Long Island Maritime Museum’s 17th Annual Seafood, Craft and Music Festival

August 15, 2008

Suffolk County Parks is the proud sponsor of Long Island Maritime Museum’s 17th Annual Seafood, Craft and Music Festival August 23-24, 2008

(West Sayville, N.Y.) The Long Island Maritime Museum’s Annual Seafood Festival, to be held this year on Saturday, August 23 and Sunday, August 24, 2008, is one of the summer’s hottest events. Last year, over 18,000 people came through the gates of the festival, which combines arts and crafts, education and live entertainment with some of the Island’s best seafood. It is held at the Museum’s waterfront park adjacent to the West Sayville Golf Course at the foot of West Avenue in West Sayville.

This year’s visitors won’t be disappointed. Once again, the Festival committee has worked hard to add new and exciting attractions to the event. There will be over 70 exhibitors of fine arts and crafts on hand coordinated by Preferred Promotions of Long Island. The Festival will feature over thirty activities and displays provided by some of Long Island’s most important environmental and educational groups. The event, catered for the first time by Lessings, Inc., will have more sumptuous seafood available than ever before.

Music has become a major focal point of this festival and this year is no exception. There will be an eclectic mix of music, sure to appeal to a broad audience. The Festival is proud to announce a very special, homegrown and local musical lineup featuring Paging Grace (songs featured on ‘The Hills”), The Turn, Jake Incao, Rick Eberle of Iridesense (songs featured on Zoey 101, Drake & Josh, iCarly), Beautiful Vision, Blues Rock Legend Jon Paris, and Jacks Waterfall (a musical adventure in pop, blues, jazz and global folk) on Saturday. Sunday will feature Lucky Star (Bluegrass Celtic Rock) and Karma Sutra (an exciting mix of reggae, Grateful Dead and some originals). There will also be a Sea Shanty stage, featuring Stout, singing maritime music as well as American and Irish folksongs on both festival days. See the Maritime Museum website (www.limaritime.org) for a complete list of performers.

The Long Island Maritime Museum has added the special attraction of Ye Pirate Brotherhood, a hardy crew of 17th century buccaneers with a sharp theatrical edge, reliving the days of high seas adventure on the Spanish Main. Ye Pirate Brotherhood will be enacting a scallywag pirate show and treasure hunt on both festival days that is sure to be fun for the whole family!

Bring your family and friends, (no pets will be allowed) this year’s event promises to be full of fun and excitement for all. Gates will open at 10:00 am and close at 6:00 pm. Food vendors will remain open until 6:00 pm and the music will continue until 7:00 pm both days. Visitors to the Festival will be able to take advantage of the new expanded off-site parking and the shuttle service from several locations. On-line advanced ticket sales will be available this year with a preferred parking area available exclusively to the online advance ticket holders. Admission to the Festival is $5.00, which goes directly to support the Museum’s operations. Children 5 and under are free. The Seafood Festival is the largest single fundraising event for the Long Island Maritime Museum in West Sayville. The Museum is dedicated to the preservation of Long Island’s rich maritime history and heritage for educational purposes. For further information about the Seafood Festival, or all other events, please call (631) HISTORY or visit the website at www.limaritime.org. Craft vendors interested in participating in the event, please call (631) 563-8551.

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