Chesapeake Bay Week Film Festival: Eatin’ the Chesapeake Film Screenings & Tasting

Celebrate Chesapeake Bay Week with a special film festival, presented by the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in collaboration with Maryland Public Television. Dive deep into the Bay’s rich history through the inspiring stories of the people who call it home. Throughout this special event, enjoy advanced screenings alongside panel discussions and expert talks, as this series promises to entertain, educate, and ignite your passion for this treasured waterway.

The Chesapeake Bay Week Film Festival continues Monday, April 7, at 5:30pm, with film screenings of “Eatin’ Blue Catfish: Chesapeake Style” and “Eatin’ the Chesapeake: The Five Feasts” accompanied by a Chesapeake-inspired tasting plate of from Garden & Garnish. 

Explore new and old Chesapeake food traditions on screen and on your plate! First, watch “Eatin’ Blue Catfish: Chesapeake Style” and meet cooks, consumers, biologists, and businesses working to address the invasive Blue Catfish through the kitchen. Then, learn about varied food traditions from German home-kitchen cooks and southern Maryland farms to Eastern Shore chicken-fry kitchens and Smith Island supper tables in “Eatin’ the Chesapeake: The Five Feasts.” During the screenings, enjoy a tasting plate inspired by the films courtesy of Garden & Garnish. The menu will include Oysters Rockefeller Dip with French bread croutons, baked blue catfish cakes with okra, scallions, & roasted red peppers, and ham rolls stuffed with cabbage, kale & onions.

Purchase a Chesapeake Bay Week Film Festival Ticket Package to the screenings of “Eatin’ the Chesapeake” (April 7), “Resurrecting Poplar Island” (April 10), and “Chesapeake Rhythms” (April 16) and save $5.

Chesapeake Bay Week Film Festival: “Eatin’ the Chesapeake” Film Screenings & Tasting
Date/Time: Monday, April 7, 5:30pm
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium
Cost: $45 per participant, with a 20% discount for CBMM members 

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CLICK HERE TO BUY CHESAPEAKE BAY WEEK FILM FESTIVAL TICKET PACKAGE

MORE CHESAPEAKE BAY FILM FESTIVAL SCREENINGS

• Saturday, April 5, 2pm: “Creatures of the Chesapeake” Family Film Screening
• Thursday, April 10, 5:30pm: “Resurrecting Poplar Island” Screening & Discussion 
• Wednesday, April 16, 5:30pm: “Chesapeake Rhythms” Screening with filmmakers Tom Horton, Dave Harp, and Sandy Cannon-Brown
  

Thank you to our Chesapeake Bay Week Film Festival partner!