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Best Body Co presents the Holiday Inn Express Package, featuring:

30 minute Chakra aroma massage with add-on hot stones

30 minute Stress Relieving Scalp Rx (aroma head massage) with shampoo & style

20 minute mini-mani

20 minute make-up application (not touch up)

All spa appointments must be made at the time of booking.

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Terms and conditions:

This package is based on availability. All spa appointments must be booked at the time your guest room is reserved. Any changes or cancellations to this package must be made 72 hour prior to arrival. Any changes to the spa portion of the package must be made directly with Best Body Co. at 757-428-2639. Any changes to the room reservation must be made directly with the hotel at 757-491-6900. Changes or cancellations made after the 72 hour cancellation period will result in a fee of one night’s rooms and tax at the package price.

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Spa Package

 But hurry this package is only going to be offered through February 29, 2012.

 The 38^th Annual Virginia Beach Neptune Festival is the weekend of September 30^th through October 2^nd.

 The North American Sand Sculpting Championship starts on September 28^th; this year international sculptors will be competing,  representing 10 countries from around the world. Virginia Beach is excited to have many returning sculptors from previous years. The Sand Sculpting Championship has expanded to ten days and with improved lighting and wider walkways it makes watching the progress of the competition even easier. This is an event the whole family can enjoy together.

Live entertainment will be at the 3 main stages on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront offering national and local musicians, you are sure to find one that that rocks you!

After viewing the sand sculptures be sure to check out the Art & Craft show (September 30 – October 2, 2011) that will line the boardwalk and don’t forget to enjoy the mouth watering offers from food vendors. Enjoy festival favorite fare such as fresh cut fries, crab cakes and don’t forget the funnel cake.

Schottenheimer brings more than 30 years of NFL coaching and playing experience to the Destroyers having coached in the National Football league for the San Diego Chargers (2002-2006), Washington Redskins (2001), Kansas City Chiefs (1989-1998) and Cleveland Browns (1984-1988).

“I am excited to lead the Destroyers and am eager to return to the football field in Virginia,” said Schottenheimer. “I have been impressed with the fervor and passion that has been created in the region for a team that has yet to play a down of football. I promise the fans there that we will repay them with a great product on the field and a franchise to make them proud.”

Schottenheimer’s NFL head coaching record is 205-139-1 (.596). He is one of a handful of NFL head coaches to lead at least three different franchises to the playoffs. In 2004, he led the Chargers to one of the greatest turnarounds in NFL history, taking a team that finished last in the AFC West (4-12) in 2003 and turning it into an AFC West Champion (12-4) in 2004. It was the franchise’s first division title since 1994, and the Chargers became the 22nd team in NFL history to go from worst to first since 1967.

“The Destroyers fans have been very patient in waiting for a head coach and we believe we have rewarded them with a great leader and a proven winner,” said UFL Commissioner Michael Huyghue. “Marty Schottenheimer is among the NFL coaching greats and his record speaks for itself. He is another quality coach whose appointment will benefit all areas of the United Football League from player development to ensuring we continue to provide great entertainment for our fans.”

Schottenheimer joins Jim Fassel (Las Vegas), Dennis Green (Sacramento) and the new Hartford Colonials leader Jerry Glanville as current UFL head coaches with NFL head coaching experience.

Virginia Destroyers Director of Business Operations, John Castleberry, added: “This is a classic example of great things happening to those who wait. Marty Schottenheimer is the consummate football coach. His no-nonsense brand of football is exactly what we need. His credibility will be a huge factor in making the Virginia Destroyers a rousing success in Hampton Roads.”

The Destroyers will inherit the roster of the Florida Tuskers who were defeated in the 2009 and 2010 UFL Championship Game and Schottenheimer will lead his expansion team Destroyers against the reigning champion Las Vegas Locos, Hartford Colonials, Omaha Nighthawks, and Sacramento Mountain Lions when the third UFL season kicks off in August. Fans can register for tickets for the 2011 Destroyers season at www.VADestroyers.com.

Schottenheimer will meet with fans, media, team staff and members of the local business community when in Virginia this week and will also tour team facilities. He will tweet throughout his visit to the Hampton Roads region from www.Twitter.com/DestroyersMarty and as the UFL continues to embrace innovation, his time as head coach of the Destroyers will be documented daily on Twitter.

Schottenheimer’s coaching career is highlighted by numerous awards and he was named NFL Coach of the year in 2004 by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, the Professional Football Writers of America, SportsIllustrated.com, American Football Monthly, the Dallas Morning News, CBS Sportsline.com and the NFL Alumni Association.

As coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, Schottenheimer was named AFC Coach of the Year by Football News in 1995, and the NFL Coach of the Year (Football Digest) and AFC Coach of the Year (USA Today) in 1997. He began his NFL coaching career as linebacker coach for the New York Giants in 1975, after ending his playing career.

Schottenheimer spent seven seasons as a professional linebacker after being selected by both the Buffalo Bills in the American Football League (seventh round) and Baltimore Colts in the NFL (fourth round) in 1965. He played four seasons (1965-68) in Buffalo, winning the AFL Championship as a rookie. He then played two seasons with the Boston / New England Patriots (1969-70), and returned to the field in 1974 with the Portland Storm of the World Football League before a shoulder injury finished his playing career.

Schottenheimer earned his college degree in English from Pittsburgh, where he was an All-American linebacker. He graduated from Ft. Cherry High School in McDonald, Pennsylvania, where he was an honors student and an All-Western Pennsylvania linebacker, and a center on the school’s state-championship basketball team.

Schottenheimer was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania in 1943. He and his wife, Pat, have two children, Kristen and Brian, and four grandchildren – Brandon, Catherine, Sutton and Savannah. Brian Schottenheimer is currently the Offensive Coordinator for the New York Jets. His brother, Kurt, is the Special Teams Coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers.
Schottenheimer is an avid golfer and a licensed pilot. He has flown with the Navy’s Blue Angels and the Air Force’s Thunderbirds.

About The Virginia Destroyers

The Virginia Destroyers Football team begins its first season of play in the United Football League in early August 2011. Home games will be played at the Virginia Beach SportsPlex located at 2181 Landstown Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia. There are five teams in the UFL. The other teams entering the third UFL season in 2011 are the Omaha Nighthawks, Las Vegas Locos, Hartford Colonials and Sacramento Mountain Lions.

Congratulations to Richmond and VCU, the only two teams from Virginia left in the tournament. At the start of the tournament, Virginia, as a sports state had one of the highest counts of  schools represented  in the tournament compared to any other state.

Of those 5 teams that made it, four of them were from the Hampton Roads region with Old Dominion and Hampton also making the tournament. So  if you are a college basketball fan, when traveling through the area, you may want to stop off and check out the local teams. The ticket prices are very competitive, when compared to their big conference neighbors, and when the bog boys are in town, they know it is going to be a fight.  Watch the future stars of tomorrow play in the foot steps of some great sports legends who got their start playing their favorite sport right here in the Hampton Roads.

If you are in the area, and it isn’t March Madness, you may want to consider checking out the the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in Portsmouth. Established in 1972, the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum now honors more than 200 Virginia athletes, coaches, administrators, educators and journalists who have made a major impact on the world of sports. The Hall of Fame honors great champions and celebrates the great characters of Virginia’s rich sports history.

A short list of Virginia Hall of Fame Inductees includes:

• George Allen
• Dell Curry
• Moses Malone
• Ralph Sampson
• Bruce Smith
• Curtis Strange
• Lanny Wadkins

Click here for complete list of conductees

The interactive family-friendly environment features college sports, media, Olympics, golf, auto racing and Redskins exhibits along with hands-on baseball, basketball, football, soccer and auto racing activities.  With two stories of hands-on sports and health exhibits, the museum celebrates nearly 300 past and present athletes and inspires future ones. Drive a NASCAR simulator, test the speed of your baseball pitch, and take your turn at the microphone as a broadcaster. Kids and adults alike will learn about fitness, nutrition and sports medicine in the Training Room, complete with virtual exercise equipment and a skeleton that rides a bike! A great place for the whole family.

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Throughout the run of their March Madness sales event, if offering a 15% discount on tickets for upcoming performances and Buy One, Get One (BOYO) Free tickets for select shows and performances.

Save 15% off these Ferguson Center Events

To take advantage of this offer , click on the performance of your choice below and follow the prompts. Enter the password “PASSPORT” and buy as many tickets as you like!

Great Buy-One Get-One FREE Tickets on these Shows at the Ferguson

Click on the performance of your choice below and follow the prompts. Enter the password ”BGFREE” and buy as many tickets as you like!

About the Christopher Newport University’s Ferguson Center for the Arts

Christopher Newport University’s Ferguson Center for the Arts in Newport News has presented cultural attractions to audiences of more than 300,000 people from throughout Hampton Roads in its acoustically-superb theatres. The Ferguson Center for the Arts was designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, and contains three distinct, separate concert halls: the Concert Hall, the Music and Theatre Hall, and the Studio Theatre. The Concert Hall, the flagship auditorium in the complex, has been acoustically engineered so that anyone on stage can be heard from any seat without a microphone. The Concert Hall has 1,725 seats. The building also contains rehearsal halls, a dance studio, full scenery, prop and costume shops, arts studions, Ferguson Hall Art Gallery, the Falk Gallery, music practice rooms, and many educational classrooms and other learning areas.

Looking for a Newport News Hotel near the Ferguson Center: Check out the Newport News Marriott at City Center

Overlooking the impressive City Center fountain, the Newport News Marriott at City Center features plush bedding and accommodations, in  an invigorating ambience that is certain to both revitalize and rejuvenate. Be sure to check their specials and offers section because there may be a great promotion that you can pair with your tickets to make it a memorable night out for you and someone special.  Or at the very least, treat yourself to sleeping in and ordering room service.

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Date: April 6, 2011
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: $32, $50, $67, $87

Hotels near the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts in Virginia Beach

If planning to go to a concert or event at the Sandler Center, take a look at the Westin Virginia Beach at Town Center. Along with being a beautiful and stylish hotel, it is convenient to many of the premier Virginia Beach attractions including the boutiques and restaurants of the Town Center. Located in the lobby of The Westin Virginia Beach Town Center, the Lucky Star Restaurant features new twists on old favorites, including traditional local seafood dishes, spiced up in signature style. Heavily influenced by local culture and a wide variety of the robust flavors so heavily rooted in this region, The Lucky Star’s dishes promise distinctive, yet comforting cuisine in a relaxing, up-scale environment.

Read more about the Westin Virginia Beach Town Center

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“A ROOF-RAISING STORY OF TRIUMPH!” – Associated Press

“A SOARING, EPIC TALE. It made a JOYFUL noise in my heart.” – TIME Magazine

“BLESSED WITH TALENT. A bright odyssey of survival and triumph with a fairy-tale sense of wonder.” – New York Times

Date: Saturday, April 2, 2011
Time: 8:00 pm
Tickets: $47, $62, $77, $97

Hotels near the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts in Virginia Beach

If planning to go to a concert or event at the Sandler Center, take a look at the Westin Virginia Beach at Town Center. Along with being a beautiful and stylish hotel, it is convenient to many of the premier Virginia Beach attractions including the boutiques and restaurants of the Town Center. Located in the lobby of The Westin Virginia Beach Town Center, the Lucky Star Restaurant features new twists on old favorites, including traditional local seafood dishes, spiced up in signature style. Heavily influenced by local culture and a wide variety of the robust flavors so heavily rooted in this region, The Lucky Star’s dishes promise distinctive, yet comforting cuisine in a relaxing, up-scale environment.

Read more about the Westin Virginia Beach Town Center

Visit their website

If we left the one that gives you the most fits off of our list,  add it check “Other” and let us know what we missed in the comments below.

This spring, Busch Gardens is taking KIDsiderate to a whole new level with performances from Hip Hop Harry and DJ Lance Rock from Yo Gabba Gabba! that are perfect for the whole family.

Glory at the Gardens returns for another year in June with a sensational line-up of the top contemporary Christian and Gospel artists. This year Glory at the Gardens has expanded to Saturdays and Sundays in June.

Busch Gardens is the place to be this summer for concerts with performances from some of the most recognizable names in pop and rock, including Pat Benatar, Colbie Caillat, Miranda Cosgrove and Neil Sedaka.

Get ready for extreme stunts performed by world-class athletes during Ramp Jam, and encounter exotic animals during Wild Days featuring Jack Hanna.

The complete special event series schedule is listed below. As always, every concert or event is free with park admission.

Kid-friendly acts;

• Hip Hop Harry, (April 2-3)
• DJ Lance Rock from Yo Gabba Gabba!, (April 16-17)

Glory at the Gardens

• Mary Mary, (June 11)
• Mercy Me and JJ Heller, (June 12)
• Casting Crowns and Matt Maher, (June 18)
• Donnie McClurkin, (June 19)
• BeBe & CeCe Winans, (June 25)
• TobyMac and Sanctus Real, (June 26)

Busch Gardens LIVE (Concert series)

• Colbie Caillat, (June 4-5)
• Miranda Cosgrove, (July 30-31)
• Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, (Aug. 27-28)
• Neil Sedaka, (Sept. 3-4)

Special Events

• Ramp Jam, (April 30-May 1, 7-8, 14-15)
• Wild Days featuring Jack Hanna, (Sept. 10-11)

All concerts will be presented in the Globe Theatre or the park’s Royal Palace Theatre. For a complete special event series schedule, visit www.buschgardens.com or call (800) 343-7946.

Our favorite Hotels near Busch Gardens and Colonial Williamsburg

Newport News Marriott at City Center Hotel

The Newport News Marriott at City Center is located in the high-profile retail, restaurant and business district of Newport News’ stylish City Center, and is only minutes from top destinations such as Colonial Williamsburg and Virginia Beach.

Refresh in plush bedding with sumptuous down comforters, duvets, and feather pillows. Experience the convenience of being steps from great local activities and shopping, while enjoying premier lodging and dining.

For more information visit the hotel website

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