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August 8, 2013

Colonial Williamsburg electronic field trips available 8/1/13

Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trip subscriptions are now available via application for fifth- and eighth-grade Oklahoma public school teachers.

“The Emmy Award-winning Electronic Field Trips, produced by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, bring early American history to life through a series of live television broadcasts and interactive online activities,” according to an Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence press release.

Broadcasts focus on early American history and run from October through April.

According to the release, this year’s line-up includes lessons on balances of power, trading in the Continental Army, steam-powered warships, the Bill of Rights, women of the revolution, slavery and the War of 1812. In addition to the broadcasts and online activities, students participating in the electronic field trip are able to call and speak with historians and character interpreters during and after the broadcasts.

The electronic field trip subscriptions are offered through a partnership between Colonial Williamsburg; the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence; and OETA-The Oklahoma Network.

Subscriptions are funded by $250 grants administered by the Oklahoma Foundation for excellence. “Under the leadership of Oklahoma City businessman Carey Joullian, funding is made possible by individuals, corporations and foundations, as well as OETA,” reads the release.

Applications are available on the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence website at OFE.org and must be submitted by Aug. 30.

Electronic Field Trip subscriptions are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Only one subscription will be awarded per school and can be shared among all the school’s teachers and students.

For more information, contact the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence at 405-236-0006 or e-mailbwheelock@ofe.org.

http://southcountyleader.com/jenksjournal/news/education/colonial-williamsburg-electronic-field-trips-available/article_95bac072-faa7-11e2-bdd2-001a4bcf887a.html

CW Asks Council to Restrict DoG St. Access for 15 More Months

By Gregory Connolly

8/6/13

Colonial Williamsburg President Colin Campbell presented a report to the Williamsburg City Council on Monday, during which he asked for an extension to November 2014 on restricted access to Duke of Gloucester Street. The council in June gave Colonial Williamsburg a 60-day period with which they could restrict public access to Duke of Gloucester Street on a two-block stretch where Revolutionary City activities take place. The restrictions allow Rev City programming to run between 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily, while expanding the performance area from the Colonial Capitol on Duke of Gloucester Street to Queen Street.

Campbell said the 60-day window has proven to be a “misjudgment” on the part of Colonial Williamsburg and that significantly more time is needed in order to accumulate enough data to determine whether the expansion of restricted access on Duke of Gloucester Street is a boon to Colonial Williamsburg’s operations.

“I like the idea of extending the experiment because there’s a lot more to learn than we know right now,” Haulman said.

Pons asked if November 2013 might be a better target, however Campbell said the rest of this year and much of 2014 are necessary for the extension so that Colonial Williamsburg may best evaluate how the restricted access performs across all operating seasons.

Jim Horn, the vice president of research and historical interpretation at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, said 18,314 guests have played RevQuest from June 17 to Aug. 4, which is a 26 percent increase from that time period last year. That translates to about 374 people playing daily.

http://wydaily.com/2013/08/06/cw-asks-council-to-extend-dog-st-access-for-15-months/

Some citizens spoke against the restricted access during the comment period.

“Colonial Williamsburg comes forward and says give us another 16 months to think about it while we close down part of the city,” said one resident.

Williamsburg Planning Commission member William O. Kafes said his company frequently holds meetings in the Historic Triangle, however the meeting-goers expressed frustration at the restricted access to Duke of Gloucester Street.

The council will also vote at their Thursday meeting on the proposal to extend the restricted access.

http://wydaily.com/2013/08/06/cw-asks-council-to-extend-dog-st-access-for-15-months/

CW, Williamsburg Restaurants Recognized by Wine Spectator Magazine

8/4/13

Highlighting the pages of Wine Spectator magazine’s recent issue are two Colonial Williamsburg dining rooms: The Williamsburg Inn’s Regency Room and the Williamsburg Lodge’s Traditions restaurant.

Both restaurants were recognized as having exceptional wine lists, and were listed as Wine Spectator Awards of Excellence recipients.

To earn the award, restaurants must exhibit wine lists with at least 100 options; this time, just 72 Virginia restaurants received the recognition.

The Regency Room, overseen by Sommelier Philippe Brainos, has a list with 385 European and American wine options and has more than 5,700 bottles in stock; Traditions, overseen by Manager Stacy Wingate, has 117, with many coming from some of Virginia’s more than 220 wineries. At both restaurants, diners can order a glass or a bottle.

Also recognized as Awards of Excellence recipients in the Williamsburg area were The Trellis, Opus 9 Steakhouse, and Second St., an American Bistro.

http://wydaily.com/2013/08/04/cw-williamsburg-restaurants-recognized-by-wine-spectator-magazine/

The Daily Press, Sunday, August 4, 2013

The Virginia Gazette- August 3, 2013

Williamsburg City Council ponders Stryker plan, broader street closures in Colonial Williamsburg By Steve Vaughan

8/5/13

For more than three hours Monday, Williamsburg City Council and a large contingent of citizens discussed two issues on which council will take action Thursday.

First they heard from a Colonial Williamsburg contingent that asked to extend the two-month trial closure of two more blocks of Duke of Gloucester Street until November 2014. a 16-month trial.

Some members of council and of the public expressed skepticism of the request.

Council also had a long discussion of what it wants in functionality and looks in the new Stryker Building.

Mayor Clyde Haulman summed it up "We'll know it when we see it."

He said they haven't seen it yet, not even in the proposal recommended last week by a committee of city and Williamsburg Regional Library employees.

http://www.vagazette.com/news/va-vg-council-ponders-complex-issues-20130805,0,161119.story