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 19^th.

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]; or Skye Lacerte at 314-935-7741 or [log in to unmask].

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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