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Black Meetings & Tourism April/May 2009: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com more than 13,000-sq. ft. of pre-function space. The building is connected to both the Sommet Center sports and entertainment arena and the Renaissance Nashville Hotel, which also have meeting space. But the city's official convention center is dwarfed by the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center Nashville, considered to be the largest non- gaming hotel property in the continental United States. This sprawling facility contains 2,881 gue- strooms, 600,000 sq. ft. of meeting and exhibit space and six ballrooms. The metro Nashville area offers nearly 33,000 gue- strooms. The first permanent building constructed for the higher education of Africa- Americans is found at Nashville's Fisk University. Along with Jubilee Hall, whose construction was paid for by the 19th century international tours of legendary Fisk Jubilee Singers, other campus landmarks include the Little Theatre, which was originally built as a Union Army hospital during the Civil War and the Aaron Douglas Gallery. Nashville also is home to three other historically Black institutions of higher learning: Tennessee State University, Meharry Medical College and American Baptist College. Other local Black heritage sites include Fort Negley — which African-American work- ers built and where African-Americans soldiers fought for the Union in the Battle of Nashville — and Hadley Park, created in 1912 as what is thought to be the first U.S. public park for Black citizens. The new $17 mil- lion, 70,000-sq. ft. African American Museum of Music, Art and Culture is slated to open later in 2009. One of Nashville's best known architectural land- marks is the Parthenon, only exact replica of the ancient Greek temple. The building houses the 42-ft.- tall Athena Parthenos, which is the largest indoor statue in the Western Hemisphere. 99 We've Got all the Pieces. KNOXVILLE CONVENTION CENTER THE Contact Us Today About Your Next Event! Ã>iÃJÝÛi°À}ÊUÊnääÇÓÇnä{x www.Knoxville.org Puzzled about your next meeting location? The Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corporation, the Knoxville Convention Center and a host of complimentary services are the perfect "fi t" for your meeting needs. THE The Country Music Hall of Fame Photo Credit: Nashville CVB