VIMS Marine Science Day--A Great Event For Kids & Adults
on Friday May 2, 2003 10:38AM
Marine Science DayVIMS will host its annual open house at the Gloucester Point campus from 10 am-3 pm on Saturday, May 17th, free and open to the public . Numerous hands-on activities for both children and adults. Activities include canoe trips, seining, tours of laboratories and the teaching marsh, a seafood chowder cook-off, a spin-casting game for young anglers, and much more.
After Marine Science Day, help support VIMS research by attending the Calypso Party Fundraiser from 3:30-6:00 PM on the VIMS Lawn. $50 per person for Caribbean food, steel drum band and chance to win one of the six unique prizes in the VIMS Ecotour Raffle such as aerial sea turtle tracking, billfish tagging and chance to operate an AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle)Raffle tickets are also available separately.
Download the VIMS poster in PDF form by clicking on the attachment link at the right of this page or call (804) 684-7099 for more information or see VIMS website: www.vims.edu. If you are interested in cruising to this event, click A Great Cruising Weekend on this site for information on anchorages and reservations.