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Sharon Long leads a week-long Beaver Island watercolor class

Also Sharon Long Beaver Island watercolor class 2013

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Date2013-09
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Summary

The May and October 2013 Beaver Beacon issues announce and describe a week-long watercolor class led by Sharon Long of Destin, Florida, during the second week of September 2013. Sixteen people participated, including island residents and visitors, and a continuing group met Tuesday mornings at Peaine Hall to paint and discuss the techniques learned.

Evidence limits

The source is a retrospective newspaper account and does not provide a complete participant list or establish whether the class continued in later years.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, May 2013, "Back by Pop Demand."
    Announces Sharon Long's September 5–10, 2013 watercolor instruction, including a September 8 photo walk, limited enrollment, supplied materials, and off-Island participants. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2013-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held May issue scan confirms the class announcement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2013-05_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Beaver Beacon, October 2013, "The Watercolor Season."
    Reports Sharon Long's second-week-of-September week-long class, sixteen participants, her structured instruction, and a continuing Tuesday morning watercolor group meeting at Peaine Hall. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2013-10_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held October issue scan confirms the class report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2013-10_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Sharon Long leads a week-long Beaver Island watercolor class”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-sharon-long-watercolor-class-2013/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2013, "Back by Pop Demand." (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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