Mystic Aquarium

We’ve put live sea stars, crabs and lobsters on the guest list as we celebrate our ocean planet with a Sea Party on February 19 at the Garde Arts Center, and you are invited to schmooze with them.

Sea Party is a family-friendly ocean celebration with special aquatic visitors from Mystic Aquarium and a sea-themed crafts show, leading up to a special viewing the Disneynature film “OCEANS” on the Garde’s giant movie screen. Two-legged, air-breathing guests will have the opportunity to touch and learn about live sea creatures before enjoying the magnificent and captivating feature film.

In Disneynature’s “OCEANS,” stunning images await as guests journey in to the depths of a wonderland filled with mystery, beauty and power. “OCEANS” is an unprecedented look at the lives of these elusive deep-water creatures through their own eyes. Incredible state-of-the-art-underwater filmmaking will take breaths away as the audience migrates with whales, swims alongside a great white shark and races with dolphins at play. Filled with adventure, comedy and drama, “OCEANS” is a fascinating, unforgettable and thought-provoking experience.

This event is part of the second season of the “Faces of Our Planet” series, created by Sea Research Foundation, National Geographic Society and the Garde Arts Center to reveal the mysteries and discoveries of the world’s human, animal and geographic faces. The five-part series consists of film, live performance and multimedia presentations – all at the nationally-recognized Garde Arts Center at 325 State St., New London.

WHAT: Sea Party featuring the movie “OCEANS.” The event is part of the “Faces of Our Planet” event series, created by Sea Research Foundation, National Geographic Society and the Garde Arts Center.

WHEN: Saturday, February 19, Family Activities at 2:30 p.m.; Movie Showing at 4 p.m.

WHERE: Garde Arts Center, 325 State St., New London, CT 06320

TICKETS: Adults $12, child under 12 $8; tickets for Mystic Aquarium members are $10 for adults and $6 for children.

Upcoming “Faces of Our Planet” events include a South African musical performance by Ladysmith Black Mambazo on March 6, a high-tech exploration of 60,000 years of human migration with Spencer Wells on March 11 and a vicarious dive into flooded caves with Kenny Broad on March 26. For more details on this series, visit searesearch.org or call 860.572.5955.

“Faces of Our Planet” tickets are available at the Garde Arts Center Box Office at 325 State St., New London, Conn., in person or by phone at (860) 444-7373, ext. 1. Single tickets are available at the Garde Arts Center Box Office and online at www.gardearts.org. Special pricing is available for students, groups, Mystic Aquarium members, and purchases of three or more events.

About Sea Research Foundation, Inc.
Mystic Aquarium, Institute for Exploration and Immersion Learning are divisions of Sea Research Foundation, Inc., a private, non-profit 501(c)3organization. The mission of Sea Research is to inspire people to care for and protect our ocean planet through education, research and exploration.

About Garde Arts Center
Founded in 1985, the Garde Arts Center was created to save and transform the historic Garde theatre into a non-profit regional center for the performing arts and education in the heart of downtown New London, serving greater Southeastern Connecticut, a region rich in geographic, economic, ethnic and cultural diversity. The Garde owns and operates the recently restored 1,450-seat Garde Theatre, a historic movie/vaudeville house built in 1926 and the intimate 130-seat Oasis Room.