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'''Celebrate Pensacola, Inc.''' is a non-profit organization that is organizing a festival commemorating the '''450th anniversary''' of Don [[Tristan de Luna]]'s [[1559]] [[Luna expedition|expedition]] that established Pensacola as the [[America's First Settlement|first European settlement]] in the United States. The celebration will run for a total of for 450 days, from [[May 23]], [[2008]] to [[August 15]], [[2009]]. Among other events, the organizers have stated the possibility of a visit by the [[Wikipedia:Spanish Royal Family|Spanish Royal Family]].
 
'''Celebrate Pensacola, Inc.''' is a non-profit organization that is organizing a festival commemorating the '''450th anniversary''' of Don [[Tristan de Luna]]'s [[1559]] [[Luna expedition|expedition]] that established Pensacola as the [[America's First Settlement|first European settlement]] in the United States. The celebration will run for a total of for 450 days, from [[May 23]], [[2008]] to [[August 15]], [[2009]]. Among other events, the organizers have stated the possibility of a visit by the [[Wikipedia:Spanish Royal Family|Spanish Royal Family]].
  
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*[[July 10]], 2008: [[Evenings in Olde Seville]] concert with Spanish orchestra
 
*[[July 10]], 2008: [[Evenings in Olde Seville]] concert with Spanish orchestra

Revision as of 01:32, 27 May 2008

Celebrate Pensacola

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Established November 17, 2006[1]
Executive co-chairs Coy Irvin, Jr.
Maria Davis
Website CelebratePensacola.com

Celebrate Pensacola, Inc. is a non-profit organization that is organizing a festival commemorating the 450th anniversary of Don Tristan de Luna's 1559 expedition that established Pensacola as the first European settlement in the United States. The celebration will run for a total of for 450 days, from May 23, 2008 to August 15, 2009. Among other events, the organizers have stated the possibility of a visit by the Spanish Royal Family.

The organization will come together again in 2014 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Naval aviation in Pensacola.

Events

Bishop John Ricard leads a prayer at the Celebrate Pensacola kick-off party.

Plaza de Luna statue

Among the initiatives planned by Celebrate Pensacola was a proposed statue of Tristan de Luna to be erected in the City's recently finished Plaza de Luna park at the southern terminus of Palafox Street. The statue would feature a 9-foot sculpture of de Luna atop a 44-foot pedestal. Event planners initially hoped the City of Pensacola would contribute $150,000 of the $700,000 cost, but the City Council demurred by a 5-4 vote, citing budget restraints.[2]

Leadership

Executive committee

Education Committee

Fundraising Committee

Heritage Committee

Marketing Committee

Military Committee

New Events Committee

Religious History Committee

Special Projects Committee

VIP Committee

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ SunBiz.org entry
  2. ↑ Mark O'Brien. "Fortunately, some council members stand tall against bad statue idea." Pensacola News Journal, November 16, 2007.
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