PORT ANGELES — Fine foods, wine and art will meet marine science at the 35th anniversary celebration of Feiro Marine Life Center.
The Feiro Marine Life Center’s “coral anniversary” will be feted at the Fish on the Fence Gala at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Naval Elks Lodge, 131 E. First St.
The gala — the biggest fundraiser of the year for the center — will include a dinner, live and silent
auctions, and a student award.
Tickets are $75 per person and can be purchased at www.feiromarinelifecenter.org or by phone at 360-417-6254.
As of Monday there were only 32 tickets remaining for the 200-seat event, said Melissa Williams, executive director at Feiro.
All tickets must be claimed by Sunday, Williams said. Child care is available for free.
The guest speaker will be Michael Bogan, a Port Angeles High School graduate and assistant professor in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Ariz.
Bogan will speak on his experiences at Feiro and how it influenced him to study the environment, Williams said.
Mark and Kathy Feiro will present the first Feiro Family Scholarship Award to Elliott Soelter, a Port Angeles High School senior, Williams said.
Applications for the scholarship are open to any high school student in Clallam County, she said.
Tinfoil salmon, created by third- and fifth-grade students at Jefferson Elementary School, will be on display at the gala.
Auction items will include a marine-themed quilt by Betty Cook, a nationally recognized quilter and artisan; a hand-hammered copper octopus sculpture by Clark Mundy; a two-hour lunch with U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer; a two-night stay at Eden by the Sea Bed & Breakfast; a weekend tour of the historic Merrill & Ring Pysht Tree Farm; a flight over the Elwha; and a mushroom walk and dinner with noted amateur mycologist Lee Whitford.
Guests will also have a chance to win a $500 voucher for Alaska Airlines with the purchase of a bottle of wine from the wine-pull raffle.
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Reporter Arwyn Rice can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5070, or at arice@peninsuladailynews.com.
