In honor the United States Navy’s 247th birthday, the National Museum of the American Sailor will be hosting a free “Songs of the Sails” sea shanty concert by performer Tom Kastle on October 15 at 1:00pm. Tom Kastle has performed maritime music and stories at festivals and maritime institutions across the globe, and is a co-founder of the Chicago Maritime Festival. During this performance, Kastle will play sea shanties and songs from the Navy’s earliest days and recounts his own experiences as a sailor aboard a “tall ship.” This event is free of charge. To learn more about this event, visit www.history.navy.mil/nmas.
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