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Please join us as we celebrate our ocean and the people in our community who are inspired so deeply by it.
Event Santa Cruz will be taking over the whole Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center for one special night of talks, food, beer, cocktails and super cool one of a kind ocean items to purchase from local vendors. This event will be combining the traditional Event Santa Cruz short lightning talks with our Block Party style events to make a truly unique experience.
Eight + speakers talk about why they do what they do and how the ocean is such a big part of it *Limited to 200 guest. First come first serve. 10 + vendors selling ocean themed items. Great bites from local food vendors.
Current speaker lineup:
Wallace J Nichols - Author of <A HREF="http://amzn.to/2An6Zxd" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Blue Mind</A> Jackie Núñez - The Last Plastic Straw Tatiana Burdiak - I Go Topless / RECruz Dan Haifley - O’Neill Sea Odyssey
David Dennis - Ventana Surfboards & Supplies
Suzie Thomas - This Tiny Ocean Andrea Dingledein - Science Illustrator Paul Michel - Superintendent of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary 
*Space is limited to watch the speakers. There will be two talk sessions. First one at 6:45 and the next at 7:45. Tickets do not guarantee speaking portion of event
Talks portion of this event will be hosted by <A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/neil.pearlberg" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Neil Pearlberg</A> host of <A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/offthelipradio/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Off The Lip Radio Show</A>.
Beer from <A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/NuBoBrew/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">New Bohemia Brewing Co</A> and cocktails from <A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/VenusSpirits/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Venus Spirits</A>.
Food from <A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/chuy.falcon.75" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Chuy Santa Cruz</A>, <A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/aweshucksoysters/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Awe Shucks Oysters</A> and many more TBA soon.
Vendors include: Slow Coast: Authentic Ocean Spirit, Ventana Surfboards & Supplies, This Tiny Ocean, Khordz Handmade Mugs  and a whole sea full more to be announced soon...
Sound by JBQAV
Thank you to our sponsors: Sleepless Media, City of Santa Cruz Economic Development Office , Santa Cruz County Bank, ip Society, NextSpace Coworking + Innovation , Launch Brigade, Santa Cruz Waves, Visit Santa Cruz, Save Our Shores, Coastal Watershed Council and Sandbar Solar & Electric.

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