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International Conference: Asheville
Special Notes
Conference Vendors
Vendors are needed for the conference market-
Southeast Regional Director place. If your chapter would like to sell items,
Elaine Warwick
you need to submit the following information:
Arts and the Humanities is a perfect theme for the Vendor name, what will be sold, state vendor is
international conference in Asheville June 27-29, 2019. from, and the email of the contact person. Send
As you know, Asheville has great creative energy this information to Southeast Regional Director
with its thriving River Arts District where potters, Elaine Warwick at elainewarwick@att.net. There
painters, and other artisans share their studios with will be a charge per table.
visitors.
Conference Registration
Our conference is really beginning to take shape.
Our speakers have been confirmed. Speaking at the Registration for the Asheville Conference is
Humanities luncheon on Friday, June 28 will be available on the DKG website (click Register).
Kevan Frasier, noted historian of the Asheville area, The Crowne Plaza is located outside the city
professor at a local university, and owner of Asheville and has only one small restaurant, so all con-
by Foot. For our Arts and Humanities banquet on ference meals are available for purchase on
Saturday evening, Sheila Kay Adams, a native North the registration form. Three of the meals are
Carolinian and internationally known storyteller, general sessions with speakers: Friday lunch,
musician and author will share her stories and talents Saturday breakfast, and Saturday dinner.
with us.
Opening night there will be a box supper on the Hotel Registration
lawn with artisan demonstrations followed by a Hotel registration is available online (click
general session and a North Carolina night that is Hotel).
not to be missed. A great variety of workshops will
be offered from line dancing, basket-making, and Pre-Conference Tours-
quilting, to creative writing, bookmaking, children’s Wednesday, June 26, 2019
literature and oh, so many more! It will be very Four pre-conference tours will be offered on
difficult to choose which one to attend! Wednesday, June 26:
Come a day early to take advantage of one of the
four pre-conference tours being offered. You can Biltmore House & Estate Tour - tour
enjoy a day at the Biltmore, a beautiful ride down Biltmore House, gardens, winery, and
the Blue Ridge Parkway with several stops, a tour of Antler Hill Village
the Asheville River Arts District, or a behind the Asheville Arts Safari Tour - tour down-
scenes tour of the Omni Grove Park Inn with a visit town Asheville art galleries and private
to workshops of noted artisans. All are all-inclusive studios
tours with lunch at a noted restaurant in the area. Gems of the Blue Ridge Parkway Tour
Click here for details and the tour registration form.
with various stops along the way
Conference registration and the hotel registration
information are available on the DKG website. Everything Grove Tour - tour historic
You may also sign up for the pre-conference tours Grove Park Inn and artisan workshops at
there as well. Grovewood Village
Please mark the dates of June 27-29 as you do not All tours will include lunch at a nice restau-
want to miss this international conference! rant in the area, snacks, and bottled water.
Tour registration is available online,
Hope to see you there! Elaine
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