Virginia Beach Va

Are you looking for something fun to do?

Do you enjoy having a good time with friends?

New to the area and want to meet people?

Would you like an activity the family can enjoy together?

Need a little bit of fun exercise?

The Riptides Square Dance Club will be hosting an Open House Dance on February 4, 2011, at Bayside Presbyterian Church, in Virginia Beach. No Square Dancing experience is necessary!

There is no charge for this event.  Crown Record recording artist and Square Dance Caller, Matt Worley, will instruct the new dancers on the steps and experienced dancers will be on hand to help guide the way.  The evening will also feature demos of regular club level square dancing by the more experienced dancers.  Dancing is open to everyone from 10 to 100, and the fun starts at 7:30PM.  Need a partner?  Single dancers are also welcome.

Bayside Presbyterian Church is located at 1400 Ewell Rd., Virginia Beach, VA.  (at the corner of Ewell Rd. and Independence Blvd.)  The Riptides Square and Round Dance Club is a non-profit club that was formed in Virginia Beach in 1963.  2011 will be the club’s 48th year of hosting dances in Virginia Beach.

For more information on the Open House, or the Riptides, contact Dave Hinde at 757 461-7222 , visit http://fun.greatdances.net, or visit Facebook (search for Open House, or search for Riptides).

A grassroots effort to help purchase and preserve Pleasure House Point  has formed.   On Saturday, October  9th, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. there will be a Rally to save Pleasure House Point on Marlin Bay Drive.  This is going to be an old fashioned block party to raise awareness about this grassroots effort.  Visit www.SavePleasureHousePoint.org to get more information.

A special Ocean Park Civic League General Membership meeting at 1:00 p.m. at this SAVE PHP Rally is planned.  There is only one item on the Agenda, to vote on a motion to retask the $25,000.00 that was put aside to fight the Indigo Dunes project to help purchase PHP.

Several festivals are happening around Virginia Beach in October, including the 4th Annual Fall Fest, Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation Fall Festival and the VB Garden Club’s Fall Flower Festival & Shopping Extravaganza.

4th Annual Fall Fest

Lynnhaven Shellfish Company, October 16, 2-6 PM
Tickets are $25 in Advance; $30 at the Door

LRNow, the Shellfish Company and Bubba’s invite you to the 4th Annual Fall Fest to benefit Lynnhaven River NOW. Live entertainment, door prizes, roasted oysters, Carolina BBQ, steamed shrimp, beer and more! Tickets are limited, so get them early!  Tickets are available at Bubba’s, Shellfish Company and The Back Deck.  For more information, call 757-481-7512 or 757-481-3513.

Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation Fall Festival

11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Saturday, October 23, 2010 at Mount Trashmore Park
Free Admission and Free Parking

Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation invites you to Fall Festival at Mount Trashmore Park, Saturday, October 23 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Join us at the park to welcome the fall season and enjoy the fun!

Bouncy inflatables, entertaining games, costumed characters, giveaways, food and more provide something for the entire family. Be sure to check out the antique tractors, fire education exhibits, interactive crafts and the Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation Outdoor Wildlife Exhibit.

Visitors can also pose for a free character sketch by Denise Holden and get your face painted by “Buttar Cups.” Enjoy musical entertainment from the stage and a juggling performance by Tim Nolan at 1 p.m.

This event is presented by Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation. For more information about Fall Festival, please call the Virginia Beach Special Events Office at (757) 385-2990 (TTY: dial 757-711), e-mail fun@VBgov.com or visit VBgov.com/specialevents.

VB Garden Club’s Fall Flower Festival & Shopping Extravaganza

VB Convention Center, Oct. 6, 10 AM-5PM

In addition to pansies and other nursery plants, 26 vendors will be selling their wares.  There will also be two booths selling items donated by Garden Club members.  All proceeds go to local community projects. For more information, go to www.thevbgc.org.

Here is a sampling of events that will be held during the 2010 Neptune Festival.

North American Sand Sculpting Championship
Friday, Sept. 24th – Sunday, Sept. 26th
5th -10th Streets
Virginia Beach Oceanfront

Art and Craft Show
Friday, Sept. 24th – Sunday, Sept. 26th, 18th
32nd Street
Virginia Beach Oceanfront

Fireworks Extravaganza
Saturday, Sept. 25th at 9pm
14th Street Pier

Grande Parade
Saturday, Sept. 25th from 11:30am – 1pm
16th – 32nd Streets
Virginia Beach Oceanfront

Research suggests that Virginia Beach is among best American cites for finding jobs. According to the AOL Jobs list ” Top 50 Cities for Jobs This Fall” the resort community ranks well for job seekers.

The AOL list took into account market research done by Juju.com, a leading job search engine. The company has released their Job Search Difficulty Index for US Cities for the month of September, ranking the best places to look for employment.

Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Juju.com looks at the number of unemployed workers in each city and then divides that number by the total number of jobs in their index. Juju.com’s index updates via employer career portals, recruiter websites and job boards.

Virginia Beach is number 25 on the list of top cities in the USA.