Texas Society for Music Theory

1. Directions to the Music Building at University of Texas at Arlington

• Travel by Air:

• Fly to DFW Airport and rent a car.
• From airport to recommended hotel: Take 360 South all the way to I-20; take I-20 West to Exit 449 (Cooper Street). Hotel is on the left soon after you get onto Cooper Street, between the McDonalds and the Comerica Bank.
• From Airport directly to campus: Take 360 South, take the Abram Street exit. Take it west (go right). Follow approx. 5 miles and go left onto Cooper Street (you'll see a McDonalds on your right). Then take your 1st right onto Border Pl. Lot 33 is on your left just after you pass Border Ct.; see http://www.uta.edu/maps/pdf/campus_map_2003_letter.pdf for more detail.

• Travel by Car:

• From the South, (I-35W), take I-20 East (exit 45).
• Stay on I-20 East after the I-820 Split.
• Take Exit 449 (Cooper Street), get onto Cooper Street North. [I-20 Parks Mall Holiday Inn Express recommended; it is located on the left soon after you get onto Cooper Street North, between the McDonalds and Comerica Bank]
• Go 5-6 miles until you enter UTA campus (you'll go between several large brown buildings on both sides).
• Take a left on UTA Boulevard. Our designated parking lot (Lot 33) is AFTER you pass Border Pl.
• Park anywhere in this lot; see http://www.uta.edu/maps/pdf/campus_map_2003_letter.pdf for more detail.


• From the South, (I-45), take I-20 West. Take Exit 449 (Cooper Street), get onto Cooper Street North. [I-20 Parks Mall Holiday Inn Express recommended; it is located on the left soon after you get onto Cooper Street North, between the McDonalds and Comerica Bank]
• Go 5-6 miles until you enter UTA campus (you'll go between several large brown buildings on both sides).
• Take a left on UTA Boulevard.
• Our designated parking lot (Lot 33) is AFTER you pass Border Place, on the left.
• Park anywhere in this lot; see http://www.uta.edu/maps/pdf/campus_map_2003_letter.pdf for more detail. (Parking lot is in "West1" on this map)


• From the North, (I-35W), go to I-820, and take it East.
• Proceed around Fort Worth, staying on I-820. [to go to the recommended hotel instead of campus, go to I-20, take it east, exit 449 onto Cooper Street and the I-20 Parks Mall Holiday Inn Express will be on your left]. Take I-30 East (Towards Dallas).
• Exit 27 onto South Cooper Street. Go 5-6 miles, cross the railroad tracks, and soon after, take a right on UTA boulevard [if you want to go to the hotel, continue further down Cooper Street, another 8 miles. Our designated parking lot (Lot 33) is AFTER you pass Border Place, on the left.
• Park anywhere in this lot; see http://www.uta.edu/maps/pdf/campus_map_2003_letter.pdf for more detail. (Parking lot is in "West1" on this map)

• FROM ALL DIRECTIONS:

Walking from parking lot to music building



• Again, see map; proceed South on Nedderman St - you'll pass Architecture building on your left.
• At first 4-way intersection, take a left (onto "Greek Row").
• Just before you hit the stairs onto the Cooper St. bridge, go the stairs to your LEFT, then enter the Fine Arts Building through the door on your left. Go up the elevator to the 2nd floor and the conference room is just across from the elevator, Room 258.

2. Hotel Information

We recommend the following accommodation:

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites
ARLINGTON (I-20-PARKS MALL)
1721 PLEASANT PLACE
ARLINGTON, TX 76015
Tel: 1-817-784-8750

Website: http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hd/dalal

A special "Advanced web" rate ($63) is available if you make your reservations online before Feb. 11th. If not, you may call for reservations, mention the "TSMT" group rate ($79.95) for the standard rooms.

Arlington also offers many other hotels and motels. All common hotel chains are represented. See http://www.uta.edu/uta/hotels for more recommendations near campus.

3. Luncheon

We will have our traditional luncheon on Friday, Feb. 25, from 12:00 noon to 1:30pm. The costs are $15 per person. The meal will be a buffet including: Garden Salad, Chipotle Lime Vegetable Salad, Guaijillo Spiced Fresh Tortilla Chips (including Salsa and Toppings bar), Build your own Fajitas (Chicken and beef; toppings bar includes guacamole, sour cream, cheddar cheese, fresh sliced jalapenos, shredded lettuce), Red Chile Mexican Rice, Charro Beans, and Dolce de Leche Cheese bar.

4. The University of Texas at Arlington

The Department of Music has nearly 300 majors, and offers Bachelor's degrees in music education, performance, theory/composition, music business and music media, and jazz studies, as well as a Master's degree in Music Education and a Graduate Performance Certificate. For more information, visit http://www.uta.edu/music.

5. Area Attractions

UTA is located in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, within a 30-minute drive of both Dallas and Fort Worth. Arlington features many attractions, including Six Flags, Hurricane Harbor, and Ameriquest Field. The Arlington Parks Mall, located across Cooper Street from the Holiday Inn Express noted above, has over 180 specialty stores including Banana Republic, Aeropostale, Hollister, Kirkland's, Origins, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Rave, Caché, Fossil, Club Libby Lu, Rampage, AGX, Sharper Image, and Starbucks, as well as a huge 18-theater AMC Movie Theaters featuring stadium seating. See http://www.theparksatarlington.com/html.

For more general information on Arlington visit http://www.arlington.org/home2.htm.

For more information about conference arrangements, please contact Graham Hunt.

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