Afternoon:
Program Registration: 4:00 p.m. Come to the hotel’s boardroom located on the lower level to register with the program staff, get any updated information, and confirm the time and location of the Orientation session. If you arrive late, please locate your Group Leader and let them know you have arrived. Orientation: 4:30 p.m. The Group Leader will greet everyone and lead introductions. We will review the up-to-date program schedule, discuss roles and responsibilities, logistics, safety guidelines, emergency procedures, and answer questions. Group Leaders on our programs are highly trained and knowledgeable about many aspects of the city. We will also have the benefit of local experts who will provide information and commentary on areas of particular interest. We will be walking a lot and using the New York City subway system that involves going up and down flights of stairs, long corridors, and often crowded conditions. If you wish to attend a performance in addition to those included in the program, you may want to order tickets in advance. The TODAYTIX app is quite helpful in this regard for Broadway & off-B'way. Also available for theater is the TKTS day-of discount booth in Times Square at 47th Street. Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center have their own dedicated websites through which one can purchase tickets. You might also consider the new Perelman PAC at the World Trade Center. This program includes limited free time. If there are bucket-list sites you wish to visit while in town, please consider arriving earlier or departing later. Road Scholar also offers programs on other themes that focus on learning about the wider city and may run in the weeks adjacent to this program. Program activities, schedules, personnel, and indicated distances or times may change due to local circumstances/current conditions. In the event of changes, we will alert you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding.
Dinner:
We will walk to a neighborhood restaurant with our Group Leader.
Evening:
We’ll walk back to the hotel with our Group Leader to start becoming familiar with the neighborhood. Continue getting to know your fellow Road Scholars, settle in, and get a good night’s rest for the day ahead.