MHN Calendar: Holiday Events, Sea Music

Here's selected special events from the Maritime Heritage Network Calendar for Dec. 1-3, 2006.

• 12/1/2006: Cruise, Christmas Ship Cruise, Steamer Virginia V Foundation, 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM, Price: $50 members, $60 non-members, Steamer Virginia V, South Lake Union Park, Seattle, 206-624-9119, info@virginiav.org, View the lights of Christmas from the deck of an historic steamship. Reservations required.
• 12/2/2006: Presentation, Captain Claus at Foss Waterway Seaport, Working Waterfront Maritime Museum, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Price: FREE, Working Waterfront Maritime Museum, 705 Dock St., Tacoma, 253-272-2750, mbowlby@fosswaterwayseaport.org, Captain Santa Claus visits Tacoma's waterfront for photos with young and old.
• 12/2/2006: Benefit, Holiday Open House, Northwest Maritime Center, 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM, Price: Donation, Northwest Maritime Center, 380 Jefferson St., Port Townsend, 360-385-3628, info@nwmaritime.org, Celebrate the 2006 holiday season, including an arrival of Santa by boat!
• 12/2/2006: Concert, Sea Songs: A Free Holiday Concert, Town Hall Seattle, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, Price: FREE, Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Ave., 206-652-4255, info@townhallseattle.org, A family celebration in song and music of cultures living and working on and near the oceans.

MHN is always looking for more events for listing in its Calendar page. If you know of a maritime-related event in the Pacific Northwest, please send details to info@maritimeheritage.net.