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Special Events
SeaChange: Reversing the TideA performance by Roger Payne and Lisa Harrow
Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 7:00pm
Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center
San Francisco
Tickets: General $10; Student with ID $8
SFOFF is honored to present SeaChange: Reversing the Tide, written and performed by Roger Payne and Lisa Harrow and including the poetry of William Shakespeare, Robert Frost, Wendell Berry, Carl Sagan, and others. By combining the knowledge of science with the wisdom of poetry, Sea Change explores the crucial importance of living sustainably and has received ovations and accolades from spellbound audiences across the country.
Roger and Lisa—he, a whale researcher best known for his discovery, with Scott McVay, that humpback whales sing songs; she, an award-winning theater, film, and television actress—have joined their two disparate fields to create this powerful performance piece about humanity's role in the natural world and the urgency of our need to start tending to the well-being of the entire web of life. Please join us at 7:00 pm on Thursday, January 31, 2008, for this breathtaking, heartbreaking, inspiring performance.
For more information about this not-to-be-missed event, please visit seachangeinstitute.org
This event is presented by the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival as part of Focus the Nation, an unprecedented educational initiative on global warming solutions for America occurring at more than 1,100 universities, colleges and educational organizations in all 50 states on Jan. 31, 2008. As the largest teach-in in U.S. history, Focus The Nation is preparing millions of students to become leaders in the largest civilizational challenge any generation has faced. For more information, please visit focusthenation.org
5th Anniversary Opening Night Celebration
Friday, February 1, 20087:00pm - 10:00pm
Aquarium of the Bay
The Embarcadero at Beach Street, near PIER 39
Download invitation - Sold Out
Join us and make merry with the fish at San Francisco’s beautiful waterfront aquarium. Celebrate our 5th anniversary with the finest sea spirits, savories, a silent auction, live music and dancing.
Two awesome local acts have joined the Opening Night festivities. Make sure to arrive early to see HUNA WAI HAWAIIAN BAND set the seafaring spirit with their traditional ukulele and island songs. Later in the evening, we welcome local legends THE MERMEN whose classic surf-inspired riffs will keep us stoked into the night.
TicketsVIP Festival Pass $100
Access to all festival programs and events Feb 1-3, including the Opening Night Party at Aquarium of the Bay. All tickets and passes will be held at Will Call. Discount parking vouchers for PIER 39 Garage will be available to purchase at Aquarium of the Bay during the event.
Host Committee:
| Dean Badessa Diane and Bob Brockob Maria Brown Erik Burke Rachel Caplan Marissa Cohan Alison Cross Joanne Fedeyko David Helvarg Fred Hornbruch Linda Hunter |
Joe Illick Laurie and Krist Jake Ayse Kulachi John McCosker Jackie Merovich GP Panawek Morgan Rissel Ryan Seelbach James Sparkman Clayton Snyder Ed Ueber |
Thank You Opening Night Sponsors!
Aquarium of the Bay
Food generously donated by:
Blue Mermaid Chowder House & Bar
Cortez Restaurant & Bar
Greens Restaurant
Hog Island Oyster Company
Pacific Catch Fresh Fish Grill
Presidio Social Club
Rose Pistola
Schubert’s Bakery
Scoma’s
Specialty’s Café and Bakery
Swan Oyster Depot
Sweet Things
Complimentary beverages courtesy of:
Anchor Brewing Company
Hendry Vineyards
Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant
Martha Bros. Coffee Company
Mateveza
Mount Eden Vineyards
Saintsbury
Schramsberg Vineyards
All proceeds benefit the programs of the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival, which educate and encourage active participation in ocean conservation. For further information call the festival office on (415) 561-6251.
Festival Awards Ceremony
Sunday, February 3, 2008 - 7:00 pm
Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center
The 2008 Festival inaugurates four competitive awards for the best films in our Adventure, Culture, Environment, and Wildlife categories. All films screened in the Festival are eligible to compete for these awards. Awards will be presented at the Festival’s Closing Night screening.
Adventure Award
For the best-told adventure in, on, or around the sea.
Culture Award
For the best portrayal of people dependent on the sea.
Environment Award
For the best depiction of an environmental issue, or film most likely to inspire action.
For the most original or insightful expression of an aspect of marine life.
This event is part of the Festival’s final film program (Program 7) on Sunday, Feb 3 and is open to all Festival pass holders and Program 7 individual ticket purchasers.