Norfolk, Va. --- Norfolk State University President Dr. Marie V. McDemmond announced today her plans to host a fabulous OpSail2000 Reception and Arts Exhibit from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 16, 2000 in the L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center. The university's maritime theme for the occasion is, "Sail Into the Future with NSU." The event will be designed primarily to help welcome members of the Virginia General Assembly; U.S. senators and congressmen from Virginia; area mayors, city managers and council members; commanding officers and other officers and crew members from the tall ships visiting the Port of Hampton Roads; and many others. The activities being planned are intended for the participants to enjoy a variety of good music, a wholesome exchange of diverse ideas and interactions, hors d'oeuvres, displays and animated demonstrations which will make the arts come alive! Also to enlighten those who attend culturally and socially from an international perspective. The arts exhibit will feature the works of NSU faculty, students and other area artists. While the reception will be held in the magnificent Wilder Center, the arts exhibit will be down the corridor in the adjoining E. L. Hamm Fine Arts Building. The event is free and by invitation only. For more information about Norfolk State University's involvement in OpSail2000, the official national celebration of the millennium, contact Gerald D. Tyler at (757) 823-8373 or e-mail gtyler@nsu.edu.
April 4, 2000