Aquarium of the Pacific Announces First Wednesdays Series Lineup Through December 2024

December 10, 2024

WHAT: You can discover the ways water is used and reused across agricultural, industrial, community and personal use during the upcoming First Wednesdays event at the Aquarium of the Pacific. This panel discussion taking place on November 6 will examine the benefits and disadvantages of this process and go through examples of where it is being used in Southern California. At the December First Wednesdays, you can learn about polar bears, and how these marine mammals are being affected in their changing environment.

During the November and December 2024 First Wednesdays, guests can also visit FROGS: Our Neighbors, which is part of the Aquarium's new FROGS: Facing a Changing World exhibit. Here you can see mountain yellow-legged frogs, an endangered local species that the Aquarium is helping. It also includes an exhibit with rescued axolotls, the interactive Paint a FROG exhibit, and more.

First Wednesdays brings scientists, authors, and other experts into the Aquarium's Honda Pacific Visions Theater for an illustrated talk paired with book signings or meet and greets and cocktail/social hours with music and crafts at 7:00 p.m., usually on the first Wednesday of each month. The programs are best suited for high school and college students, young professionals, and adults of all ages. Lectures are also live streamed.

WHEN: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. November 6, 2024: The Story of Flow: Recycled Water in Southern California / Panel Discussion with Heather Rhee (Long Beach Water Department engineering manager), Monica Sanchez (Los Angeles County Sanitation District supervising engineer), Tai Tseng (Long Beach Utilities Department assistant general manager), moderated by Jennie Dean (Aquarium of the Pacific VP of education and conservation)

7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. December 4, 2024: Polar Bears in a Changing Arctic / Speaker: Karyn D. Rhode, research wildlife biologist for U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

WHERE: Aquarium of the Pacific, 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA 90802

COST: $5.00 per ticket for advance online reservations or $10 per ticket on the day of the event at the door (if available). Cash bar.

RSVP/INFO: (562) 590-3100 or aquariumofpacific.org/events/info/first_wednesdays/

SPONSORS:

Stephen and Brenda Olson

Ralph and Hazel Osborn and Lois J. Roork Charitable Trust

November panel discussion is also sponsored by San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy