Thursday 06/10/10-Sunday 06/13/10 31st Annual Sea Music Festival at Mystic Seaport. After I stepped back in to be Artistic Director of the 30th annual festival last year, I've now taken on the full Directorship for this year. Again with some special support we're having a Thursday night concert featuring a celebration of the whaleship Charles W. Morgan through performances by the Seaport chantey staff and a couple of Festival favorites, Deb Cowan and Bob Webb, with a second half featuring Nordet, an exciting quartette from Brittany, France. Then we'll have the usual Friday and Saturday Night Concerts and workshops from 12 noon - 5:00 p.m. on Saturday and 11 AM-3:30 PM on Sunday followed by the final concert. An expanded Symposium will be happening at the Avery Point Campusof UConn on Friday and then from 9:30 AM-Noon on Saturday at the Seaport. I'll be doing a solo set during the day sometime and a couple of songs as part of the Saturday Night Concert. Go to mysticseaport.org and click Calendar of Events for more information.
Saturday, 07/03/10 10 AM-12 PM. Old Saybrook Farmers Market, Cinema Plaza 210 Main Street Old Saybrook, CT. Contact: Chris Bassette (860) 833-0095.
Sunday 07/04/10 10th Annual Thunder Bay Maritime Festival at the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, MI. Go to alpenacvb.com/thunder-bay-maritime-festival-21/ for information.
Wednesday, 07/07/10 Daysail on the Mystic Whaler, departing from City Pier in New London at 9:00 a.m. Call 1-800-697-8420 for reservations.
Saturday, 07/10/10 SailFest on the Mystic Whaler, 5 PM-11 PM sail plus dinner, dessert & Fireworks from the river! $175 per person. I've done this sail the last three years - I sing a lot on this one - and it was great fun. Plus, there's no better place to see the fireworks. Call 1-800-697-8420 for reservations.
07/11/10-07/17/10 Chesapeake tour. Sunday 7/11/10 at Reedville Fisherman's Museum in Reedville, VA. Featured performer for the Summer Sundays Concert Series will take place under the museum's pavilion, from 6:00-8:00 PM. (If weather dictates, the concerts will be moved to inside Festival Halle; both venues are on Main Street in Reedville.) Guests may bring a picnic supper and their own chairs. Some tables will be available, and beverages and snacks will be available for sale. Parking is ample, and the event is open to the public. A suggested donation of $5 per person will help pay the talented performers and defray other costs. Please call 804-453-6529 for more information, or visit rfmuseum.org.
Monday 07/12/2010 7 PM This Monday night concert series is held under a tent, next door to the museum. Beer and wine are for sale (hot dogs, too, I think); bring your own seating. Free to the public; donation appreciated. Havre de Grace Maritime Museum, 100 Lafayette Street, Havre de Grace, MD. Call 410-939-4800 or go to hdgmaritimemuseum.org.
Thursday 07/15/2010 7 PM-9 PM These free concerts have become a summer fixture at the Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second Street, Annapolis, Md. Bring your own seating and picnic dinner, and come prepared to throw a donation in the hat. Wine and beer are on sale (it is against Maryland law—or maybe it's county law—to bring your own liquor to an event where liquor is for sale so no BYOB—go figure). The music starts at 7 p.m. and stops promptly at 9 PM. Call 410-295-0104 or visit amaritime.org.
Friday 07/16/2010 7 PM Summer Maritime Concert Series at Calvert Marine Museum, 14220 Solomons Island Road, Solomons, MD. Call 410-326-2042 ext. 32 or e-mail sturrosa@co.cal.md.us for details.
Monday 07/19/10 House Concert aboard the Mystic Whaler, City Pier, at New London's historic Waterfront Park. 6 PM-7 PM Dinner Buffet ($15 - Mystic Whaler Clam Chowder, Grilled, marinated chicken breast fillet with side salads. BYOB; we provide water, ice, cups, corkscrews, lemonade. 7:30 PM-9:30 PM music. Popcorn provided, of course! Bring snacks, BYOB. There will be a Pass-the Creel donation during a break in the music. Parking is available for a fee at the Water Street garage, across from the train station. The Mystic Whaler's capacity is limited to 65, so reservations are required, either for dinner or for music-only. RSVP either by email address (preferred) mysticwhaler@sbcglobal.net or by phone: 860-460-7882.
Thursday, 07/22/10 5:30 PM-7:30 PM. "Thursdays on the Docks" at the Connecticut River Museum, 67 Main Street in Essex, CT. "Steamboat Dock is the place to be on Thursday evenings in the summer. Enjoy one of the most beautiful waterfront settings while listening to music and having a cocktail. $5 reduced admission. Members admitted free."
Saturday 07/24/10 12:15 PM & 3:15 PM. Sets with Che Cartefalsa at Fishtales, Tugs & Sails on City Pier in New London. Che and I have worked up a fun combination of my enviro songs with his percussion for the younger folk. It's a wonderful festival and I'm sure you'd all have a great time!
Fish, Tales, Tugs & Sails
Explore the Blue Planet
Sat. July 24th 11 AM-5 PM
Waterfront Park, New London, CT
A children's festival for fun and learning. This is a free nautically-themed family event promoting literature and the environment. Meet nationally-renowned children's authors and illustrators. Enjoy live, interactive entertainment. Explore Project Oceanology's touch tanks with sea critters, a Coast Guard Cutter, the Mystic Whaler and working tugboats. Participate in dozens of hands-on activities. Food and beverage vendors throughout. For more information, call (860) 444-2489 or visit newlondonmainstreet.org.
Tuesday 07/27/10-Saturday 07/31/10 Come sailing and singing in Penobscot Bay! I will be boarding the J & E Riggin for a Maine Windjammer cruise out of Rockland, ME, doing daily music programs and evening concerts. Go to riggin.com for more information and booking, or call 800-869-0604.
Wednesday, 08/18/10 Daysail on the Mystic Whaler, departing from City Pier in New London, CT at 9:00 a.m. Call 1-800-697-8420 for reservations.
Saturday - Monday, 10/10/10-10/12/10 Another chance to sail with me on the Mystic Whaler from the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park in the Fells Point district in Baltimore, MD (go to douglassmyers.org/VisitorInfo.html for directions) on a beautiful cruise of Chesapeake Bay. Board any time after 6 pm on October 9. Call the Mystic Whaler at 1-800-697-8420 or go to mysticwhaler.com
July 25, 2011-July 30 2011 6 days/6 nights. Come sailing and singing in Penobscot Bay! I will be boarding the J & E Riggin for a Maine Windjammer cruise out of Rockland, ME, doing daily music programs and evening concerts. For more information or to make reservations please call 1.800.869.0604 or visit http://www.mainewindjammer.com/.
Saturday, 08/14/10 10 AM-12 PM. Old Saybrook Farmers Market, Cinema Plaza, 210 Main Street Old Saybrook, CT. Contact: Chris Bassette (860) 833-0095.
Saturday, 08/14/10 4 PM-6 PM. Singing for the Celebration of the Battle of Stonington at the Lighthouse Museum in Stonington, CT. Call Meredith Brown at 860-535-1442 for details.
Thursday, 08/19/10 5:30 PM-7:30 PM. "Thursdays on the Docks" at the Connecticut River Museum, 67 Main Street in Essex, CT. "Steamboat Dock is the place to be on Thursday evenings in the summer. Enjoy one of the most beautiful waterfront settings while listening to music and having a cocktail. $5 reduced admission. Members admitted free."
Nobody could have planned a better way to finish off the Alliance's Annual Meeting & Conference! If I seemed somewhat speechless after your performance, it was simply because I was overwhelmed and couldn't find the words to say.
Elizabeth H. Howard, The Alliance of New York State Arts Councils, Inc.