CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL BAND & CHOIR
SPRING PERFORMANCE TOUR
NEW YORK CITY
MAY 29 – JUNE 3, 2009
- TENTATIVE ITINERARY -
Day 1- Friday, May 29
Early morning departure from school via deluxe motorcoaches, traveling to Cleveland, Ohio
- Meal and rest stops en route
TBA Stop en route for Clinic/workshops with music staff at Bowling Green State l University
* Clinician, time and location based on availability
Afternoon Continue travel to Cleveland –
- Dinner (included) in Cleveland
Evening After dinner, continue on to Ohio/Pennsylvania border for check in to your Hotel
HOLIDAY INN – YOUNGSTOWN SOUTH
7410 South Avenue
Boardman, Ohio 44512
330-726-1611
Overnight at hotel (private security guard on duty)
Day 2 – Saturday, May 30
Morning Full Breakfast buffet at hotel (included)
Check out of hotel, board coaches and travel to New York City
- Independent lunch and rest stops en route
Late afternoon Arrive at your New Jersey Hotel –
SHERATON NEWARK AIRPORT
128 Frontage Road
Newark, NJ 07114
973-690-5500
- Check in, freshen up and transfer to Manhattan
Full Dinner (included) in Times Square area
Evening After dinner, visit the Empire State Building. . ."the cathedral in the skies"
One of New York's oldest landmarks, this unique building soars more than a quarter of a mile into the atmosphere, and boasts spectacular day, as well as sparkling night views.
Return to hotel for overnight (private security guard on duty)
Day 3 – Sunday, May 31
Full Breakfast buffet at the hotel (included)
Board coaches, transfer to Manhattan
Attend Church service (possibly St. Patrick’s Cathedral) on Fifth Avenue
Late morning Transfer to the Rockefeller Center Plaza - Check in for NBC Studios Tour
Here you will learn about the early days of NBC on the radio and television and also see the studios from some of your favorite television shows such as: the Today Show, Dateline, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and Saturday Night Live!
Walk next door to 49th Street
Check in for the popular Radio City Music Hall “Stage Door Tour”
Step back in time and take a guided tour through New York's most spectacular land mark theater. Originally built in 1932, the tour will cover the history of this fabulous theater still in use today.
Attend Broadway Show: Matinee Performance of “Lion King”(see comments)
Dinner (included)
Return to hotel for overnight (private security guard on duty)
Day4 – Monday, June 1
Breakfast buffet at hotel (included)
Board coach and depart hotel for Liberty State Park, NJ
Check in for the Circle Line Ferry
The ferry will take you to Liberty Island where your will visit the Statue of Liberty, our nation's symbol of freedom. The Ferry will then take you to Ellis Island, the ‘Gateway to America’. Between 1892 and 1954, approximately 12 million immigrants entered the United States through this NY Port.
(Ferries leave every 1/2 hour and the approximate time of this tour is 3½ hours.)
- Independent lunch at one of the island food courts
Ride the next ferry to Battery Park – Manhattan to meet your motorcoach
Located in New York’s ‘lower Manhattan’ area, Battery Park is home to the eternal flame and “The Sphere”. Placed here on March 11, 2002, the ‘sphere’ once resided in the World Trade Center Plaza.
Meet coaches and travel past Ground Zero up to Pier 86 (46th Street)
Presently a construction site, this was the former site of the World Trade Center.
Arrive at the USS Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum and prepare for your performances
Concert Band / Jazz Ensemble PERFORMANCES on the Deck of the USS Intrepid
(Dependent on availability)
Time to visit the USS Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum
One of the most successful ships in US history, the USS Intrepid aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1943 to serve in WWII and Vietnam. Here you can explore the Hanger Deck as well as the Flight Deck and Museum. You can also explore the Submarine Growler and the Concorde aircraft.
Transfer to the Chinatown / Little Italy area
This unique area offers a wide range of shopping opportunities. On Mott Street, in Chinatown, small specialty stores and street vendors sell their merchandise. Canal Street which divides these two diverse communities, offer a multitude of bargains. From Costume jewelry to jeans, the Canal Street motto is "Let's make a Deal!” Mulberry Street, in the heart of Little Italy, is lined with shops selling Italian delights.
Enjoy an Italian dinner (included) at Puglia’s Restaurant (or similar) in the heart of Little Italy. Here you will enjoy an exciting and fun atmosphere, as well as great Italian food!
Return to the hotel for overnight (private security guard on duty)
Day 5 – Tuesday, June 2
Breakfast buffet at hotel (included)
Check out of hotel, board coaches and transfer to Manhattan
Meet tour guides for a “Sounds of the City” tour of Manhattan
Enjoy a morning tour of the musical side of New York City. Experience Harlem, home of jazz, Greenwich Village, birthplace of punk, rave, and alternative; Fifth Avenue and, of course, Times Square. Broadway, MTV, Tin Pan Alley, and Virgin Records all make their home at the Crossroads of the World You will also see Ground Zero, currently a construction site. Independent lunch will be scheduled around today’s tour.
Arrive at St. John’s Cathedral; prepare for performance
CHORAL PERFORMANCE at ‘The Cathedral of St. John the Divine’
Afternoon Arrive and check in for your tour of America’s most famous concert hall – Carnegie Hall.
Enjoy an insider’s glimpse of the glory of Carnegie Hall by taking a fascinating tour, an hour long journey through music history. Discover a century-long performance tradition which has showcased the world’s finest artists. .
Meet coach for transfer to Times Square area
The “Crossroads of the World” is actually a ten-block ‘bowtie’ where Broadway meets Seventh Avenue. Times Square is also home to the theatres of Broadway, MTV Studios, Virgin Records, Toys R us and ABC Studios.
Dinner (included)
Board coaches to begin travel home
Day 6 – Wednesday, June 3
Day of travel (independent meal and rest stops, driver exchange en route)
Mid-day Arrive back at school with great memories of New York City!
Welcome Home!
Important Note:
All times are approximate and listed in local time. New York is in the Eastern Time Zone; ONE HOUR AHEAD of Bloomington, Illinois. Don’t forget to change your watch!
Itinerary Prepared By:
VANGUARD TOURS, INC.
"The Group Travel Specialists"
P.O. Box 5377
Lansing, Illinois 60438
(800) 383-0061