Elizabeth City for the Holidays

Are you the type to walk around a town/city just to see the holiday decor, especially the christmas lights? Well, below is a video that does just that. Here is a video of some of the holiday decor of some of the businesses and places in Downtown Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Time to get into the holiday spirit!


If you ever would like to visit Elizabeth City, then please check out www.DiscoverElizabethCity.com or call the Elizabeth City Area Convention & Visitors Bureau at 252-335-5330. Hope to see you soon!

It's in the Bag -- A Bag Party at The City Wine Sellar

It's in the Bag -- A Bag Party at The City Wine Sellar
Host: The City Wine Sellar, Bakery, Deli & Wine Bar
Location: City Wine Sellar
102 Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 US
When: Any time between 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Phone: 252-335-1163

If you weren't able to make it to the "Bag Party" Thursday night, you still have time!! We have extended the shopping opportunity for you. Stop by the City Wine Sellar any time between 10:00 am - 4:00 pm for some great buys on purses, cool jewelry items, scarves, and other unique gifts. Come early and leave your "wish list for Santa" with Jack, then send your hubby or boyfriend back to Christmas shop for YOU!!!

Check out Sylvia and Mary Alice Tilley's awesome products, including fashion jewelry and other unique gifts. It's a great opportunity to do some (almost) last minute Christmas shopping.

Elizabeth City, NC Has Elegant Options for a New Year's Eve Getaway

Contact:
Elizabeth Evans
Public Relations Consultant
Cahoon & Cross Marketing Consultants
Phone: (757) 625-7068 direct line
E-mail: evanspr@cox.net






ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. HAS ELEGANT OPTIONS FOR A NEW YEAR’S EVE GETAWAY
(Elizabeth City, N.C., Dec. 20, 2007) – If you’re looking for a New Year’s Eve getaway that’s elegant and easy to reach, consider Elizabeth City, N.C., this year. The Culpepper Inn and Montero’s Restaurant are offering a special “Midnight at Montero’s” accommodations and dining package for the evening of Dec. 31, 2007.

For $450 per couple, the VIP package includes:

• Accommodations for two at the Culpepper Inn, with early check in and late check out, as well as chocolates, champagne and flowers in your room. A late morning brunch on New Year’s Day is also included

• Dinner in a private VIP lounge at Montero’s Restaurant with a personal server

• Dancing on two large dance floors, with entertainment by Outer Banks 2000

• Special premium liquors, beer and wine, including the famous “Father Time” champagne toast

• Party favors

• The soon-to-be famous 12:01 breakfast buffet

• A designated driver to escort you from the Culpepper Inn, to and from Montero’s Restaurant

Individuals who would like a dining-only option may pay $100 per person, which does not include accommodations and access to the VIP lounge. Diners may pre-select to have a designated driver take them home for $5 per person. For information about the package, call (252) 331-1067.


About Elizabeth City
Elizabeth City is located in northeastern North Carolina on the Pasquotank River, halfway between Norfolk, Va., and the Outer Banks. Elizabeth City has six National Register Historic Districts and is home to the Museum of the Albemarle, the Pasquotank Arts Council Gallery, Elizabeth City State University Planetarium and Port Discover science center. Nature loving travelers are drawn to the area’s proximity to the Great Dismal Swamp and the abundance of outdoor recreational offerings. For travel information and suggested itineraries, call the Elizabeth City Area Convention & Visitors Bureau at 1-866-ECity-4U (1-866-324-8948) or (252) 335-5330 or go to www.DiscoverElizabethCity.com

Ansel Adams Exhibition Generates Headline News for Museum of the Albemarle and Elizabeth City

Contact:
Elizabeth Evans
Public Relations Consultant
Cahoon & Cross Marketing Consultants
Phone: (757) 625-7068 direct line
E-mail: evanspr@cox.net





ANSEL ADAMS EXHIBITION GENERATES HEADLINE NEWS FOR MUSEUM OF THE ALBEMARLE AND ELIZABETH CITY
-– News coverage garners nearly $180,000 in public relations value --
(Elizabeth City, N.C., Dec. 20, 2007) – The Chicago Tribune covered it. So did the Boston Herald, San Francisco Chronicle, Tampa Tribune, The Washington Post and Atlanta’s Journal-Constitution. News of the Ansel Adams in the East exhibition at the Museum of the Albemarle generated more than $180,000 in public relations value, according to the Elizabeth City Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (ECACVB).

“The Ansel Adams show really put the Museum of the Albemarle and Elizabeth City on the map,” said ECACVB Director Russ Haddad. “We’ve tracked coverage in all mediums that carried the news from coast to coast.”

As a result of a widespread public relations campaign, news of the groundbreaking exhibition appeared in at least 45 national newspapers, regional magazines and news and arts Web sites, in addition to at least five televised news reports.

“The media’s interest in the exhibition speaks to the photographer’s name recognition and the unique nature of the exhibition,” said Haddad.

Ansel Adams in the East: Cruising the Inland Waterway in 1940 opened Sept. 15 and ran through Dec. 2 at the Museum of the Albemarle. Depicting nearly 50 square proofs, gelatin silver prints and enlargements from 2.25-inch negatives, the photographs document a Thanksgiving week vacation cruise that took Adams and the well-known arts patron David Hunter McAlpin along the Intracoastal Waterway.

The exhibition was unusual in that it presented a side of Adams the public rarely saw. Known for his sweeping Western landscapes, Adams tried his hand at social documentary work when he photographed dockworkers, life along the waterway and the crew aboard the Billy Bones II, the schooner that took the photographers from Norfolk to Savannah.

The photographs stand out as “excellent examples of intuitive, hand-held photography” according to Exhibit Curator Stephen B. Jareckie

The Museum of the Albemarle exhibition was only the second time the photographs have been shown. Ansel Adams in the East: Cruising the Inland Waterway in 1940 appeared earlier this year at the Fitchburg Art Museum in Fitchburg, Mass. The collection was on loan to the Museum of the Albemarle from the Sarah Sage McAlpin Estate.

For information, call the ECACVB at 1-866-ECity-4U (1-866-324-8948) or (252) 335-5330 or go to www.DiscoverElizabethCity.com

AEDC - Ron Paul Blimp launch puts Elizabeth City in national spotlight

Contact:
Elizabeth Evans
Cahoon & Cross Marketing Consultants
Phone: (757) 625-7068 direct line evanspr@cox.net
Wayne Harris, AEDC
(888) 338-1678 or (252) 338-0169
director@discoverec.com





Ron Paul Blimp launch puts Elizabeth City in national spotlight
Dec 14, 2007 - Santa brought an early gift of national media attention to Elizabeth City last week in the publicity run-up to the launch of the nation's first blimp involved in a presidential campaign.

With camera crews and reporters from a dozen media outlets looking on, the Airship Management Services blimp, larger than the Goodyear blimp, rose into a misty winter sky over Elizabeth City Friday morning to the cheers of a hundred or so supporters of presidential hopeful Ron Paul.

Within hours, the Elizabeth City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau's Jessica Faulkingham had posted this video of the launch to the CVB's YouTube account. And within hours after that CNN had called the CVB for permission to use the video in its news broadcasts and on its Web site. As of Friday afternoon there was an unconfirmed report that Kate Couric planned to use a segment filmed by WTKR NewsChannel 3 in Norfolk on the CBS Evening News. [December 18 update: By Tuesday morning the CVB's YouTube video had been viewed nearly 12,000 times.]

The Albemarle Economic Development Commission used the national media attention to highlight the Elizabeth City area's long history of aviation accomplishments, its unique relationship with the airship industry, and recent successes associated with its $10.4-million aviation park. Coordinating with the Elizabeth City Area CVB, which put up a special Media Accommodations page on its Web site, the AEDC issued Web-site updates daily from the time the story broke on December 9 until the launch this morning. Cahoon and Cross, the public relations firm for both agencies, aggressively pushed the updates out to the national and regional media.

"It's a first, actually, for a presidential candidate to use a blimp in the campaign," Elizabeth City Mayor Steve Atkinson said. "It's a great day for the community. A lot of people who are making this thing work are from Elizabeth City."

Airship Management Services is leasing the Ron Paul Blimp to Paul supporters. Neighboring TCOM, L.P. manufactured the blimp's envelope.

Prior to the launch, Atkinson and Dave Thomas of Elizabeth City's Rose Buddies presented the pilots of the Ron Paul Blimp with good-luck roses and wished them godspeed. For those who have never had the pleasure of docking in Elizabeth City overnight, the Rose Buddies are famous for welcoming boaters to the city's "harbor of hospitality" with roses and hors d'oeuvres.

Among the national stories that specifically mentioned Elizabeth City prior to the launch were:
ABC News: Supporters Pump Ron Paul Full of Hot Air
Reuters: Presidential Candidate Ron Paul Has a Blimp
Politico.com: Ron Paul blimp charts unprecedented course
John Henderson's excellent write-up on the launch in the Daily Advance can be found here.

As of Friday afternoon, Cahoon and Cross's latest press release on the launch had been opened by 93 media outlets. We'll update who actually ran stories next week.

For additional information, contact the Albemarle Economic Development Commission (www.discoverec.com) at 1-888-338-1678 or (252) 338-0169.

Chuck Hodges Friday night at The City Wine Sellar -- December 21st

Chuck Hodges Friday night at The City Wine Sellar -- December 21st
Host: Debbie Malenfant
Location: City Wine Sellar
102 Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 US
When: Friday, December 21, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Phone: 252-335-1163

Twas the Friday before Christmas, and all through the house People were whispering "The Hodgi's coming, Wow, wow, wow!" The preparations are being made, tables moved here and there In hopes that Chuck and his friends soon would be here. The wines are all nestled, the whites and the reds The sandwiches are prepped, made with homemade breads. So, come on out to the City Wine Sellar on Friday night. We guarantee a great time at this holiday highlight.

Music 7:00-10:00 pm; Deli Fare served until 9:00.

Special Holiday Invitation

Back by popular Demand !!

Mr Meekins signed to a sold out crowd last Thursday at Page After Page Bookstore - he is coming back this THURSDAY December 20th from 5-7pm at Page After Page Bookstore -

So....this gives us even more reasons to celebrate !!!

Come in and share some Christmas Cheer & Holiday wishes with us at Page After Page Bookstore - - we will have special snacks and surprises for all attendees.


***Author Signings***

Thursday December 20th 5pm - 7pm Alex Christopher Meekins will be on hand to discuss and sign copies of his book Elizabeth City, North Carolina and the Civil War: A History of Battle and Occupation - Makes a Great Christmas Gift !!


As Always - please call the store to reserve your copies of all books - 335-PAGE(7243)

It's in the Bag -- A Bag Party at The City Wine Sellar

It's in the Bag -- A Bag Party at The City Wine Sellar
Host: The City Wine Sellar, Bakery, Deli & Wine Bar
Location: City Wine Sellar
102 Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 US
When: Thursday, December 20, 5:00 pm
Phone: 252-335-1163

Whether you call it a purse, a clutch, a handbag, or a pocketbook, you should call it a shopping party on Thursday evening at The City Wine Sellar. Sylvia and Mary Alice Tilley will be having a Bag Party from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Check out their awesome products, including fashion jewelry and other unique gifts. It's a great opportunity to do some (almost) last minute Christmas shopping. Light appetizers served. Cash bar.