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Oddwater Opens this Weekend at Oregon Coast Aquarium
The idea of Oddwater is to offer an experience that will educate, entertain and enlighten visitors about life forms and sub aquatic landscapes most people never see. The exhibit will demonstrate how extreme environments require specialized adaptations, resulting in strange appearances in some species. Among the species featured in Oddwater is the chambered nautilus, noticed for its unusual movement using jet propulsion. The lion fish is a fatal beauty to unsuspecting prey. The bridal burrfish is curious and appears to be smiling. Oddwater will take a look at these and many other ocean life forms, showing visitors how their unusual and sometimes bizarre adaptations help them survive. “Our goal with Oddwater was to create a fresh, illuminative, and somewhat odd look that we haven't seen before,” said Jim Burke, Aquarium Director of Animal Husbandry. “The concept originated well over a year ago from two members of the Animal Husbandry Team, Kevin Clifford and Warren Shead, and has now developed into an extraordinary mixed media exhibit.” Colorful blown art glass, created by artists at The Edge Art Gallery, has been placed inside the tanks of the displays, complementing the strange creatures of Oddwater. “We have created a stunning and educational fusion of two very different things, art and aquaria,” said Burke. “The glass art was created specifically for each display based on the actual habitat structures and the requirements of the animals.” As visitors enter Oddwater, they will see a giant screen showing video footage of the most peculiar marine life forms of all, which also happen to be the most inaccessible. Throughout the exhibit will be digital images and colorful murals painted by artist Michael Cole. Oddwater’s interactive components include a sting ray touch pool where visitors will be encouraged to touch sting rays, which are harmless when their barbs are trimmed. A crawl through tank offers a close look at “lookdowns,” a silvery, round fish with a blunt forehead. Interactive audio stations throughout the exhibit allow visitors to hear details about Oddwater species. The Bioluminescent Theater will show a film called “Secret Lights of the Sea.” It is about animals that make their own light, a chemical reaction, called bioluminescence. The animals for this exhibit were chosen by the staff because of their interesting adaptations, their distinctness or their oddness, according to Burke. “It is great to be part of this innovative effort and we are very proud of what we will be sharing with our guests beginning Memorial Day Weekend!” Memorial Day Weekend Activities: Saturday, May 24 Oddwater opens 9 am Summer hours begin at the Aquarium; 9 am – 6 pm Live music - Gabriel Surley performs 10 am -1 pm Radio Disney Performs 1 – 3 pm KYTE-FM radio remote 1 – 3 pm Face painting 10 am – 2 pm Children’s craft Giveaways
Sunday, May 25 Live music - Gabriel Surley performs 10 am -1 pm Face painting 10 am – 2 pm Children’s craft Giveaways The Aquarium gratefully acknowledges the major sponsors and friends of Oddwater. Major sponsors include Fred Meyer, Inc. and Spirit Mountain Community Fund. Friends of the exhibit include Jeanette Bertea Hennings Foundation, Henry Lea Hillman, Jr. Foundation, The Jackson Foundation, Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust, Trust Management Services, LLC and Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund, which provided funds for interactive graphics. The Oregon Coast Aquarium is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational attraction dedicated to the highest quality aquatic and marine science programs for recreation and education so the public better understands, cherishes, and conserves the world’s natural marine and coastal resources. For more information visit www.aquarium.org.
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The Oregon Coast Aquarium will open a new exhibit Memorial Day weekend with fun, music and activities for everyone in the family. Oddwater will take a look at some of the most bizarre life forms in the ocean and show how their unusual adaptations help them survive. The exhibit combines marine biology and art with blown glass inside the displays and life-size murals of the ocean’s larger oddities.
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