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2010 Schedule Of Events *
(subject to change and finalization)
 
 
 

PRELIMINARY STUDENT ITINERARY *

 

Saturday, November 20, 2010 - Travel Day

All Day - Meet a Macy's Great American Marching Band representative at airport/train station for transfer to hotel or, if driving, arrive at host hotel

10:00 a.m. - Macy's Great American Marching Band Registration Table opens at Hilton Woodcliff Lake

Luggage storage available

All Day - Hospitality area available for parents and students to gather; beverages available

3:00 p.m. - Earliest time that participants will be allowed access to their sleeping rooms

10:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. - Uniform Fittings at hotel

3:00-9:00 p.m. - Swimming allowed at the hotel's indoor pool

9:00 p.m. - Participants must be checked into hotel

10:00 p.m. - Chaperone Meeting

11:00 p.m. - In rooms for evening/Bed check/Meet your chaperone

Sunday, November 21, 2010 - Sightseeing/Seminar (Breakfast and Dinner provided)

Morning - "Eat and Meet"

Call back Uniform Fittings at hotel

Morning/Afternoon - One-hour sightseeing cruise offering spectacular views of the city's skyline and the Statue of Liberty followed by free time to purchase your lunch (on own) and shop for souvenirs at South Street Seaport

3:30 p.m. - Load coaches and return to hotel

5:00 p.m. - Dinner Buffet at Hotel

Evening - Band Member Rehearsal at Hotel

Dancer and Guard Meeting & Make-up/Hair Demonstration at Hotel

Engaging student leadership and music education seminar

Monday, November 22, 2010 - Rehearsal (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner provided)

Morning - Breakfast (Grand Ballroom)

Rehearsal at Teaneck Sports Coliseum & Hotel

Noon - Catered lunch

4:30 p.m. - Rehearsal concludes and Catered Dinner Buffet at Teaneck begins

Coaches 1 & 2 eat first then head downtown immediately (5:30 p.m. departure or earlier)

Coaches 3, 4, & 5 eat next and then head downtown (no later than 6:00 p.m. departure)

(Coaches 1 & 2)

7:00 p.m.- Group Admission to Top of the Rock Observation Level followed by free time in Rockefeller Center

(Coaches 3, 4, and 5)

Free time in Rockefeller Center followed by 8:00 p.m. Group Admission to Top of the Rock Observation Level

All Coaches

9:30 p.m. - Load coaches and return to hotel

Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - Rehearsal/City Time (Breakfast and Dinner provided)

Morning - Breakfast at Hotel

Rehearsal at Teaneck & Hotel

1:00 p.m. - Load motorcoaches and head to downtown New York City

@2:00 p.m. - Free time to purchase lunch on own and to shop for souvenir in Times Square area

Evening - Students meet with chaperone in Times Square and walk to Empire State Building

Group Dinner at Heartland Rotisserie & Brewery in the Empire State Building

Return to hotel

Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - Rehearsal/Show (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner provided)

Morning- Breakfast at Hotel

Rehearsal at Teaneck

12:00 p.m. - Load motorcoaches and head downtown

Boxed lunches provided to all participants today at Teaneck to eat on motorcoaches

1:30 p.m. - Arrive at Radio City

2:00 p.m. - Seats to Radio City Christmas Spectacular featuring the Rockettes.

Evening - Group Dinner at Bubba Gump's Restaurant

Band photo shot by Group Photos, Inc. in Times Square

Return to hotel to relax and rest for the evening and pick up uniforms and instruments

Coach 1 - 8:00 p.m. Coach 2 - 8:15 p.m. Coach 3 - 8:30 p.m. Coach 4 - 8:45 p.m. Coach 5 - 9:00 p.m.

9:30 p.m. - Room check / lights out - MANDATORY

Thursday, November 25, 2010 - PARADE DAY (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner provided)

Following times based on 2009; Rehearsal scheduled one month prior to parade

TBA - Make up and hair session for flags and dancers TBA - Staff loads coaches

TBA - Members meet in lobby TBA - Depart hotel dressed in performance attire

TBA - Warm-up and meet Band Captain assigned by Macy's

TBA - Rehearsal of performance

5:15-6:30 a.m. - Breakfast at Hard Rock Cafe

TBA - Band arrives and unloads in uptown staging area

TBA - Step-off to march in Parade

TBA - Perform in Herald Square in front of Macy's

12:30 p.m - Return to hotel to change, have provided lunch, and turn in uniform

1:30 p.m. - Enjoy the casual lunch Buffet

2:00 p.m. - Hand-in Uniforms and instruments

Pack for tomorrow's departure

5:45 p.m. - Report to Grand Ballroom to begin dinner seating; any students departing with parents following dinner must bring their luggage down to the ballroom area for storage

6:00-10:00 p.m. - Thanksgiving Dinner, Dance, and Reception with Parents and Friends

Friday, November 26, 2010 - Travel Day (Breakfast provided)

4:45 a.m. - Pick up boxed breakfast to take with you to airport or to eat in Ballroom

Turn in keys and sign out/check out Luggage Storage Staging Area for shuttle departure

Morning - Transfer to airport/train station with Macy's Great American Marching Band representative

11:00 a.m. - All Participants must be checked out of Hotel

* Schedule subject to change

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