Whale Museum’s annual 'Celebration of the Orca Greeting Ceremony' fund-raising dinner, auction May 22


May 21, 2010 · 5:45 PM

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The Whale Museum’s fourth annual “Celebration of the Orca Greeting Ceremony” fund-raising dinner and auction is May 22, 6 p.m., in Mullis Community Senior Center in Friday Harbor.

An audio-visual program will be shared by Val Veirs of an actual orca greeting ceremony. Veirs will play acoustic recordings and show photos and video of this amazing event.

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. The live auction will be followed by a dessert auction.

The evening’s business sponsors are Islanders Insurance, Islanders Bank, and Petro San Juan.

Tickets (includes dinner) are $25 per person for members of The Whale Museum, $35 per person for non-members, and can be purchased at The Whale Museum. Stop by the museum or call 378-4710, ext. 30.

Proceeds will support the museum’s education and research programs.

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