The Central Plains Chapter is pleased to announce its Spring meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas (details below and attached). Everyone, including members from other chapters and other friends, is warmly invited to attend. Please note that the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Fayetteville will hold the block of ten rooms until next Tuesday, 4/19. They will continue to offer the same rate if rooms are still available after the 19th. [cid:[log in to unmask]]Spring 2011 Meeting ARLIS Central Plains May 19-21, 2011 Fayetteville, Arkansas Fayetteville is the home of the main campus of the University of Arkansas and the seat of Washington County. It is located on Interstate 540, which serves a corridor of cities stretching north to the Missouri border (Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville, and Bella Vista). Schedule Thurs., May 19 6:30pm Dinner at Taste of Thai, 31 E. Center St. The restaurant is two blocks southeast of the conference hotel and one block east of the historic square. http://tasteofthaifayetteville.com/index.html Fri., May 20 8:30-9:00am Mullins Library 486, University of Arkansas Registration and refreshments (coffee, tea, soda, and pastries) 9:00-10:00am Business meeting 10:00-10:30am Presentation: Benton, Banjos, and Beyond: Interdisciplinary Research in Art History Leo G. Mazow, Associate Professor of Art History, University of Arkansas 10:30-11:00am Roundtable discussion of new online and print resources and trends in services 11:00-11:45am Tours of Mullins Library and the Fine Arts Library The group will view the latest exhibit in Mullins Library. 11:45am-1:30pm Lunch at Ella's Restaurant, located on campus in the Inn at Carnall Hall http://ellasrestaurant.com/ http://www.innatcarnallhall.com/Welcome_to_the_Inn_at_Carnall_Hall.html 1:30-2:00pm Tour of the Architectural Records Archive, Special Collections, University Libraries http://libinfo.uark.edu/specialcollections/ 2:00-5:30pm Free time! Options in Fayetteville: 1) Walk around the historic square in Fayetteville 2) Browse titles at Dickson Street Bookshop, 325 W. Dickson St. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dickson-Street-Bookshop/302774937109 3) Walk along Dickson Street 4) Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. http://www.faylib.org/ 5) Visit local galleries (Phil can supply information if requested) Options in Bentonville: 1) Spend time on the historic square of Benton County, including the Walmart Visitor Center http://walmartstores.com/AboutUs/287.aspx 2) Bentonville Public Library, 405 S. Main St. http://www2.youseemore.com/Bentonville/Default.asp 3) Other attractions pertaining to Bentonville/Crystal Bridges (Catherine and Jason will have more information at the business meeting) NOTE: Allow forty-five minutes to travel from Fayetteville to Bentonville (rush hour) and thirty minutes (other times) 5:30pm Dinner in Bentonville at Table Mesa, 108 E. Central Ave. Ste. 10 http://www.tablemesabistro.com/enter.html After dinner Walk along the Crystal Bridges Trail and view James Turrell's installation Skyspace at sunset. http://crystalbridgesmuseum.org/public/crystalbridgestrail/ Sat., May 21 Time flexible Breakfast in Fayetteville at Common Grounds Gourmet Espresso Bar, 412 W. Dickson St. http://commongroundsar.com/ Time flexible Visit Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel in Bella Vista, designed by the Arkansas architect E. Fay Jones. (Currently scheduled to open at 9:00am to the public and close at 2:00pm for a wedding.) http://www.beautifulbellavista.com/chapel.htm MEETING HOTEL The Cosmopolitan Hotel reserved a block of ten rooms for Friday and Saturday nights (May 19-20) through April 19 at the rate of $79 per night. After April 19 the rate will apply but the block of rooms will no longer be guaranteed. Call the hotel directly at 479-442-5555 and use the group code of ARLISCP. The hotel is located one block north of the square at 70 N. East Ave. http://www.cosmopolitan-fayetteville.com/ MEETING REGISTRATION ü Registration will be $10 per person to attend the meeting and be collected on site. ü RSVP via email by May 6 to Clare Vasquez, ARLIS-CP Secretary-Treasurer, at [log in to unmask] Your Name: Business or home address: Phone (Please indicate whether home, work, or mobile): YES NO I will drive to the meeting and am offering to assist with car pooling. My auto will seat ____ people in addition to myself. Thursday, May 19, 2011 YES NO I will attend the dinner at Taste of Thai. Friday, May 20, 2011 YES NO I will attend the business meeting and program. YES NO I will attend lunch at Ella's Restaurant. YES NO I will attend the dinner at Table Mesa in Bentonville. YES NO I will attend activities on the Crystal Bridge Trail. Saturday, May 21, 2011 YES NO I would like to have breakfast at Common Grounds in Fayetteville. YES NO I would like to visit Cooper Chapel in Bella Vista. For any questions about the schedule, accommodations, transportation or activities, contact Phil Jones at 479-571-4725 (home), 479-575-3081 (work), or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>; or Skye Lacerte at 314-935-7741 or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. _____________________________________________ Ms. Skye Lacerte Modern Graphic History Library Curator http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/MGHL/ Washington University in St. Louis Campus Box 1061 1 Brookings Dr. St. Louis, MO 63130-4899 (314) 935-7741 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~