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Nashville to Observe Anniversary of May 2010 Flood
Join Mayor Karl Dean and community leaders Monday, May 2 at 11 a.m. on the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge for a ceremony to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the May 2010 flood.
The event, Voices Rising: Remembering One Year Later, will include performances by musicians with the Nashville Symphony and other well-known Nashville artists soon to be announced. Attendees will have an opportunity to share their flood stories with the Nashville Public Library for the Nashville Flood Digital History Project, and also get a first look at a traveling flood exhibit that will be on display this summer at community centers and other locations throughout Davidson County.
Event details will be updated online at www.nowplayingnashville.com/floodevents, which also includes a complete calendar of commemorative flood events.
Opry Mills to Reopen in Spring 2012
Opry Mills announced yesterday it will reopen and once again greet shoppers in 2012. The shopping destination, which will employ 3,000 people and bring in $26 million in sales tax revenue, plans to begin rebuilding immediately.
A majority of the previous tenants have committed to reopening, including OFF 5TH Saks Fifth Avenue, Regal Cinemas Opry Mills Stadium 20 & IMAX, Dave & Buster's, Rainforest Cafe, Aquarium Restaurant, Off Broadway Shoes, Banana Republic Factory Store, J.Crew Factory, Brooks Brothers Factory Store, Ann Taylor Factory Store, Victoria's Secret, Tommy Hilfiger Company Store, and a greatly expanded Forever 21. Bass Pro Shops has already reopened.
New stores will include: Coach Factory Store, Calvin Klein, Tommy Bahama Outlet, Talbots, Chico's, White House Black Market, Under Armour Factory House, and The LEGO Store.
NCVB Launches Discounts & Deals Program
The Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau (NCVB) has launched a new Discounts & Deals program to give NCVB members the opportunity to provide special offers to visitors, convention attendees and other members.
The new program, available at no cost to NCVB members, allows each member to submit the offer of their choosing and change it as often as needed. The NCVB will promote the Discounts & Deals program on visitmusiccity.com, via social media sites including Facebook and Twitter, and in both Nashville Visitor Information Centers.
For more information on how to participate click here. View visitor deals here and member-to-member offers here.
New Information Kiosk Debuts at Nashville Visitor Information Center
Nashville's Visitor Information Center, located inside the Bridgestone Arena, has a new, self-service kiosk which allows guests to search for information on local events and concerts, find hotels and restaurants, and print out area maps and coupons.
The kiosk, provided by NowPlayingNashville.com, draws from their database of information, to give visitors up-to-date information on local happenings.
This is the second location for a kiosk of its kind in Nashville. NowPlayingNashville.com also operates kioks at the Nashville International Airport.
Industry Indicators
The February 2011 hotel occupancy rate was 57.3 percent, an increase of 5 percent compared to February 2010.
The 2011 year-to-date occupancy rate is 52.2 percent, an increase of 5.9 percent compared to 2010.
January 2011 hotel tax collections were $1,572,321, an increase of 8.4 percent compared to January 2010.
The 2011 year-to-date tax collections were $1,572,321, a increase of 8.4 percent compared to the same period in 2010.
Brand Champion - Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre
Our April Brand Champion is celebrating its 44th season of offering live music and entertainment in Music City. Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre, Nashville's first professional theatre and the nation's second oldest professional dinner theatre, has entertained visitors from around the world. Every night they provide an authentic experience and reinforce the Music City brand with their performances. Congratulations to Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre, our April Brand Champion!
Upcoming Events
Nashville Backstage Training - History & Culture
Thursday, April 14
NCVB Boardroom
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Has your team attended the Nashville Backstage Training session and now wants to learn more? The NCVB is offering the new Nashville Backstage: History & Culture session. Hear about our many art galleries, the Tennessee Exposition, Nashville's role in the Civil War and more.
All Access Disability Sensitivity Training
Tuesday, April 26
NCVB Boardroom
2-4 p.m.
This is a training session on disability sensitivity with representatives from all partnering contributors. All Access introduces participants to People First Language, disability etiquette and seizure first aid.
For more information or to sign up for these events, please contact Jessica Cieler at jessicac@visitmusiccity.com.
Conventions & Meetings Calendar
| Start Date | End Date | Organization | Attendance | Location |
| 04/13/2011 | 04/16/2011 | Assn of Amer Medical Colleges | 600 | Nashville Convention Center, Renaissance Nashville Hotel |
| 04/13/2011 | 04/16/2011 | eSchool Solutions, Inc | 129 | Sheraton Nashville Downtown |
| 04/14/2011 | 04/16/2011 | African Methodist Episcopal Church / AME | 250 | Hotel Preston |
| 04/14/2011 | 04/16/2011 | HelmsBriscoe | 40 | Renaissance Nashville Hotel |
| 04/15/2011 | 04/17/2011 | Lifeway Christian Resources | 850 | Hampton Inn Brentwood |
| 04/15/2011 | 04/17/2011 | West Fowlkes Street Church of Christ | 1500 | Sheraton Music City Hotel |
| 04/17/2011 | 04/21/2011 | Law Enforcement Executives Development Assn | 400 | Nashville Convention Center, Renaissance Nashville Hotel |
| 04/18/2011 | 04/20/2011 | Turning Technologies | 83 | Hilton Nashville Downtown |
| 04/18/2011 | 04/22/2011 | US Army Corps of Engineers | 40 | Holiday Inn Express Downtown |
| 04/21/2011 | 04/23/2011 | Middle Tennessee Anime Convention (MTAC) | 4000 | Sheraton Music City Hotel |
| 04/26/2011 | 04/29/2011 | Assn of Former Customs Special Agents | 72 | Embassy Suites Airport |
| 04/26/2011 | 04/29/2011 | Gorrie Regan | 140 | Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center |
| 04/26/2011 | 04/29/2011 | Save the Children | 20 | Radisson Hotel at Opryland |
| 04/27/2011 | 05/01/2011 | Associated Pharmacies Inc | 600 | Renaissance Nashville Hotel |
| 04/27/2011 | 05/01/2011 | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins | 1400 | Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center |
| 04/27/2011 | 04/28/2011 | Wire Fabricators Assn | 50 | Union Station Hotel - A Wyndham Historic Hotel |
| 04/28/2011 | 04/30/2011 | Christian Methodist Episcopal Church | 100 | Homewood Suites Nashville Downtown |
| 04/28/2011 | 04/30/2011 | Leukemia & Lymphoma Soc | 72 | Renaissance Nashville Hotel |
| 04/28/2011 | 04/30/2011 | Spherion | 100 | Sheraton Nashville Downtown |
| 04/29/2011 | 04/30/2011 | Rotary Intl | 277 | Sheraton Music City Hotel |
| 04/30/2011 | 04/30/2011 | Country Music Marathon | 20000 | City-Wide |
| 05/01/2011 | 05/06/2011 | Intl Instream Flow Council | 155 | Millennium Maxwell House Nashville |
| 05/02/2011 | 05/05/2011 | CBIZ MMP | 36 | Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University |
| 05/02/2011 | 05/06/2011 | Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer | 250 | Nashville Airport Marriott |
| 05/02/2011 | 05/04/2011 | Goodman Manufacturing | 65 | Sheraton Nashville Downtown |
| 05/02/2011 | 05/06/2011 | Natl Tribal Transportation Conf | 25 | Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, Radisson Hotel at Opryland |
| 05/03/2011 | 05/04/2011 | Goodman Manufacturing | 65 | Sheraton Nashville Downtown |
| 05/03/2011 | 05/06/2011 | Intl Assn of Diecutting and Diemaking | 500 | Nashville Convention Center, Renaissance Nashville Hotel |
| 05/05/2011 | 05/06/2011 | Education Commission of the States | 45 | Sheraton Nashville Downtown |
| 05/07/2011 | 05/12/2011 | Intl Inst of Municipal Clerks | 1000 | Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center |
| 05/07/2011 | 05/11/2011 | PharmaSUG | 650 | Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center |
| 05/08/2011 | 05/12/2011 | Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration - NASA | 250 | Hilton Nashville Downtown |
| 05/09/2011 | 05/11/2011 | Security Finance | 87 | Embassy Suites Airport |
| 05/09/2011 | 05/10/2011 | The Kroger Co. | 30 | Sheraton Music City Hotel |
| 05/10/2011 | 05/13/2011 | TN Oil and Gas Assn | 110 | Sheraton Music City Hotel |
| 05/11/2011 | 05/12/2011 | Aclara Software | 600 | Renaissance Nashville Hotel |
| 05/12/2011 | 05/14/2011 | Amer Bar Assn | 20 | Hotel Indigo Nashville |
| 05/12/2011 | 05/13/2011 | TN State Univ | 20 | Holiday Inn Express Downtown |
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