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•Pg_54-74__BMT_pg86-162 4/30/13 9:52 PM Page 70 AREA GUIDES Atrium. The full-service restaurant, The Pointe, features regional cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, cocktails, and dinner daily. The Omni is a perfect destination for both business and leisure. With over 13,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, the hotel is ideal for groups from 10 to 400. Monticello, the Rotunda and the grounds of UVA, designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites, draw both U.S. and international visitors intrigued by how the area helped shape and was shaped by the politics and personalities of the country's founding fathers. From its beginning in July 1989, the African-American Cultural Arts Festival celebrates the rich heritage of people of African ancestry and their contributions to the community, the nation and the world. Inspired by the 1988 Fredericksburg Black Arts Festival, the 1984 & 1985 Sol Fest and previous festivals, Chihamba in Charlottesville recruited a committee under the direction of Jamal Koram, an original Sol Fest founder. This committee brought the dream that was the African-American Cultural Arts Festival to reality. The Charlottesville Albemarle airport (CHO), just eight miles from downtown, offers 50 daily non-stop flights to and from Charlotte, Philadelphia, New York, Washington D.C., and Atlanta. As of, June 9, American will also provide direct service with Chicago O'Hare. • • • STATS • • • HOTEL ROOMS Omni Charlottesville Hotel 208 The Cavalier Inn at the University 118 Keswick Hall 48 EXHIBITION FACILITIES John Paul Jones Arena Total Exhibit Space 27,000 sq. ft. WHO YOU GONNA CALL? Photo Credit: Heritage Film Project Statue of James Monroe in the gardens of Ash-Lawn, former home of president James Monroe in Charlottesville, Virginia. Today under the care and supervision of the College Williams and Mary 70 B M & T ••• March/April 2013 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com Charlottesville Albemarle CVB – (877) 386-1103 www.visitcharlottesville.org Northern Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce (703) 879-2770