1. TESSERACT UPPER SCHOOL
PERFORMING ARTS DEPARTMENT
National Festival of the States
New York City, New York
April 9-13, 2014 – 3 nights / 4 days + 1 Travel Day
Brandon Zale & Jesse Parker, Directors
Day 1 Wednesday, April 9, 2014
10:15pm Departure from Phoenix (PHX) via United Airlines Flight #1720
Day 2 Thursday, April 10 (D)
5:52am Morning arrival in New York City, via Newark Airport
Meet your MCI Tour Manager, Joanne Kleidon, for an orientation tour
of the City
Sightseeing and NYC orientation tour may include Midtown, 5th
Avenue,
Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Radio City Music Hall, NBC
Studio store, Grand Central Terminal, United Nations Building, 42nd
Street Deco architecture
Lunch, on own
11:30am Arrival at Pearl Studios
12:00pm Clinic with Judith Clurman at Pearl Studios as part of the National
Festival of the States (one hour)
1:15pm Q and A with Bakithi Kumalo at Pearl Studios as part of the National
Festival of the States (two hours)
3:30pm Q & A with Sarah Best at Pearl Studios as part of the National Festival
of the States (one hour)
Time permitting, continued sightseeing to include the Lincoln Center and
the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
5:00pm Evening dinner at La Mela
6:30pm Arrive at NYU Steinhardt for rehearsal
6:45-7:15pm Attend part of Jazz Choir rehearsal with Ira Shankman at NYU as part
of the National Festival of the States
Check into the Hilton Woodcliff, NJ
Day 3 Friday, April 11 (B,D)
7-8:00am Breakfast at the hotel
8:00am Depart hotel
9:15am Arrival at Church For All Nations
9:30am Q and A with Tom Bahler at Church For All Nations as part of the
National Festival of the States
11:15-1:00pm Visit the Guggenheim Museum
Lunch, on own
Sightseeing includes High Line elevated park along the Hudson River
with public art and gardens, Chelsea galleries, market or SoHo
3:30pm Take a 1-hr narrated NYC Harbor Cruise to see Ellis Island and the
Statute of Liberty
5:30pm Evening dinner at Ben’s Deli
8:00pm Attend the Broadway Show Chicago
10:30pm Return to hotel for overnight

2. Day 4 Saturday, April 12 (B,D)
7-8:00am Breakfast at the hotel
8:15am Depart hotel
9:45am Arrival at Pearl Studios
10:00am “Improve your Improv” Master Class at Pearl Studios as part of the
National Festival of the States (90 minutes)
Lunch, on own at Julliard Café
1:00pm Tour of Lincoln Center
Tour the Upper Westside including the Cathedral of St. John the Divine,
Harlem, Apollo Theatre, Grant’s Tomb, and Columbia University
Continue sightseeing of Central Park, Strawberry Fields, Bethesda
Fountain, Lincoln Center, and Time Warner Building
Evening dinner at a local restaurant
7:30pm Dinner and Show at Birdland
10:30pm Return to hotel for overnight
Day 5 Sunday, April 13 (B)
7-8:00am Breakfast at the hotel, followed by check-out
8:00am Depart hotel for sightseeing
9:00am Visit Top of the Rock
Additional sightseeing as time allows
Lunch, on own
1:30pm Visit the 9/11 Memorial
2:30pm Transfer to Newark Airport for your departure for home
5:29pm Depart on United Airlines Flight #482
8:12pm Late night arrival back into Phoenix, AZ
This is a very flexible itinerary. Except for confirmed appointments and performances, the
places of interest and the sequence of sightseeing might be changed if necessary or
desirable. In the event of an unavoidable conflict in the performance and the sightseeing
schedule, the concert schedule will prevail, and it may be necessary to exclude some
sightseeing activities
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