Sock
Burning 2003
18:00/20/03/2003
(Local) the Spring Equinox will arrive in the Maritime Republic
of Eastport! The traditional Eastportorican Burning of the Sox
will be held on the EYC Jetty. Members and Guests are invited
to come to burn their sox, hear the history of the event, and
partake in the consumption of cold beer and fresh oysters.
Do You Shuck? Want to learn? The Board, House Committee, and Old
Pharts invite you to partake in oyster shucking. Enjoy the event
and demonstrate your prowess in shucking the bivalve. Oysters
and Beer are FREE to Shuckers; non
Shuckers are requested to "shell out" a donation to
the EYC Foundation.
Top
Shucker will be awarded the Golden Shucking Knife and appropriate
notoriety from the competition! More details to follow. Plan your
Thursday, March 20, 2003, shuck a few oysters around 16:30 and
burn you sox.
Beware
of copy-cat events; attend the "original sox burning."
See you there
17:00
Thursday 20 March
EYC East Jetty