National Academy of Science - The External Experience

Non-Club Hosted Event - Provided for Group Awareness, Generate Interest and to Promote Activities that Focus on the Underwater World.

Cost: $10.00 - Admission includes a drink ticket and snacks. Doors open at 6pm, event begins at 6:45 p.m. Like other events like this, I suspect this will Sell Out Quickly!!!

Detailed Event Info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-eternal-experience-opening-tickets-90984602395?aff=CPNASemails&utm_campaign=ba67bb941f-Eternal&utm_medium=email&utm_source=CPNAS&utm_term=0_39b2d54d14-ba67bb941f-290248853

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From their website:
Join us for the grand unveiling of ETERNAL, a 60-foot-long jellyfish made of plastic grocery bags floating above the NAS West Court. This sculpture by Maris Polanco points toward the issue of plastic in the ocean and the dangers it presents for ocean wildlife. Floating in ocean tides, these not-so-ephemeral wisps of plastic resemble a favorite snack of many large sea creatures—jellyfish. The consequences are dire. What can we do about the problem collectively and as individuals?

At this evening event:

Learn more about the plastics we use every day;
Play plastic bingo + trivia to test your knowledge;
See what microplastic looks like under a microscope;
Race against the clock in a plastics-themed escape room;
Learn about plastic bag legislation locally and around the globe;
Vote about whether a plastic bag tax or a plastic bag ban is better;
Have your caricature drawn with ETERNAL the jellyfish; and more!
Meet NAS President Marcia K. McNutt, and mix and mingle with experts from the National Academy of Sciences, the D.C. Department of Public Works, and the Alice Ferguson Foundation.

Doors open at 6 p.m.; event begins at 6:45 p.m.

Admission includes a drink ticket and snacks. In the spirit of conservation, we're encouraging everyone to bring their own cups so that we can minimize our waste footprint.

Appropriate for ages 21+.

#nasETERNAL

This program kicks off The ETERNAL Experience series exploring issues related to plastic throughout spring 2020 at NAS, organized by LabX and Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Please RSVP so we can track interest in events like this and if you attend, please take and post photos/comments on our page. As always, appreciate everyone's attendance at past events, the many suggestions we have received and the friends & dive buddies that continue to make this Scuba Club great.

Look forward to seeing you at a future 2020 Scuba Club event!