Ocean Galleries Presents Josef Kote - Harmony in White, May 25 28, 2018

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cean Galleries will host renowned Albanian artist Josef Kote over Memorial Day weekend at its Stone Harbor location for a four-day exhibit as well as two gallery receptions with the artist. Displaying his art for the second consecutive year, Kote will feature an all-new collection of his dramatic paintings, including many site-specific pieces created with Jersey Shore collectors in mind.

“We are thrilled to welcome Josef Kote back to Stone Harbor,” says gallery owner Kim Miller. “With last year being his first gallery reception with us, he had the chance to experience our beautiful New Jersey shore area firsthand and to meet many of our guests from all over the Northeast corridor of the U.S. Over the past year, he has been hard at work painting a new collection of art specifically with our coastal area in mind, so it will be exciting to see his new creations.”

Kote began his career as a teenager, committing himself to his work and his passion.

After competing locally and nationally, he had the opportunity to attend the National Lyceum of Arts in Tirana, where he studied the old masters. He then traveled from Albania to Greece and then Toronto, before settling in New York in 2009 to hone his unique style.

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“I’ve always wanted to create a style that was truly reflective of me; a style that allows me to express my inner vision,” says Kote. “When I choose what to paint, a lot has to do with the light. I spend time to observe the light, how it hits the object, and I try to feel It.” In addition to a love for landscape painting, one of his favorite subject matters is water, and those attending this year’s exhibition can look forward to new coastal scenes and oceanscapes. Additional pieces of artwork that will be displayed during his visit to Ocean Galleries include those inspired by people he has had the opportunity to meet in the Philadelphia and New York areas.

The “Josef Kote – Harmony in White” exhibit includes original paintings as well as a selection of limited editions and sketches. The exhibit will be displayed at Ocean Galleries, 9618 Third Ave., Stone Harbor, from May 25-28.

Receptions with the artist will be held Saturday and Sunday from 7-10pm. The exhibit hours are 10am-10pm Friday through Sunday and 10am5pm Monday. All the artwork is available for acquisition. During the receptions, attendees can have their pieces signed by Kote.

For more information, call 609-368-7777 or visit oceangalleries.com.

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Edward Piekarz, Katharine Taylor, and Olivia Doody enjoy 7 Mile Restaurant Week at the Yacht Club of Stone Harbor.

“NYC at Night” by Josef Kote

Best In Show for “Welcoming a New Baby” miniature arrangement, presented by Corinne Reynolds at the Avalon Garden Club’s Annual Flower Show.

at a Glance Runners at the Mull-Morial 5K Beach Run and 1-Mile Fun Walk.

Lorrie and Emily Logan with The Wetlands Institute’s mascot, ‘Scute the Tute Terrapin at the Turtle Trot race.

By Patrice Davis Ocean Galleries Hosts Josef Kote “Harmony in White” 10am-10pm Friday-Sunday, 10am-5pm Monday Meet the artist Saturday and Sunday from 7-10pm.

Ocean Galleries is excited to welcome back renowned artist Josef Kote with his new exhibit, “Harmony in White,” featuring pieces created specifically for his shore customers in mind.

More information: oceangalleries.com

Turtle Trot 5K & 2-Mile Fun Walk 6:45am registration, 8am race, 8:05am walk, 95th Street and First Avenue Start your day with a family-fun race and walk through Stone Harbor, with proceeds to benefit The Wetlands Institute’s Diamondback Terrapin Conservation program. Awards are given to the top male and female finishers overall and in each age bracket.

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War at the Shore Touch Football Tournament 9am to 5pm, Stone Harbor Recreation Fields Kick off the holiday weekend with some friendly competition with the Touch Football Tournament hosted by Philly Sports League. 8v8 coed teams, all teams play at least two games (adults only).

More Information: phillyleagues.com

Mull-Morial 5K Beach Run and 1-Mile Fun Walk 8:30am, 30th Street beach Enjoy a morning jaunt along the beaches of Avalon for a good cause. Proceeds benefit the local nonprofit Friend In Need. Awards given to the top three male and female in each age bracket.

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Stone Harbor Beach Opening Ceremony/ Stone Harbor Survivor Competition Noon, 95th Street and the beach New for 2018! Cheer on Stone Harbor’s finest – the beach patrol, police, fire, rescue and office of emergency management personnel – as they compete for a chance to officially open the beach with Mayor Judy Davies-Dunhour for the season.

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Stone Harbor Farmers Market (Sundays through Sept. 2), 8am to 12:30pm, 95th Street Water Tower Plaza Stone Harbor’s weekly farmers market features fresh fruit, vegetables, flowers, baked breads, gourmet coffee, gourmet oils and vinegars and much more!

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Memorial Day 2018

Avalon Memorial Day Parade 9am, 32nd Street and Dune Drive to 21st Street, ending at Veterans Plaza Join American Legion Post 331, the Patriot Brass Ensemble and a number of local civic clubs and organizations on a parade to Veterans Plaza. The ceremony will include comments from Post 331 Commander James Fleischmann, Mayor Martin Pagliughi and the guest speaker, retired Army Brigadier Gen. Jeffrey L. Pierson, followed by a flag-raising, gun salute and wreath presentation.

More information: avalonboro.net Memorial Service for Fallen Heroes and Stone Harbor Memorial Day Parade 11am Service for Fallen Heroes at Stone Harbor Firehouse, Noon for Parade, 96th Street and Third Avenue Join the Stone Harbor Volunteer Fire Department at the annual Memorial Service honoring firefighters who passed during the year. The American Legion Post 331 will then lead a parade down 96th street, followed by an open house at Post 331 offering guided tours of the Tatham Life Saving Station, hot dogs, ice cream and beverages.

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By KAREN KNIGHT took turns slicing a daily loaf of bread among VILLAS - As the poet Kahlil Gibran once eight men. In the beginning, he said, he would wrote, “You give but little when you give of pull the maggots off his food before he ate it your possessions. It is when you give of yourself until another prisoner ate the ones he had just pulled off, explaining he needed to get any that you truly give.”

This quote pretty much sums up the life of nourishment he could.

At one point, Pale said [Adolf] Hitler ordered Vincent Pale, 95, who was once a World War all prisoners to be executed but was rebuffed II prisoner of war (POW).

Assigned to the Second Air Division, Eighth by one of his generals. “There was always the Air Force, 453rd Bomb Group, Pale and his threat of a violent death at any time, for any crew were out on their 14th mission April 8, reason, or for no reason at all,” he said.

In May 1945, Pale was liberated, along with 1944, when they encountered heavy enemy fighter opposition and suffered a direct rocket the other prisoners, by Gen. [George] Patton’s hit from a German Messerschmitt. Nine made troops and returned to the U.S. As was typical of the returning war heroes, the ultimate sacrifice, and Pale found himself in hostile German territory, injured, with burns Pale wanted to get on with his life and forget about the war. He married Marguerite, who and contusions.

“I ran into the nearby woods and buried my passed away May 2 at the age of 89. They were papers,” Pale recalled, “keeping my sidearm. married for 68 years and had six children, of I remember covering myself with branches which five survive. They also have 17 grandand leaves hoping to buy time until nightfall children, 28 great-grandchildren, and two when I could try and get back to France. But great-great-grandchildren.

Pale started his own pool business, which the Germans came, poking bayonets into the his son, Vinny, said they eventually sold “beground, yelling at me to give myself up.” 'ĂůůĞƌŝĞƐ Žī DĞŵŽƌŝĂů ĂLJ would ǁĞĞŬͲ cause that was ŬŝĐŬƐ the only way my Dad Pale, who has lived in the area for 23 years, KĐĞĂŶ slow down. was taken prisoner, interrogated, starved, and ĞŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŐƵĞƐƚ ĂƌƟƐƚ͕ :ŽƐĞĨ <ŽƚĞ͕ ǁŚŽ ƌĞƚƵƌŶƐ ƚŽ ,ĂƌďŽƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ with ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ĐŽŶƐĞĐƵƟǀĞ LJĞĂƌ͕ lived here me and my family,” his intimidated, but all he knew was his name, ^ƚŽŶĞ “He’s ǁŝƚŚ Śŝŵ ĂŶ Ăůů ŶĞǁ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ŚŝƐ son said, “although he would go up andŽĨ visit rank, and serial number. He was taken on ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ĚƌĂŵĂƟĐ ƉĂŝŶƟŶŐƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŵĂŶLJ ƐŝƚĞͲƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ  200-mile forced marches, passing by concen- my sister in Philadelphia all the time.”  Though powerless to change the course of tration camps, warned not to turn his head or ƉŝĞĐĞƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ :ĞƌƐĞLJ ^ŚŽƌĞ ĐŽůůĞĐƚŽƌƐ ŝŶ events from 1944, Pale found himself wonhe would be shot immediately. He did turn ŵŝŶĚ͘ dering, “Why me? Why did I survive?” For his eyes, however, and saw the unspeakable <ŽƚĞ ďĞŐĂŶ ƉĂŝŶƟŶŐ ǁŚĞŶ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ƋƵŝƚĞ LJŽƵŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ ĂƌƟƐƚ Ăƚ ũƵƐƚ 30ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ years, he tried to bury theĂŶ nightmares and horrors of the camps. guilt, but he soon found he couldn’t bury it “I was their prisoner, and I was 21 years ϭϯͲLJĞĂƌƐͲŽůĚ͘ ůĂƐƐŝĐĂůůLJ ƚƌĂŝŶĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů any longer. old,” he said. “My comrades were all gone.” ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ DĂƐƚĞƌƐ͕ <ŽƚĞ ƚƌĂǀĞůĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ That’s when he decided to take action to Eating near-raw horsemeat, sleeping in ŚŝƐ ŶĂƟǀĞ ůďĂŶŝĂ ƚŽ 'ƌĞĞĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ dŽƌŽŶƚŽ͕ ďĞͲ initiate his own healing. cold, muddy ditches on the way to Stalag 17, ĨŽƌĞ ůĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ EĞǁ zŽƌŬ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϵ͘ he huddled with his fellow prisoners to stay dŽĚĂLJ͕ :ŽƐĞĨ <ŽƚĞ ŝƐ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŚŝƐ ǁŽƌŬ ŝŶͲ (Page A6 Please) ƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ͘ ,Ğ ŝƐ ďĞƐƚ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĨŽƌ ŚŝƐ ĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞ ƐƚLJůĞ ĂŶĚ ƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ďůĞŶĚ ĐůĂƐƐŝĐ ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ ĂŶĚ ĂďƐƚƌĂĐƚ ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ ĨƵƐĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ƐŝŐŶĂƚƵƌĞ ĚƌŝƉ ĞīĞĐƚ͕ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ďƌĞĂƚŚƚĂŬŝŶŐ ĂƌƚͲ ǁŽƌŬ͘ <ŽƚĞ͛Ɛ ƚƌĂĚĞŵĂƌŬ ƐƚLJůĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ďŽůĚ ďƌƵƐŚͲ 45 species has different habits: some come out

By KAREN KNIGHT ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ ƐǁĞĞƉŝŶŐ ƐƚƌŽŬĞƐ ŽĨ ǀŝďƌĂŶƚ ĐŽůŽƌ ĂůŽŶŐͲ at ŵŽŶŽĐŚƌŽŵĂƟĐ dusk or dawn, some activeŽĨ for a couple ƐŝĚĞ ĂƌĞĂƐ are ĚĞǀŽŝĚ ĚĞƚĂŝů͖ ƚŚĞ hours, some ƵŶŝƋƵĞ come out in the spring rather COURT HOUSE - With outdoor activities ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƉĂŝŶƟŶŐƐ than the summer, and others feed all day or increasing and tick and mosquito peak seaƚŚĂƚ ĞŶƚŚƌĂůů ƚŚĞ ǀŝĞǁĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůĞ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ͘ all the time. Some even can hibernate during son quickly approaching (July and August), RENOVATIONS & MENU ITEMS KŶĞ ŽĨ <ŽƚĞ͛Ɛ ĨĂǀŽƌŝƚĞ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ŵĂƩĞƌƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ǁĂͲ the winter. it’s important to stay on high alert and start ƚĞƌ͕ ĂƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ŵĂŶLJ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ƉĂŝŶƟŶŐƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂǀĞ Managing Water Key protecting yourself, home, and family from ŶĂƵƟĐĂů ƚŚĞŵĞƐ͘ Standing ŌĞƌ ůĂƐƚ LJĞĂƌ͛Ɛ IsĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŝŶ Pet Friendly Bar & Patio “People think a mosquito is a mosquito is a blood-sucking insects. ^ƚŽŶĞ ,ĂƌďŽƌ͕ <ŽƚĞ ǁĂƐ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ŶƵŵĞƌͲ mosquito, but the only basic fact is they start “They are out there,” notedOPENS Peter Bosak, MEMORIAL DAY in the water,” said Bosak. “That’s why we Ph.D., superintendent of Cape May County’s have a water management program to reduce Department of Mosquito Control, “but nothing HALF PRICE BOTTLE OF WINE EVERY FRIDAY the available water for larvae to grow in. If we unusual at the moment.” With 45 different

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LIVEthey MUSIC THURS. - SUN. them, sort them, and know where came From there, they identify their lifecycle and entomologist Kyle Rossner toured the county from within a few days; so, if control measures history, pinpoint where they come from, and by helicopter and was surprised to see all the Lunch & Dinner 7 Days a Week are required, they canServing be implemented quickly.

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By VINCE CONTI STONE HARBOR – The Stone Harbor Borough Council is taking action to curb use of

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harmful to animals, clog drainage systems, and  litter beaches.

Estimates range to 500 billion plastic bags used each year around the globe. Small commu,W·V ´&RXUW +RXVH &DVXDOµ nities like Stone Harbor can have little impact on such widespread use, yet borough council wants to try, citing a need to protect its own vulnerable marine and wetlands ecosystems.

While other communities see environmental advocates attempting to rouse their governing bodies from slumber on this issue, leadership in Stone Harbor appears to be coming from the governing body itself. Citing action taken

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recently to ban the use of Chinese lanterns, council discussed the far more prevalent dangers from plastic bags.

Statistics show that the average time that a plastic bag is in use is 12 minutes, yet it may remain a part of the environment for decades or longer, clogging drains, damaging infrastructure, and harming animals in the process.

Council member Raymond Parzych called it “ridiculous to allow this to continue.” Council member Joselyn Rich said it was time for Stone

Harbor to “set an example for others.”

Council President Karen Lane used the May 15 work session to inform her colleagues about a Go Green Initiative that will see a $2,000 grant used in part to purchase recyclable bags to give merchants, asking the merchants to use them instead of plastic bags.

Council member Joan Kramar pointed out that recyclable bags are the only ones used at the borough’s Farmer’s Market, a popular weekly event during the season.

Lane also described a video that had been prepared as part of an educational campaign, pointing out the dangers of the bags.

Education is important, but council members are talking about going much further. They are willing to consider an actual ban on the bags within the borough.

As part of its grant application, Stone Harbor submitted a timeline that would have the governing body considering possible ordinance (Page A4 Please)

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Guests will have the opportunity to taking artwork. meet Kote at receptions scheduled Koteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trademark style includes bold for 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 26, and brushwork and sweeping strokes of Sunday, May 27. vibrant color alongside monochromatic His exhibition, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Josef Kote â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Har- areas devoid of detail; the result of mony in White,â&#x20AC;? opens Friday, May 25, these unique techniques are paintings and runs through Monday, May 28, with that enthrall the viewer with an incredall artwork available for acquisition. ible energy.

Exhibit hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

One of Koteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite subject matFriday through Sunday and 10 a.m. to ters is the water, as evident in many 5 p.m. Monday. of his paintings that have nautical â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are thrilled to welcome Josef themes. After last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exhibition Kote back to Stone Harbor,â&#x20AC;? gallery in Stone Harbor, Kote was inspired to owner Kim Miller said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With last year create numerous oceanscapes and other being his first gallery reception with us, water-themed paintings based on the he had the chance to experience our pristine ocean and bay scenes he saw beautiful New Jersey shore area first- during his visit. hand and to meet many of our guests â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many artists take photographs of from all over the Northeast corridor scenes in order to paint them later. Kote of the U.S. is so amazingly talented â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he actually Over the past year, he has been hard sketches the views that inspire him and (²Â&#x2018;Ă&#x2C6;Â&#x20AC;YbY at work painting a new collection of then, using the art drawings he has cre- ÂŽ+Â&#x2018;Ă&#x201A;Â?Y Â&#x2018;n Ob8Â? 38Ă&#x2C6;bÂľVÂŻ OÂ&#x2018;Â?Ă&#x2039;²Â&#x20AC;u}½ Â&#x2018;Âľbn Â&#x2018;½b Ă Ă?Â&#x2DC;g art specifically with our coastal area ated, paints the vistas in a manner that in mind, so it will be exciting to see his truly brings them to life,â&#x20AC;? Miller said. new creations.â&#x20AC;?

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Ocean City Fishing Club to hold first open house of season July 19 Ă&#x2039; * Ă?2 ++ Ă? +Ă&#x201A;²b Ă&#x201A;Â&#x20AC;Yb OCEAN CITY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The ruddy-cheeked fisherman casts a line into the watery depths and patiently waits for a sea creature to bite.

For more than a century, members of the Ocean City Fishing Club have fished off local shores and created camaraderie for this popular sport.

The Ocean City Fishing Club is giving the public a rare glimpse into its clubhouse and fishing pier at 14th Street and the Boardwalk with two open houses.

The first event is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m.

Thursday, July 19. Visitors can experience the 635-foot pier and watch an angling demonstration by club members. A second

open house is scheduled for Aug. 2.

Club member George Ingram said the open houses began in 2013 as part of the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s centennial anniversary. Ingram said the city asked the club to hold the open houses on Thursday nights to be in tandem with the Boardwalkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Family Night events.

He said since the club began the open houses, it has donated more than 500 pounds of nonperishable food to the Food Cupboard.

The Fishing Club has 200 members, according to its constitution and bylaws, a board of trustees and six officers including a president, first and second vice presidents, treasurer, financial secretary and secretary. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a place to come up and fish, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a place of friendships and events,â&#x20AC;?

Ingram said.

Every year the club sponsors a free fishing tournament for youth between 8 and 16 years old. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They come to the north end by the Ocean City-Longport Bridge for two hours to compete,â&#x20AC;? Ingram said.

The business community donates fishing rods. The club also presents a $500 scholarship to an Ocean City High School graduate who intends to major in biology, oceanography or a related field, Ingram said.

Once a year, the club hosts disabled youth and work with a doctor specializing in pediatric pulmonary medicine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They come up and spend an hour on the pier and our members show them how to fish and they can hold fishing rods. Most of them are in wheelchairs,â&#x20AC;? Ingram said.

Wooden lockers line the walls while fishing rods hang from the ceiling of the clubhouse. Fishing trophies, framed photographs and plaques complete the dĂŠcor.

Near a small kitchenette and bathroom, the names of the past 58 fishing club presidents are displayed, dating from 1913.

The clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current president, Augie Conte Jr., of Cherry Hill and Ocean City, welcomed visitors to the clubhouse. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We look forward to this as a club,â&#x20AC;? Conte said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These two open houses, I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to show it off and be part of this community.

We have to make sure we perpetuate this sport.â&#x20AC;?

Conte said the Ocean City Fishing Club

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STONE HARBOR â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ocean Galleries 609-398-7555 kicks off Memorial Day weekend with Reservations Required â&#x20AC;˘ www.PirateVoyages.com guest artist Josef Kote, who returns to Stone Harbor for the second consecutive year, bringing with him a new collection of his dramatic paintings, including many site-specific pieces created with New Jersey shore collectors in mind.

Guests will have the opportunity to meet Kote at receptions scheduled for 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 26, and Sunday, May 27. His exhibition, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Josef Kote â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Harmony in White,â&#x20AC;? opens Friday, May 25, and runs through Monday, May 28, with all artwork available for acquisition. Exhibit hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Friday through Sunday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are thrilled to welcome Josef Kote back to Stone Harbor,â&#x20AC;? gallery owner Kim Miller said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With last year being his first gallery reception with us, he had the chance to experience our beautiful New Jersey shore area firsthand and to meet many of our guests from all over the Northeast corridor of the U.S. Over the past year, he has been hard at work painting a new collection of art specifically with our coastal area in mind, so it will be exciting to see his new creations.â&#x20AC;?

Kote began painting when he was quite young and committed to becoming an artist at just 13 years old. Classically trained in the traditional approach of the great masters, Kote traveled from his native Albania to Greece and then Toronto, before landing in New York in 2009.

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blend classic academic and abstract elements, fused together with his signature drip effect, to create breathtaking art-

work. Koteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trademark style includes bold brushwork and sweeping strokes of vibrant color alongside monochromatic areas devoid of detail; the result of these unique techniques are paintings that enthrall the viewer with an incredible energy.

One of Koteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite subject matters is the water, as evident in many of his paintings that have nautical themes. After last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exhibition in Stone Harbor, Kote was inspired to create numerous oceanscapes and other water-themed paintings based on the pristine ocean and bay scenes he saw during his visit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many artists take photographs of scenes in order to paint them later. Kote is so amazingly talented â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he actually sketches the views that inspire him and then, using the art drawings he has created, paints the vistas in a manner that truly brings them to life,â&#x20AC;? Miller said.

In this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exhibition, gallery guests can expect to see many new coastal scenes based on last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visit to the shore, along with numerous pieces inspired by the people he met from all over the greater Philadelphia and New York areas.

The exhibit and receptions take place at Ocean Galleries, 9618 Third Ave. in Stone Harbor. Call (609) 368-7777 or visit oceangalleries.com for more information.

In addition to an extraordinary collection of artwork and custom-framing, Ocean Galleries also offers a variety of hand-made crafts from local, regional and national artists in America, such as glass, pottery, jewelry and furniture.

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