Events
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Lecture promises ‘behind the headlines’ look at Keiko the whale
Keiko the killer whale has been making headlines since the early 1990s, when he starred in the popular Free Willy movies. For a look behind the headlines at the effort to return Keiko to the wild, the public is invited to a talk at UCSC’s Long Marine Laboratory by Charles Vinick, executive vice president of…
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Acclaimed author/journalist to speak at UC Santa Cruz
Award-winning author and journalist Barbara Ehrenreich will present a free public lecture, Thursday, February 13, at 4 p.m. in Kresge Town Hall on the UC Santa Cruz campus. Ehrenreich will address themes raised in her recent best-selling book, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America. She is the first distinguished visitor to be…
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Jingle Shells Holiday Art and Book Festival takes place Saturday, December 7, at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center
The Seymour Center at Long Marine Laboratory is celebrating the holidays with its annual Jingle Shells Art and Book Festival on Saturday, December 7, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Do your holiday shopping in a festive atmosphere, with live music, refreshments, children’s crafts and storytelling, and free gift wrapping. The festival includes a wide…
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UCSC Arboretum will hold Dried Flower and Succulent Wreath Sale on Saturday and Sunday, November 9 and 10
Wonderful holiday decorations and gifts will be available from the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum at the annual Dried Flower and Succulent Wreath Sale on Saturday and Sunday, November 9 and 10. Exotic dried flower arrangements, living succulent wreaths, rare and unusual succulent plants, bromeliads, and materials for making your own gifts are among the offerings…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: ‘Marine Protected Areas: Scientific Realities and Public Perceptions’…Informational briefing for reporters scheduled for Tuesday, November 19
MEDIA ADVISORY What: The latest science relating to marine protected areas (MPAs) will be discussed by leading experts in the field. The purpose is to provide reporters with the background information they need to accurately cover the ongoing issues around the role of MPAs (including marine reserves) in the management of fisheries and other marine…
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Seymour Center lecture series ‘Voices from the Sea’ celebrates marine sanctuary’s 10th anniversary
The annual fall lecture series at the Seymour Center at Long Marine Laboratory marks the 10th anniversary of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary this year with a program called “Voices from the Sea: Three Evenings in Celebration of Monterey Bay and Beyond.” Speakers include sanctuary superintendent William Douros and UCSC professor of ocean sciences…