{"id":361,"date":"2022-12-15T12:50:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T12:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/?p=361"},"modified":"2022-12-18T19:54:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T19:54:38","slug":"where-the-sea-meets-the-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/campus-currents\/where-the-sea-meets-the-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Where the Sea Meets the Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"subCategory\">Community Event<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Where the Sea Meets the Stars<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Galaxsea Gala attendees enjoy short film and student photography<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">IT WAS A GUSTY but gorgeous evening Friday, September 23, when hundreds of students, faculty, and staff, along with Castine residents congregated on the roof of Payson Hall. It was the Galaxsea Gala, and they gathered where the sea meets the stars to celebrate the beauty of the ocean and sky at night and to watch the premiere of the short film <i>Galaxsea: A Voyage into the Bioluminescent Night<\/i>. The film, directed by local Itzel-Marine Gourmelon, explores themes of beauty in darkness and overcoming fear of the unknown. Students and community residents were encouraged to dress up for a night out, to mingle with food and drink, and to listen to musical performances by the MMA Jazz Band and Boston-based indie band Hush Club.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ship-feature-img\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.6em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-373\" src=\"\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/galaxsea-pic-860.jpg\" alt=\"Galaxsea film premeire\" width=\"860\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/galaxsea-pic-860.jpg 860w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/galaxsea-pic-860-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/galaxsea-pic-860-768x404.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"p2\">The event included a meet and greet where attendees mingled with local groups to discuss their mission. Community tables were hosted by the International Dark Sky Association, Castine Kayak Adventures, and the Bagaduce Watershed. The crew of the Arctic schooner <i>Bowdoin<\/i> also hosted a table to raise funds for their planned trip to the Arctic. The schooner crew were also on call that day to raise the sail of the <i>Bowdoin<\/i> as the film\u2019s movie screen. Unfortunately, wind conditions did not allow the sail to be raised, and the film was projected on the bay door at the MMA Waterfront. The Galaxsea film crew ran a silent auction and MMA Student Activities operated a raffle.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-361 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/Cruise-B-2-Departure-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/Cruise-B-2-Departure-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Student photo - cruise departure\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-365\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-365'>\n\t\t\t\tCruise B-2 Departure, Valentine Serban\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/Great-Land.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/Great-Land-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Student photo - great land\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-366\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-366'>\n\t\t\t\tGreat Land, Mackenzie Morin\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/Through-the-Coils.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/Through-the-Coils-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Student photo - through the coils\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-367\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-367'>\n\t\t\t\tThrough the Coils, Nathan Hyde\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"p2\">Assistant Director of Student Activities, Jessica Shively, orchestrated an exhibit of student photographs submitted to the fall 2022 photo contest. The photos, taken by students while on vacation, on co-ops, or on cruise, were printed on metal and displayed at the Gala. The art will hang in Curtis Hall to help liven the space and continue to showcase the amazing and diverse work of the MMA student body. (See page 3 for the winning photo.) Despite the brisk weather, the lively event brought together over 250 students and community residents for a memorable evening.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-361 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/Ballast-Tank.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/Ballast-Tank-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Student photo - ballast tank\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/Ballast-Tank-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/Ballast-Tank.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-371'>\n\t\t\t\tBallast Tank, Shail Leszkowicz\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/Bird-on-the-Bayou.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/Bird-on-the-Bayou-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Student photo - bird on bayou\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/Bird-on-the-Bayou-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/Bird-on-the-Bayou.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-370'>\n\t\t\t\tBird on the Bayou, \nJack Routhier\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community Event<\/p>\n<p>Where the Sea Meets the Stars<br \/>\nGalaxsea Gala attendees enjoy short film and student photography<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">IT WAS A GUSTY but gorgeous evening Friday, September 23, when hundreds of students, faculty, and staff, along with Castine residents congregated on the roof of Payson Hall. It was the Galaxsea Gala, and they gathered where the sea meets the stars to celebrate the beauty of the ocean and sky at night and to watch the premiere of the short film <i>Galaxsea: A Voyage into the Bioluminescent Night<\/i>. The film, directed by local Itzel-Marine Gourmelon, explores themes of beauty in darkness and overcoming fear of the unknown. Students and community residents were encouraged to dress up for a night out, to mingle with food and drink, and to listen to musical performances by the MMA Jazz Band and Boston-based indie band Hush Club.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-373\" src=\"\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/galaxsea-pic-860.jpg\" alt=\"Galaxsea film premeire\" width=\"860\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/galaxsea-pic-860.jpg 860w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/galaxsea-pic-860-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/galaxsea-pic-860-768x404.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The event included a meet and greet where attendees mingled with local groups to discuss their mission. Community tables were hosted by the International Dark Sky Association, Castine Kayak Adventures, and the Bagaduce Watershed. The crew of the Arctic schooner <i>Bowdoin<\/i> also hosted a table to raise funds for their planned trip to the Arctic. The schooner crew were also on call that day to raise the sail of the <i>Bowdoin<\/i> as the film\u2019s movie screen. Unfortunately, wind conditions did not allow the sail to be raised, and the film was projected on the bay door at the MMA Waterfront. The Galaxsea film crew ran a silent auction and MMA Student Activities operated a raffle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Assistant Director of Student Activities,<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/campus-currents\/where-the-sea-meets-the-stars\/\">&#8230;Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":401,"href":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361\/revisions\/401"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue2-2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}