{"id":571,"date":"2013-10-09T16:43:52","date_gmt":"2013-10-09T21:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vintagehydroplanes.com\/Blog\/?p=571"},"modified":"2013-10-09T16:45:34","modified_gmt":"2013-10-09T21:45:34","slug":"571","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vintagehydroplanes.com\/Blog\/571\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Marine Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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\u00a0\u00a0 Newsletter #67 \u00a0 October 9, 2013<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Marine Stadium Exhibit<\/a><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Dade Heritage Trust <\/b><\/div>\n
Dade Heritage Trust (DHT) is the foremost organization in Miami Dade County devoted\u00a0 to historic preservation Formerly, DHT was the parent organization to\u00a0 Friends of Miami Marine Stadium, providing important advocacy and\u00a0 support and an administrative umbrella. Since 2011, Friends of Miami\u00a0 Marine Stadium became an independent 501(c)(3) not- for-profit\u00a0 organization.For more information on Dade Heritage Trust, click here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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# of people on Friends of Marine Stadium email list..2706<\/div>\n
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We respect your time and only send emails on average once a month. We do not give or sell our email list to anyone.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\u00a0If Seats Could Talk: Miami Marine Stadium and a Real Marine\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
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Since May of 2009, we have been collecting memories of the Marine Stadium for our book “IF SEATS COULD TALK.”
\nWe feature a memory in the main section of our newsletter this week. Please respond to this email if you would like to contribute your memory! # of memories for IF SEATS COULD TALK
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The Miami Marine Stadium continues to attract not just local-but national attention. As we move into fundraising mode, it is important for us to get the word out.<\/div>\n
If you know\u00a0of a group that is interested in a presentation about the Marine Stadium, please reply to this email.
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Our exhibit celebrating the Miami Marine Stadium, “Concrete Paradise”, opens Thursday, October 17 at 7:00 PM at the Coral Gables Museum. Tickets for the opening, which will benefit the exhibit and our effort to save and restore the Marine Stadium, cost $25. To purchase your tickets, click\u00a0 here<\/a>.<\/div>\n
The opening event will be spectacular, featuring parkour athletes, a performance by VJ Psyberpixie, Bacardi cocktails,<\/div>\n
and even racing hydroplanes parked out front! In preparation for over a year, this first-ever exhibition is devoted to the<\/div>\n
Miami Marine Stadium’s flashy past, its edgy present, and its<\/div>\n
\u00a0spectacular proposed comeback as a world-class sports and performance venue.<\/div>\n
\u00a0Curated by renowned author and architectural conservator, Rosa Lowinger, this interactive exhibit will bring the glory days of Miami’s most daringly modern structure back to life through stunning video footage, rare photos and keepsakes, original art installations, photo murals of the stadium’s infamous graffiti, and an antique hydroplane. It will conclude with a special section dedicated to the stadium’s next chapter featuring never before seen site renderings and opportunities for museum visitors to share their vision for the structure’s future.<\/div>\n
The exhibition is being presented by American Express. We wish to thank our partners, the\u00a0Coral Gables Museum<\/a> and the\u00a0National Trust for Historic Preservation<\/a> for the tremendous job they have done. Finally, we’d also like to acknowledge our Cliff Mezey, a member of our Board who came up with the idea for the exhibit almost two years ago.
\nIn addition to the exhibit itself, we have a\u00a0 full lineup of programs we will be highlighting in future notices to you. Coming up soon:\u00a0 October 24-The Future of the Miami Marine Stadium-a panel discussion and on\u00a0 November 6-Boat Racing in Miami-Past and Future-a panel discussion.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\u00a0Gloria Estefan and Hilario Candela at the Never Quit Challenge at Miami Marine Stadium photo (c) Carlos Betancourt, Inc.\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Marine Stadium continues to be in the news. The Stadium was the first stop at the Never Quit Challenge<\/a>, an event benefiting charities working with Veterans and their families. The participants were greeted by a crowd that included Gloria Estefan and\u00a0 Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado. At the event, Gloria was able to discuss her\u00a0vision for Miami Marine Stadium<\/a>.
\nThe Clyde Fitch Report, a blog that deals with the intersection of Art and Politics, featured a very thoughtful article about the importance of the Marine Stadium entitled\u00a0Miami’s Quest for Global Standing<\/a>.
\nCNN ran a story entitled Six Imperiled Sports Sites<\/a>; the first site in the article was the Miami Marine Stadium. This national story generated the most web traffic we have had on any one day in the last three years.
\nFinally, there is a recent article<\/a> in The Miami Herald which featured an interview about the Coral Gables Museum exhibit with curator Rosa Lowinger. We are expecting a lot of press coverage about the exhibition.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Photo By Phil Kunz<\/b>
\nWe are rapidly approaching the 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Miami Marine Stadium – in December, 1963.\u00a0 We recorded a great story from Phil Kunz, who drove down from Ohio to attend the first boat race at the Marine Stadium. Phil and his friend didn’t have a place to stay, so they actually snuck in and slept at the Stadium!
\nWe’ve already collected 186 stories about the Stadium as work continues on our book, IF SEATS COULD TALK.\u00a0 If you would like to contribute a story for our book (we’ll be happy to interview you or follow up on a recommendation),\u00a0 just respond to this email.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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During one of Phil Kunz’ visits to Miami in the 1960s, he picked up this flag at the Marine Stadium. Phil has graciously loaned it to us and it will be on display at our exhibit at the Coral Gables Museum. The exhibit will not only feature memorabilia and history about the Stadium’s years of operation, but it will also display how it has inspired current artists-and most important, it will help us imagine potential possibilities for its stellar future.
\nAs we begin our “quiet” fundraising campaign, the important contributions you can make are to:\u00a0 Support us by attending opening night on October 17, come to our related programs and events, and help us create a buzz about the exhibit by liking us on Facebook. We KNOW that after you have seen the exhibit, you will be even more inspired to help us restore the Miami Marine Stadium.
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