Once again,the FPAC Summer Program will offer an exciting trip to New York City from August 17 - 20, 2010! The trip will include three Broadway musicals or plays (with an option for a fourth play at an additional cost) NYC sightseeing destinations and one or two workshops with Broadway performers. You can register by downloading this form, completing it and returning it to Fairmount Center.

TRAVELING CLASSROOMS - 2010 FPAC NYC TOUR SCHEDULE
The productions scheduled are: Memphis, La Cage Aux Folles and American Idiot and guest artists include FPAC alumni Halle Morse and Hillary Elk.

Itinerary
Tuesday, August 17
6:30 am: Depending upon enrollment, Bus or Plane transportation to NYC
2:30 pm: Chinatown/Little Italy Sightseeing/Shopping/Dinner; $20 Cash rebate for dinner
7:00 pm: Broadway Show
10:00 pm: Travel to Hotel – Room Check & Goodnight ASAP Hotel Security on duty

Wednesday, August 18
7:30 am: Breakfast at Hotel
8:45 am: Travel to NYC from Hotel
10:00 am: FPAC Studio Time with Guest Artist
Noon: Rockefeller Center Area; lunch rebate $7.00 Cash - Various Delis on 48th Street
1:00 pm: “Top of the Rock” Observation Deck
2:00 pm: Additional Sightseeing TBA
4:00 pm: Times Square Shopping
6:15 pm: Dinner at Mama Sbarros - 49th & Broadway (Times Square Italian Buffet)
8:00 pm Broadway Show
10:30 pm: Travel to Hotel; Room Check & Goodnight ASAP Hotel Security on duty

Thursday, August 19
7:30 am: Breakfast at Hotel
8:45 am: Travel to NYC from Hotel
10:00 am: FPAC Studio Time with Guest Artist
Noon: Picnic Lunch in Central Park: Subway Subs, Chips, Soda
1:00 pm: Carriage Rides Central Park
2:00 pm: Afternoon Sightseeing TBA
6:00 pm: Dinner TBA in Midtown Manhattan
8:00 pm: Broadway Show
10:30 pm: Travel to Hotel; Room Check & Goodnight ASAP Hotel Security on duty

Friday, August 20
8:00 am: Breakfast at Hotel
9:00 am: Travel to NYC from Hotel
10:30 am: Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island National Parks; Includes Monument Pass !!!!!!!!! ($7.00 cash rebate)
2:00 pm: Ground Zero Area, Lower Broadway, Wall Street
2:30 pm: Depart – Bus or Plane transportation back to the Cleveland area

FEES:
On the registration form, the pricing is based on 40 participants. If there are fewer than 40, the price may go up. Please indicate on the registration form whether you are willing to pay the extra amount if participation is at the 20 or 30 person level. Plane transportation will only be considered at the 20 person or less level, and all enrollees will be polled to make a decision.

The following fees are based on 40 participants signing up for the trip.

Bus (40 participants):
$825 per person for a 4 person room
$855 per person for a 3 person room
$915 per person for a 2 person room

Bus, (30 participants):
$855 (4 per room),
$885 (3 per room),
$945 (2 per room)

Bus (20 participants):
$975 (4 per room),
$1,005 (3 per room),
$1,065 (2 per room)

Plane* (20 participants):
$1,019 (4 per room),
$1,049 (3 per room),
$1,109 (2 per room)

*Pricing for the trip via airplane is tentative pending possible changes in airfare.

ADDITIONAL SHOW
Three shows are included in the fees above. There is an additional $100 required if you want to see a fourth show on Wednesday afternoon.

DEPOSIT
A $300 deposit per person is required at time of registration with the balance due on July 26, 2010.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The FPAC Tour to NYC has been arranged by Traveling Classrooms, Robert R. Jackson, Owner.
"Specialists in Student/Adult Group Travel since 1978".

Chaperoning: Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory staff chaperone the trip, assisted by parent volunteers. The ratio is about 2 staff members and parents to every 10 kids. We ask parents how closely they want their children chaperoned. Some opt to give their kids free time using the "buddy system" in Times Square or Chinatown. Some want their child with a chaperone at all times, even waiting outside a bathroom stall. In the hotel the kids stay 2, 3 or 4 to a room, or can be roomed with their parent(s). When children younger than grade six attend, their whole family comes with them and chaperone the child(ren) themselves.. We customize the chaperoning to each parent's written instructions.

Luggage: One suitcase or bag under motor coach and one carry-on bag with you above your seat is permitted. Small pillows are encouraged. All snacks and garbage must be cleaned up by persons consuming them. All CD/DVD players must be used with headphones. Individuals are responsible for their possessions. The motor coach will be locked while driver or tour guide is not on the motor coach.

Motorcoach: The travel time to NYC via motorcoach will last approx. 8 hours. We will stop 3 times each way (1 meal & 2 restroom stops). Our motorcoaches have 47 seats. The first row is reserved for the tour sponsors and Traveling Classrooms Tour Escort. The remainder of the 43 seats are available on a "first come/first serve basis." You will be able to change seats at the start of each day, but you must keep that same seat for the remainder of that day. Our motorcoaches are equipped with restrooms and a video system. The restrooms are used in emergency situations only. The video system will provide the newest PG movies available.

Hotel: We will stay at a Hampton Inn, or similar quality hotel. There are no balconies and the windows do not open. The doors open into an interior hallway. Each room will have 2 double beds. Roommates will be selected in coordination with the trip coordinators in advance. Our rooms will be blocked off per floor. Camper rooms will have an "in-room" curfew. You are not permitted outside of your room after that time. The curfew will be around ½ hour after we return for our daily sightseeing. The pay per view movies are not available. The phones are available for room-room calls only.

Dress Code: Please wear something that you will be comfortable in all day. The bus leaves the hotel early in the morning and we will not be back until 11:00 pm or midnight each night – so dress for the day and be comfortable. Shorts are permitted, although length discretion should be observed. Dress for the Broadway shows should also be comfortable. We will not return to our hotel to change clothes before the shows. A rule of thumb: You can always leave a jacket/raincoat on the motor coach.

Tour Guidelines/Schedules: We will follow our scheduled itinerary. Please listen closely to your Traveling Classrooms' tour guide. Listening will provide you with current sightseeing tips, safety precautions and general NYC info. Any individual schedule changes will be only permitted to adult clients.

Adult Clients: You will not be refunded for sightseeing areas missed; you must be at the appointed group pickup area on time or be responsible for your own transportation to the next scheduled tour drop-off area or back to the hotel.

Spending Money, Sightseeing and Best Shopping Areas: This tour includes all meals, sightseeing admissions, transportation and lodging. The only money you need is for souvenirs, snacks and sodas. We suggest approximately $20 per day for souvenirs.

Emergency/Medical Information: If you haven't done so already, please download and fill out an emergency medical form. This form must be mailed to Fairmount Center by August 10. Every participant on the trip, adult or child, must have a completed form on file. If you have already filled out a form for your child for their FPAC session, that will suffice. All parents will need to sign the Emergency Care waiver. This will allow any medical facility to treat your child if the need arises. If we have a medical situation, we will call the parents or guardians ASAP.