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3 DAYS IN Memphis When life gets you “All Shook Up,” it’s time to head to Memphis. It’s the birthplace of Rock ’n’ Roll and where Elvis Presley decided to build his Graceland. A new $250-million arena brings in the biggest names in entertainment and sporting events, and plans are also in the works for a $300-million revitalization of the historic riverfront area. Your group “Can’t Help Falling in Love” with this treasure of Americana. DAY 2 IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING 10:00 AM DAY 1 ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK Be inspired at The National Civil Rights Museum, located at the Lorraine Motel, the assassination site of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. www.civilrightsmuseum.org 2:00 PM 10:00 AM Learn the history of a musical revolution at the Memphis Rock ’n’ Soul Museum created by the Smithsonian Institution. www.memphisrocknsoul.org Visit Soulsville USA, the home of Stax Records, for a teambuilding event. Find your rhythm with the instructors at nearby Stax Music Academy. www.soulsvilleusa.com 9:00 PM A visit to Memphis isn’t complete without a night on Beale Street, packed with shops, live music venues, and entertainment. www.bealestreet.com 1:00 PM Elvis lives! Er, lived, at the 14-acre estate he called Graceland. See the mansion, the jungle room, and the King’s private planes and automobile museum. www.elvis.com DAY 3 RIVER CITY 11:00 AM Golfers tee off at TPC Southwind’s par-70, the home of the Stanford St. Jude Championship and designed by Ron Prichard. www.tpcatsouthwind.com Or, stroll the grounds of the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, with a break for teatime on the veranda. www.dixon.org 6:00 PM Memphis is king of pork barbeque and there’s no better place to sample it than Charlie Vergos’ The Rendezvous, which can accommodate groups of up to 300. www.hogsfly.com 6:00 PM Wrap up your trip with a dinner cruise up and down a piece of the mighty Mississippi aboard an authentic paddlewheel boat. www.memphisriverboats.net 64 I SM I March 2009 I SuccessfulMeetings.com Photo Credits: Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau, Dixon Gallery and Gardens http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org http://www.soulsvilleusa.com http://www.memphisrocknsoul.org http://www.bealestreet.com http://www.elvis.com http://www.tpcatsouthwind.com http://www.dixon.org http://www.memphisriverboats.net http://www.hogsfly.com http://www.SuccessfulMeetings.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Successful Meetings - March 2009

Successful Meetings - March 2009
Contents
Editor's Letter
News Update
Education
Management Matters
Meetings Law
Mouth for Sale
Visionaries
And the Award Goes to...
Taking Green Initiatives to the Top
Events of Presidential Proportion
It's a Small World After All
Places + Spaces
Big Island Supplement-Insert
NYC Metro
Houston
Oahu
The Bahamas
Memphis
Passport

Successful Meetings - March 2009