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celebratedliving.com
SUMMER 2011
BEACH
ART
We all havememories of
summers spent on a beach
strewnwith yellow pails,
racing to the water’s edge
and screamingwith delight
as flattenedwaves entered
themoats of our sand
castles. At many beaches
across the U.S., sand castles
have grown up into true
works of art. Sand sculpting
is the art of turning
ordinary grains of sand
into competitive waterside
chefs d’oeuvre, and at these
festivals and events you
can get an up-close view
of somemasterful (albeit
temporary) monuments.
—NICOLEALPER
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Oneof thepremier Julyevents is the
NEW ENGLAND SANDSCULPTING INVITATIONAL
,
heldatMashpeeCommons inMashpee,
Massachusetts, from July8 to10and
featuringbetweenfiveand18artists.
newenglandsandsculptingfestival.com
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Also in July, LongBeach,Washington,
transforms intoa sandywonderland
during the
SANDSATIONS SAND SCULPTURE
CONTEST
, July20 to24,wherenovices
can channel their childhoodswith free
sculpting lessons andabeachbonfire.
sandsationslongbeach.com
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Sand-sculpting showingsbecome forces
of changewith
NEBRASKACHILDREN
’
SHOME
SOCIETY
’
SSAND INTHECITY
,whichhelps raise
money through itseventsheld in such
unlikelyvenues asOmaha’sQwestCenter
parking lot,where350 tonsof sandwere
trucked in last year for adozen teams to
work. sandinthecityomaha.com
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For thosewith a competitiveedge,
HAMPTON BEACHMASTERSANDSCULPTING
COMPETITION
(pictured), June18 to30, is
oneof fiveWorldChampionshipqualifiers.
Here, 15world-classmaster sculptors
compete for $15,000 inprize andpurse
money. Theworks areeven illuminated for
nighttime viewings. hamptonbeach.org/
sandcastle-competition.cfm
TRAVEL, GOLF, DINING, MUSIC, AND TRENDS
