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Cowlitz County Conference Center
Longview, Washington
August 18-20, 2011
Come to the 11th in '11!
Come to Longview, Washington, in August of 2011 for the 11th USAWest Square Dance Convention!
USAWest is a square dance convention in the western United States, organized to provide an intermediate experience somewhere between local state festivals and the National Square Dance Convention®. It encompasses 13 western states. USAWest conventions are not held in years when the NSDC is in the west. For more information about the USAWest concept and past conventions, please see the official web site of the USAWest Policy Board, www.usawest.net.
We are proud to be hosting the 2011 USAWest convention in Longview, Washington, a port city on the Columbia River about an hour north of Portland.
We will have dancing at all levels, with square dancing from mainstream to A2, rounds from phases I to VI, contra, and clogging. We are pleased to announce that the Ghost Riders Square Dance Band will be on hand to provide live music in the evenings. There will also be a program of seminars to fulfill your educational needs, and a number of exhibition groups to entertain you. Details about these activities will be made available as our plans firm up.
Registration
You can view our current registration totals by clicking here.
You may download our full registration form now by clicking here!
Convention Committee
Meet the group of hard-working volunteers who are putting on this convention at our committee page.
Callers and Cuers
We will have a full complement of callers from all over the western United States.
Longview
Longview is a port city on the Columbia River just north of Portland, Oregon. It has an industrial base, as do many port cities, and shipping is a big part of the infrastructure.
The Cowlitz Regional Conference Center is a modern convention facility with several large exhibition floors and a number of smaller rooms. The center is surrounded by acres of free parking, so there will be plenty of room for you when you come.
Address:
1900 7th Ave
Longview, WA 98632
Here is a Google map to show you the way.
Here is a Mapquest map showing you the way.
Getting There
The Cowlitz Conference Center is located on 7th Avenue in Longview. Take exit 36 from Interstate 5 onto WA Hwy 432. Turn right on 7th Ave, and the Center is about half a mile ahead on the right. We expect most people will be arriving at the convention by car.
Housing
You will need to make your own housing arrangements. Here is a list of some of the hotels in the area. The first half are in Kelso, about 1/2 mile from the Conference Center. The rest are in Longview, about 1 mile from the Conference Center.
| Red Lion Hotel (headquarters hotel) |
541-276-6000 |
| Best Western Aladdin | 360-425-9660 |
| Budget Inn | 360-636-4610 |
| Comfort Inn | 360-414-5953 |
| Guest House Inn | 360-414-5953 |
| Motel 6 | 360-425-3229 |
| Super 8 | 360-423-8880 |
| Budget Inn | 360-423-6980 |
| Hudson Manor Motel | 360-425-1100 |
| Monticello Hotel | 360-425-9900 |
| Ramada Inn | 360-414-1000 |
| Town Chalet Motel | 360-423-2020 |
| Town House Motel | 360-423-7200 |
| Travelodge | 360-423-6460 |
RV Parking
The Cowlitz Converence Center is offering dry RV parking for convention attendees at $15 per night in a shaded, grassy area directly behind the dancing. Please call the center at 360-577-3122 for further information. There will be a spot on the registration form for you to to reserve your spot.
Brook Hollow RV Park is an RV park in a quiet country area of Kelso about 3/4 mile from the convention center. 800-867-0453.
Fisher Island RV Park is a full-service RV park on the Columbia River in Longview, about 3 miles from the convention center. 360-425-9198.
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