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The Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail Corridor Management Organization held an educational hike through about 2 miles of rare scrub and coastal strand habitat at the North Peninsula State Park on Dec. 4.
According to an email, this is the organization's 22nd hike along Scenic Loop trails since 2008. The hike was led by Dr. Don Spence, plant pathologist and certified master arborist, and Chris Schlageter, president of the Old Florida Conservation Inc. About 36 hikers joined and learned about the natural history of barrier island ecology and its response to natural and human pressures, salt marsh ecology and the benefits of salt marsh restoration, the science of natural shoreline construction, and how to identify native plants and trees.
The organization is planning to host another hike next spring.
Thanks to a local retired advertising executive, the Marine Science Center at 100 Lighthouse Drive in Ponce Inlet will have one of artist Andy Warhol's limited-edition screen prints, recently appraised at $41,000.
According to a press release by Volusia County, Jim Benedict, retired owner of Benedict Advertising and Marketing, is donating "Turtle 360A" to the center on behalf of his grandchildren Harrison, Cameron, Calla, Cael, Brynne, Britton, Scarlett and Behren. The signed print measures 39 inches wide by 31 inches deep, and is one of 250 created by Warhol to coincide with the 1985 release of the film, "Turtle Diary."
The print will be available for public viewing beginning Tuesday, Dec. 21.
The Marine Science Center treats and rehabilitates injured and sick sea turtles and birds. It is open 12-4 p.m. on Sundays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Admission is $7 for seniors, $8 for adults and $5 for children ages 3-12. Children under 2 are free. For more information, visit marinesciencecenter.com
Want to support the expansion and renovation of the Ormond Memorial Art Museum and gardens?
The museum board of directors recently created a program where, in exchange for a $100 donation, people are able to hand-paint a 4x4-inch ceramic tile,
which will then be fired and incorporated into the new Granada Garden Pavilion. According to OMAM's newsletter, you can be as creative as you'd like with your tile, and designs can range from a child's tiny handprint to signatures or "more ambitious art endeavors."
All tiles will be painted at Whim Wham Art Studio with a specially-selected palette. Tiles must be painted between Dec. 15 and Jan. 30. To make your donation, visit ormondartmuseum.org or call 386-676-3347.
A new pop-up exhibit by the Ormond Memorial Art Museum is now on display in the windows of 9 W. Granada Blvd.
Central Florida artist Kelley Batson-Howard's series of acrylic oceanscapes are "meant to bring the viewer to a reminiscent place in time recalling a fond
memory or emotion," according to a press release. Featured paintings in the exhibit include "Patience", "Just Chill", "Deep Blue Sea", "Suede Blue Sea" and "Dune."
“I’ve discovered I tend to paint impressions in time, glimpses of memory-flashes of light and patterns all using many layers of
transparent paint and making marks into paint," Batson-Howard said. "I’ve discovered I paint from a place of emotion that I must share with the viewer."
She spent her childhood years drawing, doodling and taking art classes in high school in Anniston, Alabama, and had thoughts of becoming a fashion designer or graphic artist. She later traveled Europe and became enthralled by the artistic world, the press release details. Her artistic dreams were put on hold for many as she majored in psychology, got married, had two children and worked at her family's greenhouse business in Florida. In 2015, she returned to art by taking lessons to relieve stress, and she decided to pursue painting full-time.
The pop-up show will be on display through Jan. 10. To see her art, visit kbatsonart.com
The winners of the second-annual "Merry and Bright" decorating contest for businesses, hosted by Ormond Beach MainStreet, were announced during the city's Home for the Holidays Parade on Saturday, Dec. 11.
Since last year, MainStreet has encouraged businesses along Granada Boulevard
to make their storefronts festive and special for the holidays. Thirteen local businesses entered into the contest and the winners of the two categories are as follows:
Outdoor Decor
Storefront decor
