PROP WAREHOUSE OPEN TO PUBLIC FOR ARTISTIC RECYCLING PROGRAM

September 17, 2010

For Immediate Release
CONTACT:
Doug Jones
Sixth Star Entertainment and Marketing   
www.sixthstar.com
doug@sixthstar.com
954-462-6760

PROP WAREHOUSE OPEN TO PUBLIC FOR ARTISTIC RECYCLING PROGRAM


FT. LAUDERDALE, FL SEPTEMBER 25, 2010 -  Sixth Star Entertainment and Marketing and Trash to Treasure Creative Reuse Center have joined forces to recycle used props and scenic décor leftover from special events and transform them into works of art.  For the first time, Sixth Star will open its warehouse to artists and the general public to tour 20,000 square feet of “treasure”.  Items run the gamut and include holiday lights, Styrofoam  shapes, 4’x8’ painted scenic theatrical flats and cut outs, metal and plastic pieces, and even some household items.  Visitors will preview the prop and scenic warehouse during the upcoming F.A.T. Village Artwalk on Saturday, September 25, 2010 from 7pm-11pm.  They will return on Sunday, September 26, 2010 between 10am and 2pm to collect items that will be recycled and repurposed into works of art.  Representatives from Trash to Treasure will be on site to assist the public and answer questions about their program.  The efforts are coordinated through a partnership Sixth Star has developed with Trash to Treasure Creative Reuse Center, a 501c3 not for profit organization.  Doug Jones, President of Sixth Star stated, “Sustainability and supporting our local arts community is important to Sixth Star and this is a perfect project for us to support.” 

F.A.T. Village Art Walks feature open galleries and special theatre events.  They are held on the last Saturday of each month at 505 NW 1st Avenue, Ft Lauderdale (F.A.T. Village).

For more information about Trash to Treasure’s membership, programs and activities, please email info@trash2treasurefl.org, or contact Nanette Saylor at 561-504-1078.

Sixth Star Entertainment and Marketing (www.sixthstar.com)is a Fort Lauderdale-based special event and entertainment company specializing in providing memorable events for corporate, casino, not for profit, resort, theme park and cruise clients. Sixth Star’s maintains 40,000 sq feet scenic décor, props and costumes in Downtown Ft. Lauderdale.

Trash to Treasure (www.trash2treasureFL.org) is a non-profit, membership-based, organization that has a mission to locate clean, re-usable materials and redistribute these items as valuable educational and artistic resources. T2T was created to raise awareness and educate people about the role of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, i.e., managing the "stuff" of our lives, in a sustainable way. Toward this end, we offer a warehouse, located at  1100 NW 53 Street, #1Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309, full of donated scrap items that have great potential for art, education and daily use, and also programs that encourage creativity and discovery.