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World Oceans Day Art Exhibit and Ocean of Notes Concert

2023-05-03 tarasfoundation

For the second year, the Taras Oceanographic Foundation and the City of Riviera Beach put together an art exhibit and live music performance to celebrate World Oceans Day 2023.

Music performers are Tony McManus, Mark Russell,  and Slava Tolstoy, all exceptional musicians and masters of their guitars and violins. The art exhibit will feature works Michael Alexander, Jessica Bourrett, Kris Davis, Cindy Oakes, Stephanie Stinch and Sharon Swift.

Both events are held at the Marina Event Center, located at 190 E 13th Street in in Riviera Beach, FL 33404. The art exhibit opens at 5 pm and then stays open until the end of August. The concert starts at 7 pm and we expect it to conclude by 10 pm. There will be a cash bar so you can enjoy a drink while marveling at the artwork and enjoying the music performance. No doubt it will be an incredible evening.

Tickets are free and can be reserved here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/world-oceans-day-art-exhibit-and-ocean-of-notes-concert-tickets-623042245127?utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=post_publish&utm_content=shortLinkNewEmail

Here are some links to performances by above referenced artists (there are many more you can explore on YouTube):

Tony McManus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCu9ZSBDZ3o

Mark Russell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnZBfssZV_E

Slava Tolstoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UULLeTl0des

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Ocean of Notes Concert: Dolphin Tunes

2022-10-15 tarasfoundation

Our end-of-the-year concert feature brilliant guitar virtuosos Tim May and Richard Gilewitz and a guest performance by the wonderful songwriter and performer Monique McCall.

For tickets, please contact Stefan at 561.762.6473 (voice and text) or at harzen@taras.org.

Tickets will also be available at our famous local music store Wolfe Guitars, 2875 Jupiter Park Dr Ste 400, Jupiter, FL 33458. Ph: (561) 746-2209.

 

 

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A Winding Path to Discovery

2022-09-22 tarasfoundation

Tim Holford, Ph.D.,Max Planck Florida

 

This is part of our Meet the Scientist Lecture Series, which promotes and facilitates the pursuit of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and encourages communication between scientists and residents of the communities in which they live and work.

Since its inception in 2004, this program has introduced more than 100 national and international world-class scientists and researchers associated with a variety of local, national and international organizations to our coastal community.

This season’s lectures will be delivered via Zoom: Link to be posted here shortly.

All lectures are free to open to the public. No registration or RSVP required.

 

 

 

 

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The Benefits of Exercise for Memory Function

2022-09-22 tarasfoundation

Henriette van Praag, Ph.D., Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University

Henriette van Praag, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Science at the Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University. Her research pertains to the structural and functional plasticity of brain areas that are important for learning and memory. The goal is to understand the mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of exercise on adult neurogenesis, and more broadly on mood and cognition.

 

This is part of our Meet the Scientist Lecture Series, which promotes and facilitates the pursuit of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and encourages communication between scientists and residents of the communities in which they live and work.

Since its inception in 2004, this program has introduced more than 100 national and international world-class scientists and researchers associated with a variety of local, national and international organizations to our coastal community.

This season’s lectures will be delivered via Zoom (see link below).

All lectures are free to open to the public. No registration or RSVP required.

 

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Wasting (Mother) Earth – Public Lecture and Panel Discussion

2022-09-21 tarasfoundation

The University Galleries, FAU will present a public lecture and panel discussion in association with its “Surplus Reiterations” exhibition. The program presents keynote speaker Dr. Jane Caputi who will frame the conversation by introducing topics from her most recent book, Call Your Mutha: A Deliberately Dirty-Minded Manifesto for the Earth Mother in the Anthropocene. The lecture will be followed by brief responses from three expert environmental professionals and a Q&A session. Following the discussion will be a performance by Letty Bassart and fellow dance artists in the Schmidt Center Gallery Public Space.

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An Innovative Approach to Ocean Research and Education

2022-09-21 tarasfoundation

Angela Rosenberg, ANGARI Foundation Co-Founder & President

 

This is part of our Meet the Scientist Lecture Series, which promotes and facilitates the pursuit of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and encourages communication between scientists and residents of the communities in which they live and work.

Since its inception in 2004, this program has introduced more than 100 national and international world-class scientists and researchers associated with a variety of local, national and international organizations to our coastal community.

This season’s lectures will be delivered via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83019129216?pwd=eFh5Q1JGTGZhVHFoS1BBSi8vMUZhdz09

All lectures are free to open to the public. No registration or RSVP required.

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The Everglades Foundation: 30 Years of Science-Based Advocacy to Advance Everglades Restoration

2022-09-20 tarasfoundation

Steve Davis, PhD, Chief Science Officer, The Everglades Foundation

 

This is part of our Meet the Scientist Lecture Series, which promotes and facilitates the pursuit of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and encourages communication between scientists and residents of the communities in which they live and work.

Since its inception in 2004, this program has introduced more than 100 national and international world-class scientists and researchers associated with a variety of local, national and international organizations to our coastal community.

This season’s lectures will be delivered via Zoom: Link to be posted here shortly.

All lectures are free to open to the public. No registration or RSVP required.

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Mysterious Manta Rays of Florida

2022-09-20 tarasfoundation

Jessica Pate, Founder and Lead Scientist, Florida Manta Project, Marine Megafauna Foundation

 

This is part of our Meet the Scientist Lecture Series, which promotes and facilitates the pursuit of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and encourages communication between scientists and residents of the communities in which they live and work.

Since its inception in 2004, this program has introduced more than 100 national and international world-class scientists and researchers associated with a variety of local, national and international organizations to our coastal community.

This season’s lectures will be delivered via Zoom: Link to be posted here shortly.

All lectures are free to open to the public. No registration or RSVP required.

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Marine Mammal Conference in West Palm Beach

2022-07-01 tarasfoundation

You can meet us at and around the upcoming Marine Mammal Science Conference in West Palm Beach.

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Ocean of Notes Concert: Storytellers

2022-05-01 tarasfoundation

Join us for our 2022 Ocean of Notes Concert, featuring one of the best and most prolific US songwriters, Pierce Pettis, and guitar virtuoso Richard Gilewitz. The concert is scheduled for June 17 at 7 pm at the Marina Event Center in Riviera Beach.

This year’s concert is part of a World Oceans Day celebration we organized together with the City of Riviera Beach.

This event is open to the public and regular tickets are free. We are almost sold out so if you are interested in tickets, please contact Stefan at harzen@taras.org.

The concert is sponsored by the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, the Marine Industry Association, Forest Development, FPL, the Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort & Spa, Seven Kings Holdings, Pebb Capital, WM, 2GHO, Allstate Construction, LRBaggs, LAVA Music, and Shubb.

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World Oceans Day: Art Exhibit

2022-04-30 tarasfoundation

At the occasion of World Oceans Day, and together with the City of Riviera Beach, we opened an art exhibit dedicated to the oceans at the Riviera Beach Marina Village Event Center. The exhibit features works by Michael Alexander, Tony Arruza, Suzanne Barton, Jerilyn Brown, Louise Browning and Rochelle Irons Clark. It will continue until the end of June.

Jointly hosted by our organizations, this will be wonderful opportunity to appreciate the arts and to learn about the oceans, dolphins, sea turtles and all marine life that contributes to the richness of our coastal environment and communities.

The art exhibit is sponsored by the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, the Marine Industry Association, Forest Development, FPL, the Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort & Spa, Seven Kings Holdings, Pebb Capital, Allstate Construction, WM, and 2GHO.

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Ocean of Notes Concert Series: Richard Gilewitz

2022-01-27 tarasfoundation

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Richard Gilewitz is an American fingerstyle wizard, fascinating listeners with 6 and 12-string finger gymnastics. His signature playing style delivers a technical diversity of banjo style patterns and classical arpeggios with a rhythmic percussive approach, exploring the history of guitar with sounds of folk to Americana, the blues to the classical, ragtime to pop, and somewhere in between. Recognized world-wide as a performer who has a quirky take on everything around him, Richard continues to live up to this depiction with rousing shows filled with offbeat observations combined with his right-hand wizardry and heaps of technique.

Audiences who discover Gilewitz’s instrumentals to be soothing for troubled souls also find his musings tickling their funny bones and giving reason to ponder his stories long after the curtain has lowered. After cutting his chops at coffee houses in college, Gilewitz paused to work as a computer scientist for several years in fields of flight simulation and software design for NASA. But the magnet of a career musician and educator pulled Gilewitz into an arena filled with opportunities to travel and share his music and tales while playing solo or with others.

More about Richard

Music sample: Have you ever seen a rainbow at night

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Taras Oceanographic Foundation

The Taras Oceanographic Foundation is a Florida 501 (c) 3 Non-Profit Corporation and all gifts to the organization are deductible on Corporate, Foundation and Individual tax returns to the extend provided by State and Federal Laws. A copy of the official registration and financial information for the Taras Oceanographic Foundation, a Florida-based nonprofit corporation (Registration No. CH15629) may be obtained from the Division of Consumer Services by calling toll-free 1-800-Help-FLA (435-7352) within the State or visiting their website here. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval or recommendation by the State.

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