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•Pg_54-74__BMT_pg86-162 4/30/13 9:51 PM Page 65 AREA GUIDES Photo Credit: MMPI_Inc Rendering of Cleveland new Convention_Center meeting in Cleveland? Big city experience without the big city prices. The Cleveland Convention Center is one of the top convention and trade show facilities in the United States. The Center boasts over 375,000 sq. ft. of exhibit and meeting space with 37 meeting rooms and three theaters, including a 10,000seat auditorium. Excitement is building for Cleveland's new Convention Center and Global Center for Health Innovation, slated for completion in 2013. The state-of-the-art facility will offer a total of 319,000 sq. ft. of event space including a 230,000-sq. ft. Class A exhibit hall floor located in the convention center. Lodging can make or break a trip. You might love your leisurely cruise down the crooked river or your afternoon puttering around one of Cleveland's 100+ golf courses... but if you can't unwind after a day of excitement, how ready will you be to take on outlet shopping or museumhopping? Cleveland offers an array of recognized hotel brands you trust in the locations you want them. Northeast Ohio is also peppered with indoor waterpark resorts, charming B&Bs, inns and campgrounds. Hilton Garden Inn Cleveland Dowtown is located adjacent to Progressive Field and near Quicken Loans Arena, Wolstein Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation and PlayhouseSquare. The hotel is equipped with 240 well-appointed guest rooms as well as an on-site restaurant and lounge. Hilton Garden Inn also features 20,000+ sq. ft. of flexible conference center & event space. The hotel is easily accessible off I-77, I-90, and I-71 with convenient parking. The 400-room Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center, located in the heart of downtown, is within walking distance of the Cleveland Convention Center, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the Great Lakes Science Center, plus restaurants and nightlife in the Warehouse District and East Fourth Street. Cleveland is sure to keep conference attendees entertained with the city's many cultural activities and landmarks. Catch a show at PlayhouseSquare, the nation's second-largest performing arts complex, hear the world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra at beautiful Severance Hall or visit theatres and companies that started it all for many prestigious actors. The city's University Circle is the most concentrated square mile of arts and cul- ture institutions in the nation with the Cleveland Botanical Garden, Cleveland Museum of Art, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland Museum of Natural History and more. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) serves as a hub for United Airlines and offers 250 daily flight departures to 74 markets. • • • STATS • • • HOTEL ROOMS Kalahari Resort Renaissance Cleveland Hotel The Doubletree by Hilton Cleveland East Beachwood Cleveland Marriott Downtown Hilton Garden Inn Cleveland Downtown 756 491 404 400 240 EXHIBITION FACILITIES The Cleveland Convention Center Total Exhibit Space Meeting Rooms 375,000 sq. ft. 37 WHO YOU GONNA CALL? Positively Cleveland – (800) 321-1001 www.positivelycleveland.com Greater Cleveland African American Chamber of Commerce (216) 624-5119 B M & T ••• March/April 2013 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 65