[SEMCO] PEANUT BUTTER CLUB AT WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION

[Joanne Tromp]

*PEANUT BUTTER CLUB AT WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION*: Presents 
social entrepreneur, film maker, sculptor, and painter from the 
Dominican Republic Maria Batlle.Maria will be discussing the “The Muse 
Seek Project” on Friday, August 5, at noon, in Redfield Auditorium, 45 
Water St., Woods Hole. "The Whale Muse Seek Project" is a collaboration 
with Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary’s (SBNMS)"Sister 
Sanctuary Program” to protect humpback whales throughout their migratory 
range in the North Atlantic. Today’s lecture is in celebration of the 
10th anniversary of the Sister Sanctuary Program between the Dominican 
Republic and SBNMS. Maria created “The Muse Seek Project” to make a 
significant impact in the education system for the deaf through music. 
The project fosters inclusion and aims to open up the world of music to 
deaf children across the Dominican Republic. Every year, Ms. Batlle 
explores the benefits of music in education together with Yo Yo Ma, /The 
Silk Road Ensemble/, teaching artists, and educators from all over the 
world at Harvard University. She directed an original documentary film 
about her latest initiative, “Whale MuseSeek," which opened up the world 
of live whale music to deaf children, an endeavor without precedent. It 
was described as a “brilliant initiative for deaf children” by Forbes 
magazine, as a “revolution in education” by the Dominican Minister of 
Culture, and presented as a “successful case of accessible tourism in 
the Dominican Republic” by the Dominican Ministry of Tourism.Sponsored 
by the Information Office. Coffee, tea, and cookies served. Donations 
accepted.

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