Enjoy an entertaining and educational presentation at the Museum of Coastal Carolina. The Sandbar Lecture Series brings local experts to speak about topics ranging from our coastal environment to Outer Banks history. Sandbar lectures are free with Museum admission.
Tuesday, August 29 at 6:00 pm, North Carolina (NC) Aquarium at Fort Fisher Education Outreach Coordinator Kristin Holloman-Noe will discuss jellies – intimidating, fascinating, and mysterious sea creatures notorious for their sting. Did you know that jellies are brainless, heartless, bloodless, and 95 percent water? Learn more about these plentiful macro plankton, observe jellies up close, and discover the important role they play in their ocean habitat.
Holloman-Noe earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from East Carolina University. In addition to her role with the NC Aquarium, she serves as Chapter Coordinator for the NC Aquariums Chapter of FrogWatch USA, an education volunteer for the Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project, and an Advisory Board member for New Hanover County 4-H.
The Museum of Coastal Carolina is located at 21 East Second Street in Ocean Isle Beach, NC.
Admission is free for members. Non-member all-day admission effective March 31, 2022 is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors (62+), $8 for children (3-12), and free for age 2 and under.
For more information, call 910-579-1016, visit www.museumplanetarium.org, or like us on Facebook.com /MuseumCoastalCarolina
