SEA SHANTY JAMBOREE
Thursday: March 28th, 2019
6:30pm – 9:00pm
@ Dramatic Hall in Peekskill, NY
Join Hudson Valley H2O for our inaugural fundraising event celebrating the Peekskill Riverfront!
+ Sing along to sea shanties by Clearwater captain and salty dog Rick Nestler.
+ Hear scurvy sea stories about the Hudson River from HVH2O’s own Ian Berger.
+ Eat a delicious meal inspired by life aboard an 18th century ship.
– Meal Includes: appetizers & buffet style dinner
– Beverages: beer, soft drinks, coffee & tea
+ Raffle drawings to win seaworthy goods.
Thank you all for spending an evening with us!
Your support and generosity help us continue our efforts to bring a paddlesport and environmental center to the Peekskill Riverfront. Check out the event’s image gallery.
Rick Nestler
A Coast Guard licensed Master, an actor, a singer and a songwriter, Rick can truly bring the songs of the sailor to life. He has learned the arts of the shantyman working aboard large traditionally rigged vessels such as the sloop Clearwater, the schooner Voyager and the square rigged ship HMAV Bounty.
He has appeared at folk festivals and coffeehouses throughout the Northeast as well as Mystic Seaport and South Street Seaport Museums. He has learned some of his most effective performance techniques playing in low waterfront dives and institutions of higher learning from St. Thomas to Toronto, California to New York and everywhere in between.
Dramatic Hall
The 176 year old, three-level structure was built by William Nelson – Peekskill lawyer, Congressman and friend to Abraham Lincoln. Its first use was as a grocery store in 1838. The Peekskill telegraph office was then located here in the 1860s. A small stage, built on the 3rd floor in 1870, was identified as the “Dramatic Hall.”
Location: 900 Main Street, Peekskill, NY
Parking: All street and garage metered parking is free after 6pm on weekdays in the city of Peekskill.