After three years of virtual programming, the Alliance will host its first ACONS LIVE event on Thursday, September 21 on Nantucket Sound at The Beach Club on Long Beach Road in Centerville. This event is free to attend.
Sessions will be held throughout the day, with local experts discussing Nantucket Sound’s economic impact to the Cape & Islands, its environmental significance, tribal history, and historic value.
Cocktail and Networking Hour begins at 5pm. Beverages and light fare offered.
Guest Speakers include:
Keynote Speaker: Former State Senator Rob O’Leary
Karen Moore Dourdeville, Sea Turtle Stranding Coordinator, Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Seth Engelbourg, Naturalist Educator, Linda Loring Nature Foundation
Greg Ketchen, U.S. Coast Guard Captain, Coast Guard Heritage Museum
Zak Mertz, Executive Director, Birdsey Cape Wildlife Center
Wendy Northcross, Executive Director, JFK Hyannis Museum
Elizabeth York, Executive Director, Cape Cod Maritime Museum
Plus live music and stories performed by Mark Alan Lovewell and Molly Conole!
And more!
What is ACONS?
Launched in September 2020, ACONS (A Celebration of Nantucket Sound) is an educational webinar series designed to celebrate Nantucket Sound’s exceptional environment, rich maritime and tribal history, and economic importance to the Cape and Islands. The webinars have provided free, accessible, and fun learning opportunities for individuals and families through Zoom. Each webinar features a renowned expert, who discusses one of the Sound’s unique values (i.e., the Blue Economy, marine mammals, shipwrecks, historic properties). To date, this successful series has welcomed over 3,000 registrants through 20 webinars. Our goal is to increase awareness about the Sound’s exceptional history and environment, strengthen its identity, and foster environmental stewardship.
