AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAmerica250 Spotlight: New York’s One Times Square is set for the “Giving 4th Broadcast Benefit Show” on July 3, headlined by Mary J. Blige, Brad Paisley and NE-YO, with host Jim Gaffigan—plus a first-of-its-kind eight-times Times Square ball drop timed to midnight across U.S. time zones, ending with American Samoa. Independence Celebrations (American Samoa): The territory’s America 250 week culminates Saturday, July 4, with a massive drone-and-pyrotechnic finale at Lions Park in Tafuna—300 drones (including pyro-drones) choreographed to custom animations. Local Arts & Culture: The American Samoa Council on Arts, Culture and Humanities opens an America 250 exhibition at the Jean P Haydon Museum featuring historic union-era artifacts, from a pocket watch tied to the Deed of Cession to the 1956 American Samoa flag blueprint. Sports & Community: Vatia’s Fuao won the America 250 Fautasi Regatta grand final, taking the $30,000 prize in brutal weather. Fitness: SPW Fitness marked success with its 3rd Annual American Samoa Marathon & Half Marathon in Utulei, part of the MASHA healthy-living push. Film & Screen: South Seas Cinema highlights indie drama “HomeTown Hero,” a Samoan-focused story shot on location in Hawaii.
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