J.R. WILLIAMS JUNIOR HIGH BAND MR. AARON DRAIME, JR, BAND DIRECTOR DESTINATION: COLUMBUS AND , OH DATES: MAY 12-14, 2016

SUGGESTED ITINERARY AS OF SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 THURSDAY, May 12

6:45 AM Optional luggage drop off time from 6:45-7:00 a.m.

7:15 AM Report to Riverside Band Room.

7:30 AM (2) motor coaches will arrive at Riverside High School to begin loading: 585 Riverside Drive, Painesville, OH 44077 Phone: (440) 352-3345

8:00 AM Depart for Columbus, . Please Note: Estimated drive time to Columbus, OH is 3 hours without stops. Adding ¼ hour for a rest stop, estimated drive time is 3 ¼ hours.

***Your Tour Director will meet you at COSI to assist with admittance***

11:15 AM Arrive at the Center of Science and Industry 333 West Broad Street Columbus, OH Phone: (614) 228-2674

11:30 AM Visit the Exhibit Halls at COSI

12:15 PM Enjoy your bagged lunch from home in a pre-arranged location inside COSI

1:00 PM Extreme Screen Film at COSI: “to be announced”

2:15 PM Depart for the Ohio Statehouse 1 Capitol Square, Columbus, Ohio 43215, Phone: (614) 728-3726

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THURSDAY, MAY 12 (Cont.)

2:30 PM Tour the Ohio Statehouse

3:45 PM Depart for Covington, KY Please Note: Estimated drive time to Covington, KY is 2 hours without stops.

5:45 PM Arrive at the Dinner Cruise boarding area. 101 Riverboat Road, Newport, KY 41071

6:00 PM Board vessel. Sails at 7:00 p.m.

7:00 PM BB Riverboat Company: Dinner, Dance, and Cruise on the

9:30 PM Return to shore.

9:45 PM Depart for your hotel.

10:15 PM Arrive at your hotel for check in: Hilton Garden Inn – Cincinnati\Blue Ash 5300 Cornell Rd, Blue Ash, OH 45242 (513) 469-6900

***Your Tour Director will assist with hotel check-in, then say goodbye here.***

-One (1) Security Guard on Duty (11:00 PM-5:00 AM)-

FRIDAY, MAY 13

7:15 AM Wake up.

7:45 AM Breakfast Buffet at Hotel in the Montgomery-Kenwood Ballroom

8:45 AM Load motor coaches for departure.

9:15 AM Depart for Newport on the Levee in

10:00 AM Visit the Newport Aquarium 1 Aquarium Way, Newport, KY Phone: (859) 261-7444

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FRIDAY, MAY 13 (Cont.)

11:15 AM Lunch at Newport on the Levee—on own Casual restaurant options: Five Guys, Dewey Pizza, Tom and Cheese, Naked Tchopstix, and Cold Stone for dessert (if time permits).

11:45 AM Group to enjoy a walk across the , also known as “The Purple People” Bridge, over to Cincinnati. This Bridge was formerly known as the L & N Bridge. After a $4 bridge million restoration, this bridge reopened as a pedestrian walkway and is the longest pedestrian bridge in the country that links two states. It is over a ½ mile long.

12:05 PM Board motor coaches and depart for Carew Tower 441 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

12:15 PM Visit the Carew Tower Observation Deck for a view of Cincinnati

1:15 PM Board motor coaches and depart for University of Cincinnati

1:45 PM Arrive at clinic location at the Rockwern Band Center (building) 147 Corry Blvd., Cincinnati OH 45221

For the clinic, please enter the building on the north side facing Corry Blvd., across from the baseball field. Free parking might be available on nearby side streets, but paid parking is available in the Calhoun garage, which is part of the building the band room is in.

2:00 PM Clinic/Rehearsal at the University of Cincinnati

4:00 PM Load motor coaches and depart for dinner

4:30 PM Dinner: Buca di Beppo Phone: (513) 396-7673 2635 Edmondson Road, Norwood, OH 45209

5:45 PM Depart for the Music Hall

6:20 PM Arrive at the Music Hall at 1241 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

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FRIDAY, MAY 13 (Cont.)

6:30 PM Tour of the Music Hall.

7:30 PM Time to use the restrooms and get a drink of water prior to the concert.

8:00 PM Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Eroica. Beethoven’s compelling Eroica Symphony is considered a structurally rigorous composition with great emotional depth. It marked the beginning of the creative middle-period of Beethoven’s career. It was first performed in April 1805 in Vienna, Austria. Zhou Tian is a new critically acclaimed Chinese-American composer. Program: ZHOU TIAN: Concerto for Orchestra World Premiere BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3, Eroica

10:30 PM Meet motor coaches and depart for hotel.

11:00 PM Approximate arrival at hotel for the evening. -One (1) Security Guard on Duty (11:00 PM-5:00 AM)-

SATURDAY, MAY 14

7:30 AM Breakfast Buffet at Hotel in the Montgomery-Kenwood Ballroom

8:30 AM Check-out of hotel and load motor coaches for departure

9:00 AM Depart for Kings Island.

9:45 AM Arrive at Kings Island Amusement Park Phone: (800) 333-8080 6300 Kings Island Drive, Kings Island, OH

10:00 AM Enjoy your day at Kings Island.

PM Lunch/Dinner: on own

7:00 PM Depart for Painesville, Ohio. Please Note: Estimated drive time to Painesville, Ohio is 4 ½ hours.

11:30 PM Approximate arrival back at Riverside High School.