News Release

Annapolis Maritime Museum / 723 Second St / Annapolis, MD 21403
Contacts: Jeff Holland / 410 295-0104 / director@amaritime.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 7, 2009

Annapolis Maritime Museum Hosts 5th Annual Boatyard Beach Bash, Saturday, September 19

The Annapolis Maritime Museum announces the 5th annual Boatyard Beach Bash on Saturday, September 19th. Title sponsor, Boatyard Bar and Grill, is partnering with the Museum again this year and will be bringing in former Coral Reefer steel guitar great, Doyle Grisham, along with the John Frinzi Band from Florida, Jim Morris and James “Sunny Jim” White for an evening full of great music on the shore of the Chesapeake Bay.

Parrot Heads from the mid-Atlantic region, some from as far away as Florida, along with Annapolis and surrounding community residents will enjoy drinks and a grilled buffet dinner provided by the Boatyard Bar and Grill under the stars on the newly renovated Annapolis Maritime Museum campus. “This is a magical waterfront setting for this event,” said Museum Director Jeff Holland. “Not only is this great music, but it’s for a great cause. Over the past four years, the Boatyard Bar and Grill and other sponsors have raised more than $150,000 to rebuild the historic McNasby Oyster Company building and support the education programs that connect our kids with the Chesapeake Bay.”

Tickets priced at $60 per person go on sale Monday, July 14, and can be purchased online at www.amaritime.org; at the Boatyard Bar and Grill on the corner of Severn Avenue and Fourth Street in Eastport; and the Museum office. Current sponsors include BB&T, Hargrove, Inc., Jaguar/Land Rover Annapolis, Brian Bays Insurance, Frank Gumpert Printing Chesapeake Bay Magazine, What’s Up Annapolis and Eastern Shore, Comcast, SpinSheet, PropTalk and WRNR Radio. Corporate sponsorships are available by calling the Museum at 410-295-0104. A special Committed Committee Sponsor Package is also available which includes a VIP Pre-Party to meet and greet the band. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call the Museum.

The Annapolis Maritime Museum is located at 723 Second Street in Eastport. From Annapolis City Dock, take Compromise Street across the Spa Creek Bridge, turn left onto Severn Avenue, right onto Second Street and stop at Back Creek. It’s also accessible by water taxi. You can also come by boat and tie up at one of three 50-foot-long piers with water depth of 6 feet.

About the Annapolis Maritime Museum

The Annapolis Maritime Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational institution dedicated to preserving and commemorating the maritime heritage of Annapolis and the neighboring waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Located on Back Creek right around the corner from City Dock and designated an official Chesapeake Bay Gateways site by the National Park Service, the Museum is working to provide the vital connection for residents and visitors—both children and adults—to the Chesapeake Bay’s natural environment and culture through a variety of educational and public programs and exhibitions. 

The Museum’s waterfront campus includes the newly renovated McNasby Oyster Company building with a 2,000 square foot meeting space and new catering kitchen, a large main deck overlooking the Severn River and Chesapeake Bay, and an exhibition gallery featuring “Legacy to the Bay – The Hartge Family & The Chesapeake 20.” 

For more information: www.amaritime.org or 410-295-0104.

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