Backstage New York City Backstage New York City

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
and the
GALLAGHER BLUEDORN
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Present
Backstage
New York City
with
Steve Carignan
January 27-31, 2016
Backstage New York City
LAND ONLY PACKAGE
Included in your package:
 Pre-trip cocktail party hosted by Steve Carignan
 4 Nights accommodation at the Hilton Times Square
 Roundtrip airport transfers in a deluxe motor coach
 Welcome Dinner at Italian restaurant
 Gala Farewell Cooking Event and Dinner
 Luncheon and Wine Tasting Event at Red Hook Winery
 Guided tour of the 911 Memorial and Museum
 Private tours of MOMA and Tenement Museum
 2 Broadway shows “Beautiful” and “American in Paris”
 Post-show event with Beautiful cast member
 Transportation and admissions per itinerary
Day 1 – Wednesday – January 27, 2016
Group air arrives at LaGuardia Airport. Your tour guide will escort
the guests to a private motor coach after they have collected their
bags. Transfer to your hotel, the Hilton Times Square, and check
into your guest room. This evening walk to our special welcome dinner event at BECCO, a Mario Batali restaurant known for its authentic Italian cuisine. Return to the hotel on foot. (Dinner)
Day 2 – Thursday – January 28, 2016
Meet your tour guide in the lobby, and transfer by private motor
coach to the 911 Memorial and Museum. Your tour guide will introduce you to the 911 Memorial. Afterwards, an official 911 Museum guide will lead a tour of the Museum. Both of these experiences
are sure to evoke many memories and emotions from that unforgettable day.
Enjoy a drive through Manhattan to Brooklyn for lunch in Red Hook
at the Brooklyn Crab Restaurant. The group will be treated to a
family style seafood lunch with the backdrop of the New York Harbor. Then a visit to the Red Hook Winery. In 2008, Brooklyn native Mark Snyder convinced two Napa cult wine maker friends, Abe
Schoener and Robert Foley to get on board with him The goal, to
work with a “liked” region and make it “loved”. Red Hook works with
as many as 15 different New York vineyards, and creates as many
as 26 wines per vintage right in Brooklyn. They remain a small,
hand-crafted operation making wine on a pier in view of the Statue
of Liberty. After lunch, return to the hotel.
This evening head to Broadway for a performance of Beautiful,
The Carole King Musical. After the show, your private group will
wait until the house clears and then walk to the stage for an open
conversation with one of the show’s cast members. Guests walk
to and from theater. (Lunch)
Day 3 – Friday – January 29, 2016
This morning the group will walk to the MOMA for your private
tour. Remainder of your day is free to explore the city at your
leisure. This evening the group will attend An American in Paris. This show is the winner of four Tony Awards, as well as critic’s
Best Musical of the Year. Guests walk to and from theater.
Day 4 – Saturday – January 30, 2016
Depart the hotel by motor coach for the Lower East Side and the
Tenement Museum. This museum preserves and interprets the
history of immigration through the personal experiences of the
generations of newcomers who settled in and built lives on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Your visit here will enhance your appreciation for the profound role immigration has played and continues to play in shaping America's evolving national identity. After
the tour, you may choose to stay in Lower Manhattan or return to
the hotel by motor coach.
This evening transfer to a private cooking loft in Lower Manhattan
for a gala farewell cooking event. It includes hands on cooking (as
much or as little as each guest wants), three course dinner and
house wine. Transfer back to the hotel by motor coach. (Dinner)
Day 5 – Sunday – January 31, 2016
Motor coach transfer to the airport from Hilton Times Square for
those on the group air or with departures at similar times
Land Cost Per Person
$2155.00 Double Occupancy
$2595.00 Single Occupancy
Additional Costs Per Person:
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Group Air: Cedar Rapids-New York LaGuardia-Cedar
Rapids: $366.55
Trip Insurance is highly recommended.
Add 3.5% if paying by credit card—Visa and Mastercard
only
“News York, New York - for the Arts a cultural magnet that draws creatives from around the world. A mixture of old world and new, New
York City is where Broadway musicals and plays are born. New York
Museums have the greatest concentration of 18th, 19th and 20th Century art in the US. Join me and the UNI Alumni office for an insiders
trip to the Big Apple. Backstage insights, great performances, the
worlds finest museums and several outstanding culinary events will
make this a trip to remember.”
Steve Carignan is the Executive Director of the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing
Arts Center at the University of Northern Iowa, and has worked in the performing arts for 35+ years. A regular visitor to New York City, he brings a lifetime of
experience and background to this insiders trip.
Steve Carignan
Terms & Conditions
BROADWAY SHOWS: Humble Travel reserves the right to change the dates of performance and/or choice of show based on situations beyond their control.
DEPOSIT AND FINAL PAYMENT: A deposit of $500.00 per person is required at time of booking. This deposit is non-refundable. Final payment is due by November 1, 2015
and is non-refundable. If we do not received final payment by the specified date, we reserve the right to cancel the reservation. In case of billing errors, we reserve the right to re-invoice
with correct pricing.
REVISION FEES: Handling fee of $50.00 per transaction will be charged for any alterations or revisions. Spelling corrections to clients’ names after air tickets have been issued are
subject to airline revision fees. Courier delivery cost will also apply if any changes are necessary within six weeks prior to tour departure.
GOVERNMENT ISSUED ID: All participants must have a valid form of government identification (driver’s license or passport).
TRAVELERS WHO NEED SPECIAL ASSISTANCE: Any condition or disability requiring special attention must be reported to Humble Travel Service at the time of booking.
Humble Travel Service will make reasonable efforts to accommodate the special needs of disabled tour participants, but is not responsible for any denial of service by carriers, hotels,
restaurants, or other independent suppliers.
PRICES: The tour price is per person based on two persons sharing a room and a minimum of 20 tour participants. All prices are based on rates known at time of printing and expected to
be in effect at time of departure. Prices, including taxes and fees, are subject to change without notice if such rates change prior to departure.
BAGGAGE: Porterage for one suitcase on tour is included in the price. Airport porterage at the beginning and end of the vacation is not included. Due to limited coach capacity, this
single bag should have the dimensions not exceeding 31” x 21” x 11” and weight not exceeding 50 lbs or less if your air carrier has strict weight/dimensions limitations. Wheeled carry-ons
are not allowed on motorcoachs.
MOTORCOACH: Private deluxe motorcoach is equipped with heating and air conditioning. Smoking is not permitted on motorcoach at any time.
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: Travel documents including air ticket are sent three weeks prior to tour departure date. A $30.00 fee will be charged per reservation for documents requested
in advance.
RESPONSIBILITY: Humble Travel Service, Ltd. (hereinafter to refer as “the Operators”) are responsible to you in making arrangement for tour service offers in this brochure, including
transportation, sightseeing and hotel accommodations. The carriers, hotels and other suppliers providing tour service are independent contractors and are not principals, agent, employees,
partners or joint ventures of the Operators or its affiliates. The tour participant agrees that neither the Operators or its affiliates shall be liable for any damaged, lost (including personal
injury, death and property loss) or expense occasioned by any act of omission of supplier providing tour services, or any insurer or insurance administer under a travel protection plan, or of
any other person. If the services included in the tour cannot be supplied or there are changes an itinerary for reasons beyond the control of the Operators, the Operators will arrange for the
provision of comparable services, when possible. Any resulting additional expense will be payable by the tour participants and any resulting saving will be refunded by the Operators to tour
participant.
Enclosed is a non-refundable deposit in the amount of
$500.00 Per Person.
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Backstage
New York City
with
Steve Carignan
January 27-31, 2016
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