Elegant Affair to
Feature Live and Silent Auctions, Music, Fine Dining at Point Lookout
Northport, Me.-Maine Maritime Academy will be honored
for its role as the state's foremost educator of maritime
professionals at Penobscot Marine Museum's Gala & Auction, July
28 at Point Lookout Resort & Conference Center in Northport. The
event will feature live music, fine dining, and live and silent
auctions.
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Maine Maritime Academy will be honored
for its role as the state's foremost educator of maritime
professionals at Penobscot Marine Museum's Gala & Auction, July
28 at Point Lookout Resort & Conference Center in Northport.
(Photo courtesy of Maine Maritime Academy)
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"Maine Maritime Academy plays an
invaluable role educating ships' officers and other maritime
professionals," said Polly Saltonstall, vice president of the
board of trustees at Penobscot Marine Museum and chair of its Gala &
Auction Planning Committee. "While Penobscot Marine Museum
strives to preserve Maine's glorious maritime past, we are pleased to
recognize Maine Maritime Academy for its work keeping the maritime
industry thriving in the present day and into the future." She
added that Maine Maritime Academy’s president, Dr. William J.
Brennan, and the chair of its board of trustees, Captain Robert J.
Peacock II, will attend the Gala and are looking forward to meeting
Penobscot Marine Museum's dedicated supporters.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m., July 28, at
Point Lookout Resort and Conference Center, Northport, Maine. Bangor
Savings Bank and Hamilton Marine are the event's primary sponsors,
and auction services will be provided through the courtesy of Kaja
Veilleux of Thomaston Place Auction Galleries.
The museum is seeking donations for the
live and silent auctions. Popular items during past events have
included nautical art and antiques, vacation opportunities,
professional services, boats, jewelry, gift certificates, tools and
fashion items.
Tickets are on sale at
www.PenobscotMarineMuseum.org or by calling 207-548-2529. For those
unable to attend, donations in honor of Maine Maritime Academy or
individual MMA alumnae are welcomed. Other means of support include
advertising in the full-color auction catalog, and sponsorships.
Maine's oldest maritime museum,
Penobscot Marine Museum is home to outstanding collections of
historic boats, photography, marine art and artifacts, ship models
and 19th century furnishings and architecture. The admission center
is at 40 E. Main St. (US Rte. 1) in Searsport. More information is at
www.PenobscotMarineMuseum.org or call 207-548-2529.
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