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from nearby North CarolinaA&T University staged a sit-in and were refused service.The Greensboro sit-in on February 1, 1960 served as a catalyst formany to join the Civil RightsMovement. The Charlotte Hawkins BrownMuseum at Historic PalmerMemorial Institute is the only state-supported sight to honor a woman and one of the first to honor anAfrican-American. This site is the former PalmerMemorial Institute, anAfrican- American preparatory school established in 1902. There are museums galore in Greensboro including the International Civil Rights Center and Museum and the Natural Science Center of Greensboro and Animal Discovery Zoological Park. Also stop by the Greensboro Children’s Museum. The museum is a hands-on interactive museum for kids up to the age of 10. North Carolina has long been known as the cradle of college basketball. But there’s more to the region than basketball. On March 2, 2011, Greensboro celebrated the opening of the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) Hall of Champions and its 58-year history. It’s a proud moment for the region and Greensboro has the honor of beings its home. There are campgrounds, performing arts and theatre and more festivals than we can count all designed with the family in mind. Greensboro is also among the more popular destinations for family reunions and weddings using man of the regions parks, historic homes, inns, art galleries and museums. For information log on to www.visitgreensboronc.com. KALAHARI RESORTS Nothing says family- friendly and meeting- friendly better than Kalahari Resorts. There are actually two resorts, one in Sandusky, OH about 65 miles west of Cleveland on Lake Erie. The other resort is in Wisconsin Dells, WI, about 120 miles north- west ofMilwaukee or 60 miles north of the state capital ofMadison. Each property has Kids enjoying Kalahari Waterpark convention facilities of over 100,000 sq. ft. rang- ing from elite executive boardrooms to 17,000 plus-sq. ft. ballrooms. The facilities are used for annual conventions, product launches, family reunions, retreats and weddings. And there is some good news on the horizon for meeting planners, as the Kalahari Convention Center in Ohio will soon double in size to 215,000 sq. ft. This expansion is expected to be complete inDecember 2011. After thosemeetings try a spa treatment, golf, the fitness center, or hands-on-painting to remove the stress of the day. If you need a babysitter while you attend a meeting or a place for older children to have some fun no problem,Kalahari will handle all the arrangements. For family entertainment theWisconsin property has three theme parks to choose from. TheKalahari IndoorTheme Park features over 100,000 sq. ft. of fun that includes a Ferris wheel, go-carts and bowling. The family can also spend the day atWisconsin’s largest indoor waterpark with 125,000 sq. ft. of wet and wild fun. Visitors can surf or boogie board theFlowRiver®,experience the thrill of theMasterBlaster uphillwater rollercoaster or enjoy a fam- ily raft ride,whirlpool or a huge wave pool. If you prefer the great outdoors for your water activities try the Zambezi OutdoorWaterpark featuring the Splashdown Safari interactive play area. This park usually opensMemorialDay and closes on LaborDay. TheOhio property features the SafariOutdoorAdventure Parkwith zip line tours, ropes courses and rock climbing. It also 38 Black Meetings & Tourism July/August 2011: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com