Sea Glass and Ocean Gems Symposium

This event took place on February 20, 2016. See upcoming events in Vero Beach.

Where: 8385 Florida A1A, Melbourne Beach, FL, United States

You are invited to the Barrier Island Center’s second Sea Glass and Ocean Gems Symposium on Saturday, February 20th, 2016 from 10 am to 4 pm. The symposium will be free to the public and include beach combing talks all day, guided beach walks, sharing table, craft demos, educational displays, kids’ crafts table, beach-themed crafters, art raffle to benefit Sea Turtle Conservancy, a judged sea glass competition, live music, food trucks, and more!

Of special note our keynote speaker, best-selling author Richard LaMotte, will remain on site after his talk at 11 a.m. about his new book Lure of Sea Glass.. Mr. LaMotte will be available throughout the day to help identify the historical origin of visitors’ found sea glass as well as for signing.

So bring your favorite pieces of sea glass and come enjoy the day by the ocean celebrating its many treasures! The Barrier Island Center is located at 8385 S. Highway A1A, Melbourne Beach. For more information please call (321) 723-3556 or email [email protected]