WILLIAMSBURG — About 3,700 paying guests have registered to attend a weeklong celebration that’s kicking off Monday and is billed as an alternative to the official Jamestown 2007 festivities.

Interest in the event has been “amazing,” said Doug Phillips, president of Vision Forum Ministries, a conservative Christian group based in Texas planning the activities. He said the group has sold out of weeklong passes, but still has tickets for activities during the celebration’s last two days.

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