CMM-PR-16-46
June 16, 2016
For Immediate Release - Also include in community calendars

SHARKFEST RETURNS BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER!
Saturday, July 9 at the Calvert Marine Museum

SHARKFEST returns to the Calvert Marine Museum on Saturday, July 9. Join us from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. for one of the museum’s most popular events. Regular museum admission applies; CMM members are free.

Sharks are one of the world’s most fascinating creatures and SHARKFEST is a chance to learn more about them. Live sharks will be featured in the Corbin Pavilion, along with sturgeon from NRG Energy – The Chalk Point Generating Station. The museum will be full of hands-on opportunities to explore the diversity of sharks and their remarkable history on planet Earth. Learn fascinating ‘sharktoids’, examine evidence of prehistoric sharks, paint a shark mural, make a shark craft, get your face painted ($5 fee), play the Shark Game Show, and take your picture in the life-size jaws of a Megalodon shark. Slide down the jaws of a giant inflated shark sponsored by Tidewater Dental.

The award winning Museum Store will be stocked full with new “shark” items arriving daily. American Legion Post #274 will be on site with food and drink, along with Maggie Moo’s, and the CMM Volunteer Council will be selling snacks. Complimentary museum passes will not be honored and strollers are not allowed in the museum for SHARKFEST. For more information, visit www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.

SHARKFEST photos attached

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Press Contact: Traci Cimini - 410-326-2042 ext. 62 or email ciminita@co.cal.md.us

The museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $9.00 for adults, $7.00 for seniors, military with valid I.D. and AAA members, and $4.00 for children ages 5 - 12; children under 5 and museum members are always admitted free. For more information about the museum, upcoming events, or membership, visit the website at www.calvertmarinemuseum.com or call 410-326-2042. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.