LOCATION
2012 Music Education Week events will take place in Baltimore, MD at the Baltimore Convention Center and the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, with the exception of Kennedy Center concerts in Washington, DC.
HOTEL
The headquarter hotel for Music Education Week is the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor Hotel at Camden Yards. The NAfME rate is $154 and includes complimentary guest room internet.
THINGS TO DO IN BALTIMORE
Come early or extend your stay after Music Education Week to experience Baltimore. It was the valiant defense of Fort McHenry by 1,000 Americans that inspired Francis Scott Key to compose the Star Spangled Banner. Enjoy a visit to the National Aquarium, stroll around the Inner Harbor, or take in a ballgame at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
TRAVEL
By Air – Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is 12 miles from the hotel. The hotel does not provide shuttle service. To get from BWI to the hotel, transportation is available via:
- Light Rail: Take light rail from BWI to the Camden Yards station. The one-way fare is $1.60. Walk 20 feet north on Howard Street, turn left on Pratt. Walk one block to the hotel.
- Super Shuttle: The Baltimore Airport Shuttle fare is $14 one way. Reservations are required. Call 1-800-BLUE-VAN or make your reservations online at www.supershuttle.com.
- Taxi: The estimated taxi fare is $30 one way.
By Train – Amtrak’s Penn Station (BAL) is located at 1515 N. Charles Street, approximately 2 miles from the hotel. Transfer to light rail to the Camden Yards station. Walk 20 feet north on Howard Street, turn left on Pratt. Walk one block to the hotel.
By Car – Take I-95 to Baltimore. Take Exit 53, I-395N downtown. Follow 4 lights to Lombard Street, make left. Go 1 block make left onto Eutaw Street. Hotel is on your right. Parking at the hotel is $24 per day.