The Ocean Fest fun continues with a poetry workshop, youth story mural and beachwalks! 🐙 Free youth poetry workshop this third Thursday at the Seaport, plus marine biologist beachwalks this weekend. Get the scoop! | | | | View this email in your browser | | | | | | | | | | | POETRY & BEACHWALKS | | | | | | | | | | | Explore a low-tide world Join us this weekend for low-tide beachwalks led by marine biologists! Explore the animals that live in this magical world washed by Salish Sea tides - chitons, crabs, even moonsnails!  11am-12pm June 17 at Dash Point Beach (led by Kaitlan Harbaugh) 11am-12pm June 18 at Titlow Beach (led by Orian Grant and JoAnn Moore) FREE! All-ages (children accompanied by adults, please). Dress for the weather. Meet by the Ocean Fest flag. | | | | BEACHWALK INFO | | | | | | | | | | | | | Last chance for poems!! Our amazing Youth Story Project mural is up through June 30 - and this third Thursday we're offering a free poetry workshop by ocean poet April Ulinski to help youth create one last poem droplet. 6-7:30pm June 15, ages 8-18 at the Foss Waterway Seaport - plus many more activities! | | | | | WORKSHOP INFO | | | | | | | Swan Creek Cleanup Join Tacoma Ocean Fest and partners for a community cleanup at Swan Creek Park! Clean streams mean healthy salmon, orcas and oceans. Swan Creek needs our love. 10am-12pm June 24. Free and fun! | | | | | CLEANUP INFO | | | | | | | | Tacoma Ocean Fest is a free festival held World Ocean Day weekend and beyond on Tacoma's waterfront.  We lift up diverse voices and bring our community together with arts, sciences and water fun to celebrate the ocean, learn about its threats and get inspired to protect it. CELEBRATE | LEARN | PROTECT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Copyright © 2023 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. | | | | -- Rosemary Ponnekanti, director(she/her/hers) Tacoma Ocean FestJune 2-4, 2023 Lantern Paddle | Beach Cleanup | Festivalplus a whole month of ocean love and events...tacomaoceanfest.org Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Celebrate | Learn | ProtectI acknowledge the land I sit and occupy today as the  traditional home of the Puyallup, Duwamish, Tulalip, Muckleshoot, and Suquamish tribal nations.  Without them I would not have access to this working, teaching, and learning environment.  I take the opportunity to thank the original caretakers of this land who are still here.