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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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