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The Big Day: Final phase, March 2010 The Bottom Line: $2.5 billion Inside Scoop he 30,000-square foot GRAMMY Museum is a one-of-a-kind museum that explores and celebrates the legacy of music and its historical, cultural, and social impact on the world. The GRAMMY Museum is also home to the Target Terrace, one of the city’s most unique entertainment venues, located atop the museum with breathtaking views of the Downtown skyline. Groups who book the Target Terrace can arrange private tours of the GRAMMY Museum. T Photo credit: Jim Harris, AEG Los Angeles, California LA INC. THE LOS ANGELES L.A. LIVE brings luxury hotels and a high-tech convention center to the nation’s entertainment capital. CITY VIEW The excitement continues to grow in Downtown Los Angeles with the addition of L.A. LIVE, the 4 million-square-foot, $2.5 billion sports and entertainment district located across from STAPLES Center and the Los Angeles Convention Center. L.A. LIVE is home to numerous restaurants, unique venues for meetings and events, and the one-of-a-kind GRAMMY Museum. L.A. LIVE has several options for unique meeting and event sites, including the state-of-the-art NOKIA Theatre, Club NOKIA, the legendary Conga Room, and Lucky Strike Bowling Center. In 2010, L.A. LIVE will also be home to two new hotels, offering more than 77,000 square feet of meeting and event space. In addition, a Regal Cinema Cineplex will be open, featuring 14 screens and an 800-seat theater. • Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown has 485 guest rooms and 26,000 square feet of meeting space • Kyoto Grand Hotel & Gardens features 434 guest rooms and 20 suites, including three Japanese suites CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU premier gatherings • 40,000-square-foot open-air NOKIA Plaza for pre-show entertainment • Club NOKIA, a 59,000-squarefoot, 2,300-capacity venue for emerging music acts, cultural shows, and corporate events • STAPLES Center, a world-class sports and entertainment venue, home to five professional sports franchises • Conga Room’s 15,000 square feet of space is a high-end performance venue, nightclub, and event space • Lucky Strike Lanes & Lounge, offering a cafe, bar, billiards, darts, 18 bowling lanes, and private function rooms • The dynamic 293,000square-foot Walt Disney Concert Hall created by Frank Gehry, featuring a wavy, steel exterior designed to look like a ship with its sales at full mast • The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) is a must-see for contemporary art enthusiasts MEETINGS BLUEPRINT Located adjacent to L.A. LIVE is the award-winning Los Angeles Convention Center • 770,000 square feet of “prime” meeting space • 108,500 square feet of meeting room space located on the second level • Two carpeted special event halls of 21,000 and 26,000 square feet • 300seat presentation theater • 1 gigabit advanced fiberoptic data network infrastructure and facility-wide Wi-Fi access • 3,400 solar panels supply 15 percent of all South Hall energy needs, helping make LACC the largest solar-generating convention center in North America • All posttrade show exhibit materials thrown away by participants are recycled MAP IT OUT Downtown Los Angeles is a short 20minute trip from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the fifth-largest passenger airport in the world, serving more than 61 million passengers a year on 90 different carriers. PROPERTY PRIMER Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites features 1,354 guest rooms and 110,000 square feet of meeting space • Wilshire Grand Los Angeles has 900 guest rooms and 50,000 square feet of meeting space • Los Angeles Marriott Downtown features 400 guest rooms and 25,000 square feet of meeting space • Millennium Biltmore Hotel has 683 guest rooms and 70,000 square feet of meeting space • Omni Los Angeles Hotel has 453 guest rooms and 20,000 square feet of meeting space IN GOOD TASTE Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar • The Farm of Beverly Hills • Lawry’s Carvery • Cafe Pinot • Ciudad • Water Grill • Arnie Morton’s The Steakhouse CONTACT DIVERSIONS & EXCURSIONS 33,000-square-foot, interactive GRAMMY Museum with a 200-seat theater, plus a 500-person rooftop terrace for events • 235,000-square-foot NOKIA Theatre for Michael Krouse Senior Vice President, Sales (213) 236-2367 or (213) 624-7300 E-mail: mkrouse@lainc.us www.DiscoverLosAngeles.com SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION 62 http://www.DiscoverLosAngeles.com

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