Friday, March 19, 2010

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Meet your home grown Sailors / Downtown Tampa Farmers Market
While your shopping for your home grown fruits and vegetables, stop by our Navy booth and meet your home grown Sailors. On hand at the farmers market will be Sailors from USS FLORIDA, some of them natives of the Tampa Bay area.

10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.: Meet the divers / Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Navy divers have one of the most amazing jobs in the United States military. From salvage operations to underwater ship repairs, these Sailors see it all. And this is your chance to see them in their natural environment; under the water. Stop by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium and check them out and learn how they're keep the water safe for the creatures that call the ocean home.

10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Cooking demonstration / Freedom High School
Culinary Specialists aboard Navy submarines are considered the best of the best of the cooks in the U.S. military. Today, our Navy Week chef from the USS FLORIDA will be cooking for the students in the culinary program at Freedom High School. Bon Appétit!

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Past, Present & Future Tour / Armed Forces Military Museum
Museums traditionally display artifacts from the past, but checking those artifacts out today will be members of the US Navy's past, present and future. On hand today for a VIP tour will be Navy veterans, current Sailors and members of the Sea Cadet program. Stop out and meet the crew of USS FLORIDA and take advantage of the museum's reduced admission prices for Navy vets.

6:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m.: Navy band "Pride" concert / Channelside Bay Plaza
Navy band Pride will be rockin' Channelside Bay Plaza with a free outdoor concert. While you're listening to the band, check out the 87' Coast Guard vessel that's open for free tours. The Coast Guard will also be doing a Search and Rescue (SAR) demonstration right there at Channelside from aboard one of their helicopters. This is something you just have to see to believe.