March 6, 2008
For Immediate Release
THE
CURTAIN RISES FOR NEW INTERACTIVE BVTC THEATER
See films and videos anytime, anywhere
on demand on website
Features 1972 Project ZAP documentary
seen for the first time in 36 years highlighting first major cleanup of
Blackstone River
The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
has a new link on its website at
www.tourbalckstone.com that offers exciting film and video
documentaries highlighting the heritage and culture of Blackstone River
Valley.
Visitors to the website can now link to
the BVTC Theater anytime to see documentaries produced or presented by
the Tourism Council.
One of the featured documentaries that
can be seen for the first time in over three decades is a 1972 film on
Project ZAP, which was the first successful cleanup along the Blackstone
River.
The documentary, produced by Blue Sky
Films, showcases the efforts of 10,000 people who began to clean up the
Blackstone River in September of 1972. The Blackstone River was the
first polluted river on the North American Continent beginning in 1793
with the onset of the American Industrial Revolution. The film is grainy
but it is the only known chronology of the Blackstone Valley's first
river reclamation.
This massive river cleanup was the
spark that began efforts by many to reclaim the lands and waterways of
the Blackstone River Valley that are being realized in the region today.
Another popular video on the website
showcases the history, culture, nature and recreation of the Blackstone
River Valley. Winds of Change, a 2005 documentary, produced by the John
H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission,
presents a fabulous brief overview on the dramatic landscape changes
that have taken place in the region since 1986.
Other films on the weblink feature
diverse interests including local cultural activities, community
recognition and geotourism.
Feel free to view these amazing
documentaries anytime, anywhere on demand on the web at
www.tourblackstone.com and
link on the BVTC Theater icon.
More information about the Blackstone
Valley Tourism Council and Rhode Island’s Blackstone River Valley is
available by calling the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council at
401-724-2200 or on the web at
www.tourblackstone.com
EDITOR’S NOTE: Below are the films and
videos featured on the BVTC Theater link produced or presented by the
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council. Be sure to check back to this page
from time to time for additional video material.
Winds of Change - Presents a
fabulous brief overview on the dramatic landscape changes that have
taken place in the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
since 1986. Wonderful images and voices from the people of the
Blackstone Valley. Wait for a long pause before the video presentation.
Produced by the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage
Corridor Commission. 2005. Hosted by the Blackstone Valley Tourism
Council. View on Google
Choices - Produced by the
National Geographic Society's Center for Sustainable Destinations. A
brief stunning visual presentation. Communities may want to consider
adopting the Geotourism principles after discussing this presentation's
message. Hosted by the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council's Sustainable
Tourism Planning and Development Laboratory. View on Google
Project ZAP - Catalogs the
efforts of 10,000 people who began to clean up the Blackstone River in
September of 1972. The Blackstone River was the first polluted river on
the North American Continent beginning in 1793 with the onset of the
American Industrial Revolution. The film is grainy but it is the only
known chronology of the Blackstone Valley's first river reclamation.
Produced by Blue Sky Films. Hosted by the Blackstone Valley Tourism
Council's Sustainable Tourism Planning and Development Laboratory. View
on Google
The 7th Annual Rhode Island Chinese
Dragon Boat Races and Taiwan Day Festival - Produced by the
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council on the Pawtucket River. This one day
event highlights the 500 year old tradition of Dragon Boats in the
Chinese Culture. 40 races take place with Chinese food and entertainment
presented by Taiwan ROC through the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office
of Boston and the Rhode Island Association of Chinese Americans. This
event is a part of the Pawtucket Arts Festival, Pawtucket Rhode Island.
View on Google
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council's
2006 Annual Recognitions - A World Tourism Day Celebration in the
Blackstone River Valley. A video expose' of the "best of the best"
tourism award winners in the Blackstone Valley. Produced by the
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council. View on Google
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council's
2007 Annual Recognitions - A World Tourism Day Celebration in the
Blackstone River Valley. A video expose' of the "best of the best"
tourism award winners in the Blackstone Valley. Blackstone River Valley.
A video expose' of the "best of the best" tourism award winners in the
Blackstone Valley. Produced by the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council.
Coming Soon
Blackstone Alert Flood Forum -
March 9, 2006. A video record of a Sustainable Tourism Laboratory
focused on the Blackstone River October 2005 flood. Coming Soon
These films and video can be viewed
anytime and anywhere on demand on the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
website at
www.tourblackstone.com
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