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05 NO First Free Friday in OctoberOctober 5, 2018, 5:00 PM
NO First Free Friday in October2018-10-05T17:00:00There will NOT be a First Free Friday event on October 5. Please join us instead on Saturday, October 7, and Sunday, October 8, for PRAD (Patuxent River Appreciation Days). The museum will be open and free to the public from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. See calendar listing or website for details.
Event LocationCalvert Marine MuseumSolomonsMD20688 |
06 Patuxent River Appreciation Days (PRAD)October 6, 2018, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Patuxent River Appreciation Days (PRAD)2018-10-06T10:00:00Patuxent River Appreciation Days (PRAD) is an annual festival that creates awareness, recognition, and promotion of the economic, social, recreational, cultural and historical impact of the tributaries and environs of the Patuxent River and the basin through which it flows. Enjoy boat building, live music on the PNC Waterside Pavilion stage and in the Corbin Pavilion, canoe rides and demonstrations, free harbor cruises on the Wm. B. Tennison and Dee of St. Mary’s, arts and crafts show, food court, wine tasting, local produce and more. Parade on Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
Event LocationCalvert Marine MuseumSolomonsMD20688 |
| 07 Patuxent River Appreciation Days (PRAD)October 7, 2018, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Patuxent River Appreciation Days (PRAD)2018-10-07T10:00:00Patuxent River Appreciation Days (PRAD) is an annual festival that creates awareness, recognition, and promotion of the economic, social, recreational, cultural and historical impact of the tributaries and environs of the Patuxent River and the basin through which it flows. Enjoy boat building, live music on the PNC Waterside Pavilion stage and in the Corbin Pavilion, canoe rides and demonstrations, free harbor cruises on the Wm. B. Tennison and Dee of St. Mary’s, arts and crafts show, food court, wine tasting, local produce and more. Parade on Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
Event LocationCalvert Marine MuseumSolomonsMD20688 |
08 NO Tennison Cruises on Columbus DayOctober 8, 2018, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
NO Tennison Cruises on Columbus Day2018-10-08T10:00:00There will be NO Tennison cruises on Columbus Day, October 8, 2018.
Event LocationCalvert Marine MuseumSolomonsMD20688 |
09 Sea Squirts: Animal CamouflageOctober 9, 2018, 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM @ The main parking lot will be closed for repair. Please park in the field across from the museum. Signs will be posted to direct you.
Sea Squirts: Animal Camouflage2018-10-09T10:15:00This program is designed to invite adults and children to discover the museum together through music, stories, and special activities. Free drop-in program for children 18 months to three years and their caregivers.
The main parking lot will be closed for repair. Please park in the field across from the museum. Signs will be posted to direct you.Calvert Marine MuseumSolomonsMD20688 |
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11 Sea Squirts: Animal CamouflageOctober 11, 2018, 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM @ The main parking lot will be closed for repair. Please park in the field across from the museum. Signs will be posted to direct you.
Sea Squirts: Animal Camouflage2018-10-11T10:15:00This program is designed to invite adults and children to discover the museum together through music, stories, and special activities. Free drop-in program for children 18 months to three years and their caregivers.
The main parking lot will be closed for repair. Please park in the field across from the museum. Signs will be posted to direct you.Calvert Marine MuseumSolomonsMD20688 |
12 Maritime Performance Series: Dick Hensold & Patsy O’Brien October 12, 2018, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM @ Harms Gallery
Maritime Performance Series: Dick Hensold & Patsy O’Brien 2018-10-12T19:00:00DICK HENSOLD & PATSY O'BRIEN presented in a partnership with the Celtic Society of Southern Maryland and Southern Maryland Traditional Music and Dance. Dick Hensold is the leading Northumbrian smallpiper in North America. For the past 20 years he has performed and taught in England, Scotland, Japan, Canada, and across the United States. Patsy O’Brien joins him on vocals and guitar. He is an award-winning artist who hosts guitar workshops all over the country, boasting four critically-acclaimed solo albums. This performance is sponsored in part by the Ruddy Duck Brewery & Grill.
Harms GalleryCalvert Marine MuseumSolomonsMD20688 |
13 Aww... Shucks Oyster Social!October 13, 2018, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM @ Boat Basin, under the Drum Point Lighthouse
Aww... Shucks Oyster Social!2018-10-13T16:00:00Gather some friends and join us for the Aww… Shucks Oyster Social, the museum’s annual fundraiser for the skipjack, Dee of St. Mary’s. Indulge in the fattest and saltiest oysters on the half shell from 4 – 7 p.m. under the lighthouse. Enjoy heavy hors d’ oeuvres, beer and wine, and live music. Proceeds from this year’s event will support the endowment for the Dee of St. Mary’s.
Boat Basin, under the Drum Point LighthouseCalvert Marine MuseumSolomonsMD20688 |
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17 Sea Squirts: Animal CamouflageOctober 17, 2018, 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Sea Squirts: Animal Camouflage2018-10-17T10:15:00This program is designed to invite adults and children to discover the museum together through music, stories, and special activities. Free drop-in program for children 18 months to three years and their caregivers.
Event LocationCalvert Marine MuseumSolomonsMD20688 |
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19 Dino Daze!October 19, 2018, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Dino Daze!2018-10-19T10:00:00Celebrate National Fossil Day. Be a paleontologist for the day, dig for dinosaur bones in the Discovery Room sand box, and go on a scavenger hunt filled with fun dinosaur facts that ends with you cracking a dinosaur egg and making a dino hat. Scheduled activities at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. include excavating real fossils from matrix, singing special dinosaur songs and learning the dinosaur stomp dance. Learn all you can about dinosaurs while having fun and playing games - fossils have never been so exciting! All activities FREE with museum admission!
Event LocationCalvert Marine MuseumSolomonsMD20688 Maritime Performance Series: Low LilyOctober 19, 2018, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM @ Harms Gallery
Maritime Performance Series: Low Lily2018-10-19T19:00:00This string and vocal trio explores the roots and branches of American folk music with traditional influences and modern inspiration that weaves together a unique brand of acoustic music. Liz Simmons (vocals and guitar) Flynn Cohen (vocals, guitar, and mandolin) and Lissa Schneckenburger (vocals and fiddle) are masterful players with deep relationships to traditional music styles ranging from bluegrass, to Irish, Scottish, New England, and Old Time Appalachian sounds. When you combine this with stellar composition skills and inventive arrangements you get music that is rooted yet contemporary.
Harms GalleryCalvert Marine MuseumSolomonsMD20688 |
20 Fossil Field Experience (CANCELLED)October 20, 2018, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Fossil Field Experience (CANCELLED)2018-10-20T09:00:00This program is designed for people who want to learn more about fossils: where to find them, how to identify them, what they can tell us about the past. For adults and children 8 and older, accompanied by an adult. Preregistration required at least two business days before the program. There is a $5 charge for cancellations. No refunds if cancelling less than 5 business days before the program.
Event LocationSolomonsMD20678 Coffee & Doughnuts & 20% Off for MembersOctober 20, 2018, 10:00 AM
Coffee & Doughnuts & 20% Off for Members2018-10-20T10:00:00From 10 AM to 11 AM, museum members are invited to join us in the Museum Store for coffee and doughnuts. As a special treat for coming in early, we will give you a FREE wine glass with your purchase of $50 or more! Museum members enjoy a 20% discount in the Museum Store all day today and on the 20th of every month.
Event LocationCalvert Marine Museum StoreSolomonsMD20688 |
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25 Little Minnows: Your Wild BackyardOctober 25, 2018, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Little Minnows: Your Wild Backyard2018-10-25T10:30:00For preschoolers ages 3 - 5. This program focuses on one of the museum's three themes and usually includes a story and craft activity.
Event LocationCalvert Marine MuseumSolomonsMD20688 |
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27 Toy Boat BuildingOctober 27, 2018, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Toy Boat Building2018-10-27T14:00:00Build a toy boat in the Boat Basin, weather permitting. Sessions starting on the half hour. For ages 5 and older.
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