3:00 PM Van Galder Buses arrive at East Aurora High School; begin loading (3-56 PAX) 500 Tomcat Lane Aurora, IL

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1 EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL BAND & CHOIR BRIAN LISKA, JOE KULICK & JIM STELLMACHER, DIRECTORS DESTINATION: NEW YORK DATES: MARCH 23-28, 2018 FINAL ITINERARY AS OF FEBRUARY 12, 2018 TRIP NUMBERS: STUDENTS: 136 ADULTS/FAM: 17 TOUR DIRECTOR: 1 TOTAL: 154 Travel Consultant Candace Brown Cell # (M-F 7:30 AM 4:00 PM please reach me at ext 209) Travel Coordinator Mary Kate Hayden Cell # Tour Director Cathy Condon Nail Cell # Director (BAND) Brian Liska Cell # Director (BAND) Joe Kulick Cell # Director (CHOIR) Jim Stellmacher Cell # BRT EMERGENCY NUMBER FRIDAY MARCH 23 3:00 PM Van Galder Buses arrive at East Aurora High School; begin loading (3-56 PAX) 500 Tomcat Lane Aurora, IL ext 6 4:00 PM Depart for New York City (831 miles, 15 hours drive time plus, 2 hours for meal stops & 1 hour from time Change) PM Dinner en route (student cost)

2 SATURDAY MARCH 24 **PLEASE CALL YOUR TOUR DIRECTOR WHEN YOU ARE TWO HOURS FROM NYC** Morning Breakfast en route (student cost) 10:00 AM Arrive in NYC at Battery Park, NY **Meet your BRT Tour Director** 10:30 AM Head through security and board statue cruise boat STATUE CRUISES :00 AM Depart for Liberty Island and Ellis Island PM Lunch on the island (student cost) 2:30 PM Return on the ferry 3:00 PM Depart on foot for the National September 11 th Memorial and Museum 180 Greenwich Street :30 PM Timed Entry This 16-acre site features two enormous waterfalls and reflecting pools, each about an acre in size, set within the footprints of the original twin towers. Its design conveys a spirit of hope and renewal, and creates a contemplative space separate from the usual sights and sounds of a bustling metropolis. With more than More than 400 trees, the Memorial Plaza is one of the most eco-friendly plazas ever constructed. The Museum serves as the country's principal institution concerned with exploring the implications of the events of 9/11, documenting the impact of those events and exploring 9/11's continuing significance. 5:30 PM Load motor coaches; depart for Little Italy and Chinatown PM Free time to explore on your own (student cost) PM Dinner on your own in the area ($20 cash back provided) 8:30 PM Load motor coaches; depart for the Hilton Newark Airport 1170 Spring Street Elizabeth, NJ :30 PM Check-in to the hotel SD PROTECTION

3 SUNDAY MARCH 25 7:30 AM Breakfast at the hotel 8:30 AM Load motor coaches 8:45 AM Depart for Carroll Music Studios- 6 th Floor 625 West 55 th Street :00 AM East Aurora HS Choir participates in a Broadway Classroom Workshop Working with a Broadway musician, your students will sight read and prepare a special performance of a selected piece of Broadway music provided by Music Theatre International. After 90 minutes of work on the piece, your group will be joined by a Broadway performer who will discuss interpretation of the material and then perform it, accompanied by your students. (90 minutes) 11:30 AM Workshop ends 10:00 AM East Aurora HS Band participates in a Broadway Classroom Workshop Working with a Broadway musician, your students will sight read and prepare a special performance of a selected piece of Broadway music provided by Music Theatre International. After 90 minutes of work on the piece, your group will be joined by a Broadway performer who will discuss interpretation of the material and then perform it, accompanied by your students. (120 minutes) 12:00 PM Workshop ends 12:15 PM Load motor coaches; depart for the East Village PM Free time for lunch in the area (student cost) 1:40 PM Group meets at the Orpheum Theatre nd Ave 2:00 PM Enjoy the off Broadway production of STOMP (running time 1 hour & 45 minutes) 4:00 PM Load motor coaches; depart for the Marriott Marquis 1532 Broadway :30 PM Enjoy group dinner at Crossroads Restaurant on the 8th floor of the Menu to include: starter soup and assorted breads, salad, entrée (baked chicken, seared salmon, beef short ribs) sides (mashed potatoes, mac & cheese, sautéed broccoli rabe with carrots and tomatoes), and assorted desserts. 7:30 PM Spend the evening in Times Square PM Free time to explore on your own Every type of NYC souvenir store you can imagine and the Ed Sullivan Theater (home of the Late Show), you will never find another place like it! 9:30 PM Load motor coaches; depart for the hotel

4 MONDAY MARCH 26 7:00 AM Breakfast at the hotel 8:45 AM Load motor coaches 9:00 AM Depart for St Malachy s Church 239 West 49 th Street 10:15 AM Arrive and set up for choir performance 10:30 AM East Aurora High School performance at St Malachy s Church 11:15 AM Performance ends 11:30 AM Load motor coaches; depart for the USS Intrepid Air & Space Museum 1 Intrepid Square, 12th Ave & 46th Street :00 PM Check-in at Visitor s Center 1:15 PM Boxed Lunch at the museum on Mess Deck (PROVIDED) 2:15 PM East Aurora HS band performance at the USS Intrepid Flight Deck 3:00 PM Performance ends - Outdoor performance- Afterwards Time to explore the museum on your own 4:30 PM Load motor coaches; depart for Ellen s Stardust Diner 1650 Broadway :00 PM Enjoy a group dinner **PRE ORDER REQUESTED** Our retro 1950s theme diner is also home to the future stars of stage and screen at Ellens Stardust Diner THE home of the singing waiters and some of the best Diner food in the country. 7:00 PM Load motor coaches; depart for Rockefeller Center 7:30 PM Enjoy the views of Manhattan at the Top of the Rock 30 Rockefeller Plaza Many people come to New York hoping to make it to the top, and the fastest way there is the elevator to the 67th, 69th or 70th floors at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. The three 360-degree-view observation decks at Top of the Rock showcase the City s spectacular skyline. 8:45 PM Load motor coaches; depart for the hotel

5 TUESDAY MARCH 27 8:15 AM Breakfast at the hotel 9:15 AM Check-out of the hotel; begin loading motor coaches 9:45 AM Depart for the Travel Inn 42 nd Street and 10 th Ave About NYC Sightseeing Tours 11:00 AM Meet your guides and depart for a sightseeing tour of Manhattan *** BOXED LUNCH arrives to meet group** NEW YORK BOXED MEALS The tour will take you to the sites that made the Big Apple famous! The tour will be customized to meet your group s interests, perhaps including such things as: Lincoln Center, Columbus University, the Dakota and the John Lennon Memorial, Strawberry Fields in Central Park, Greenwich Village, and the Financial District and former site of the World Trade Center. 2:00 PM Tour ends at Madame Tussaud s New York 234 West 42 nd Street :15 PM Have fun exploring Madame Tussaud s NY With over 225 figures, Madame Tussauds New York provides visitors with an entertaining and educational opportunity to experience the world's most fascinating celebrities, influential world leaders, historical figures and sports icons. 3:30 PM Load motor coaches; depart for Grand Central Station 3:45 PM Arrive; free time to look around 4:15 PM Meet at Naples Park Ave :30 PM Enjoy a group dinner: Menu includes crisp mixed green salad, chicken cutlets With lemon and oregano, penne pasta caprese- fresh mozzarella, basil & tomato, Neopolitan meat lasagna and chocolate mousse cake. Unlimited soft drinks. 6:00 PM Walk to The New Amsterdam Theatre 214 West 42 nd Street 7:00 PM Enjoy the Broadway production of Walt Disney s Aladdin 9:45 PM Load motor coaches; depart for home (831 miles, 15 hours drive time plus, 2 hours for meal stops & 1 hour from time Change) WEDNESDAY MARCH 28 Morning Breakfast en route (student cost) PM Lunch en route (student cost) 1:45 PM Arrive at East Aurora High School Welcome Home!