Oyster Roast and Dance set for Saturday at DMM

Tickets are now on sale for the 15th annual Oyster Roast and Dance set for 5-9 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 14, in the Events Pavilion at Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park. Dinner and dance tickets are available at the DMM office and online.

The Oyster Roast begins with a social hour from 5-6 p.m. with local Thomas Ruark on saxophone. The buffet opens from 6-7 “p.m.-ish” and the dance with the long-awaited revival of the award-winning Jumbo Lump Daddy and the Backfin Boys featuring Clayton Neal and Gary Archer with full-tilt “Boogie” for the dance after dinner until closing. Bring your dancing shoes.

15th annual oyster roast and dance features oysters on the half shell, oysters steamed, and Team McCue’s increasingly popular Oysters Rockefeller. Eastern Carolina barbecue, Bill and Randy’s Rockin’ Chowder, baked beans from The Galley restaurant, desserts and coleslaw, sweet tea and bottled water are included. The cash wine and beer bar will be open from 5-8 p.m. World Champion shucker, Deborah Pratt, will again be oyster shucking. Only the best!

What’s up with Jumbo Lump Daddy? 

Defying classification, Jumbo Lump Daddy performs genre-crossing music that can only be described as “Rivahdacious”! Blending rhythm and blues, rock and roll, blues and country, the band has been named “Best of the River Country for four years running by Pleasant Living magazine. Clayton Neal, Jumbo Lump Daddy, provides guitar and harmonica, Gary Archer on guitar. The band trades off on vocals and harmonies.

From their updated bio: For the past two and a half decades, Jumbo Lump Daddy and The Backfin Boys have been entertaining audiences all over the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck with their unique line up of original music and an eclectic mix of roots rock, alt country and music from the Americana genre.

To find out more about DMM, its offerings, events schedule, event tickets, become a member, donate or volunteer, visit the website at www.deltavillemuseum.com.