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Mark your
Calendars!
April 1 - Cocktails with
the Critters - Mobile Museum of Art - 7pm to 9pm
The
DISL Foundation invites you to this whimsical fusion of art,
science and crustaceans, featuring special guests Dr. E.O.
Wilson and Stig Marcussen.
Dr. Wilson
is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author and scientist,
known in his local Alabama as the boy who discovered that
fire ants had arrived to the U.S. He is an honorary member
of the DISL Foundation's Board of Trustees and will be in
Mobile for the christening of a new research vessel for the
Sea Lab, the R.V. E .O. Wilson.
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Artwork
by Stig Marcussen |
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Gulf Coast
artist Stig Marcussen draws upon nature as his source of
inspiration for much of his work. As one art critic put it,
"Marcussen paints so frequently his brush is almost an
appendage to his body".
His
paintings and pen and ink drawings will be on display and
for sale at "Cocktails With the Critters." Proceeds from
the event will be used to further marine science programs at
the Sea Lab. Cost is $75 per person. For more information
and reservations, call 251-861-7507. Sponsored by Alabama
Power Foundation and Saunders Engine.
April 2 -
Discovery Day at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab - 10am to 2pm
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What's
under the scope? Find out at Discovery Day! |
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Family fun
and marine education are the themes at the Dauphin Island
Sea Lab's Discovery Day. Bring the whole family down to
learn about current scientific research in our waters,
create your own environmental crafts, and tour the
award-winning Estuarium. Activities include open house at
the research laboratories; free kids' activities and fun
crafts; information on boating safety and hurricane
preparedness and much, much more!
Participating agencies include: ADCNR Lands Division,
Coastal Section; ADCNR Marine Resources; Auburn University
Marine Extension and Research Center; Azalea Trail Maids;
DISL Graduate Student Organization; Environmental Studies
Center; Home Depot; Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant
Consortium; Mobile Bay National Estuary Program; Mobile
County Emergency Management Agency; United States Coast
Guard, Station Dauphin Island; USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 39,
Mobile. Discovery Day is sponsored by Port City Rentals and
Coca Cola.
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