DATE: Fall 2009
TO: Potential New York City Trippers
FROM: Paul J. Hustoles
RE: NEW YORK 2010!
Here is some general information about our proposed annual trip to New York City during Spring Break 2010. Please read it carefully.
WHEN
We will leave in the morning (this is a change from previous years for you returning friends) on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 from the parking lot of the Performing Arts Center (although you can meet us at the airport if that is more convenient). We will depart New York on the morning of Sunday, March 14.
WHAT
The “trip” includes the plane, the shuttle to our NY hotel, the hotel, and back again. You must buy theatre tickets on your own (see below).
WHERE
This year we are staying at the Wellington right on 7th Avenue and 55th St. It is on the northern end of the theatre district (right next to Carnegie Hall and across the street from the Carnegi Deli).
$$$$
The cost is as follows:
$800 per person for a quad (four in a room)
$920 per person for a triple (three in the room)
$940 per person for a double (one bed)
$1,060 per person for a double (twin beds)
Obviously the more the merrier (or at least the cheaper).
I need to have a non-refundable deposit of $100 by December 1, 2009.
Make the checks payable to "Paul Hustoles" (not MSU, or we will never get it out
of the system!).
The remainder of the fee will be due January 11, 2010.
Children's Theatre Tour members: these fees will be paid directly out of tour receipts—you owe us nothing.
THEATRE TICKETS
It is possible to buy tickets NOW. We should get there in time for
TICKETS the Tuesday evening performance (but we have never tried this before, so no guarantees—I plan to TKTS booth this one!). Please note: many of the shows you might like to see will be available at the 1/2 price off TKTS booth. Don’t pay full price for any show that has been running for more than a year. You can check multiple websites (like nytheatre.com or Broadway.com) for the current shows and they will tell you what’s playing, although many of these will place a steep service charge on tickets purchased. I can let you know if a show might be available at the TKTS booth (exactly what the TKTS booth is, etc.).
FREEDOM
On this “tour” you will be on your own. There is no schedule or
agenda other than our departures. I will be available to help you
find your way anywhere, do anything, etc. I will not be conducting
sightseeing tours of lower Manhattan. If you know me, you know that I have an opinion about everything, which I would be happy to share! I’ve been to New York dozens of times and pretty much know my way around.
HELP
I will hold a mini-seminar on “how to survive New York City” in
early March. We will discuss what to pack, how to get around the city, sites of interest, anything you want.
HELP NOW
Please feel free to contact me with ANY questions or concerns. My email (the best way) is paul.hustoles@mnsu.edu. Or you can call me during
business hours at 507-389-2118. My home number is 625-6115 although I’m usually never there!
I can’t wait to take you to
New York City
in March!
