•Point Reyes National Seashore: Coastal Memories Past and Present. The marine art of Dick Levesque with selected works by Denny Hunt. Through 31 August in O lema, CA. (www.levesque-art.com) •National Maritime Museum, London: Nelson & Napoleon. 7 July - 13 November. The exhibition will include recent discoveries, rare and unseen material, letters, iconic paintings, personal items and a series of objects lent from museums, galleries and private collections across Europe. (Park Row, Greenwich, London SElO 9NF; Ph. 44 (0)20 8312 6565-recorded information; web site: www.nmm.ac. uk) •Erie Maritime Museum: The Iron Steamer: the Career of USS Michigan/ USS Wolverin e. USS Michigan was the US Navy's first iron-hulled warship. When construction began in 1842, this was the Navy's sophisticated and advanced unit.
Francisco Maritime National Historic Park, San Francisco, CA. I. K. Brunel designed three great ships which are each represented by impressive models in the museum. Learn how each ship advanced the technology of steamships. (SFMNHP, Bldg. E, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA 94123; 4 15 447-5000; www. nps.gov/safr/) •Maritime Heritage Festival, St. Mary's City, MD, 18 June 2005. (Contact: Capt. W ill Gates: 240 895-2090; e-mai l: wsgates@smcm.edu) •"Zeb," 25 June 2005, 7:30PM at the Katharine Cornell Theatre, Vineyard Haven, MA. The Bunch of Grapes Bookstore and the Martha's Vineyard Historical Society celebrate the re-publication of a Vineyard favorite, Zeb, the story of Zeb T ilton and the Alice PoLLr B URROUGH S eAllrt r.A•ll1• -.S••••I <JM•tlrl•i• Wentworth, the t.A/frfflimut11tJ1 -N'1f'ri1"'tJ'lif11' .,,,,11'1tf.,.,e11Hr1 last of the coastal schooners to ply their waters. Speakers, music, and storytelling. (Info: Bunch of Grapes Bookstore, 44 Main St., Vineyard Haven, MA 02568; 508 693-2291 or 800 693-0221; www.bunchofgrapes.com) •Joshua Slocum Society International SOthAnniversary Celebration, 25 June at the Bristol Yacht Club in RI from 5-9PM. All members and interested persons invited to attend. (Ted Jones, Commodore, 15 Codfish Hill Rd. Ext., Bechel, CT 06801 ; 203 790-6616; www.joshuaslocumsocietyintl.org; e-mail: jone402@comcast.net) •SeaBritain 2005: a year-long festival of events that explores every aspect of Britain's rich maritime heritage. Includes: Nelson & Napeoleon, 7 July - 13 Novem ber (see details above left under "exhibits"); The New Trafalgar D ispatch (a re-enactment), 1 July - 11 September; International Fleet Review, 28 June, with ships from 40 nations. (Ph. 020 8312 8615; e-mail: seabritain2005@nmm.uk; web site: www. seabritain2005.com) •''All Hands on Deck: Navies, Naval Power, and the Flow of History," class led by Barry S. Strauss, PhD, 10-16 July. Cornell Adult Un iversity, Ithaca, NY. (626 WITll lfol(;IAt. PllOTOOU1nlY •Y
USS Michigan Launched in Erie in 1844, the ship had a long and varied career until 1923 . In her later years, the obsolete ship was underway only a few weeks a year as a training ship. (150 East Front Street, Erie, PA 16507; 814 452-2744; www.brigniagara.org/museum.htm; e-mail: sail@brigniagara.org) •Mystic Seaport Museum: Women & the Sea. Through August 2005 . (75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic, CT 06355; 860 5720711 ; web site: www.mysticseaport.org) •The Noble Maritime Collection: Nelleke Nix: Soul Sails, Antarctica. Through 12 September 2005. (1000 Richmond Terr., Bldg. D, Staten Island, NY 10301 ; 718 447-6490; www.noblemaritime.org) F'EsTIVALS, EvENTS, L ECTURES, ETC.
•Sea Music Festival, 9-12 June at Mystic Seaport, CT. (75 Greenmanville Ave., POB 6000, Mystic, CT 06355 ; 860 5720711; www.mysticseaport.org) •"Three Great Ships,'' 18 June at the San
Thurston Ave., Ithaca, NY 14850; 607 255-6260; e-mail : cauin fo@cornell.edu; web site: www.cau.cornell.edu) •Tall Ships Challenge®-Pacific Coast, American Sail Training Assoc., 23 June14 August, traveling to Victoria, BC, Tacoma, WA, Vancouver, BC, Port Alberni, BC, and Los Angeles, CA. (240 Thames St., POB 1459, Newport, RI, 02840; 401 846-1775; e-mail: as ta@sailtrai ning.org; web site: www.tallships.sailtraining.org) •"England Expects,'' 18-24 October in London-a guided to ur offered by Pauses, Inc. The tour will journey to Nelso n's tomb in St. Paul's Cathedral, attend the Nelson Night concert, sail to Greenwich for tours of the National Maritime Museum and the Royal Navy Museum, and attend seminars. (5 0 Delancey St., New York, NY 10002; 212 677-0670; www.pauseinc. com; e-mail: PRevere97@hotmail.com) CONFERENCES
•"Frederick Douglass and Herman Melville: A Sesquicentennial Celebration," 22-26 June 2005 at the New Bed ford Whaling Museum. Keynote Speakers: Sterling Stuckey and Eric Sundquist. (18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA 02740; 508 997-0046; www.whalingmuseum.org/kendall/ mel_society/ mscp. html) •Council of American Maritime Museums Annual Meeting, 15-18 September at the Antique Boat Museum in Clayto n, NY on the banks of the St. Lawrence River. Conference theme: "A.Boat or Afoot: Discussions and Strategies for Interpreting Smal l Craft Collections in Museum Settings." (www.councilofamericanmaritimemuseums.org) •Maritime Heritage Education Conference, 17-20 November at Nauticus: the National Maritime Center in Norfolk, VA. Call for papers deadline 15 July. Among others, the conference is sponsored by the National Ocean ic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Sanctuary Program, the National Park Service, Nauticus and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. Brochure and registration form available online. Registration fee: $135 . (www.sanctuaries. noaa. gov/education/mhec/; e-mail: sanctuary. education@noaa.gov)