Aquarium of the Pacific

Aquarium Event

Connecting with Earth: The Spiritual Link

Join Dr. Carl Safina for a special evening at the Aquarium of the Pacific. Explore and discover the beauty and the importance of the World Ocean’s rich marine biodiversity and our spiritual relationship with it.

Whether religious or not, this will be an inspiring, thought-provoking evening. After an hour of exploration throughout the Aquarium’s galleries, guests will gather in the Aquarium’s Great Hall to explore the challenges and the moral and spiritual imperatives for forging a different, more successful relationship with the living world. Dr. Safina brought ocean conservation into the environmental mainstream. His publications and award-winning books include Song for the Blue Ocean and Voyage of the Turtle. He has been profiled by the New York Times, Nightline, and Bill Moyers. His awards include a Pew Fellowship, Lannan Literary Award, John Burroughs Medal, and a MacArthur Prize, among others.

6:30 p.m. hors d'oeuvres, local produce, and sustainable seafood served
7:30 p.m. Long Beach Peace Choir performs in the Great Hall
7:45 p.m. Long Beach City College Symphony performs a piece commissioned specifically for this evening
8:00 p.m. Carl Safina speaks

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