Before there were Playstations, kids whiled away hours building monuments from granules of beach sand. A few have grown up to be master sculptors who will show off masterpieces at Treasure Island’s Sanding Ovations Masters Cup Sand Sculpture Competition and Music Festival, kicking off today.
The exhibition is a Treasure Island Beach tradition and will display world-class-level talent while offering beach food court, an arts and crafts marketplace, the Turtle Nest Café — an actual restaurant carved entirely from sand — and three days of live music. Click here for a schedule.
The top four sculptures and a “people’s choice” sculpture will be awarded over $12,000 cash prizes.
Sanding Ovations' kickoff party is tonight at the Crystal Sands Ballroom at the Bilmar Beach Resort, 10650 Gulf Boulevard in Treasure Island, on Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. $10 includes food from Sloppy Joe’s and and beer.
Visit mytreasureisland.com for more info.
This article appears in Nov 13-19, 2014.