Care for some Green Drinks at the Mystic Aquarium? The drinks may not be the color green but the gathering will focus on a discussion of green issues in Mystic.
The Mystic Aquarium will host its first Green Drinks event Thursday, Nov. 6, the third ever to take place in Mystic.
Mystic Green Drinks is an international network of after-work events, serving up drinks, food, and opportunities for conversation, networking, and learning with other green-minded individuals at venues in more than 300 cities around the world. Assistant director of Media and Public Relations Becky Giantonio said the aquarium was approached about hosting the event by Mary Spicer of Spicer’s Events in Mystic.
“She does the Green Drinks in the Mystic area,” Giantonio said. “She called me up and said they were looking for a venue to host the next Green Drinks event…we jumped on it.”
She said hosting the event is easy for the aquarium thanks to its on-site caterer, Ocean Blue Catering. Ocean Blue Catering will offer beer, wine, and hors d’oeuvres at the event.
“The whole idea behind Green Drinks events is to bring people together [who are] like-minded and passionate about conservation and sustainability issues,” Giantonio explained. “The Mystic Aquarium does a lot of public conservation programs throughout the year really matching that mission. So it seemed like a really natural fit.”
Giantonio added that Vice President of Education and Public Conservation Programs Kelly Matis will speak briefly about the aquarium’s conservation efforts and Sustainable Mystic organization, a new initiative that has been spearheaded by roughly 30 local community leaders.
“They are looking for ways to protect Mystic’s natural resources,” Giantonio said of Sustainable Mystic, adding that the group is actively protecting Mystic’s natural and historic resources as it grows and prospers economically.
“I should also mention that the cool thing about this event is that everyone is welcome to bring their brochures, their magazines, their newsletters from their organization that are doing really cool green [initiatives],” Giantonio continued. “So it’s a great way to come down and meet people who not only have similar interests but to also get information and learn about other local efforts that you could potentially become a part of.”
Green Drinks will be on Thursday, Nov. 6 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration, 55 Coogan Blvd., Mystic, on the Main Exhibit Floor; $10 requested donation, $5 for students. For more information, visit www.mysticaquarium.org or www.greendrinks.org