USS Hornet Museum Presents a Special Father's Day Celebration

Treat Dad to a special Father’s Day celebration onboard the USS Hornet Museum that will include a BBQ and Magic Show. The event will coincide with the Museum’s Living Ship Day on Sunday, June 21th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m..

Fathers of every age, along with families, friends and other guests, can enjoy a tasty variety of traditional American BBQ food for a fixed meal price of $10.00. Other Living Ship Day events include the USS Hornet Big Band performance from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Normal admission prices apply.

Children of all ages can enjoy a free magic show by local magician Otis. The show, which begins at 1:00 pm, is a fun-filled extravaganza where Otis will tell tall tales of his life and create an interactive story with everyone.

Otis is the Oakland Magic Circle’s Stage Magician of the Year and a Star Performer at Pier 39. Watch as he makes one bottle of homemade Root Beer turn into more bottles than you can shake a stick at, and that’s just the beginning!

Living Ship Day demonstrations are held onboard the USS Hornet on the third Saturday of most months. On Living Ship Day, the museum comes to life as an operating aircraft carrier, with flight simulations between 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., when aircraft are lifted to the flight deck and placed into launch position. Visitors can meet former crew, sit in the cockpit of a fighter jet, and take in the sights and sounds of naval aviation. Normal museum hours and admission prices apply. Ample free parking is available across from the pier.

The USS Hornet Museum is located at 707 W Hornet Ave, Pier 3, in Alameda. For more information, please visit www.uss-hornet.org or call (510) 521-8448.

###

About the USS Hornet Museum:
The USS Hornet Museum, a popular tourist destination in the San Francisco Bay Area, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to inspiring people of all ages. Through field trips and live-aboard experiences, the USS Hornet, which opened as a museum in 1998, offers educational programs focusing on naval history, science, and space technology. A registered state and national historic landmark and home of the largest collection of Apollo space mission artifacts on the West Coast, the ship is open to the public daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and permanently berthed at 707 W. Hornet Ave., Pier 3 in Alameda, CA. Regular museum admission is $10 for youths age 7-17 (age 6 and under are free with paying adult); $15 for students with ID, seniors, and military with ID; and $20 for adults. Admission is free for Museum members. Ample free parking is available across from the pier. The USS Hornet is also a unique, unforgettable venue available for corporate events; trade shows and expos; private parties and big band dances; and TV and film productions. For more information, including group tours and event planning, visit: www.uss-hornet.org or call (510) 521-8448.

Media contacts:

Victoria Sanchez De Alba, De Alba Communications: (650) 270-7810 / victoria@dealba.net

Heidi Schave, USS Hornet Museum: (510) 521-8448, ext. 224 / heidi.schave@uss-hornet.org