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Arts Events, Organizations win Pinnacle Awards

05.20.2006

The Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association recently announced winners during its 9th annual Pinnacle Awards luncheon held at MeadowView Marriott Conference Resort and Convention Center in Kingsport. The Pinnacle Awards program pays tribute to individuals, businesses and organizations for exemplary quality and performance in tourism development and promotion. Winners were announced by business division in four categories: special events; special projects; advertising & promotions (print and multi-media), and public relations.

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Pinnacle Awards for Special Events
Events, festivals, tournaments, concerts, shows, re-enactments, etc.

Hospitality Organizations Division
2nd Annual Chili Cook Off & Craft Show
Greene County Partnership Tourism Department

Accommodations Division
"Spirits of the Season"
The Carnegie Hotel

Cultural Arts Division
Umoja/Unity Committee

Entertainment & Recreation Division
"More Than Just A Game"
Elizabethton Parks & Recreation & Elizabethton Twins

Attractions Division
Beck Mountain Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch
Beck Mountain Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch

Municipalities Division
Jonesborough Days 2005
Town of Jonesborough &
The Heritage Alliance of NE TN and SW VA

Merit Award winners in this category included the Cultural Arts Division
Storytelling Live! — International Storytelling Center; and in the Entertainment & Recreation Division Garden Gala — Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center, Schubert Club & The Tuesday Garden Club.

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Pinnacle Awards for Special Projects
Exhibits, resource publications, photography, educational programs, trade shows, FAM tours and other initiatives

Hospitality Organizations Division
Presidential Pioneer in Hospitality Awards
Greene County Partnership Tourism Department

Entertainment & Recreation Division
Music on the Square 2005
Town of Jonesborough & Music on the Square

Attractions Division
Eastman Discovery Lab
Hands On! Regional Museum

Heritage Tourism Division
2006 Region of Heritage Calendar
The Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center &
The Heritage Alliance of NE TN & SW VA

Business Division
"Close to Home"
Bristol Herald Courier

Merit Award winners in this category included the Accommodations Division
TSAE Trade Show & S.E. Division Marine Corps League Presentation by the MeadowView Marriott Conference Resort & Convention Center; in the Heritage Tourism Division
"A Celebration of American Art" by William King Regional Arts Center in Abingdon; and in the Business Division "Backyard Beaches" by Bristol Herald Courier.

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Pinnacle Awards for Advertising & Promotions in Print
Brochures, magazines, newspaper supplements and print ads

Hospitality Organizations Division
Clinch Mountain MusicFest
Kingsport Convention & Visitors Bureau and
The Creative Trust Agency

Cultural Arts Division
"Mountain Mosaic" — 2005 Marketing Campaign
Virginia Highlands Festival

Municipalities Division
Wetlands Water Park Rack Card
Jonesborough Parks & Recreation
Wetlands Water Park

Business Division
2005 National Storytelling Festival Campaign
Hillhouse Graphic Design

Merit Award winners in this category included Hospitality Organizations Division
Christmas in Jonesborough by the Historic Jonesborough Department of Tourism and in the Business Division "2005 Summer Fun Guide" by Marquee Magazine.

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Pinnacle Awards for Advertising & Promotions ? Multi-Media
Videos, websites, DVD, CD/Rom, music CD

Hospitality Organizations Division
"Where Big Ideas Take Root"
Bristol Convention & Visitors Bureau

Accommodations Division
E-Proposal Web Page
MeadowView Marriott Conference Resort & Convention Center

Business Division
Mike Gallagher "Surrounded by Idiots" Book Signing Tour
Comes to Jonesborough, Tennessee
The Lollipop Shop

Merit Award winners in this category included Hospitality Organizations Division
"Oprah, Come to My Small Town" Promotional Video by the Historic Jonesborough Department of Tourism.

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Pinnacle Awards for Public Relations
Community awareness campaigns, training programs, and community pride initiatives and activities

Hospitality Organizations Division
2005 Tourism Awareness Campaign
Kingsport Convention & Visitors Bureau

Heritage Tourism Division
Sherwood Anderson Festival
William King Regional Arts Center

Business Division
"What's Up Downtown" Kingsport newsletter
Sterling Graphics

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Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies was the Title Sponsor for the 2006 Pinnacle Awards. Other sponsors were The Business Journal of Tri-Cities TN/VA; Charter Media; Citadel Broadcasting; News Channel 11; Eastman; Tennessee Department of Tourist Development; and Royal Printing Company.

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