Bayshore Center

Speakeasy Luncheon at the Charlesworth!
2024-03-23 12:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Join us for our Spring fundraiser for The Bayshore Center at Bivalve at the beautiful Charlesworth Hotel and Restaurant.
Enjoy a spectacular view of the Delaware Bay, some fabulous food, and great music! Our theme for this event is the 1920’s. Feel free to dress in period costume if you would like.
The buffet luncheon will be prepared by Chef Julian and hosted by Syboll.
Period music will be provided by “Musically Yours” a jazz group led by Joe Akinskas.
Try your luck with our exciting silent auction items!
Tickets available HERE

April 2nd Friday, April 12, 2024
2024-04-12 17:00 - 20:30
Join us for our first 2nd Friday of the 2024 Season, April 12, 5 – 8:30 pm!
Great food from the Oyster Cracker Café including fried oysters, delicious, fresh, oysters on the half shell, local beers from Glasstown Brewing Co at AJ’s Pub, free, self guided tours of the Delaware Bay Museum, an interesting speaker and live music. Check out the Meerwald Mercantile while you are here. All proceeds go to support the Bayshore Center at Bivalve, home of AJ Meerwald and the Delaware Bay Museum.
Music provided by Randy E. Harry, Musician for the Arts in NJ.

6:30 our informative talk will begin. Speaker: Emmy Casper
Emmy Casper is a Wildlife Biologist with Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey. She holds two degrees from Fordham University, a B.S. in Biology and Anthropology and an M.S. in Biology, during which she conducted her thesis on shorebird diet during spring migration in the urban estuaries of Jamaica Bay. A proud New Jersey resident, Emmy is passionate about protecting local wildlife and inspiring the next generation of conservationists.

The Delaware Bay is well-known for the spectacular concentration of horseshoe crabs and
migratory shorebirds that converge on the bayshore beaches each spring. However, little is
known about the activity of another Delaware Bay visitor, the eye-catching and charismatic
American oystercatcher. Biologist Emmy Casper will share stories from the field and discuss how on-the-ground
monitoring, trail cameras, and bird banding are all being used to learn more about the oystercatchers that call the Delaware Bay home.

Bayshore Boat Ride
2024-08-13 17:30 - 20:30
Bonanza II from Bayshore Center at Bivalve
Join the Bayshore Center at Bivalve for an evening on the water. The evening will feature a discussion around preserved land in Cumberland County and a boat ride down the Maurice River, out to the Delaware bay with stops and information about East Point Lighthouse, Miah Maull Shoal Light and more. Local expert Marilyn Barratt will be on the boat representing East Point Lighthouse. Guests are invited to bring their own food and beverages of choice.
Special thanks to the Bonanza II for donating this trip as a fundraiser for the Bayshore Center at Bivalve!

$60 per ticket *All proceeds support the Bayshore Center at Bivalve

September 13, 2024 - 2nd Friday - 5-8:30 pm
2024-09-13 17:00 - 20:30
Great food from the Oyster Cracker Café including fried oysters, delicious, fresh, oysters on the half shell, local beers from Glasstown Brewing Co at AJ’s Pub, free, self-guided tours of the Delaware Bay Museum, an interesting speaker and live music. Check out the Meerwald Mercantile while you are here featuring hand crafted items from several local artists and local authors. All proceeds go to support the Bayshore Center at Bivalve, home of AJ Meerwald and the Delaware Bay Museum.
5-8:30 – Live music on the docks – Rob Roy Duo

The Rob Roy Duo plays quiet, peaceful, contemplative music in the genres of popular music of the Renaissance era, Spanish-influenced South American Folk, Southern Italian Folk, and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) as well as a few contemporary pieces. Instruments include mandolin, mandola, piccolo mandolin, classical and steel-strung guitar and some hand-held percussion, as the pieces dictate.
6:30 – Speaker in the museum – Jim Blumstein
The Great Migration of the twentieth century witnessed the movement of over six million black Americans from the South, reshaping the social, political, and economic landscape of the United States. Recently written historical narratives have challenged the traditional notion of a simple one-way migration, instead emphasizing the deliberate choices and agency of black migrants. Jim’s research explores a unique aspect of the Great Migration, focusing on the movement of black individuals from the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia to the New Jersey Delaware Bayshore. Despite geographical proximity, these regions differed significantly in terms of race relations and socio-economic conditions. The migration of black oystermen from the Eastern Shore to the Jersey Bayshore in the early twentieth century exemplifies a “rural-to-rural/ resource-to-resource” migration, where individuals sought better opportunities without abandoning their skills and traditions. The story challenges conventional and even more recent narratives and suggests that examining similar rural-to-rural migrations could provide valuable insights into the broader dynamics of the Great Migration.

Painting on the Dock of the Bay!
2024-10-06 13:00 - 16:00
Oct. 6, 2024 1 – 4 pm
$40 per person to paint. Supplies provided. Wine and food available.
Join local artist and potter, Cathy Cramer for this fun, relaxing party! Cathy will bring all of the supplies including canvases, paints, and brushes.

Fun! Fun! Fun!
Oct. 6, 2024 – Seagulls at Sunset
Click here for tickets!
Food and drink will be available from AJ’s Pub and The Oyster Cracker Café, open 12 – 5. You could also visit the Delaware bay Museum.

December 12 and 13 - 2 day Holiday Marketplace
2024-12-13 11:00 - 2024-12-14 16:00
Friday December 12, 5 – 8 PM
Saturday December 13, 11 – 4 PM
Vendor spots still available – call 856-785-2060 or email giving@bayshorecenter.org
Join us for this 2 day event! December 12, 2024 5-8 pm is our 2nd Friday event. We will be having vendors here with their handcrafted items for sale. Come do your holiday shopping, support local crafters and support the Bayshore Center as well.
Great food from the Oyster Cracker Café including fried oysters, delicious, fresh, oysters on the half shell, local beers from Glasstown Brewing Co at AJ’s Pub, free, self-guided tours of the Delaware Bay Museum, and live music. Check out the Meerwald Mercantile while you are here featuring hand crafted items from several local artists and local authors. All proceeds go to support the Bayshore Center at Bivalve, home of AJ Meerwald and the Delaware Bay Museum. Come do your holiday shopping!
December 13, 2024 we will continue this Marketplace event, 11 am – 4 pm.

December 13 and 14 - 2 day Holiday Marketplace
2024-12-13 17:00 - 20:30
Friday December 13, 5 – 8:30 PM
Saturday December 14, 11- 4 PM
Vendor spots still available – call 856-785-2060 or email giving@bayshorecenter.org
Join us for this 2 day event! December 13, 2024 5-8:30 pm is our 2nd Friday event. We will be having vendors here with their handcrafted items for sale. Come do your holiday shopping, support local crafters and support the Bayshore Center as well.
Great food from the Oyster Cracker Café including fried oysters, delicious, fresh, oysters on the half shell, local beers from Glasstown Brewing Co at AJ’s Pub, free, self-guided tours of the Delaware Bay Museum, an interesting speaker and live music. Check out the Meerwald Mercantile while you are here featuring hand crafted items from several local artists and local authors. All proceeds go to support the Bayshore Center at Bivalve, home of AJ Meerwald and the Delaware Bay Museum. Come do your holiday shopping!
December 14, 2024 we will continue this Marketplace event, 11 am – 4 pm.
Music both days provided by The Rob Roy Duo.

Spring Oyster Film Series
2025-03-12 14:00 - 15:00
Wednesday March 12, 2025, 2-3 pm $7 admission, free to members
Michael Oates 302 Stories
White Gold presented by Michael Oates: White Gold recounts Delaware’s Oyster industry and the efforts of Thumper Elcherly, to bring a wooden schooner back to its former glory.
Michael Oates is considered the preeminent documentarian of Delaware, South Jersey and the Delaware Bayshore region.

2nd Friday, April 11, 2025
2025-04-11 17:00 - 20:30
April 11, 2025, our first 2nd Friday of the season! Join us on the docks and help kick off our 2025 season!
Music will be provided by Nick Marley, 5 – 8:30.
Speaker: Michael Conley, Archivist and Collections Manager for Historic Cold Spring Village. Michael is the Museum Collection Manager for HCSV; local historian. He will be presenting “Dennis Creek Landing and Shipyards of the 19th Century”.
Raw oysters at our raw bar.

May 9, 2025 - 2nd Friday
2025-05-09 17:00 - 20:00
Join us May 9, 2025 for our 2nd Friday, 5 – 8 pm!
Great food from the Oyster Cracker Café including fried oysters, delicious, fresh, oysters on the half shell, local beers from Glasstown Brewing Co at AJ’s Pub, free, self guided tours of the Delaware Bay Museum, an interesting speaker and live music. Check out the Meerwald Mercantile while you are here. All proceeds go to support the Bayshore Center at Bivalve, home of AJ Meerwald and the Delaware Bay Museum.
Musician for the evening, Randy Harry. Join us on the docks!

Speaker begins at 6:30. Heidi Yeh, Ph.D. Policy Manager, Pinelands Preservation Alliance

Dr. Yeh Rutgers completed her dissertation in the Department of Marine & Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University. Although a scientist by training, she has kept a foot in policy work through internships with the U.S. EPA, the NJ Legislature, the Rutgers Office of Federal Relations, and the Hudson River Foundation. She is passionate about science communication and getting more scientists involved in policy.

3rd Thursday - May 15, 2025
2025-05-15 17:00 - 20:00
Join us May 15, 2025 for our 3rd Thursday Event, 5 – 8 pm!

Open Mic on the Docks!
Musical anchor for the evening, Back Creek (Ray Rola and Dan Fenton)
Great food from the Oyster Cracker Café including fried oysters, delicious, fresh, oysters on the half shell, local beers from Glasstown Brewing Co at AJ’s Pub, free, self guided tours of the Delaware Bay Museum.
Check out the Meerwald Mercantile while you are here. All proceeds go to support the Bayshore Center at Bivalve, home of AJ Meerwald and the Delaware Bay Museum.
FREE ADMISSION to 3rd Thursdays
5:30 pm -7 pm in the Delaware Bay Museum – Suds and Science!

Ticketed Adult Education Programming in the Museum.
Admission includes one beer/wine token to AJ’s Pub

Join us as guest education partners share specialized lessons on the science of their work!
Relax and enjoy great conversation about conservation efforts going on in the Bayshore.
Tickets include one beer/wine token for AJ’s Pub
Registration cost:
$20 for non-members
$15 members
Members please call to book to receive discount

Purchase of a ticket to attend makes one a Social Member of the Bayshore Center at Bivalve. Simply show your confirmation email to the cashier or pick up your membership card in the Gift Shop to access AJ’s Pub. Membership good for one year.

June 13, 2025 - 2nd Friday, 5 - 8 pm
2025-06-13 17:00 - 20:00
Join us June 13, 2025 for our 2nd Friday, 5 – 8 pm!
Great food from the Oyster Cracker Café including fried oysters, delicious, fresh, oysters on the half shell, local beers from Glasstown Brewing Co at AJ’s Pub, free, self guided tours of the Delaware Bay Museum, an interesting speaker and live music. Check out the Meerwald Mercantile while you are here. All proceeds go to support the Bayshore Center at Bivalve, home of AJ Meerwald and the Delaware Bay Museum.

Music on the docks!
Train Wreck. 5 – 8 on the Docks!
Come enjoy the music of Train Wreck, a local group playing old standards, country classics, blues and original songs, on the docks 5 – 8 pm.

5:30 in the Delaware Bay Museum
Exhibit opening of Al Huber Collection featuring tools of the trade and artifacts from BCB’s first exhibit Maritime Traditions of the Delaware Bay. Thanks to Al’s generosity in the 1990s, the Delaware Bay Museum was born. He was a surveyor who surveyed the oystermen’s grounds where they “planted” their oysters in the Delaware Bay. He was a Bayshore Center Trustee who helped with the A.J. Meerwald restoration and the early years of the Bayshore Center.
6:30 in the Delaware Bay Museum
Speaker: Michelle Horowitz

The Shorebirds of Delaware Bay
Michelle Horowitz is an environmental educator and avid bird watcher. She has worked as a teacher naturalist for Rancocas Nature Center in Westampton, New Jersey and New Hampshire Audubon. Michelle has a degree in Environmental Science with a concentration in conservation and natural resources from Southern New Hampshire University. She has a passion for conservation and was an active member of the Mason NH Conservation Commission. Michelle is the author of BirdNation blog (birdnationblog.wordpress.com), an educational website about avian behavior, conservation, and bird watching.
Every year shorebirds undertake challenging and incredible long-distance migrations from their wintering sites to their breeding grounds. The Delaware Bay is an important stopover site for more than 30 shorebird species, including the threatened Red Knot. In this presentation we’ll explore some of the species that rely on the Delaware Bay’s rich biological resources, the challenges they face, and how the public can get involved in their conservation.

3rd Thursday - June 19, 2025
2025-06-19 17:00 - 20:00
Join us June 19, 2025 for our 3rd Thursday Event, 5 – 8 pm!

Open Mic on the Docks!
Great food from the Oyster Cracker Café including fried oysters, delicious, fresh, oysters on the half shell, local beers from Glasstown Brewing Co at AJ’s Pub, free, self guided tours of the Delaware Bay Museum.
Check out the Meerwald Mercantile while you are here. All proceeds go to support the Bayshore Center at Bivalve, home of AJ Meerwald and the Delaware Bay Museum.
FREE ADMISSION to 3rd Thursdays
5:30pm -7pm in the Delaware Bay Museum – Suds and Science!

Ticketed Adult Education Programming in the Museum.
Admission includes one beer/wine token to AJ’s Pub

Join us as guest education partners share specialized lessons on the science of their work!
Relax and enjoy great conversation about conservation efforts going on in the Bayshore.
Tickets include one beer/wine token for AJ’s Pub
Registration cost:
$20 for non-members
$15 members
Members please call to book to receive discount

Purchase of a ticket to attend makes one a Social Member of the Bayshore Center at Bivalve. Simply show your confirmation email to the cashier or pick up your membership card in the Gift Shop to access AJ’s Pub. Membership good for one year.

Bayshore Seafood Boil Fundraiser
2025-06-20 17:00 - 20:00
2025 Bayshore Seafood Boil Fundraiser
Join us on Friday June 20th from 5 PM – 8 PM to kick off the summer of 2025. Celebrate summer with local seafood, friends, good music and support a great cause.
Bayshore Seafood Boil tickets include your own personal seafood boil bag filled with steamers, mussels, shrimp, corn and potatoes. Additional buffet items include corn muffins, summer slaw, pulled chicken, iced tea, coffee, and dessert. Tickets are $50 per person. (Ticketed entry only)
Beer, wine and oysters on the 1/2 shell will be available for purchase. They are not included in the ticket price. Raffle Baskets and silent auction items will help raise additional funds for educational programs and resources at the Bayshore Center.
Music provided by Train Wreck

Tickets can be purchased online on our website or by calling 856-785-2060. Tables of 6 or 10 may be reserved in advance for an additional $10 per table. Reserve with last names at time of purchase. Tables will be reserved on a first come first served basis. Please fill your table if reserving.
Click here to purchase tickets.

Spirit of the Sail Fundraiser
2025-06-29 13:00 - 16:00 | Mission Spirits, 215 Buck Street, Millville, NJ, 08332, United States
2025 Spirit of the Sail Fundraiser
June 29th 1 -4 pm At Mission Spirits

Raise a glass . . .
Raise a sail . . .
Support the AJ Meerwald
Cocktails, Oysters, and Tall Ship Tales on the Delaware Bay
Hosted at Mission Spirits
215 Buck Street, Millville, New Jersey
Proceeds benefit the historic AJ Meerwald and the Bayshore Center at Bivalve
Live Raffles for Future Sailing Trips (must be present to win)
Click here to purchase tickets.

July 11, 2025 - 2nd Friday, 5 - 8 pm
2025-07-11 17:00 - 20:00
July 11, 2025 – 2nd Friday 5 – 8 pm.
Great food from the Oyster Cracker Café including fried oysters, delicious, fresh, oysters on the half shell, local beers from Glasstown Brewing Co at AJ’s Pub, free, self-guided tours of the Delaware Bay Museum, an interesting speaker and live music. Check out the Meerwald Mercantile while you are here. All proceeds go to support the Bayshore Center at Bivalve, home of AJ Meerwald and the Delaware Bay Museum.
Live Music – On the Docks! Rob Roy Duo

The Rob Roy duo plays an eclectic blend of acoustic instrumental music from a range of genres including Renaissance-era and later tunes of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as American fiddle tunes. These pieces are played in a relaxed, contemporary manner on Roy’s guitar and Rob’s mandolin-family instruments. And don’t be surprised to hear some contemporary music in the mix, as well.
Speaker – in the Delaware Bay Museum – 6:30 – Dr. Cadmus Hull

Dr. Hull will present on his book White Picket Fences. “A White Picket Fence, Lessons to Learn on the Road to Success,” chronicles Dr. Hull’s early years in Shellpile, Bivlave, Berrytown and Newport. The book demonstrates that humble beginnings do not have to prevent you from dreaming big and achieving your dreams. Come get your copy and have it signed by the author!
Dr. Hull earned an Associate Degree in Education from Cumberland County College, now Rowan College of South Jersey and both a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degree from Glassboro State College, now Rowan University. His educational path led him to Nova University where he achieved his ultimate goal of a Doctorate Degree in School Leadership. Dr. Hull worked in the Vineland and Fairfield Township School districts as a classroom teacher. He went on to work in the Fairfield Township School System as Principal and Superintendent of Schools. He retired on June 30, 2004, after 33 years in education. A little known black history fact is that Dr. Hull was Cumberland County’s first black Superintendent of Schools. Dr. Hull is enjoying his retirement with his wife Sylvia while writing books, reading, and traveling. In addition, Dr. Hull keeps himself busy these days by serving as a Clinical Teaching Supervisor for Fairleigh Dickinson University and as CEO of SSJ Books and More, a family-owned business that involves personally authored African American books, personalized name banner certificates and children’s personalized books.

3rd Thursday - July 17th, 2025
2025-07-17 17:00 - 20:00
Join us July 17, 2025 for our 3rd Thursday Event, 5 – 8 pm!

Open Mic on the Docks!
Great food from the Oyster Cracker Café including fried oysters, delicious, fresh, oysters on the half shell, local beers from Glasstown Brewing Co at AJ’s Pub, free, self-guided tours of the Delaware Bay Museum.
Check out the Meerwald Mercantile while you are here. All proceeds go to support the Bayshore Center at Bivalve, home of AJ Meerwald and the Delaware Bay Museum.
FREE ADMISSION to 3rd Thursdays
5:30pm -7pm in the Delaware Bay Museum – Suds and Science!

Ticketed Adult Education Programming in the Museum.
Admission includes one beer/wine token to AJ’s Pub

Join us as guest education partners share specialized lessons on the science of their work!
Relax and enjoy great conversation about conservation efforts going on in the Bayshore.
Tickets include one beer/wine token for AJ’s Pub
Registration cost:
$20 for non-members
$15 members
Members please call to book to receive discount

Purchase of a ticket to attend makes one a Social Member of the Bayshore Center at Bivalve. Simply show your confirmation email to the cashier or pick up your membership card in the Gift Shop to access AJ’s Pub. Membership good for one year.

August 8, 2025 - 2nd Friday, 5 - 8 pm
2025-08-08 17:00 - 20:00
August 8, 2025 2nd Friday event!
Great food from the Oyster Cracker Café including fried oysters, delicious, fresh, oysters on the half shell, local beers from Glasstown Brewing Co at AJ’s Pub, free, self-guided tours of the Delaware Bay Museum, an interesting speaker and live music. Check out the Meerwald Mercantile while you are here. All proceeds go to support the Bayshore Center at Bivalve, home of AJ Meerwald and the Delaware Bay Museum.
Live music on the Docks! 5 – 8 pm
Acoustic Breeze

The Acoustic Breeze Trio will present dockside ‘Yacht Rock’ on Friday, August 8, 2025. featuring easy listening pop-rock-and country hits from the 60’s to contemporary repertoire.
Speaker – ReClam the Bay Cheryl McCurry in the Delaware Bay Museum – 6:30
Presentation of bay animals and their predators. What ReClam accomplishes by raising clams, oysters and scallops in upwellers around Barnegat Bay. Describe our work in creating living shorelines and educating the public.

Music on the Docks! Saturday September 6, 2025, 1 - 3 pm
2025-09-06 13:00 - 15:00
Saturdays in September and the first Saturday in October join us on the docks for our music series, Music on the Docks. This event is sponsored by Cumberland County Cultural & Heritage Commission. These Saturdays the Delaware Bay Museum, Oyster Cracker Café, AJ’s Pub and the Meerwald Mercantile will be open 11 – 4 pm.
Free admission!
Music on the Docks will be from 1 – 3 pm on these Saturdays.
September 6, 1 – 3 pm
Jim Albertson

Come join us for this event featuring Jim Albertson, a Smithsonian Folkways recording artist and the first President of the New Jersey Folklore Society, MC of the New Jersey Folk Festival at Rutgers University and previous Host of Down Jersey on WVLT.
Other Saturday performers:

September 6 – Jim Albertson

September 13 – The Johnson Girls

September 20 – Andy Dimacale

September 27 – Libby Prison Minstrels

October 4 – The Note Pushers

September 12, 2025 2nd Friday Event
2025-09-12 17:00 - 20:00
Great food from Julio’s on Main food truck and the Oyster Cracker Café including fried oysters, delicious, fresh, oysters on the half shell, local beers from Glasstown Brewing Co at AJ’s Pub, free, self-guided tours of the Delaware Bay Museum, an interesting speaker and live music. Check out the Meerwald Mercantile while you are here. All proceeds go to support the Bayshore Center at Bivalve, home of AJ Meerwald and the Delaware Bay Museum.
Live music on the Docks! 5 – 8 pm, Randy Harry

Speaker: John Brady in the Delaware Bay Museum, 6:30 pm.

Photo by John Brady
“Since retiring from a career in maritime museums in 2021, I have spent as much time as possible exploring the Delaware Watershed, photographing and filming as I walk or kayak. This presentation showcases our waterways from historical and environmental perspectives and offers some insights into their current state.”
John Brady recently retired from a long career in maritime museums and ship preservation
nonprofits. He has worked at South Street Seaport Museum, The Philadelphia Ship Preservation
Guild, and the Independence Seaport Museum. For thirty-two of these years, he was a boat
builder and shipwright. Under his leadership, the Independence Seaport Museum’s boat shop
rose to national prominence while focusing on constructing and preserving New Jersey and
Delaware River watercraft. Following this, he became President and CEO of the Independence
Seaport Museum, a post he held for ten years. More recently he served as the interim CEO of
the Bayshore Center at Bivalve for six months. John has published in WoodenBoat, Sea History,
and Power Ships.

Music on the Docks! Saturday September 13, 2025, 1 - 3 pm
2025-09-13 13:00 - 15:00
Saturdays in September and the first Saturday in October join us on the docks for our music series, Music on the Docks. This event is sponsored by Cumberland County Cultural & Heritage Commission. These Saturdays the Delaware Bay Museum, Oyster Cracker Café, AJ’s Pub and the Meerwald Mercantile will be open 11 – 4 pm.
Free admission!
Music on the Docks will be from 1 – 3 pm on these Saturdays.
September 13, 1 – 3 pm
The Johnson Girls

Internationally acclaimed The Johnson Girls have been a force on the folk and
maritime music scene since 1997 as the leading all-woman, a cappella maritime group in the world. Believing that sea chanteys and sea songs were the first real “World Music”, Joy Bennett, Alison Kelley, Bonnie Milner, and Deirdre Murtha know how to serve up a chantey in salty and authentic style that will leave you longing for the age of sail. Whether performing chanteys with hair-raising harmonies or sharing tender ballads at national or international festivals, coffeehouses or libraries, The Johnson Girls remain
true to their mission of keeping chantey singing alive, bringing women’s voices to the fore, and sweeping their audiences along in a tidal fervor.
Other Saturday performers:

September 6 – Jim Albertson

September 13 – The Johnson Girls

September 20 – Andy Dimacale

September 27 – Libby Prison Minstrels

October 4 – The Note Pushers

Music on the Docks! Saturday September 20, 2025, 1 - 3 pm
2025-09-20 13:00 - 15:00
Saturdays in September and the first Saturday in October join us on the docks for our music series, Music on the Docks. This event is sponsored by Cumberland County Cultural & Heritage Commission. These Saturdays the Delaware Bay Museum, Oyster Cracker Café, AJ’s Pub and the Meerwald Mercantile will be open 11 – 4 pm.
Free admission!
Music on the Docks will be from 1 – 3 pm on these Saturdays.
September 20, 1 – 3 pm
Andy Dimacale

Andy Dimacale, Ralph Leonen and Todd Kendall (Trio Indigo band) grew up playing music together. 50 years we’re still at it with over 200 songs, 8 decades of country, rock, alternative music.
Other Saturday performers:

September 6 – Jim Albertson

September 13 – The Johnson Girls

September 20 – Andy Dimacale

September 27 – Libby Prison Minstrels

October 4 – The Note Pushers

Crab Night September 20, 2025
2025-09-20 17:00 - 20:00
Come join us for our Crab Night!
September 20, 2025
Join us for a relaxing, sunset evening on the
docks listening to live music and enjoying
local blue crabs served cleaned and Chesapeake style
with sides of corn, pulled pork, and rolls.
Enjoy the music of Train Wreck!

Train Wreck has been bringing its own special brand of live musical entertainment to various venues in the South Jersey area, regaling audiences with their solid blues, popular favorites, and country classics. Bill Gatier and Jeff Munsick combine soaring vocals, nail-biting lead guitars, rock-solid rhythms and hypnotic harmonica playing to leave audiences dumbfounded everywhere they perform.
AJ’s Pub will be open for additional purchase.
As you know, fall is Blue Crab season!! Come enjoy all the Delaware Bay has to offer at the Bayshore Center.
Ticket required for entry. No pets. Service dogs welcome.
Tx: Only $25 available online Click here to book.

Music on the Docks! Saturday September 27, 2025, 1 - 3 pm
2025-09-27 13:00 - 15:00
Saturdays in September and the first Saturday in October join us on the docks for our music series, Music on the Docks. This event is sponsored by Cumberland County Cultural & Heritage Commission. These Saturdays the Delaware Bay Museum, Oyster Cracker Café, AJ’s Pub and the Meerwald Mercantile will be open 11 – 4 pm.
Free admission!
Music on the Docks will be from 1 – 3 pm on these Saturdays.
September 27, 1 – 3 pm
Libby Prison Minstrels

The Libby Prison Minstrels will present a variety of music including SONGS OF THE SEA, AMERICANA, BLUEGRASS, and OLD TIME MUSIC for your listening pleasures. Come on out and enjoy an afternoon of music from days gone by.
Other Saturday performers:

September 6 – Jim Albertson

September 13 – The Johnson Girls

September 20 – Andy Dimacale

September 27 – Libby Prison Minstrels

October 4 – The Note Pushers

Music on the Docks! Saturday October 4, 2025, 1 - 3 pm
2025-10-04 13:00 - 15:00
Saturdays in September and the first Saturday in October join us on the docks for our music series, Music on the Docks. This event is sponsored by Cumberland County Cultural & Heritage Commission. These Saturdays the Delaware Bay Museum, Oyster Cracker Café, AJ’s Pub and the Meerwald Mercantile will be open 11 – 4 pm.
Free admission!
Music on the Docks will be from 1 – 3 pm on these Saturdays.
October 4, 1 – 3 pm
The Note Pushers

The Note Pushers play 70’s and 80’s Classic Rock.
Other Saturday performers:

September 6 – Jim Albertson

September 13 – The Johnson Girls

September 20 – Andy Dimacale

September 27 – Libby Prison Minstrels

October 4 – The Note Pushers

Fall Museum Series - Art and Film
2025-10-08 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-10-22 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-11-12 14:00 - 15:00
Join us in the museum for our Museum Fall Series of Art and Film
Free to Members / $7 nonmembers
Wednesdays 2 pm Select Dates Sep. 24th – Dec. 3rd

Sep. 24th – Film Series: A Meeting of Migration

Michael Oates and Jeanne Covert present with film maker Q&A. The film explores the migration of the horseshoe crabs and the migratory shorebirds that congregate on the shores of Delaware Bay

Oct. 8th – Art Series: Presentation on photographer Sam Cobb

This presentation will showcase the original work of Samuel Cobb and his great-niece Rachel Cobb on the Port Norris community

Oct. 22nd – Film Series: UNFILTERED The Truth About Oysters

With virtual Q&A with filmmaker : UNFILTERED: The Truth About Oysters is an Emmy award-winning documentary film that explores the oyster’s role both in our world and its own

Nov. 12th – Art Series: Photographers of the Delaware Bay with Michael Chirappa

From the closing years of the nineteenth century until the early 1940s, a series of photographers took stock of, and responded to, these developments on New Jersey’s Delaware Bay

Nov 19th Film Series: Empire Oysters Shorts

View 5 short films produced, & directed by Kevin Joseph of Empire Oyster

Dec. 3 2:30 pm Ty “Dancing Wolf” Ellis of Lenapehoking Reestablishment Project

Ty Dancing Wolf will bring and share Indigenous art with a focus on coastal art and discuss the Lenapehoking Reestablishment Project activities and efforts

Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts / Department of State and the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners through the Cumberland County Cultural and Heritage Commission

October 10, 2025 - 2nd Friday - 5-8 pm
2025-10-10 17:00 - 20:00
Great food from the Oyster Cracker Café including fried oysters, delicious, fresh, oysters on the half shell, local beers from Glasstown Brewing Co at AJ’s Pub, free, self-guided tours of the Delaware Bay Museum, an interesting speaker and live music. Check out the Meerwald Mercantile while you are here featuring hand crafted items from several local artists and local authors. All proceeds go to support the Bayshore Center at Bivalve, home of AJ Meerwald and the Delaware Bay Museum.
5 – 8 – Live music on the docks
Acoustic Breeze

The Acoustic Breeze Trio will present dockside ‘Yacht Rock’ on Friday, October 10, 2025. featuring easy listening pop-rock-and country hits from the 60’s to contemporary repertoire.
Speaker in the Delaware Bay Museum – 6:30 – John Anderson of Rancocas Pathways
Navigating NJs Hidden Tidewaters: the heritage of the Delaware Bay and River Maritime Landscapes comes alive in an engaging presentation geared to participation. From Native Americans, shallops, sails, lighthouses, privateers, pirates, steamers and tankers to shipbuilding and ship yards, tug boat ops and barge movements; learn about the Revolutionary War to World War II and of the people and communities quietly tucked away on the Delaware Bay and River tidewater creeks and river. Come prepared to discover, question, confront and challenge New Jersey’s Delaware Bay tidewater heritage.
John Anderson, independent historian, award winning conservationist, recognized by NJ Governor’s Council on the Outdoors, kayaker, advocate for public access promoting NJ’s Rancocas Creek as a National Water Trail, published author and tugboat dispatcher. Rancocas Pathways is a 501c3 organization whose mission is to promote awareness of NJ’s tidewater marshes through public history and education on associated heritage, natural history, past, present and future.

New Jersey Oyster Festival
2025-10-18 12:00 - 17:00
2025 New Jersey Oyster Festival! October 18, 2025, 12 – 5 pm

Click here for tickets. $50 includes all you can eat raw oysters from local purveyors and a souvenir glass.
Julio’s on Main and Fat Boyz food trucks will be here, as well as offerings from The Oyster Cracker Café, and AJ’s Pub, for additional purchase.
Forth annual NJ Oyster Festival at The Bayshore Center at Bivalve, 2800 High Street, Port Norris, NJ 08349.
Our region has an amazing history and offers some of the finest oysters in the world!
Music by Steve Byrne, 12 – 1:30.

Steve Byrne’s love is Ragtime Blues guitar. His approach is pure and the result is the essence of this most American of music.
Music by Danny Paisley and The Southern Grass, 1:30 – 4pm

Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass play powerful, unadorned, and intense traditional bluegrass. There is no hybrid or genre-bending music here. Their combination of instrumentation and vocals convey the energy and emotion of classic bluegrass and country music.
Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts / Department of State and the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners through the Cumberland County Cultural and Heritage Commission.

Speakers Series will be held in the tent.
Education Speakers Series – Hear from the experts, be sure to schedule time to hear the educational
speakers located in the Huber Maritime Education Room in the Delaware Bay Museum. Barney
Hollinger, a 5th generation Port Norris oysterman will present “State of the Oyster Industry.” Barney
serves on the NJ Shellfish Council and State Board of Agriculture will reflect on the past year of the
oyster industry on the Delaware Bay including farm-raised and wild-caught. Edward “Ned” Gaines will
present “Leasing Our Waters for Shellfish,” Spanning over 100 years, gain a historical perspective of the
leasing of grounds throughout the entire New Jersey coastline for the use in shellfish cultivation. Paul
Coyne will present RU Informed About Oysters? with Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory. The
education speaker series will end with Lucia Osborne, Delaware Bayshore Program Director, “Using
Oyster Reefs to Restore the Delaware Bayshore with The American Littoral Society .” Hear about their
projects building oyster reefs to protect and restore the Delaware Bayshore. These projects
work to clean the water and help to stop the shoreline from washing away.
Sponsors so far this year include:
Counts Sponsors:
Bivalve Packing

Jason Vail – Home & Heart Realty

Extra Selects Level:
WHIBCO

Gentilini Motors

Simonson & McClellan

Selects Level:
Mints Insurance Agency

Hollinger Oyster Company

Allen Insurance and Financial

Cumberland County Improvement Authority

Fairfield Pallet Co., Inc.

Suzanne Cunningham Realtor

Surfside Foods LLC

Rutgers Haskin Shellfish Research Lab

Harbor House Seafood, LLC

Century Savings Bank

Standards Level:
Wheaton Real Estate, LLC

Miletta Brothers Inc
