SOCIETY
FOR SPANISH AND
PORTUGUESE
HISTORICAL STUDIES
38TH ANNUAL MEETING
ACCOMMODATIONS AND LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS
MIAMI BEACH
APRIL 19-22, 2007
HOSTED BY
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
THE
PARK CENTRAL HOTEL
(640 Ocean Drive)
History is
all around you at The Park Central. Designed by Henry Hohauser, one of
the foremost architects of the art
deco
movement, The Park Central Hotel in South Beach is regarded as a
shining
example of his work, a jewel in the crown of Miami Beach hotels. The
Park
Central is
located
at 640 Ocean Drive, just steps from the ocean in the heart of South
Beach’s
Art Deco district. Nearby are the restaurants and clubs which are at
the heart
of Miami Beach’s
nightlife. The Wolfsonian museum, where
a special tour will be arranged for SSPHS members, is within easy
walking
distance. Two great
restaurants offer
cuisine to suit every palate. Quinn’s at The Park Central is the place
for
delightful seafood and meat dishes with a “Floribbean” flair. Watch the
world
go by from the covered verandah or be part of the action at your
candlelit
table on Ocean Drive.
Quinn’s Bar is open daily for drinks in The Park Central’s beautiful
art deco
lobby. Casablanca Restaurant also provides terrace or sidewalk dining,
and is
open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
RESERVATIONS
Please phone the Hotel (305) 538-1611
to make your reservation. MAKE SURE TO MENTION
YOU
ARE ATTENDING THE SSPHS CONFERENCE TO GET THE $185 RATE. The
hotel
agreed to up to three people per room.
THE
PARK CENTRAL/MIAMI BEACH LOCATION:
20 minutes from Miami Airport,
10 minutes from the Port of Miami
45
minutes from
Fort
Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport.
Rental car
or airport shuttle are available at the
airport. If you wish to do some sight seeing while in Miami renting a
car is the best choice. Public
transportation is scarce during the weekend.
WELCOME RECEPTION/THURSDAY EVENING,
APRIL 19 on the rooftop of THE HOTEL
(801 Collins Avenue)
Interested in knowing more? Here's a little
history, and a review of The Hotel
THE
WOLFSONIAN-FIU
Some of our event
meetings
will be held at The Wolfsonian-FIU Museum. The Wolfsonian is a museum
located
in the heart of historic Miami
Beach,
within easy walking distance of the world-famous Art Deco hotels. Its
fascinating collection of objects from the modern era (1885-1945)
focuses on
how art and design shape and reflect the human experience. The museum
further
engages the visitor by complementing its collection with
thought-provoking
discussions of the context and connection among its objects. We
encourage
visitors to explore the material culture of the past to better
understand its
relevance to the present. The museum is located within walking distance
from
the hotel.
LOCATION:
1001 Washington Avenue
(at the corner of 10th Street
and Washington Avenue)
Miami Beach FL
33139
Tel: 305.531.1001
Fax: 305 531.2133
DYNAMO
MUSEUM SHOP AND CAFÉ
The Wolfsonian-FIU’s museum shop and café, The Dynamo, provides
South Beach
with a unique venue for thoughtful contemplation and interaction with
genuine
artifacts. Visitors can enjoy a glass of wine and browse the museum’s
exclusive
line of merchandise relating to the themes and period of the objects on
view in
the galleries, or find new reading material from the shop’s selection
of books
on design and social history, banned literature and design journals.
BOOK EXHIBIT
The Scholar's Choice will be managing the book exhibit at the annual
meeting. The exhibit will be set up at the Park Central Hotel on Friday
and Saturday, April 20-21. Authors who would like to have their
book included in the display should contact their publisher and have
the publisher contact The Scholar's Choice. Please keep in mind that
the publishers pay a fee to display with The Scholar's Choice and may
not have the marketing budget necessary to honor all requests,
particularly
for older titles. It is The Scholar's Choice policy to have one copy of
the book on display. Please note that ALL requests must be made by the
publisher, not the author. Therefore, you are encouraged to
contact your publisher ASAP. Please contact your publisher
directly - do not call The Scholar's Choice. The person who
handles publisher reservations at The Scholar's Choice is Debby Pitts.
She may be reached by your publisher at djpitts@scholarschoice.com
or
at 585-262-2048 x108.