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Renowned artist Michele Usibelli was selected as
this year’s judge. Usibelli will honor the artists with a
variety of awards including Best Marine, Best Seaside,
Best Architecture, Best Nocturne and Best of South Jupiter Senior
Florida.
The festivities begin on Sunday, March 3, with a
“Paint Out Competition” at Harbourside Place in Jupiter Softball
from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This fast-paced event is open

The Jupiter Senior
Softball Association’s 2024
Kathleen Denes painting demonstration at Dubois Park, Winter League, featuring a
March 2023 record 15 teams competing
in three divisions, began Jan.
to professional and amateur artists who compete for 8 and runs through the end of
over $2,000 in cash and prizes. The public is welcome March.
to watch as artists begin painting at the sound of an A total of 187 players
airhorn and have two hours to complete their work, turned out for the league,
which is then displayed and available for sale. which is the cornerstone of
March 4 to 7, the award-winning artists paint in the year-round slow-pitch
picturesque places throughout Palm Beach and Martin softball program. There are
counties, capturing the beauty before them on canvas. six games every Monday, Commissioner Paul Storch
Collectors’ Party & Sale Free artist demonstrations are open to the public. A Wednesday and Friday
schedule can be found at lighthousearts.org/pleinair, morning at Maplewood Park. Persons 55 and older are
and real-time updates are available on Instagram @ eligible to join and there is no upper age limit.
lighthouseartcenter. All paintings can be viewed and As the competition began, League Commissioner Paul
are available for purchase at the Lighthouse ArtCenter Storch said, “Everybody is looking forward to having a
Gallery throughout the week from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. fantastic time over the next approximately three months. We
The culmination arrives on March 8 from 5 to have more players than we’ve ever had.” And more continue
8 p.m., with the Collectors’ Party & Sale, where to sign up, he said.
attendees can purchase freshly painted, one-of-a-kind The league’s three-division format allows games for more
pieces and mingle with the artists and other art lovers competitive players as well as those desiring a more relaxed
while enjoying LAC’s signature hors d’oeuvres and style of play. After the winter league ends pickup games are
refreshments. The festival finale is on March 9 at LAC held the remainder of the year.
Gallery from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and includes a lively The senior softball program is sponsored by the
Battle of the Brushes painting competition (10 a.m. to nonprofit Jupiter Senior Softball Association in
12 p.m.), an awards ceremony, and the introduction of cooperation with the Town of Jupiter’s Parks &
Lon Brauer painting demonstration new 8” x 8” small works available for sale. Recreation Department.
For more information about the softball
program, including sponsorship, or to
register, contact Gary Newman at (917)
623-0791, or go to www.leaguelineup.
com/jssa.