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1 WE OFFER PERSONALIZED SERVICE...SECOND TO NONE BLOOMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL BAND, CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA DIRECTORS: MAX CHERNICK, PAM KELLY, JEREMY PEASE, DENNIS MORRISSEY & KAREN MONHARDT DESTINATION: NEW YORK DATES: NOVEMBER 8-13, 2011 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 SUGGESTED ITINERARY AS OF OCTOBER 26, 2011 BRT Tour Escort- Scott Dworkin (415) :00 PM Peoria Charter motor coaches arrive at Bloomington H.S.; begin loading E. Locust St. Bloomington, IL (309) :00 PM Depart for New York (883 miles, 15 ½ hours drive time) Evening Dinner en route (student cost) *1 room reserved this night for the equipment drivers.

2 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Morning Breakfast en route (student cost) ** Max, please call your tour escort when you are 3 hours away. Thank you. 10:00 AM Arrive in NY at Battery Park ** You will be going through airport-like security so leave all backpacks on the motor coaches. 10:30 AM Depart on a ferry You will arrive at the Statue of Liberty (great picture opportunity as you approach the Statue of Liberty- you want to make this a photo stop only) Note: Re-board the ferry for Ellis Island Ellis Island: the famous immigrant gateway to America ( ) for ancestors of 1 in 4 present-day Americans. PM Lunch on Ellis Island (student cost) 1:20 PM Group boards ferry for Battery Park 1:35 Walk over to St. Paul s Chapel Afternoon Tour St. Paul s Chapel Located directly across from the World Trade Center site, St. Paul's Chapel, an Episcopal church, was home to an extraordinary eight-month volunteer relief effort after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, Unwavering Spirit, a new interactive exhibit, honors that ministry and its legacy of love and compassion. 2:15 PM 121 people visit the 9/11 Memorial 2:30 PM Remainder of the group visits the National 9/11 Memorial 4:00 PM Walk over to Little Italy Free time to visit vendors in Little Italy and Chinatown 4:15 PM 1 st group meets at Puglia 189 Hester St - (212) :30 PM 100 people enjoy a group dinner at Puglia Restaurant Begin with garlic bread and a mixed salad with a variety of homemade dressings. For the main course, choose between chicken parmagiana with spaghetti, baked ziti, spaghetti and meatballs, lasagna, or eggplant parmagiana. Save room for ice cream! 6:00 PM 78 people enjoy a group dinner at Puglia Restaurant 7:00 PM Load motor coaches; depart for the Wyndham Gardens Hotel (Newark Airport) 550 Route 1 South Newark, NJ (973) :00 PM Check-in to the hotel

3 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 5:00 AM Breakfast at the hotel 5:45 AM Begin loading motor coaches immediately following breakfast. 6:30 AM Arrive in Times Square 7:00 AM Mass Band of Pride Rally Dress code: No jeans, wear blue or black pants, NYC Veterans Day sweatshirt, comfortable shoes 9-9:30 AM Bloomington H.S. Band participates in The Band of Pride Tribute Honors the victims, their families, first responders and veterans with a high profile mass band performance in Times Square. September 11, 2011, marks the 10 th Anniversary of the disaster at the World Trade Center in New York City. Following Walk over to Rockefeller Center 9:45 AM Take the NBC Studios Tour Since 1933, NBC has offered this historic tour that takes you through the halls and into the studios of NBC's New York operations. An NBC Page will be your guide to the world of the Peacock Network. Some NBC Pages have gone on to become famous entertainment personalities, including Willard Scott, Ted Koppel, Regis Philbin, Steve Allen, Marcy Carsey, Kate Jackson, Michael Eisner, and Dave Garroway. Note: Tour begins at 10:30 AM. When you aren t touring, you will have free time along 5 th Avenue and time to eat lunch. 10:30 AM-30 people, 10:45 AM-30 people, 11:00 AM-30 people, 11:15 AM-29 people, 12:00 PM-30 people, 12:15 PM-30 people 1:00 PM Lunch in Rockefeller Center (student cost) 1:30 PM Load coaches for Central Park Visit Central Park for some free time in the park and surrounding areas 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 land-scaped & recreational areas: zoo, theater, sports facilities, lakes & more. 4:00 PM Load motor coaches; return to Times Square 6:30 PM Walk over to John s Pizzeria (260 West 44 th Street, ) 7:00 PM Enjoy a group dinner When the search was on to find a location as unique as the pizza itself, the newest John's in Times Square, in which patrons eat their pizza under a five-story stained glass cupola of what was once the Gospel Tabernacle Church, was born. 8:00 PM Load motor coaches; return to the hotel

4 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 9:00 AM Load motor coaches; depart for the Hard Rock Café 1501 Broadway (212) :30 AM Group enjoys a motivational breakfast at the Hard Rock Café 12:00 PM Transfer to staging area TBD Bloomington H.S. Band marches in the 92 nd NYC Veterans Day Parade Televised event on WNBC. Your groups will be seen by over 8 million households. Note: Parade starts at 23 rd Street, march up 5 th Avenue, to end th Streets. PM Boxed lunches delivered to tour escort 5:45 PM Load motor coaches; depart for the NY Harbor (Circle Line Cruises) 12 th Avenue at 43 rd Street 6:30-8:30 PM Awards dinner dance cruise sailing around the NY Harbor. Dinner to include baked ziti, rigatoni & chicken, 6 foot mile high Italian hero s, salad, dinner rolls, soda, bottled water and dessert tray. 8:30 PM Load motor coaches and return to the hotel

5 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 7:30 AM Buffet breakfast at the hotel 8:30 AM Check out of the hotel; begin loading motor coaches 9:00 AM Depart for Church of the Blessed Sacrament 152 West 71 st Street (212) :30 AM Bloomington H.S. Choir & Orchestra PERFORMANCE 11:30 AM Load coaches for the Theatre District Upon arrival Lunch in area (student cost) 1:30 PM Meet in front of the Al Hirschfeld Theatre 302 West 45 th Street 2:00 PM Enjoy a Broadway Performance How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 5:00 PM Free time in Times Square 6:30 PM Walk over to Planet Hollywood 1540 Broadway (between 45th St & 46th St) (212) :45 PM Group dinner at Planet Hollywood 7:45 PM Walk over to Rockefeller Center and say farewell to New York 8:00 PM Enjoy the Top of the Rock attraction View the Big Apple from the observation deck TOP OF THE ROCK is the ultimate New York experience for groups of any generation and background. The entire TOP OF THE ROCK experience is entertaining, exciting and educational. 9:30 PM Load motor coaches; depart for home SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Morning Breakfast en route (student cost) 2:30 PM Arrive at Bloomington H.S.

BAY HS VOCAL MUSIC DEPARTMENT MRS. DEVON GESS, CHOIR DIRECTOR DESTINATION: NEW YORK CITY DATES: MAY 21 24, 2015

BAY HS VOCAL MUSIC DEPARTMENT MRS. DEVON GESS, CHOIR DIRECTOR DESTINATION: NEW YORK CITY DATES: MAY 21 24, 2015 SUGGESTED ITINERARY AS OF OCTOBER 4, 2014 THURSDAY, MAY 21 9:15 PM Motor coaches arrive at