The DHDP would like to welcome 

WALGREENS 

to Downtown. 

Come out and Celebrate their
Grand Opening  

on Sunday, March 25th 

 

They are located at
500 Settlers Landing Road 

Hampton. Va  23669 

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There are great opportunities for downtown businesses
to become vendors, very reasonably
priced - $50 Arts & Crafts, a beach clean up,
sand soccer team registration and more

5th  ANNUAL SAND SOCCER SHOOTOUT 

http://www.3dsandsoccer.info/   

Ready for some fun in the sun?  Join us at the  

5th Annual Sand Soccer 

Shootout  

June 2-3 -- Buckroe, Beach 

This year's event incldues:

2 days of sand soccer games
(children, men's and women's teams)
Operantion Buckroe Beach Clean-UP,
in partnership with Hampton Clean City Commission
A variety of vendors: food, arts & crafts, merchandise
Entertainment
Marketing access to over 1,000 3D Sports campers
throughout the year
KIDs CARNIVAL which raises money for selceted NPOs
http://www.3dsandsoccer.info/4.html  Free Sports Clinics
Silent Auction for AIM for Excellence Foundation

And of course plenty of fun in the sun and sand at
Buckroe Beach!
To register your team, sign up for the
Buckroe Beach Clean Up or fill out
an application to become a very reasonably
priced vendor, please visit our web site:
http://www.3dsandsoccer.info/   
To download a vendor application, please visit http://www.3dsandsoccer.info/Vendors.html

If you would like to be a sponsor, please contact:
 kelly@3dsportsinc.info 
As a Virginia Green Event, we're focused on
minimizing our footprint and
maximizing green awareness in the community
and through our parnterships.
 Please contact Kelly Wilson to sign up for our
Beach Clean Up:
kelly@3dsportsinc.info   
 

Downtown Hampton is hosting 

Military Appreciation Month
during the month of March.  

Many of the restaurants and retail stores 

are offering a military discount for the  

month of March and beyond.   

There is an event every weekend as well. 

Drop in to our office to pick up 

the official Downtown Military brochure.

View our Military Appreciation Video produced by
our very own Metro Productions at
YouTube link

http://youtu.be/0MDxR5ppG-8 

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March 2012 Wine Dinner/Tasting

Wines for Springtime!

Brian Fairtile, of Siema Wines, LLC, will present  

seven fine wines from Italia, France and USA. 

Varietals to be samples will include:  

Verdicchio,  

Barbera,  

Pinot noir,  

Pinot, gris,  

Grenache,

Sangiovese,  

Cabernet sauvignon,  

Syrah,  

Pinot bianco...   

A full complementary buffet of  

warm-weather fare will be served.

Friday, 30 March 2012
Seven O'clock in the Evening

La Bodega Hampton
22 Wine Street
Downtown Hampton

  

Advance reservations are required.

Seating for this event is $35.00/person,  

if secured with payment by 

Wednesday, 28 March.

 

After that date, seating is $40.00/person.

Seating is limited to 36 persons.

757-722-8862

  

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Virginia Air & Space Center Hosts 10th Annual

FREE-dom Days for Military Families 

 

 In a show of support for our troops
and their families, the
Virginia Air & Space Center is hosting
FREEdom Days, a month of
military appreciation where the
Center is giving away
 FUN for FREE!   

Military Discounts are available for  

IMAX films including: 

Hubble 3D 

Flying Monsters 3D 

The Lorax 3D 

 

Active duty military, veterans,
their spouses and dependents.
Bring a military ID to participate.
For more information please call
(757) 727-0900 or visit www.vasc.org.  

 
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Retro Green Youth Environmental Conference   

April 21

at Virginia Air & Space Center!

Celebrate Earth Day by attending the   

Retro Green Youth Environmental Conference on Saturday, April 21st, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.   

at the Virginia Air & Space Center.   

This FREE event for youth ages 13 through   

college focuses on the impact youth have made on improving the environment and how and   

why they can do more.    

You must be registered to attend!  To sign up go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3D238NL.    

Only on-line registrations will be accepted.    

Participants under age 18 must bring the   

attached parental permission slip to attend.
 
Why should you come?  You'll learn more   

about living green in our world and   

also have lots of fun!
 
Among the topics to be discussed in   

break-out sessions at the conference are:    

marine life, fisheries, climate change, eco-fashion,   

eco-art, human impact on the environment,   

environmental music, environmental trends,   

recycling, and more, all presented in fun,   

hands-on activities and presentations.  
 
What could be more fun - the Best Retro Earth Day Costume Award, prizes, meeting people with similar interests, free lunch, and more?
 
Spread the word and sign up today!  For more information about the Retro Green Youth Environmental Conference, contact the Hampton Clean City Commission at hccc@hampton.gov or 727-1130.

  

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World's Biggest Space Party:

Yuri's Night Hampton Roads 

at the Virginia Air & Space Center.

 

The world's biggest space party, Yuri's Night,

is returning to the Virginia Air & Space Center in  

on April 14, 2012,
from 7 p.m. to midnight.  

 

This high-tech event encourages partygoers
to explore the wonders and benefits of exciting
new technologies at NASA. 
Yuri's Night Hampton Roads will feature

a fusion of entertainment with music by DJ Jeyone,
a 'Mars'tini lounge, reggae music
 with United Souls, illusions and
 other entertainment by Krendl & Co,
state of the art exhibits showcasing
NASA contributions, and more!

 

Admission is only $10 per person in advance
or $12 the day of the event.
Tickets are available in advance by calling
727-0900, extension 705 or on-line
at <http://www.yurihr.com/>
Food is included with admission and
beverages are available for purchase.  Tickets are now on sale. 
For more information visit  <http://www.yurihr.com/>
or receive updates on your mobile phone when you text
VASPACE to 74568.
(Regular texting rates apply.)

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LIONS GATE'S THE HUNGER GAMES:  

THE IMAX EXPERIENCE

OPENS MARCH 23  

AT THE

VIRGINIA AIR & SPACE CENTER  

FOR ONE WEEK ONLY

 

The highly-anticipated film adaptation of  

Suzanne Collins' young adult best-seller  

The Hunger Games will open at the  

Riverside IMAX Theater at the Virginia Air &  

Space Center on March 23rd.   

The film will have a one-week engagement.

 

Tickets are now on sale and can be  

purchased at www.vasc.org.  The Riverside  

IMAX Theater at the Virginia Air & Space  

Center is located at 600 Settlers Landing  

Road in Hampton.  For information on  

tickets and showtimes, please call 757.727.0900  

or visit the website at www.vasc.org.

 

 

The Arts  

March 30-May 10, 2012  

Get ready for Whiskers n' Tails-Feathers n' Scales,

a fun show celebrating our love for our four legged and  

feathered friends...and even those  with scales!  

Please visit Blue Skies Gallery for a special day  

long event on  Saturday, April 7th.  

Animals from the SPCA,  

in need of loving permanent homes,  

will be visiting from  

11 am till 4 pm.

There will also be raffles for pet  

portraits in a wide range of mediums.  

See you there!  

  Blue Skies Gallery

26 South King Street

Hampton, Va. 23669

Hours- 10-5:30 Tuesday-Saturday 

Noon to 5:00 on Sunday

Closed Mondays. 

www.blueskiesart.com    

Charles H. Taylor Arts Center

ARTISTS WHO TEACH 

Juried Exhibition 2012

This exhibition features 116 artworks by  

75 artists who also teach art at Colleges,  

Universities, public schools, private schools,  

and art centers on the Peninsula will be on  

display from March 3 to April 8, 2012.   

These works include both two and three  

dimensional media and will include  

traditional and contemporary themes.

This years Juror, Amy Brandt, jurored  

the exhibition and selected and presented  

$850 in cash awards.   

Works in drawing, watercolor, painting,  

printmaking, photography, crafts and sculpture  

will be on view. Cash awards totaling $850,  

including First, Second, and Third Place,  

five Awards of Merit and  

five Honorable Mentions will be  

selected by the juror.

Amy Brandt is the McKinnon Curator  

of Modern and Contemporary Art at  

the Chrysler Museum of Art.  

She received her Ph.D. degree  

The Graduate Center of the City University  

and a Master of Arts from Tufts University.

KRISTIN SKEES:  

Cozy Portraits

Kristin Skeesis featured in this one  

person show of her recent work as a  

result of the First Place Award in the  

2011 Artists Who Teach Juried Exhibition.  

Kristin says of her artwork,  

"My work combines traditional women's craft, contemporary DIY culture, and a  

love of the unexpected and absurd.  

Gallery Hours are Tuesday-Friday  

10:00 am-6:00 pm and  

Weekends 1:00-5:00.

For more information  

call 727-1490, email jwjones@hampton.gov  

or visit HamptonArts.net.

The Charles H Taylor Arts Center

www.HamptonArts.net 

artscom@hampton.gov 

April Meeting schedule:           

• Economic Development: April 5, 2012 @ 8:30 a.m.  
• Security: April 9, 2012 @ 8:30 a.m.
• Public Space Improvement:  April 10, 2012 @ 9:30 a.m.
• Joint Coliseum Central/DHDP: April 11, 2012 @ 8:30 a.m.
• Waterfront: April 12, 2012 @ 8:30 a.m.
• Marketing: April 17, 2012 @ 9:30 a.m. 

AVAILABLE FOR SALE

Sunset Boating Center

800 Armistead Avenue

6 acres - dry boating storage facility

4.2 Million

For Further information contact  

Doug Shepard  757-515-4528

RETAIL & OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE
FOR LEASE

St. John's Episcopal Church

Located at 100 W. Queens Way, downtown Hampton.  

For more information call (757) 722-2568 www.stjohnshampton.org

First Baptist Church of Hampton 

Located at 229 North King Street, downtown Hampton.   

For more information call (757) 723-0988 or visit  

www.thefbch.org 

Hampton Baptist Church

Located at 40 Kings Way, downtown Hampton.  

For more information call (757) 723-0707 

http://www.hamptonbaptist.org   

First United Methodist Church

Located 110 East Queen Street, downtown Hampton.  

For more information call (757) 723-6577.   

First Presbyterian Church 

Located at 514 South Armistead Ave., downtown Hampton.  

For more information call (757) 723-0114.

Queen Street Baptist Church   

Located at 190 West Queens Way, downtown Hampton.  

For more information call (757) 723-6630.