Events

Emily Spruill Labows, Director of the Department of Cultural Affairs for the City of Virginia Beach and members of her staff will present a program on public art, cultural programming, and the history museums in our city.  A plated meal will be served. 

We will meet for the first concert in the "Symphony by the Sea" performances in Neptune's Park, 31st Street and the Oceanfront. The concert is free and seating is first come, first serve.  Individual food boxes containing fresh sandwiches and other goodies from PSM Deli will be available at a cost of $12.00 per box.  Don't forget to bring your own folding chairs!

The brewery does not conduct tastings, although individuals can taste a few specific beers; it does not offer flights. 

Food is provided by several local small business operators, with a food truck on site.

There are a few rooms inside, as well as plenty table space outside.  Glider swings are a welcome treat, as are two bocce courts.  

District Governor Clenise Platt will begin her official visit with our club by first meeting with our board members.   Please try to be on time, as I understand from other area club presidents, that DG Clenise uses the full hour to update us on her district goals and discuss the 2019 District Conference which will be held in Virginia Beach.

Our new District Governor Clenise Platt will be making her official visit to our club this evening.  DG Clenise will be updating our club on her district goals and motivating members to attend the  District Conference, which will be held in Virginia Beach this year. 

Also scheduled with the governor's visit is an event that highlights our club's accomplishment of adding our first new member this Rotary year!  We will be holding an induction ceremony for Ernest Gaie, who has been approved for membership.

New Member Induction!  District Governor Elect Judy Cocherell will be inducting Bassam Kawwass, Nada Kawwass and Walter Shivers to our club.  

Program:  Mark Reed, Historic Preservation Planner for the City of Virginia Beach will be joiing us for a program which includes information about the Virginia Beach Historical Register and other historic registers. 

Our Social Meeting will be held at Cooper's Hawk Winery located at 733 Lynnhaven Mall Loop, Virginia Beach.

Our Social Meeting will be located at Tupelo Honey Cafe located at 4501 Main Street, Virginia Beach.  Buy a cocktail and Tupelo Honey will donate $1.00 of the amount paid to the Virginia Beach City Public Schools Beach Bags Program!

2019 marks the 46th anniversary for the Virginia Beach Neptune Festival.  Every year, hundreds of thousands of people celebrate at the festival's many offerings! Daily concerts at festival stages are scattered along 32 blocks of the boardwalk and feature 35 performances from local, regional, and national recording artists.

Come out and help the Rotary Club of Virginia Beach as we help serve adult beverages for those attending the concerts during the weekend.

https://www.neptunefestival.com/events/boardwalk-weekend

Our program with dinner tonight includes the following activities:

• New Member Induction conducted by DGN Judy of prospective club member, Walter Shivers
• Guest speaker P.J. Scully, of the City of Virginia Beach's Planning Department and staff liaison for the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Board and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, will give an overview of the City's Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act compliance.

The Mermaid Winery is located at 4401 Shore Drive in Virginia Beach.  PP Wayne will have a table in the back for us.  At this time, PP Wayne does not know if we can get a wine tasting, but he will try to do so.

Brian Solis, Assistant to the City Manager - Special Projects, will recap the successful 2019 Something in the Water event.

Please join us for a fun evening at the Oceanfront!  Here are the details:

Rotarians and guests will meet in the parking lot of Hearth Wood Fired Cuisine and Craft Beer at 6:00 p.m.  The restaurant is located on Mediterrean, between 16th and 17th Streets.  

Participating members will rreceive a ViBe walking map and we will walk together for approximately two blocks, viewing various pieces of art the area has to offer.  

We will then meet back at the restaurant, close to 6:30 p.m., when we will sit down together for dinner and beer tasting, according to one's preference.

See you all there!

We will be meeting at Top Golf this Thursday evening.   PP Wayne has organized our Top Golf activities and will need to know if you plan on hitting the golf balls.   Six people make up a bay for hitting the golf balls at a total cost of $47.00.  This means that each individual in the bay will pay $7.83.  Dinner is available in the restaurant.

Dear Board Members,

We will hold our board meeting in the area adjacent to the bar.

See you there!

Eva Poole

Please join us for dinner as we host members of the Rotary Club of Town Center.

Meet and greet our Brickell Scholarship Students!