Where does the guidebook go?

Visitor Info Kiosks

I-95 Info Centers

Chambers of Commerce

Consumer & Meeting

Planner Trade Shows

GBCVB Member Businesses

Visitor Info Packets

Wedding Welcome Packets

Libraries & Resource

Centers all over the world

Higher Education & Hospital

Orientations/Recruitment

Area Event Welcome Bags

And more!

Inside this issue:

2013 SportsEvents

Reader’s Choice 2

Bangor Museum &

History Center 2

Promote ME 3

Member Spotlight 3

New Members 3

Celebrate Chinese

New Year 4

Deals & Promotions 4

January 2013

Join us for "All Roads Lead to Greater

Bangor" meeting and event planner

trade show on Thursday, February 7,

2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at

the Bangor Civic Center.

If you are planning a meeting, event or

convention in the Greater Bangor area,

this is a can’t miss opportunity to meet

representatives from the top meeting

venues, accommodations, caterers,

restaurants, and select services that will

make your event unforgettable!

With renovated and new properties, a

brand new arena and convention center,

as well as multiple sizes of meeting

spaces, and attractions, which are sure to

enhance your visit; we invite you to meet

in the Greater Bangor Region.

30 Lucky Attendees will receive a sneak

-peek, hard-hat tour of the new

Cross Insurance Center!

Be sure to bring your closed-toed shoes

and register for free today!

www.VisitBangorMaine.com/AllRoads

Interested in participating in the show?

Vendor booths may still be available—

contact Danielle@VisitBangorMaine.com

today!

Grea t er Bango r

Convent ion &

V i s i t o r s Bu r eau “All Roads Lead to Greater Bangor”

Did you know that the

GBCVB distributed over

37,000 guidebooks and

had over 12,000 views

online from all over the

world in 2012?

Looking for copies of the 2013 Greater

Bangor Visitor & Event Planning Guidebook?

Be sure to visit our booth at the “All Roads” show

to pick up your copy!

Send an email to Danielle@VisitBangorMaine.com to

request a box or stop into our offices at 208 Maine Ave

(by General Aviation) after February 7th.

Copies of the 2013 Visitor & Event Planning Guidebook Available—February 7!

In the works….

Cross Insurance Center.

Accessible, hospitable and

authentic, the Greater

Bangor Region just feels like

home.

www.VisitBangorMaine.com — (207) 947-5205

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2013 Reader’s Choice—SportsEvents Magazine

The Greater Bangor CVB is pleased to

announce that we have been selected

as a 2013 Readers Choice Award

Winner by SportsEvents Magazine!

Out of hundreds of votes

from sports events planners, tournament

directors, event owners and other plan-

ners, Bangor has been selected as a win-

ner for this prestigious award.

Votes were cast nationwide for host

cities and event venues that planners

believed displayed outstanding

professionalism, creativity and passion

when it came to hosting sporting events.

Bangor will be featured with the other

winners in the January 2013 issue

of SportsEvents Magazine.

There will be a formal press release

from the magazine which will be

distributed shortly, but we wanted to

share this news with you today!

Thank you so much for voting for our

amazing community and we are looking

forward to an amazing start to 2013!

NASHVILLE, TN—June 2012—The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH)

proudly announces that the Bangor Museum and History Center and Bangor High School are the recipi-

ents of an Award of Merit from the AASLH Leadership in History Awards for Exploring Historic Land-

scapes Using GIS: The Great Bangor Fire of 1911. The AASLH Leadership in History Awards, now in its

67th year, is the most prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of

state and local history.

AASLH is also pleased to announce that, in addition to the Award of Merit, the Bangor Museum and History Center and

Bangor High School, were also selected as a 2013 HIP (History in Progress) Award winner by the Leadership in History

awards committee.

The HIP Award, given at the discretion of the Committee, is an additional award for an Award of Merit winner whose

nomination is highly inspirational, exhibits exceptional scholarship, and/or is exceedingly entrepreneurial in terms of

funding, partnerships, or collaborations, creative problem solving, or unusual project design and inclusiveness. Only three

HIP Awards will be presented in 2013. AASLH congratulates the Bangor Museum and History Center and Bangor High

School for the work that has brought this honor.

This year, AASLH is proud to confer fifty-nine national awards honoring people, projects, exhibits, books, and organiza-

tions. The winners represent the best in the field and provide leadership for the future of state and local history. Presen-

tation of the awards will be made at a special banquet during the 2012 AASLH Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah,

on Friday, October 5, 2012. The banquet is supported by a generous contribution from the History Channel.

The Greater Bangor CVB would like to congratulate our member on this prestigious award!

2013 Reader’s Choice Award

SportsEvents Magazine

Bangor Museum & History Center and Bangor High School Wins National Awards

Page 3 Greater Bangor CVB Member Newsletter

Welcome New Members

Cashman Communications—www.CashComm.net

Grill on the Green—www.facebook.com/GrillOnTheGreen

Monty Rand Photography—www.MontyRand.com

Penobscot Pour House—www.PenobscotPourHouse.com

Rudman Winchell—www.RudmanWinchell.com

Schooners Seafood & Steakhouse—

www.SchoonersBrewer.com

Welcome!

We wanted to take this opportunity to introduce the GBCVB’s new marketing section of

our newsletter – Promote ME. We will be utilizing this space on our newsletter and a

page on our website (www.VisitBangorMaine.com/Marketing) to keep our members up-to

-date and informed of all the marketing opportunities available to you, exclusively.

A PIECE OF MAINE—BANGORMETRO

Bangor Metro magazine’s A Piece of Maine, is a monthly section focusing on cities and

towns in Eastern, Midcoast, and Northern Maine. In the March issue, Bangor will be

highlighted. Each feature showcases a city or town’s unique culture, history, events, and community and business assets.

BangorMetro is distributed throughout the state of Maine and beyond through subscriptions, newsstand sales, Chambers of

Commerce, hotels, hospital waiting rooms, and more. The GBCVB will be offering our members special pricing (15% off

normal special section pricing rates) for advertising within this section on Bangor.

Please contact Danielle Dorrie at 207-947-5205 or visit www.VisitBangorMaine.com/Marketing for the sales kit.

Promote ME—the GBCVB Marketing Corner

Member Spotlight—Monty Rand Photography

Monty Rand Photography is Maine’s largest all digital sports studio providing services

for some of the state’s premier college and youth teams. They offer team and

individual photography along with stunning action shots. They have the ability to

showcase the photos in popular digital products including customized magazine

covers, collages and inspirational prints. What you may not know is that they also

offer a wide range of other photography services.

Whether it’s senior portraits, family keepsakes, that special wedding day, or an im-

portant corporate event, Monty Rand Photography is ready to step in. They have

perfected their craft over the past twenty years and have provided photography to a number of prestigious

publications including Sports Illustrated, Down East Magazine, USA Today, The Boston Globe and the Associated

Press. They have also received 24 Maine Press Association Awards for photojournalism. The main goal is to accom-

modate every one of their clients with distinctive, quality photographs that will leave a lasting impression well into

the future. A new studio just opened here in Bangor and they are looking forward to offering even more services to

their awesome clients. Whatever your photography needs are, big or small, give them a call. They would love to

help you create some incredible images that your friends will be envious of!

Jeremy Vroom

Monty Rand

Maine Discovery Museum: Celebrate your child’s birthday in style at Maine’s largest children’s museum, enjoy an hour in our party room and all day to enjoy the museum! Available Tuesday through Sunday and MDM offers a variety of activities to make your party unique! Mention this ad

and receive 10% off (excludes add-ons).

Penobscot Theatre—Next up for the Penobscot Theatre Company is the imaginative Southern Gothic comedy, The Sugar Bean Sisters (until February 17). This quirky Maine Premiere takes place deep in the Florida swamps and has everything from romance to alien abduction. Receive $5.00 off regular priced tickets—call the box office at 207-942-3333 and

use discount code: GBCVB.

Schooners—Hosting an event in February? Schooners is offering 50% off the fee of our two private rooms. The Penobscot Room seats 25 guests and the Chamberlain Room holds 110. Call Erinne at 207-989-5389. Just looking to dine in? Great! Text “Lobster” to 77948 and start off with a free

appetizer!

Member to Member Deals for You!

CHINA: Exploring the Interior

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The Oriental Jade Restaurant is pleased to announce it will

celebrate Chinese New Year and the ‘Year of the Snake’,

February 10 - 17, by hosting a special traveling photog-

raphy exhibit, CHINA: Exploring the Interior, 1903—1904,

as well as a week of Culture and Arts Festivities.

The Year of the Snake celebration begins on Sunday,

February 10th with a special opening for the exhibit. The

explorer’s grandson, Robert M. Sargent, who helped

organize the exhibit, will speak briefly at 2 p.m. about

Harvey Sargent’s life and times. During the Exhibit

Opening and New Year week, all Oriental Jade guests

will enjoy an authentic Chinese New Year feast. New Year

delicacies including fish, jai, chicken, noodles, dumplings,

fruit, Niango, and New Year’s Cakes will be served along

with many Asian favorites. Guests will also find many free,

family-oriented festivities throughout the week, including

the traditional Lion Dance with drums, various cultural

activities and a Welcome New Year Fireworks on Feb 10th

at 5pm.

For more details about the exhibit, visit:

orientaljade.com or facebook.com/orientaljade.

Waterfront Concerts pumps $30 million into Bangor Economy

From Bangor Daily News:

“BANGOR, Maine — The

Waterfront Concerts Series and its

big-name acts have generated more than $30 million for the

local economy in its first three years, according to a

University of Maine study.

Since its first event, a July 2010 Celtic Woman

show, Waterfront Concerts has drawn more than 200,000

people, with the number of offerings and attendance figures

building each year. The concert series, which had seven

events in its first year and 17 in each of the past two, has

brought 41 acts to Bangor.

Since 2010, concertgoers have spent $18.6 million,

which led to additional indirect spending of about $11.8

million, according to Gabe’s study. With each year of

concerts, the economic impact of the series has grown. ”

Read more: http://bangordailynews.com/2013/01/14/

news/bangor/waterfront-concerts-pumps-30-million-into-

bangor-economy-umaine-study-finds/

Darling’s Tournament of Savings—The February

basketball tournaments bring a lot of excitement to Bangor. Adding to the excitement is Darling’s Annual Tournament of Savings event! Every vehicle at every location has been marked way down! Find your vehicle

today at www.Darlings.com.

Four Points by Sheraton—Come join us at Godfrey’s

Grille in the Four Points by Sheraton on Tuesdays for Italian night! Homemade favorites just like mama used to make. Try our delicious appetizers, entrees and wine specials! Our chef delights in creating wonderful Italian comfort foods to be enjoyed on a cold winter’s night. Free

Parking 5:00PM-10:00PM 207-947-6721

Oriental Jade—February 10-17 - Explore the Interior of

China, a Photographic Traveling Exhibit. February 10, 2pm, opening reception and address by Robert M. Sargent, Curator Authentic Chinese New Year Feast to follow benefiting Maine China Network Week Long Festivities Include: Delicious authentic Chinese Food Daily - Traditional Lion Dance - Music, Arts & Crafts - Cultural Activities - Sights and Sounds Video of China

FMI: www.orientaljade.com

Member to Member Promotions for You!

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