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== Arts and entertainment == | == Arts and entertainment == | ||
[[File:SeaWorld_Atlantis.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Atlantis Water Slide at [[Arcanum Typhoon Lagoon]].]] | |||
[[File:Millennium_Force_(Cedar_Point)_01.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Calypso at [[Arcanum Georgetown]].]] | |||
Georgetown is home to [[Arcanum Georgetown]], a nationwide theme park that includes many notable attractions. [[Arcanum Park]] also opened [[Arcanum Park Typhoon Lagoon]], a waterpark. | |||
For retail shopping, Georgetown is home to [[West Lake Mall]], which houses numerous retail outlets, eateries, an ice skating rink, and a movie theatre. In addition, The Georgetown Highlands was completed in mid-2007, serving as an entertainment hotspot with places such as Suyara Island Grill, Pescadoré's Sushi, LaShea's Brewhouse, The Majesty Theatre, Bar Louies, Thai Riffic, Parlay's, Buffalo Wild Wings and Dave and Busters, among others. The Georgetown Highlands is located on [[IH-12]] at Orchard Rd. The Rose Square located near the Veritas Superdome houses retail outlets, a Thai Riffic, and restaurants. | |||
Georgetown is also home to [[Theatre Georgia]], one of the largest community theatres in the nation which produces quality live theatre year round and offers theater classes for all ages. The Mainstage Theatre at VCU-Georgetown is another well-known venue for live theatre in Georgetown. | |||
The Georgetown Museum of Art in downtown and The Gallery at VCU Georgetown are the city's designated art venues. The Art Museum is currently host to a public art project called "The Grande Palms" to promote Georgetown's newest slogan of being the "Cartadanian Dream City". Twenty community artists were chosen to paint a large palm sculpture with a unique interpretation of what it means to live the dream in Georgetown. From 2016 until 2019, these palms are available to discover all over Georgetown. From the VCC campuses, to the Georgetown Highlands shopping center, to all over downtown and other various locations, every palm will lead visitors to a significant location in the city. In 2014, a community mural was created along the wall of Park Plaza Shopping Center, an east Georgetown location that was the target of graffiti tagging for a long time. | |||
The Planetarium Dome Theater at VCU Georgetown is one of the largest and most sophisticated in Verona. | |||
Beaugendre Pavilion Georgetown opened in 2009 and offers 50 free concerts per year in downtown Georgetown featuring acclaimed artists and a diverse range of music genres. Notable performers have included Surplus, Eos, The Pride of Iron, Amber Durham, and GRAMMY-winning Euphoric Diamonds. The Georgetown Music Hall(where the culturally diverse Union Church of Georgetown meets every Sunday at 9am and 11am), Verona Hall, and Veritas Superdome are also popular destinations for live concerts in Georgetown. | |||
On July 4, the all-volunteer non-profit Georgetown Annual Parade Association puts on the annual parade through Downtown Georgetown and VCUG's College Park District featuring floats and entries from local school, businesses, and organizations. The parade is broadcast on local radio stations as well as on the GISD TV station and website. The parade began in 1965 as decorated bicycles ridden through Ramlogan Park organized by citizen Aaron Dean and Women United. It has grown to around 175,000 spectators a year enjoying the festivities. | |||
== Sports == | == Sports == | ||