Peacock season is getting closer
The Peacock Tour is coming this spring. Six foot tall painted fiberglass peacocks will fill the village and stick around for six months.On Friday, March 12, at 7:00 pm, there is a "Peacock Vernissage" taking place at Windisch-Hunt Gallery (2911 Grand Avenue). This is the first of many peacock events coming up for spring and summer.
This first event in March, will allow guests will have the exclusive opportunity to see the fiberglass peacock as a blank canvas before the artists take brush to them.
Each peacock will be sponsored by local businesses and individuals and will then be decorated by local artists who will each incorporate their own themes. A “who’s who” of artists has been commissioned so far including renowned pop artists Romero Brito and Ed King, marionette pioneer Pablo Cano, sculptor Paula Turk, and post modern cartoonist, Lebo. Doreen LoCiero, a celebrated local artist, will serve as Artistic Director of the exhibit.
A self-guided tour brochure will be available that will allow for leisurely strolling around town where people can seek out the colorfully decorated birds as well as discover all the hidden pleasures the Grove has to offer. Hopefully the merchants will get involved with peacock-themed items and foods and drinks for sale, you know, a peacock rum punch at one place, peacock earrings at another, etc.
“Planning for The Peacock Tour has once again confirmed the community’s sense of pride and camaraderie,” says Camille DePhillips, Marketing and Events Coordinator for the exhibit. “It’s a really fun project that will not only bring visitors to the Grove but add an artistic elegance to our little village.”
For more information on The Coconut Grove Peacock Tour and a complete list of artists and sponsors, visit www.coconutgrovepeacocktour.com. To become a sponsor, contact Heather Bettner at 305.775.0113
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posted by Tom Falco at 8:00 AM
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3 Comments:
What's with the manorah design.
Thanks for the info! I always seem to miss out on this event.
The crazy thing is, though, you provided more info than the Peacock website itself!
Strange,but on the web site www.coconutgrovepeacocktour.com, I didn't see any information on the history of the Peacock family and how the Peacock family is what the rest of the world thinks of when they think of Coconut Grove.We have to tell how the symbol of the Peacock bird represents the family name and grove history to the world. Camile has always pointed out in previous blog comments this was why the birds were chosen.Look at how peacocks(representing the Peacock family)has a long history in our publicity of the grove and its image in public use such as shirts, mugs, letters ,etc.,just as flamingo were used all over Miami Beach,Horses all over Ocala, etc.I remember my grandparents who visited he grove sending me all these cute little famous plastic peacocks,cute ties with peacock designs,Peacock Postcards,etc. Of course this is a much much better image and connection than the very vague exhibits of Flamingos = Miami Beach, Horses = Ocala, Clowns = Sarasota, Bulls = Wall street .I am sure we all want the 800,000 people visiting to reinforce this obvious, immediate and long held Grove PEACOCK = PEACOCK FAMILY = SYMBOL OF COCONUT GROVE.How silly it was to have artists paint fiberglass Flamingos instead of the Miami Beach's image of ( ? ).Why is everybody afraid to shout "the king has no clothes on!"?
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