6 The Hampton Roads Messenger


Volume 12 Number 2


Dickens Christmas Towne is Back!


Norfolk, Va.— With only 49 days


until Christmas, dozens of contractors and staff are converting the Decker Half Moone Center into Dickens’ Christmas Towne.


Te immersive holiday


tradition, which opens on Saturday, November 18, will feature all-new highlights. Te Elizabeth River will transform into the River Tames with an interactive, pier-side London Docks experience, featuring an incredible, 120-foot-long children’s maze built entirely from shipping pallets. A new interactive literary experience will be a focal point for children, and a “Whodunit?” mystery will take families on a journey throughout the village. Most notably,


an Ebenezer Scrooge


character has been added to entertain families and create a tie back to Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol.


“We’re consciously trying to grow


and develop this holiday tradition,” said Stephen E. Kirkland, Nauticus executive director.


“Tat means keeping those


things that families return for each year, but also adding new experiences and concepts.”


On opening day, children will


receive a FREE Everlasting Magic Snowball, courtesy of Play Visions (while supplies last). Other sponsors for Dickens’ Christmas Towne include the Patricia and Douglas Perry Foundation, Jeff and Diane Brooks, CBRE Hampton Roads, Croſton Industries,


the Decker Law Firm, Bess Decker & Family, Dominion Enterprises, Host, MacArthur Center, Marathon Development Group, McGuire Woods, Norfolk Collegiate, REACH, Mr. & Mrs. John Reinhart, Taylor Foundation, TowneBank,


Virginia Maritime


Association, Virginia Pilot Association, Waterside District and Mr. & Mrs. Howard Webb.


Tickets to Dickens’ Christmas


Towne are $5. Children aged 2 & under are free.


are:


Dickens’ Christmas Towne’s hours Opening Weekend: Saturday,


November 18, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Sunday, November 19, Noon – 6 p.m.


Tanksgiving Weekend: Friday


& Saturday, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Sunday, Noon – 6 p.m.


December 1 – 17: Friday, 4 – 8


p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Sunday, Noon – 6 p.m.


December 18 – 20: 4 – 8 p.m. December 21 – 23: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. December 24: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.;


Closed Christmas Day. Closed Christmas Day December 26 – 30: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. December 31: Noon – 5 p.m. For more information, visit


dickenschristmastowne.com. Nov. 15 is America Recycles Day,


the only nationally-recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the U.S. To mark the occasion, many Hampton Roads cities and counties will host outreach and recycling collection events this month. It's our hope that celebrating recycling and all the wonderful things it does for the region and our environment will inspire you to "recycle more, trash less" all year long. Here's a quick rundown of some of the events:


Nov. 11 - Residents of Hampton,


James City County, Poquoson, Williamsburg and York County can recycle their unwanted electronics at Cooper Elementary School in Hampton.


Nov. 18 - In Chesapeake, residents can bring old electronics, household


hazardous waste and documents for shredding to Tidewater Community College. Norfolk residents can do the same at the waste management facility on Pineridge Road.


Troughout November - In


Suffolk, bottle tops are being collected at various city drop-off sites to create a work of art. In Virginia Beach, residents can recycle electronics, metals, oyster shells and all kind of things every Tuesday through Saturday during the month of November and throughout the year at the Virginia Beach Landfill & Resource Recovery Center.


For details of any of these


America Recycles Day celebrations, or to find one near you, check the "Let's Talk Green" blog post at askhrgreen. org/america-recycles-day-2017


November 2017


America Recycles Day is November 15


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16