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HomeMy WebLinkAbout022707 VB 20071 Virginia Beach 2007 Update Mac Rawls, Chairman Virginia Beach 2007 February 27, 2007 2 It Began Here Cape Henry to Jamestown Settlers –Plymouth Rock to Pilgrims Big difference: The landing at Cape Henry took place 13 years before the one at Plymouth Rock –a fact many people don’t seem to know Cape Henry in Virginia Beach is where events began that would later give birth to the United States. 3 Virginia Beach 2007 Events: Getting Involved and Getting the Word Out Cooperative Marketing/PR –VB 2007, Virginia Beach Convention & ? Visitors Bureau and Contemporary Art Center of Virginia pooled efforts for greatest marketing and public relations impact Cooperation with the state –Virginia Beach was one of the 19 original ? Jamestown 2007 community program participants and one of Jamestown 2007’s signature events Participation in regional Journey Up the James –Regional event promoting ? Jamestown explorations that occurred April 26-May 13, 1607 Participation in Jamestown Godspeed Sail Tourism promotion –Six-port ? city tour of Northeastern U.S. promoting Jamestown 2007 National Mediaand Marketing –All events are being promoted by the ? VBCVB national marketing and public relations efforts 4 VBFun.comSitelet Promoting VB2007 5 Happenings in Virginia Beach in Honor of 2007 VB 2007 Lecture Series – ? Prominent authors discuss early Jamestown history –free and open to public 400 Historical Facts About Virginia Beach – ? Publication for schools and libraries Preservation Priority List of 50 Most Historical Structures ? in Virginia Beach – Publication of structures identified by local historical authorities Community Roots Program - ? Encouraging Virginia Beach community organizations to compile their histories and list themon a common Web site 6 Happenings in Virginia Beach in Honor of 2007 Virginia Beach School Board Resolution - ? School instruction to emphasize Virginia Beach 2007 from March 19- 21 Virginia Beach Schools Curriculum Packages ? Virginia Beach First Landing Student Art Exhibit – ? Students entering artwork to be featured at Norfolk International Airport, LynnhavenMall and the CACV in April Virginia Beach Legends Walk – ? Virginia Beach school students choosing special inductee honoring 2007 7 Happenings in Virginia Beach in Honor of 2007 Virginia Beach 2007 Legacy Projects - ? Projects recognized by VB 2007 as having lasting economic, cultural, or ecological benefits: The Virginia Beach Convention Center ? LynnhavenRiver 2007 ? Adam ThoroughgoodHouse Renovations ? Facility improvements at First Landing State Park ? The SandlerCenter for Performing Arts ? 8 Happenings in Virginia Beach in Honor of 2007 100Anniversary of Virginia Beach th– ? Celebration held in 2006 to commemorate establishment of Virginia Beach exhibit at Contemporary Arts By Our Heirs Forever ? Center of Virginia - Provides contemporary artists’ interpretation of Magna Carta 9 The Virginia Beach 2007 Craft Market ? Produced at the – Virginia Beach Convention Center by the Events Management Group Virginia Beach Garden Tour 2007 ? Produced by the Princess – Anne and Virginia Beach Garden Clubs The First Landing ? A film produced by Regent University, – recounting the hardships and spiritual importance of the First Landing as seen through the eyes of Reverend Robert Hunt –airing on MSNBC Family Channel on April 30 The Assembly ? program of prayer and services on the – A Boardwalk on April 29, projected to attract thousands of visitors, produced by One Nation Under God Inc. 10 Happenings in Virginia Beach in Honor of 2007 Discover the New World: 1607–2007 – ? Year-long series of programs/lectures produced by Public Libraries Henry Towne – ? A reconstructed village at Ft. Story, produced by the First Landing Foundation, featuring Native American dwellings and early 1600 English houses First Landing Pageant – ? A pageant depicting the First Landing and its impact upon both the Native Americans and the founding of the new colony, also produced by the First Landing Foundation 11 Virginia Beach 2007 Core Events Magna Carta& Four Foundations of Freedom March 30 –June 18: Exhibition at the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia showcasing the Magna Carta, an early broadside of the Declaration of Independence, notes from the first drafting of the U.S. Constitutionand the Virginia Declaration of Rights, and a printed Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln 12 Virginia Beach 2007 Core Events April 26: First Landing Reenactments •Three Jamestown ships •Reconstructed Indian village •Reenactments of the First Landing at First Landing State Park (Program repeated on April 27 for school groups) 13 Virginia Beach 2007 Core Events April 27: LynnhavenRiver Exploration Educational exhibits and programs at LynnhavenRiver Boat Ramp followed by State of the River address and luncheon April 28: Boardwalk History Festival Fifteen blocks of exhibits about local Virginia Beach history and institutions, plus entertainment and historical demonstrations 14 Virginia Beach 2007 Core Events April 29: Cape Henry Commemoration Ceremony A reenactment ceremony of the historical claim of the Jamestown settlers to the New World, to be held at Fort Story 15 Questions? 16