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2019 SCNBTA Annual Conference

25th Anniversary Celebration

November 6-7, 2019

Location
Newberry Firehouse Conference Center
1227 McKibben Street
Newberry, SC 29108

Registration
  • Early-bird registration fee is $75.00 and available until October 4, 2019
  • On October 5 the registration rate increases to $95.00
  • Registration closes on October 30, 2019
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Lodging
  • Hampton Inn Newberry Opera House at 1201 Nance St, Newberry, SC 29108
  • A block of rooms has been reserved until October 23, so please refer to “SCNBTA” when making your reservations. Once the block is full or after the October 23 deadline (whichever comes first), the conference rate will no longer be available.
  • The room rate is $109, however, thanks to Capital City/Lake Murray Country sponsorship, room rates will actually be $99. Overnight stay also includes breakfast.  Contact the Hampton Inn at (803)276-6666 to make your reservation.

Questions
Please contact by email or phone:  Jayne Baker at (803)781-5940 or April Turner at (843) 991-3192 

Draft Conference Agenda

Wednesday, November 6th

Excursion #1:
Tour the Newberry Opera House, Carter and Holmes Orchid Nursery, and Enoree River Winery. Highlights include:
  • The Newberry Opera House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a french Gothic-style building originally built in 1881 as a seat of government for the town of Newberry and a place of entertainment including plays, lectures, and minstrel and variety shows, and later a movie theater. The building continues to serve as a live-performance space for popular artists, touring theatre companies, and local organizations.
  • The Carter and Holmes Orchid Nursery, just three miles south of historic downtown Newberry, is where visitors are given a tour of the greenhouses and nursery staff showcase different orchids, discuss growing conditions, and answer questions from participants.
  • Enoree River Winery is a local vineyard producing handcrafted, South Carolina wines. Wine tastings are offered where guests can sample between 8 and 10 varieties.
Excursion #2:
Guided Paddle on Lake Murray 
  • A guided kayaking/canoeing tour led by non-profit, Canoeing for Kids, will take participants on a Lake Murray paddle that departs from Dreher Island State Park. ($30.00 registration fee for the paddle tour) 

Thursday, November 7th

Conference Sponsors:

  • Be Green Packaging
  • Capital City/Lake Murray Country
  • Compass Media
  • South Carolina Association of Tourism Regions
  • South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
  • South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium
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