Jan. 6, 2011
Joanne Magley
Community Information
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Monster-Spirited events set for
January at the Ocean Center
The Monster X Tour is coming to the
Ocean Center Jan. 7 and 8. Monster
Trucks will compete in racing
action, freestyle and vertical
wheelie contests. Side acts include
Metal Mulisha Freestyle and Quad
Racing. Show times are 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 7; and 1:30 and 7:30
p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8. Tickets and
VIP seats can be purchased at the
Ocean Center box office, at all
Ticketmaster outlets, online at
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or by phone at 800-745-3000.
More than 5,000 participants from
private clubs and school cheer
squads and about 7,500 spectators
are expected to visit the Ocean
Center Jan. 14 - 16 for the
State
Cheer and Dance Championships
sponsored by "The American
Championships." Tickets are
available at the door beginning at
4:30 p.m. Jan. 14. Payment method is
cash only. Friday night and one-day
tickets are $18 for adults and $15
for children 6 - 12, seniors 65 and
older and members of the military;
two-day tickets are $33 for adults
and 25 for children 6 - 12, seniors
65 and older and members of the
military; three-day tickets are $39
for adults and $32 for children 6 -
12, seniors 65 and older and members
of the military. Last year, the
event brought a nearly $17 million
economic impact to Volusia County,
according to Daytona Beach Area
Convention and Visitors Bureau (DBACVB)
officials.
Fire-Rescue EAST, a convention
sponsored by the Florida Fire
Chiefs’ Association (FFCA), is
another collaborative booking effort
by the Ocean Center and the DBACVB.
It will be at the Ocean Center Jan.
19 - 22. With an expected attendance
of 4,000, the group will book more
than 2,000 room nights and generate
an economic impact of more than $2
million, according to the DBACVB.
Although this is an industry event,
the public is invited to register
and attend the free expo, the
National Advanced/Basic Life Support
Team Competition Jan. 21 and the
International Fire Service Honor
Guard Competition. During the expo,
a refurbished and painted pink fire
truck will be given to Pink Heal
Tour at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 21.
Emergency services vehicles,
apparatus, equipment, uniforms,
turnout gear, personal protective
equipment and a variety of
equipment, tools and gadgets for use
in the home or at work will be
displayed in the exhibit hall and
arena from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Friday,
January 21; and 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 22. Members of the
public who wish to attend the expo
must register at the FFCA
registration booth at the Ocean
Center arena, which can be accessed
off Earl Street or Auditorium
Boulevard.
Florida Huddle is a travel symposium
appointment show coming to the Ocean
Center Jan. 24 - 25.
Attendees include about 200
international and domestic travel
trade buyers, including all tour
operators who can market Volusia
County to travel agencies and
consumers worldwide. Two hundred
Florida-based suppliers and several
representatives from Visit Florida
also will attend. Florida Huddle is
the only trade show in the world
that is owned and operated by
Floridians and brings qualified
buyers and journalists to Florida to
meet with Florida sellers.
The Team Connection Daytona Beach
100 and USA Volleyball Boys’ Florida
Fest events will spike their way
into the Volusia County Ocean Center
from Jan. 28 - 30. It’s the second
time the events will be at the
facility. The Team Connection
Daytona Beach 100 is a two-day
junior girls’ volleyball tournament,
which will be held in the Ocean
Center exhibit hall. Competitors are
ages 8 - 18. The USA Volleyball
junior boys’ Florida Fest Bid
Tournament also will be in the Ocean
Center exhibit hall on the same
days. These are two of the few
volleyball events in the United
States that combine junior boys’ and
girls’ teams in the same venue. The
events are open to the public.
Tickets will be sold at the door and
are $8 per day or $12 for a
multi-day pass.
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