Zone: ALL Edition: 1ST Page - Downtown Hampton Child

Product: DPress PubDate: 01-30-2009 Zone: ALL
Edition: 1ST
Page: ticket_1
User: sfairbank
Time: 01-29-2009
Fundraiser combines fun and
education in all-day event
BY PRUE SALASKY
[email protected] ❘ 757-247-4784
last Off 2009, a first-time
fundraiser at the Virginia Air & Space Museum
to benefit the Downtown Hampton Child Development Center,
takes place on Saturday.
The nonprofit preschool
B
serves 350 children, including
those with special needs. The
preschool has a sliding-scale fee
structure for its three locations
and is certified by the National
Association for the Education
of Young Children.
Blast Off promises a full day
of fun and educational activ-
JANUA
RY 30, 2
009
For the
kid’s sake,
have a blast
17:35 Color: C
K Notes:
Y
M
ities for the family in an allinclusive format. The price of
admission covers one adult and
one child and includes lunch,
the IMAX movie “Alaska,”
which explores North America’s final frontier, the balloon
art of magician Treybo, and a
puppet show. “The Amazing
Adventures of Chessie the
Manatee” features more than 40
puppets in a production by
Rainbow Puppets.
News to Use
Please see BLAST/C10
A ride on the 1920s carousel is included in the day’s festivities.
PHOTO BY ROB OSTERMAIER/DAILY PRESS
Blast Off 2009, a first-time fundraiser to
benefit the Downtown Hampton Child
Development Center, will be held at the
Virginia Air & Space Museum in Hampton.
PHOTO BY JOE FUDGE/DAILY PRESS
“The Amazing Adventures of
Chessie the Manatee” features
more than 40 puppets in a production by Rainbow Puppets.
What: Blast Off 2009,
fundraiser for the Downtown
Hampton Child Development
Center.
When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday.
Where: Virginia Air & Space
Center, 600 Settlers Landing
Road, Hampton.
Tickets: $25 admission for
adults includes the following:
I admission for one
accompanying child, age 3 to
17
I lunch
I an IMAX movie
I carousel ride
I puppet show
I balloon artist
I children’s symphony
performance.
Each additional child, ages 3
to 17, $8; under 3 are free.
Available from The Virginia
Store, TowneBank Peninsula
branches, and
www.blastoff2009.com.
Info: To learn more call the
Downtown Hampton Child
Development Center at
722-3186 or go to dhcdc.org.
PHOTO BY JOE FUDGE/DAILY PRESS
Sunday
Friday
MUSIC
MOVIES
SPECIAL EVENT
Heritage blues
Old moves
come in handy
The Tournee Festival
7:30 p.m. Old-time blues singers such as Millie
Jackson, Marvin Sease and Clarence Carter, pictured
below, belt out some serious tunes during the
Hampton Blues Festival at the Hampton Coliseum.
Liam Neesen stars in the
thriller “Taken” about an
ex-CIA spy set out to save his
estranged daughter from a
foreign slave trade. Maggie
Grace of “Lost” fame stars as
his daughter.
6 p.m. Brush up on your French culture during the College of William and Mary’s
month-long free film festival that kicks off with a wine and cheese reception plus
the viewing of its first flick, “Tell No One,” pictured right.
SPECIAL EVENT
Lessons of resistance
1 p.m. The Chrysler Museum of Art is hosting a Community Day in honor of the
50-year mark of Norfolk public schools’ desegregation. The event features free
admission to the museum, tours, discussions and a viewing of the 1959 TV documentary “The Lost Class of ’59.”
All Weekend
THEATER
THEATER
Betrayal and death
Adult-friendly puppets
The Virginia Opera opens its latest show with
the tragic love story “Tosca” at the Harrison
Opera House in Norfolk. Story C10.
You will want to leave the kids at home for the
puppet-driven, Tony-award winning “Avenue Q,”
pictured right. The comedic play about making it
big in New York runs tonight through Sunday,
and is full of adult situations and discussions.
INSIDE: EVENT DETAILS, C10
Suttle Motor Corporation
BRAND NEW 2009
• 26 MPG Hwy
• 3.6L V-6 263HP
• Power Windows
• Power Locks
• Power Mirrors
• Alloy Wheels
• Cruise control
• 4Wheel ABS
CADILLAC CTS
• Driver info Center
• Front and Side Curtain Airbags
• Remote Keyless Entry
• 6 speed Auto Transmission
• OnStar Sys w/Turn by Turn Navigation
• AM/FM/XM CD player w/Bose Speakers
MSRP: $39,500
SALE PRICE
Stock # 8909
With GM Loyalty Rebate
Jefferson Ave.
www.suttlemotors.com 12525
Newport News
886-1700
Motor Corporation CADILLAC • BUICK • PONTIAC • GMC • SAAB
ALL PRICES AND DISCOUNTS ARE AFTER ALL REBATES AND GM LOYALTY RBATE. YOU MUST OWN A 1999 OR NEWER GM PRODUCT. TO QUALIFY REBATES ARE IN LIEU OF ANY SPECIAL FINANCING. SALE ENDS 2-2-09. PRICES ARE FOR INSTOCK MODELS ONLY, WHILE
SUPPLIES LAST. SEE SALESPERSON FOR DETAILS. PICTURES ARE FOR ILLUSTRATION ONLY. ALL PRICES ARE PLUS TAXES, TAGS AND $75 PROCESSING FEE.
219064201