Sunfest brings the world to Mill Creek Park

A moai is a human figure with a big head that is:

A, carved from rock and found on Easter Island, Chile; B, sculpted from sand and found in Mill Creek Park, Youngstown; or C, both.

If you said C, both, you are correct. Maybe you were at Sunfest in the park’s Wick Recreation Area this afternoon and saw Nomiki Tsarnas’ life-sized moai she created for the sand-sculpture competition. If not, you’re out of luck. Unlike the Easter Island statues, Tsarnas’ work isn’t permanent. But if you’ve always wanted to see the Taj Mahal, you can come to next year’s contest. Tsarnas’ daughter, Maria, 7, is trying to persuade her mother to do a rendering of it next.

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