Schedule of Events Sunday, July 29th 10 am ~ 4 pm

• Sea Glass/Nautical Art Vendors • Free admission to the Lighthouse • Inflatables • Don’t ye Know theatre group: puppet show • 11:00 - 11:30am & 12:30 - 1:00pm & 2:00-

2:30pm • Dress yourself as a mermaid and take your

photo

Sea Glass Bingo Tent: 11-1 2-4

Open to ALL ages (.25 per card or 5/$1.00)

Guest Speaker

1-2pm – Richard LaMotte Richard will be available throughout the day to ask

and answer question

1:30 – 3:30pm Frankie McIntosh: Last Lighthouse Keeper will be at the Lighthouse for tours, discussion, Q & A

Demo info Some demonstrations say “take away $2.00pp” this means you will make something to take home and the charge is $2.00 per person

Afternoon:

1:00pm - Jackie Trimper - Demo how to create a mosaic 2:00pm - Rita MacDonald: Mussel shell pendant (take away $2.00pp).

Seaglass drilling 1:00 - Alan Boertien: $2.00 per drill

Sea Glass SHARD Contest

Entry Fee: 3 pieces for $5.00 NO limit

Shard Entries accepted from 10am -2:00 pm

People’s Choice voting ends @ 2:15pm

SHARD JUDGING at 3 pm ~ Sharp WWW

Schedule of Events Saturday, July 28th 10 am ~ 4pm

• Sea Glass/Nautical Art Vendors • Free admission to the Lighthouse • Inflatables • Don’t ye Know theatre group: puppet show

11:00 - 11:30am & 12:30 - 1:00pm & 2:00-

2:30pm • Dress yourself as a mermaid and take your

photo

Sea Glass Bingo Tent: 10-1 2-4

Open to ALL ages (.25 per card or 5/$1.00)

12 noon Ribbon Cutting Join our Honoured Guests and Special Guests for a

ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Mermaid Tears Seaglass Festival **Meet members of the original volunteer group that started it

all!!

Guest Speaker 1-2pm – Richard LaMotte

Richard will be available throughout the day to ask and answer question

1:30 – 3:30pm Frankie McIntosh: Last Lighthouse Keeper will be at the Lighthouse for tours, discussion, Q & A

Demo Info Some demonstrations say “take away $2.00pp” this means you will make something to take home and the charge is $2.00 per person

Demonstrations (times are approximate)

Afternoon

12:00pm – Gayle Bird – demonstration on easy method for creating pendants from seaglass 1:00pm – Marie McGaugh: Shell out kindness (Free) 2:15pm - Lisa Freeman: children jewelry (take away $2.00pp)

Seaglass drilling 2:30 - Alan Boertien: $2.00 per drill

SEE YOU TOMORROW!!!!

Admission per day

$3.00per person under 5 free

**Admission includes access to the Lighthouse

**Your day admission bracelet allow you to come and go.

5 Categories!! 2018 Sunday Shard Contest

Info:

$400.00 - Best Sea Glass $100.00 - Best Bottle Stopper $100.00 - Best Pottery/Ceramic $100.00 - Most Unusual People’s Choice - A Sea Glass Journey/Ebb & Flow (Author of this book: Teri Hall)

** All visitors to the festival are obligated to pay even if you are dropping off your shard on

Sunday!

Food Vendors:

* Grandma’s Country Cookout * Ice cream treats

10th Annual “Mermaid Tears” Sea Glass Festival

Souris, PEI The BEST Seaglass Beach on PEI

The Mermaid Tears Sea Glass Committee would like to

thank our many volunteers who assisted in making the

10th Annual “Mermaid Tears” Sea Glass Festival a

success!!

Sea Glass SHARD Contest ~ Sunday Entry Fee: 3 pieces for $5.00

No limit Shard Entries accepted from 10am -2:00 pm

For more information about the festival please contact

Joeanne @ 902-687-2157 ext 0

jroche@sourispei.com

Author Richard LaMotte has been at the forefront of sea-glass research since presenting his first lectu re on

the topic back in 2002. His book, Pure Sea Glass, Discovering Nature’s Vanishing Gems , is a master

reference on sea glass for North American collector s, earning first place in nonfiction from the Writer’s

Digest 13th Annual International Self-Published Boo k Awards.

Purchase one of Richard’s books and get it signed!!

Photos are taken during events, please inform staff members, if you do not wish to have any published.

We wish to thanks the following for their

generous contributions to our festival: Financial Contributions & Inkind Sponsors

THANK YOU: M/C: Evan O’Brien

Food Vendors available on site for the weekend: * Grandma’s Country Cookout

* Ice cream treats

Souris by the Sea Treasures will be open Sat. July 29th, 10-5pm & Sun. July 30th from 10-7 pm

“This weekend only”

10th Annual “Mermaid Tears” Sea Glass Festival

Souris, PEI The BEST Sea Glass Beach on PEI

Saturday July 28th & Sunday July 29th, 2018,

10 am - 4 pm

$3.00 per person under 5yrs free

**Admission includes access to the Lighthouse

**Daily admission bracelet allows you to come and go.

** ALL visitors to the festival will be obligated to pay -

even if dropping off your shard entry.

DEMONSTRATION INFORMATION ** Some Demonstrations will charge a small fee to

participate. (max. $2.00pp)

Souris Historic Lighthouse Grounds 138 Breakwater Street

Souris, PEI

Visit our website: www.peiseaglassfestival.com

There are no ATM machines on the premises.

CIBC and Souris Credit Union have instant tellers

available on Main Street.