Successful Meetings - March 2009 - (Page 64) 3 DAYS IN Memphis When life gets you “All Shook Up,” it’s time to head to Memphis. It’s the birthplace of Rock ’n’ Roll and where Elvis Presley decided to build his Graceland. A new $250-million arena brings in the biggest names in entertainment and sporting events, and plans are also in the works for a $300-million revitalization of the historic riverfront area. Your group “Can’t Help Falling in Love” with this treasure of Americana. DAY 2 IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING 10:00 AM DAY 1 ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK Be inspired at The National Civil Rights Museum, located at the Lorraine Motel, the assassination site of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. www.civilrightsmuseum.org 2:00 PM 10:00 AM Learn the history of a musical revolution at the Memphis Rock ’n’ Soul Museum created by the Smithsonian Institution. www.memphisrocknsoul.org Visit Soulsville USA, the home of Stax Records, for a teambuilding event. Find your rhythm with the instructors at nearby Stax Music Academy. www.soulsvilleusa.com 9:00 PM A visit to Memphis isn’t complete without a night on Beale Street, packed with shops, live music venues, and entertainment. www.bealestreet.com 1:00 PM Elvis lives! Er, lived, at the 14-acre estate he called Graceland. See the mansion, the jungle room, and the King’s private planes and automobile museum. www.elvis.com DAY 3 RIVER CITY 11:00 AM Golfers tee off at TPC Southwind’s par-70, the home of the Stanford St. Jude Championship and designed by Ron Prichard. www.tpcatsouthwind.com Or, stroll the grounds of the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, with a break for teatime on the veranda. www.dixon.org 6:00 PM Memphis is king of pork barbeque and there’s no better place to sample it than Charlie Vergos’ The Rendezvous, which can accommodate groups of up to 300. www.hogsfly.com 6:00 PM Wrap up your trip with a dinner cruise up and down a piece of the mighty Mississippi aboard an authentic paddlewheel boat. www.memphisriverboats.net 64 I SM I March 2009 I SuccessfulMeetings.com Photo Credits: Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau, Dixon Gallery and Gardens http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org http://www.soulsvilleusa.com http://www.memphisrocknsoul.org http://www.bealestreet.com http://www.elvis.com http://www.tpcatsouthwind.com http://www.dixon.org http://www.memphisriverboats.net http://www.hogsfly.com http://www.SuccessfulMeetings.com Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Successful Meetings - March 2009 Successful Meetings - March 2009 Contents Editor's Letter News Update Education Management Matters Meetings Law Mouth for Sale Visionaries And the Award Goes to... Taking Green Initiatives to the Top Events of Presidential Proportion It's a Small World After All Places + Spaces Big Island Supplement-Insert NYC Metro Houston Oahu The Bahamas Memphis Passport Successful Meetings - March 2009 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm0510 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm0410 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm_passport0310 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm0210 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm0310 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm0110 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm1209 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm1109 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm_bigisland http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm1009 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm0909 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm0809 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm0709 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm0609 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm0509 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm0409 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm0309 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm-passport_200903 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm0209 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm0109 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm1208 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm1108 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm1008 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm1108-southafrica http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm0908 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm0808 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm0708 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm0608 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/ireland http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm0508 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm0408 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm0308 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm0208 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm0108 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/sm1207 http://www.nxtbookMEDIA.com
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