WWII Heritage Days Returns in October 2021, Honoring Rosie the Riveters
WWII Heritage Days Returns in October 2021, Honoring Rosie the Riveters
A WWII veteran enjoys the company of USO re-enactors. (image via WWII Heritage Days)
PRESS RELEASE – Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia is dedicating World War II Heritage Days 2021 in honor of all Rosie the Riveters, American women who worked in the military equipment factories during WWII. The new one-day event on Oct. 9, 2021, is the Airbase’s 17th annual open house and fundraising event at Atlanta Regional Airport – Falcon Field in Peachtree City, Ga.
Activities for the day include warbird rides, military vehicles on display, food trucks, a PX and living history displays and presentations. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the CAF Airbase Georgia headquarters, 1200 Echo Ct., Peachtree City, Ga. As a special feature, CAF Airbase Georgia (formerly Dixie Wing) is inviting owners of Stearman vintage aircraft to
This yearâs Community Holiday Light Show is December 9-23, 2021.Â
The STS Top 20 Festival and Event Awards have highlighted programs around the Southeast since 1985. Travel industry experts select 20 events per month, and STS publicizes them throughout the United States. The complete list is published on two websites: Southeast Tourism Society and Travel Media Press Room.Â
Folks in Danville believe decorating one of the oldest civic-owned parks with thousands of lights is one of the best ways to celebrate the holidays. For seven years, the Community Holiday Light Show has been the center of yuletide celebrations and traditions for residents in Southside Virginiaâwhisking visitors away to a fantastical wonderland of lights. The drive-through light show features displays built by local families, organizations, and businessesânot to mention the crafts, refreshments and complimentary photos with Santa Claus that visitors can take part in after the show inside the C
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. Rock City Gardens hosts its 12
th annual Southern Blooms Festival May8-9 and 15-16 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. New this season are live fairies in Gnome Valley, 30-minute “Living Fountain” character performances featuring mime artistry in the pavilion, and a Mother’s Day Tea at Grandview!
Treat Mom to an elegant tea with soaring views at historic Grandview on Lookout Mountain, located adjacent to Rock City Gardens. Savor items like blueberry scones, lemon bars, finger sandwiches and signature Citrus Blush Punch. Purchase includes timed entry to Rock City’s Southern Blooms Festival and a keepsake plant on May 9, with limited seatingat 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. For reservations, go to www.seerockcity.com/mothersday
Mountain Heritage Day planning for return to WCU campus this fall
CULLOWHEE – Mountain Heritage Day, the festival of cultural traditions presented by Western Carolina University, is again being planned as a live, in-person event on Saturday, Sept. 25.
The annual community celebration on campus regularly draws thousands to enjoy music, dance, food, and arts and crafts, but was cancelled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, a performance by Summer Brooke and the Mountain Faith Band and a series of digital programs were viewed via university livestreams.
With an announcement March 11 that WCU would resume “close to” normal operations for the fall semester, Mountain Heritage Day was included in campus events and activities being reset.
Bill Fitzgerald of Lexicon Fabricators & Constructors in Little Rock
Bill Fitzgerald has joined Lexicon Fabricators & Constructors in Little Rock as its marketing director. Fitzgerald is the former vice president for marketing and communications for the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Fitzgerald has served on the Ad Club Little Rock board and the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas’s Men’s Advisory Council. He is also active in the Arkansas Climbers Coalition, Hillcrest Residents Association, Southeast Tourism Society and Skal International Arkansas.
Hunter Brock of Cromwell Architects Engineers in Little Rock
Hunter Brock has been promoted to engineer at Cromwell Architects Engineers in Little Rock. Brock was previously an engineering intern for the firm.