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<h2>Celebrate Commercial Fishing, America's Oldest Industry!</h2>
<p>Join us in New Bedford, America's largest commercial fishing port,
to learn about the men and women who harvest the North Atlantic. Walk
the decks of a scalloper, dine on fresh seafood, mend a fishing net and
watch a Coast Guard rescue demonstration. Experience the workings of
the industry which brings seafood from the ocean to your plate.</p>
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<h2>Join us for the 2007 Working Waterfront Festival<br>
September 22 & 23, 2007</h2>
<h3><a href="http://www.ci.new-bedford.ma.us">New Bedford, Massachusetts</a><br>
Fisherman's Wharf/Pier 3 — Steamship Pier</h3>
<h4>The Working Waterfront Festival is presented free of charge.</h4>
<h3 class="theme">2007 Theme: Women and the Working Waterfront</h3>
<p>Through
demonstrations of industry skills and panel discussions and other
festival activities we will explore and showcase the many ways in which
women are involved in the working waterfront: from skippering vessels
to manufacturing gear; from running settlement houses to processing
fish; from advocating for the industry to working in fisheries science;
and from owning boats to running shore side businesses. The Festival
will also continue to explore the issues of sustainability, safety, and
the future of the industry.</p>
<h4 class="special"><a
href="http://www.workingwaterfrontfestival.org/video/">Visit
http://www.workingwaterfrontfestival.org/ to View sample video clips</a>
of what you will experience at the festival!</h4>
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<h2>Meet Captains Phil Harris and Johnathan Hillstrand from the
Deadliest Catch!</h2>
<p>Discovery Channel's Emmy-nominated series <a
href="http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/deadliestcatch/deadliestcatch.html">Deadliest
Catch</a>
thrust commercial fishing into the national spotlight. For the first
time ever, viewers had a window into the real life adventures of those
who fish the Bering Sea. The show follows the captains and their
eight-man crews as they struggle against treacherous weather conditions
doing one of the deadliest—and most lucrative—jobs in the world.</p>
<p>The 2007 Working Waterfront Festival is thrilled to present Captains
<a href="http://www.workingwaterfrontfestival.org/performers/#captphil">Phil
Harris</a> and <a
href="http://www.workingwaterfrontfestival.org/performers/#captjon">Johnathan
Hillstrand</a>
who are featured on the show. Look for them on the Festival's Main
Stage at 5:00 p.m. Saturday, September 22nd for an informal Q & A
followed by autograph signing.</p>
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<h3>Experience an authentic, commercial fishing community . . . </h3>
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<li>Tour commercial fishing boats, tugboats, Coast Guard Vessels and
historic vessels.</li>
<li>Listen to the fishing community share stories of their lives,
skills and experiences.</li>
<li>Watch demonstrations of net mending, trap making, fish filleting
and more.</li>
<li>Enjoy performances of music, dance, poetry, and theater.</li>
<li>Hear maritime authors read from their works.</li>
<li>Try your hand at knot tying, net mending and other skills.</li>
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Walk in the fisherman's boots for a day. . .
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<li>See demonstrations by galley cooks, fisherman's wives and local
chefs.</li>
<li>Observe The Blessing of the Fleet.</li>
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<p>The Working Waterfront Festival will present the many popular
activities of past years including performances of music, dance and
poetry; demonstrations and contests of industry skills; tours of
workboats; cooking demonstrations; author readings; children's
activities; U.S. Coast Guard demos and more! Both the Tug Boat Muster
and the Whaleboat Races which debuted at the 2006 event will return in
2007. Tentative plans are afoot to add a mini-cinema for screenings of
documentaries about the working waterfront and video footage taken at
sea.</p>
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Harbor Tours are offered at a discounted rate during the Festival
weekend.
Food and beverages are available for sale with proceeds benefiting the
Working Waterfront Festival.<br>
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<p><b>For more information, visit
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.workingwaterfrontfestival.org/">http://www.workingwaterfrontfestival.org/</a>.</b><i><br>
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