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August 18-21, 2011
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Schedule and Activities

Here is the tentative schedule of events (updated August 8, 2011)


List of Possible Daytime Activities and Useful Links:


Thursday August 18, 2011
  • All Day — Guests arrive in Minneapolis.
  • Morning — Kirby Lee (IN 1993; Staph 1994, 1997 ) is planning to camp out in the Mall of America (MoA), located near the Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport (MSP), for at least part of Thursday beginning early. You are welcome to congregate with us at the MoA, or you can choose to head straight to the Hotel Minneapolis or your other lodging option. I hear that there are roller coasters and reportedly shopping, too.
  • Lunchtime — We may be at the Twin City Grill (952) 854-0200 in the Mall of America around lunchtime.
  • Midafternoon — Likely, we’ll pull up stakes and head downtown from the Mall of America to The Hotel Minneapolis by midafternoon.
  • Evening Entertainment
  • Late Evening — Possible trip to:
Friday August 19, 2011
  • All Day — More guests arrive in Minneapolis.
  • Breakfast possibly at:
    • Hell’s Kitchen (about 6 blocks from Hotel Minneapolis)
      80 South 9th St (between Marquette and LaSalle)
      Minneapolis, MN 55402
      (612) 332-4700
  • Morning — Boxed lunches arrive in time for your daytime excursions from:
  • 2:00-3:30pm — Riverboat Sightseeing Cruise. Kirby has 15 tickets reserved ($17 each)
  • 7:30pm Dinner reservations under NYSCAA at:
    • Spoon River
      750 South 2nd St (at Chicago Ave S)
      (612) 436-2236
Saturday August 20, 2011
  • 8:30am NYSCAA General meeting at the Hotel Minneapolis, Meeting Room A
  • 8:00am Breakfast arrives (breakfast sandwiches, French toast, coffee, juice)
  • 9:30am to 11am Alumni presentations at (Blasberg, Hackleman, Blackwood)
  • Daytime Activities:
  • 5:30pm NYSCAA Reunion Dinner reservation at:
Sunday August 21, 2011 — Fly-out
  • More time to explore Minneapolis, travel over to downtown St. Paul, visit the Mall of America on your way to the airport, or simply hang out before you depart.