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Museums & Attractions
  • Minneapolis’ Walker Art Center is presenting the exhibit Picasso and American Art from June 16 through Sept. 9. The show, organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, focuses on the role Picasso and his art played in the development of art in America over the last century and the influence he had on other artists. The exhibition features nearly 40 works by Picasso, as well as the works of nine American artists: Stuart Davis, Willem de Kooning, Arshile Gorky, John Graham, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Jackson Pollock, David Smith, and Max Weber. Works by other artists, such as Robert Motherwell, Claes Oldenburg and Andy Warhol, will also be on view. For more information, call 612.375.7600 or visit www.walkerart.org.

Kudos
  • Holiday Inn Express is partnering with Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), the oldest and largest nonprofit children’s literacy organization in the U.S., to help children in need gain access to books and literacy resources. As part of the partnership, RIF will receive a donation equal to 9 percent of the consumed room rate for every guest who initiates a reservation via www.hiexpress.com/rif. This ongoing program does not limit travel timeframes and offers the lowest Internet rate guaranteed for each of the brand’s nearly 1,700 properties worldwide. The brand has pledged to raise at least $100,000 for RIF by the end of the year through this and other programs. In addition, Holiday Inn Express properties across the country are committing to raise at least $1,000 per hotel this year by engaging their staffs and local communities in unique ways such as hosting book reading parties. All hotel funds raised will stay in local communities for the purchase of new books and literacy resources, and will benefit local RIF programs. For more information, call 202.536.3400 or visit www.rif.org.

Introducing…
  • The International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE, formerly IAEM) is now accepting entries for its 2007 Art of the Show competition, which judges the quality of promotional materials for events. There are 14 categories of competition for three show sizes: less than 50,000 net square feet, 50,000-150,000 net square feet, and over 150,000 net square feet. One first place winner and one honorable mention are selected for each category. Categories include best attendance promotion brochure, convention/exhibition center promotion, e-mail promotion, most innovative use of technology, and sponsorship development program. Judges will determine winners in the following categories: creativity, clarity of message, design, layout, copy, creation of brand association, and overall presentation. Exhibition promotional materials produced between April 1, 2006, and March 31, 2007, are eligible for entry. Entries must be received by July 20, 2007. First place winners will be displayed at Expo! Expo!, IAEE’s 2007 Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Las Vegas, to be held Dec. 10-12. For more information, call 972.458.8002 or visit www.iaee.com.