Pirate Tales and other Seafaring Stories

in collaboration with the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

Saturday, September 19th
Patron Party 2:30 onboard the Channel Cat
Performance 7:30 at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

Celebrate International Talk Like A Pirate Day with Speaking of Stories and the Maritime Museum.  This special celebration will include 2 unique events: Saturday afternoon at 2:30 there will be an exclusive Patron's Party on the beautiful Channel Cat catamaran with wine, hors d’oeuvres and some great stories presented by Speaking of Stories talented performers while we cruise the Santa Barbara Channel. Saturday night at 7:30 there will be a full performance of stories at the Maritime Museum featuring stories by Herman Melville, James Thurber, Jack London and more.

Pirate Tales Patron Party
Saturday September 19, 2:30-5:30pm on board the Channel Cat

The party will include a 2-hour cruise around the beautiful Santa Barbara Channel.  During the cruise you will enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres and be entertained by James Lashley performing great Seafaring Stories.  The Channel is home to some 600 shipwrecks, making it the perfect setting to hear stories from the sea.  There will also be plenty of time to enjoy the spectacular beauty of the Channel as we cruise on the smooth sailing twin-hulled Channel Cat, the largest fabricated fiberglass catamaran in the world. 

Pirate Tales and Seafaring Stories Performance
Saturday September 19, 7:30pm at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

An evening of great nautical stories in this great local museum.   

Ann Dusenberry reading Seamanship by Linda Greenlaw

Brian Harwell reading Fog by Jack London

Miller James reading The Story of Sailing by James Thurber

James Lashly reading 
Call Me Ishmael (an excerpt from Moby Dick) by Herman Melville & 
The Fisherman's Cup Races: Last Act by Sterling Hayden.

TICKETS:

Party Co-host $1,500 (includes 6 tickets to the party and performance)

Party Sponsor $500 (includes 2 tickets to the party and performance)

Party tickets $125 each

Party & Performance ticket $140 each

Performance ticket $25

All proceeds benefit Speaking of Stories and the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum.

Reserve your tickets today to be part of this great event

CALL 805-966-3875

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