Special Meeting Facilities
Ash Lawn-Highland
1000 James Monroe Parkway, Charlottesville, VA 22902-8722.
Phone: (434) 293-9539, Fax: (434) 293-8000.
Website:
www.avenue.org/ashlawn
President James Monroe and his wife, Elizabeth, took great pleasure in
entertaining guests at Ash Lawn-Highland. For a day, an afternoon, or
an evening, you can make Ash Lawn-Highland your home, and extend to your
guests the same hospitality customarily bestowed upon Highland guests
for over two hundred years.
Facilities available for rent include the Pavilion with serving kitchen and two dressing rooms (seats up to 400 for meals and 500 for speakers), the Conference Room with kitchen and patio (seats 60 for meals, 90 for speakers), the various boxwood gardens, and, for very small groups, the Monroe House and its 1880's addition. Two tents (measuring 30' X 45', and 20' X 20') are also available for use on the grounds. Side curtains are available for the Pavilion and for all tents. These facilities may be rented individually or jointly depending on the event and renter's needs. The Conference Room and Pavilion are not available from the end of June through the beginning of August.
Charlottesville Department of Recreation & Leisure Services
City Hall Annex, 7th and Market Street Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: (434) 970-3260, Fax: (434) 970-3596.
The
City of Charlottesville's makes available for rental its recreation centers
and parks.
Charlottesville's
Challenge Course
920 Camp Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902-7454
Phone: (434) 293-2529, Fax: (434) 293-2235.
Email: [email protected] Website:
www.tripleccamp.com
Located
on the grounds of Triple C Camp, the exhilarating experience is perfect
for any group, company, teams or individuals who want to push the limits
of teambuilding and individual challenge.
Charlottesville
Ice Park's Water Street Terrace
230 West Main Street Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: (434) 817-2400.
Email: [email protected].
Website: www.icepark.com
Located on Charlottesville's Historic Downtown
Mall, this 3,000 sq. ft. facility overlooking the Charlottesville Ice
Park, comfortably accommodates gatherings of 20 - 300 guests.
Charlottesville
Performing Arts Center
1400 Melbourne Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901
Phone: (434) 979-9532, Fax: (434) 295-2722.
1300-seat
theatre/auditorium with a lobby area available for receptions and other
activities.
Charlottesville
SmartSpace, LLC
690 Berkmar Circle, Charlottesville, VA 22901
Phone: (434) 220-3410.
Email: [email protected] Website:
www.smartspaceonline.com
Charlottesville
SmartSpace is the only provider of full spectrum video conferencing needs
in the area. Through affiliated sites, the SmartSpace is networked with
over 3,000 compatible videoconference centers around the world. Perfect
for businesses of all types, use is fee-based and open to the public.
East
Rivanna Volunteer Fire Company
3501 Steamer Drive, Glenmore Subdivision, Keswick, VA 22947
Phone: (434) 293-6722.
Banquet
hall is 65' x 105', seats 375 people, has a commercial kitchen facility
where meals may be heated, but not prepared on site.
Falls
River Center
P.O. Box 647, 210-B 5th Street NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: (434) 971-8599, Fax: (434) 971-1082.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.fallsrivercenter.com
Falls
River Center excels in creating unique hands-on leadership, management
and team development programs. Our programs are custom designed to help
organizations like yours meet their particular internal and external challenges
with vision and success. Whether your experience with Falls River takes
place in a classroom at a location of your choosing, or at their low and
high ropes challenge courses in the heart of the Virginia countryside,
your learning experience will be dynamic, valuable and life changing.
Jefferson-Madison
Regional Library: Central Library
201 East Market Street Charlottesville, Virginia 22902.
Phone:
(434) 979-7151, ext 400.
Three meeting rooms are available on the third floor during library operating
hours. The Madison and Jefferson rooms are permanently set with conference
tables (seats 20). The McIntire room seats 200-theater style (4 folding
6' tables available). Rooms can be booked up to 3 months in advance.
Monticello
Event & Conference Center
201 Monticello Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22902.
Phone: (434) 974-9303, Fax: (434) 975-5638.
Website: www.monticelloevent.com
The only conference and banquet facility of its kind in Charlottesville.
The 10,000 sq ft facility has the flexible space designed to expand to
provide cozy space for 10, or larger spaces to seat 75, 125, 150, 200
up to 350 people. Rooms can be dressed up for a variety of needs from
a beautiful wedding reception to a button-down business affair, to a roll-up
your sleeves working retreat. Planning is made easy and flexible with
as much or as little service and catering support, as you need. Kitchen
and kitchen prep room are fully functional. Business amenities include
copy/fax machine, lap top ports, Internet connections, audio and video
equipment, a training center with presentation boards and more. With a
convenient downtown Charlottesville location and ample on-site parking.
The
Mudhouse Smartroom
213 W. Main Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902.
Phone: (434) 984-5163.
Website: www.mudhouse.com/smartroom
Warmly elegant, technologically sophisticated, advanced meeting environment
designed for business needs, private...globally connected. The Smartroom
is ideal for board meetings, training seminars, presentations, and coffees
and socials and can accommodate up to 35 people seated. Equipment includes
high-speed ADSL line, wired to the Internet, XGA digital projector (Mac
compatible), Dell workstation, 6' x 8' screen, visual presenter (video),
professional VCR, remote mice, and software to maximize and optimize your
presentation.
Municipal
Arts Center
1119 5th Street S.W., Charlottesville, VA 22903.
Phone: (434) 295-9850.
Arts, education, civic, religious, and private groups can rent space upon
availability. Rehearsal/Recital Hall can accommodate 125 people seated
and 150 reception style. It has a Steinway 6' grand piano available for
use. The General Purpose Room can accommodate 40 people seated and 50
reception style. It has a Yamaha console piano. Parking is available.
Nutmeg
Farm
4884 Nutmeg Farm, Charlottesville, VA 22902
10 miles south of Charlottesville
Phone: (434) 296-8562 or (434) 296-8833.
The farm's prime facilities include a fourteen stall barn, horse ring,
nine outdoor holding/display pens, a heated sale barn with bleachers,
plus picnic areas and ample parking. This well designed and well-maintained
infrastructure can easily handle sales events for up to 250 animals at
a time. In addition to the extensive facilities available, complete support
staff for you event can be provided.
Oak
Ridge
2300 Oak Ridge Road, Arrington, VA 22922.
Phone: (434) 263-8676.
Website: www.oakridgeestate.com
Conveniently located off U.S. Highway 29 in Nelson County, 30 miles from
Charlottesville. Social and meeting facilities include: the Mansion (can
accommodate 200 guests in six rooms, including the elegant ballroom),
the Brick House Inn (provides both lodging with four guest rooms and private
function space for small groups, under 50), the Carriage House (accommodates
up to 200 seated guests). Support equipment includes copier and fax machines,
audio-visual equipment (with four-day prior notice), and food service
(box lunches or Oak Ridge Catering). Setting is a 250-year-old estate
encompassing almost 5,000 acres.
The
Offsite
208 West South Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902-5041.
Phone: (434) 297-3999, Fax (434) 244-0666.
Website: www.theoffsite.com
Opening summer of 2002. Located in the heart of downtown featuring three
unique meeting spaces: the Molloy Room for intimate gatherings (seat 10),
the Beacon Hill Room a more formal meeting space and outfitted with videoconferencing
equipment (seats 22 people), the McLean Sun Porch an informal meeting
room designed with Southern country style (seats between 25 and 45). Technology
and common features: high speed Internet access and digital projectors
are available in all the conference rooms, as well as access to a full-service
kitchen area. The entire house and gardens are available on the weekends
at a special rate for receptions and retreats. Catered events are their
specialty. The Inn at the Offsite has five stunning guest rooms to accommodate
out-of-town visitors. Each room has a private bath and certain unique
features.
Piedmont
Virginia Community College
501 College Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Phone: (434) 977-3900.
Available on a limited basis a number of facilities in the V. Earl Dickinson
Building, a state-of-the-art 500-seat proscenium theatre and auditorium.
Adjacent common areas with a catering pantry can also be rented for receptions
and other activities.
Starr
Hill
709 West Main Street, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
(434) 977-0017.
Website: www.starrhill.com
In addition to the main restaurant, Starr Hill has two spaces available
for private functions. The Art Gallery, featuring rotating exhibits during
the day, is transformed into a private dining room in the evenings. The
Gallery can accommodate up to 100 people for cocktail events, and up to
60 people for sit-down dinners. The Music Hall is also available for larger
private parties. The Music Hall can accommodate up to 450 people. With
a large raised stage and a full bar, as well as a state-of-the-art P.A.
system, it is a fun and versatile space in which to plan your event.
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