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Planning a family reunion?The area boasts casino gaming, racing, golf, cricket, outlet shopping, water sports and many parks and natural wonders. Culture is always on the menu with the African American Research Library and Cultural Center, the Old Dillard Museum, Jazz in the Gardens, Jamaican Jerk Festival and SunTrust Sunday Jazz Brunch, and the heritage of the Seminole Indians is found atBillie Swamp Safari in the Everglades. Caribbean-style and Florida fusion cuisine along with some of the South’s best soul food and BBQ can be found throughout the area. Over the last 100 years, Greater Fort Lauderdale has mushroomed from a sparsely inhabited farming community to a center of international tourism. The area has a proud, diverse cultural heritage with people from the African Diaspora. Greater Fort Lauderdale charmed early arrivals as a place of transition and discovery, just as it continues to lure meetings and visi- tors today. For more information contact the Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB at (800) 356-1662 or www.sunny.org. HARN MUSEUM A MUST SEE ATTRACTION IN GAINESVILLE Howoften have you attended ameeting in a city and never seen anything but the hotel and conference rooms? Getting out and experiencing some of the unique attractions in the area can be the difference in how delegates view the success of a conference.Gainesville provides that opportunity for the unique andmemorable conference experience.These venues provide plannerswith additional flexibility in terms of seating and meals that the traditional meeting sites do not. One of Gainesville’s best sites in this arena is the Samuel P. Harn MuseumofArt. The Harn Museum ofArt is a unique meeting site in the Harn Gators heart of theUniversity of FloridaCultural Plaza.Themultiple reception and businessmeeting spaces ensures your eventwill be surrounded by a portion of the Harn’s 8,000 works of art which includeAfrican art,Asian art, contemporary art,mod- ern art and photography. In addition to art, the museum boasts several interior and exterior sculpture gardens, which can be used as an event backdrop.The Camellia Court Café offers dine-in opportunities or items can be pre-order for a business lunch in the adjacent boardroom spaces. Guided docent led group tours of the exhibits can be scheduled with three weeks advance notice and are offered at no cost. Admission to themuseumis free. Not only is a site like the HarnMuseum unique it is flexi- ble and affordable.TheHarn is only one of the unique venues Gainesville would love to share with you. Nancy Fischer, CMP, is prepared to guide you to the best site for your needs and she can be reached at (866) 778-5002 or nfischer@visit- gainesville.com.To find outmore information about theHarn Museumvisit www.harn.ufl.edu and for renting space contact VickiTyson at vtyson@-harn.ufl.edu. H A R N HA SW 34th St. & Hull Rd. Gainesville, Fl www.har n.ufl .edu | (352) 392-9826 30 -9826 | Book a tour & ren t a museum space for a group meeting or dinner . h FREE ADMISSION | GROUP TOURS where nature and culture meet VisitGainesville .c om | (866) 778-5002 Black Meetings & Tourism March/April 2011: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com