Dana Point Ocean Institute Virtual Maritime Festival is ongoing Saturday September 12 2020 and Sunday September 13 2020.
The Ocean Institute is partnering worldwide with other Maritime establishments for a fantastic weekend of Maritime Festivities.
Andrew McMahon of Something Corporate and Jack’s Mannequin will be performing Saturday September 12 2020.
The Ocean Institute will bring together maritime establishments from around the globe, with interactive virtual experiences ranging from maritime reenactments, mermaid encounters, sea shanties, live music, and more.
Ocean Institute Maritime Festival Highlights
Saturday September 12 2020
10:00am Live Interview – Danielle Doggett, Managing Director and Co-founder of SAILCARGO INC. – Costa Rica
11:00am Live interview- Skyward Digital Co-Founder Robert Cook
12:00pm Live Shanty Sing with San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
12:30pm ROV highlights from Australia and Q & A with Schmidt Ocean Institute
1:00pm: Meet The Ocean Institute Mermaid Friends
Watch mermaids swim underwater, and make a mermaid craft! Family fun for all mermaids at heart.
Register Online for Mermaid Swim Show
2:00pm Live Tour of the Maryland Dove- with Historic St. Mary’s City, Maryland
3:00pm Live Interview with Kalmar Nyckel Watch Tall Ship Time Machine in the video collection aboard the Kalmar Nyckel- Wilmington, Delaware
4:00pm Live Interview with Polynesian Voyaging Society- Honolulu, Hawaii
5:00pm Music Preserves presents the history of Polynesian and Hawaiian music and the associated maritime culture- with the Kalama Brothers sponsored by Killer Dana Surf Shop
6:00pm-7:00pm: Attend Live or Watch Live Stream: Live Music with Andrew McMahon of Something Corporate and Jack’s Mannequin
This special evening will include drinks and food, a safe and socially distant seating, outdoor setting, and limited capacity (30 guests). Check in will begin at 5:15pm. Masks required for entry.
Tickets Online.
Proceeds will go towards The Ocean Institute programs at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC).
Sunday September 12 2020
10:00am Live Look at “Life Beneath the Keel” with The Island Trust- Exeter, United Kingdom Programs & Tours
11:00am Live interview with Lucy Bellwood professional Adventure Cartoonist
12:00pm: Meet The Ocean Institute Mermaid Friends
Watch mermaids swim underwater, and make a mermaid craft! Family fun for all mermaids at heart.
Register Online for Mermaid Swim Show
1:00pm Live Interview with Marlinespike Magazine Founder and Editor Mike Rutstein- Salem, Massachusetts
2:00pm Live Q&A session with Shipyard Manager Christian Cabral of Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum- St. Michaels, Maryland
3:00pm Live Look and Q&A at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park- including the Balclutha and Star of Alaska
3:30pm “Better Lives, Bitter Lies”: Live Q&A with the hosts of Better Lives, Bitter Lies, a new podcast on San Francisco’s waterfront history
4:00pm Live Move your Booty Race Awards Ceremony
4:30pm Music Preserves presents the history of Irish and Acadian folk music and the associated maritime culture with Cillian’s Bridge
5:00pm Live Sea Shanty aboard the Spirit of Dana Point, learn different shanties, and how they were used about ships at sea. Special guests are Bill Dempsey and Lindsey Philpot
Friday September 11 2020 Events Are Archived at The Ocean Institute
10:00am-1:00pm: Live Metal Forging with Noah Thomas of Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum- St. Michaels, Maryland
4:00pm Live Music from the Ranch in Laguna Beach with Zach Churchill
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