Events
The 2018 Coast Day Program & Map shown below lists some of the events that Coast Day offers.
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2018 Coast Day events
11:00 am
Crab Cake Cook-Off
Finalists prepare their own special recipes in hopes of making “Delaware’s Best Crab Cakes.” Location: Food Festival, Crab Cake Cook-Off Tent
11:30 am
Coast Day Ceremony
Announcements and recognition of Coast Day Fifth-Grade Essay Contest and Photography Contest winners. Location: Cannon Lab, Porch. (In case of inclement weather, ceremony will be held in Cannon Lab, Room 203.)
11:30 am
Seafood Chowder Challenge
Taste different seafood chowders and vote for your favorite. Location: Food Festival, Chowder Challenge Tent
12:00 pm
Crab Cake Cook-Off Judging
Who will earn the title of "Delaware's Best Crab Cakes?" Location: Food Festival, Crab Cake Cook-Off Tent
12:00 pm
Fish Tacos
Join Regina Santangelo, with University of Delware's cooperative extension, for a demonstration on how to make fish tacos. Location: Pilot Room, Virden Center
12:30 pm
Performance: Big Hat, No Cattle
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Location: Bandstand
12:30 pm
A Historical Perspective of Shifting Shorelines in Coastal Delaware
Chris Sommerfield, University of Delaware professor, shares his perspective on what sea level rise means for coastal Delaware. Location: Cannon Lab 202
1:00 pm
Award Presentation: Crab Cake Cook-Off Winner
Location: Food Festival, Crab Cake Cook-Off Tent
1:30 pm
How to Season Crab Cakes
Join Denise Clemons, Cape Flavors columnist of the Cape Gazette, for a seafood cooking demonstration. Location: Pilot Room, Virden Center
1:30 pm
Exploring the Water Under the Ocean Near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Suni Shah Walter, new University of Delaware professor, talks about her research. Location: Cannon Lab 202
2:15 pm
National Water Dance
Wilmington dance company Pieces of a Dream, Inc. will perform their contribution to the National Water Dance from last spring. Location: Bandstand
2:30 pm
Search for the Missing
Mark Moline, director of the School of Marine Science and Policy, will discuss his work on Project Recover, a partnership he helped found to use underwater robotic technologies and other oceanographic research techniques to locate missing planes downed in World War II. Location: Cannon Lab 202
2:30 pm
Award Presentation: Seafood Chowder Challenge Winner
Find out who won the Seafood Chowder Challenge! Location: Bandstand
3:00 pm
How to Fillet Fish
George Esterling IV, of George and Sons' Seafood Market & Oyster Bar. Location: Pilot Room, Virden Center
3:30 pm
Delaware's Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles
Suzanne Thurman, Executive Director of the Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute takes us on a tour of Delaware's most charismatic marine life. Location: Cannon Lab 202
