Announcing the First Annual Ocean Film Screenings at Hearst Castle Theatre in San Simeon Sponsored by WineCoastCountry.com Free & Open to Public Every Saturday in February 2014
San Simeon, CA – (January 15, 2014) Enjoy the First Annual Ocean Film Screenings on California’s Central Coast at the Hearst Castle Theater, featuring a five-story high theater screen, screening every Saturday at 7 pm throughout February. As part of Coastal Discovery & Stewardship Month featuring coastal adventures and stewardship travel activities throughout WineCoastCountry from the Guadalupe Dunes, Edna Valley Wine Country and Avila Beach to Cambria and San Simeon, WineCoastCountry.com presents The Living Sea by McGillivray Freeman Films. Nominated for an Academy Award in 1995 for best documentary short and narrated by Meryl Streep with music by Sting, The Living Sea explores our relationship with the complex and fragile ocean and celebrates our national aquatic and underwater treasures preserved within the National Marine Sanctuary System.
Swim Among the Jellyfish Shot in exotic locations around the world, audiences swim among thousands of golden jellyfish, witness the bizarre spawning behavior of giant clams, come face-to-face with humpback whales life-size on the giant screen, surf thundering waves in Hawaii and ride in a Coast Guard Rescue boat with cadets training to save lives at Cape Disappointment, home to some of the roughest surf in the world. Visitors and locals alike are invited to join in the celebration of our national aquatic and underwater treasures that are preserved within the National Marine Sanctuary System.
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary In 1972, exactly 100 years after the first National Park was created, the nation made a similar commitment to preserving its marine treasures by establishing the National Marine Sanctuary System. Since then, thirteen national marine sanctuaries and one marine national monument, representing a wide variety of ocean environments, have been established. That system includes deep ocean gardens, near shore coral reefs, whale migration corridors, deep sea canyons, and even underwater archaeological sites. On the West Coast, these sites include the Olympic Coast of Washington, Gulf of the Farallones near San Francisco, Monterey Bay, and the Channel Islands off the coast of Santa Barbara.
The Coastal Discovery Center located in San Simeon is a joint venture between the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and California State Parks, and has been cooperatively managed by both agencies since it opened in the summer of 2006. Located at William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach, the center highlights the connection between land and sea through engaging exhibits and interpretation provided by trained volunteers. Free to the public and open year- round, the CDC offers visitors an exciting opportunity to learn about the natural and cultural treasures of the region, and the role sanctuaries, parks and the public play in protecting these treasures for future generations.
About Coastal Discovery & Stewardship Month WineCoastCountry’s “Coastal Discovery & Stewardship Month” honors California’s rich heritage, Highway 1 Discovery Route, and the country’s first Stewardship Travel Program (STP). Visitors are invited to explore 10 spectacular regions, all close in proximity in San Luis Obispo County, and rich in history, culture, food, arts, shopping, year round outdoor activities and more: Ragged Point/San Simeon, Cambria, Cayucos, unincorporated Morro Bay, Los Osos/Baywood Park, Avila Beach & Valley, Edna Valley, Arroyo Grande Valley, Oceano and Nipomo.
Throughout February visitors can participate in a plethora of activities for “Coastal Discovery & Stewardship Month” including more than 70 unique Stewardship Travel opportunities. Stewardship Travel is about adding a bit of "doing good and feeling good" to your vacation. The Ocean Films Screenings activity selection is part of the STP program and includes:
• A learning activity • A conservation/heritage donation opportunity through Coastal Discovery Center
Discover special lodging rates and/or activities during Coastal Discovery & Stewardship Month at www.coastaldiscoveryroute.com/lodging-specials.
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