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The 2007 ARLIS/NA Atlanta Conference is fast approaching.  If you haven't already registered please make your plans today to join us April 26th-30th.  New items are still being added to the conference website, including a restaurant and entertainment guide so you can find places to eat and things to do in your free moments.  Be sure to visit some of these when you are in Atlanta!

Restaurants
Within walking distance of hotel:


Einstein's
Great outdoor cafe. Easy walk.
12th & Juniper Streets
1077 Juniper St
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-876-7925

Zocalo
Delicious, upscale Mexican. Good Margueritas.
187 10th Street NE (Cross Street: Piedmont Avenue)
Atlanta, GA 30306View Map
404- 249-7576

Joe's on Juniper
Another outdoor cafe. Simple fare.
1049 Juniper St
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-875-6634

Flying Biscuit Cafe(midtown)
Good for breakfast anytime.
1001 Piedmont Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-874-8887

Veni Vidi Vici
Authentic Italian. Upscale (or try Nino's, below).
41 Fourteenth Street (Cross Street: Spring Street NW)
Atlanta, GA 30309View Map
404-875-8424

Shout
Trendy watering hole and tapas/sushi bar; next door to the Sheraton in Colony Square .
1197 Peachtree St Ne
Atlanta, GA 30361
404-846-2000

South City Kitchen
Located in gracious old home; contemporary Southern cuisine
1144 Crescent Ave, Atlanta, GA 30309
404-873-7358 

Nan Thai Fine Dining
Upscale Thai cuisine restaurant

Colony Square Mall & Food Court
Cheap, fast, Chinese, Tex-Mex, Salads, Blimpie, subs, and more.

Front Page News
Popular lunchtime and happy hour hangout for area professionals; on a short street filled with restaurants and nightclubs.

Nearby: taxi/drive:

Colonnade
Old Atlanta, grays and gays, southern cooking.
1879 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30324-4923View Map
404-874-5642

Nino's
Romantic, Italian.
1931 Cheshire Bridge Road
Atlanta, Georgia  30324
404-874-6505

Floataway Cafe
The In place. Creative and innovative cuisine.
1123 Zonolite Rd. Suite 15
Atlanta, GA 30306
404-892-1414

Apres Diem
This cafe'/coffee house in the nightlife column as well. Great place for people watching and good food.
931 Monroe Drive
Suite C-103
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
404-872-3333


Mary Mac's
An Atlanta tradition.
224 Ponce de Leon Ave.
404-876-1800

Entertainment & Nightlife

Atlanta Symphony

Atlanta Opera

Alliance Theatre

Fernbank IMAX Martini night (every Friday)

Blakes on the Park
Gay, next door to Outwrite Bookstore (see below)

Apres Diem
This cafe'/coffee house in the Restaurants' listing as well. Great place for people watching and good food.

Leopard Lounge

More: Also, check Creative Loafing, Atlanta and SOVO for more entertainment options, musical performances, theatre and dance.

Local Attractions

Georgia Aquarium


IKEA


Outwrite Bookstore

Excellent, mostly gay bookstore.


Margaret Mitchell House and Museum/The Center for Southern Literature

Google any of the following for more details:
Underground Atlanta
Stone Mountain
Fox Theatre
High Museum
Lenox Square
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Martin Luther King Center
Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

For more information, you may wish to consult the following online travel guides:
Frommer's

Fodor's


--
Kristina Keogh
Publications/Publicity Coordinator
ARLIS/NA 35th Annual Conference Atlanta 2007

Reference Librarian for the Arts
Virginia Commonwealth University
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