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Bolshoi Ballet stars, Anastasia Babaeva and Denis Gronostayskiy,
will grace the Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts
stage, performing the principal roles of Clara and the Prince in a
presentation of the Christmas classic The NutCracker.They will be
joined by international artists Maxim Bondar, Vitali Metelskiy,
Alex Kuxa, and Dmitri Krivenko performing in solo roles. The
Russian tradition of excellence in all phases of production, spiked
with the genius of innovative presentation, will be hard to beat
this year in Christmas entertainment. In...
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Marathoning legend Bill Rodgers will join runners from the United
States and world at the inaugural Melbourne & Beaches Music
Marathon Sunday, February 8, 2009 on Florida's scenic Space
Coast. Rodgers, the only person to win both the Boston and New York
marathons four times, will compete in the Masters Half-Marathon
while lending his expertise and accomplishments to the newest major
certified marathon and half-marathon on the international calendar.
'It's going to be a great race for everyone,' said
Rodgers, who continues to hold numerous Open and Masters U.S.
road-racing records. 'The...
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Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach & Florida's Space Coast is the
perfect traveling companion for a visit to Brevard County. Author
and resident Dianne Marcum shares firsthand knowledge of the finest
lodging, dining, shopping, and recreation, with special attention
to the best beaches and surf spots. All this plus more than 100
up-to-date maps and photos make this guide a must have for your
trip. Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach & Florida's Space Coast
is published as part of The Countryman Press Great Destination
Series.
For more information visit www.DianneMarcum.com.
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Melbourne, FL--The Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts
announces its highly anticipated Harris Broadway series which
brought 'Mamma Mia,' 'The King and I' and
'Mov,in' Out' to the Florida Space Coast last season.
And this year's line-up is no exception with four new shows
during the 2008-2009 season. The Harris Broadway Series schedule to
date is:The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,' taking a
comic look at over-achieving children, Jan.
13-14.'Spamalot,' a nutty musical comedy based on the movie
'Monty Python and the Holy Grail,' Feb. 24-25.'Happy
Days: A...
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The Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse proudly presents its 19th
Season - "Broadway on Brevard". To run for a total of
five months, the playhouse's season will feature, through
special arrangement, five Broadway musicals. They are as follows:
Jekyll & Hyde - The Musical, September 26-October 12, 2008.
Through arrangements with Music Theatre International, Jekyll &
Hyde - The Musical tells the haunting yet magical tale of a man in
struggle with his morality; Peter Pan, Nov 14-Nov. 30, 2008.
Through arrangements with Samuel French, Peter Pan tells the
magical tale of the...
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Florida's Space Coast. Louisville had its horses, Chicago had
its cows, St. Paul had its Snoopys and now Florida's Space
Coast will have its own sculptures orbiting the area as part of a
fundraiser and celebration of NASA's 50th Anniversary.
"Shuttles Orbiting the Space Coast" will benefit The
Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, a non-profit organization
dedicated to helping the United States retain its world leadership
in science and technology in the future. The foundation, has given
over $2.5 million in scholarships to engineering, math and science
college students since its...
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Cocoa Beach,FL--Florida's Space Coast Office of Tourism is
pleased to announce that Evelyn Guill of Virginia Beach, Virginia
is their first grand prize winner for a 6 night/7 day vacation as a
part of a special promotional giveaway tied to the launch of their
newest website: iwantmyspacecoast.com. Ms. Guill will receive
luxury accommodations at one of the following beachside hotels:
Hilton Melbourne Beach Oceanfront, Crowne Plaza Melbourne
Oceanfront, The Inn at Cocoa Beach, or Courtyard by Marriott Cocoa
Beach. When not relaxing on the beach, Ms. Guill and her guest can
take advantage of...
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Cocoa Beach -- The 3nd Annual Brighthouse Network-World Skincare
Foundation Sean & Skippy Slater Invitational will wash ashore
the weekend of November 7th with a whole slew of events and head on
head competition not only in the water, but on land as well! The
Invitation will kick off with a street party at Rusty's Seafood
& Oyster Bar (Port Canaveral) on Thursday, November 6. The Sean
Slater Invitational Pro Shortboard and Longboard contests will
commence on Friday, November 7 at Cocoa Beach Hilton, 1550 N.
Atlantic Ave., in Cocoa Beach. And will continue on Saturday,
November 8...
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The first event to benefit the newly established Fund for Arts in
Brevard (FAB) will be held November 8, 2009 at the Melbourne
International Airport, One Terminal Parkway in Melbourne. Starting
at 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. an Appraisal fair and Silent Auction will
be held throughout the airport terminals, baggage claim and atrium.
An in the evening there will be a Live Auction at 5:00 PM. Proceeds
to benefit the Fund for Arts in Brevard (FAB) supporting individual
artists and arts and cultural groups through the Brevard Cultural
Alliance Featured Professional Art and Collectibles Appraisers...
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Kennedy SpaceCenter. Once again KennedySpaceCenter will host what
has become an annual Fall Concert Series! This year's musical
series will take off as three amazing acts come to the Rocket
Garden stage to rock the crowd with music from the 60's,
70's and 80's. On Saturday, October 18, 2008 Survivor will
open the Fall Concert Series on the RocketGarden stage. Formed in
1978, this iconic rock band achieved its greatest success in the
1980s with its their charting singles, which include 1982's
"Eye of the Tiger", the theme song for the motion picture
Rocky III, "Burning...
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Scenes of Black History Docudrama filmed on The Indian River Queen
Cocoa, FL. On Monday, August 25, Penny Flaherty, owner and Capt.
Jim Georges, of the riverboat cruise ship, Indian River Queen, were
the excellent hosts for the filming location of two scenes for the
docudrama, Filling The Gap. For approximately 5 hours the cast and
film crew were on board the river boat to film Cedric Lawson as the
slave inventor, Benjamin Montgomery, and Aubrey Grier as Robert
Smalls, a slave on the Planter, a Confederate steamer during the
Civil War. Mary Fears, Co-producer, professional...
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Cocoa Beach, Florida - The Florida State H.O.G. Rally rolls into
Florida Space Coast for a return visit from October 22-25, 2008.
Thousands of biker enthusiast are expected from around the state
are expected to participate once again in this four day event,
which promotes a sense of brotherhood and glorifies a hobby, which
both the young and old have come to love. The Florida H.O.G. Rally
will feature drill team demonstrations, a plethora of vendors, a
parade of flags, bike show, a H.O.G Roast poker run, a tattoo
contest, biker games, a FREE party courtesy of "SunCruz
Casino",...
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Families and Friends 'Flock' to Florida's Space Coast
to Celebrate the Tenth Annual Birding & Wildlife Festival A
Decade of Dedication November 29, 2006 SPACE COAST, Fla. - Birding
experts to nature enthusiasts migrate to Florida's Space Coast,
home of the largest collection of endangered wildlife in the
country, for the Tenth Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife
Festival Jan. 24-28, 2007. With 'edutravel' being a popular
trend among families today, the experience provides a perfect
combination of education and entertainment, offering expeditions
from kayak adventures and boat...
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SNOWBIRDS LEAVE THE WINTER BLUES BEHIND FOR
THE SUNNY BEACHES OF FLORIDA'S SPACE COAST
December 20, 2007
SPACE COAST, Fla. - While the time has come to retire the
swim gear as the warm weather melts into winter, Florida's
Space Coast is the ideal getaway to escape the wrath of Jack Frost.
An exciting winter season of concerts, festivals and shuttle
launches greets snowbirds and weekenders alike, from the legendary
Tony Bennet in concert to the annual Space Coast Birding &
Wildlife Festival, one of the largest in the country. Stretching 72
miles of Atlantic coastline with an average...
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SPACE COAST, Fla. - Attracting wildlife enthusiasts from
across the globe, the 11th annual Space Coast Birding &
Wildlife Festival, Jan. 23 - 28, 2008, showcases an impressive
collection of world-renowned keynote speakers and all-encompassing
seminars, workshops and field trips. For the first time, Operation
Migration, a non-profit organization that uses ultra light aircraft
to help teach young Whooping cranes the art of migration will be a
part of this year's festival.
Operation Migration's goal is to ensure that Whooping cranes,
the world's most endangered cranes, do not face extinction...
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SPACE COAST, Fla. - Attracting wildlife enthusiasts from
across the globe, the 11th annual Space Coast Birding &
Wildlife Festival, Jan. 23 - 27, 2008, showcases an impressive
collection of world-renowned keynote speakers and all-encompassing
seminars, workshops and field trips. Wildlife experts will present
keynotes and seminars based on field accounts, photography and new
birding techniques, such as Kevin T. Karlson's revolutionary
process of identifying birds by impression, rather than
plumage.
'The lineup of keynote speakers and presenters brings this
year's festival to a new...
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SEBASTIAN INLET, Fla. -- The O'Neill Sebastian Inlet
Pro, Jan. 4 - 11, 2008, drew more than 10,000 spectators to
Florida's Space Coast as the competition, sponsored by Ron Jon
Surf Shop, was the first of the 2008 Pro Surf season. Pat
Gudauskus, 22, beat out a field of 192 surfers to become this
year's first king of the surf.
The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying
Series (WQS) 5-Star event boasted legendary surfers such as Cory
and Shea Lopez and CJ and Damien Hobgood going head-to-head in
man-on-man heats. Gudauskas, however, wearing a makeshift boot made
of duct tape...
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SPACE COAST, Fla. - For those wishing to escape the wrath of Jack
Frost, Florida's Space Coast invites sunbathers, nature lovers
and space enthusiasts to enjoy Spring Odyssey, an entire season of
thrilling adventures and educational excursions, including the 50th
anniversary of NASA, kayaking trips through diverse estuaries,
giraffe feeding at Brevard Zoo, shuttle launches on the beach and
surfing lessons at the best 'hang-10' spots along the
Atlantic. With more than 30 million travelers taking educational
vacations each year, Space Coast is the ultimate destination for
interactive learning.
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Media Contact: Andrea Farmer, 321-449-4318, afarmer@dncinc.com
Jillian McRae, 321-449-4273, jmcrae@dncinc.com Give Your Kids Some
Space... Spring and Summer Camps are Go for Launch at Kennedy Space
Center; Spring Session Starts April 7 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.
(March 28, 2008) - Summer's just around the corner and
tomorrow's astronauts will fuel their dreams of space
exploration during Camp Kennedy Space Center (KSC) at Kennedy Space
Center Visitor Complex. In its eleventh year, Camp KSC takes
campers through the history of America's space program from the
early days of the Mercury...
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SPACE COAST, Fla - Accomplished artists and amateurs alike looking
for a weekend taste of the arts can bring their brush and apron to
Florida's Space Coast and paint the town at the 24th Annual
Melbourne Art Festival, April 26-27, 2008. The Melbourne Art
Festival is a nationally recognized event held each year in
historic Downtown Melbourne, and for more than a decade, Sunshine
Artist Magazine has ranked the Melbourne Art Festival in the
'Top 100 Best Fine Art Shows in the Nation.' The backbone
of this two-day, outdoor festival is a juried fine art show
featuring more than 250 artists from...
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O'Neill Sebastian Inlet Pro Upgraded to
5-Star WQS Event: Proclaimed Florida's Official State Surfing
Contest
October 18, 2007
Following three years of growth and success, officials from
O'Neill clothing of Irvine, California and Ron Jon Surf Shop of
Cocoa Beach, Florida are today announcing that the O'Neill
Sebastian Inlet Pro Presented by Ron Jon Surf Shop, is being
upgraded to a five-star ASP World Qualifying Series event for 2008.
Offering a cash purse of $110,000.00, the O'Neill SI Pro will
take place January 4-11, 2008 at Sebastian Inlet, Florida.
Already the premiere surfing...
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FLORIDA'S SPACE COAST BLASTS
INTO THE FALL SEASON WITH OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD EVENTS AND
HAPPENINGS
October 11, 2007
SPACE COAST, Fla - As beachgoers
retire their swim gear and the warm weather melts into autumn,
Florida's Space Coast greets the fall season with exciting
excursions and events for locals and vacationers alike. From Great
Tastes of Suntree at Brevard Zoo to the World Space Expo at Kennedy
Space Center, the Space Coast offers an array of activities along
72 miles of Atlantic coastline. Comprised of area cities
Titusville, Cocoa Beach, Melbourne and Palm Bay, the Space Coast is
the...
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World Space Expo at Kennedy Space Center
Celebrates 50 Years in Space
September 18, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. (September 10, 2007) -Kennedy Space
Center plays host to the inaugural World Space Expo, celebrating
NASA's 50 years in space exploration. World Space Expo will
take place from Thursday, November 1, 2007, through Sunday,
November 4, 2007 at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex east of
Orlando, Fla.
"Working with NASA, we are gathering together some of the most
exciting efforts in space exploration into a comprehensive space
exposition, World Space...
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Sunny Weather Brings a World of Options at
Florida's Space Coast
April 9, 2007
SPACE COAST, Fla. - Comprised of 72 miles of beaches and area
cities of Titusville, Cocoa Beach, Melbourne and Palm Bay,
Florida's Space Coast features an array of area attractions to
kick off the warmer weather. From sunning on the sands and surfing
the Atlantic's challenging waves to taking a swing at The
Nationals baseball team spring training and kayaking the
breathtaking bioluminescent waters, a world of amusements await
visitors of the Space Coast. Those looking for a diverse vacation
can getaway and play...
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Save Millions on the Most "Out of this
World" Experience at Florida's Space Coast
April 2, 2007
SPACE COAST, Fla. - Looking to cut a couple of million dollars from
that special family vacation? Instead of paying for Virgin Galactic
in-space experience for $1.7 million, 'blast off' to
Florida's Space Coast providing 'out of this world'
experiences without ever leaving Earth. Florida's Space Coast
offers 'space for less' with the Shuttle Launch Experience
and Space Discoveries at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The
realistic Shuttle Launch Experience places space enthusiasts in...
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