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Maritime Festival
 
View of festival and crowds.  Photo courtesy of WWF, Maritime Festival, 2005; Working Waterfront Festival; New Bedford, Massachusetts;
View of festival and crowds. Photo courtesy of WWF, Maritime Festival, 2005
Working Waterfront Festival
New Bedford, Massachusetts
 
Cape Verdean musicians performing at the 2005 festival; Maritime Festival; 2005: New Bedford, Massachusetts
Shucking an oyster; Maritime Festival; 2005: New Bedford, Massachusetts
 
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Working Waterfront Festival
New Bedford, MA
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The Working Waterfront Festival, which was created by folklorist Laura Orleans, has become the flagship event interpreting and celebrating the region"s commercial fishing industry. This annual event provides a unique opportunity for the commercial fishing community to tell its own story in an engaging public forum. Bringing together of a cross-section of the commercial fishing community, the event features those who are currently working in the industry as well as old-timers who have not been down to the docks in years. The festival showcases the occupational and artistic skills of a wide range of tradition bearers including fishermen, fish processors, cooks, boat builders, Coast Guard rescuers, musicians, and net makers . It presents the rich culture of this community to visitors through innovative and dynamic programming which invites participation and dialogue.
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