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Artists for the Bay Show & Sale to showcase local art and jewelry on December 1
PROVIDENCE – November 15, 2016 – Save The Bay’s annual Artists for the Bay Art Show & Sale Opening Reception will be held from 6–8:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 1 at the Bay Center in Providence. Creative works by more than 45 local artisans, painters, sculptors and jewelers will be on display and on sale, with 50 percent of sales benefiting Save The Bay’s advocacy, education and restoration work. Guests will find a wide variety of artwork in the gallery ranging from elegant seascapes to beautiful handcrafted jewelry, priced from $25 to $500, making this a well-timed holiday shopping opportunity. Tickets are $35 and include an evening of live music and local food and beverages, including Fire Works Catering, Bottles Fine Wine, Foolproof Brewing Company, D’licious Desserts, Keel Vodka, Rhody Roasters Coffee and others. Tickets can be purchased online at www.savebay.org/art or at the door.
“The Artists for the Bay Show & Sale is in its eighth year and continues to support Save The Bay’s fundraising efforts in a celebration of local artists,” said Leanne Danielsen, Save The Bay events manager. “The opening reception is a very festive night when supporters can enjoy so many skilled artists, jewelers and artisans from all over the state.”
Artists for the Bay Show and Sale is generously sponsored by Avalon Trust, and supported as well by StoneRidge Senior Community, Starkweather & Shepley, and Mott & Chace Sotheby’s of Barrington. “The generous support of our sponsors is critical to sustaining Save The Bay’s mission to protect and improve Narragansett Bay,” Danielsen said.
“At Avalon Trust, we believe in actively supporting the causes that are important to our clients, employees and community,” said Avalon Trust CEO, Andrew Wallerstein. “We applaud the local artisans who donate their time and talents to Artists for the Bay and are honored to play a role in this wonderful event that supports Save The Bay’s vital work in making Narragansett Bay the regional treasure it is.”
Special Save The Bay coasters in several local pubs, restaurants and breweries, including Trinity Brewhouse, Bucket Brewery, The Avery, Malted Barley, Thee Red Fez and others, can be brought to the art show for a special gift. The Artists for the Bay Art Show & Sale runs through Jan. 31 with a closing ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 28 from 1 – 3 p.m. Community members are invited to the Save The Bay Center to look at and purchase artwork during normal business hours between Dec. 2 and Jan. 31.
Local artists and jewelers can continue to submit work for this juried show through Monday, Nov. 14. For more information, to purchase tickets and/or submit artwork, contact Leanne Danielsen at ldanielsen@savebay.org or 272-3540, ext. 140, or visit savebay.org/art.
Save The Bay’s two-hour Seal and Lighthouse Tours set to begin on Nov. 19 in Newport
NEWPORT, R.I. – Nov. 8, 2016 – While the first of this season’s Save The Bay’s Newport Seal Tours will begin on Friday, November 11, the organization’s two-hour Seal-Lighthouse tours will launch a week later, on Saturday, November 19, combining the best of the Newport Seal Tours with a tour of one of Rhode Island’s most beloved historic lighthouses. The first Seal-Lighthouse Tour departs from Bowen’s Ferry Landing at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19. As the two-hour tour cruises through historic Newport Harbor, guests will take in 360° views of seals resting on Citing Rock off of Rose Island and enjoy an off-boat tour of the beautiful and historic Rose Island Lighthouse. Seal tours are held most Saturdays and Sundays from November 11 through April 31, plus some public school vacation days, while Seal-Lighthouse Tours will be held on select weekends each month from November 2016 to April 2017, beginning on Nov. 19 and 20.
“These tours are longer than our typical one-hour seal tours, in that we add another hour to enjoy beautiful Rose Island Light. Passengers will get a guided tour of both grounds as well as the lighthouse, where they will have the amazing opportunity to climb up to the top of the light,” said Dan Blount, education spet and boat captain.
Save The Bay has offered seal tours for more than 15 years throughout the months of October through April, when harbor seals come into the harbor to feed. Unlike visits to a zoo or aquarium, these boat tours offer guests the exclusive experience of catching winter seals in their natural habitat. And unlike Save The Bay’s shorter seal tours, these two-hour cruises include the lighthouse tour component. Save The Bay marine experts will provide an educational overview of harbor seals, Rhode Island’s recently-named official state marine mammal, and an historical perspective on Rose Island Light.
The two-hour Seal and Lighthouse Tours are $42 for non-members, $32 for members, seniors and children ages 3-12 and $5 for children under the age of three. These tours depart from Bowen’s Ferry Landing, 18 Market Square, Newport, RI. Tour tickets can be purchased online at Save The Bay’s Seal Tour website, www.savebay.org/seals, or through the Bowen’s Wharf kiosk in downtown Newport. For additional information call 401-203-7325.
Save The Bay’s Newport Seal Tours set sail on Nov. 11 from Bowen’s Wharf
NEWPORT, R.I. – Oct. 26, 2016 – At 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11, Save The Bay will kick off its Newport Seal Tour season out of Bowen’s Ferry Landing. As the boats cruise through historic Newport Harbor, guests will take in 360° views of seals resting on Citing Rock off of Rose Island and the Newport Bridge, offering up an equally exciting and educational adventure for all visitors. The entirely boat-based tours last one hour and will be held on Saturdays, Sundays and many public school vacation days from Nov. 11, 2016 through April 30, 2017.
“Because it is a quick trip out to Citing Rock, where the seals hang out, we are able to spend a good portion of the tour observing them in their natural habitat,” said Dan Blount, education spet and boat captain. “The cruise is capped off by taking a quick ride around Rose Island to see the the historic lighthouse from the water.”
Save The Bay has offered seal tours for more than 15 years throughout the months of October through April, when harbor seals come into the area to feed. Unlike visits to a zoo or aquarium, these boat-based tours offer guests the exclusive experience of catching winter seals in their natural habitat. Save The Bay marine experts will provide an educational overview of harbor seals, which were recently named Rhode Island’s official state marine mammal, there behaviors, adaptive features and habitat needs.
Westerly seal tours are already in session and run through Dec. 31, while seal tours out of Fall River take place in March and April of 2017. Two-hour Newport Seal and Lighthouse Tours are set to begin late November and will include a walking tour of the Rose Island Lighthouse.
One-hour Newport Seal Tours are $22 for non-members and $17 for Save The Bay members, seniors, and children aged 3-12. All tours depart from Bowen’s Ferry Landing, 18 Market Square, Newport, RI. Tour tickets can be purchased online at Save The Bay’s Seal Tour website, www.savebay.org/seals, or through the Bowen’s Wharf kiosk in downtown Newport. For additional information call 401-203-7325.
Save The Bay February Vacation Camp Registration Open
Get Kids Outdoors And Up Close With Nature During Winter Break
PROVIDENCE, RI – During the February break next month, February 15-19, Save The Bay is offering a week-long February Vacation Camp for students in second-through fourth-grades. Registration is now open at www.savebay.org/baycamps.
“February Camp gives kids a great opportunity to get outside during the season when it’s easy to get stuck inside. They get a fresh view of Narragansett Bay from the water in our education vessels and the chance to see harbor seals in their natural environment, rather than at a zoo or aquarium,” said Save The Bay Camp Director Dan Blount.
Harrison Quilliam, 10, attended February Vacation Camp with Save The Bay for the past two years, and when his school district voted on whether or not to eliminate February vacation, “my son voted not to eliminate it because he didn’t want to miss the opportunity to go to Bay Camp,” said his mother, Daniela Quilliam. “He learned so much and had so much fun. Many of the activities were to creative, too,” Quilliam said. “His favorite parts were dissecting squid and the boat ride to see seals in the harbor.”
February camp is headquartered at Save The Bay’s “green” Bay Center in Providence, but the classrooms are anything but typical. “Touch tanks allow children to get up close and personal with a variety of crab species, sea urchins, and snails. In the plankton lab, campers will view live microscopic plankton on iPads as they learn about the foundations of the Bay’s ecosystem. Hikes along the shoreline, winter bird watching, and seal tours are just a few more examples of the hands-on marine science learning kids can expect at Save The Bay February Vacation Camp,” Blount said.
Save The Bay’s February Vacation Camp will be held February 15-19, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cost is $250 for Save The Bay members, and $275 for non-members. More information about all of Save The Bay’s camp programs, including summer camp, as well as registration, can be found at www.savebay.org/baycamps.
