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The retreat will be at SMAC (St. Mary's Arts Center), a wonderfully restored and renovated historic building built in 1875
as a hospital for the area's miners. Its Victorian charm has been preserved -- enhanced, even, by the artists who transformed
it into a fabulous retreat center.
It's nestled in the hills from which the famous Comstock silver was mined. It's a short walk to Virginia City's historic
main street, including The Territorial Enterprise, where reporter Samuel Clemens first used his pen name "Mark Twain",
Piper's Opera House, its ancient cemeteries, the V & C Railroad, and much much more.
It is alleged that "SMAC" is the stomping ground of a few affable specters (a.k.a. friendly ghosts). As yet,
we've been unable to rouse them sufficiently to join our party, though.
SMAC has several areas, including a formal dining room and an outdoor picnic area, that are ideal for group meetings,
inviting artistic expression and growth. Each bedroom is individually & artfully decorated. Some are singles, some doubles,
and in some, a third person can be accommodated.
Virginia City is just a short drive -- 24 miles on excellent roads -- from Reno, NV.
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