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Pick THE Perfect Place for Your Next Event CROWNE MEMPHIS DOWNTOWN DESTINATION & SPORTS PLANNING GUIDE PLAZA 300 North Second Street Memphis, TN 38105 901.525.1800 Fax 901.524.1859 www.cpmemphishotel.com Jack Kenner 2011 © Photo by Come Meet In Memphis Justin Fox Burks HOLIDAY INN SELECT - Downtown MemphisDOWNTOWN- Dan Ball 160 Union Avenue Memphis, TN 38103 901.525.5491 901.529.9141 Fax Phillip Parker www. hisdowntownmemphis.com Justin Fox Burks SM Jack Kenner www.Meetings.MemphisTravel.com Memories made fresh daily. The Peabody has been the South’s Grand Hotel for over 140 years. Unparalleled in its luxury, elegance and service, The Peabody remains the pinnacle of what glorious, historic hotels are all about. Make your own memories, create your own bit of history. ® ® 149 Union Avenue . Memphis, Tennessee 38103 901.529.4000 . 1.800.PEABODY www.peabodymemphis.com INFORMATION ON THE WEB If you’re a MEETING PLANNER and want SCAN IT to hold an event in Memphis, you can submit your RFP by fi lling out our online form or uploading a document with your meeting specifi cations. If you’re a TOUR OPERATOR bringing SCAN IT a group to town, check out our itineraries on topics like Memphis music, dining and culture. You can follow them exactly or mix and match attractions for your group. If you’re a SPORTS PLANNER wanting SCAN IT to host your next tournament or event in Memphis, you can check out different venues, search popular YOUR HOME FOR MEETINGS sporting events and contact our ON THE COURT. AND OFF. staff for assistance. All entries are in Memphis, Tenn., unless otherwise noted. Business listings that LET FEDEXFORUM HOST YOUR NEXT MEETING, PARTY, OR EVENT FOR SM are highlighted refer to advertisers, and listings for advertisers in this guide also 20 TO 20,000 IN STYLE. CHOOSE FROM THE UNIQUE SETTINGS OF THE show ad page numbers so you can fl ip SPACIOUS GRAND LOBBY TO ONE OF OUR FOUR RESTAURANTS. CALL to a business’ ad for more information. GENESHA McCRAVEN AT 1.901.205.1521 OR VISIT FEDEXFORUM.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION. 47 Union Ave., Memphis, TN 38103 Tel: 901-543-5300 | 800-873-6282 www.MemphisTravel.com Mobile site: m.MemphisTravel.com iPhone and Android app: Memphis Travel MILES MEDIA: Jay Salyers Publisher, Sherena Mexter Project Manager, Steven Keith Editor, Kim Hanrahan Art Director, Mike Tompkins Production Manager, George Mora Color Correction, Susan Waters Advertising & Data Manager, Abbie Gristy Advertising Sales. To advertise in this publication, please contact Miles Media at 800-683-0010 or [email protected]. EDITORIAL CONTENT BY Samantha Crespo. Elvis images used by permission, Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. All photos are copyrighted. ©2012. The 2012 Memphis Destination & Sports Planning Guide is published for the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau, 47 Union Ave., Memphis, TN 38103 by Miles Media, 6751 Professional Pkwy. W., Ste. 200, Sarasota, FL 34240. All rights reserved. This publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information retrieval system known or hereafter invented, without written permission from the publisher. Neither the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau nor Miles Media is responsible for any errors or omissions that might occur. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the business listings in this guide at the time of publication. Please call ahead for business opening times and availability. The listings and advertisements in this publication do not imply any endorsement by the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau or the publisher. Sun Studio, Birthplace of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Photo: Justin Fox Burks Cannon Center for the Performing Arts. Photo: Jack Kenner Beale Street, Home of the Blues. Kevin Kane Photo: Phillip Parker WELCOME TO MEMPHIS! MEMPHIS Before you dive into this guide, let me give you a CONTENTS few reasons why you should “Come Meet in FEATURES Memphis” … Authentic, 4 Come Meet in Memphis Accessible and Aff ordable! 6 Top Reasons to Meet Here • Affordable One-Stop Shop – As managers of the 8 What’s New Memphis Cook Convention 10 Destination Highlights Center and Cannon Center 11 Services & Staff for the Performing Arts, one call does it all. 12 Convention & Conference Facilities • Accessibility 18 Sports Facilities & Venues RESOURCES Runway, river, road and 24 Hotels & Lodging rail – how easy can it be? 22 Sporting Events 34 Dining & Nightlife • Authentic 23 Things to See & Do 40 Shopping We’re gri y and a li le 59 Towns of Shelby County 42 Attractions rough around the edges, www. 50 Stages, Arenas but our meetings are & Entertainment Venues smooth and seamless. Meetings.MemphisTravel 52 Business Services Let us show you our 57 Transportation Memphis. Give us a call! PLEASE TURN MAPS TO PAGE 11 60 City map KEVIN KANE for a list of President & CEO, our services 61 Downtown map .com Memphis Convention and staff! & Visitors Bureau 3 COME MEET IN BY SAMANTHA CRESPO MEMPHIS A PLACE WHERE WANTS MEET NEEDS If you need a full-service convention center, state-of-the-art conference facility, fi rst-rate sports arena or one-stop planning, we can help you. If you Elvis Week 2012 - 35th Anniversary want it in a vibrant city legendary for its river, rhythm Photo: © EPE and ribs, let us hook you up. That’s because our facilities, infrastructure and aff ordability make Memphis a smart choice, while our a ractions, entertainment and dining make it a soulful one. You could say we’re a place where wants meet needs, where smart meets soul. Are you ready to “Come Meet in Memphis”? The One-And-Only Memphis Photo: Jack Kenner 4 2012 Memphis Destination & Sports Planning Guide Host Your Next Meeting at the Memphis Cook Convention Center Photo: Baxter Buck www. Meetings.MemphisTravel .com 5 WHAT’S NEW Come meet in A DESTINATION AS ON-THE-MOVE MEMPHIS as Memphis is constantly reinventing itself by dreaming up new features and offering fresh takes on old favorites. It’s easier than ever to plan events downtown these days. Memphis Management Group, a subsidiary of the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau, took over operations of the Memphis Cook Convention Center and Cannon Center for the Performing Arts in the summer of 2011. Planners, that’s a one-stop solution for you! Music fans will anticipate the 35th annual Elvis Week in 2012 (Aug. 10-18) with bigger-than-ever concerts, and the February 2012 run of Million Dollar Quartet at the historic Orpheum Theatre – not far from Sun Studio, where the jam session that inspired the musical took place. The Great American Steamboat Company is reviving Mississippi River luxury steamboat vacations. Watch (or plan to hop aboard) as the American Queen makes her inaugural voyage in April 2012. Her home dock is new, too – part of the Beale Street Landing project that will include green spaces, Where Broadway Meets Beale ndindingingng Photo: Phillip Parker ett LanL etinetie ing le StS reet m MarkMararkk om event spaces and a Beal aradararadigmigigm 2dimeddiimemes.cos.c oto:o: P | www.2ww.ww.2 PhotPho eativetivt ve andd CreaC restaurant by 2013. For golfers, Justin Timberlake-owned WHY MEET IN MEMPHIS? Mirimichi is as green as ever – receiving a Tennessee Let’s start with the smart. Governor’s ᕡ Gather your group – It’s easy in a location as Environmental central as Memphis! Stewardship Award and a spot on Mother Nature Network’s list of the “5 ᕢ Put them up – Nationally known hotels and Greenest Courses.” Plus, hole 10 made independent boutique properties are waiting from Golf Digest’s list of the 18 most fun the airport to downtown, in the ‘burbs and beyond. holes to play in America! Want a different perspective on the ᕣ Plan your event – Large spaces stand ready to be river? When the circa-1917 roadways fi lled up or divided out, with more intimate se ings of the Harahan Bridge are repurposed fi ing smaller groups like a glove. as a multi-use boardwalk by 2015, you ᕤ can walk or bike across the Mississippi BeĴ er yet, let us – Memphis Management Group from Memphis to Arkansas. has taken over operations of two of the city’s major facilities, off ering invaluable one-stop planning! FOR ALL THE LATEST NEWS ON EVENTS AND ATTRACTIONS AROUND TOWN, ᕥ Now relax – Rest assured, it can all be done on visit www.MemphisTravel.com. any budget. 6 2012 Memphis Destination & Sports Planning Guide Photo: Dan Ball World Famous Peabody Ducks Photo: The Peabody Memphis . Beale Street, Blues, Soul, Rock ‘n’ Roll Photo: Troy Glasgow Stax Museum of American Soul Music Photo: Dan Ball Now, cue the soul. action in downtown’s modern You can feel Memphis’ Southern arenas. Woo a endees with authenticity the moment you cocktails amid tulips or fi ne art, www. arrive, but to get to the real heart or fascinate families on a zoo of the city, give your group an outing. Whatever the activity, Meetings.MemphisTravel only-in-Memphis experience. serve it with our signature barbecue or Southern fare Treat them to a private tour off ering a soulful new twist on of one of our many musical tradition, and you’ll capture landmarks, then hit Beale their hearts in no time. Street to hear who’s playing the clubs or enjoy a Broadway No wonder so many folks show. Thrill them with NBA love to come play – and meet – or Minor League Baseball in Memphis! .com 7 Elvis, King of Rock ‘n’ Roll TOP Photo: © EPE REASONS TO MEET IN MEMPHIS ONE-STOP PLANNING and Memphis Management Group now regional operates both the Memphis Cook influences Convention Center and Cannon Center (Cajun cookin’ at for the Performing Arts, providing a King’s Palace Café hassle-free single point of contact! or Delta fare at B.B.