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.