Easton Library to Offer Story Time
On Tuesdays, March 3-24, at 10:00 a.m., the Easton branch of the Talbot County Free Library will offer a Story Time program for children under 5 accompanied by an adult. All library programs are free and open to the public, but parents are asked to pre-register for this program. For more information, call the library at 410-822-1626, or visit www.tcfl.org. Contact: Rosemary Morris, telephone: 410-822-1626
St. Michaels Library to Offer Memoir Writing Program
On Thursdays, March 12 – May 28 (always excepting the first Thursday of each month), from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., the St. Michaels branch of the Talbot County Free Library will continue to offer its memoir-writing program. Patrons have the opportunity to record and share their memories of life and family with a group of friendly, like-minded people. Participants are invited to bring their lunch. All library programs are free and open to the public, but patrons are asked to pre-register for this program. For more information, call the library at 410-745-5877, or visit www.tcfl.org. Contact: Shauna Beulah, telephone: 410-745-5877
Author to Discuss Ed Cutts: Designer, Boatbuilder, and Cutts Method Designer
On Thursday, March 12, at 6:30 p.m., in the Easton Branch of the Talbot County Free Library, author Wayne Brown will talk about his biography of Oxford’s own Edmund Cutts, the man who invented the “Cutts Method” for building stronger, lighter yachts. Described by Morris Yachts founder Tom Morris as the “Babe Ruth of the boatbuilding business,” Ed Cutts never used a computer to design a boat, instead carving a wooden half-hull– as the legendary Captain Nat Herreshoff had done – and then scaling it up. Cutts invented a technique for building wooden boats that requires neither heavy oak framing nor metal fasteners. The patented Cutts Method produces hulls that are stronger, lighter, faster, less expensive and more easily repaired than those built with traditional methods.
After meeting Cutts at his boatyard, Cutts & Case in Oxford, MD, in 1972, Jon Wilson the founder of WoodenBoat Publications, wrote, “I discovered immediately that I was not talking with an everyday boatyard/marina operator; indeed, I got the feeling (fast) that I had met up with my first real genius…. For all of us who care about traditional wood construction brought forward into the future, his work is an inspiration.” Cutts also pioneered the use of Kevlar in boatbuilding.
Wayne Brown grew up with a love for wooden boats, and has sailed a variety of them in Maine and Maryland. As a journalist, he has written for papers in Connecticut, Maryland, and Virginia, and was a public affairs officer for the U.S. Power Squadron and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. He lives in Black Rock, CT.
All library programming is free and open to the public. Patrons do not need to pre-register for this program. For more information, please call the library at 410-822-1626, or visit www.tcfl.org.
Contact: Sabine Simonson, telephone: 410-822-1626
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