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​Join our Community Event Sunday, August 7 | 11-4pm 

Come explore and celebrate the world of sea glass in this first-time event in Suffolk County!

The museum is hosting activities for all ages throughout the day. ​

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• ​Discover the history of sea glass ​
• Bring your sea glass for expert identification with Mary McCarthy, Executive Director of The Beachcombing Center
• Shard of the Year contest - present your favorite piece for display!
• Explore the history of antique bottles with expert George Fisher
• Create sea glass jewelry in our workshop
• See current glass art from local glass artists and vendors
• Kids enjoy a glass-themed scavenger hunt
• Listen to sea shanties performed by The Royal Yard
  
• View the museum's exhibitions about Long Island history
• Grab a bite from The Big Black Food Truck ​

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Tickets

We look forward to 'sea'ing you!

• ​Event admission is $10 (Age 3 & under are free) | Members $8
  
• Optional Sea Glass Pendant Workshop is $7 | Members $5

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Event Highlights (More to Come!)

MARY MCCARTHY

Sea glass info sessions & Glass identification

Mary McCarthy serves as Executive Director of The Beachcombing Center, an educational nonprofit organization and Vice
President of the Board of Directors of the North American Sea Glass Association where she is also Education Chair. She has lectured, done educational exhibits/sea glass identification and judged at sea glass and beachcombing conferences around the country. 

Mary will share her knowledge and years of experience on sea glass collecting with you - as well as judge our Shard of the Year contest (bring a piece for display!).​

SEA GLASS
PENDANT WORKSHOP

Activity

Create your own pendant necklace in our workshop. Drop-in sessions throughout the day.

GEORGE WM FISHER

Long island antique bottles presentation

George Wm. Fisher is known as an expert on antique glass bottles. He is the co-author of A Directory of Long Island Soda, Beer, and Mineral Water Bottles and Bottling Companies 1840-1970, as well as Long Island Medicine Bottles and Medicine Companies. As a collector and educator, he has presented on numerous subjects of glass to libraries and historical societies.  ​

SURFSIDE SEA GLASS

vendor

Surfside Sea Glass will offer unique and whimsical jewelry with genuine sea glass lovingly collected around the world. Traditional metalsmithing techniques are utilized to create these one-of-a-kind, artisan-made pieces. 

SILVER COQUI SEA GLASS

vendor

Silver Coqui Sea Glass will offer the elegant simplicity of sea glass art in a variety of colors on shadow box frames, greeting cards, and trays. Each piece of sea glass is hand picked by the artist or by his family in Puerto Rico.

LONG ISLAND ANTIQUE BOTTLE ASSOCIATION

EXHIBITOR

See examples of antique bottles from the Long Island Antique Bottle Association.

LIABA was created to allow Bottle and Stoneware collectors of Long Island to share their passion for antique bottles and stoneware with fellow collectors. 

SEA SCHLEPS

vendor

Sea Schleps will offer handmade items and artworks made from sea glass, sea pottery, shells, driftwood, and other materials found at local Long Island beaches. With these coastal treasures, Sea Shleps creates microcosms of familiar beach and nature scenes, abstract collages, and home decor.

THAT SEA GLASS CRAFT

vendor

That Sea Glass Craft will offer handmade items created out of hand-collected sea glass created by a marine biologist based on Long Island. 

THE SEA GLASS GROTTO

vendor

The Sea Glass Grotto, from Cape May Court House, NJ,  features hand crafted and hand forged designs in sterling silver and copper, using only genuine Sea Glass and semi-precious gemstones. Ornate and elegant “Signature Style” pieces are offered as well as simple and understated designs to fit every budget.

MARESCALT-HANDPAINTED GLASSWARE

vendor

Marescalt-Hand painted Glassware will offer a line of hand painted glassware inspired by a love for the ocean & marine life.

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Call for Vendors and Exhibitors

Space is still available for vendors, collectors, and artists

We would love to hear from you. If you are interested in participating in our event, please fill out the interest form below. 

If you are displaying a collection, there is no charge. If you are selling for profit, we ask for a $50 donation to the museum. 

Seaglass Festival - Vendor Interest Form

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