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Museum Mondays - Summer 2024
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Stay tuned for our fall Museum Mondays!
MUSIC - 2024
Music is part of the very fabric of our maritime heritage. Ballads and sea shanties were all part and parcel of life at sea and on shore and their influence can been heard in the music of today. There is debate about their origins, but historians have traced them back well into the 15th century. With close ties to folk music of the British Isles, the instruments, lyrics, and melodies remain popular with modern audiences.
At the Sail, Power, and Steam Museum, we honor this music and are proud to have built an audience who shares our love of traditional music. From Sunday Music Jams, to concerts of internationally known musicians, we invite you to join us in these musical offerings throughout the year.
At the Sail, Power, and Steam Museum, we honor this music and are proud to have built an audience who shares our love of traditional music. From Sunday Music Jams, to concerts of internationally known musicians, we invite you to join us in these musical offerings throughout the year.
New for 2024, Boat Talk Our 2024 winter series has ended. Anticipate a new Boat Talk schedule this fall.
Captains' Quarters Speaker Series - 2024
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Our popular virtual speaker series will return in January with a new line-up of fascinating speakers and new topics! We'll be announcing the series soon, but you can save the dates on your calendars now! 6:30pm on January 22, February 12 and 26, and March 11 and 25. Registration required (registration available after Jan 1, 2024)
January 22 Don Wilding, author of "Cape Cod and the Portland Gale" A Thanksgiving weekend "Perfect Storm" of 1898, this storm battered the east coast, taking with it hundreds of vessels and hundreds of people. The storm was named for "The Portland" steamship that ran from Boston, MA, to Portland, ME, and was lost with all souls on board. TO WATCH THIS TALK ON YOUTUBE, CLICK HERE February 12 Elliot Rappaport, author of "Reading the Glass - A Captain's View of Weather, Water, and Life on Ships" Blending science and memoir and brimming with wisdom, curiosity, and humor, Rappaport reveals how weather has shaped our oceans, our history, and ourselves. TO WATCH THIS TALK ON YOUTUBE, CLICK HERE. February 26 Bob Trapani - photographer, Director of the American Lighthouse Foundation, member of the USCG, author of "Gleams and Whispers" and "Beacons of Wonderment" TO WATCH THIS TALK ON YOUTUBE, CLICK HERE March 11 R.J. (Bob) and Mary Rubadeau - "Stories from the Cockpit." Bob is author of Bound for Roque Island" and "Bound for Cape Horn." Together with is wife Mary, they have traveled the world and honed their skills in storytelling. TO WATCH THIS TALK ON YOUTUBE, CLICK HERE. March 18 Charles (Chip) Lagerbom: "Shipwrecks of the Coast of Maine" - Lagerbom is a teacher, historian, author, immediate past president of the Antarctican Society, avid diver, and storyteller of our maritime past. To register for this talk, click here. For links to previous talks on our YouTube channel, click here!. We guarantee you'll find something you like! |
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Sunday Afternoon Music Jams - Every Sunday, All Year Long!
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Every Sunday from 1:30 -4:00pm
Bring your instrument of choice, warm up your vocal cords, and prepare to tap your toes! Click Here to see a sampling of one of our jams. (caution - you're gonna want to start dancing!) |
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