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April through December, the museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, (closed Monday), from 1 to 5pm. Info: 860-447-2501.

At last week's reception for Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul, one of Eileen's band members saw our poster as they were leaving the museum. "Look," he said, "John Mock is going to be here!"

He's that good.

Back by popular demand: Renowned musician and photographer John Mock will present his unique multimedia maritime concert presentation From The Shoreline at the Custom House Maritime Museum next Sunday, August 1st at 2:00pm.

Tickets are $15, $10 for members.

Please call 860-447-2501 or email (click >> HERE) to reserve a seat.

John Mock is an artist and the sea and its coasts are his muse. (Although he now lives in Nashville, his father used to captain a tugboat out of New London.) Wrote NLMS president George Sprecace after John's 2009 performance at the Custom House, “On Sunday, about 50 members and guests of the New London Maritime Society met at the New London, Ct. Custom House, the oldest continuing functioning Custom House in the nation. There they were entertained... more accurately spellbound... by the music, photos and personal stories of John Mock, renowned multi-instrumentalist, photographer, and very generous great guy who made his home for many years on these Southern New England shores. Since then, his muse has been the sea and shores of New England, Virginia and Ireland.

In recent years, John and his lovely wife, also a professional musician, have resided and worked in Nashville with the many other musical luminaries of that area. But after experiencing his captivating concert, the organization's President expressed the desire of all in attendance: 'JOHN, COME HOME.' " John's Web site click > HERE.

Fiddlers, Circus, Sea Captains, Tugs

It was the best week, yet, in New London!

Thank you City of New London for sponsoring two great events on the Parade last week: Eileen Ivers & her band Immigrant Soul, and the charming Nimble Arts Circus from Brattleboro, Vermont.

See New London Maritime Society's Amistad exhibition at United Nations headquarters, NYC, March 2010. CLICK >> HERE.

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS

AMISTAD: A True Story of Freedom

a new permanent exhibition

Amistad Photographs of Wojtek Wacowski

Two Small Boats by David McCulloch

Our favorite small-boat builder, David McCulloch of Old Lyme, has brought in two of his hand-built boats. The 14-foot paddle canoe, designed by Jon Persson of Essex, weighs 39 pounds. The 12-foot kayak, with a heat-shrunk aircraft dacron cover, is David's own design and weighs just 20 pounds! Are they canoes or kayaks? Read David's answer click >> here.

+ 2 new exhibitions

Captain Nathaniel Brown Palmer: A Maritime Pioneer, based on the book about the Stonington captain who designed the first clipper ships and discovered Antarctica, by Stonington author Candace Sanford, (Flat Hammock Press).

We're having a special Author's Tea for Candy on Tuesday, August 17, at 3 PM. Tickets $8, $5 children under age 12. Call 860-447-2501 or email (click > HERE) to reserve your ticket.

Projects from the New London Regional Mucticultural Magnet School, 4th & 5th grades' Selborne Project -- a study of the historic sites within a kilometer of the school. Below is a model of the Custom House. The display is one of two special exhibitions at the museum which opened July 24 in conjunction with Fish Tales Tugs & Sails.