UPCOMING EVENTS
November 1, 2018
The Safina Center’s Annual Dinner is held at the Explorers Club, 46 E 70th St, New York, NY 10021, on Thursday, November 1, at 6pm. Find more details on how to attend or donate online at: http://www.safinacenter.org/
November 14, 2018
Three Village Community Trust holds its 14th Annual Celebration: “An Evening with Carl Safina” on Wednesday, November 14, 7:30pm at the Old Field Club in Stony Brook, NY. Purchase your tickets here.
November 16, 2018
Carl Safina speaks about his seventh book, “Beyond Words; What Animals Think and Feel,” at the Organization of Biological Field Stations at the Deering Estate, 16701 SW 72nd Ave, Miami, FL 33157, on November 16, 2018. Get your tickets here: http://www.obfs.org/party-for-science-2018/
PAST EVENTS
September 29, 2018
Carl Safina attends the 2018 Indianapolis Prize Gala at the JW Marriott Indianapolis, 10 S. West St., Indianapolis, IN 46204, on Saturday, September 29, from 7-10pm. Learn more about the Gala here: https://www.indianapoliszoo.com/events/indianapolis-prize-gala/
September 19, 2018
Carl Safina explains “how to talk to animals” on Wednesday, September 19, at 7pm, at the Assemblage NoMad in NYC, 114 E 25th St, New York, NY 10010. RSVP here: https://events.theassemblage.com/howtotalktoanimalsforguests, with password: ANIMALS.
August 3, 2018
Carl Safina will be honored for his work at the Safina Center for his “passionate humanitarianism, advocacy and leadership in the world of animal activism” at this year’s Veterinarians International Wild at Heart Benefit for Animal and Human Health. Past honorees have included Dr. Jane Goodall, Richard Lair and Cornelia Guest. The event will take place at the Bridgehampton Tennis and Surf Club, 231 Midocean Drive, Bridgehampton, New York 11932, from 6:30-11:30pm. To learn more and purchase tickets: https://www.wildatheartbenefit.com/
July 12, 2018
Carl Safina receives the Premio Merck literary prize for Beyond Words; What Animals Think and Feel in Rome, Italy. Learn more about this year’s prize here: https://www.corriere.it/salute/18_giugno_14/carl-safina-premio-merck-2018-2c0cec6c-6fc9-11e8-b9b6-434f28412ff9.shtml?refresh_ce-cp
June 27 – June 30, 2018
Carl Safina speaks and signs books at the 14th Annual Aspen Ideas Festival, during Festival 2: The Genius of Animals at the Aspen Institute’s Aspen Meadows campus: 1000 North Third Street, Aspen, CO 81611, from Wednesday, June 27, to Saturday, June 30, 2018. More information and registration here: https://www.aspenideas.org/
June 19, 2018
Carl Safina is joined by Safina Center Creative Affiliate Lori Marino in a lively and comedic, yet informative debate that pits land against sea at the American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024-5192, at 7pm. Tickets here: https://www.amnh.org/calendar/science-throwdown-sea-vs.-land
June 16, 2018
Carl Safina will be speak as the Lifetime Conservation Achievement Award recipient at the Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy’s 2018 Annual Benefit in Litchfield, Connecticut, at 55 Duck Pond Road, Litchfield, Connecticut, from 5:30pm-midnight. Tickets here: http://www.lrwc.net/annualbenefit2018.html#tickets
June 6, 2018
Carl Safina will participate in this World Oceans Week “Parley Talk” hosted by Parley for the Oceans at the Explorers Club in New York City, 46 E 70th St, NY, NY, on Wednesday, June 6, from 3-9pm The event also features an appearance and the work of former Safina Center Fellow Chris Jordan, photographer and filmmaker. More information: http://safinacenter.org/event/carl-safina-speaks-at-world-oceans-week-parley-talk-on-a-materials-revolution-for-the-ocean/
June 7, 2018
Carl Safina speaks at cocktail benefit at the Explorers Club for World Oceans Week on Thursday, June 7, from 6-9pm. Location: Explorers Club, 46 E 70th St, NY, NY. This event will feature a screening of the award-winning documentary Bluefin, which features Carl. It’s the first film that sees an ocean fish as the wild animal it is, a thousand-pound warm-blooded giant with gills, which wholesales at up to a million dollars. With stunning cinematography, Director John Hopkins powerfully documents an oceanic “last of the buffalo hunt.”
June 9, 2018
Carl Safina speaks and marches at Blue Frontiers’ March for the Ocean (M4O) from the Washington Monument to the steps of the Capitol, Washington, D.C. Event starts at 9am. More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/341342503048299/
June 12, 2018
Carl Safina holds meet & greet and book signing at Times Beacon Record fundraiser, “Cooks, Books & Corks,” on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, from 6-8pm, at the Bates House, 1 Bates Road, East Setauket (opposite Emma S. Clark Library). For more information and to purchase tickets: http://tbrnewsmedia.com/cooks-books-corks/
May 31 to June 1, 2018
Carl Safina gives first keynote at the 3rd Dairy Cattle Welfare Symposium in Scottsdale, Arizona. More info: https://dcwcouncil.org/symposium
April 22, 2018
Carl Safina speaks at the Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival on Earth Day following the screening of Dr. Sylvia Earle’s “Mission Blue” film at the Bay Street Theatre, 1 Bay St, Sag Harbor, NY 11963, on Sunday, April 22, 2018 (Earth Day!). More info: http://www.ht2ff.com/
April 17-19, 2018
Carl Safina speaks at the Garrison Institute’s Pathways to Planetary Health symposium, April 17-19, 2018, at the Garrison Institute in New York. (Private event). https://secure.garrisoninstitute.org/GI/Registration.aspx?EventKey=R18ECOCIV
April 10, 2018
Carl Safina speaks at the Taft School in a private all-school assembly for instructors and students. Taft School, 110 Woodbury Rd, Watertown, CT 06795.
March 23, 2018
Carl Safina speaks to students about his latest book “Beyond Words; What Animals Think and Feel,” at Stony Brook University’s West Campus at the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics – Della Pietra Family Auditorium, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook NY 11794, on Monday, March 23, 2018, at 11am. http://scgp.stonybrook.edu/archives/24992
February 24, 2018
Author Adam Nicolson in conversation with nature writer/biologist Carl Safina on Nicolson’s new work: The Seabird’s Cry: Lives and Loves of the Planet’s Great Ocean Voyagers, at Canio’s Books, 290 Main Street, Sag Harbor, NY 11963, on Saturday, February 24, 2018, at 5pm. https://canios.wordpress.com/calendar-page/
March 18, 2018
Carl Safina speaks at the Friends of Flax Pond winter lecture group about his travels around the world, doing research for his coming book about animal cultures, at the Child’s Mansion, 19 Shore Dr, Setauket- East Setauket, NY 11733, on Sunday, March 18, 2018, at 3pm.
March 19, 2018
Carl Safina speaks to the public about his latest book “Beyond Words; What Animals Think and Feel,” at Stony Brook University’s West Campus at the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics – Della Pietra Family Auditorium, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook NY 11794, on Monday, March 19, 2018, at 5:30pm. http://scgp.stonybrook.edu/archives/24992
February 19, 2018
Carl Safina speaks with Adam Nicolson about his new book, “The Seabird’s Cry: The Lives and Loves of the Planet’s Great Ocean Voyagers” (published by Henry Holt and Company, 2018) at 192 Books, 192 Tenth Avenue at 21st Street, New York, NY 10011, at 6:30pm. More information: http://www.192books.com/events/
November 2, 2017
The Safina Center Annual Dinner held at the Explorers Club in New York City, 46 E 70th St, New York, NY 10021. 6-10pm.
October 20 to 22, 2017
Carl Safina speaks at the 2017 Bioneers Conference, Marin Center, San Rafael, CA. Starts 8am on October 20. http://www.bioneers.org/carl-safina-animal-consciousness/
October 5-6, 2017
Carl Safina participates in the Extinction and Livestock Compassion in World Farming Conference. London, UK
September 28, 2017
Carl Safina speaks about and signs copies of Beyond Words and some of his other titles, Locust Valley Bookstore, 8 Birch Hill Road, Locust Valley, NY
September 26, 2017
Carl Safina speaks about and signs copies of Beyond Words at the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)’s International Operations Center in Yarmouthport, MA
August 1, 2017
Canio’s Books – Carl gives a talk on whales and whaling, part of a Herman Melville Birthday celebration, with refreshments. Canio’s Books, 290 Main St., Sag Harbor
June 16-18, 2017
6th Annual Nantucket Book Festival, Carl speaks and signs books
Nantucket Atheneum and various locations, Nantucket, Massachusetts
June 15, 2017
Partners Village Store, Carl speaks and signs copies of Beyond Words; What Animals Think and Feel
Partners Village Store, 865 Main Road, Westport, Massachusetts 02790
May 3-4, 2017
Detroit Zoo Animal Welfare Symposium, Carl to speak at the Detroit Zoo Ford Education Center
April 7, 2017
Stanford University’s Weekly Seminar Lecture Series, Carl to speak
Hopkins Marine Station, Boat Works Lecture Hall, Stanford University
February 24-25, 2017
I Am Not An Animal! Symposium, Carl to give keynote talk
Emory Conference Center and Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia
March 3, 2017
re|ACT Symposium on Arts and Environment, Carl speaks during re|NEW session on “The Plastic Ocean,” Granoff Center for the Creative Arts at Brown University
March 23-26, 2017
Kosmopolis: The Amplified Literature Fest, Carl speaks
Centre de Cultura Contemporánia de Barcelona – Montalegre, 5 – 08001, Barcelona, Spain
November 3, 2016
Texas Christian University’s Kelly Center/Cox Rooms
Fort Worth, TX
November 1, 2016
Town Hall Seattle
Seattle, WA
October 27, 2016
Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Elephant Community Center
Washington, D.C.
October 4, 2016
Case Western Reserve University, The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities
Cleveland, OH
October 6, 2016
WildCare Institute
St. Louis, MO
September 13, 2016
The Cooper Union
New York, NY
August 27, 2016
Guild Hall, Carl to moderate symposium
East Hampton, NY
August 19, 2016
Bridgehampton Library, Fridays at Five
Bridgehampton, NY
July 16, 2016
Canio’s Books
Sag Harbor, NY
June 28 – July 10, 2016
Carl Safina in Svalbard with Greenpeace
Svalbard, Norway
June 3, 2016
American Museum of Natural History
New York, NY
May 21, 2016
Parrish Museum
Water Mill, NY
April 12, 2016
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ
April 2, 2016
San Antonio Book Festival
San Antonio, TX
March 31, 2016
University of South Carolina Upstate
Spartanburg, SC
March 30, 2016
Keio Academy of New York
Purchase, NY 10577
March 19, 2016
Long Island National History Conference
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton, NY
March 15, 2016
Riverdale Country School
Bronx, NY
February 17, 2016
WaterRock Institute
Asheville, NC
February 16, 2016
USC Upstate Campus
Spartanburg, SC
February 9 – 12, 2016
Southeast Regional Sea Turtle Meeting
Mobile, AL
February 8, 2016
UM Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science’s
Miami, FL
January 27, 2016
Perrot Memorial Library
Old Greenwich, CT
December 15, 2015
NYC Audubon
New York, NY
December 1, 2015
St. Joseph’s College
Patchogue, NY
December 8, 2015
Harvard Travellers Club
Cambridge, MA
November 16, 2015
Purchase College
Purchase, NY
October 10 – 16, 2015
Mission Blue II: Protecting the Ocean, The Journey Continues, Raja Ampat to Palau
October 7, 2015
Orca/Salmon Alliance
Seattle Aquarium
Seattle, WA
October 4, 2015
Kaskazi Environmental Alliance, Africa/USA Ocean Celebration
Dana Point, CA
October 1, 2015
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
September 27 – 30, 2015
Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival
Jackson, WY
September 24, 2015
Ashley Schiff Park Preserve
Stony Brook, NY
September 12, 2015
Lazy Point Neighborhood Association
Amagansett, NY
August 27, 2015
Ross School
East Hampton, NY
August 25, 2015
Aquarium of the Pacific
Long Beach, CA
August 22, 2015
Regina Maris Reunion
Port Townsend, WA
August 8, 2015
East Hampton Authors Night
East Hampton, NY
August 6, 2015
Frank Melville Park
The Bates House
Setauket, NY
August 1 and 2, 2015
Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival
Chilmark, MA
July 22, 2015
Judd Foundation
New York, NY
July 18, 2015
Amagansett Free Library
Amagansett, NY
July 17, 2015
Canio’s Books
Sag Harbor, NY
July 16, 2015
Google NYC
July 15, 2015
Isabella Rossellini interviews Carl Safina
192 Books
New York, NY
July 14, 2015
Book Revue
Huntington, NY
June 25, 2015
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies
Aspen, CO
June 23, 2015
The Student Climate and Conservation Congress (Sc3)
April 24, 2015
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
April 21, 2015
Islip Public Library
Islip, NY 11751
March 20 – April 11, 2015
Marymount Manhattan College
February 4, 2015
Ocean Night at The Explorers Club
The Explorers Club, NYC
April 30, 2014
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
April 23, 2014
Boston University
Boston, MA
January 17, 2014
University of Hawai‘i, Manoa
January 15, 2014
Princeville Public Library
Princeville, HI.
November 21, 2013
Taft School
Watertown, CT
October 7, 2013
The Maritime Aquarium
Norwalk, CT
September 5 – 6, 2013
SOCAP13
San Francisco, CA
July 18, 2013
Southampton Writers Conference
Southampton, NY
June 25 – 26, 2013
Student Climate and Conservation Congress
Shepherdstown, WV
June 15, 2013
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
June 6 – 14, 2013
Aleutian Expedition
GYRE Expedition
May 14, 2013
The Bell House
Brooklyn, NY
May 2, 2013
American Museum of Natural History
New York, NY
March 8, 2013
Colby College
Portland, ME
March 1, 2013
Rutgers University
Brunswick, NJ
February 23, 2013
Oyster Roast – Florida Fundraiser
St. Augustine, FL
February 22, 2013
Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience
Marineland, FL
February 21, 2013
University of Florida Public Interest Environmental Conference
December 19-20, 2012
Living Oceans Foundation
New Carrollton, MD
December 6, 2012
Hofstra IDEAS Institute Lecture
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
November 28, 2012
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
October 20, 2012
New York State Outdoor Education Association Conference
October 2-4, 2012
Adolphus College
St. Peter, Minnesota
September 24-30, 2012
BLUE Ocean Film Festival
Monterey, CA
September 19, 2012
Danversport Yacht Club
Danvers MA
September 18, 2012
The Galley Society Book Club
September 1, 2012
Amagansett Library
July 28, 2012
Amagansett Library
July 19, 2012
Chautauqua Institution
Chautauqua, NY
June 20, 2012
192 Books
New York, NY
May 26, 2012
Canio’s Books
Sag Harbor, NY
May 18, 2012
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
May 13, 2012
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Church
Huntington, NY
May 1, 2012
University of Rhode Island
April 15-21, 2012
Fish Forever: A Symposium at Sea
Baja, CA
March 28, 2012
University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) Conference
Portland, OR
March 11-12, 2012
Cazenovia College
Syracuse, NY
November 17, 2011
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
November 17, 2011
Connecticut College
October 16-November 10, 2011
Antarctica Cruise Tour with National Geographic – Lindblad Expeditions
October 5, 2011
C.W. Post Campus at Long Island University
September 13-16, 2011
Pordenonelegge Literary Festival
Pordenone, Italy
September 10-13, 2011
Literary Festival
Mantova, Italy
July 23, 2011
Canio’s Books
Sag Harbor, NY
June 30-July 4, 2011
Kava Bowl Ocean Summit
June 21-27, 2011
Bluewater Adventures
Expedition to Khutzeymateen Inlet British Columbia
June 8, 2011
Marine Conservation Program at The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
June 2, 2011
Pierson Middle High School, Sag Harbor, NY
May 27, 2011
Marine Environmental Research Institute (MERI)
May 25, 2011
Syosset High School
May 25, 2011
World Resources Institute
May 25, 2011
Blue Vision Summit
May 10, 2011
National Park Service
Seward, AK
May 9, 2011
UAF Seward Marine Center
Seward, AK
May 5 – 8, 2011
Alaska Shorebird Festival
Homer, AK
May 1, 2011
Book Revue
Huntington, NY
April, 27, 2011
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11790
April 26, 2011
St. Joseph’s College
Standish, ME
April 25, 2011
University of Southern Maine
April 13, 2011
Kings College Eco-Festival
April 12, 2011
Science Café
New Rochelle, NY
April 11, 2011
New England Aquarium
Boston, MA
March 30, 2011
E2 Luncheon EcoSalon
Boston, MA
March 15, 2011
E2 Evening EcoSalon, NYC
March 9, 2011
Bedford Garden Club
Bedford, NY
March 8, 2011
Purchase College, NY
March 3 – March 6, 2011
Oregon State University
29th Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference
February 23, 2011
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
February 18 – 19, 2011
Spring Creek Project at Oregon State University
Public Symposium: “Oceans: A Broken-hearted Hallelujah”
February 16, 2011
Wisconsin Wetlands Association
16th Annual Wetland Conference, Wetlands in the Landscape
January 24, 2011
192 Books, NYC
The View From Lazy Point Reading
January 19 – 21, 2011
11th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment: Our Changing Oceans
Washington, DC