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Orca Action Month Kickoff Festival

June 2, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Join Puget Soundkeeper and our partners at Orca Salmon Alliance for the Orca Action Month Kick Off Festival, the officially start of Orca Action Month!

The Orca Action Month Kick Off Festival will feature live music performances, DJ’s including KEXP dj Michele Myers, art activities, an Orca Sound station, storytelling time, food, drinks, beer garden, orca chats and so much more!

Bring your family and friends down to the Olympic Sculpture Park Sunday June 2nd for some fun in the sun and learn how you can take action to help save our remaining 75 Southern Resident orcas.

FREE – FAMILY FRIENDLY – COMMUNITY EVENT

ORCA ACTION MONTH FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING

DJ sets by Pezzner, KEXP DJ Michele Myers (KEXP) and DJ Baloogz
Live performances by Dana Lyons, Rise for the Orca Tour
Mike the Inflatable Orca – take a photo with Mike!
Orca Sound Station – create sounds of the sea!
Orca Selfie Station
Orca Storytelling
Orca Chats – Orca fact chats hourly with Simone Del Rosario of Q13 and Dr. Deborah Giles of Wild Orca
Welcome and blessing by Duwamish Tribal Council Chairwoman Cecile Hansen
Beer Garden
Orca Action Month Poster Contest
Clam Chowder by Ivars
Ice cream provided by Snoqualmie Ice cream
Orca Salmon Alliance Stations – stop by each booth for educational resources and fun activities!

Orca Month is a chance to celebrate one of our region’s most iconic wildlife species, but also an opportunity to reflect on the plight of these fragile creatures.
Only 75 Southern Resident orcas remain, and the survival of each orca is vital for this critically endangered community’s future.

We hope you’ll join us for events all month long this June throughout Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia to learn how to protect this critically endangered community.

Visit www.orcamonth.com for more information and to find an Orca Action Month event near you!

Details

Date:
June 2, 2019
Time:
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Website:
https://orcamonth.wordpress.com/events/

Organizer

Orca Month
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Venue

Olympic Sculpture Park
2901 Western Ave
Seattle, WA 98121 United States
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Phone
(206) 654- 3100