Throughout the Chesapeake, female captains are at the helm of vessels in all aspects of maritime work. This panel discussion, moderated by CBMM Director of Curatorial Affairs & Exhibitions Jenifer Dolde, will draw together several of the women featured in the current Her Helm exhibition to share the stories of their own unique backgrounds and experiences.
Her Helm: A Panel Discussion about Women Making Their Own Way on the Water
Date/Time: Thursday, Feb. 29, 5:30pm
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium
Cost: Suggested ticket price of $8 per participant
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A Passion for Oysters, the latest film by the renowned team of Dave Harp, Tom Horton and Sandy Cannon-Brown, takes a close look at the lower Choptank River which mirrors Maryland’s Bay-wide oyster picture — with its oyster farms, free-range watermen, the world’s biggest oyster sanctuaries and a robust presence of science and environmentalists. By exploring the enduring legacy of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, the filmmakers probe at what has kept this humble shellfish as an enduring source of controversy for generations. The film screening will be followed by a discussion with Tom Horton and Dave Harp.
A Passion for Oysters: Film Screening & Discussion
Date/Time: Thursday, Feb. 15, 5:30pm
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium
Cost: Suggested ticket price of $8 per participant
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The Chesapeake is a source of inspiration for many artists, including those featured in CBMM’s current exhibition, The Changing Chesapeake. Come together to enjoy an evening of musical performances and literary offerings by artists featured in The Changing Chesapeake, presented in an open mic format.
Coffeehouse fare provided by Blue Heron Coffee. This event is generously sponsored by the Upper Shore Regional Folklife Center.
Changing Chesapeake Coffeehouse: An Open Mic Night
Date/Time: Monday, Jan. 22, 7pm
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium
Cost: Suggested ticket price of $10 per participant
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The history and culture of the Chesapeake revolves around communities connected to the water. Join local author and emcee Brent Lewis, as well as a panel of local watermen, for a lively evening of stories of the past and present drawn from lives spent on the water harvesting from the Bay.
This event is generously sponsored by the Upper Shore Regional Folklife Center.
Watermen’s Story Swap
Date/Time: Thursday, Jan. 11, 5:30pm
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium
Cost: Suggested ticket price of $8 per participant
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Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences at Pennsylvania State University Brandywine Laura Guertin has turned to a unique medium to connect new audiences with science stories: quilting. Guertin, whose work is featured in CBMM’s exhibition The Changing Chesapeake, will present an overview of climate science, and highlight examples of actions we can take in addressing these changes — all communicated via quilts.
These unique pieces of science communication share stories of adaptation and resilience from various regions as well as the larger research initiatives currently underway. This event is generously sponsored by the Upper Shore Regional Folklife Center.
Quilting Climate Science & Solutions
Date/Time: Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, 3pm
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium
Cost: Suggested ticket price of $8 per participant
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The Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s motto, “Save the Bay” has become a regional rallying cry for pollution reduction throughout the Chesapeake’s six-state watershed. For more than 50 years, CBF has created broad understanding of the Bay’s poor health, engaged public leaders in making commitments to restore the Chesapeake, and fought successfully to create and maintain a cleanup approach that features real accountability—the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint. CBF President & CEO Hilary Harp Falk will share her expertise at this speaker event.
This event is co-sponsored by the Maryland Geographic Alliance.
Facing Our Unfinished Challenge: Saving the Bay in the 21st century
Date/Time: Wednesday, Nov. 15, 5:30pm
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium
Cost: Suggested ticket price of $8 per participant
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On Nov. 20, 1683, Talbot County authorized the establishment of a ferry service for “Horses and Men.” Today that ferry—believed to be the oldest privately owned ferry service in the United States—continues to run between the communities of Oxford and Bellevue. Captain Judy Bixler will share a bit of ferry history and stories of her experiences operating the ferry alongside her husband since 2001. This event is generously sponsored by the Upper Shore Regional Folklife Center.
Her Helm: The Oxford-Bellevue Ferry Tale
Date/Time: Monday, Oct. 23, 5:30pm
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium
Cost: Suggested ticket price of $8 per participant
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Update Oct. 9: This event is full. Please click on the link below to join the waitlist or attend virtually.
For more than a decade, the luxurious S.S. President Warfield carried passengers between Baltimore and Norfolk, Va., until it was called into service during World War II. After the war, a Zionist organization attempted to use the worn ship—renamed Exodus 1947—to bring Jewish refugees to Palestine. Join CBMM Chief Historian Pete Lesher and University of Maryland Distinguished Professor Emeritus Jeffrey Herf to explore the legacy of this vessel, from its Chesapeake past to its symbolic role in the formation of Israel.
This event is presented in partnership by CBMM and Temple B’nai Israel, and made possible in-part through the generosity of Marlene & Phil Feldman. Light refreshments will be available at 5pm, and the program will begin promptly at 5:30pm.
S.S. President Warfield to Exodus 1947: The Chesapeake Steamship That Launched Israel
Date/Time: Wednesday, Oct. 11, 5:30pm
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium
Cost: Suggested ticket price of $8 per participant
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One of just a handful U.S. Coast Guard certified lampists, Kurt Fosburg has worked with Fresnel lenses in lighthouses around the world.
As part of his visit to move and install a third order Fresnel lens in CBMM’s new Welcome Center, Fosburg will give a public talk to share stories of his work as a lampist and the process of how he became an expert in this specialized field.
This talk is graciously sponsored by Choptank Electric Cooperative.
The Loyal Lampist: Adventures from the Top of a Lighthouse
Date/Time: Thursday, June 8, 3pm
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium
Cost: Suggested ticket price of $8 per participant
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(Featured photo of 1879 Hooper Strait Lighthouse courtesy David Zapatka, USLHS.)
