Sorry if this came through twice - but we really wanted you to know. :) | | | | View this email in your browser | | | | | | | | | | Ocean Art Day & Whale Yoga! It's October, and the Ocean Fest fun just keeps going. This month, two ocean experiences on the same day: Oct. 17. One's in person, one is virtual. Read on! | | | | | | | | Ocean Art Day Oct. 17Big news: our host venue the Foss Waterway Seaport museum is opening this weekend! Come between 10am-2pm to see Ocean Fest art in real, glorious life and meet artists Lourdes Jackson, Dean Burke and Fergus Hyke.  >From 11am-1pm we'll have waves of looping electric cello from Gretchen Yanover. Meet festival director Rosemary Ponnekanti, curator Lisa Kinoshita and explore the rest of this hidden Tacoma museum gem. $10/$8/free for under-5. NOTE: All visitors must wear a mask and stay socially-distanced. We're limiting numbers to keep everyone safe. 705 Dock St., Tacoma. | | | | | | Foss Waterway Seaport | | | | | | | | | | | Whale Yoga is back!On Oct. 17 (just after Ocean Art Day) join us for Whale Yoga. Dive into blissful, relaxing poses with teacher Rosie Townsend, to the deep looping harmonies of Rosemary Ponnekanti on double bass - with humpback whalesong!  Livestreamed 4:30-5:30pm from the Foss Waterway Seaport on the Tacoma Public Library Facebook page. Free! Don't miss it!  | | | | | Whale Yoga livestream | | | | | | | | | | | OceanX Zoom Talks are upDid you miss one of the phenomenal OceanX Zoom Talks at the festival? Or just want to listen all over again? Recordings of our three amazing speakers are now up on the website: climate scientist and composer Judy Twedt, marine biologist Emily Pinckney and Squaxin Island elder Sally Brownfield. | | | | | OceanX Talks | | | | | | | | | | | Learning at home?Perk up your online school with Ocean Fest! Watch Virtual Eco-Booth videos, do fun at-home activities from science to art, learn how to protect the ocean and play the Ocean Action game for a free sticker. It's all on our website. | | | | | Tacoma Ocean Fest Online | | | | | | | | Sunset panorama by Fergus Kanaiaupune Hyke. Come see it live, in-person at Ocean Art Day. 10am-2pm, Oct. 17 at the Foss Waterway Seaport. | | | | | Please like, follow and share Ocean Fest on social media! It takes a community to build a festival, and together we can make Ocean Fest a success! | | | | | | | | | | | Tacoma Ocean Fest is a free festival held on World Ocean Day weekend on Tacoma's waterfront, and online.  Arts, sciences and water fun come together to celebrate the ocean, tell about its threats and inspire us all to protect it. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Copyright © 2020 Tacoma Ocean Fest, All rights reserved. You're on this list because you gave your email at an Ocean Fest event. You'll get sneak peeks and fun details about the festival. We promise not to spam you! If you do want to unsubscribe, just let us know. But we'll miss you. Our mailing address is: Tacoma Ocean Fest705 Dock StTacoma, WA 98402 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. | | | | | | | | | | | | Let’s Build Big Ideas Together | Mailchimp Grow big ideas on your own terms with Mailchimp, the all-in-one Marketing Platform for small business owners. | | | | | | - - - -