Kevin Kurtz strums and sings, entertaining the crowd.
The 40th anniversary of the Fall for the ARK (Amos Rehabilitation Keep) was a sell-out on Saturday, Nov. 19. That was a first, according to Lee Harrison of the Friends of the ARK.
She said the event was a success, though a final amount raised was not available at press time.
The event is a fundraiser hosted by the Friends of the ARK, the nonprofit group that supports the ARK. The Friends are working to raise funds to purchase new cages for animal rehabilitation in the new ARK hospital that is planned for the future. The evening included a live auction, music by Kevin Kurtz and a catered dinner.
Steve Behringer, left, of Weatherford, and Nick Quartaro, right, of Port Aransas, hold up a rug for viewing by bidders during an auction at Fall for the ARK.
Lee Harrison, president of Friends of the ARK, stands with Seashore Sandy, the mascot of Padre Island National Seashore. They were among many gathered at the Civic Center for Fall for the ARK.
Jace Tunnell serves as auctioneer as bidding gets underway at Fall for the ARK. Items up for bid ranged widely, from paintings to fishing trips provided by charters. Tunnell is reserve director at the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve, headquartered at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas.
Artist Nikki Ikonomopoulos of Corpus Christi creates a painting while seated on the Civic Center stage during Fall for the ARK. She said she created the painting from a photo she shot at a sea turtle release earlier this year at the beach in Port Aransas. The painting was sold at the live auction.
Moriah Tyroch, an ARK wildlife rehabilitator, holds Cricket, a screech owl who is an ARK resident. Cricket was one of a few ARK animals available for viewing at Fall for the ARK.
Staff photos by Dan Parker
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