Here's an opportunity for another great event at the Stadium with the American Power Boat Association. 

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The Antique Boat Museum of Clayton NY is the largest freshwater nautical museum in the United States. They would like to work with us to create and fund a satellite museum in the proposed Maritime Center to be located WEst of the Marine Stadium.

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This two minute video was put on the Assocaited Press website and was distributed to all of their National affiliates. Great exposure for the Marine Stadium!

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Many Miami Marines have told us about the terrific experiences they had at the Marine Stadium. Hannah Imberman and Kira Feldman, two terrific girl scouts, are gathering these "memories " for a book! You can write up your remembrances of the Stadium and submit it to Hannah and Kira at the web address ifseatscouldtalk.gmail.

Your write-up should be no more than one page. And if you have any pictures, send them along. Click on the link below for more details. Attached is a photo of Hannah and Kira


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Our first public event was a "Shindig" at the Miami Rowing Club to Benefit the Stadium. he event was a joint event with Team Row and was organized by Julio Viyella. Attendees took tours of the Stadium by Chinese Dragon Boat and Hilario Candela, architect of the Stadium made a presentation.

The event was a sell out-and a smashing success!


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The National Trust for Historic Preservation names the Marine Stadium to its 2009 list of America's Most Endangered Historic Places.

The Preservation Planning Studio of the University of Miami will make a presentation on planning alternatives for the Marine Stadium Basin and Virginia Key. The event will be at the Miami Rowing Club, Friday, May 8, from 10:00 AM-12:00. The event is free and open to the public. Details included.




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The Awards Ceremony for the Floating Stage Competition is announced, and will be held Monday, May 2 at the Rusty Pelican. The Ceremony features a display of all entries in the Floating Stage Design Contest with a cocktail hour, announcement of the winners and semi-finalists, and a keynote presentation by Frank E. Sanchis III, Director of United States Programs for the World Monuments Fund. A three course sit down dinner is also included. Tickets are only $30 and must be purchased by April 25; call Dade Heritage Trust at 305-358-9572.

 

Sigrid Adriaenssens, an Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Princeton University, recently visited the Marine Stadium and came away so impressed that she has initiated a project about it. She and an undergraduate student will carry out an engineering analysis of the Marine Stadium, and create a 3D printed scale model with the ultimate goal of publishing an article about the Miami Marine Stadium.

 

The Newsletter also included a "memory" from Champion boat racer Buddy Byers. One time, Buddy was racing and turned the corner to see a water skiing elephant coming directly towards him! We are looking for the photo of the water skiing elephant at the Marine Stadium (in the meantime, this one will do). Buddy's story is part of our ongoing project "IF SEATS COULD TALK", which will be a book featuring stories and memories of the Stadium. We expect to publish it next spring.

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PLEASE email THE MIAMI DADE COUNTY COMMISSION AND ASK THEM TO APPROVE THE $3 MILLION APPROPRIATION for the MIAMI MARINE STADIUM. THE HEARING WILL BE AT THE COUNTY COMMISSION,
111 NW 1st STREET, SUITE 1030 (TIME; TBD: WE WILL EMAIL YOU AN UPDATE OF A TIME CERTAIN)
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Summary of Marine Stadium Dance Party/Benefit to be May 7 at the Bayside Hut. Logo contest,  and April issue of Dwell Magazine (feature on Marine Stadium).

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We won! The MIami CIty Commission approved the Memorandum of Understading with Friends of MIami Marine Stadium. We have six months to submit a complete operating plan to the City and two years to provide a complete financing plan for the Marine Stadium.

The event to honor Jack Meyer, Engineer of the Marine Stadium was a big success. Over 160 people attended the sold out event at Biscayne Bay Yacht Club. The event featured presentations by Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado, Hilario Candela architect of the Marine Stadium three Presidents of Engineering Societies, the Chair of the Depuartment of Coastal and Civil Engineering at University of Florida (Jack's Alma Mater) and friends from Biscayne Bay Yacht Club.

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For the first time, the Marine Stadium Basin will be part of Baynanza, the Biscayne Bay Cleanup, scheduled for April 26. The Marine Stadium exhibit of photographs by Flor Mayoral was a big success with 29 prints sold; the Marine Stadium exhibition at HistoryMiami continues until May 31. Flashback Miami is a new program started by the Miami Herald to showcase its extensive collection of archival photos. They recently did a spread of photos of the Marine Stadium. A student team from Coral Park High School is in the national finals of the Construction Industry Ace Round Table Design Competition for their proposal for the Marine Stadium. "River Rat" Walter Ferguson is fondly remembered in this months' segment of IF SEATS COULD TALK.

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Here's a very thoughtful article about the Coral Gables Marine Stadium exhibit by Carolina Miranda.

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This video, which was placed on the website of Architectural Record, features an interview with architect Hilario Candela and current footage of the Marine Stadium.

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An article by David Sokol entitled "Revival On The Horizon For Historic Miami Marine Stadium"; explains our proposal to develop the Stadium

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An article about the painting day at the street artists on September 20.

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A follow up story which included photographs of the murals by Logan HIcks, Curator of the exhibit.

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A great photo essay of a great day.

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An informative article on the Art History Mural Project.

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The Marine Stadium is now starting to got national and international press. We also got an inquiry from Interior Design Magazine, South Korea.
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This article by AP writer Tamara Lush provides an excellent introduction to the Marine Stadium, highlighting the twin endorsements of Jimmy Buffett and The World Monuments Fund. The article has been picked up by many newspapers and news outlets around the country.

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