TLA LAC 2006

Doo-Wop destination

The Doo-Wop InterGalactic Round Table's Sock Hop will be held at the Meridian at 1503 Chartres. Tickets are available at the door.

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Bag check ( 4/27 Wednesday)

Since the NMRT bag check closes at 4:00, arrangements have been made with Aramark to have a bag check for $1.00 per bag on the 3rd floor by 3:00 for the General Session.

Carts and bags are allowed in the Assembly Hall, but attendees may be more comfortable making other arrangements with bag check or making a trip to their room prior to the General Session.

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restaurants in downtown Houston

Other websites on restaurants:
a list of restaurants in Downtown

Another member on the Local Arrangements Committee suggested this link from Citysearch, you can sort by type of food, etc…

more restaurants in Houston

The park shop across from the Convention Center at 1200 McKinney and San Jacinto
Park shops

Church of the Holy Barbecue (New Zion Missionary Baptist Church) - click for review
When in Huntsville what could be better than a trip to the Church of the Holy Barbecue? The best barbecue in Texas, by many accounts
New Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 2601 Montgomery Road, Huntsville, TX 77340
936-295-2349
Tuesday-Saturday, 11am – 5pm

Potatoe Patch
Decent southern food, and they throw rolls at you. Try the pass-arounds.
2504 FM 1960 Rd E, Houston, TX 77073-2506, (281) 443-3530
Mon-Thu 11:00am- 9:00pmFri-Sat 11:00am-10:00pmSun 11:00am- 9:00pm

Brady’s Landing
The seafood’s okay, but the view of the ships in the Houston Ship Channel is worth the drive! And when you’re inside the restaurant, you can’t smell the Ship Channel.
8505 Cypress St, Houston, TX 77012-1735, (713) 923-9488
Mon-Fri 11am to 2pm, 5pm-10pm, Sat 10am to 11pm, Sun 10:30-10pm

Hank’s Ice Cream Parlor
Home made and ALL Houston. Don’t miss the butter-pecan. Near the Astrodome
9291 Main St, Houston, TX 77025, (713) 665-5103
Tue-Sun 12pm-9pm

Besaw’s Café and Saloon
A classy place to eat when you visit the Battleship Texas--Macaroni and Cheese is so a vegetable!
3506 Battleground Rd. LA Porte, TX 77571, 281.479.9113

Pig Stand #7
A blast from the past. Maybe you have them in other cities—but this is the one where they filmed the movie “The Evening Star.”
2412 Washington Ave, Houston, TX 77007-6019, 713-864-4041
Mon-Sat 6am-8pm, Sun 7am-8pm

Spec’s Liquor Warehouse, downtown
A great deli, cheap alcohol, and a Houston landmark—recently enlarged!
2410 Smith St, Houston, TX 77006-2398, (713) 526-8787
Mon-Sat 10am-9pm

Irma’s Restaurant
Quirky Mexican restaurant near Minute Maid Park. Fabulous atmosphere, great hospitality, no menu (you’ll eat what they made that day, thank you very much), and really great lemonade.
22 N Chenevert St, Houston, TX 77002-1302, (713) 222-0767
Mon-Fri 8am-3pm (only open for breakfast and lunch)

Ninfa’s on Navigation
Sure you’ve been to Ninfa’s. But this is the very first one, and it’s not the same!
2704 Navigation Blvd, Houston, TX 77003-1517 (713) 228-1175
Sun-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm

Laredo Taqueria
Our absolutely favorite taco place EVER. You must have the nopales, even if you don’t know what they are. Unbelievably cheap. If you don’t speak Spanish, you just point to the food you want.
915 Snover St (at Washington Ave.), Houston, TX 77007-5628, (713) 861-7279

--Provided by Karen Vargas & Michelle Malizia

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TLA store hours

4/26 Wed. 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
4/27 Thurs. 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
4/28 Fri. 8:00 am to 12:00 pm

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Continuing Education Credits

Conference attendees will be able to print their own certificates after conference by accessing the TLA website and recording the programs they attended. This feature will be available on May 10. A recording form can be picked up in Registration Area C, level 2, or found in the back of the conference program (the regular-sized one).

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New for TLA 2006

Authors Area:

Authors will be able to autograph in their sponsoring exhibitor's booth in addition to the Authors Area.

Luggage carts:

Wheeled dollies or satchels are allowed on the show floor during show hours. The rule of thumb for size is the same regulation as for commercial airlines: it must fit in the overhead compartment. Wheeled bags with long leashes will not be allowed.

Conference program:

Don't forget to bring the conference program with you if you want to look up description of a certain program. The one you will receive on site is a pocket-sized booklet with event names and locations. Also check the daily conference newsletter for program and event updates as well as the latest news.

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Bookstores in Houston

Bookstop (2922 S. Shepherd Dr., 713-529-2345)

Brazos Bookstore (2421 Bissonnet St., 713-527-0701)
Contemporary poetry and novels, etc.

Brown Book Shop (1517 San Jacinto, 713-652-3937, 800-423-1825)
Technical books & selected software.

Detering Book Gallery (2311 Bissonnet, 713-526-6974)
Rare, out of print books and regular used books.

Half-Price Bookstore (2537 University Blvd., 713-524-6635)
New and used books, music, movies, magazines, & software.

Libreria Espanola (620 W. Alabama St., 713-523-4444)

Murder by the Book (2342 Bissonnet Street, 713-524-8597)
Mystery books & magazines, also gift items.
Monday to Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sunday, 12 noon to 5:00 p.m.

Nan’s Games & Comics (2011 Southwest Freeway, 713-520-8700)

Out-Of-Print Bookstore (5212 Caroline St., 713-526-8616)

Phoenix Comics & Games (2424 Montrose Blvd., 713-524-1150)

Quarter Price Books (3820 S. shepherd Dr., 713-520-5009).
History, philosophy, art, architecture, scholarly titles and famous novels

--information gathered from the internet

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Houston Downtown Tunnel

Downtown's 6.5-mile underground tunnel system connects 81 buildings. It is the world's largest indoor pedestrian tunnel system with shops and restaurants 20 feet below the streets. You can take an official tour (Discover Houston Tours and Experience Houston Tours), or you can just go down the escalator in just about any building downtown.
7am to 6pm weekdays only.

Here are some websites for more information:

Downtown tunnel system
Tunnel map
above and below map

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Downtown construction, parking, traffic, transportation....

Downtown streets,etc.,

Parking around the Convention Center

Streets construction weekly updates

Houston real-time traffic map

Transportation: airports, car rental, cab services, etc.

Houston Downtown map If you are interested in taking the light rail to the Convention Center, this map shows the distance.

Metro light rail
& schedule

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What's going on during the week of TLA?

Alley Theatre, Neuhaus Stage. Orson’s shadow. March 31-April 30, 2006. http://www.stagestheatre.com/ or 713-228-8421

Alley Theatre, Hubbard Stage. The Miser. April 7-30. http://www.alleytheatre.org/

Ensemble Theatre. The Colored Museum. April 27-May 21. http://www.ensemblehouston.com/ or 713-520-0055

Bering & James Art Gallery. Blowin’ in the wind. April 29. http://www.beringandjames.com/
or 713-529-0351

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. Jim Love: From now on. April 15-July 2. http://www.camh.org/ or 713-284-8253

Da Camera of Houston. Pedja Muzijevic on Kohn Cage. April 25. Wortham Theater Center, Cullen Theater. boxoffice@dacamera.com or 713-524-5050

Da Camera of Houston. Pat Martino Quartet. April 28. Wortham Theater Center, Cullen Theater. boxoffice@dacamera.com or 713-524-5050

FotoFest. March 10- April 23, 2006. http://www.fotofest.org/ff2006/ff2006.htm
or 713-223-5522

Houston Ballet. Ben Steven Academy’s spring performance. April 21: 7:00 p.m. and April 22: 2:30 p.m. Wortham Theater Center, Brown Theater. Houston Ballet or 713-227-2787

Houston Friends of Music. American String Quartet. April 25. The Shepherd School of Music http://www.houstonfriendsomusic.org/ or 713-524-5050

Houston Grand Opera. Carmen. April 23 & 30: 2 p.m.; April 25: 7:00 p.m.; April 28: 7:30 p.m. http://www.houstongrandopera.org/ or 713-228-6737

Houston Grand Opera. The Coronation of Poppea. April 29-May 12: 7:30 p.m. Wortham Theater Center, Brown Theater. http://www.houstongrandopera.org/
or 713-228-6737

Houston International Festival. Spotlighting Jamaica. April 22-30: 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. in Downtown Houston. http://www.ifest.org/ifest2006Interim/ContactUS.htm
or 713-654-8808

Houston Symphony. Classical series, Arnaldo Cohen, piano. April 21-23. http://www.houstonsymphony.org/ or 713-224-7575

Main Street Theater. Anatasia Krupnik. April 22-May 13. http://www.mainstreettheater.com/ or 713-524-6706

Museum of Fine Arts. Encouraging American Genius: master paintings from the Corcoran Gallery of Art. February 19-May 7, 2006.
http://www.mfah.org/ or 713-639-7300

Museum of Fine Arts. Joseph Havel : a decade of sculpture March 26-June 8. http://www.mfah.org/ or 713-639-7300

Museum of Fine Arts. Argentine Photography. April 29-July 23. http://www.mfah.org/
or 713-639-7300

Playhouse 1960. Moon over Buffalo, April 21-May 13. http://www.playhouse2960.com/ or 281-58-STAGE

Radio Music Theatre: I love you, but you are sitting on my cat. Radio Music Theatre
Performs weekly: Thursday & Friday, 8:30; Saturday, 8:00 & 10:30 p.m. 713-522-7722

Shell Houston Open. April 17-23, at the Redstone Golf Club http://www.shellhoustonopen.com/ or 281-454-7000

Society for the Performing Arts. BREAK! The urban funk spectacular. April 28. Jones Hall. http://www.spahouston.org/ or 713-227-2787

Stages Repertory Theatre. The Dead guy. April 5-23. http://www.stagestheatre.com/
or 713-527-0123

Talento Bilingue de Houston. World Premiere of A Trip through the Mind of a Crazy Mexican. April 20 - 29, 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. http://www.tbhcenter.org/

Upstage Theatre. Plaza Suite by Neil Simon. April 21-30. 1703 Height Blvd. at 17th.
http://Upstagetheatre.org

WorldFest - Houston Internation Film Festival. April 21-30. AMC Meyer Park 16
(4730 West Bellfort. Exit South Post Oak off the West Loop, turn left at the light) http://www.worldfest.org/mainframe.htm or 713-965-9955

UH Faculty Concert: the rise up, fall down: a dance concert. April 21-22. Wortham Finley Theatre. http://www.spahouston.org/ or 713-743-2929

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