Rhapsody on the Reef at Moody Gardens

Live Coral Spawning Event · Food · Cocktails · Music · Speakers

 

Join us for one of nature’s most spectacular events that occurs every year in the Gulf of Mexico. The annual coral spawning in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary is one of the most bizarre and beautiful phenomena you may ever see. 

 

Good news – you don’t have to be a diver to see it!

 

Join us at the Aquarium Pyramid for the Rhapsody on the Reef event, where you can see this rare occurrence with as we live-stream the coral spawning with special presentations from NOAA, Galveston Bay Foundation and others, music, a delightful menu of hors d’oeuvres and desserts, cash bar and silent auction items.

 

Early bird special! Tickets are $85 per person with proceeds benefiting the Moody Gardens Coral Conservation fund.

 

Attire: A splash of coral

 

Our Guest Speakers for the Evening

Dr. Adrienne Correa of Rice University

Adrienne Correa is an ecologist in the Bio Sciences faculty at Rice University.   Dr. Correa has been involved in a partnership between the Correa Lab and Moody Gardens for the past two years to train Rice U. scientific divers, expose Moody Gardens team members to field-based research, and to conduct ocean science education and outreach programs for diverse audiences.

Kelly Drinnen of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

Kelly Drinnen is an Education and Outreach Specialist with NOAA Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.   Drinnen has been teaching marine science as an informal educator for almost 30 years

T’Noya Thompson of the Galveston Bay Foundation

T’Noya Thompson worked at Moody Gardens in the Animal Care Department for over 12 years before joining the Galveston Bay Foundation as Advocacy Programs Manager.   T’Noya is passionate about collaborating and connection with the Galveston community to preserve Galveston Bay for future generations.

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