Short Takes

Museums

• The Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Va., is presenting the traveling exhibition American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell, which traces the evolution of Rockwell’s art throughout his career, starting with reflections on childhood innocence in such paintings as Day in the Life of a Little Girl (1952) to images for Look in the 1960s documenting the traumatic realities of desegregation in the South. Rockwell’s artistic contributions and the impact of his images on American popular culture is explored within the context of his life and times through in-depth exhibition commentary and a decade-by-decade installation of 42 original artworks and a complete set of 323 archival Saturday Evening Post cover tear sheets, which span 47 years. The exhibit runs from Nov. 8 through Feb. 1, 2009. For more information, call 757.664.6200 or visit www.chrysler.org.

• Planners who book their group meeting at The Florida Hotel and Conference Center with a minimum 26-room block on peak nights in December, or from Jan. 1-16 or in April 2009, will receive a 5 percent rebate and a complimentary meeting room. The resort, certified by the Florida Certified Green Lodging Program, can accommodate meetings and themed events in its more than 50,000 square feet of space, including five ballrooms, 13 breakout rooms and four executive boardrooms. The hotel offers 510 guest rooms and suites. For more information, call 407.859.1500 or visit www.thefloridahotelorlando.com.

• Meeting planners can find information on Florida’s meetings destinations and properties at http://meetings.visitflorida.com, a one-stop source for complete destination information, site selection and all planning information. The site was designed for busy meeting professionals and based on focus group results on the way they want to research, book and plan their Florida meetings, conferences and incentives. The tool was created to save planners time. Included in the website is complete destination information; direct access to CVB meeting contacts; a comprehensive property search; a comparison tool to judge properties head-to-head; a statewide, regional, area or property RFP tool; a complete listing of Florida Green Lodging-approved properties and applicants; and special offers and hot dates and rates to stretch a meetings budget, among other features. For more information, call Visit Florida at 850.488.5607 or visit the meetings.visitflorida.com website.