Archived schedule for the 2nd annual California Seaweed Festival!

Saturday Schedule of Events
October 23, 2021

10-10:15am
Opening remarks with founders & seaweed moms, Janet Kübler and Simona Augyte.

10am-1pm
Kelp Wanted Activity Table with Laurel Wee, Madeline McEwen, and Sydney Rilum.

10-11:30am
Seaweed Touch Tank and ID with Maddie Severson.

11-11:45am
Panel – Seaweed Ocean Farming with guest panelists Eliza Harrison, Doug Bush, Rafael Cuevas Uribe, and Luke Gardener; Moderated by Janet Kübler. In the main tent.

12-12:30pm
Herbarium Workshop #1 with Ann Bishop and Karina Arzuyan. All day booth.

12 - 12:20pm
Recipe Demo – Ogo Cucumber Salad with Torre Polizzi. In the small activity tent.

12:30-1:15pm
Panel – Seaweed and Healthy Ecosystems with guest panelists Jen Smith, Brandon Barney, Julia Marsh, and Kelsey Bair; Moderated by Steve Dudgeon. In the main tent.

1-1:15pm
Talk – A Seaweed Cultivation Demonstration Led by Ocean Rainforest with Eliza Harrison. Located indoors.*

1:15-1:30pm
Talk – Seaweed, Ocean’s Healer: How Seaweed Nourishes and Cleanses Both the Planet and People with Amanda Swinimer. Located indoors.*

1:30-2:30pm
Cyanotyping Workshop with Oriana Poindexter. Located in the small activity tent.

1:30-1:45pm
Talk – Culturing Red Seaweed at HSU with Erika Thalman. Located indoors.*

1:45-2pm
Talk – Seaweed Photography: From Cyanotypes to Satellites with Melody Jue. Located indoors.*

2-2:45pm
Panel – Seaweed for Healthy People with guest panelists Julie Drucker, Torre Polizzi, Amanda Swinimer, and Jules Marsh; Moderated by Leslie Booher. Located in the main tent.

2-2:15pm
Talk – Reef Check California: Citizen Science Reef Monitoring with Dillon Dolinar. Located indoors.*

2:15-2:30pm
Talk – Microbes and Seaweed: Go Small to Grow Big with Laís Lima. Located indoors.*

2:30-2:45pm
Talk – Farming Sea Lettuce for Bioremediation and Sustainable Food Production in San Diego, CA with Emily Bews. Located indoors.*

2:45-3pm
Talk – Seaweed Bioplastics and Regenerative Design with Julia Marsh of Sway. Located indoors.*

3-3:15pm
Talk – Tropical Seaweed Cultivation at Ocean Era with Simona Augyte. Located indoors.*

3-3:30pm
Herbarium Workshop #2 with Ann Bishop and Karina Arzuyan. All day booth.

3-5pm
Live music featuring The Art of Funk.

4-5pm
Kelp Leather and Seaweed Paint Workshop with Kelsey Bair. In the small activity tent.

Booths include:
Wabimoss, Shots and Crafts, Hueneme Sea Farms, Kelpful, Whimsey Antiques, Pelagic Project, Mer Muse, Pinky's Creations, California State University Northridge, The Cultured Abalone Farm, Sway, California State University Northridge, Institute for Sustainability, UCSB Bren School, Kelp Wanted

All day festivities include:
Live Mermaid
Seaweed Popcorn
JAMS – music education
Best In Show
Raffle, and more!

*All indoor talks are in the BC Forum on the SBCC campus. Local COVID-19 guidelines require that proof of vaccination, or negative COVID test, must be shown prior to entry.