Friday, April 2, 2010

Packing list for Southern Utah Tour 2010

o We are loading busses@ AFHS at 8:00am on Thursday, April 15, 2010.
o Pick-up from Tour is Sunday, April 18, 2010 @ 12:30pm at AFHS.
Orchestra packing checklist for TOUR 2010
Shirts/Sweatshirts
Pants/Capris/ LONG Shorts (it still may be cold, prepare for cooler weather)
Underwear
Shoes: comfortable shoes that you can walk and tour in. Concert shoes (Black)
Socks
Pajamas
Concert Clothes:
Ladies: long black dresses, black shoes, black nylons
Gentlemen: tux shirt, bow tie, black jacket, pants, BLACK socks, BLACK shoes
Instrument
Music
Clothes for Performance of Lion King (Nice Casual, no T-shirts and jeans)
Money, enough for 4 lunches and souvenirs
Coat, scarf, beenie
Jacket for evening or bad weather
Snacks
Modest Swimming suit and COVER-UP
Medicine (only the kind that you have listed on health sheet)
Card Games, CD/IPOD player with headphones, DVDs or Videos (G or PG rated only)
Toiletries, make-up, DEODERANT (please), Girls-feminine items, toothbrush, hairbrush, etc.
MANNERS AND POSITIVE ATTITUDES, KINDNESS, AND CONSIDERATION

Please do not pack your bedroom to go on this tour!!! Luggage is limited to one medium-sized suitcase to check under the bus, your instrument and one carry-on backpack.
LET’S HAVE A GREAT TIME! Any questions? Call Mrs. Smith 369-6147 (cell)

REMINDER AND FINAL INSTRUCTIONS before Tour!

TOUR Orchestra Students and Parents.
REMINDER and FINAL INSTRUCTIONS

There will be a DRESS REHEARSAL/Tour Send Off Concert for all Students Touring to Southern UTAH/Las Vegas on MONDAY April 12, 2010 @ American Fork JUNIOR HIGH BAND ROOM at 7 pm. This will be our final practice concert before we leave on Thursday, April 15, 2010. Each student is responsible for attending this final practice/performance. WE invite all to come to this performance and give your support. We will also answer any final questions before the tour.

Thanks for your help.
Shauna Smith

Thursday, April 1, 2010

FINAL TOUR ITINERARY TO SOUTHERN UTAH/LAS VEGAS

Proposed Itinerary for Southern Utah/LAS VEGAS Tour- April 15, 16, 17,18, 2010

Thursday April 15, 2010
7:30 AM—Meet/Load Charter Bus
8:30 AM—Departure for St. George
12:30pm Arrive in St. George/ Sack Lunch on own
1 PM –Dixie State College—Rehearsal/Master Class Possible exchange concert with St. George H.S.
225 S. 700 E., St. George, Utah (435) 652-7500
3PM—Check into Hotel –Abbey Inn St. George
3:45 PM-- Load Bus—Early Dinner at Golden Corral
42 South River Rd.
St. George, Utah
4:30 PM Depart for Las Vegas
6:30pm Arrive in Las Vegas/ Mandalay Bay Theatre
7:30pm - Mandalay Bay-Broadway production of Disney’s Lion King

10:30pm Return to St. George
12 Midnight Room check/ Lights out

Friday April 16.2010
8:30-9:30 am Breakfast at Abbey Inn, 1129 south Bluff St, St. George, UT 84770, (435) 652-5950
9:45 am Load bus for Zion National Park
11 am- Load Shuttle in Zion’s Park
Lunch on own at Zion’s Lodge
Visit visitor center, various trails and sightseeing in park (NO ANGEL’S LANDING HIKES!)
3:30 PM Load Busses and travel to Laverkin, UT for Tailgate BBQ –Dinner Provided
6pm Return to St. George
7:30-9:30 pm Lazer Mania Game Center
Return to Hotel 9:30pm
Room check 10:30pm
Lights OUT! 11PM

Saturday April 17, 2010
6:30-7:45am Breakfast at Abbey Inn
8 am Load bus
8:15 am Leave for Las Vegas/ Heritage Festival
10 am Arrive at Heritage Festival/
Performance and Concert Attendance TIME TBA
11:30- Warm Up Symphonic Strings
12 NOON Performance-Symphonic Strings
12:35 Warm up Chamber Strings
1:10 Performance Chamber Strings
Lunch at Food Court –Fashion Show Mall
Shark REEF adventure at Mandalay Bay
-Return to Adventure Dome/Circus Circus
-Dinner Voucher at Circus Circus Buffet
-7:30pm Heritage Festival Awards
9pm Return to St. George and Abbey Inn
11:30pm-Room Check/Lights out

Sunday ,April 18, 2010
6:30-8am Breakfast and Checkout
8:30 am Leave St. George for Home
12:30pm Arrive at American Fork High School



The cost of the tour is $350/per person. That includes transportation, Hotel, National Park fees, Meals (Breakfast and Dinner each day), Heritage Festival entrance fees, Entrance to Hoover Dam, Lazer Mania, Lion King and AdventureDome.