Sanford Camera Club will host speaker
David Ramos’ work (above) will be featured during a show at the Lake Mary museum.
The Sanford Camera Club will hold their second monthly meeting this evening with special guest presenter Susan Francis.
Francis has owned the photography school attached to Harmon Photo (on Orange Ave) for more than a decade, and will offer an overview and dialogue on “Ten Techniques to Taking Better Digital Photography.”
Susan’s experience teaching photography at a camera shop uniquely positions her to be in touch with the most current technology enabling her to explain how it can best be used. Her talk promises to cover basics such as aperture settings, shutter speed and iso sensitivity.
This event is free and takes place tonight at the Historic Sanford Welcome Center from 6:30 p.m. Come one, come all!
SMaSH Beer Festival
Longwood’s Reiter Park will play host to the Florida SMaSH Beer Festival to stretch and refine local craft breweries and homebrewers’ talents and ingenuity through this challenge.
Single Malt and Single Hop (SMaSH) refers to the limitation of an entrant brewer to use only one type of each, but permits them to create any type of beer they choose.
“Limiting your choices makes people get creative,” said Gary Holmes, owner of Sanford Homebrew Shop, “And there are lot of creative people within these confines,” he touted.
Spectators and beer aficionados are welcome to attend the competition this Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m., tickets can be secured online.
Lake Mary Museum
The Lake Mary Museum is thrilled to present their annual Local Artists Exhibit hanging from July 30 through September 17.
M. Pilar Vargas has lovingly curated this collection of over 30 sculptors, painters, potters and artisans living in our immediate region. Notable locals include MK Shaw, Radha Anandaprema, Reg Garner, David Ramos and more.
A reception and mingle will take place from Friday, August 5 from 6 to 9 p.m. Email the Museum to RSVP.
Jeanine Taylor
Local folk art maven, Jeanine Taylor, has earned a lovely new feather for her cap this month, as she is about to appear on the cover of “Where Women Create,” a national magazine. She was done the honor by being written up by her friend and fellow art-lover, Jen O’Connor of Earth Angel fame.
The feature story glimpses into Taylor’s 20 year career promoting and dealing in folk art after being inspired by a trip to Newfoundland. Fast-forwarding through her decades of diligent work and devotion, Jeanine has built one of our Historic District’s cornerstone establishments for which she is now being honored.
A launch party to celebrate the event will be held at JT’s gallery next Saturday, Aug. 6 from 1 to 3 p.m. with a champagne toast, refreshments and magazines available for purchase.
St. Luke’s Bonus Harp Concert
St. Luke’s Concert Series continues in absentia this summer as the regular players are on holiday and a cracker jack second string is more than filling their shoes.
This Friday, catch Robbin Gordon-Cartier for a solo harp concert at 7 p.m.
Then on Sunday, “A Tribute to Broadway” from the members of the Central Florida chapter of the American Harp Society will join Gordon-Cartier for a harp ensemble concert. Showtime is 3 p.m.
These events are free and open to the public.
Jessica Pirani can be reached at JessieBerger@yahoo.com.
