Museums & Attractions
- Maine’s Portland Museum of Art will present American Moderns: Masterworks on Paper from the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 1910-1960, running from June 24 to Sept. 12. American Moderns will showcase more than 100 works on paper from the collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Conn., by nationally recognized artists such as Edward Hopper, John Marin and Rockwell Kent. This is the first in-depth examination and presentation of the Atheneum’s American modernist works on paper. Beginning with the Ashcan school, including works by John Sloan and William Glackens, the exhibition traces the emergence of American modernism and the circle of Alfred Steiglitz, concluding with examples of postwar realism, with works by Ellsworth Kelly and Andrew Wyeth. For more information, call 207.775.6148 or visit www.portlandmuseum.org.
Programs & Packages
- The Greater Boston CVB, along with partners Amtrak, American Airlines, the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) and over 25 member hotels have expanded their meetings program to offer special values for the customer and the participating hotels. The package is valid for meetings booked and consumed at participating hotels through Dec. 31. The partners of the program are offering a minimum of 3 percent off the master account, discount cards at two shopping gallerias with over 200 stores, a public transportation card with complimentary fare and discounts on American Airlines and Amtrak. In addition, participating hotels are including offers such as chain reward points, complimentary high-speed Internet access, upgrades to suites, meeting room discounts and no attrition. Current partners include Copley Square Hotel, Boston Marriott Cambridge, Fairmont Copley Plaza, Hilton Boston Logan Airport, Boston Park Plaza Hotel and the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel, among many others. For more information, call 617.867.8236 or visit http://bostonusa.com/plan.
- The Philadelphia CVB and the Philadelphia Visitor’s Channel recently launched the Show Us Your Room Key or Badge promotion. Visitors who show their hotel room key or convention badge will receive discounts at more than 40 participating businesses that display the red and white decal in their windows, signifying they are a promotion participant. The CVB will include the promotion on all of its custom convention microsites for 2010-11 conventions and in Quick Guide delegate booklets provided to convention attendees. In addition, the promotion will run on the Visitor’s Channel network, which can be seen in 57 regional hotels. For more information, call 215.636.3300 or visit www.philadelphiausa.travel, and to learn about the Philadelphia Visitor’s Channel, visit www.philadelphiavisitorschannel.com.