Local Arrangements

Social Events at the Conference

First to the Meeting Mixer

Poster Session

Welcome Reception

Networking Breaks

Oakland Cemetery Historic Guided Tour

"We Shall Overcome" became the anthem of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, but the origin of the song dates back to antebellum days and a spiritual sung by enslaved people, "No More Auction Block for Me." This tour explores the lives and accomplishments of outstanding and ordinary African Americans who fought to overcome the effects of slavery and discrimination to help shape the history of Atlanta. The tour is scheduled for 1:45 - 4:15pm on Friday Nov 11. This tour includes a scavenger hunt; total time at the cemetery: about 2-hrs. Bus departs the hotel lobby at 1:45pm; wear good walking shoes and sun protection.

Dining Out Around Town

On Site at the Hilton

• Nicolai’s Roof (French-Russian)
• Trader Vic’s (International)

Walking Distance

• White Oak Kitchen and Cocktails (American)
• Amalfi Pizza (Italian)
• Hsu’s Gourmet Chinese Food (Chinese)
• Pacifc Rim Bistro (Pan-Asian)
• Tin Lizzy’s Cantina (Tex-Mex, multiple locations)
• Ray’s In The City (seafood)

Midtown – (less than 10min drive)

• Ponce City Market (food hall)
• Krog Street Market (food hall) 
• Nigril ATL (Caribbean)
• Ecco Midtown (European)
• Empire State South (American)
• Flying Biscuit Café (Southern, breakfast all day, multiple locations)
• Marlow’s Tavern (American, multiple locations)
• Rumi’s Kitchen at Colony Square (Persian, multiple locations)
• The Lawrence (American)
• Bar Margot (new American in the Four Seasons)
• Lure (seafood)
• Blue India (“British-inspired Indian”)
• King and Duke (American)
• South City Kitchen (Southern, Midtown and Buckhead locations)
• Mary Mac’s Tea Room (traditional Southern)
• Park 27 Korean BBQ  (Korean BBQ)
• The Nook on Piedmont Park (Gastropub known for their tater tots)
• J.R. Crickets (Wings, especially known for lemon pepper wings)
• 5Church Midtown (New American)
• Politan Row (food hall)
• Saints + Council (American)  
• Herban Fix (Vegan)

Buckhead

• Atlanta Fish Market (seafood)
• Café Sunflower (vegetarian)

Westside

• Miller Union (New American)
• The Optimist (seafood)
• Food Terminal (Asian fusion)

Emory Village (20min)

• Double Zero (Italian)
• Wagaya (Japanese)
• General Muir (New American Delicatessen)
• Desta Ethiopian Kitchen (Ethiopian) 

Decatur (20min)

• Brick Store Pub (pub food)
• The Iberian Pig (tapas)
• Sprig Restaurant (new American)
• The White Bull (“Farm Forward Italian”)
• Kitchen Six (American)

Activities Around Atlanta

Tours

• Unexpected Atlanta Tours (walking tours include food and history tours)
• Bike Tours Atlanta (tour options include Fall in Love with Atlanta, Atlanta’s Journey for Civil Rights, and Atlanta’s Queer History Bicycle Tour)
• Stranger Things Tour
• Walking Dead Tour
• Atlanta Brewery Tour

Walking Distance

• Olympic Centennial Park
• National Center for Civil and Human Rights
• Georgia Aquarium

 Driving Distance

• Fernbank Natural History Museum
• Fernbank After Dark (“Spirits and Discovery,” adults only, second Friday of the month)
• Atlanta Botanical Gardens
• Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum
• Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Park
• Oakland Cemetery  
• Cabbagetown (historic, artsy neighborhood adjacent to Oakland Cemetery)
• Chomp and Stomp Festival (food and art festival occurring the weekend before ACLP)
• Center for Puppetry Arts
• High Museum of Art
  • Toddler Thursdays
  • Second Sundays – free admission from 12-5pm
• Piedmont Park
• Tiny Doors Atlanta – public art project
• Indoor Skydiving
• A Christmas Carol – starting November 12^th at the Alliance Theater
• The Fab Four by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra – tribute to the Beatles on November 11^th

AND MORE...