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Artist Profile: Robert K. Roark
“Mr. Roark, a native of Mississippi, received his formal training at the Art Students League of New York, the National Academy of Design, and the Cape Cod School of Art under such noted artists as William Draper, Daniel Greene, and Henry Hensche. He has been the recipient of a Ford Foundation Scholarship and the Kunyoshi […]
The Think Tank: Dory’s Final Blog for NMLC!
Hello again everyone! I am sad to say that this will be my final blog of the summer, as I venture back to school this coming week, a little earlier for orientation programs at my school. Regardless, it has been an eventful couple of weeks since my last post, full of exciting news to share. […]
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 […]
The Think Tank: Dory’s Weekly Blog for NMLC
How time flies when you’re helping turtles! It’s difficult for me to believe that it’s already mid-July, and yet I feel that in the 1 1/2 months I’ve been here, I feel we’ve accomplished a lot. The center is now bustling with activity, as people bring their kids in to the Discovery Center for Fins […]
Turtle Week Mania!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 Today at the National Marine Life Center we started our summer programs. We kicked it off with our first week, Turtle Week, which I had the privilege of being in charge of setting up and running. Today, with the help of my fellow interns and volunteers, we started with Fins and […]
The Think Tank: Dory’s Weekly Blog for NMLC
I realized on my last blog that I did not really talk too much about the daily duties of an intern. Therefore, this blog will just be a broad recap on some of the recent goings-on at NMLC. Because some very significant donors came this past Thursday to take a look at the animal hospital, […]
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Our entangled grey seal, Salty (Salted Caramel) has been released! There are a few easy identifiers should you see her in the wild, starting with
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Salted Caramel has left the building! Tonight we released our juvenile grey seal, Salty. Salty was severely entangled in fishing gear and admitted to our
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Mondays are better when you're in the pool! Cherry Garcia continues to do well. He is still undergoing treatment for the abscesses in his rear