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of every year I always like to check in
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Corvette Museum to see what's unta for
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the upcoming year well today I have
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marketing manager for the NCM Mariah
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Hughes with me we're going to talk more
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about everything coming up this year in
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2024 Mariah welcome to Corvette today
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thank you so much Steve for having me
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I'm happy to be here mariia first off
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let's talk about some of the exhibits
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that are currently on display at the
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National Corvette Museum even though
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we're into January of 20124 what can
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people see if they stop in today or
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tomorrow well you can see anytime that
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you stop in to the National Corvette
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Museum and American love aair 70 years
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of Corvette in our iconic Skydome and if
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you haven't been to the museum in a
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while the Skydome is going to look a
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little different on the inside because
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we have installed a 8 and 1/2t Tall 300t
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long LED wall that we call skywall into
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the sky dome so that you can get an
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immersive experience on the 70 years of
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Corvette history that is so cool and
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we're going to talk a little bit more
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about the skywall here in a minute yes
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but let's review the hours of operation
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they at the National Corvette Museum
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well of course we have seasonal hours of
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operation but for the listeners who are
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hearing this in the winter of 2024 from
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January 1 through February the 29th
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because this year is a leap year we're
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open Monday through Friday from 5: to
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10m but we're closed on Tuesdays for
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those two months we've got to get the
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museum in shape for some new exhibits
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that we have opening later this year and
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on Saturdays and Sundays we're open from
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9:00 to 5: now all of those times are
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Central so make sure you're checking
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your clock or your watch to make sure
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that you've arrived at the museum at the
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right time perfect now Mariah what one
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of my favorite places at the museum is
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the stingray Grill let's talk about the
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restaurant and also tell me more about
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Igloo dining yes so the stingray Grill
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is sort of new to the museum it's been
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around for a few years but it's an all
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new dining experience and in the words
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of Tom Peters he says it adds The Fifth
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Element of taste to your overall
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Corvette experience and in the summer of
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2023 if you were watching Food Network
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you might have seen the grill on an
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episode of guys all am ameran Road Trip
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the famous scaer came to the stingray
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Grill and of course dined as well and
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when you join us you can actually see
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exactly what he ate while he was here
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and what he recommends I think that we
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recommend it too especially our
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signature Stingray burger and if you
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have not tried the Blackberry grilled
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cheese let me tell you you are sorely
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missing out that is one of my favorite
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dishes that we have it's a grilled
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cheese with a little bit of spice a
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little bit of savory and a little bit of
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sweet and I love everything of this
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Stingray Grill I have not had anything
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at the grill yet that I didn't like and
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I like those two recommendations the
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stingray Burger is great and the grilled
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cheese is fantastic oh good I'm glad to
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hear that you've had it and of course we
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have the igloo available too for you
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know make reservation down outside in a
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climate controlled Igloo we got to make
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sure it's nice and warm in there for you
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because Kentucky winners can get a
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little cold and those will be here
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through Valentine's Day that sounds like
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fun I'd love to try that out that would
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be so cool if a Corvette Enthusiast
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wants to join the National Corvette
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Museum Mariah let's cover all the
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different levels of memberships and the
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cost thereof of course we have several
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different levels of membership for an
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individual yearly at $65 or a family for
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a hundred a year we also have the senior
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individual which is for those of us who
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are 65 and up and that's $750 but it's
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eligible for 20 years of course we have
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our next Generation member two for our
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youngest of Corvette fans we offer two
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different price points for them that 0
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to9 and 10 to 18 and then of course we
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have our lifetime membership too for
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those in-depth enthusiasts to be able to
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join us that sounds good and I'm a
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lifetime member and it's absolutely
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fantastic I love being a lifetime member
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of the museum well good I'm glad to hear
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that we can't do it without our
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membership and our donors that's for
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sure absolutely right well Mariah let's
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take our first break and when we come
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back we're going to talk about future
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events coming up this year at the
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National Corvette Museum I have
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marketing manager Mariah Hughes with me
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today is National Corvette Museum's
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talking about all things going on this
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year at the National Corvette Museum in
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the second segment we're going to talk
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about events coming up Mariah one of my
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favorite events is the NCM Michelin bash
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talk about what's in store for this
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year's bash and when is it this year
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well now we are still in the planning
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phase for this year's event so nothing
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to announce quite yet but if you want to
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be in and the first to know you can go
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to the Museum's website and sign up to
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join our mailing list and you'll get to
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know about all of the fun things that we
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have planned for bash first that sounds
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like a great idea I mean I'm on the
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mailing list and it's so many things
11:12
that come up that I just don't even know
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about it's great to be on that mailing
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list and this is a huge Year too because
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coming up is the 25th anniversary for
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the NCM Caravan and the anniversary
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celebration and that's right before
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Labor Day weekend isn't it it is but I'm
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going to correct to you Steve it's
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actually our 30th anniversary of the
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museum in 2024 and the Caravan is coming
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up registration for that event is open
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and the event is from August 29th
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through the 31st but you are definitely
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going to need to find your local Caravan
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Captain leader if you want to join us
11:48
because you may be leaving well before
11:50
the event starts so you can visit us
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online at Corvette caravan.com and
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select either your state or your region
11:57
to find the individual that you'll be
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traveling with if you would like to join
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a caravan to make your way to Bowling
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Green Kentucky and they don't have to
12:04
actually join a caravan to participate
12:06
though do they you do not have to join
12:08
the Caravan to participate but if you
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want to and travel as a group and make
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many stops along the way you can
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definitely link up with a local Captain
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it's a lot of fun and there's hundreds
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of people in each of the Caravans and I
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think there's like 25 Caravans that'll
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be converging on Bowling Green the week
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before Labor Day so make sure you go to
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Corvette caravan.com and get signed up
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for sure Mariah let's talk about some of
12:32
the other events that are happening this
12:33
year at the National Corvette Museum of
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course we'll have our annual vets and
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vets event and like I said if you want
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to be the first to know when
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registration opens and when we announce
12:43
those dates for May you can sign up for
12:45
our events distribution list on our
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website that sounds good are there any
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other events besides vets for vets
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coming up at the Museum this year just
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that this year it's a caravan year so
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things are a little different around
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here gotcha that sounds good good all
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right let's also talk about Museum in
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motion that program is so cool and so
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popular what kind of trips are planned
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this year for the museum in motion and
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tell everybody what that is all about so
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the museum in motion program is a
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program for Corvette owners and
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enthusiasts to join together and travel
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to different destinations across the
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United States and internationally so
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this also gives you many VIP and behind
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the scenes opportunities that only the
13:28
museum get you so if you want to travel
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with a group of like-minded corv
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individuals we highly recommend that you
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sign up for some of our Museum and
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motion programs we've got a great lineup
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for 2024 first things first we're headed
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to the 24 Hours of Daytona Rolex and
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Daytona Florida now that event is sold
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out but you can join our wait list if
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you send an email to the events team
13:51
then right after that we've got
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builtmore which is our Dragon run
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presented by Michelin that takes you
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through the Tail of the Dragon and right
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to the builtmore estate and that leaves
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right after our bash event so you don't
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even have to go home you can just hang
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with us for an extra day and it's from
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April 28th through May the 1st
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registration is open for that program
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and then of course back by popular
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demand is our Lama tour from June 8th to
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June 18th of 2024 and if you want to
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watch Lama in person this is the trip to
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take and registration is open for that
14:27
as well it's going to travel to several
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different destinations before ending up
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at the race I know that I've had some
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friends do both of those tours where
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they did the tale of a dragon and then
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did the built more hotel right after the
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bash as you had said but I have some
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that was a trip of a lifetime yes it's
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definitely a trip and if you've ever
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especially to go to a race this is the
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one to do trust me that sounds like so
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much fun well Mariah let's take our
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final break and when we come back we're
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going to talk more about what's new for
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2024 at the National Corvette Museum
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is the National Corvette Museum's
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marketing manager Mariah Hughes in this
18:23
final segment we're going to talk about
18:25
what's new for this year Mariah I know
18:27
you have a big list of things that are
18:28
coming up for the National Corvette
18:30
Museum this year let's overview all the
18:32
new exhibits plus some of the events
18:34
that we haven't discussed yet of course
18:37
so first up opening on March 15th to the
18:40
public in our limited engagement Gallery
18:42
is luster realism and Hyper realism in
18:46
contemporary automobile and motorcycle
18:49
painting so let me tell you I have the
18:51
chance to see a couple of these
18:52
paintings and they are absolutely
18:55
breathtaking it's about 55 paintings
18:57
overall all in it features 15 of today's
19:00
realist and hyperrealist artists who
19:02
specialize in automobiles and
19:04
motorcycles as their subject choice and
19:07
when you look at these they don't even
19:09
look like art they look like you took a
19:10
picture of a different vehicle or a
19:12
motorcycle that has just troll down the
19:14
street in front of you they are
19:16
absolutely breathtaking and of course in
19:18
that room we're going to have some
19:19
automobiles too including a 1937 cord
19:23
812 on loan from the Auburn Court
19:25
dusenberg Museum in Auburn Indiana
19:28
that's going to be really exciting
19:30
that's cool now let's also talk about
19:32
the Corvette store there at the Museum
19:35
because there's an updated website for
19:36
the store and there's a lot of things
19:38
going on there isn't there yes of course
19:41
our Corvett store.com has had a
19:42
completely new shopping experience so
19:44
that we can help tailor exactly what our
19:46
customers are looking for as it relates
19:48
to Corvette merchandise through the
19:50
generations so we definitely want you to
19:52
check it out there and Shop all of the
19:54
great items that we have on the Corvette
19:55
store but new for the Corvette store in
19:58
2024 is we are also opening what we call
20:01
the vintage shop so if you're looking
20:03
for retro or vintage Corvette apparel
20:06
you can stay tuned to Corvett store.com
20:08
to find out when those product drops
20:10
will be and of course if you're
20:12
interested in donating items for tax
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write off to the vintage shop you can
20:17
visit us online at Corvette museum.org
20:20
or Corvett store.com to learnhow that
20:22
sounds like fun and we should also tell
20:24
everybody if you're a member of the
20:26
museum whether you're a regular member
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or even a lifetime member you get a
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discount at the store don't you yes you
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do all you've got to do is set up your
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profile there you go also let's talk
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about the new massive wall that you
20:38
talked about in the first segment at the
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Museum because it's really awesome yes
20:42
so that is our Sky wall it's about 8 and
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1/2 ft tall and about 300 feet long and
20:48
if you've been in our Skydome before you
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kind of know how the shape of the room
20:52
flows well if you were to walk in now
20:54
that skywall is going to make it almost
20:56
all the way around the room giving you
20:58
an immersive experience into Corvette's
21:01
history now the content that's playing
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on that wall is all about Corvette
21:05
through pop culture over its last 70
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years that sounds cool and that can
21:09
change on the wall the different content
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all during the year can't it correct
21:14
it'll rotate out every time that we have
21:16
a new exhibit in that space including
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later this year when we open in October
21:22
an American love affair pop culture in
21:24
the Corvette oh that sounds like fun I'd
21:26
like to see that as well yeah yes well
21:28
Mariah finally let's give the Museum's
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website and the phone number and did I
21:33
miss anything did we not cover anything
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you have covered it all Steve you can
21:39
you all can visit us online at Corvette
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museum.org or give us a call at
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7973 Mariah thank you so much for taking
21:49
the time to be on Corvette today can't
21:51
wait to see you at the NCM Michelin bash
21:53
and coming back this year in 2024 sounds
21:56
great Steve we'll see you soon thanks
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again for listening and watching
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