Category: Event News

TEACHER WORKSHOP: From Solar to Polar – Designing Sustainable Solutions

Mar 22, 2017 Battleship Cove

Spend a week during your summer to “charge” your mind during an energy-themed course designed to help you meet the revised MA Science and Technology/Engineering Standards! Visit the Lloyd Center for the Environment, Battleship Cove, and the National Marine Life Center and delve into “hands-on, minds-on” experiences that use a variety of tools, methods, and […]

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TEACHER WORKSHOP: Making Waves – Exploring Water and Marine Science to Engage Your Students in Inquiry

Mar 21, 2017 Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Water, water, everywhere! The Bay State has a close relationship with water. Perhaps nowhere is this relationship more relevant than on Cape Cod, with its 560 miles of shoreline. Join us this summer as Cape Cod becomes your living laboratory for inquiry and exploration about water. Learn about water properties, coastal ecosystems, and marine science. […]

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Registration is now OPEN for the 2017 Feet, Fins, & Flippers 5K!

Mar 13, 2017 5K

Registration is now OPEN for the 2017 Feet, Fins, & Flippers 5K! It’s time to get active! Use your FEET to help our FINNED and FLIPPERED friends! Join runners, walkers, and animal-lovers for the Feet, Fins, & Flippers 5K to raise money for the National Marine Life Center! Run, walk, roll, stroll, flip, skip, from […]

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February Vacation Week Education Programs

Feb 15, 2017 Animal Prosthetics

Are you looking for something to do while school’s out? Visit the National Marine Life Center! Our Marine Animal Discovery Center will be open during February Vacation Week, February 18-26 from 10 am to 5 pm daily. And, from Monday through Friday, drop in to one of our educational classes. Learn more about helping marine […]

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For the Love of Turtles Open House

Feb 15, 2017 education

Do you love turtles? Have you got a turtle story to share? Then join us… For the Love of Turtles, our February Open House! What:  For the Love of Turtles Open House When:  Saturday, February 18, 2017 Time:  10 am – 2 pm Where:  National Marine Life Center, 120 Main Street, Buzzards Bay Cost:  Non-members […]

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Holiday Breakfast with Santa & Mrs. Claus

Nov 14, 2016 behind the scenes tour

The National Marine Life Center is excited to announce the date of our annual Holiday Splash Continental Breakfast with Santa & Mrs. Claus to benefit marine animal rehabilitation and conservation! The event will be held on Saturday December 10th, 2016 from 8:30am-11:30pm onsite at the National Marine Life Center at 120 Main St, Buzzards Bay, […]

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Looking For Something “Nautical or Nice” this Holiday Season

Nov 2, 2016 Christmas

The Holidays are fast approaching and the National Marine Life Center will be participating in the Spectacle of Trees again this year! That means you have the chance to win over $15,000 in prizes just in time for the holidays!!! Please join the National Marine Life Center and many other nonprofit organizations at the JFK […]

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Spooky Splash Open House

Oct 1, 2016 family friendly

It’s that spoooooky time of year again…. Amongst the ghosts and goblins, we’re also seeing a number of  harbor seal weanlings stranding and in need of our help. You can learn more about marine animals, strandings, and spooky ocean animals at Spooky Splash, our Halloween Open House! WHAT: Spooky Splash Open House WHEN: Sunday, October […]

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Celebrate Wildlife at the Cape Cod Wildlife Festival!

Sep 9, 2016 Books by the Sea

Celebrate Wildlife! The Cape Cod Wildlife Collaborative is sponsoring its 7th Annual Cape Cod Wildlife Festival this Saturday. FESTIVAL DETAILS WHEN: Saturday, September 10, 2016 TIME: 10am – 3pm WHERE: Mass Audubon’s Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary, 345 Bone Hill Road, Barnstable. The Festival is FREE to the public and features family-friendly education and entertainment. Live […]

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Making a SPLASH at the 9th Annual Mermaid Ball!

Aug 16, 2016 event

Friday, August 12 was our 9th Annual Mermaid Ball, a mermaid-themed masquerade gala with an exciting costume contest and a great silent auction, hosted by motivational speaker Loretta LaRoche. This night is the stunning result of a long time’s planning by the Mermaid Ball Committee, consisting of NMLC board and staff members, volunteers, and interns. Our numerous generous sponsors, especially IBEW 104, […]

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