Tuning Our Interpretive Instruments!

April 2 – 5, 2019

Montgomery Bell State Park

1020 Jackson Hill Rd. ~ Burns, TN ~ 37029

Inside this brochure

Agenda ....................................3

Pre-Conference Workshops ....4

Conference .............................4

Field Trips ................................6

Registration Form ...................9

Important Dates

02/04 Call for Presentations Deadline

03/12 Last Day to Cancel

03/18 Last Day to Register

04/02-05 Conference

Deadline

Extended!

Last Day to

Register

03/28

Welcome! NAI’s Sunny Southeast Region invites you to Tuning Our Interpretive Instruments

in Tennessee. Interpreters are the keepers of history, storytellers, entertainers,

resource protectors, and we all need a tune-up to keep these skills sharp. This

workshop will give participants the opportunity to sharpened skills and

experience to the natural and cultural beauty of Tennessee while learning and

sharing with our interpretive colleagues.

WHERE WE ARE Montgomery Bell State Park is located seven miles east of Dickson in Dickson

County and is approximately a 45-minute drive west of Nashville. Montgomery

Bell State Park is equipped with a conference center and onsite restaurant is

open every day.

LODGING OPTIONS The Park Inn offers 120 rooms and five suites ($80-$245). The park also has eight

environmentally-friendly modern cabins ($170-$200) available. The Conference

has a block of rooms reserved for the conference.

Click here for inn and cabin reservations or call (800) 250-8613.

Please reference Group Code 9475.

CAMPING The park’s campground ($15- $45) can accommodate 60 ft. campers on most

electrical sites. The campground has on-site sewer at 40 sites and can

accommodate small pop-up campers and large RVs. There are 94 campsites

available at the park.

Click here for camp site reservations.

REGISTER NOW!

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Schedule at Glance

Monday, April 1st 2019

4:00- 6:00 Pre-Conference Arrivals – Check-in

6:00 – 7:00 Dinner on your own

7:00 - 8:30 Evening event

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019

8:00- 10:00 Pre-Conference Arrivals – Check-in

9:00 - 5:00 Pre-Conference Workshops

10:00 – 5:00 Registration Open

6:00 – 9:00 Welcome & Interpretive Showcase

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

7:00 - 8:00 Morning Stretch- Yoga, Run, Breakfast on Your Own

8:00- 8:45 Morning welcome & Plenary Session

9:00 - 9:45 Concurrent Sessions

9:45 - 10:00 BREAK

10:00 - 10:45 Concurrent Sessions

10:45 – 11:00 BREAK

11:00 - 11:45 Region 3 Membership & Business Meeting

11:45 - 1:00 Lunch on Your Own

1:00 - 1:30 Group Photo

1:30– 6:00 The Nashville Experience (Transportation provided)

6:00- 11:00 Explore Downtown Nashville (Transportation provided)

Thursday, April 4th, 2019

7:00- 8:00 Morning Stretch- Yoga, Run, Breakfast on Your Own

8:00 - 4:30 Concurrent Field Trips

5:30 – 6:30 Silent Auction Bidding Wars- Appetizers, Music from the Free

Rangers

6:30 - 8:30 CCC Dinner & Awards Celebration

Friday, April 5th, 2019

7:00- 8:00 Breakfast on Your Own

7:00 - 8:30 Sunny Southeast 5K Fun Run/Walk

8:30 - 9:15 Concurrent Sessions

9:15 – 9:30 BREAK

9:30 - 10:15 Concurrent Sessions

10:15 – 10:45 BREAK & Check out

10:45 - 11:15 A Warm Farewell

12:00 Late Check-out

Go Green with Us

Tennessee State Parks is committed preserve

and protect our resources through sustainable park

operations, resource conservation, and

recycling.

Let’s do our part to support these

efforts! Bring your reusable coffee mug

and water bottle, and tote bag/

backpack for your daily adventures.

Auction Items

Please bring items for both our Silent

and Live auctions to support The Sunny

Southeast.

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 Pre-Conference Workshops Evaluating & Growing Your Living History Programs

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. $25.00 (lunch included) Maximum: 15

Join Hobart Akin, Cultural Resources and Exhibits Specialist for Tennessee State

Parks, in this preconference workshop to learn strategies for planning and

maintaining a living history program.

Leopold Education Project

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. $15.00 (lunch included) Maximum: 15

Join Robert Hawk, II, County Extension Director of Jackson County, North Carolina,

and learn about The Leopold Education Project (LEP). LEP is an innovative,

interdisciplinary conservation and environmental education curriculum based on

the essays in A Sand County Almanac, written by Aldo Leopold. The LEP activities use

Aldo Leopold’s writings as a springboard for engaging students in natural science

and literature curriculum.

Tennessee Brewery/Distillery Tour

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. $25.00 Maximum: 20

Tennessee is hopping with new breweries and distilleries highlighting history of the

local area. This pre-conference workshop will make several stops for a refreshing

tour of local Tennessee history and local agricultural products.

Exploring Montgomery Bell State Park Wildflowers

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. No Fee, Registration Required Maximum: 15

Montgomery Bell will be blooming with beauty. Join Tennessee State Naturalist Randy Hedgepath to brush up on your wildflower identification skills and learn the answer to: “What is that little yellow flower?”

Conference Registration & Check In

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Montgomery Bell State Park Inn

Conference Welcome & Interpretive Showcase

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Small plates, Music, Cash Bar

Welcome from Conference Host Committee and Tennessee State Parks Staff

Time travel through the Tennessee State Parks Interpretive Showcase. Evening

Social with friends and Sunny Southeast neighbors. Browse and bid at the Silent

Auction.

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

Conference Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

7:00 - 8:00 Morning Stretch- Yoga, Run, Breakfast on Your Own

8:00- 8:45 Morning welcome & Plenary Session

9:00 - 9:45 Concurrent Sessions

9:45 - 10:00 BREAK

10:00 - 10:45 Concurrent Sessions

10:45 – 11:00 BREAK

11:00 - 11:45 Sunny Southeast (Region 3) Membership & Business Meeting

11:45 - 1:00 Lunch on Your Own

1:00 - 1:30 Group Photo

Music City The Nashville Experience (All registered participants, Transportation provided, Cash Bar)

Tennessee Brew Works has partnered with Tennessee State

Parks to create a special brew to benefit Tennessee State

Parks. Learn about the creation of this special

brew, how TN Brew Works is working with local

farmers to source local grain, and the ingredients

for a great partnership.

Nashville Songwriters Round Participants are in

for a true Nashville experience with a Songwriters

Round with two of Nashville’s star songwriters.

1:30 Depart for Nashville– Transportation provided

2:30 - 6:00 Nashville Experience

6:00 - 11:00 Explore Downtown Nashville (Dinner on your own)

Historic Sites, Museums, Honky Tonks, and Fun abounds in Music

City

Return Shuttle Schedule 6:00—1st Bus Departs Nashville 9:00- Early Bus Departs Nashville 11:00- Last Bus Departs Nashville

Nashville Songwriters Round

DYLAN ALTMAN Originally from the great

state of New Jersey, Dylan Altman has been writing

and performing in Nashville since 1994. He has had three #1 songs: Tim McGraw’s “Watch

The Wind Blow By”, Jake Owen’s “Barefoot Blue

Jean Night”, Jason Aldean’s “Take A Little Ride” as well as Chase

Bryant’s top ten hit “Take It On Back”. Other artists

who have recorded his songs include Trace

Adkins, Eli Young Band, Joe Nichols and Kenny

Wayne Shepherd.

BRICE LONG Brice has enjoyed a successful 25 year music career. As a songwriter he has had cuts with Garth Brooks, George Strait, Chris Stapleton, and many more. Brice’s songwriting hits include the #1 singles “Heartache On The Dance Floor” by Jon Pardi and “Nothing On But The Radio” by Gary Allan. Randy Houser’s “Like a Cowboy”, a song that also garnered Brice a CMA nomination for Song of the Year. Brice Long is signed to Sony / ATV Music Publishing. He is a native

of Hopkinsville, KY.

Thursday, April 4th, 2019

Field Trips Mountain Biking at Montgomery Bell State Park

Lunch Not Included Maximum: 20 8:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Bring your own Mountain Bike for a moderate trail ride. Participants will learn

about the construction, care, and planning events.

Paddle the Harpeth River

Lunch Not Included Maximum: 30 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The Harpeth River State Park is a scenic river in the heart of Tennessee. Paddle with our experienced staff

through historic, scenic, archaeological features. Discussions will include preserving and protecting these

natural and cultural features, managing crowds in a fast-growing city, recruiting and training volunteers.

NOTE: If weather/water conditions are unsafe—participants will travel to sites in vehicles.

Concurrent, Day-long Field Trip Options

8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Magical History Tour

Boxed Lunch Provided Maximum: 25 $20.00

The Bicentennial Capitol Mall at the heart of Nashville is quickly

becoming the place to be for learning about the state of

Tennessee. This field trip will take participants to the Bicentennial

Capitol Mall to learn about the steps that the park’s staff has taken to highlight

the history of Tennessee. After taking in the mall, participants will get a tour the

grounds of the Tennessee State Capitol. Next, participants will travel to the

Nashville Library to learn about the techniques used by the library’s staff to tell

the story of the Civil Rights Movement in Nashville.

Mysteries of the Museums Tour

Boxed Lunch Provided Maximum: 25 $20.00

The Tennessee State Museum and Tennessee State Library and Archives are getting some new digs in

Nashville. In 2018, the new Tennessee State Museum opened its doors to the public in its new location next

to the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. These moves will allow better access for visitors to the museum

and archive as well as new opportunities for collaboration with other partners. This field trip will visit both

the new museum and the current library and archives for a behind the scenes look at how both of these

institutions are preparing to meet the needs of their visitors and interpret their collections for visitors at

their new facilities.

Concurrent, Day-long Field Trip Options (Continued)

8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Super Natural

Boxed Lunch Provided Maximum: 25 $20.00

Nature Centers are an environmental education and recreation

facilities of the Nashville Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation.

A Nature Center is a place where people can enjoy learning about our

natural and urban landscape, the flora and fauna that call it home, the cultural history of the area, and

the many complex interactions of what we so simply call “nature.” It is a place to remember that we are a

part of nature and not apart from it. Discussions include the physical and cultural pressures of nature

and nature centers in the It City.

Take a Walk on the Wild Side

Boxed Lunch Provided Maximum: 25 $20.00

Get a behind the scenes tour of the Nashville Zoo. Find out what the zoo staff

is dong to exceed expectations of their visitors and the AZA accreditation

guidelines. Explore recently opened exhibits and get a sneak peek at what’s coming with their amazing

expansion project. A new animal health center will be a state-of-the-art veterinary medical center

serving as a teaching center, connecting local colleges and universities with opportunities to learn about

diagnosis treatment, and management of animal health.

Auction, Awards, & Celebration Silent Auction Bidding Wars- Appetizers, Music from the Free Rangers

Thursday, 5:30 - 6:30 Included in registration fee

CCC Dinner & Awards Celebration

Thursday, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Included in registration fee

Wear your Denim and Flannel Work Clothes or 1930s inspired

dress for this evening of celebration. We recognize and celebrate

our fellow interpreters' achievements and those that set the

stage for us—the Civilian Conservation Corps.

Silent Auction Closing, LIVE Auction, Dinner, Music, & Spirits (Cash Bar)

Friday, April 5th, 2019

Get Ready for Fun! 7:00- 8:00 Breakfast on Your Own

Sunny Southeast 5k/Fun Run/Walk

7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. $25.00

If you like scholarships, sign up to walk/run/virtual run/virtual walk this event! Your support will help you, and others like you, attend future conferences. Participants will receive information about how to plan a race and host a running event. You will also have the opportunity to speak with our experienced staff about our Tennessee State Parks Run Club program partnership with the Tennessee State Department of Health. 8:30 - 9:15 Concurrent Sessions

9:15 – 9:30 BREAK

9:30 - 10:15 Concurrent Sessions

10:15 – 10:45 BREAK & Check out

10:45 - 11:15 A Warm Farewell

TN State Parks Staff, SSE/Region 3 Board of Directors, Next Conference Host

12:00 Late Check-out

Full Conference Registration NAI Member/Student

$125.00

Full Conference Registration Non-Member (includes one-year member-ship)

$200.00

One Day Registration Non-member (no dinner) $75.00

Preconference- Living History $25.00 Preconference- Leopold $15.00 Preconference- Brewery Tour $25.00 Field Trip - History $20.00 Field Trip - Museums $20.00 Field Trip - Nature Centers $20.00 Field Trip - Wildlife $20.00

Thursday Guest Dinner $35.00 Fun Run 5K $25.00

Full Conference Registration ~ NAI Member/Student $125.00

Full Conference Registration ~ Non-Member (includes one-year membership) $200.00

One Day Registration ~ Non-member (no dinner)

$75.00

Preconference- Living History $25.00 Preconference- Leopold $15.00 Preconference- Brewery Tour $25.00 Field Trip - History $20.00 Field Trip - Museums $20.00 Field Trip - Nature Centers $20.00 Field Trip - Wildlife $20.00 Thursday Guest Dinner $35.00 Fun Run 5K $25.00

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