That's a Wrap

After four busy days of meetings and informational sessions, IAAM’s Arena Management Conference has come to an end. About 200 attendees visited the Gibson Guitar Lounge near Beale Street to take in the end of the week festivities.

For those who didn’t participate in the golf tournament Tuesday, the half-day was supposed to be a chance to check out Memphis and enjoy the city’s rich display of cultural offerings. Here’s what a few of the attendees did:

• Charlie Williams of TicketPop.com made his way out to Tunica, Miss., to hit the Indian casinos. He said it was pretty unique seeing a house of gambling rising out of a barren cotton field. It was kind of neat for him seeing cotton in bloom for the first time, but he wasn’t that impressed by the casinos. Maybe he’s just a little bummed because he lost 20 bucks at the black jack table.

• Barb Borer and Lyn Creaser of the Lipizzaner Stallions were said to be perusing Graceland with a large contingent of IAAM attendees. Apparently the pair had about six hours to kill before heading back to the airport — that’s a lot of time to spend with Elvis, but hey — they didn’t call him The King for nothing.

• Monty Jones of the Colonial Center in Columbia, S.C., had planned to visit the Civil Rights Museum — but he laid down on his hotel bed for a quick break, and didn’t wake up until two hours later. Maybe next time Monty!