Produced by Music Celebrations International

SOUTH KITSAP HIGH SCHOOL CHAMBER CHOIR AND JAZZ CHOIR

Music Celebrations International is pleased to invite the SOUTH KITSAP HIGH SCHOOL CHAMBER CHOIR AND JAZZ CHOIR to participate in the 2012 NATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE STATES concert series in WASHINGTON, D.C. as part of the NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL CENTENNIAL: March 20 – April 27, 2012.

  

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is an annual event celebrating the friendship of the American and Japanese people.  The 2012 festival will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the gift of trees from Tokyo to Washington, D.C.

Music Celebrations is proud to join with the National Cherry Blossom Festival, the United States Navy Memorial Foundation, the National Park Service, Cultural Tourism D.C., and the office of the Mayor in welcoming you as a participant in this concert series.  Performances arranged through Music Celebrations International are official events of the National Cherry Blossom Festival Centennial.

Music Celebrations International is pleased to invite the SOUTH KITSAP HIGH SCHOOL CHAMBER CHOIR AND JAZZ CHOIR to participate in the 2012 NATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE STATES concert series in WASHINGTON, D.C. as part of the NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL CENTENNIAL: March 20 – April 27, 2012.

  

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is an annual event celebrating the friendship of the American and Japanese people.  The 2012 festival will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the gift of trees from Tokyo to Washington, D.C.

Music Celebrations is proud to join with the National Cherry Blossom Festival, the United States Navy Memorial Foundation, the National Park Service, Cultural Tourism D.C., and the office of the Mayor in welcoming you as a participant in this concert series.  Performances arranged through Music Celebrations International are official events of the National Cherry Blossom Festival Centennial.

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DAY 1: THURSDAYAfternoon arrival in Washington, D.C.Meet your Tour Manager, who will escort you through the duration of your activitiesTake a panoramic motorcoach tour of Historic Washington, D.C.Check into your hotelAttend a free 6pm concert on the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy CenterDinner at the Kennedy Center CaféTake an evening walking tour of the Lincoln, Vietnam, Korean, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and National World War II Memorials, as well as the Washington MonumentReturn to your hotel for overnight

DAY 2: FRIDAYBreakfast at the hotelTake a tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumLunch, on ownVisit Arlington National Cemetery and participate in a special wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier*Dinner at a local restaurantPossible exchange concert with a local high school*Return to your hotel for overnight

DAY 3: SATURDAYBreakfast at the hotelTake a tour of the Smithsonian Institute’s American History Museum, Natural History Museum, or Air & Space MuseumLunch, on own, at the Old Post Office PavilionTake a walk along Pennsylvania Avenue for a view of the White HouseTake a walking tour of Capitol Hill and see the Supreme Court and Capitol buildingsVisit the Library of Congress, the largest library in the worldDinner at a local restaurantPerformance at a National Memorial or for Retired Veterans as part of the National Festival of the States celebration of the Cherry Blossom Centennial*Take an evening walking tour of the Jefferson Memorial and the Iwo Jima Marine MemorialReturn to your hotel for overnight

DAY 4: SUNDAYBreakfast at the hotelVisit Ford’s Theater, where Lincoln was shot, and the Peterson House, where Lincoln passed awayPerformance at St. Patrick’s Cathedral (or similar) as part of the National Festival of the States celebration of the Cherry Blossom Centennial*Take a driving tour passing by Embassy Row and the National CathedralSpend more time at one of the Smithsonian MuseumsDinner at a local restaurantReturn to your hotel for overnight DAY 5: MONDAYBreakfast at the hotelPerformance at Sylvan Stage as part of the National Festival of the States celebration of the Cherry Blossom Centennial*Board motorcoach for a 1-2 hour drive to Gettysburg, PAArrive in Gettysburg and stop at the Visitors CenterA member of the Licensed Battlefield guides will escort you on a 2 hour tour of The Gettysburg BattlefieldTime on own in the town of Gettysburg visiting historic buildings and homes and shopping at the local curio shops Dinner at a local restaurant in GettysburgReturn to your Washington, D.C. hotel for overnight 

DAY 6: TUESDAYBreakfast at the hotelHotel check-out and board motorcoach Spend the morning visiting the Bureau of Engraving and PrintingAfternoon departure for home

Washington D.C. Sightseeing

CAPITOL BUILDING

WHITE HOUSE

SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT BUILDINGBUILDING

NATIONAL NATIONAL CATHEDRALCATHEDRAL

KENNEDY KENNEDY CENTERCENTER

FORD’S THEATRE

HOLOCAUST MUSEUMHOLOCAUST MUSEUM

ARLINGTON NATIONAL ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERYCEMETERY

MEMORIALSMEMORIALS

JEFFERSON

LINCOLNVIETNAM

MEMORIALSMEMORIALS

KOREAN

WORLD WAR II

WASHINGTON MONUMENT

MEMORIALSMEMORIALS

IWO JIMA

FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELTAIR FORCE

MEMORIALSMEMORIALS

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUE MUSEUMS SMITHSONIAN INSTITUE MUSEUMS (T O (T O NAME A FEW)NAME A FEW)

MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY

NATURAL HISTORY MUSUEM

AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM

AMERICAN INDIAN MUSEUM

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUE MUSEUMS SMITHSONIAN INSTITUE MUSEUMS (T O (T O NAME A FEW)NAME A FEW)

GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELDS

VISITOR’S CENTRE

GETTYSBURG SIGHTSEEINGGETTYSBURG SIGHTSEEING

Music Celebrations International

looks forward to providing theSouth Kitsap High School

Chamber Choir and Jazz Choirwith a truly memorable

musical and cultural experienceof a lifetime!