CULTURE
Aquarium to celebrate socal’s unique coast at urban ocean festival
Courtesy By: Aquarium of the Pacific
Photos by: Alfonso de Elias
The Aquarium of the Pacific hosts its Urban Ocean Festival on April 28 and 29, featuring the Trashin’ Fashion show, a boat cruise, art, games, mural painting, poetry, live music, sustainable seafood tastings by Seafood for the Future and Premier, and other activities inspired by the bustling ocean.
Los Angeles Zoo’s World Elephant Day Celebration
By GTVW Staff
Photos Alfonso De Elias
World Elephant Day, an international spotlight on Asian and African elephants to bring attention to the urgent threat of their extinction, kicks off the Los Angeles Zoo’s World Elephant Day Celebration on Saturday, August 12 and Sunday August 13, 2017, 10 am to 4 pm. Read more
Aquarium celebrates its best Urban Ocean Festival
By GalaTView Staff
Photos: “Courtesy of Art Miles Mural Project & The Aquarium of the Pacific”
The Aquarium’s Urban Ocean Festival held a gorgeous event in April 12, 2017, the best winning designs from this year’s Urban Ocean eco-fashion show and art contests had sustainable seafood tasting. There will also be screenings of the Urban Ocean experience in the Aquarium’s Ocean Science Center. Two fashion designers, sustainable seafood expert and some talented artists were part of this event. Read more
Migration patterns with some whales and more aquatic animals can be seen in Long Beach, CA
By Jenny Alvarez
Photos Alfonso De Elias
Migrating gray whales, fin whales, orcas, humpback whales, dolphins, sperm whales, and other animals have been spotted in the waters off Long Beach recently. On January 13, 2017, the Aquarium of the Pacific and Harbor Breeze Cruises invite the media to set sail for the chance to see whales and dolphins in local waters while exploring current conservation issues. Members of the media will board the M/V La Espada, the specialized high-speed whale watching catamaran docked next to the Aquarium. Experts will delve into conservation issues affecting whales in these urban waters. Join us to learn more about the diversity of whale populations and other marine life found off the coast of Southern California. Read more
Be sure to have fun in the summer with the New Jaguar Habitat at Los Angeles Zoo
By Jenny Álvarez
Photos by Alfonso De Elias.
The Angelinos will be blast after The Los Angeles Zoo has a new habitat for its three jaguars and offering the opportunity to see them up close as never before.
Opening marks the momentous completion of the $180 million Master Plan Phase 1 that has transformed the L.A. Zoo, placing it at the vanguard of animal care and conservation. Therefore Los Angeles is a major world city and this zoo has a lot to offer. Especially now for the 7,100 square-foot jaguar habitat features a waterfall and pool in which the animals can swim, deadwood trees on which they can climb, and abundant landscaping through which they can wander, such as tall grasses, shrubs, ficus trees and banana plants.
The exhibit also offers upgraded Zoo visitor experiences by optimizing viewing, with two glass areas allowing opportunities to see these magnificent animals up-close, and engaging interpretive graphics, all designed to inspire appreciation for preservation of one of the iconic animals of the rainforest environment.
The jaguars’ brand new home, like every other L.A. Zoo Master Plan habitat, is designed for specific needs and natural behavior of the species, incorporating state-of-the-art design and technology to provide superior living spaces for the animals, maximize safety and keeper management and accommodate changes in zoo populations, including births.
Definitely, this one has one of the best exhibits of Jaguars, an average number of unique animals (well fed and cared) and a nice place to spend a few hours if you have time on your hands.
Glorified Outdoor Strawberry Festival in Oxnard CA
By Jenny Alvarez
Photos By Alfonso De Elias
This year for the California Strawberry Festival was celebrated on the weekend of May 17 and 18 in Oxnard CA and was an incredible dayfull of joyness and fun for the entire family with concert performances, more than 200 Fine Arts & Crafts booths, the Strawberry Promenade with celebrity cooking demonstrations, Strawberryland For Kids featuring rides and attractions, gooey contests, special appearances, and more, on 15 scenic acres of parkland.
Many visitors had fun with the Tart Toss Contest, the Pie Eating Contest, and the Strawberry Shortcake Build-Off Contest. The best contests were, berry best kid, berry best tart — and more. Also there were some handsome rewards for the contest’s participation.As a visitor I was curious with different food that was huge this year with so many choices. The Philly Cheese Steak Fries were gigantic! There were many different strawberries style like chocolate dipped that was giant strawberry, very sweet and very delicious!
This Festival was in Oxnard, CA is located just 60 miles north of Los Angeles and 30 miles south of Santa Barbara. Great for families, good volunteer system going on and I saw many happy workers with good Rock Music. The best and unique part was that they have strawberry wine, perfect for the weather that was so hot.
Author of 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' dies at 87
By GalaTView Staff
Many sources confirmed that Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez has died. He was 87. Garcia Marquez’s magical realist novels and short stories exposed tens of millions of readers to Latin America’s passion, superstition, violence and inequality.
