“TURTLE PALOOZA!”
CELEBRATES SEA TURTLES
SEA
TURTLE ART TO BENEFIT
FRIENDS OF GAMBLE ROGERS STATE PARK
FLAGLER
BEACH, FL – Sea turtle nesting season ends October 31 and Ocean Art
Gallery is celebrating sea turtles the entire month of October with an art
gala, art raffles, and an update about nest hatching results. All of this will
take place during what gallery owner Frank Gromling calls a “Turtle Palooza!”
All events will take place at the gallery’s 206 Moody Blvd. (SR 100) location
in downtown Flagler Beach.
Partnering
with the management and staff of Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area,
commonly known as Gamble Rogers State Park, and their community service
organization the Friends of Gamble Rogers (FROGRS), Gromling has planned a
multi-event month to benefit FROGRS, a 501.C.3 non-profit group. The gallery
will start the activities on October 6 with a gala art gathering from 5 – 8 pm
with the showing of sea turtle art by nine artists, accompanied by live music,
light refreshments and fun. This gala coincides with Flagler Beach’s “First
Friday” music event at Veterans Park across from the gallery.
All
during October the gallery and FROGRS will sell raffle tickets for “Coming
Home,” a giclée by acrylic artist Fred Haase, and “Golden Girl,” an original by
watercolor artist Bibi Gromling. All proceeds from raffle ticket sales will go
to FROGRS. The raffle drawings will be at 6:45 pm on October 27 during the Art
Gala Finale.
The
Finale will feature an end of season sea turtle nesting report by a Gamble
Rogers park ranger on the number of nests and hatchlings, plus a continuous
showing of sea turtle pictures on a large screen television. Light refreshments
will be served during the 5 – 8 pm gala.
Artists
whose sea turtle art will be featured all month during “Turtle Palooza!”
include Rick Cannizzaro (acrylic), Glenda Greenberg (sterling silver jewelry),
Bibi Gromling (watercolor), Fred Haase (acrylic), Art LaMay (watercolor),
Lorraine Millspaugh (acrylic), Kelly Quinn (acrylic), Scott Schnell
(sculpture), and Clay Williams (sculpture). The gallery will donate 10% of all
sea turtle art sales during October to FROGRS in support of the volunteers’
important activities at the park.
Gromling
said, “Partnering with Gamble Rogers State Park has been a wonderful
relationship, which started with my publishing house over 10 years ago. This is
another opportunity to give back to the community, an essential part of my
business model.”
Raffle
tickets are available for purchase at both Ocean Art Gallery and Gamble Rogers
State Park from September 22 until 6:30 pm on October 27. Tickets are $10 each
or 3 for $25 for Haase’s “Coming Home” valued at $1000 and $5 each or 3 for $10
for Gromling’s “Golden Girl” valued at $375. All proceeds go to FROGRS.
For
more information, call Ocean Art Gallery at 386.693.4882 or Gamble
Rogers State Park at 386.517.2086.
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