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A MEETING IN "THE GATE CITY" IS JUST WHAT YOU NEED…AFFORDABLE, EASY TO GET AROUND AND EVERYTHING YOUR EVENT NEEDS TO BE SUCCESSFUL BY REGGIE MURPHY Centrally located in North Carolina's picturesque heartland, Greensboro is the perfect place to relax and be immersed in entertainment. Play in the center of it all! Dine with a selection of more than 500 restaurants. Feel at home with more than 87 accommodations to choose from. Greensboro offers planners a meeting destination with venues whose staff per- forms at a top level, which in turn maxi- mizes your meetings productivity. From fully equipped meeting venues to unique out-door meeting spaces and sports ven- ues Greensboro has got you covered. "A meeting planners dream" is how many refer to The Sheraton Greensboro Hotel. With 985 newly renovated guest rooms and 250,000 sq. ft. of meeting space all under one roof, all the elements are in place for the perfect conference setting. The Sheraton Greensboro is one of the most unique hotels on the east coast offering Meeting Planners every- thing they need to coordinate the perfect meeting. The venue is fully equipped with 186,548 sq. ft. of total event space, 81 meeting rooms and a 16,500-sq. ft. Imperial Ballroom. Flexibility is integrated into every aspect of the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. For each of the over 1,100 events presented annually a variety of configurations are possible. As a multipurpose facility, the Greensboro Coliseum Complex regularly hosts a variety of entertainment events, including: family performances, such as circus and ice shows, hockey games, col- lege basketball tournaments, Broadway touring productions, symphony and opera performance, consumer shows, and pop- ular music concerts. Greensboro has a wealth of entertain- ing things for conference attendees and leisure travelers alike to get into after a long day of meetings and breakouts. Take a look at what's showing currently inside the city's amazing art galleries and delve into the nightlife. Arts, Culture, & Education around the African-American Experience is what the African-American Atelier is about. The for- mation of an art gallery focusing on African-American art and artists in Greensboro evolved from a long standing dream of Greensboro resident and nationally acclaimed artist-educator the late Eva Hamlin Miller. The African American Atelier has sea- sonal exhibits, special exhibits, and at times traveling exhibits. The museum prides itself on showing some of the best artworks anywhere in Greensboro. Make sure you don't miss out on any upcoming events by subscribing to the Center's newsletter today! Explore the history of the American civil rights movement with a guided tour of the International Civil Rights Center & Museum's permanent exhibition, (i)The Battlegrounds(ei). This engaging encounter, introduced with a captivating audio/video narrative, includes a journey through time via pictorials, artifacts, video reenactments, and interactive compo- nents. Travel just east of the city to the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum at Historic Palmer Institute, which honors an African-American woman. The site was formerly the location of the Palmer Institute, a Black preparatory school established and founded by Brown in 1902. Ava Pope serves is director of Sales for the Greensboro CVB. If you are look- ing to book a meeting or event in the Greensboro area make sure and contact Pope and the Sales Dept. at (336) 274-2282 Located at the center of North Carolina and the midpoint of the East Coast, PTI is strategically posi- tioned at the hub of the dynamic Piedmont Triad region, situated between the cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point where I-40, I-85 and the I- 73 and I-74 converge. B M & T ••• September/October 2018 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 46 AREA GUIDES • • • STATS • • • HOTEL ROOMS The Sheraton Greensboro Hotel 985 Grandover Resort Hotel & Spa 244 Greensboro Marriott Downtown 280 DoubleTree by Hilton 175 Hyatt Place 124 EXHIBITION FACILITIES Greensboro Coliseum Complex Total Exhibit Space 186,548 sq. ft. Meeting Rooms 81 Largest Ballroom 16,500 sq. ft. WHO YOU GONNA CALL? Greensboro Convention & Visitors Bureau – (718) 853-8100 www.visitgreensboronc.com Greensboro Black Chamber of Commerce www.northcarolinadb.com G R E E N S B O R O Greensboro International Civil Rights Center and Museum Credit: Greensboro CVB