Eat and Engage

Participate in one of our Dine Arounds or our Out to Lunch program for a laid-back and social way to experience the Salt Lake City restaurant scene!

DINE AROUNDS 

NCPH Dine Arounds take place on Thursday, April 11 at 7:00 pm. Volunteers propose a topic to be the focus for a dinner conversation, select a nearby restaurant (see the lists of recommendations in walking distance of the conference hotel), make dinner reservations, and agree to lead their group to dinner. Participants then stop by the conference registration desk to sign up for their chosen Dine Around. Space is limited, but there is no sign up fee; participants do cover the cost of their own dinner, however.

Topics for 2024 are:

  • Communities, Collaborations & Scholarship: Issues of Merit, Tenure, Recognition – Clarissa Ceglio, Greenhouse Studios and University of Connecticut
  • Curatescape and Other Place-Based Storytelling – Larry Cebula, Eastern Washington University, and Mark Tebeau, Arizona State University
  • Doing Diversity Work in Contested Times – Alima Bucciantini, Archmere Academy
  • Hallmark Channel Christmas in a Climate Changing World – Chuck Arning, NPS, retired
  • Talking About Now: Historical Interpretation Meets Historical Urgency – Sara Patton Zarrelli, Museum Insights
YOU’LL BE ABLE TO SIGN UP FOR A DINE AROUND ONSITE IN Salt Lake City–LOOK FOR SIGN-UP SHEETS BY THE NCPH REGISTRATION TABLES. 

OUT TO LUNCH

Are you looking for an informal opportunity to meet with fellow public historians? Out to Lunch is an event designed to encourage attendees to get to know each other outside of the conference hotel. We will be organizing two lunches in Salt Lake City: one on Thursday afternoon and another geared specifically toward graduate students on Friday. Attendees will be placed into groups of 4-5, meet their group at the registration desk, and work together to select a lunch venue. Please keep in mind that each person is responsible for the cost of their own lunch.

Use this form to sign up. The deadline to sign up online is March 4, 2024. You will also be able to sign up onsite at the registration desk before 5:00 pm the day before the lunch.