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CBMM Offers Exhibit Host Training Oct. 20 to 23

ST. MICHAELS, MD—Do you have a curiosity about the Chesapeake Bay and enjoy interacting with people of all ages? Then becoming an Exhibit Host at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum could be just what you're looking for. The Museum will offer fall training from October 20 through 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.

Exhibit hosts provide invaluable support to the Museum by welcoming visitors and helping them gain a deeper understanding of the Bay region and its history. They greet audiences in the CBMM's innovative exhibits, historic Hooper Strait Lighthouse, interactive Waterman's Wharf display and the Museum's working boatyard making visitors feel welcome, answering general questions and encouraging groups to explore.

The four-day training teaches participants about the Museum, community history and storytelling, enhancing the visitor experience, and strategies for greeting diverse audiences. No experience is required and volunteers need not have an extensive knowledge of the Bay or maritime activities. A desire to learn about the Bay and the Museum and the time to commit to at least two-shifts each month are the only requirements. The Museum is particularly in need of weekend volunteers.

Most sessions will begin in the Van Lennep Auditorium, located in the Steamboat Building on Museum grounds. There will be a 30 minute break for lunch each day so please bring a brown-bag lunch.

This program is free of charge and is limited to 16 participants. Pre-registration is required for all sessions. To register, contact Melissa Spielman, Volunteer Administrator at 410-745-2916 extension 252 or mspielman@cbmm.org.

26th Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival
is October 4 at CBMM

ST. MICHAELS, MD—One of the most popular gatherings of small and unique water craft in the U.S.—the 26th Mid Atlantic Small Craft Festival—takes place at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum on Saturday, October 4, from 10:00am - 5:00pm.

More than 200 unique small craft will be on display, including kayaks, canoes, paddle boats, rowing shells, sailing skiffs, prams and the unusual "one-of-a-kinds."

Proud boat owners—many who hail from ports up and down the East Coast—will offer boat building demonstrations as well sailing, paddling, and rowing competition. The Museum's boat yard staff, and instructors from the Chesapeake Wooden Boat Builders School, will also be on hand to offer maritime demonstrations.

Children of all ages will also have plenty to do, with activities like cardboard boat building and races, model boat building and sailing, and kite making workshops..

There's down-home feel is evident throughout the event. Boats are in frequent use, not simply sitting on display. There are participants who started attending the festival as toddlers, who now bring their own family to participate.

Admission to the Small Craft Festival is $13 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $6 for children ages 6 to 17. Museum members and children five and under are admitted free. For more information or to receive registration materials to participate in this year's Small Craft Festival, please contact CBMM at 410-745-2916.

CBMM Offers Special Programs for Marine Art Exhibition

ST. MICHAELS, MD—The 30th anniversary exhibition of the American Society of Marine Artists is receiving rave reviews at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. During the month of September, the Museum is offering programs to learn more or try your own hand at marine art in its various forms.

Learn, over a delicious lunch, about "Marine Art of Yesterday and Today" on Wednesday, September 17, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Academy Art Museum in Easton. This collaboration between CBMM and the Academy showcases Russell Jinishian, who is internationally recognized as America's leading authority on contemporary marine art. Mr. Jinishian will chronicle the history of marine art, and its beginnings through to the present day, highlighting some of the key artists and their most important works. When once there were a handful of marine artists, today there are literally thousands of artists dedicating themselves to this art form across the United States and around the world. The result is a pool of marine art that far exceeds anything else in any other time in our history. Lunch is included with program fee, which is $20 for CBMM or Academy members, and $25 for non-members. To register, please call the Maritime Museum at 410-745-2916.

During a two-day workshop, learn to "Build a Ship in a Bottle" from model shipwright Jim Wortman of the Talbot Street Ship Shop. On Saturday, September 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
and Sunday, September 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., discover the age-old sailor secrets of building a ship in a bottle, by building your own skipjack model, then placing it in a bottle using traditional methods. This class will take inspiration from some of the best contemporary marine art presented by members of the American Society of Marine Artists. To provide individual instruction, the class will be limited to six people. A supply list will be sent with registration confirmation. The workshop will take place on the CBMM campus. The cost is $175 for CBMM members and $200 for non-members.

The American Society of Marine Artists' 30 year anniversary exhibition is on display at the Maritime Museum through September 22. Don't miss the chance to see the exhibit during its only Maryland stop! The exhibition and special programs are funded in part by the Talbot County Arts Council.

Bay Buyboats Come to CBMM, August 8 & 9

ST. MICHAELS, MD—Eight Chesapeake Bay buyboats will rendezvous at the Museum from August 7-9. CBMM members and visitors can board the boats on Friday, August 8, and Saturday, August 9.

Chesapeake Bay buyboats were primarily used to go out on the fishing grounds to purchase crabs, fish or oysters from watermen, so the watermen could continue to fish and the catch could get to market more quickly. According to writer Larry Chowning, author of the book "Chesapeake Bay Buyboats," there were around 1,000 of these boats on the Bay in the 1920s and 1930s, but there are fewer than two dozen left on the Chesapeake today.

The boats, all meticulously restored, are part of the annual reunion of buyboat owners who tour the Bay each summer. This is the fleet's first visit to St. Michaels.

Tying up at CBMM and welcoming visitors to board throughout the weekend will be the 60-foot P.E. Pruitt, captained by Kevin Flynn; the 60-foot East Hampton, captained by Dave Rollins; the 70-foot Nellie Crockett, captained by Ted Parrish; the 60-foot Muriel Eileen, captained by Dave Cantera; the 50-foot Bessie L, captained by Andy Newman; the 55-foot Samuel M. Bailey, captained by Steve Bailey; the 50-foot Thomas J, captained by Tom Parker; and the 60-foot Prop Wash, captained by David Wright.

For more information, please call the Museum at 410-745-2916. Admission to CBMM is $13 for adults, $10 for seniors and $6 for children between the ages of 6 and 17 years. Children under 5 and Museum members are admitted free.

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