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Sun, surf and serious sandcastles in Coney Island
Manage episode 500471361 series 95357
Your medium? Sand. The limits? Only your imagination. Well, that and a four hour time window to build the castle of your dreams.
The 33rd annual Coney Island Sandsculpting Competition takes place Saturday, Aug. 16. It runs from noon to 4:00 p.m. and during those hours, contestants will race to convert a mound of wet beach sand into a masterpiece.
Jodi Querbach with Brooklyn Community Services ran the event for years. She joins Weekend Edition host David Furst to explain what makes the event such an essential Coney Island tradition.
1285 episodes
Manage episode 500471361 series 95357
Your medium? Sand. The limits? Only your imagination. Well, that and a four hour time window to build the castle of your dreams.
The 33rd annual Coney Island Sandsculpting Competition takes place Saturday, Aug. 16. It runs from noon to 4:00 p.m. and during those hours, contestants will race to convert a mound of wet beach sand into a masterpiece.
Jodi Querbach with Brooklyn Community Services ran the event for years. She joins Weekend Edition host David Furst to explain what makes the event such an essential Coney Island tradition.
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