Please note the following special events for the 2011 conference.

Friday, October 14, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m., Mentor and Mentee Meeting, Schlitz

Friday, October 14, 5:15 – 6:45 p.m., “Cult Pop Culture: How the Fringe Became Mainstream,” Bob Batchelor, Featured Speaker, Wright Ballroom A

Friday, October 14, 5:15 – 6:45 p.m., “The Idea, and Its Importance in Analyzing Popular Culture,” John Jordan, Featured Speaker, Wright Ballroom C

Friday, October 14, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., Reception, Monarch Ballroom

Game Night! Come prepared to show your pop culture dominance in classic games like Scrabble, Life, and Sorry, or new versions such as Trivial Pursuit – Popular Culture, Ticket to Ride, and Pandemic. A cash bar and fabulous hors d’oevres make this an event not to be missed.

Saturday, October 15, 11:30 – 1:00 p.m., Luncheon and Dr. Jack Mitchell, Guest Speaker, Crystal Ballroom

Jack W. Mitchell joined the School of Journalism & Mass Communication faculty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in January 1998 after a 30-year career in public radio.

As Director of Wisconsin Public Radio for 21 years, Mitchell led the most extensive and successful state or university public radio system in the country. He initiated the transition from the Wisconsin Educational Radio Network into Wisconsin Public Radio, a system of 20 stations serving a statewide audience with two networks and a prolific producer of national programming.

On a national level, Mitchell was the first employee of National Public Radio. While at NPR, he was instrumental in developing the groundbreaking newsmagazine All Things Considered. During his years as the program’s first producer and executive producer, ATC won both the Peabody Award and the DuPont Award.

Saturday, October 15, 1:15 – 2:45 p.m., MPCA/MACA Annual Business Meeting, Crystal Ballroom

Saturday, October 15, 3:00 – 6:00 p.m., Harley-Davidson Museum Tour, Milwaukee, WI

Reserve your spot for a one-of-a-kind tour of the Harley-Davidson Museum. The Harley-Davidson Museum celebrates the people, products, history, and culture that makes this brand so iconic. This two and a half hour guided tour will be led by a member of the museum staff where you can learn about Harley-Davidson’s early beginnings in Milwaukee, the origins of the bike customization movement, and how motorcycles have influenced popular culture. For $20, this trip includes a bus to the museum and back and the guided tour. If you prefer to explore on your own, $15 gets you a bus ride to and from the museum and a self-guided tour. You may register and pay online or onsite at the conference. There are only 50 tickets available for the guided tour, so make your reservation now! For more information on the museum please visit the website at http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/HD_Museum/ Museum.jsp.

Saturday, October 15, 6:00 – 10:00 p.m., Night out on the Town, Milwaukee, WI

A free shuttle will take you to the Historic Third Ward neighborhood. From its early beginnings to today’s community, enhanced by its historic ambiance and significant architecture, the Historic Third Ward has experienced a renaissance as a revitalized mixed-use neighborhood. Here you will find the highest concentration of art galleries in Milwaukee, award-winning restaurants, unique specialty stores, architects, advertising agencies, graphic designers, artists, the Broadway Theatre Center, the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design as well as condominiums, office buildings, and industrial space. For more information on the restaurants and to plan your night on the town, please visit the website at http://www.historicthirdward.org/. Shuttles will leave every half hour from the hotel to drop off at the Third Ward. The shuttle will return to the hotel with any returning passengers from the drop-off spot. The last shuttle will leave the designated drop-off spot to return to the hotel from the Third Ward at 10:00 p.m.

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