20 Things to Do (at the 2004 AMM Conference in Grand Rapids, MI)

1) Take a ride on a 1928 Carousel overlooking the Grand River at the Public
Museum of Grand Rapids
2) Come face to face with a 2,800 year-old mummy at the Public Museum of
Grand Rapids
3) Tour Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition, a landmark
exhibition from the American Museum of Natural History about one of the
greatest tales of survival in expedition history
4) Take a stroll through history along the Streets of Old Grand Rapids at
the Public Museum of Grand Rapids
5) Enjoy a dazzling light show at the Chaffee Planetarium
6) View the landmark exhibition of sculptures by renowned artist Mark di
Suvero at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park
7) Kick off your shoes and climb the sand dunes along Lake Michigan at the
Gillete Sand Dune Visitors Center
8) Take a private tour of the historic Frank Lloyd Wright Meyer May home
and the Voigt Victorian home
9) Relax in the lap of luxury at the beautiful, historic Amway Grand Plaza
Hotel
10) See a fire-breathing dragon at the John Ball Zoo (Okay, it's actually a
Komodo dragon, but it's really cool!)
11) "Check out" the recently renovated Grand Rapids Public Library, located
in a fabulous Beaux Arts building
12) Step outside the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel and shop in the historic
district of Grand Rapids
13) View sculptures by Leonardo da Vinci and Rodin at the Frederik Meijer
Gardens and Sculpture Park
14) Celebrate the Harvest of Cultures, view an Indian Festival of Lights
and a Mantra Dance Group Performance at the Grand Rapids Children's Museum
15) Savor the flavors of Grand Rapids
16) Attend stimulating sessions
17) Shop at the AMM Silent Auction
18) Find help in the Resource Hall
19) Be captivated by our conference keynote speakers, Liz Sevcenko and John
Hoal
20) Make new friends and reconnect with old ones

Join us at the 2004 Association of Midwest Museums conference, Reflections
of Community, at the beautiful Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids,
Michigan, October 20-22, 2004.   For a registration form, visit the AMM web
site (www.midwestmuseums.org).  If you have any questions, contact the AMM
office at (314) 746-4557.

As a courtesy reminder, the deadline for early registration is upon us!
Register by August 31 and save $30!

AMM has negotiated a special conference room rate of $112 with the Amway
Grand Plaza Hotel - contact the hotel directly at (800) 253-3590 to confirm
your room reservations.  This special rate is guaranteed through September
18, 2004.  Please reference the AMM conference when you make your
reservation!

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