Author Archive for Kathy Zagzebski
Kathy Zagzebski is the President & Executive Director of the National Marine Life Center.
Artist Profile: Sandy O’Connor
Editor’s Note: Sandy O’Connor is one of the featured artists in the National Marine Life Center’s upcoming Art for the Seas event. The following biography is from her website, www.redhillsudio.com. ~kaz “‘My best work is always inspired by what I have seen and experienced personally. I filter those experiences and try to capture the emotional [...]
Artist Profile: Kate Walls
Editor’s Note: Kate Walls is one of the featured artists in the National Marine Life Center’s upcoming Art for the Seas event. The following biography is from her website, www.katewalls.com. ~kaz “Kate Walls is a Cape Cod artist whose work reflects the beauty of her native surroundings. Her landscapes, floral and wildlife scenes are done [...]
Sunset Cruise on the Island Queen
Time to set sail! The Falmouth Young Professionals are sponsoring a sunset cruise to raise funds for the National Marine Life Center. Eat, drink, and be merry aboard the beautiful Island Queen as you take a leisurely cruise around Falmouth harbor and Vineyard Sound. There’ll be food, music, raffle prizes, and a cash bar. Most [...]
Recycled Rope Makes a Great Doormat!
A few months ago, I was in Bar Harbor, Maine for the Northeast Region Stranding Conference. (Great conference and awesome group of people, by the way!) While there, I visited the Bar Harbor Whale Museum. It’s a fabulous place with lots of hands-on displays, beautifully articulated skeletons, and information on marine mammals and whale research [...]
Laundry Room Operational!
Sometimes it’s the little things…. This week we got the laundry room in our new marine animal hospital up and running! Village Plumbing had already completed the water connections while Glynn Electric hooked up the lights. All that was left was for us to set our new (to us) washer and dryer (generously donated by [...]
Local Artist Donates Painting to NMLC
Audrey Forge is local artist and long-time supporter of the National Marine Life Center. When she heard about NMLC’s Art for the Seas, she quickly signed up to help organize the event. To promote the auction, she donated a giclee print on view in NMLC’s Marine Animal Discovery Center. Tickets to win the print are [...]
Artist Profile: Ken Carson
Editor’s Note: Ken Carson is one of the featured artists in the National Marine Life Center’s upcoming Art for the Seas event. The following biography is from his website, www.carsonkencarson.us. ~kaz “Ken Carson received his BA Degree from Marietta College in 1972. He taught art in the Bourne school system for 35 years. During this [...]
Artist Profile: Kathryn Kleekamp
Editor’s Note: Kathryn Kleekamp is one of the featured artists in the National Marine Life Center’s upcoming Art for the Seas event. The following biography is from her website, www.SandwichArt.com. ~kaz “Before moving to Cape Cod, I enjoyed a 30-year career as a clinical microbiologist. I rather imagine all those years of looking through a [...]
Artist Profile: Robert K. Roark
Editor’s Note: Robert K. Roark is one of the featured artists in the National Marine Life Center’s upcoming Art for the Seas event. The following biography is from his website, www.masterfulart.com. ~kaz “Mr. Roark, a native of Mississippi, received his formal training at the Art Students League of New York, the National Academy of Design, [...]
9-year-old Sells Artwork to Save Sea Animals!
“Hi, my name is Ariana Lee Levesque. I am 9 years old. I enjoy doing paintings and collages for The National Marine Life Center. I also take guitar lessons and horse back riding too! The reason I’m doing this is to raise money for stranded, lost or hurt sea animals. I love sea animals and [...]
Noted painter Arnold Desmarais donates sea turtle painting to Art for the Seas
Cape Cod painter Arnold Desmarais loves the sea. His well-known seascapes reflect the beauty and diversity of the coast. A strong believer in giving back to the community, Mr. Desmarais was the first artist to donate work to the National Marine Life Center’s “Art for the Seas” event. Wanting to contribute something special to this [...]
4th Annual Douglas J. Fletcher Golf Tournament
Register now for the 4th annual Douglas J. Fletcher Golf Tournament! Once again all proceeds will benefit the National Marine Life Center in Buzzards Bay (a cause near and dear to Doug). Date: Thursday, September 23 Time: 8 am shotgun start Place: Brookside Club, 11 Brigadoon Road, Bourne Cost: $125 Registration: Click here to register [...]
Peace, Love, Turtles… Peace, Love, Dolphins
This Sunday, August 8th, eat breakfast at Moonakis Café in East Falmouth and save stranded turtles, seals, and dolphins! A portion of Moonakis Café proceeds will be donated to the National Marine Life Center, to help us open our new marine wildlife hospital in time for the fall stranding season. NMLC staff and volunteers will [...]
Art for the Seas
Please join us for the first annual Art for the Seas, an elegant champagne reception and silent auction of original coastal art to benefit the National Marine Life Center. Some of the finest and most noted artists on Cape Cod will participate in the auction. Proceeds will be used to help open NMLC’s new marine [...]
NMLC Seeks Animal Care Technician
ANIMAL CARE TECHNICIAN & FACILITIES COORDINATOR (full-time): The National Marine Life Center seeks a full-time animal care technician and facilities coordinator to work with stranded sea turtles, seals, and (eventually) dolphins. Responsibilities include: ~ animal husbandry; ~ acting as primary liaison between the veterinarian(s) and animal care staff and volunteers; ~ performing animal health assessments; [...]
Painted Ladies Artwork for Animals, #5 of 5
REMINDER: ART RECEPTION TONIGHT! Wine and Cheese Reception for Painted Ladies Marine Life Art, A Benefit for the National Marine Life Center WHEN: Friday, June 18, 4-7 pm WHERE: NMLC’s Marine Animal Discovery Center, 120 Main Street, Buzzards Bay COST: Free to browse. Art work available for $50 each. In preparation for the show, we [...]
Painted Ladies Artwork for Animals, #4 of 5
WANTED: MARINE ANIMAL ART AFFICIONADOS! Wine and Cheese Reception for Painted Ladies Marine Life Art, A Benefit for the National Marine Life Center WHEN: Friday, June 18, 4-7 pm WHERE: Marine Animal Discovery Center, 120 Main Street, Buzzards Bay COST: Free to browse. Art work available for $50 each. In preparation for the show, we [...]
Quahog Day – How Many Weeks of Sunshine?
There’s a new tradition on Cape Cod – Quahog Day! Sponsored by the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, the event features Doug, the official prognosticating quahog, who will tell us how many weeks of sunshine to expect this summer! It’s fun, it’s free, it’s kind of wacky, and some of the event proceeds benefit the [...]
Catching Joy Celebrates World Oceans Day
The following is a post by Joy Olaes Surprenant, Founder and President, Catching Joy. Joy is also a Trustee at the National Marine Life Center. Thank you, Joy and Catching Joy Kids for celebrating the National Marine Life Center on World Oceans Day! June 6, 2010, World Oceans Day at the New England Aquarium By [...]
Painted Ladies Artwork for Animals, #3 of 5
CALLING ALL ART LOVERS! Wine and Cheese Reception for Painted Ladies Marine Life Art, A Benefit for the National Marine Life Center WHEN: Friday, June 18, 4-7 pm WHERE: Marine Animal Discovery Center, 120 Main Street, Buzzards Bay COST: Free to browse. Art work available for $50 each. In preparation for the show, we will [...]
