There are many events happening in September in Prince William County and Manassas, Virginia related to history, music, crafts, and beer/wine festivals. Some highlights include Oktoberfest celebrations at local breweries, concerts at Jiffy Lube Live, the Manassas Latino Festival, the Occoquan Fall Arts & Crafts Show, and Civil War reenactments at historic sites like Brentsville Courthouse.
Upper Canada Village, Pioneer life in the 1800. Experience the life and history!Fergus Ducharme
A Canadian pioneer Village depicting live in the late 1860's. It is reproduced using original building saved from destruction by the construction of the St Lawrence Seaway in the late 1950s. The buildings were saved from the so called: 'Lost Villages' that were in fact flooded when the Seaway actually opened.
A look at sights along highway US-25 that we could have seen back in 1962, from the inland sea of the Great Lakes to the sea at an Atlantic Ocean harbor.
Upper Canada Village, Pioneer life in the 1800. Experience the life and history!Fergus Ducharme
A Canadian pioneer Village depicting live in the late 1860's. It is reproduced using original building saved from destruction by the construction of the St Lawrence Seaway in the late 1950s. The buildings were saved from the so called: 'Lost Villages' that were in fact flooded when the Seaway actually opened.
A look at sights along highway US-25 that we could have seen back in 1962, from the inland sea of the Great Lakes to the sea at an Atlantic Ocean harbor.
A short video showing a few interesting articles and advertisements in the December 17, 1945 Life magazine including Paulette Goddard, housing shortage, Jane Russell, Christmas cards, Oklahoma basketball.
Three homestead parcels were combined in the 1950’s and 60’s to create a 127 acre sports center at the west end of Devonshire, on what is today’s Chatsworth Park South and part of Rockpointe.
•There are multiple stories involved:
•The founding of the Aqua Sierra Sportsmans club in 1949, and the building of two skeet and trap stations by 1951/52, before Minnie Hill Palmer sold the Hill homestead.
•The expansion of Aqua Sierra after the 1956 purchase of the Hill homestead by Henry Berkenkamp of Oroweat Bakeries. By 1959, there were five skeet and trap stations, a 90 foot hi-tower, one nine-hole golf course, a driving range, and two trout lakes. In 1959 it is advertised as the Roy Rogers Sports Center.
• In 1961, three additional nine-hole golf courses were added on the adjacent 52 acre Butler/De Jeremias homestead parcels. This acreage was leased from the Scheplers.
•The decline of the sports center began in 1968, when Rockpointe began development on the Butler homestead parcel. In 1973 the City of Los Angeles purchased the 75 acre skeet/fishing/golf course site and it became today’s Chatsworth Park South.
A short video showing a few interesting articles and advertisements in the December 17, 1945 Life magazine including Paulette Goddard, housing shortage, Jane Russell, Christmas cards, Oklahoma basketball.
Three homestead parcels were combined in the 1950’s and 60’s to create a 127 acre sports center at the west end of Devonshire, on what is today’s Chatsworth Park South and part of Rockpointe.
•There are multiple stories involved:
•The founding of the Aqua Sierra Sportsmans club in 1949, and the building of two skeet and trap stations by 1951/52, before Minnie Hill Palmer sold the Hill homestead.
•The expansion of Aqua Sierra after the 1956 purchase of the Hill homestead by Henry Berkenkamp of Oroweat Bakeries. By 1959, there were five skeet and trap stations, a 90 foot hi-tower, one nine-hole golf course, a driving range, and two trout lakes. In 1959 it is advertised as the Roy Rogers Sports Center.
• In 1961, three additional nine-hole golf courses were added on the adjacent 52 acre Butler/De Jeremias homestead parcels. This acreage was leased from the Scheplers.
•The decline of the sports center began in 1968, when Rockpointe began development on the Butler homestead parcel. In 1973 the City of Los Angeles purchased the 75 acre skeet/fishing/golf course site and it became today’s Chatsworth Park South.
Welcome to Owen Sound! Affordable, accessible and inviting, the city offers shopping, dining, arts, culture, recreation and relaxed hospitality -- everything you need while exploring Grey-Bruce. We’re close to the area’s best beaches, ski hills, cycling and hiking trails, rivers, waterfalls and farm-fresh produce, plus the renowned cliff-tops and caves of the spectacular Bruce Peninsula.
SEO as the Backbone of Digital MarketingFelipe Bazon
In this talk Felipe Bazon will share how him and his team at Hedgehog Digital share our journey of making C-Levels alike, specially CMOS realize that SEO is the backbone of digital marketing by showing how SEO can contribute to brand awareness, reputation and authority and above all how to use SEO to create more robust global marketing strategies.
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In this presentation, Danny Leibrandt explains the impact of AI on SEO and what Google has been doing about it. Learn how to take your SEO game to the next level and win over Google with his new strategy anyone can use. Get actionable steps to rank your name, your business, and your clients on Google - the right way.
Key Takeaways:
1. Real content is king
2. Find ways to show EEAT
3. Repurpose across all platforms
The digital marketing industry is changing faster than ever and those who don’t adapt with the times are losing market share. Where should marketers be focusing their efforts? What strategies are the experts seeing get the best results? Get up-to-speed with the latest industry insights, trends and predictions for the future in this panel discussion with some leading digital marketing experts.
5 big bets to drive growth in 2024 without one additional marketing dollar AND how to adapt to the biggest shifting eCommerce trend- AI.
1) Romance Your Customers - Retention
2) ‘Alternative’ Lead Gen - Advocacy
3) The Beautiful Basics - Conversion Rate Optimization
4) Land that Bottom Line - Profitability
5) Roll the Dice - New Business Models
For too many years marketing and sales have operated in silos...while in some forward thinking companies, the two organizations work together to drive new opportunity development and revenue. This session will explore the lessons learned in that beautiful dance that can occur when marketing and sales work together...to drive new opportunity development, account expansion and customer satisfaction.
No, this is not a conversation about MQLs and SQLs. Instead we will focus on a framework that allows the two organizations to drive company success together.
Top 3 Ways to Align Sales and Marketing Teams for Rapid GrowthDemandbase
In this session, Demandbase’s Stephanie Quinn, Sr. Director of Integrated and Digital Marketing, Devin Rosenberg, Director of Sales, and Kevin Rooney, Senior Director of Sales Development will share how sales and marketing shapes their day-to-day and what key areas are needed for true alignment.
Monthly Social Media News Update May 2024Andy Lambert
TL;DR. These are the three themes that stood out to us over the course of last month.
1️⃣ Social media is becoming increasingly significant for brand discovery. Marketers are now understanding the impact of social and budgets are shifting accordingly.
2️⃣ Instagram’s new algorithm and latest guidance will help us maintain organic growth. Instagram continues to evolve, but Reels remains the most crucial tool for growth.
3️⃣ Collaboration will help us unlock growth. Who we work with will define how fast we grow. Meta continues to evolve their Creator Marketplace and now TikTok are beginning to push ‘collabs’ more too.
When most people in the industry talk about online or digital reputation management, what they're really saying is Google search and PPC. And it's usually reactive, left dealing with the aftermath of negative information published somewhere online. That's outdated. It leaves executives, organizations and other high-profile individuals at a high risk of a digital reputation attack that spans channels and tactics. But the tools needed to safeguard against an attack are more cybersecurity-oriented than most marketing and communications professionals can manage. Business leaders Leaders grasp the importance; 83% of executives place reputation in their top five areas of risk, yet only 23% are confident in their ability to address it. To succeed in 2024 and beyond, you need to turn online reputation on its axis and think like an attacker.\
Key Takeaways:
- New framework for examining and safeguarding an online reputation
- Tools and techniques to keep you a step ahead
- Practical examples that demonstrate when to act, how to act and how to recover
Search Engine Marketing - Competitor and Keyword researchETMARK ACADEMY
Over 2 Trillion searches are made per day in Google search, which means there are more than 2 Trillion visits happening across the websites of the world wide web.
People search various questions, phrases or words. But some words and phrases are searched
more often than others.
For example, the words, ‘running shoes’ are searched more often than ‘best road running
shoes for men’
These words or phrases which people use to search on Google are called Keywords.
Some keywords are searched more often than others. Number of times a keyword is searched
for in a month is called keyword volume.
Some keywords have more relevant results than others. For the phrase “running shoes” we
get more than 80M relevant results, whereas for “best road running shoes for men” we get
only 8.
The former keyword ‘running shoes’ has way more competition from popular websites to
new and small blogs, whereas the latter keyword doesn’t have that much competition. This
search competition for a keyword is called search difficulty of a keyword or keyword
difficulty.
In other words, if the keyword difficulty is ‘low’ or ‘easy’, there won’t be any competition
and if you target such keywords on your site, you can easily rank on the front page of Google.
Some keywords are searched for, just to know or to learn some information about something,
that’s their search intention. For example, “What shoe size should I choose?” or “How to pick
the right shoe size?”
These keywords which are searched just to know about stuff are called informational
keywords. Typically people who are searching this type of keywords are top of a Conversion
funnel.
Conversion funnel is the journey that search visitors go through on their way to an email
subscription or a premium subscription to the services you offer or a purchase of products
you sell or recommend using your referral link.
For some buyers, research is the most important part when they have to buy a product.
Depending on that, their journey either widens or narrows down. These types of buyers are
Researchers and they spend more time with informational keywords.
Conversion is the action you want from your search visitors. Number of conversions that you
get for every 100 search visitors is called Conversion rate.
People who are at different stages of a conversion funnel use different types of keywords.
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In this presentation, Danny Leibrandt explains the impact of AI on SEO and what Google has been doing about it. Learn how to take your SEO game to the next level and win over Google with his new strategy anyone can use. Get actionable steps to rank your name, your business, and your clients on Google - the right way.
Key Takeaways:
1. Real content is king
2. Find ways to show EEAT
3. Repurpose across all platforms
The digital marketing industry is changing faster than ever and those who don’t adapt with the times are losing market share. Where should marketers be focusing their efforts? What strategies are the experts seeing get the best results? Get up-to-speed with the latest industry insights, trends and predictions for the future in this panel discussion with some leading digital marketing experts.
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- Understanding the latest Core Web Vitals including the significance of LCP, INP and CLS + their impact on SEO
- Optimisation techniques from our experts on how to improve your CWV on platforms like WordPress and WP Engine
- The impact of user experience and SEO
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Feel confident creating an SEO Plan
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When most people in the industry talk about online or digital reputation management, what they're really saying is Google search and PPC. And it's usually reactive, left dealing with the aftermath of negative information published somewhere online. That's outdated. It leaves executives, organizations and other high-profile individuals at a high risk of a digital reputation attack that spans channels and tactics. But the tools needed to safeguard against an attack are more cybersecurity-oriented than most marketing and communications professionals can manage. Business leaders Leaders grasp the importance; 83% of executives place reputation in their top five areas of risk, yet only 23% are confident in their ability to address it. To succeed in 2024 and beyond, you need to turn online reputation on its axis and think like an attacker.
Key Takeaways:
- New framework for examining and safeguarding an online reputation
- Tools and techniques to keep you a step ahead
- Practical examples that demonstrate when to act, how to act and how to recover
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September events release
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September 2017 Events in Prince William County & Manassas Region
There are lots of reasons for visitors to enjoy Prince William & Manassas this summer. Events
include concerts, festivals and family friendly events for the community.
For more events in Prince William & Manassas, click here.
Brewery, Winery & Distillery Events:
September 2 – 6th Annual Craft Festival! At The Winery at La Grange in Haymarket
The Winery at La Grange is celebrating their 11th Anniversary at this 6th annual Craft Festival!
There will be wine tastings, live music, The Inside Scoop ice cream truck and many more
amazing local vendors!
September 9 – 7th Annual Bands, Brews, & Barbecue in Historic Downtown Manassas
This annual event features award winning craft beers for sampling and Northern Virginia’s best
barbecue – as well as incredible live music.
September 9 – 2 Years of Beer - 2nd Anniversary Party at Ornery BeerCompany
From being to first Brewpub in Woodbridge to winning a Great American Beer Festival Gold
Medal for their Light of Cologne Kolsch, to being voted the Best Brewery/Distillery in Prince
William 2 years in a row! Ornery Beer Company has come a long way and they’re inviting you
to join them for their 2nd anniversary party!
September 16 – Heroic Aleworks Maryland Renaissance Fest Bus Trip
Heroic Aleworks is organizing an excursion to the Maryland Renaissance Festival and you're
invited! The bus will arrive at Revel Grove a little where you'll have the afternoon to eat, drink,
and be merry. Rendevouz at the Dragon Inn before heading home in the evening for one last
beer.
September 19 – Steal the Stein - Oktoberfest Tapping 2017 at Ornery BeerCompany
Celebrate the festivity with Ornery Beer Co. with delicious German Specials like Schnitzel,
Sauerbraten, Kartoffelpuffer, Brats, Strudel and so much more! Visitors are encouraged to wear
their best Lederhosen or Dirndl for 10% off of food!
September 23 – Oktoberfest at Brew Republic Bierwerks
It’s Oktoberfest in the Republic! Brew Republic Bierwerks is bringing the world famous German
beer festival from Munich to Woodbridge. Join them for great beer, delicious German-inspired
food, traditional music, cool vendors, and fun, both in the tap room and the expanded outdoor
biergarten. There will also be a marzen competition, featuring several locally brewed
marzenbiers (Oktoberfest lagers) from several of your favorite local breweries.
September 30 – Manassas Steins, Wines, & Spirits Festival
The Manassas Steins, Wines & Spirits Festival is a unique opportunity to sample your choice in
beverage while listening to live music at the Harris Pavilion in Historic Downtown Manassas.
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Taste beer from local craft breweries; wine from local wineries; and local distilled spirits. Great
food from some of the best food vendors in northern VA.
Jiffy Lube Live Outdoor Concerts hosted by Live Nation:
September 3 – Matchbox Twenty & Counting Crows: A Brief History of Everything Tour
September 9 – Brad Paisley: Weekend Warrior World Tour 2017
September 15 – Ms. Lauryn Hill & Nas, plus special guests
September 16 – Sam Hunt, Maren Morris & Chris Janson
SEPTEMBER EVENTS IN PRINCE WILLIAM & MANASSAS
September 1 – Music on the Mill in Historic Occoquan
Come on out to River Mill Park to hear some reggae and rock music from the group FeelFree.
Blankets and lawn chairs are welcome.
September 2 – Yoga on the Lawn at Rippon Lodge
Enjoy performing yoga on the lawn with amazing views of the Potomac River and historic
Rippon Lodge in the background. No one could ask for a better outdoor venue to exercise. Join
certified instructor Christopher Glowacki for an hour long Vinyasa yoga practice.
September 2-3 – Overnight Stay in Brentsville Jail
From 1822 to 1893 the Brentsville jail housed numerous people awaiting trial, and fate. The
prisoners were accused of various crimes from theft, to poisoning, and even murder. In 1872 a
prominent Prince William resident was gunned down in his cell while awaiting his trail. Spend
the night in the nearly 200 year old building and learn about some of the people who were
imprisoned here
September 9 – Historic Brenstville Schoolhouse Happy Hour
Looking for a unique way to start the new school year? Take part in the Historic Brentsville
Schoolhouse Happy Hour! Receive two drink tickets to use over the course of the evening, and
come and explore the 1920s schoolhouse to learn about teaching in a one room schoolhouse
during the Great Depression.
September 9 – Family Day – “Robotics” at the National Museum of Marine Corps
Come on out to the National Museum of the Marine Corps for the monthly Family Day, and this
month the theme is Robotics. Discover how the Marine Corps Explosive Ordinance Disposal
robots function, and try your hand at operating one. Experts in this field will be on hand to
answer any questions.
September 9 – School is Back in Session
Going to school was very different a hundred years ago than it is today. Visit the one room
school houses at Lucasville School and Brentsville Courthouse to learn about the different
ways that students learned in a segregated society. Try some of the tools that were used to teach
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in each of the schools, some of the games they played, and even make a craft at each school to
take home!
September 9 – Potomac Blockade Bus Tour
Cruise along the Potomac River shoreline and view sites that were critical to the Confederate
forces’ successful blockade of Washington D.C. from September 1861 through March 1862.
Local historians will discuss the significance of the Blockade and of the gun batteries and camps
that supported the Confederate efforts.
September 9-10 – Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park Tours
This guided tours will take you through the hallowed grounds that contain camps, cemeteries,
and battlefields. Learn about Camp Jones and the battles that took place in 1862 and 1863.
September 11 – Fore our Troops Charity Golf at Bull Run Golf Club
For this year’s Patriot Day, you will have an opportunity to play alongside wounded warriors
while advancing the Coalition's mission of assisting the brave men and women who have
sacrificed so much to protect our freedoms.
September 15-16 – Mid-Atlantic Police Motorcycle Rodeo at Potomac Mills Mall
Organized by the Mid-Atlantic Police Motorcycle Riding Committee, 100-150 motorcycle police
officers will be competing in a riding skills rodeo. This provides training and networking for the
officers and fun for the public to watch. They are also raising funds for the Make-A-Wish
Foundation so come on out to support a great cause!
September 16 – Under the Streetlamp at the Hylton Performing Arts Center
In an evening of unforgettable entertainment, Under the Streetlamp transports audiences back to
an era of sharkskin suits and flashy cars with their tight harmonies and slick dance moves. Enjoy
popular hits from The Drifters, Roy Orbison, Nat King Cole, The Beach Boys, and The Beatles,
plus a show-stopping salute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons that is guaranteed to bring
down the house.
September 16 – Dance the Evening Away at the Rippon Lodge Canteen
From Hollywood to New York City, canteens were the place for soldiers to relax and enjoy good
food, music, entertainment and dancing during World War II. Dance the night away at Rippon
Lodge as it is transformed into a dance hall reminiscent of a canteen with live Big Band music,
delicious food and beverages. Guests are encouraged to “Dress the Part!” and attend the event in
their best dress, vintage costume, or active military uniforms.
September 16 – Music on the Mill in Historic Occoquan
Come on out to River Mill Park on the Occoquan waterfront, as the town's inaugural Music on
the Mill Summer Concert series wraps up for the year with James Drake and CT3, performing
acoustic rock.
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September 16 – Heritage Festival at Prince William Forest Park
Explore the history of Prince William Forest Park through demonstrations, music, crafts, and
exhibitors at the annual Heritage Festival and visit one of Prince William Forest Park’s historic
Civilian Conservation Corps cabin camps.
September 16 – 42nd Bull Run Region AACA Edgar Rohr Memorial Car Show at The
Manassas Museum
Enjoy wide variety of pre-war and post-war vehicles since 1992 and older cars on display, street
rods/modified cars included. There will also be a free Country/Western concert by Miss Hannah
Polk and Model T Assembly/Disassembly demonstration.
September 16 – Manassas’ Civil War Hospitals Caravan Tour at Ben Lomond Historic Site &
Old Rose Garden
Visit the hospitals of Manassas to learn about medicine at the beginning of the Civil War, about
the soldiers who were treated in these hospitals, and about the families whose homes were
commandeered after two major battles at Bull Run.
September 16 – Haymarket Day
The Annual Haymarket Day is the biggest event Haymarket holds and it draws thousands of
participants, spectators and vendors from Haymarket and surrounding towns. Haymarket Day is
a huge celebration that kicks off with a lively parade with over 1800 participants including
talented performance groups of all sorts, colorful floats, the spirited Battlefield High Marching
Band, respected military personnel and many more.
September 18 – Museum Kid Monday! At Ben Lomond Historic Site & Old Rose Garden
Children will have the opportunity to explore history through sight, sound, smell, and touch
through hands-on activities and crafts. Topics vary each month and will include subjects such as
farming, textiles, or 19th century toys and more!
September 23 – Brenstville Day! At Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre
The community of Brentsville has been around for nearly 200 years and served as the social and
political center of Prince William County for nearly 100 years. Enjoy historic farm
demonstrations, living history, bluegrass music, games, food, tours of the historic buildings and
more.
September 23-24 – Prince William County Farm Tour at Brentsville Courthouse Historic
Centre
Tour the 1850s farm house and learn about Prince William County farmers, free and enslaved.
Discover how they lived and worked before electricity and running water.
September 24 – 2017 Manassas Latino Festival
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The Latino Festival highlights the food, music, and art of our area’s Latin American
communities, with live performances throughout the day, including Mariachis and Pinatas for the
kids!
September 24 – Occoquan Fall Arts & Craft Shows
The streets of Occoquan come alive with this award winning outdoor street festival featuring
more than 300 artisans and crafters, fun interactive activities for the whole family, live
entertainment and great food!
September 26 – Mannheim Rocket Orchestra at Hylton Performing Arts Center
Spend the afternoon indulging in the sublime with Mannheim Rocket Orchestra as they perform
works including Mozart’s Quintet for Clarinet and Strings. The orchestra is the premier period-
instrument ensemble of Northern Virginia.
September 30 – Civil War Raiders of Northern Virginia Bus Tour at Brentsville Courthouse
Historic Centre
Join historians from Prince William County Historic Preservation Division and the Mosby
Heritage Area Association for a special bus tour that will not only visit Mosby sites, but also
other guerilla sites in Northern Virginia.
For additional information on these events please contact Nicole Warner, Media & Partner
Relations Specialist at NWarner@Discoverpwm.com.