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MACDONALD MIDDLE SCHOOL – Band and Orchestra

PATTI KROTH and DAVE ROSIN – TRIP DIRECTORS DESTINATION: CHICAGO, IL

TRAVEL DATES: MAY 2 – 3, 2014

SUGGESTED ITINERARY AS OF JULY 16, 2013

Brian Rogers, Sales Consultant Marybeth Coyne, Travel Consultant

TBD, Tour Director FRIDAY, MAY 2 2 MEALS INCLUDED: L,D 5:30 AM Coaches arrive for loading 6:00 AM (est) Leave MACDONALD MIDDLE SCHOOL via four (4) privately

chartered motorcoaches including DVD / restroom 1601 Burcham Drive

East Lansing, MI Phone: 517-333-7600

-4 hours drive time with ½ hour added for a rest stop and traffic 9:30 AM (cst) Arrive at the FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 1400 South Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL YOUR PROFESSIONAL TOUR AND TRAVEL DIRECTOR WILL MEET YOU HERE

-Discover Sue, the largest and most complete T Rex ever found! You can descend into an Egyptian tomb, watch a glowing lava flow, be dazzled by sparkling gems, come nose-to-nose with the man eating lions of Tsavo, and  learn  about  the  world’s  cultures  and  environments.

-$10.00 CASHBACK provided towards lunch use inside the museum 12:45 PM Board coaches and transfer to CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 220 South Michigan Avenue

1:00 PM Arrive at the CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 1:30 PM The performance of “TCHAIKOVSKY PATHÉTIQUE” begins

-Tchaikovsky’s  haunting  Pathétique heads a program of some of the most affecting and heart-felt  music  ever  composed.  Beethoven’s  Third  Concerto, played by critically acclaimed British pianist Paul Lewis, shows the first ripening of his distinctive brand of lyricism, most ravishingly in its central slow movement. Lutoslawski found an outlet to express his grief and suffering under Polish communist oppression in his Funeral Music, dedicated to the memory of Bartók.

4:00 PM Board coaches and transfer to the WILLIS TOWER SKYDECK 233 South Wacker Drive

4:15 PM Arrive at the WILLIS TOWER SKYDECK -Dare to stand out on the Ledge on the 103rd floor, with never before seen views, 1353 feet straight down. Atop the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, it is a "one stop Chicago" experience featuring museum quality interactive exhibits, the fastest multi media elevator ride, and new theater presentations highlighting the architecture and culture of Chicago.

5:45 PM Board coaches and transfer to dinner 7:00 PM Arrive at MEDIEVAL TIMES

2001 North Roselle Road Schaumburg, IL 7:30 PM The MEDIEVAL TIMES dinner show begins

-Step  back  1,000  years  for  a  jousting  tournament  you’ll  never  forget! 9:45 PM Board coaches and transfer to the hotel 10:15 PM Arrive at the MARRIOTT HOTEL for check-in 50 North Martingale Road

Schaumburg, IL Phone: 847-240-0100

PRIVATE NIGHTTIME HOTEL SECURITY (2 GUARDS) FROM 11:00 PM – 6:00 AM

SATURDAY, MAY 3 3 MEALS INCLUDED: B,L,D 6:30 AM BREAKFAST BUFFET at the hotel -Hotel check-out and load all luggage on the motorcoaches 7:30 AM Board coaches and transfer to VANDERCOOK COLLEGE

3140 South Federal Street 8:30 AM Arrive at VANDERCOOK COLLEGE for the morning clinics

3140 South Federal Street 9:00 AM The BAND CLINIC begins 9:00 AM The ORCHESTRA CLINIC begins 10:30 AM The clinics end and load coaches 11:00 AM Board coaches and transfer to lunch 11:30 AM Arrive at HARD ROCK CAFÉ for lunch 63 West Ontario Street 1:00 PM Board coaches and transfer to the MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND

INDUSTRY 5700 South Lake Shore Drive 1:30 PM Arrive at the MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY

-The largest science museum in Western Hemisphere and housed in the only  remaining  building  from  the  1893  World’s  Fair.    Spanning  14  acres,  there are over 800 interactive exhibits invite visitors to touch and explore.

4:30 PM Board coaches and transfer to dinner 5:00 PM Arrive at CONNIE’S  PIZZA for dinner (Chicago Deep Dish Pizza!) 2373 South Archer Avenue 6:30 PM (cst) Board coaches and transfer back home 11:30 PM (est) ARRIVE AT MACDONALD MIDDLE SCHOOL