ECSU VOLLEYBALL DOMINANT IN THREE SET SWEEP OF VIRGINIA UNION

ECSU VOLLEYBALL DOMINANT IN THREE SET SWEEP OF VIRGINIA UNION
Lady Vikings Go Undefeated In the CIAA East for the Third Consecutive Season

October 27, 2009

ELIZABETH CITY, NC - In a match that took less than an hour, the Elizabeth City State University volleyball team polished off Virginia Union University in three sets 25-8, 25-4, 25-13 Tuesday night at the RL Vaughan Center.

With the win the Lady Vikings capture their third straight Division title while finishing with a perfect 8-0 record in the CIAA East over that same time span.

ECSU overpowered Virginia Union (7-19, CIAA 4-10) from the start, serving up 15 aces and almost tripling the Lady Panthers kill output 34-8. The 50 minute match was the sixth time this season that the Lady Vikings disposed of their opponent in under an hour. They have now wrapped up their CIAA schedule and will enter next weekend’s CIAA Tournament in Hampton, VA as the top seed in the Eastern Division.

Senior Jennifer Hendy finished with a game high 9 kills while Xie’Ara Maybank-Smallings contributed 7 kills versus zero hitting errors and 5 solo blocks.

The Lady Vikings will hold Senior Night on Thursday honoring Hendy, Eva Johnson and Ashley Tarasoff when they welcome Lincoln University of Pennsylvania to the RL Vaughan Center. Game time is slated for 6:00 pm. For more information on ECSU Athletics, visit www.ecsuvikings.com.

Jazz Combo Night held on November 12

Jazz Combo Night held on November 12
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — The ECSU Music Department announces Jazz Combo Night 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm on November 12 on the ground floor of the Ridley Student Center. Three student jazz combos will perform the music of Herbie Hancock, Horace Silver and John Coltrane and more. For more information, contact Professor Douglas Jackson 252-335-3777.


Kesha Williams
Director of Media Relations
Office of University Relations & Marketing
Elizabeth City State University
Campus Box 778
1704 Weeksville Road
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
252-335-3686
FAX: 252-335-3769

WUNC-TV's Our State to Feature Elizabeth City Nov. 5

Our office was informed that Elizabeth City will be on Episode 502 of WUNC-TV's Our State on November 5th! The segment is called "Tar Heel Towns: Elizabeth City", and is hosted by Bland Simpson, which talks about the historic aspects of our area.

For more info on this episode please click here ...

ECSU Albemarle Symphony Orchestra holds fall concert on November 15

ECSU Albemarle Symphony Orchestra holds fall concert on November 15
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- The ECSU Albemarle Symphony Orchestra will hold its fall concert at 3:00 pm on November 15 at the K.E. White Graduate and Continuing Education Center. The concert is free.

Concert selections will include works by three well-known composers: Alfred Reed, one of America's most prolific and frequently performed composers, with more than two hundred published works for concert band, wind ensemble, orchestra, chorus, and chamber ensemble; Camille Saint-Saens, a French composer and co-founder of the Société Nationale de Musique, who composed of over 300 musical works, including symphonic poems such as Danse Macabre and operas such as Samson et Dalila; and Gustav Holst, a British composer known for his choral part-songs, song cycles, operas and orchestral pieces, such as "The Planets".


Kesha Williams
Director of Media Relations
Office of University Relations & Marketing
Elizabeth City State University
Campus Box 778
1704 Weeksville Road
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
252-335-3686
FAX: 252-335-3769

Enjoy an evening with ....

Ricky Braddy & Friends

Saturday, November 21st
7:00 pm
@ Elizabeth City State University - Mickey L. Burnim Fine Arts Center

~ Special Performances By: ~
James Ethan Clark
Amber Braddy Jones
The Braddy Family
Tickets:
$100 - Friends Package*
Includes: Preferred seating for two, autographed CD when available, and admission for two to the "Friends Party" with the artists following the concert

$50 - Patron Package*
Includes: Preferred seating for two, and autographed CD when available

$10 - General Admission

Available at:
Crystal Enterprises, Mildred's Florist,
Montero's Restaurant, Muddy Waters Coffeehouse,
Standard Tile, or online at www.RickyBraddyMusic.com

* Friends and Patron Packages available exclusively at MMT Printers, 605 East Main Street, Elizabeth City, 252-338-2328

ELIZABETH CITY STATE DEFEATS SAINT PAUL'S 38-12

ELIZABETH CITY STATE DEFEATS SAINT PAUL'S 38-12
Vikings Capture All Important Division Win on the Road

October 24, 2009 - The Elizabeth City State University Vikings picked up a 38-12 victory over Saint Paul’s College Saturday afternoon at Parkview High School.

The Vikings held Saint Paul's (3-5, CIAA 2-4) to 178 total yards, including 81 yards through the air. Offensively ECSU was perfect in the red zone going 4-4 on scoring opportunities. The Tigers were 2-3 in the red zone but only crossed mid-field into Viking territory a total of four times however two of those possessions ended with a punt and an interception.

ECSU led 3-0 until a 1-yard touchdown run by Cedric Blacknall put ECSU 10-0 at the 14:19 mark of the second quarter (8 plays, 65- yards). The Vikings struck again after Jeff Lynn blocked a punt back toward the goal line where Justin Hamilton scooped the ball 2-yards out before falling into the end zone for a 17-0 lead.

Tiger quarterback Alwan Lee would connect with Keith Duhart on a 9-yard touchdown strike with 2:22 left before the break (extra point failed). Creven Powell called his own number for a 1-yard TD just before the intermission and the Vikings took a 24-6 lead to the locker room.

With 9:04 left the in third quarter the Tigers pulled a little closer, converting the game’s only turnover till that point into a score and a 24-12 ECSU advantage. After a failed two-point conversion the Tigers sputtered offensively and only threatened to score once more but Lee was intercepted at the Viking 20-yard line by Kobi Williams killing the 7 play drive. On the other hand ECSU padded their lead with another 1-yard TD run by Blacknall and another blocked punt, this time courtesy of Hamilton but recovered in the end zone by Sequan Nevels for the game final point spread.

Defensively the Vikings were again led by Malcolm Jenkins who finished with a team high 8 tackles, one and a half sacks for a loss of 11 yards and 4 quarterback hurries. Terry Griffin contributed a solid performance with 2 sacks a forced fumble and 7 total tackles.

The Vikings (6-3, CIAA 4-2) will head to Richmond, VA to take on division leading Virginia Union University on Saturday, October 31st. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 pm at Hovey Field. For more information on ECSU Athletics, visit www.ecsuvikings.com.

Happenings at Page After Page Bookstore

Hi All - we have so much going on this week - don't forget it all starts tomorrow downtown ~ and goes ~ through Saturday with the Harvest Festival and our story-time tent and then onto Music on the Green - Here we go!!

Thursday October 22nd, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Ed Southern - Sports in the Carolina's, from Death Valley to Tobacco Road

Well known regional author has written another great book - Sports in the Carolinas boasts dozens of essays, profiles, and personal reminiscences that celebrate the amazing stories of athletes and teams in the region.

Saturday October 24th 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Harvest Festival Presents "Authors on the Sidewalk"

"A Fathers Anguish" by RW Doyen

It is a story of fear, vengeance, law and hope. It is a story of what a family goes through when the most precious gift and blessing of a father and mother, a child, is assaulted and raped. It is a story of A Father’s Anguish. Come meet the author.

"The Blockade Runner" by Ronald Zeitz

This exciting new Civil War novel its the huge British Iron steamship The Great Eastern against the vast Union Blockade. Come meet the author.

Doug McCullough - "Sea of Greed"

J. Douglas McCullough, the US attorney who unraveled the Cayman Island cartel, reveals never-before-known facts of the case that began on the docks of the historic fishing village of Beaufort, NC when authorities found a shrimp boat full of marijuana. www.seaofgreed.com

Nancy Henderson-James - At Home Abroad: An American Girl in Africa

At Home Abroad is a stunning autobiography of Nancy Henderson-James youth in Africa. An intimate and detailed autobiography, you will learn so much of the double-bolted life of a child of missionaries in the 1950's in Africa. Come meet and discuss with the author.

For more information on Page After Page Bookstore and their events please call 252-335-PAGE (7243) or check out their website or check out their myspace page.

MOA's Conquering the Sky: The Secret Flights of the Wright Brothers

THE SECRET FLIGHTS OF THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
(Elizabeth City, NC) The Museum of the Albemarle's Historical Roundtable will present Dr. Larry E. Tise on Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 2:00 pm. As part of its ongoing free educational series, the roundtable will integrate the current Out of the Blue Coast Guard Aviation exhibit with Dr. Tise's new book, Conquering the Sky: The Secret Flights of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk.

Serving as the Wilbur and Orville Wright Distinguished Professor of History at East Carolina University, Dr. Tise has completed new research on the lives of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk. He includes fresh information about the Wrights as they travel to and from the site of the first heavier than air powered flight. Their visits and travel through Elizabeth City and other local areas are explored current interpretations of their history.

Conquering the Sky, released in September is the first exploration into the personalities, character and values of the Wright brothers as they weighed their almost unquenchable-sometimes incompatible-ambitions to achieve fame, wealth, power and a historical legacy.

Aviation aficionados will enjoy the story of how the brothers first attempted to broker, not only their flying machine, but their superior knowledge of how and why it worked, to the competing military powers of the early 20th century-Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States.

After the roundtable Dr. Tise will be available for questions and book signing.

The Museum of the Albemarle is located at 501 South Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC. (252) 335-1453. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Sunday 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Closed Mondays and State Holidays. Serving Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties, the museum is the northeast regional history museum of the North Carolina Division of State History Museums, Department of Cultural Resources, State of North Carolina. Treasure NC Culture. www.ncculture.com

MOA's CG Exhibit known as "The Blue Box"

THE BLUE BOX
(Elizabeth City, NC) The Museum of the Albemarle's latest addition to its "Out of the Blue: Coast Guard Aviation" exhibit is what is known as the "Blue Box". The "Blue Box" is an early instrument flight trainer developed from Edwin A. Link's first system perfected in 1929. It is representative of a series of over 10,000 "Blue Boxes" that helped qualify more than half a million airmen during and after World War II, and has been used by more than 35 countries around the world.

Called the "C" series, it utilized a unique system of levers, valves, and vacuum bellows, simulating the moves of an actual airplane in flight. Inside, it features a full-scale instrument panel.

MOA's "Blue Box" was completely restored in 2007 by Bobby Pifer of Tampa Florida.

The Museum of the Albemarle is located at 501 South Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC. (252) 335-1453. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Sunday 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Closed Mondays and State Holidays. Serving Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties, the museum is the northeast regional history museum of the North Carolina Division of State History Museums, Department of Cultural Resources, State of North Carolina. Treasure NC Culture. www.ncculture.com

Pre-Schooler Time @ MOA!

"Pre-Schooler Time"
(Elizabeth City, NC) The Museum of the Albemarle will hold "Pre-Schooler Time" on Thursday, November 12, 2009 from 10:00 am until 10:45 am. Pre-Schoolers will learn about voting, view campaign buttons from the Museum’s collection, vote for their favorite food and participate in a hands-on activity Participants must be between the ages of 3 to 5 years old and must be accompanied by an adult. This is a free event.

For more information call 252-335-1453.

The Museum of the Albemarle is located at 501 South Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC. (252) 335-1453. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Sunday 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Closed Mondays and State Holidays. Serving Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties, the museum is the northeast regional history museum of the North Carolina Division of State History Museums, Department of Cultural Resources, State of North Carolina. Treasure NC Culture. www.ncculture.com