown Bonsai Tree by by Brenna Baker Rob Stern
in the state of Florida. In the first part of the demonstration, each founded in 1940 and creates Center’s Creative Director
artist will work at a separate station to create their own work of some of the most high-end Eli Cecil This year the center had to raise the price of admission
art. During the last half they will collaborate on one large work. chandeliers and lighting in to their Friday night “artist blow-outs” from $15 to $20 per
Each piece will be donated to the center for sale to help support America. They have their own huge hot shop located in Miami. person. However, as always, this pays for three hours of live
their many children and young adult programs. Their Director Of Glass And Design Development, Frank music, dynamic glassblowing demonstrations, two drink
The extraordinary lineup includes, world renowned artist, Rob Englesby, will be part of this event along with fellow artisan tickets and nibbles. So, it’s still an excellent deal for what
Stern. Rob has held workshops all over the globe and is annually Charlyn Reynolds. you receive. All of these evening blow-outs still run from
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Check out their website for all the fun classes, workshops,
visiting artist’s events and fundraisers planned for this
upcoming season. Do not miss out on the fun!
www.benzaitencenter.org
(561) 508-7315
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Find us at 1105 2nd Ave. South, Lake Worth Beach,
FL 33460.
GPS does not always get you there so use the following
simple directions: Exit I-95 at 6th Ave. and go east. Take
a left at the Blue Kwik Stop store and then a right on 3rd
Ave. S. Park in our parking lot or anywhere on the street.

Loggerhead Marinelife Center from page 16

specialist, diver, and filmmaker, particularly known for his
work and research in his homeland of Cuba.
The Blue Business of the Year Award/Nonprofit of the
Year Award recognizes a business or nonprofit that has
made outstanding contributions to promoting conservation
or restoration of marine life or ecosystems through its work,
Loggerhead Marinelife Center on page 17 outreach, practices, products, or technology. The finalists are:
• Inwater Research Group ─ a small, nonprofit organization
dedicated to rescuing and researching numerous marine species,
including sea turtles, elasmobranchs, and bony fishes. Inwater
has a strong focus on marine conservation and education, with
research projects spanning across both coasts of Florida.
• Rock the Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival ─ founded
in 2013 with the mission of raising funds and awareness for
ocean conservation, Tortuga and Rock the Ocean have hosted
more than 100 nonprofit organizations within the music
festival, and raised over $4 million for ocean conservation
research, efforts, and education.
• Upwell Turtles ─ a nonprofit committed to supporting the
research, data collection, conservation, and management of
open ocean habitats in the recovery of threatened or endangered
marine turtles. Upwell launched the “Lost Years Initiative,”
a satellite study that tracks sea turtle migration in hopes of
protecting and preserving habitats.
The finalists have been evaluated by an esteemed panel of
independent judges who will review the submitted criteria to
select finalists and winners. This year’s judges include Sally
Murray, daughter of LMC Founder Eleanor Fletcher; Susan
Murray, deputy vice president of Oceana U.S. Pacific and
granddaughter of Eleanor Fletcher; Greg Marshall, marine
biologist and filmmaker; Joel Sartore, longtime contributing
photographer to National Geographic magazine and author
of The Photo Ark: One Man’s Quest to Document the World’s
Animals; Lad Akins, curator of marine conservation for the
Phillip & Patricia Frost Museum of Science and an inductee
into the Scuba Diving Hall of Fame; Dr. Wallace J. Nichols,
marine biologist and author; Sylvia Earle, Ph.D., president and
chairman of Mission Blue and a National Geographic Society
Explorer in Residence; and Brian Skerry, award-winning
National Geographic photographer and film producer.
To purchase tickets or to sponsor the Go Blue Awards, visit
marinelife.org/connect/goblue.
Photos by Loggerhead Marinelife Center

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