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Sarasota News Leader November 9, 2012 The buses will come onto the key by the north bridge, stop in Siesta Village, then proceed to the public beach. They will leave the island by the Stickney Point Bridge, Smith said, "It will be a lot more efficient. We'll have a lot more buses" than in the past, he added. ROUNDING OUT THE ACTIVITIES Along with the opportunity to see the work of the master sand sculptors, visitors may en- joy "Quick Sand Contests," which will pit two master sculptors against each other in 10-min- ute duels to sculpt representations of whatev- er word they get before the timer begins. Their piles of sand for these events, the web- site notes, are formed by 5-gallon buckets Page 27 mounted on a lazy susan, "which enables the sculptors to sculpt 'in-the-round' making it possible for the audience to see the progress." The winner is chosen by the audience's re- sponse through applause. Winners of each of these Quick Sand rounds on Friday and Saturday will advance to the finals at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11. Yet another feature of the event will be the Crystal Classic Amateur Competition, with registration at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10. It is free with paid admission. The sculpting will begin at 10 a.m., with a lunch break from noon to 12:30 p.m. The event To raise even more funds for Mote Marine Laboratory's sea turtle research, master sand sculptors at the 2011 Crystal Classic created designs for holiday cards. People paid a small fee to have their pho- tos taken beside those sculptures. Photo by Norman Schimmel