Reef Relief Events, November 1 – 7
Reef Relief Environmental Center Open House
Monday – Friday 11/1-11/5
Reef Relief will host a week long “Explore the Reef” Open House, Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm, at the Reef Relief Environmental Center at 631 Greene Street in Key West, behind the Conch Republic Seafood Company.
The Environmental Center introduces visitors to coral reef ecosystems, its threats and what can be done to protect our coastal resources. The center features a diorama of a healthy and a damaged coral reef that identifies conditions needed for healthy coral growth as well as major threats to the coral reef ecosystem as a whole. A Google Earth Oceans exhibit enables viewers to visit coral reefs around the world. The center’s theater shows films related to coastal resource issues.
In celebration of Eco Week, Reef Relief will show feature films daily at 11:30am, 1:30pm, and 3:30pm.
Monday: Waters of Wonder: Discover the beauty of coral reefs, their importance and why they must be saved. Filmed by local underwater photographer Tom Jackson and narrated by Reef Relief’s former Educational Director Joel Biddle. 49 minutes
Tuesday: IMAX Deep Sea: Narrated by Academy Award nominees Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet and produced by the makers of the IMAX movie Into the Deep, this stunning film is an exploration of the world beneath the sea and its bizarre and exotic inhabitants. From translucent jellyfish to giant octopuses to scorpion fish, viewers will be introduced to a host of unique creatures, all completely dependent on one another for their survival. 41 minutes
Wednesday: Coral Reef Adventure: By way of IMAX technology, be transported below the ocean’s surface to an amazing underwater world, as explorers Howard and Michele Hall dive on a coral reef in the pristine waters of the South Pacific. With Jean-Michel Cousteau, deep reef scientist Richard Pyle and Fijian diver Rusi Vulakoro, the team explores and captures on film one of the most beautiful places on Earth … in all its fragile splendor. Liam Neeson provides narration. 43 minutes
Thursday: The Cove: Tells one of the most inspiring true stories of our time. When an elite team of activists, filmmakers and free divers embark on a covert mission to penetrate a remote and hidden cove in Japan, they shine a light on a dark and deadly secret. This unforgettable story has inspired audiences around the world to action and raised hopes that thousands of the most magnificent wild animals on Earth can be saved. 96 minutes
Friday: Waters of Wonder encore: Discover the beauty of coral reefs, their importance and why they must be saved. Filmed by local underwater photographer Tom Jackson and narrated by Reef Relief’s former Educational Director Joel Biddle. 49 minutes
For more information call (305)294-3100 or email at [email protected]