Friday night (6-10 pm) there will be a reception at Alumni
Hall at Vanderbilt University, in room 100 (the Alumni
Lounge).There
will be drinks and local food staples (barbeque, spicy
chicken, vegetarian).Please consult the map below to locate Alumni Hall.Note that as you
walk through Vanderbilt's campus, it is on the main quad
(Alumni Lawn) and right behind the big building (Kirkland
Hall) with the single clock tower, which is visible from
across campus.See
the campus map:
Please call John Janusek if you get lost: 615-491-2040!
Saturday Evening
Saturday night there will be a festive interlude before the
keynote presentation and immediately after.There are many
fine dinner options in the vicinity or in nearby downtown
Nashville (a list will be made available before the
conference).
Since the last Midwest conference in Nashville, the city
has become a true culinary center and 'foodie'
destination.For
those interested in a fantastic meal, a few great options
are: Husk: farm-to-table nouveaux southern (and
in a fantastic nineteenth century building):
Rolf and Daughters: European based farm-to-table cuisine.Written up in
Bon Apetite as one of the top ten new restaurants in the
nation. See the menu:http://www.rolfanddaughters.com/
Do make reservations well in advance!These places
fill up quickly.
After dinner, there will be informal dancing and drinking
downtown at the local Nashville 'honkey tonks' beginning
at ~9 PM.The
most famous are located on the north side of Broadway Ave.
(US Hwy 70) between Fourth and Fifth Streets.Robert's Western
World rocks this planet.Neighboring Legends and Tootsies are also great.Shuttles from
hotels as well as taxis are readily available to bring and
take home staggering conference participants.Please consult the
map: click
here.
