Masonry Magazine March 2006 Page. 62
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automobile accident in January. He is in physical therapy and will need additional knee surgery. Please keep him in your prayers as he recovers from his injuries.
The Michigan Mason Contractors' Association will hold a reception at the Venetian Hotel on Thursday evening, March 30, during the Masonry Showcase in Las Vegas. A general membership meeting, luncheon and golf outing will take place at Angel Park Golf Club on Friday, March 31.
For more information about future activities, please visit www.mmca-mi.com.
North Carolina
This year's NCMCA Convention will be held April 27-30 at Kingston Plantation in Myrtle Beach, N.C. The event promises to be both fun and informative, with educational seminars by day and entertaining receptions by night. Bring your partner and embark on the spouse luncheon and group shopping event sponsored by Giant Cement, Gaston Rentals and Kirby Construction Services, or partake in the EZ Grout/Grout Hog Golf Tournament.
Important convention activities include the election and installation of new NCMCA officers for the 2006-2008 term; the roll-out of the NCMCA Masonry Contractor Certification program; and the drawing for the $10,000 prize in the NCMCA Reverse Raffle to benefit the NCMCA Certification Program start-up.
Attendees have been offered a very special opportunity with accommodations this year, especially for couples who may wish to share the two-bedroom/two-bath condos with friends. For more information about reserving a room at Kingston Plantation, visit www.kingstonplantation.com/accommodations/condos/brighton.cfm. The early deadline for Kingston Plantation Brighton Tower room reservations is March 28.
For more information on NCMCA, please visit www.ncmca.com.
South Carolina
The Masters of Building Arts Festival, hosted by the American College of the Building Arts (ACBA) will be held March 24-26 in downtown Charleston, S.C. The event will showcase master artisans from throughout the United States, as well as students and faculty from ACBA to showcase their skills and artistry of the building arts.
The festival will feature continuous demonstrations to showcase the techniques, tools, materials and methods of master artisans within the building arts, and will also include an auction of period architecture playhouses produced by regional architects and builders. There will also be scaled models on display from Les Compagnons du Devoir, a European program that has been teaching the building arts for more than 600 years.
Fun for the whole family, the festival will feature hands-on children's programs based on traditional building arts. For more information, visit www.buildingartscollege.us.
St. Louis
The Mason Contractors Association of St. Louis held a New Products Forum on Feb. 7 at the St. Louis Masonry Centre. Attendees were served free dinner and drinks. The association proudly showcased new masonry products from Acme Brick, Cold Springs Granite, Edwards Cast Stone, Masonry & Glass Systems and more than 20 other masonry suppliers.
For more www.mcastl.com.
Tennessee
Students, Lawrence County Board of Education members, Lawrenceburg citizens and Masonry Institute of Tennessee (MIT) members celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Lawrence County High School Career and Technical Center. Held on Oct. 19, the groundbreaking featured shoveling sand into a new mixer, instead of the traditional shovel and dirt groundbreaking. The unprecedented ceremony marked the beginning of masonry's commitment to not only building solid facilities, but also solid futures for Tennessee students.
The new masonry building symbolizes the growing need for skilled masonry craftspersons and Tennessee's rich
TMS University Professors' Masonry Workshop
The Masonry Society's (TMS) University Professors' Masonry Workshop (UPMW) is the most important event of the year for architectural, construction management and engineering educators who teach masonry courses, hope to incorporate masonry courses, or offer portions of courses in their curriculum. The goal of the workshop is to assist educators in finding the tools and resources to conduct successful classes in masonry, thereby producing more knowledgeable young professionals in relation to masonry design and construction.
The 2006 UPMW will be held at Portland State University, in Portland, Ore., March 26-28.
For more information or to register, visit www.masonrysociety.org.