Editing Celebrate Pensacola

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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, Pensacola received a [[Spanish royal visit|visit by Spanish royalty]] on [[February 19]], 2009.

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

==Events==
[[Image:CelebratePensacolaKickOff.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Bishop [[John Ricard]] leads a prayer at the Celebrate Pensacola kick-off party.]]
*[[May 23]], [[2008]]: Kick-off party
*[[July 10]], 2008: [[Evenings in Olde Seville]] concert with Spanish orchestra
*[[February 19]], [[2009]]: [[Spanish royal visit]]
*[[March 20]], 2009: A Night of One Voice
*[[April 4]], 2009: [[Spanish Wine Festival]]
*[[July 10]], 2009: Spanish Band
*TBA: Visit of tall ship ''[[Juan Sebastian de Elcano]]''
*TBA: [[Heritage Festival]]
*TBA: Lecture series and archaeological digs
*TBA: Historical reenactments and plays
*[[August 15]], 2009: De Luna Landing Celebration

==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. (The idea had first been proposed by the [[Fiesta of Five Flags]] organization in [[2002]].<ref>"De Luna statue proposed for Bayfront park." ''Pensacola News Journal'', March 11, 2002.</ref>) Event planners initially hoped the [[City of Pensacola]] would contribute $150,000 of the $700,000 cost, but the [[Pensacola City Council|City Council]] demurred by a 5-4 vote, citing budget restraints.<ref>Mark O'Brien. "Fortunately, some council members stand tall against bad statue idea." ''Pensacola News Journal'', November 16, 2007.</ref>

==Leadership==
===Executive committee===
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*Dr. [[Coy Irvin, Jr.]], Co-Chair
*[[Maria Davis]], Co-Chair
*[[Miller Caldwell, Jr.]], Vice Chairman
*[[Alan Nickelsen]], Treasurer
*[[Richard Brosnaham]]
*[[Oliver Darden]]
*[[Kevin Doyle]]
*Maj Gen [[Al Gilley]], USA (Ret.)
*[[Nancy Halford]]
*[[Kim Kimbrough]]
*[[Laura Lee]]
*[[Jack Nobles]]
*[[Zoya Webster Phillips]]
*[[George Scarborough]]
*[[Brian Spencer]]
*[[George Touart]]
*Dr. [[Steve Zieman]]
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===Education Committee===
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*[[Richard Brosnaham]], Chairman
*[[Lois Anderson]]
*[[John Appleyard]]
*Dr. [[Judy Bense]]
*[[James Currie]]
*[[Lisa Domek]]
*Dr. [[Gael Frazier]]
*[[Mamie Hixon]]
*Dr. [[Elmer Jenkins]]
*[[Sandra Johnson Jordan]]
*Dr. [[Angela McCorvey]]
*Dr. [[Janet K. Pilcher]]
*[[Robin Woods Reshard]]
*[[Dee Dee Ritchie]]
*[[Ann Roycroft]]
*Dr. [[Brian Rucker]]
*[[Rosita Watson]]
*[[Leroy Williams]]
*Dr. [[Marion Williams]]
*Dr. [[John Worth]]
*VADM [[Tim Wright]], USN Ret.
*[[Clark Youngblood]]
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===Fundraising Committee===
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*[[Alan Nickelsen]], Chairman
*[[Deb Armenti]]
*[[Jamie Bristow]]
*[[Carol Carlan]]
*[[Oliver Darden]]
*[[Collier Merrill]]
*[[Eric Nickelsen]]
*[[Jean Norman]]
*[[Tom Owens]]
*[[Rodney Rich]]
*[[Tommy Tait]]
*[[Deborah Wachob]]
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===Heritage Committee===
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*[[Zoya Phillips]], Chairman
*[[Rhette Anderson]], Co-Chairman
*[[Mary Abernathy]]
*[[Julia Arnold]]
*Chief [[Bobby Johns Bearheart]]
*[[Laurel Boyd]]
*[[Robert de Varona]]
*[[Deborah Dunlap]]
*[[Betty Ellis]]
*Dr. [[Lornetta Epps]]
*[[Walter Lambert]]
*[[Martin Lewis]]
*[[Grace McCaffery]]
*Dr. [[Patrick Moore]]
*[[Jeanne Prange]]
*[[Lucy Rentz]]
*[[Doris Ross]]
*[[Juanita Scott]]
*[[Georgia Smith]]
*[[Ora Wills]]
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===Marketing Committee===
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*[[George Scarborough]], Chairman
*[[Dick Appleyard]]
*[[Sandra Averhart]]
*[[Ellis Bullock]]
*[[Jamie Bristow]]
*[[Audra Carter]]
*[[Kevin Doyle]]
*[[Laura A. Lee]]
*[[Tony McCray, Jr.]]
*[[Ed Schroeder]]
*[[Ladonna Spivey]]
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===Military Committee===
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*Maj Gen [[Al Gilley]], USA, (Ret.), Co-Chair
*CAPT [[John Pruitt]], USN (Ret.), Co-Chair
*[[Miller Caldwell, Jr.]]
*[[Shirley Cronley]]
*BGen [[Michael L. Ferguson]], USA, (Ret.)
*[[Nancy Halford]]
*[[Ellis Hodges]]
*CAPT [[Lee Little]], USN (Ret.)
*[[Sheilah Bowman]]
*MAJ [[Lawrence Powell]] (Ret.)
*CAPT [[Bob Rasmussen]], USN (Ret.)
*Col [[James E. Smith]] USMC (Ret.)
*[[Joan Engel]]
*[[Claude F. Rivers]]
*[[Harry C. White]]
*VADM [[Tim Wright]], USN (Ret.)
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===New Events Committee===
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*[[Miller Caldwell, Jr.]], Chairman
*[[Oliver Darden]], Vice Chairman
*[[Jamie Bristow]]
*[[Miller Caldwell III]]
*[[Wanda Commissiong]]
*[[Carolyn Frear]]
*[[Fred Gant]]
*[[Jon Green]]
*[[Coy Irvin]]
*[[Kim Kimbrough]]
*[[Adelene Lovelace]]
*[[Jim Moulton]]
*[[Adrian Stills]]
*[[Jack Williams]]
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===Religious History Committee===
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*Dr. [[Steve Zieman]], Chairman
*Rev. [[Frank Beall]]
*[[Alan Bookman]]
*Rev. [[A. L. Durant]]
*[[Wesley Odom]]
*Dr. [[Mike Papadelias]]
*Msgr. [[Mike Reed]]
*Bishop [[John H. Ricard]]
*Dr. [[Henry Roberts]]
*Dr. [[Wesley Wachob]]
*[[Paul Young]]
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===Special Projects Committee===
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*[[Brian Spencer]], Co-Chair
*[[Jack Nobles]], Co-Chair
*[[Richard Brosnaham]]
*[[Miller Caldwell, Jr.]]
*Dr. [[Coy Irvin, Jr.]]
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===VIP Committee===
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*[[Nancy Halford]], Chairman
*[[Maria Davis]], Chairman Emeritus
*[[Tom Bonfield]]
*[[Donna Fassett]]
*[[Nancy Fetterman]]
*[[Sharon Bourges-Jones]]
*[[Susan Schmidt]]
*[[Jerome Watson]]
*[[Patricia Windham]]
*[[Marie Young]]
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==Other images==
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Image:Foggdavispresser.JPG|Mayor [[John Fogg]] and Celebrate Pensacola co-chair [[Maria Davis]] announce the visit of Spanish King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia to Pensacola 
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==See also==
*[[Quadricentennial Celebration]], [[1959]]
*[[Fiesta of Five Flags]]

==External links==
*[http://www.celebratepensacola.com/ CelebratePensacola.com]

==References==
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[[Category:Heritage organizations]] [[Category:Festivals]]
[[Category:Calendar]] [[Category:2008/05/23]] [[Category:2008/08/15]]