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Premiere Night
A brand new Premiere Night awaits you on Thursday, November 12 at the Waterfowl Festival. "The Artful Feast," will take you on a 6-stop tour of art venues and features international wines and cheeses, Maryland seafood and wines, world beers and pub fare, tex mex and margaritas, tapas and tinis, and decadent desserts plus champagne - a different feast at each location! Mingle with artists and other VIP Donors, view and purchase artwork before the general public, and enjoy the opportunity to explore the new "Nature in Miniature" exhibit at the Masters Gallery (see below).
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Walsh Artifacts Return to Festival
 In conjunction with the dedication of the 2009 Waterfowl Festival to the late Dr. Harry Walsh, an extraordinary exhibit will be on display at the Artifacts Exhibit at the High School. Author of the book The Outlaw Gunner, Dr. Walsh amassed a huge collection of hunting artifacts and paraphernalia while researching the book and during his own hunting years. At the first Festivals, his pieces formed the core of the early Artifacts exhibits. He later donated most of his collection to museums, including the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Museum and Mariner's Museum in Virginia. A special selection of pieces from his collection are on loan to the Festival this year including a sink box gunning platform, a sneak skiff, battery gun, punt gun (he is shown holding two punt guns, above, on right), and much more. Don't miss it! |
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 "Heathrow," detailed at left, is the 2009 Waterfowl Festival Masterpiece Carving by Glenn McMurdo.
The magnificent Great Blue Heron will be on display as the centerpiece carving in the Chesapeake Gallery at the Armory.
Full details and many more photographs can be found on our website, or in the current issue of Tidings.
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Masters Gallery and Nature in Miniature
 A new exhibit at the Academy Art Museum this year, "Nature In Miniature," will highlight small pieces of artwork by some of the biggest names in the art world: Edward Aldrich, John Banovich, Rod Crossman, Terry Isaac, Jim Killen, Bruce Miller, Jerry Raedeke and Morten Solberg.
In the adjacent Masters Gallery, you can expect to find the work of artists such as Frank Benson, Richard Bishop, Raymond Harris-Ching, Larry Isard, Bob Kuhn, David Maass, Lanford Monroe, Rosetta, John Sharp and others.
The first opportunity to visit the Masters Gallery and Nature in Miniature exhibits at the Academy Art Museum is during the Festival's Premiere Night for donors on Thursday, November 12th. Don't miss it!
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Hall of Fame
Bonnie and Butch Chambers, chairmen of the popular Retriever Demonstrations, will be inducted into the Waterfowl Festival's Hall of Fame during opening ceremony at the Avalon Theater on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 4:00 p.m. 
In the early 1980's, the Talbot Retriever Club was asked to put on an exhibition for Festival visitors and Bonnie and Butch took the lead in coordinating the event. They have been entertaining Festival crowds ever since.
At left, Butch and Bonnie with their retrievers Vern and Quinn, and Dora who thinks she is a retriever.
For the full story on the Chambers' induction into the Festival's Hall of Fame, see the current issue of Tidings. |
"The Socialites"
Art LaMay's poster for 2009 - order online today.
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Bam! Shooting Demonstrations Are Back!
The very popular shooting demonstrations are back at the Waterfowl Festival. Team Benelli with sharpshooter Tim Bradley will perform two times at the Talbot Rod and Gun Club: Saturday, Nov. 14 at 11 a.m. and Sunday, Nov. 15 at 1:00 p.m.
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Tidings
To read all the latest news from the Waterfowl Festival, be sure to check out the latest Tidings. In this issue, you'll find an excellent, beautifully written article about Dr. Harry Walsh, to whom the 2009 Waterfowl Festival is dedicated; information about the Masterclasses; Masters Gallery; Premiere Party; Schedule of Events; Hall of Fame; William Perry Scholarship winners; Masterpiece Carving; Conservation Grants; Corporate Partners; and listing of all volunteer chairmen. |
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ALL TICKETS $10 - for one, two, or all three days!
Children under 12 are FREE.
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