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•Pg_56-70__BMT_pg86-162 9/25/13 5:27 AM Page 64 AREA GUIDES ••WINSTON-SALEM•• Greensboro International Civil Rights Center and Museum talks and artist forums. Local, regional, national and international professional and emerging artists are showcased through group and solo exhibitions each year. The gift shop offers an array of African-American prints. At the Greensboro Cultural Center and Price Bryan Performance at Festival Park conference attendees can browse through this architectural showplace housing 12 visual and performing arts organizations, four art galleries, rehearsal halls, a sculpture garden, a privately operated restaurant with outdoor cafe-style seating and an outdoor amphitheater. For music lovers, some of the best entertainment ever awaits you at the Eastern Music Festival. Over 100 concerts and music-related events make this nationally recognized summer music festival one of NC's most popular events. Concerts feature both orchestral and chamber music, international artists, plus a broad range of alternative music, from jazz and blues to acoustic and bluegrass. Industry veteran Ava Pope, director of Sales, is your contact at the Greensboro Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. She is eager to give you all the assistance and support you need to have a successful event in her city. Right in the center of North Carolina 64 Photo Credit: Greenboro CVB and the midpoint of the East Coast, Piedmont Triad International Airport is strategically positioned at the hub of the dynamic Piedmont Triad region, situated between the cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem and AVA POPE High Point where I40, I-85 and the future I-73 and I-74 converge. • • • STATS • • • HOTEL ROOMS The Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons 1,000 Greensboro Marriott Downtown 280 Grandover Resort Conference Center 247 EXHIBITION FACILITIES Winston-Salem is a sophisticated meeting destination conveniently and strategically located at the epicenter of North Carolina's Piedmont Triad region. Meeting professionals and delegates alike consistently give Winston-Salem high marks as a memorable meeting destination that successfully yet subtly blends its rich Colonial roots and dedication to the arts with a vibrant, southern city vibe. Winston-Salem offers meeting professionals a diverse menu of off-site venues perfect for hosting general sessions to receptions and dinners. Whether you're seeking space in a snazzy, private stadium box in their new BB&T Ballpark complete with it's panoramic view of Winston-Salem's pristine skyline, a more subdued setting of a 18th century Moravian Village, or a venue that suggests sleek like their contemporary modern art galleries, Winston-Salem offers you a choice that is easily accessible and truly affordable. The M.C. Benton Convention Center offers approximately 100,000 sq. ft. of flexible meeting and convention space and is located in the heart of a revitalized and bustling downtown. Two enclosed skyways connect the Convention Center to the Twin City Quarter, which is comprised of the 146room Embassy Suites and the 315- • • • STATS • • • HOTEL ROOMS The Downtown Marriott 315 The Embassy Suites 146 Village Inn Event Center 141 EXHIBITION FACILITIES The M.C. Benton Convention Center Total Exhibit Space Meeting Rooms 100,000 sq. ft.. 9 Greensboro Coliseum Complex Total Exhibit Space Meeting Rooms 197,000 sq. ft. 9 WHO YOU GONNA CALL? Greensboro Area CVB – (336) 274-2282 www.visitgreensboronc.com WHO YOU GONNA CALL? Visit Winston-Salem – (866) 728-4200 info@visitwinstonsalem.com Winston-Salem BlackChamberof Commerce (336) 724-0334 B M & T ••• Septmeber/October 2013 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com