Parking for CBS News’ The Early Show At RIFP

PRESS RELEASE

from http://www.outerbanks.org/

Roanoke Island Festival ParkA Division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources MORE INFORMATION Press: Tanya Young, (252) 475-1500 ext. 244 Public: 24 hour events line (252) 475-1506 or (252) 475-1500www.roanokeisland.com

Roanoke Island – CBS News’ The Early Show will broadcast live from Roanoke Island Festival Park on Thursday, July 12 from 7- 9 a.m. Visitors are encouraged to come to the Park’s Outdoor Pavilion to greet the world with signs and smiles! Gates will open at 6 a.m. and there is no admission charge to the Outdoor Pavilion for the broadcast which ends at 9:00 a.m. Admission will be charged for the remainder of the day. Limited Parking will be available at RIFP, Downtown Manteo, in the front parking lot of Manteo Elementary School and at the Roanoke Island Campus of the College of the Albemarle, all just a few blocks away.
Weather anchor Dave Price will showcase the Outer Banks’ attractions and activities and will do part of his live broadcast from the deck of the Elizabeth II, the Parks representative 16th century sailing vessel. Additional live broadcasts will occur on the stage at the Outdoor Pavilion, home of the North Carolina School of the Arts Summer Performance Festival. Price has been the weather anchor and feature reporter for CBS News’ The Early Show since July, 2003. In addition to his forecasts and reports, he can often be seen entertaining crowds live on the plaza outside of the CBS studios.

Scott Stroh, Roanoke Island Festival Park Executive Director says, “Bring your family, friends, and your breakfast, it is going to be great event and a beautiful morning. For a full day of fun, spend the entire day at the Park and take advantage of our children’s shows, the NCSA Summer Performance Festival, and our full slate of hands-on family programming.”

For more information call Roanoke Island Festival Park at (252) 475-1500 or the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau at (877) 629-4386 or log-on to outerbanks.org for more updates.
The mission of Roanoke Island Festival Park is to involve residents and visitors, of all ages, in a creative and stimulating exploration of Roanoke Island’s historical, cultural and natural resources.