[SEMCO] Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies to Host Whale Week

[Tanya Grady]

Whale Week: A Celebration of the Sea runs from July 25-30.
The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies (PCCS) is proud to launch Whale
Week: A Celebration of the Sea.  Whale Week is a week-long schedule of
family-friendly events all featuring a marine theme.


July 25 - Beach Cleanup

Beach Cleanup
Monday, July 25 at 10 AM
West End Breakwater, near the Provincetown Inn.

Join us for a thirty minute Beach Cleanup.
Registration is not required.  Free, but donations are welcome.

Save the Whales Build Your Own
Boat Paddle Race
Monday, July 25 at 6 PM
Meet adjacent to MacMillan Pier near the Surf Club.

PCCS will paddle into Whale Week with a Save the Whales Build Your Own Boat
Paddle Race.  Registration is $25.  Prizes will be awarded based on
ingenuity, aesthetics, costumes, and winning the race.   Register online or
call PCCS at 508.487.3623, ext. 103. This event is sponsored by Venture
Athletics of Provincetown.


July 26 - Arts and Crafts for Kids and Tidal Flats Foray

Arts and Crafts for Kids
Tuesday, July 26 at 10AM
The Hiebert Marine Lab, 5 Holway Ave.

Make sun prints, mobiles or white line wood block prints of the unique
marine creatures that live in our waters.  Free, but donations are welcome.


Tidal Flats Foray
Tuesday, July 26 at 2 PM
The West End Breakwater.

Explore the tidal flats with PCCS.  Every twelve hours, the tides of the
Outer Cape retreat to reveal an exciting world of hidden creatures.  Tidal
flats are highly productive systems that support large numbers of animals.
All ages are welcome and reservations are not necessary. Get your feet wet
and discover the secret world of tidal flats with PCCS.  Free, but donations
are welcome.

July 27- Meet Delilah, Search for Seals and Landscape Photography Workshop

Meet Delilah
Wednesday, July 27 at 10 AM
The Hiebert Marine Lab, 5 Holway Ave.

Step inside a life size right whale while learning about these amazing
animals. Free, but donations are welcome.


Search for Seals
Wednesday, July 27 at 2:30 PM
The Province Lands Visitor Center.

A number of different species of seals occupy New England's waters.  PCCS
will offer a naturalist led seal walk to search for seals on the Outer
Beaches of Cape Cod.  Please register by calling the Province Lands Visitor
Center at 508.487.1256. Free, but donations are welcome.

Landscape
Photography Workshop
Wednesday, June 27 at 6 PM
Provincetown Lands Visitor Center

The Province Lands Visitor Center. Join award winning photographer and
director of education, Jesse Mechling, for a two-hour sunset photo tour to
one of Cape Cod's iconic lighthouses.  Reservations are required.  Free, but
donations are welcome.



July 28 - Lecture: Whales of Cape Cod and Story of Ibis
Lecture: Whales of Cape Cod
Thursday, July 28 at 11 AM
The Province Lands Visitor Center.

Situated twenty miles out in the Atlantic Ocean, Cape Cod is quite possibly
the best land-based whale watching region in the world.  Learn about the
whales that visit local waters. Registration is not necessary.  Free, but
donations are always welcome.

The Story of Ibis
    *A theater production based on the book written by John Himmelman*
Thursday, July 28 at 5 PM and Friday July 29 at 11 AM
Town Hall, 260 Commercial Street.


Children's theater production produced in association with the Provincetown
Theater Company. This live action/puppet production retells the incredible
story of the first whale successfully disentangled by PCCS, followed by a
Q&A with Dr. Charles "Stormy" Mayo. Content is suitable for all ages. Prior
to Friday's performance there will be children's arts and crafts inside Town
Hall at 10 AM.  Free, but donations are welcome.


July 29 - Sunset Whale-Watch Cruise with PCCS and William Sargent


Sunset Whale-Watch Cruise with PCCS and William Sargent
Friday, July 29 at 5:30 PM
Departs from MacMillan Pier.

Join PCCS and renowned author and filmmaker William Sargent, aboard the
Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch.  Cruise to prime whale-watch grounds and learn
about whales from the scientists that have been studying them for 35 years.
Tickets are $100 for PCCS members and $120 for non-members (includes
first-year membership).  Price includes special label wine from Truro
Vineyards, beers from the Land Ho! and picnic supper from Far Land
Provisions.  Call 508.487.3622 x 104, to register.

William Sargent writes about natural science and is the author of over five
books, a journalist and filmmaker.   All proceeds from the Sunset
Whale-Watch Cruise benefit whale rescue, research and education programs at
PCCS.

July 30 - Party on the Pier
Party on the Pier
Saturday, July 30 from 12:30 -
3PM
MacMillan Pier.

Whale Week culminates with a Party on the Pier, a free concert featuring the
Incredible Casuals! Join us for food, games, crafts, and fantastic music at
this open air concert.
PCCS is committed to providing educational programs that promote stewardship
of coastal and marine ecosystems.  For more information about Whale Week: A
Celebration of the Sea, please visit www.coastalstudies.org, or call Tanya
Grady at 508.487.3623, ext. 113.


Whale Week: A Celebration of the Sea
 is sponsored in part by a grant from the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod.

-- 
Tanya Gabettie Grady
Director of Communications
Center for Coastal Studies
508.487.3623 x113
508.247.7665
tgrady at coastalstudies.org
www.coastalstudies.org
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