Save The Stack: February 2012

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Only 70 Tickets Left To Winterstack2

If you are thinking that a fun night of rock and roll is in the cards for you, you best get going to Lillian Lumber Home Center in Burgess or Nobletts in Kilmarnock today for what left of the tickets of a nearly sold out show in Reedville to help save the stack. What are you reading this for? Go on.. There are only 70 tickets..wait, 68, 64.... Go.. The stack is calling you..

Friday, February 3, 2012

We have another very different kind of concert coming up, also worth attending!

We're gearing up for another Winterstack, with the loud and crazy and very terrific atmosphere created by "Throwin' Wake" and "Sweet Justice." I know it'll be another great time and hope see all of you there! We have another very different kind of concert coming up, also worth attending! It is Janie Meneely and husband Paul DiBlasi (aka "Calico Jack") who do maritime songs, mostly of her own creation. You may recognize her name as the person who championed our Save the Stack efforts by writing a wonderful song for us. Called "Heading Back to Reedville," the song captures the history, sentiment and significance of the Stack to the people of Reedville, and our well-founded pride in its recent renovation. Janie especially wanted Reedville to be the site for releasing their latest CD, Living ! by the River, Songs of the Chesapeake Bay, on which our "Stack song" is featured (and so are songs about oystering and pound-netting, and Peale is actually on the cover!) She is a great fan of the life-style that exists here. We are delighted to comply! This post-dinner, coffeehouse style concert will be at Festival Halle, Saturday, Feb. 11th, 7-9:00 PM. Admission is just $8/pp ($15 per couple) and includes a door prize ticket plus complimentary coffee and snacks all evening. Beer, wine and sodas will be available for sale for our usual nominal charge. Again, it is a way different kind of evening from Winterstack , but I know you will like this, too! Janie has a wonderful grasp of life in and around the region, (sings a funny song about "freezing your butts off on the Chesapeake Bay") and she and Paul share a witty repartee as they perform. Their songs are sometimes saucy , sometimes silly, sometimes sentimental ... in any case, they present a most delightful way to relax and unwind. Please join us in support and in thanks!

Thanks For Saving An Icon Of The Chesapeake Bay

Reedville's symbol of its rich menhaden fishing heritage The 130 foot tall stack was built circa 1902, The Stack has served as a navigational landmark for working watermen and boaters but also as a welcoming beacon to the historic town of Reedville and surrounding areas. The Stack was built by the Morris - Fisher Company to provide steam to power its fish processing operations. This Company was likely the largest and most efficient of all the factories at that time. The success of the company was demonstrated by the construction of this majestic stack.

Having withstood storms and fires the stack and years of neglect and the wear from Mother Nature. The Community and Omega Protein, Inc. have raised the funds needed and the stack is back now as an symbol celebrating the areas rich culture. Ownership of the stack and land will be transferred to the Greater Reedville Association.

You can click on the Reedville Fishermen's Museum Banner below or send a check to
Save The Stack
c/o The Reedville Fishermen's Museum
P.O Box 306
Reedville VA. 22539

OR call 804-453-6529