Page 6 - Martin Downs Bulletin - August '22

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Party Time At Martin Artisan

Guild’s Post-Event Summer

Salon Exhibit

By Jackie Holfelder
Good times and celebration are always in season when
members of the Martin Arts Guild are around and the opening
reception that kicked off the Summer Salon on July 6 was
no exception.
In addition to unveiling some amazing works of art, the
evening celebrated the guild’s one-year anniversary in the Mallo Biset and Edithy Marcellis Marian Vitale and Linda Reymore Torenzo Gann and Barbara Bucci
Palm Room, its permanent studio and artisan’s boutique in
Harbour Bay Plaza, 3746 S.E. Ocean Blvd. in Sewall’s Point.
The Palm Room is open from noon to 6 p.m.,
Tuesday to Saturday. For more information, visit www.
martinartisansguild.org.
Photos by Danuta Rothschild

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