School Programs

OUTREACH PERFORMANCES

The Chicago Maritime Festival offers programs to area schools, libraries and senior centers. The festival underwrites most of the outreach program cost; however, a token fee of $75 per performance is required. There are a limited number performances available February 22 through February 26. Call 773-576-7245 for more information or e-mail chriskastle@yahoo.com.

LET THE WAVES ROLL HIGH
 © 2001 Tom and Chris Kastle

Featured Artists 2010:
Caryl P. Weiss, John Roberts, Rick Spencer, The 97th Regimental String Band, Tom & Chris Kastle

(One or more of the featured artists will present at each performance.)

"Come hoist the hook and ride the tides". Set sail to a shanty with featured performers from the Chicago Maritime Festival. Learn about life on board ship in days gone by and how you can join the crew of a Tall Ship today! The program is a 45-50 minute concert/lecture, which includes songs and stories such as "Let the Waves Roll High", "Haul Away Joe," "John Kanaka", "The Pirate" and "Strike the Bell", among many others.

This program complements the following Illinois State Board of Education State Goals and Chicago Academic Standards:

Social Studies:

State Goal 16 - Understand events, treads, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois, the United States and other Nations.

State Goal 17 - Understand world geography and the effects of geography on society, with an emphasis on the United States.

State Goal 18 - Understand social systems with an emphasis on the United States.

Fine Arts:

State Goal 25 - Know the language of the arts.

State Goal 27 - Understanding the role of the arts in civilization, past and present.

OUTREACH WORKSHOPS

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:

How to become a Shipwreck Detective for Kids (and Adults) with the Underwater Archeological Society of Chicago Learn about a schooner, its parts, and why these tall ships were important in Chicago's history. See and learn about scuba diving equipment used to be a shipwreck detective and how they find shipwrecks around the Great Lakes and the ocean. Then try to draw the shipwreck like an underwater archaeologist!

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 and members of the Underwater Archeological Society of Chicago

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.