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Museum Dance Off 3 - Day 5 Preview!

Museum Dance Off 3 voting starts on April 18th, but you don’t have to wait until then to watch the videos! 

There’s a crazy incredible line-up of videos today, so carve out some time in your schedule to watch these (possibly multiple times).  Here are the videos for the fifth day of Round 1 voting. Day 6 will be up later today, and days 7 and 8 will be up on Friday!

Fri, April 22, 2016

Carnegie Science Center - Pittsburgh, PA, USA 

Galloway Station Museum - Edson, AB, CAN

Annapolis Maritime Museum - Annapolis, MD, USA 

(*Originally, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences was scheduled for Day 5, but there was a schedule conflict and we moved them to Day 8.*) 

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Museum Dance Off will always be free, but we are seeking donations to support the competition. If you enjoy Museum Dance Off and would like to chip in a few bucks, please click here to donate. Thank you! We love you!

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We are counting on your support to help us make it through this first round! Don’t forget to vote next Friday (April 22nd) for AMM! 

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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work at a museum? Every year in April there is an international museum dance off. That’s right, it’s international, and museums big and small participate by “shaking what their mamas gave them.” When You Work at A Museum holds an annual museum dance off; a fantastic competition, a show of true dance prowess and, of course, a look behind the scenes at some of your favorite museums.

The way it works: Museum staff, volunteers, and interns pick a song, do a little dance, and upload something amazing for the world to see. Then, in an epic showdown, we all vote online for our favorites, in a round by round elimination tournament, until we have a winner….and the Annapolis Maritime Museum is counting on you to help us climb our way to the top.

VOTE

Vote for us. Yes, we hope that you watch our video and that you find it entertaining, but honestly even if you hate it you should still vote for us. Why? Because we work hard for a good cause AND we can dance.

So vote, between 8am April 22nd and 8am April 23rd (only a 24 hour window for voting) for the Annapolis Maritime Museum! To vote visit: http://www.whenyouworkatamuseum.com/ 

P.S. You can vote as many times as you want so keep that trigger finger ready.

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The Annapolis Maritime Museum made the Destination Travel Magazine's list of the World's Best Maritime Museums!

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Dark and stormy

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It's a little wet this morning!

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS! There's only 9 days until The Great Give! #GGAAC May 7th 6pm - May 8th 6pm The Great Give 2014 is the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County's inaugural 24-hour  ONLINE fundraising event, a great way to support non-profits in Anne Arundel County, including AMM! So mark your calendar for May 7th at 6pm. thru May 8th at 6pm. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest updates for this event!

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Fun Fact: Taking cargo from a beached shipwreck has a long, continuing history. Stories tell of wreckers using 'false lights' at night to lure sailors onto the rocks.

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4th Annual Oyster Roast and Sock Burning

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New this year at the Oyster Roast and Sock Burning: Skipjack rides for $20 and Maryland Crab soup (included in the price of your general admission ticket)  Purchase Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annapolis-oyster-roast-sock-burning-tickets-10874137839

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Fun Fact: Port is the left side of a boat. Early ships were steered from the right side while the left side was used to move cargo, or larder. The left side became known as "larboard", which was easily confused with starboard, or the right side of the ship. So "port" was selected as cargo was often passed through openings called "ports" on the left side. Picture: http://bit.ly/1ndXog8

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Celebrate the coming of spring at this feast of the Chesapeake’s most cherished shell fish. The fourth annual Annapolis Oyster Roast & Sock Burning, a f

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Tickets: http://amaritime.org/events/calendar/register/190-hoppy-hour-with-hops-n-tots

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Celebrate warm weather on the horizon! Ditch your socks, dine on oysters, and dance to the music of Them Eastport Oyster Boys at this years Annapolis Oyster Roast and Sock Burning at the Annapolis Maritime Museum. March 22nd from noon until 4pm. Tickets/More information: http://amaritime.org/events/register-for-events/event/45-4th-annual-annapolis-oyster-roast-sock-burning

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Celebrate the coming of spring at this feast of the Chesapeake’s most cherished shell fish. The fourth annual Annapolis Oyster Roast & Sock Burning, a fundraiser for the Annapolis Maritime Museum, will take place at the Museum’s waterfront campus from Noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 22. Hurry tickets are limited,http://bit.ly/1cg8PPF #burnyoursocks

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World's Largest Oyster Is Size Of A Man's Shoe

At nearly 14 inches long, a mammoth mollusk is still alive and growing, says the biologist who found it in Denmark. The oyster is roughly comparable to a size 11 shoe.

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Fun Fact: In the 1920’s, the last Chesapeake pungies were taken to California and used in the movie Old Ironsides. They were destroyed by fire during filming. Photo Credit: http://www.privateer26.org/web_images/lady-maryland_th.jpg