Lectures, Presentations, & Films
Tuesday, September 7:
Lecture: Keepers Finders: Early Lighthouse Families of the Chesapeake Bay will be presented by Sandy Clunies, Historian, Chesapeake Chapter, USLHS. As a certifies genealogist as well as lighthouse historian, her specialty is the history of the keepers and their families. The PowerPoint presentation last approximately 45. This program begins at 7 p.m. in the museum auditorium and is FREE to the public.
PEM Talks: The Calvert Cliffs Conundrum
In the museum auditorium. Times vary. FREE.
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Saturday, September 18 at 2:30 p.m.
Dr. Susan Kidwell, University of Chicago, will give a presentationon the Geology of Calvert Cliffs.
Thursday, October 21 at 7 p.m.
Dr. Stephen Godfrey, Curator of Paleontology at the Calvert Marine Museum, will present Uncovering the Past: The Paleontology of Calvert Cliffs.
Saturday, November 13 at 2:30 p.m.
Mr. Jeff Halka, acting Director and state geologist with the Maryland Geological Survey, will present The Inexorable Slide: Current Rates of Erosion of Calvert Cliffs.
Sunday Converstations with Chesapeake Authors
In the lounge at 2:00 p.m. FREE.
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Sunday, September 26
Dr. Peter Vogt and Tim Scheirer, author and illustrator of The Monster Shark's Tooth, will discuss their collaboration. This is a fictional account of a young boy's adventure with Megalodon.
Sunday, October 24
Jennifer Keats Curtis will discuss her newest children's book Saving Squeak:The Otter Tale, starring the museum's own otter. Expect a special visit by the museum otter and Linda Hanna, one of the aquarists mentioned in the book.
Sunday, November 21
Lucie Snodgrass has created a culinary portrait of Maryland in the new cookbook, Dishing Up Maryland: 150 Recipies from Alleghenies to the Chesapeake Bay. She shares her stories of the people and the places where she found her recipes. Samples from the cookbook served after the talk.
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Performances
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First FREE Fridays: First Friday of every month from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. the museum is open and free to the public with special family activities. Friday, September 3
NO FIRST FREE FRIDAY
Friday, October 1
The Drum Point Lighthouse will be open and there will be free Wm. B. Tennison cruises sponsored by M&T Bank.
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Family Fun! Check back for upcoming events.
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Road Scholar Programs The Calvert Marine Museum sponsors local Exploritas programs. Road Scholar, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization with 25 years of experience providing high-quality, affordable, educational adventures for adults who are 55 and older. These short-term educational programs are a fun and exciting way for you to share new ideas, explore new places and make new friends. These prgrams combined the best of educational traditions in a program designed exclusively for older adults.