The Whale Museum’s Annual Celebration of the Orca Greeting Ceremony is this weekend!

This is a big deal, and the folks who have gone to it before tell me it’s fun – check it out! Here’s more from Jenny at The Whale Museum:

Do you have plans yet for Saturday night? If not, we hope you will join us for our 4th Annual Celebration of the Orca Greeting Ceremony (fundraiser dinner and auction). It takes place at 6 p.m. at the Mullis Center in Friday Harbor.

The evening will begin with happy hour & silent auction at 6:00 p.m.; the no-host bar is tended by Clark Gilbert. An audio-visual program will be shared by Val Veirs of an actual Orca Greeting Ceremony. Val will play acoustic recordings while showing photos and video of this amazing event.  Watch orcas “line up” to greet one another while listening to an underwater recording of their “conversations.”

Market Chef is preparing dinner. Bakery San Juan is baking the bread. San Juan Roasters is brewing the coffee.  Wine is provided by Northwest Totem Cellars. After dinner, Doug Bison will get the live portion of the evening started with the live auction followed by a dessert auction. That’s right, dessert after dinner is available in this unique auction. Bid on “Awesome Pecan Pie,” “Black & White” cake, a 3-layer “Chocolate Bourbon Cake,” and other delectable treats.

The wild twist is back for this year’s auction – 65 tickets will be sold for $25 each for the big raffle. The winner of the raffle “wins” the right to select any item up for auction (silent, live or dessert). Closing out the evening will be the live auction with more exciting items to bid on, including round trip tickets on Alaska Air.  Music is provided by Josh Spiegel.  Special thanks to three businesses for sponsoring the event: Islanders Insurance, Islanders Bank, and Petro San Juan.

Tickets (includes dinner; wine sold separately) are a great deal at $25.00 per person for members of The Whale Museum or $35.00 per person for non-members and can be purchased at The Whale Museum (*basic annual membership investment is $25).  To reserve your tickets, stop by the Museum or call (360) 378-4710 ext. 30.  (If a group would like to attend, tables in increments of six or seven ticket holders can be reserved.)  There are a limited number of tickets available which are selling quickly.  Proceeds raised through this event will directly support the education and research programs of The Whale Museum (www.whalemuseum.org).

Hope to see you there!

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