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King Neptune is a large bronze statue located in Virginia Beach, Virginia designed by Paul DiPasquale. It stands at the entrance of Neptune Park on the Virginia Beach Boardwalk at 31st Street, and depicts the mythological god Neptune. [1] The sculpture weighs 12.5 tons [2] and is 34 feet (10 m) [1] [2] tall.
The statue was dedicated on September 30, 2005 during the Neptune Festival Boardwalk weekend. [3] The Boardwalk Weekend includes the International Sandsculpting Championship, [4] Art & Craft Show, [5] food, and live music. It also includes a surfing contest, a foot race, a volleyball tournament, and a parade. [6]
Known as the Boardwalk of Fame and Happiness, the 2-mile (3.2 km) long boardwalk in Wildwood has a total of three amusement piers plus a myriad of other carnival games, souvenir shops, food stands, water parks, and many rides including world-class roller coasters. The Boardwalk started out as a mere 150 feet (46 m).
The line-crossing ceremony is an initiation rite in some English-speaking countries that commemorates a person's first crossing of the Equator. [1] The tradition may have originated with ceremonies when passing headlands, and become a "folly" sanctioned as a boost to morale, [2] or have been created as a test for seasoned sailors to ensure their new shipmates were capable of handling long ...
Road closures. Local traffic will be able to access 1501 Ocean Avenue and the Berkeley Hotel as needed from 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 12 through 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16.
The "Indianapolis Museum of Art" now specifically refers to the main art museum building that acts as the cornerstone of the campus, as well as the legal name of the organization doing business as Newfields. [3] The Indianapolis Museum of Art is the ninth oldest [4] [note 1] and eighth largest encyclopedic art museum in the United States.
The five-day festival of Diwali starts October 31 this year. Indianapolis held the city's inaugural event to mark the Hindu festival of lights.
Here is the full on-track schedule: NASCAR Indianapolis on-track schedule, TV schedule for Brickyard 400. All times Central; on-track activity at Indianapolis Motor Speedway unless noted. Friday ...