KIMBERLY HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR JOHN POPKE & JENNIFER BOOTS, DIRECTORS DESTINATION: NEW YORK CITY/DCINY CARNEGIE HALL WITH ERIC WHITACRE DATES: APRIL 4-9, 2018 (5 Nights Hotel) REVISED ITINERARY AS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2017 Rob Lewis, CTP, Travel Consultant Kim King, Travel Coordinator WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 4:00 AM Two Chartered Motor Coaches arrive for loading at: Kimberly High School 1662 East Kennedy Avenue Kimberly, WI 54136 5:00 AM Depart for Chicago O Hare International Airport (Total mileage is 190 miles; Estimated drive time is 3 hours without stops. Adding ½ hour for traffic en route, total estimated drive time is 3½ hours.) 8:30 AM Arrive at Chicago O Hare International Airport for check-in *Your Bob Rogers Travel Airport Representative Will Meet The Group At The American Airlines Terminal At O Hare Airport To Assist With The Group Check-In Upon arrival Begin check-in process. Once everyone has checked in, proceed through security. EVERYONE needs to bring a picture ID along with their boarding pass. Breakfast on your own inside the airport. 10:30 AM American Airlines Flight #380 Departs For New York LaGuardia 1:40 PM Flight arrives at New York LaGuardia Meet Your Bob Rogers Travel Tour Director At The American Airlines Baggage Claim Who Will Stay With The Group While The Group Is In New York Load luggage on Two 54 Passenger Chartered Academy Motor Coaches and transfer to your Manhattan Hotel: The Row Hotel 700 8 th Avenue (Between 44 th & 45 th Streets) 212-869-3600
2:45 PM Arrive at your hotel and drop off luggage. Transfer Via Subway to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum 3:30 PM Scheduled Entrance Time For The 9/11 Museum (Admission Included) The National September 11 Memorial Museum serves as the country s principal institution concerned with exploring the implication of the events of 9/11, documenting the impact of those events and exploring 9/11 s continuing significance. The museum displays artifacts associated with the events of 9/11 while presenting stories of loss and recovery. Tickets include a visit to the 9/11 Memorial. 5:45 PM Meet outside the museum to walk to One World Observatory At One World Trade Center 6:00 PM Scheduled Visit To The One World Observatory Start by ascending to the top of the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere in less than 60 seconds. Once you ve arrived to the top experience three levels of innovation and inspiration, then look towards the horizon and feel the city s invincible spirit. skyline! After your visit to the observation deck, return back to the bottom 7:00 PM Transfer Via Subway to Little Italy And Il Cortile Restaurant In Little Italy 125 Mulberry Street (Between Hester & Grand Streets) 212-226-6060 7:30 PM Scheduled Group Dinner At Il Cortile Tonight s dinner will include mixed bread, iceberg & tomato salad served with house vinaigrette, your choice of one of the following entrée s baked rigatoni, ziti w/ Bolognese sauce, penne w/ mixed vegetables, fettuccine alfredo, spaghetti w/ tomato sauce, chicken parmigiana w/ potato croquette, and Il Cortile specialty cake, served with unlimited soft drinks and coffee. Time is provided after to dinner to explore Little Italy and Chinatown and the various vendors before returning Via Subway to your hotel. 9:30 PM Arrive back at your hotel to check into your rooms and relax from your long day.
THURSDAY, APRIL 5 8:30 AM Meet in the hotel lobby to transfer Via Subway to Battery Park 9:15 AM Arrive at Battery Park. From here you will board the ferries to take you to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The ferry will stop first at Liberty Island. The group will have time to explore Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty before getting on ferry for transfer to Ellis Island. Visit this monument to freedom and the surrounding area of Liberty Island, as well as the Immigration Museum. Lunch on your own on the islands 2:30 PM Arrive back at Battery Park One of New York City s oldest public open spaces. Located at the tip of Manhattan overlooking New York Harbor, over four million people, including residents, office workers, school groups, and tourists from around the world annually visit the park and its major landmark, Castle Clinton National Monument. Transfer Via Subway back to your hotel to change for dinner and your theatre tonight 4:45 PM Arrive at Naples 45 200 Park Avenue (At 45 th Street) 5:00 PM Scheduled Group Dinner At Naples 45 Tonight s dinner will consist of Tossed House Salad, Neapolitan style Cheese and Pepperoni pizza, Italian Cannoli, and soft drinks, all served family style Directors Only: 5:30 PM Orientation For Directors Only DCINY Office 250 West 57 th Street (& Broadway) Suite 1610, 16 th Floor 6:30 PM Directors only meeting ends
35 Total People: 6:30 PM Arrive at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre 302 West 45 th Street 7:00 PM Kinky Boots Begins! Orchestra 1 Theatre Tickets Confirmed 9:20 PM Show ends. Walk back to your hotel 34 Total People: 6:30 PM Arrive at the New Amsterdam Theatre 214 W. 42 nd Street 7:00 PM Aladdin Begins! Rear Mezzanine Theatre Tickets Confirmed 9:30 PM Show ends. Walk back to your hotel FRIDAY, APRIL 6 8:00 AM Meet in the hotel lobby to walk as a group to the Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan 1605 Broadway (& 49 th Street) 8:30 AM Act 2 Chorus Rehearsal Begins 12:30 PM Rehearsal ends. Lunch on your own in the area. *Time Permitting This Afternoon Or Tomorrow : -Spend time enjoying 5 th Avenue Including St. Patrick s Cathedral And/Or Macy s! -Walk through Central Park during your free time!! Extending south to north from 59th St. to 110th St., and east to west from Fifth Ave. to Central Park West, you will find over 840 acres of landscaped & recreational areas: zoo, theater, sports facilities, lakes & more. Walk through the mall and check out the Band Shell. (around 72 nd Street). -Enjoy free time to explore the shops of Little Italy & Chinatown as well as Wall Street, Chelsea, High Line, Flatiron, And/Or The Washington Park Area
-Walk as a group to St. Paul s Chapel After the attack on September 11, 2001, which led to the collapse of the twin towers of the World Trade Center, St. Paul's Chapel served as a place of rest and refuge for recovery workers at the WTC site. The Chapel is now a popular tourist destination since it still keeps many of the memorial banners around the sanctuary and has an extensive audio video history of the event. There are a number of exhibits in the Chapel. -Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge Arrive at Radio City Music Hall 50 th Street & Avenue Of The Americas Schedule Tour Of Radio City Music Hall Group #1 30 People Schedule Tour Of Radio City Music Hall Group #2 30 People Schedule Tour Of Radio City Music Hall Group #3 9 People 5:15 PM Meet at the Crossroads Restaurant Located On The 8 th Floor Of The Marriott Marquis 1535 Broadway (At 46 th Street) 5:30 PM Buffet Dinner At The Crossroads Restaurant 22 Total People: 7:30 PM Arrive at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre 256 West 47 th Street 8:00 PM Waitress Begins! Orchestra Theatre Tickets Confirmed 10:30 PM Show ends. Walk back to your hotel 47 Total People: 7:30 PM Arrive at the Majestic Theatre 247 West 44 th Street 8:00 PM The Phantom Of The Opera Begins! Rear Mezzanine 2 Theatre Tickets Confirmed 10:30 PM Show ends. Walk back to your hotel
SATURDAY, APRIL 7 Activities This TBD Lunch and dinner on your own 12:45 PM Arrive at the Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan 1605 Broadway (& 49 th Street) 1:00 PM Act 2 Chorus Rehearsal Begins 5:30 PM Rehearsal ends. Activities This Evening TBD SUNDAY, APRIL 8 Today will be your DCINY Carnegie Hall General Dress Rehearsal & Performance. Today s schedule will be adjusted once your rehearsal times are confirmed. Lunch on your own 1:00 PM DCINY Carnegie Hall Concert Begins Post-Concert Reception And Full Dinner for all performers and registered VIP s immediately following performance. Activities This Evening TBD
MONDAY, APRIL 9 9:00 AM Check out of rooms and load luggage on Two Chartered 54 Passenger Academy Motor Coaches For Transfer To The New York LaGuardia Airport 10:30 AM Arrive at New York LaGuardia Airport 12:30 PM American Airlines Flight #380 Departs New York LaGuardia Airport 2:06 PM Flight Arrives At Chicago O Hare International Airport Load luggage on Two Chartered Motor Coaches and depart for Kimberly High School 1662 East Kennedy Avenue Kimberly, WI 54136 (Total mileage is 190 miles; Estimated drive time is 3hours without stops. Adding 1½ hours for lunch on your own and traffic en route, total estimated drive time is 4½ hours.) 6:30 PM Arrive at Kimberly High School