Here's a slightly updated itinerary (as of 2/18/19)
DC Trip 2019 TENTATIVE – times given closer to event.
Who: Any Interested Band Students and Parents (Trip is NOT required)
What: Performance venue at the National Mall
When: April 10-14, 2019
Where: Washington, D.C.
How: Charter Bus to DC
Hotel: Hampton Inn
5821 Richmond Hwy
Alexandria, VA 22303
(707) 329-1400
Cost: Estimate $500 per student, $700 per adult quad occupancy. The Band-Aides will offer money to help offset the cost. Scholarship applications will be available soon for those who might need extra financial support.
Payment Schedule: October 1st ($100) nonrefundable to confirm your planned attendance. November 1st ($100), December 1 ($100), January 15 ($100), February 15 (TBA).
Wednesday, April 10th
Depart for DC at 1:00 p.m.
Sub Sandwiches for dinner en route to D.C. (orders will be taken closer to trip)
Thursday, April 11th
Breakfast on the way.
Visit Smithsonian. You will be given money for lunch.
Will check in at hotel and get cleaned up and ready to head to Medieval Times
Evening at Medieval Times (medievaltimes.com)
Friday, April 12th
Breakfast provided at hotel.
Performance at the National Mall area. (Tshirts provided by Meyer Music. Jeans needed.)
Sightsee. You will be given money for lunch.
Back at hotel to get cleaned up and ready for Kennedy Center. Pizza dinner provided. (orders for rooms taken closer to trip.)
Evening at Kennedy Center – National Symphony: Debussy's La mer & Ravel’s Shéhérazade
(Dressy attire needed for this event)
Saturday, April 13th
Breakfast provided at hotel
Sightseeing – National Mall. You will be given money for lunch. Metrolink to Arlington National Cemetery. Begin trip home from there.
Head home that evening around 5 p.m. Will stop for dinner.
Sunday, April 14th
Will stop for breakfast at a Cracker Barrel in Indiana.
Arrive home. Collapse. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep.
DC Trip 2019 TENTATIVE – times given closer to event.
Who: Any Interested Band Students and Parents (Trip is NOT required)
What: Performance venue at the National Mall
When: April 10-14, 2019
Where: Washington, D.C.
How: Charter Bus to DC
Hotel: Hampton Inn
5821 Richmond Hwy
Alexandria, VA 22303
(707) 329-1400
Cost: Estimate $500 per student, $700 per adult quad occupancy. The Band-Aides will offer money to help offset the cost. Scholarship applications will be available soon for those who might need extra financial support.
Payment Schedule: October 1st ($100) nonrefundable to confirm your planned attendance. November 1st ($100), December 1 ($100), January 15 ($100), February 15 (TBA).
Wednesday, April 10th
Depart for DC at 1:00 p.m.
Sub Sandwiches for dinner en route to D.C. (orders will be taken closer to trip)
Thursday, April 11th
Breakfast on the way.
Visit Smithsonian. You will be given money for lunch.
Will check in at hotel and get cleaned up and ready to head to Medieval Times
Evening at Medieval Times (medievaltimes.com)
Friday, April 12th
Breakfast provided at hotel.
Performance at the National Mall area. (Tshirts provided by Meyer Music. Jeans needed.)
Sightsee. You will be given money for lunch.
Back at hotel to get cleaned up and ready for Kennedy Center. Pizza dinner provided. (orders for rooms taken closer to trip.)
Evening at Kennedy Center – National Symphony: Debussy's La mer & Ravel’s Shéhérazade
(Dressy attire needed for this event)
Saturday, April 13th
Breakfast provided at hotel
Sightseeing – National Mall. You will be given money for lunch. Metrolink to Arlington National Cemetery. Begin trip home from there.
Head home that evening around 5 p.m. Will stop for dinner.
Sunday, April 14th
Will stop for breakfast at a Cracker Barrel in Indiana.
Arrive home. Collapse. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep.