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Cochineala – Bioluminescence
July 29, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Join us for an enchanting evening of nature and art at the Cochineala Nature and Art Series: Bioluminescence event. Immerse yourself in the mesmerizing world of bioluminescent organisms and experience the magic they bring to our planet.
Get your GLOW on with activities from 7:00-9:00 PM including Glow-in-the-Dark Painting, Fantastic Fungi Education & Mushroom Trail, Creatures of the Night Meet & Greet with Once in a Wild Zoo, Moth Cloth & Nocturnal BioBlitz with Texas Nature Trackers and River Warriors, and Live Screen Printing with Crooked Arm Printing (BYO t-shirts, totes, and bandanas for a limited edition Cochineala-Bioluminescence print by artist Hilary Rochow!).
At 9:00 PM, enjoy a world premiere of “Lights in Play” by the URBAN-15 Performance Ensemble that incorporates dance, music, video projections and mirrors into an ambient percussion and electronic soundscape with light-emitting creatures projected into the dome of Confluence Park’s brilliant architecture and onto the dance floor.
We’ll be serving up Pedal-Powered Smoothies and Margaritas with Earn-A-Bike Co-op SA and food will be available for purchase.
The event is FREE and open to the public! Bring your own lawn chairs and blankets for seating.
Registration is not required but encouraged. Register through Eventbrite to receive a free drink ticket for the event, you must check-in to receive your drink ticket. Choose from the following while supplies last:
1) Prickly Pear Agua Fresca
2) Fruit Smoothie
3) Frozen Margarita
Cochineala is a new quarterly performance series blending nature and the arts. Inspired by the cochineal, a small insect that lives on prickly pear cacti, this series utilizes art as a medium for exploring scientific endeavors, all through the creative lens of local artists and musicians. Cochineala is art, nature, and science, coming together in a whirl of movement, music, and color.
Cochineala: Nature and Art Series is brought to you by the San Antonio River Foundation. This series is made possible in part by a generous grant from the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts and other wonderful sponsors.
