Summer is half over with still so much to do! Check off the Calvert Marine Museum on your list of fun summer things. Visit the website at www.calvertmarinemuseum.com for a complete list of activities and programs.
August 9
Sea Squirts
10 – 10:30 a.m. and 11 – 11:30 a.m. Theme is Waterman/Lighthouse Keepers. Free drop-in program for children 18-months to 3 years and their caregivers.
August 11
Sea Squirts
10 – 10:30 a.m. and 11 – 11:30 a.m. Theme is Waterman/Lighthouse Keepers. Free drop-in program for children 18-months to 3 years and their caregivers.
August 13
Lighthouse Adventure Cruise: Northern Bay
7:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. — Participants will see six lighthouses as they cruise aboard a private charter boat with the museum’s lighthouse expert. The cost is $130; $120 for members. Registration required at least 5 business days in advance. Call 410-326- 2042 ext. 41 to register.
August 17
Sea Squirts
10 – 10:30 a.m. and 11 – 11:30 a.m. Theme is Waterman/Lighthouse Keepers. Free drop-in program for children 18-months to 3 years and their caregivers.
August 19
Train in concert with Andy Grammer
Gates open: 6 p.m. Waterside Music Series presents TRAIN live in concert with Andy Grammer at the PNC Waterside Pavilion. Tickets are $56 and $68 (additional fees apply) and available online at www.calvertmarinemuseum.com or by calling 1-800- 787-9454. The museum closes at 3:00 p.m.
August 20
Fossil Field Experience
9 a.m. – 2 p.m. — Go to a local beach and explore the fossils of Calvert Cliffs with a trained educator. Get a special tour of the fossil hall. For ages 8 and up. Pre-registration required, $20, includes museum admission. Space is limited. Call 410-326- 2042 ext. 41.
Dee of St. Mary’s Public Sail
2:30 – 4:30 p.m. — Sail aboard the Dee and experience the Patuxent River like never before! The boat leaves from the museum dock. Fee is $25 for ages 13 and up, $15 for children 8 – 12. No children under 8 please. Preregistration required, call 410-326- 2042 ext. 41 to register.
Lore Oyster House Day
1 – 4 p.m. — Stop by the J.C. Lore Oyster House in Solomons for on-going activities both in the oyster house and out on the dock. Costumed interpreters will be on site. Try your hand at oyster tonging; learn to tie a towline and coil a rope; tie on an apron and become a shucker; and measure oysters and follow the path an oyster takes through the processing house from the loading dock to the shipping room. Learn oyster anatomy and see the museum’s giant soft sculpture oyster, Rock-E- Feller. Free event.
August 24
Pub Night
7 – 9 p.m. — Bring your friends and enjoy an evening of sea chanteys, nautical theme songs, and hearty cheer. Beer and wine available for sale. Free event.
August 25
Little Minnows
10 – 11 a.m. — A program for children 3- to 5-years-old and their caregivers with this month featuring a Waterman/Lighthouse Keepers theme. Fee is $5, CMM members free.
August 26
Goo Goo Dolls with Collective Soul
The Waterside Music Series presents Goo Goo Dolls live in concert with Collective Soul at the
PNC Waterside Pavilion. Tickets are $45 and $55 (additional fees apply) and on sale now at
www.calvertmarinemuseum.com or by calling 1-800- 787-9454.