MARITIME PERFORMANCES

The Chicago Maritime Festival offers programs to area schools, libraries and senior centers. Each year, some of the featured performers are available for concerts and workshops in the days preceding the festival. Partial funding is available through the Chicago Maritime Festival. Call 773-576-7245 for details.

NEW FOR 2007!

CLASSROOM SEMINAR PROJECT LAUNCHED!

In addition to concerts and workshops by the featured performers, several presenters are available to area schools and libraries. The audience size for these workshops and seminars are a single classroom or up to 40 students of like age. Presenters for this pilot program include:

The Art of Ship in a Bottle with Glenn Braun

Learn the art and technique of this centuries old craft from a master along with other ship model building tips and demonstrations.

Glenn Braun built his first ship model at age six and has since built models professionally most of his adult life. With hundreds of models, ships-in-the-bottle, wood carvings,and other maritime related arts to his credit, Glenn's work can be seen in museums and private collections all over the globe. After almost twenty years at the South Street Seaport Museum in New York City, Glenn has recently relocated to the Chicago area, wading into the rich traditions of the Great Lakes, the Mississippi, and other waterways of the Midwest.

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Chicago Shipwrecks and Nautical Archaeological Techniques with Liz Jurkecek or Jim Jarecki and Roger Barski

Join members of the Underwater Archeological Society of Chicago for an overview of the various kinds of submerged cultural resources that lay beneath the waters off Chicago including coral reefs, ancient forests, schooners, steamers and even submarines. Followed by a discussion of the underwater archaeological techniques used to discover and study these resources. Great for anyone interested in diving, ships, history, archeology or adventure.