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-v01.jpg "header image") Monday, August 24, 2009 Enjoy a 'Spooktacular' Halloween at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Haunted Birch Aquarium: October 23 & 24, 2009 Scripps Institution of Oceanography / University of California, San Diego  Clown anemonefish costume at Haunted Birch Aquarium Haunted Birch Aquarium Where science goes mad! Oct. 23 & 24, 2009 - 6-9 p.m. Cost: $15 RSVP: 858-534-7336 Ghouls and buoys of all ages are invited to spend a safe and "spirited" Halloween with Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. Enjoy a night of science gone awry Oct. 23 & 24 as Birch Aquarium transforms into a haunted aquarium from 6-9 p.m. Encounter creeps from the deep and experiments with wacky, mad scientists. Explore the aquarium for tricky-treats, slimy encounters, spooky activities and monstrous live music. Wrap your tentacles around the horrors of life without water in the Waterways Courtyard. Put your knowledge and skills to the test in a maze of haunted activities. Come dressed to impress for a costume contest held each evening. Prizes will be awarded for the best marine-themed, family-themed and most creative costumes each night of Haunted Birch Aquarium. This spooktacular event is open to guests of all ages. Cost is $15 per person. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Light refreshments will be provided. To register, please call 858-534-7336.  Get creative and participate in our pumpkin decorating contest! It's time to get creative! We're hosting a pumpkin-decorating contest and want to feature your designs. All pumpkins will be displayed at the aquarium Oct. 20-24 and voted upon by our visitors. Winners will be featured on our website and will receive monstrous prizes. Visit the Haunted Birch Aquarium web page for details. Oceans of thanks to our sponsors: Anchor Bay Entertainment: Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! Baskin-Robbins Buffalo Breath Costumes Boomers Extreme Pizza Geppetto's Gymboree Metropolitan Water District of Southern California REI Ruben H. Fleet Science Center San Diego Air & Space Museum San Diego Chargers San Diego Natural History Museum San Diego Padres San Diego Zoo Sticky Bumps UltraStar Cinemas Water Education Foundation Warwicks Whale Tails Chips Beware ... and be there! # # # Note to broadcast and cable producers: University of California, San Diego provides an on-campus satellite uplink facility for live or pre-recorded television interviews. Please phone or e-mail the media contact listed above to arrange an interview. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, at University of California, San Diego, is one of the oldest, largest and most important centers for global science research and education in the world. The National Research Council has ranked Scripps first in faculty quality among oceanography programs nationwide Now in its second century of discovery, the scientific scope of the institution has grown to include biological, physical, chemical, geological, geophysical and atmospheric studies of the earth as a system. Hundreds of research programs covering a wide range of scientific areas are under way today in 65 countries. The institution has a staff of about 1,300, and annual expenditures of approximately $155 million from federal, state and private sources. Scripps operates one of the largest U.S. academic fleets with four oceanographic research ships and one research platform for worldwide exploration. |
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