Month: December 2012

Event to Raise Funds for the 2013 Sea Music Festival

Mystic Seaport will host a Pub Sing and Chantey Blast Saturday, January 5, from 1-5 p.m.

Attendees are invited to join with the Mystic Seaport chantey singers and many outstanding performers from across New England as they sing maritime ballads, chanteys, and songs of the sea.

Admission is free, but donations are accepted to help support the Museum’s Sea Music Festival, one of the world’s premier sea music events. Fans of traditional sea music gather at Mystic Seaport each year to hear the best American and international performers of maritime music celebrate the classic musical traditions of the Golden Age of Sail. The 2013 festival will take place from June 6-9.

“The Chantey Blast is a fun way for us to get people excited about the festival,” said Geoff Kaufman, a musician and member of the interpretation staff at Mystic Seaport who is one of the organizers of the festival. “It is open to anyone who has an interest in sea music, and all are invited to participate. We gather some great performers and just have a fun time making music.”

The event is co-sponsored by the New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club and will be held at the Mystic German Club’s Frohsinn Hall, located at 54 Greenmanville Ave, across from the Museum’s main entrance. Beverages will be available for purchase by the club. All ages are welcome.

About Mystic Seaport

Mystic Seaport is the nation’s leading maritime museum. Founded in 1929, it is the home to four National Historic Landmark vessels, including the 1841 whaleship Charles W. Morgan, the oldest American commercial vessel still afloat. For more information, visit https://mysticseaport.wpengine.com/.

Free Admission with Donation of a Non-Perishable Food Item

The 57th annual Community Carol Sing at Mystic Seaport will be held Sunday, December 23, from 3 to 4 p.m.

The Museum will be open to visitors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and admission is free with the donation of a non-perishable food item or by cash donation. All contributions will be donated to and distributed by the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center.

The Mystic Seaport Carolers will perform a holiday concert in the Greenmanville Church at 2 p.m. The carol sing will commence at Anchor Circle at 3 p.m. led by choral director Jamie Spillane and backed by the Museum Carolers and a brass quartet.

The Treworgy Planetarium will present “The Star of Bethlehem” at 12, 1 and 2 p.m. The free program explores the winter skies, merging science, mythology, religious observance, winter traditions and music.

Additionally, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. visitors can hear stories of holidays at sea, print a Victorian Christmas card keepsake at the Print Shop, observe carving and shipsmithing demonstrations, and more.

Children are invited to make a souvenir toy or enjoy holiday stories at the Children’s Museum, or play with 19^th-century toys, games and puzzles in the Museum’s Pastimes and Playthings activity space.

For more information, visit mysticseaport.org/carolsing.

About Mystic Seaport

Mystic Seaport is the nation’s leading maritime museum. Founded in 1929, the Museum is home to four National Historic Landmark vessels, including the 1841 whaleship Charles W. Morgan, the oldest American commercial vessel still afloat. For more information, visit https://mysticseaport.wpengine.com/.