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Be-All 2010

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Hospitality Suite
Talking ‘bout Hospitality Join us for a taste of the Be-All’s famous Hospitality Suite located on the 7th floor of the Double Tree Hotel. Get off the elevator and you’re in… You must have your badge so we know you are a registered guest of the conference. This is a true hospitality suite with great views, lounge chairs for conversations, music, and of course, a great bar. Check the times of operation on the ‘daily board’ at registration. You’ll enjoy fine wines, top shelf liquors, beer and soft drinks. We also serve both hot and cold appetizers daily. This service is complimentary to all registered Be-All guests. We only ask that you don’t forget our professional bar-staff who work very hard for tips alone to make your time the best. This is something like no other conference offers and our hope is we see you daily. As the commercials state, Drink Responsibly…Please!
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Appearing Thursday and Saturday Evening
VICKI D’SALLE is an accomplished pianist and vocalist whose forte is New Orleans jazz, blues, ballads and boogie woogie. Vicki has performed numerous times in the past for SCC Conference, Cincinnati, OH’s Pride Festival, and in concert and nightclub settings in the U.S. and Europe. Her CD, “My Heart’s In New Orleans” is available @ www.cdbaby.com and will be available at the conference. Visit Vicki on the web @ www.vickidsalle.com
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Be-All Coffee Shop
This is a great way to start off your day. Our Coffee Shop is located right next to the registration room in the hotel’s atrium. This is open from Wednesday to Saturday to all Be-All registered guests from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM. We’ll be serving up fresh brewed coffee and specialty teas, along with bakery fresh biscuits, donuts, bagels etc… All good stuff to make your AM’s just a little more comforting. See you there!
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Pool Swim Fest Mexican style
Come and be part of the exciting Pool party at Be-All 2010. Who needs a Margarita??? This year’s Pool Party will be highlighted with a wonderful Mexican Buffet and Strolling Mariachi’s, an entertainment tradition of Mexico. Request a song and they will play tableside for your enjoyment. Grab that Margarita from the poolside cash bar and enjoy a wonder of Mexican foods from the buffet dinner. Have a great taco salad, make your own tacos or enjoy some enchiladas with refried beans, Mexican rice and all the trimmings. This special meal will fill you with ‘heart warming’ foods from the beautiful land south of the border. The pool party will start at 4:00 PM with poolside bars and entertainment and the buffet will serve from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Don’t miss this fun-filled party. This is part of your Lake Shore Drive Package “AND JU NEED JUR STINK’IN BADGIS” So enjoy
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Friday Night
Cocktails, did I hear cocktails? Bars will be set up for your enjoyment prior, during and after dinner. After a wonderful ‘all you can eat’ buffet hang around and enjoy one of the best D.J.’s ever. Tarzana Shannon will be playing some of the classics, good old time rock and roll and some new stuff. Want to sing?… Just ask and she will have tunes ready for Karaoke. So when you’ve had enough to drink and your nerves are settled down, go on get up there. Dance and dance and dance.
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Saturday Night Grand Banquet
You are dressed to the nines, looking your absolute best… Look, here comes a white limo…could that be for me? You bet it is… Yes, you’ll be whisked away by limo to this magical space that is the best banquet facility we’ve ever seen, the Esplanade Lakes Ballroom. Once there, you’ll step on to a red carpet, pose for that photo and join the reception in the Esplanade Lakes Foyer where there will be cash bars, a piano playing softly in the background and trays of healthy appetizers. You’ll then be escorted in the Ballroom, a space that could take your breath away. This is a glass circular room on Lake Esplanade overlooking the Botanicals Gardens. Dinner tonight is soup, salad, a combination of a Petite Filet and Atlantic Salmon, along with potatoes, asparagus, and a wonderful dessert. Afterwards, you’ll dance to 'The Wild Ones' which will wear your feet out! This promises to be one of the most special memories of the entire week. Dress… formal or something great Please join us in this remarkable setting.