Bird Dog and the Road Kings to headline Watermen’s Appreciation Day

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Photo:  Bird Dog and the Road Kings are returning to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum to perform live music at part of the ninth annual Watermen’s Appreciation Day

Bird Dog and the Road Kings are returning to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum to perform live music at part of the ninth annual Watermen’s Appreciation Day – Contributed Photo

ST MICHAELS, MD – Local band Bird Dog and the Road Kings will return as the featured performer on Sunday, August 12, 2018 at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md. Beginning at noon, the live performance is part of the festivities at the ninth annual Watermen’s Appreciation Day—a fundraiser organized by CBMM in cooperation with the Talbot Watermen Association—with proceeds benefiting both organizations.

In addition to live music, the event features a “watermen’s rodeo” boat docking contest and the opportunity to meet the Chesapeake’s watermen, along with local steamed crabs, beer, and other food and beverages. The steamed crabs will be available for $25 per dozen.

Other food includes crab cakes, fried shrimp, pit beef, pit turkey, pulled pork, ice cream and more. Children’s activities include a crab race, jigger throwing contest, baiting contest, a rowboat competition and more.

Admission to the 10am–5pm, rain or shine, event includes the boat docking contest, live music, and family activities, and is set at $18 for adults, $8 for children 6–17, with all children 5 and under admitted free. CBMM members, along with licensed watermen and their immediate families, get discounted admission at $10 per adult, and $6 per child ages 6–17.

Advanced admission tickets can be purchased online at bit.ly/watermensday, with tickets also sold at the door the day of the event. To learn more, visit cbmm.org.

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