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Museum Wine Fest Postponed Until 2022

 

Due to concerns prompted by COVID-19, the Ocean Isle Museum Foundation, Inc. (OIMF) announced that it has postponed its annual Wine Fest fundraiser until April 30, 2022.

Wine Fest is the primary fundraiser for OIMF. Proceeds from Wine Fest benefit the Museum of Coastal Carolina in Ocean Isle Beach and Ingram Planetarium in Sunset Beach. People who have already purchased Wine Fest sponsorships or reservations for this year’s event will be personally contacted by a staff member.

As always, OIMF wishes to thank all of those who support its mission to educate and entertain.

The Museum of Coastal Carolina is located at 21 East Second Street in Ocean Isle Beach, NC. Ingram Planetarium is located at 7625 High Market Street in Sunset Beach, NC.

The Museum of Coastal Carolina and Ingram Planetarium are currently open on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Both facilities will be open six days a week (closed Sunday) beginning on May 19. For more information, call the museum at 910-579-1016 or visit www.MuseumPlanetarium.org.

Proceeds from the fundraiser benefit the Museum of Coastal Carolina in Ocean Isle Beach and Ingram Planetarium in Sunset Beach.

The theme for the event, World of Wine, is in support of the variety of wines offered around the world.

The Museum of Coastal Carolina is located at 21 East Second Street in Ocean Isle Beach, NC. Artwork may be dropped off at the museum Monday-Saturday from 10-3.

Questions? Call the museum at 910-579-1016.

As with all venues that depend on fundraisers and donations the Museum and Planetarium have felt the effects of Covid on their purse strings.

If you would like to help out click on the  “Donate Button” below to donate securely through PayPal! It will be greatly appreciated and used wisely to keep the Museum and the Ingram Planetarium the wonderful places that they are!

About The Museum of Coastal Carolina:

Museum of Coastal Carolina Ocean Isle BeachIf you think museums are stuffy, quiet places that people visit for research, contemplation, or when there’s nothing else to do, then you haven’t visited North Carolina’s only natural history museum on a barrier island. New exterior murals predict some of the things you’ll see inside the Museum of Coastal Carolina at nearby Ocean Isle Beach (15 minutes from Sunset Beach, NC). Visit the Museum of Coastal Carolina Website here.

Happy, interactive voices are encouraged! One might hear toddlers calling out “Boat, Daddy, boat!” as they climb into the wooden strip boat made here in Brunswick County. Staff and volunteers often hear “Whoa!” when visitors approach the shark jaw exhibit. Carolina residents track their local rivers to the sea and parents teach their young children to keep the beach clean and protect the animals from trash as they pass the Litterbug Hall of Shame.

Museum of Coastal Carolinas Fall ScheduleImagine getting up close to the area wildlife on display in the Green Swamp diorama. Then touch or hold a sea star, an urchin, or a hermit crab at the touch tank. Learn the inside story of shells at the newly updated Carolina Shells and Fossils exhibit. Don’t forget to bring your beach treasures to identify.

Hear “oohs and aahs” as you take a walk through the Ocean Reef Gallery that depicts a reef habitat about 65 miles off the coast of North Carolina. The toddler area in the Barrier Island Gallery has puppets, toy ocean animals, puzzles, and lots of happy noise. Then there’s silent awe at the Legacy of the Loggerhead sea turtle exhibit’s short video filmed on Ocean Isle Beach about the life cycle of the loggerhead turtle that includes a mother turtle laying eggs and the hatchlings crawling to the sea.

In the Coastal Plain, visitors exclaim “Wow!” when they see the American bald eagle up close and eye-to-eye. Identify the shorebirds you saw on Brunswick beaches. Children like to pretend they are a coyote or a bear with the pelts thrown over their shoulders. Fisherman are heard to exclaim that they learned to fish with a bamboo rod just like the one in the antique fishing equipment exhibit.

museum-of-coastal-carolinaA visit to the Museum of Coastal Carolina is a treat for the young and the young at heart. Many vacationers include it as a multi-generational activity for the whole family. Local residents know that it is one of Brunswick County’s best family activities.

The Museum of Coastal Carolina is located at 21 East Second Street, Ocean Isle Beach beside the playground and just a block from the beach and the pier. Enjoy coastal natural history . . . for the fun of it! Check https://museumplanetarium.org/ or call 910-579-1016 for further information.