The public is invited to St. Petersburg Shell Club's 60th Annual Shell Show with crafts and exhibits February 24 from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., and February 25 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. It will be held at the Seminole Recreation Center, 9100 113th St., in Seminole.
The cost is $ 2 per adult - free for children 15 and under when accompanied by an adult.
The Shell Show is an opportunity for people to exhibit their favorite shell or shells. The exhibits include educational, scientific (including the Smithsonian Award), colorful and just plain fun. Awards are given for crafts (like quilts, mirrors, clothes, decorations, and sailor's valentines), unusual snails, and museum type exhibits, in addition to the scientific Smithsonian Award.
The show includes hourly door prizes. Some vendors with shell related items will be present to sell both specimen and craft items.
New This Year - There are several shell workshops for kids, who are then able to take home what they make, This is a great place to observe nature's beauty or explore the many ways shells and their animals contribute to our lives.
For additional information about the Shell Show and Shell Workshop for children, call Betty and Bob Lipe at (727) 391-2197 or Tina Murders at (727) 527-8602. The Web site is www.stpeteshellclub.org.