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2006 FALL
ELDERHOSTEL PROGRAMS
While the Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks is known for
its stewardship of four historic house museums, Landmarks also sponsors the Landmarks Elderhostel Program.
Almost 2,000 out-of-town tourists from across the US and Canada attend Landmarks
Elderhostel programs annually, contributing significantly to the Philadelphia region's burdgeoning hotel &
tourist industry!
Elderhostel, Inc., headquartered in Boston, is the worldwide leader
among education and travel organizations for adults age 55 and older. Nearly
200,000 participants go on Elderhostel programs a year; 35,000 of which go
overseas. Elderhostel is affiliated with more than 2,300 of the
worldÃ??¢??s leading colleges, universities, conference centers, museums and many
other educational and cultural institutions. More than 11,000 educational
programs are offered on a vast array of subjects, at the lowest tuition
possible.
Elderhostel, Inc has recently implemented a new series of program offerings,
called "Road Scholar" that provides exciting trips and tours
for partipants of all ages.
Landmarks Elderhostel conducts close
to Elderhostel 60 program sessions annually that include site visits
to attractions throughout the City of Philadelphia and the greater Philadelphia region. The sessions
encompass almost 20 different themes and are designed to educate participants
about the vast cultural resources in the region. The duration of
the program sessions are 6 days / 5 nights, 4 days / 3 nights, and 3 days /
2 nights.
Local residents are invited to attend parts of these sessions as
"commuter" attendees - please call us (215-925-2251) for
customized details on schedules and fees.
Most important, Elderhostel and Road Scholar programs are all-inclusive
- your accommodations, all meals, trips, tour entries,
transportation, taxes and gratuities are included in the single fee!
The following are programs that are scheduled for the 2006 Fall
season (September, October, November, December).
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2006 FALL PROGRAMS CENTERED AROUND THE BARNES FOUNDATION:
Barnes
Foundation/History & Country Landscapes/The Art of Sculpture
Program
#5504
6 days/5 nights
Date(s): 9/6/06 through 9/11/06
$811/person: double occupancy (single rate available)
Visits to the renowned and restricted-entry Barnes Foundation will take your
breath away with its astounding collection of Renoir, Cezanne, and Picasso
paintings, revealing the vision of Dr. Albert Barnes, the man who began
it. Pre-visit lectures will enhance your knowledge and
understanding. Tour the galleries and collections of the acclaimed
Phildelphia Museum of Art and visit the nearby Rodin Museum, home to the largest
collection of Rodin sculptures outside of Paris. Travel beyond Philadelphia to its lush
countryside to tour Chanticleer, a uniquely designed "pleasure
garden," and experience the exceptionally crafted woodwork of the Wharton
Esherick Studio.
Accommodations: The Club Quarters Hotel - a private hotel not available
to "walk-in" guests and located in the heart of downtown Philadelphia in the fashionable Rittenhouse Square neighborhood.
All modern amenities are featured, including exercise room and laundry
facilities. All meals included.
Barnes
Foundation/Wharton Esherick Studio/Art, Sculpture & Architecture
Program
#10836
6
days/5 nights
Date(s): 9/17/06 through
9/22/06
$811/person: double occupancy (single rate available)
Visits to the renowned and restricted-entry Barnes Foundation will take your
breath away with its astounding collection of Renoir, Cezanne, and Picasso
paintings, revealing the vision of Dr. Albert Barnes, the man who began
it. Pre-visit lectures will enhance your knowledge and understanding.
Tour the galleries and collections of the acclaimed Philadelphia Museum of
Art. Travel beyond Philadelphia to its lush
countryside to tour Chanticleer, a uniquely designed "pleasure
garden," and experience the exeptionally crafted woodwork of the Wharton
Esherick Studio. You will also be given a private tour of the only major
Frank Lloyd Wright structure in the Philadelphia area: Beth Sholom
Synagogue. Meanwhile, back in Philadelphia you will travel city
streets to view its exceptional collection of public sculpture.
Accommodations: The Club Quarters Hotel - a private hotel not available
to "walk-in" guests and located in the heart of downtown Philadelphia in the fashionable Rittenhouse Square neighborhood.
All modern amenities are featured, including exercise room and laundry
facilities. All meals included.
Barnes
Foundation/Philadelphia;s Outstanding Art/Sculpture, Murals & Architecture
Program
#6984
6 days/5 nights
Date(s): 10/4/06 through 10/9/06
10/29/06 through 11/4/06
$811/person: double occupancy (single rate available) - 10/4/06-10/9/06
$828/person: double occupancy (single rate available) - 10/29/06-11/4/06
Visits to the renowned and restricted-entry Barnes Foundation will take your
breath away with its astounding collection of Renoir, Cezanne, and Picasso
paintings, revealing the vision of Dr. Albert Barnes, the man who began
it. Pre-visit lectures will enhance your knowledge and
understanding. Field trips and lectures examine the more than three
centuries of architecture in this great city, as well as galleries of the
Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Rodin Museum and other unusual
art collections. You will also expeience Philadelphia's acclaimed program of
public mural arts and public sculpture. One of the many highlights will
be a field trip to "The Grounds for Sculpture" in New Jersey, an indescribable site
where art mirrors art.
Accommodations: The Club Quarters Hotel - a private hotel not available
to "walk-in" guests and located in the heart of downtown Philadelphia in the fashionable Rittenhouse Square neighborhood.
All modern amentities are featured, including exercise room and laundry
facilities. All meals included.
Barnes
Foundation/Philadelphia's Great Art Museums/Colonial Philadelphia
Program
#6983
6
days/5 nights
Date(s): 10/18/06 through 10/23/06
$776/person: double occupancy (single rate available)
Visits to the renowned and restricted-entry Barnes Foundation will take your
breath away with its astounding collection of Renoir, Cezanne, and Picasso
paintings, revealing the vision of Dr. Albert Barnes, the man who began
it. Pre-visit lectures will enhance your knowledge and
understanding. Field trips and lectures examine the collections of the
Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and
the Rodin Museum. In addition,
you will study the most historically significant city in America in 1776. Engaging
lecturers will focus on the legacies of Washington and Franklin and site visits to
Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell Center and various other
sites in the Old City section of Philadelphia will truly illuminate
the past.
Accommodations: The Club Quarters Hotel - a private hotel not available
to "walk-in" guests and located in the heart of downtown Philadelphia in the fashionable Rittenhouse Square neighborhood.
All modern amenties are featured, including exercise room and laundry
facilities. All meals included.
Barnes
Foundation/The Philadelphia Craft Show/Sculptures, Murals & Architecture
Program
#6985
6 days/5 nights
Date(s): 11/1/06 through 11/6/06
$811/person: double occupancy (single rate available)
Visits to the renowned and restricted-entry Barnes Foundation will take your
breath away with its astounding collection of Renoir, Cezanne, and Picasso
paintings, revealing the vision of Dr. Albert Barnes, the man who began
it. Pre-visit lectures will enhance your knowledge and
understanding. Visit the Philadelphia Museum of Art and immerse
yourself in the treasured collections of its galleries. Enjoy its annually-sponsored,
juried Philadelphia Craft Show - the art of crafting at its very
best. In addition, discover Philadelphia's legacy of public
sculpture, public murals and more than three centuries of American
architecture, including a visit to nearby Beth Sholom Synagogue, the only
major Frank Llyod Wright structure in the Philadelphia area.
Accommodations: The Club Quarters Hotel - a private hotel not available
to "walk-in" guests and located in the heart of downtown Philadelphia in the fashionable Rittenhouse Square neighborhood.
All modern amenties are featured, including exercise room and laundry
facilities. All meals included.
OTHER 2006 FALL POPULAR PROGRAMS:
Uniquely
Philadelphia
Program
#7533
6
days/5 nights
Date(s): 9/17/06 through 9/22/06
10/8/06
through 10/13/06
11/12/06
through 11/17/06
$938/person: double occupancy (single rate available)
Philadelphia is a "complete" US city: three centuries of American
architecture, social history and culture, all in this walkable and livable
metropolis. A "City of Neighborhoods," this program
features Society Hill, the Italian Market and Independence National Historical Park, just to name a
few. From your hotel on Philadelphia's "Avenue of the
Arts," experience the city's new performing arts district. Discover
the city's "French Connection" - the Benjamin Franklin
Parkway, reminiscent of Paris' Champs Elysees, and see the French
Impressionist galleries at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Your week will
also include a visit to the extraordinary Barnes Foundation, unique repository
for an astounding collection of Renoir, Cezanne and Picasso paintings.
Another special highlight will be entry to the magnificent "King Tut"
exhibit at the Franklin Institute & Science Museum. Enjoy the city at
night and its restaurant renaissance with tasty tastings at some of its
trendy eateries. In short, experience the very best Philadelphia has to offer!
Accommodations: The Doubletree Hotel - located in the heart of Philadelphia's performing arts
district - "The Avenue of the Arts" - across from the Academy of Music and the Kimmel Center for the Performing
Arts. All modern amenities are featured, including and in-door, rooftop
swimming pool. All meals included: at hotel and area restaurants.
Explore Philadelphia
Program
#10238
6
days/5 nights
Dates (s): 9/10/06 through 9/15/06
10/1/06 through 10/6/06
11/5/06 through 11/10/06
$801/person: double occupancy (single rate available)
Explore Philadelphia, the most significant
city in American history. Engage in lively discussions on such famous
Philadelphians as William Penn and Benjamin Franklin. Enjoy guided tours
through Independence National Historical Park, home to the Liberty
Bell, Independence Hall and the National Constitution Center. Study the
lifestyles of the 18th century "rich and famous" as well as the
history, architecture and furnishings of the period. Retrace the
footprints of our foundings fathers in the historic part of town, as well as
the footprints of Rocky on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Learn about Philadelphia's industrial
contributions from the 19th century into the 20th century. To understand America, you must explore Philadelphia! A special
highlight of the week will be entry to the magnificent "King Tut"
exhibit at the Franklin Institute & Science Museum.
Accommodations: The Club Quarters Hotel - a private hotel not available
to "walk-in" guests and located in the heart of downtown Philadelphia in the fashionable Rittenhouse Square neighborhood.
All modern amenties are featured, including exercise room and laundry
facilities. All meals included.
Taste of Philadelphia Snapshot
Program
#4003
4 days/3 nights
Date(s): 9/19/06 through 9/22/06
10/3/06 through 10/7/06
$523/person: double occupancy (single rate available)
Enjoy this unique opportunity to savor a taste of Philadelphia where sophistication
intermingles with Old World charm. Begin with an over view of the
city to better understand the significance of our culturally rich
neighborhoods. Visit Independence National Historical
Park, the "Birthplace of the Nation" and home to the Liberty Bell and
Independence Hall. Experience the flavor of the 100-year old Italian
Market in South Philadelphia and strut your stuff at the Mummers Museum and learn about this
famous New Year's Day parade tradition. You will also explore Chinatown and dine at some of Philadelphia's charming restaurants
and enjoy some fun nightlife!
Accommodations: The Club Quarters Hotel - a private hotel not available
to "walk-in" guests and located in the heart of downtown Philadelphia in the fashionable Rittenhouse Square neighborhood.
All modern amenities are featured, including exercise room and lundry
facilities. All meals included.
Philadelphia
Orchestra/"Opera is Hot"/Art Museums
Program #10408
6 days/5 nights
Date(s): 9/24/06 through
9/29/06
10/25/06 through 10/30/06
$938/person: double occupancy (single rate available)
Gain classroom knowledge from lectures by professional musicians who are
members of the acclaimed Philadelphia Orchestra and faculty members of the
renowned Curtis Institute of Music. Adding to your enrichment will be
attending performances of The Philadelphia Orchestra in its new home - the Kimmel Center for the Performing
Arts - and student recitals at the Curtis Institute. Discover the rage,
the joy, the tears and the passion of opera - from Rossini to Verdi - taught by
an outstanding musicologist and attend Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess,"
presented by the Opera Company of Philadelphia at the Academy of Music,
America's premier opera house. In addition, you will explore the
collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, as well as the Barnes
Foundation's incredible collections of Impressionist paintings!
Accommodations: The Doubletree Hotel - located in the heart of Philadelphia's performing arts
district - "The Avenue of the Arts" - across from the Academy of Music and the Kimmel Center for the Performing
Arts. All modern amenities are featured, including and in-door, rooftop
swimming pool. All meals included.
Cultural
Bouquet Snapshot: Barnes Foundation & Philadelphia Orchestra
Program #9068
4
days/3 nights
Date(s): 9/27/06 through
9/30/06
9/29/06 through 10/2/06
$523/person: double occupancy (single rate available) - above two dates
10/11/06 through 10/14/06
10/26/06
through 10/29/06
11/16/06 through 11/19/06
$540/person: double occupancy (single rate available) - above three dates
Experience the very finest of Philadelphia's art and
music traditions. A visit to the renowned and restricted-entry
Barnes Foundation will take your breath away with its astounding collection of
Renoir, Cezanne, and Picasso paintings, revealing the vision of Dr. Albert
Barnes, the man who began it. Pre-visit lectures will enhance your
knowledge and understanding. You will also tour the magnificent galleries
of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Join in the ovations after hearing the
Philadelphia Orchestra in concert at its new home in the Kimmel Center for the Performing
Arts. In addition to superb lectures and field trips, you will also
visit the National Constitution Center, the newest addition
to Philadelphia's vast cultural
resources.
Accommodations: The Club Quarters Hotel - a private hotel not available
to "walk-in" guests and located in the heart of downtown Philadelphia in the fashionable Rittenhouse Square neighborhood.
All modern amenities are featured, including exercise room and laundry
facilities. All meals included.
Philadephia:
The World of Art
Program
#10405
4
days/3 nights
Date(s): 10/12/06 through 10/15/06
$558/person: double occupancy (single rate available)
Begin this weekend with an enlightening overview of Philadelphia history from
its founding in 1682 to the present in preparation for a visit to Independence
National Historical Park, home to the Liberty Bell Center and Independence
Hall, the birthplace of our nation. Tour the galleries of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
founded by artist Charles Willson Peale, now the oldest art school in the US. On one of your
evenings, take pleasure in a ralaxing meal at one of Philadelphia's popular restaurants
and enjoy an evening performance to end a perfect day. A special
highlight will be a visit to the renowned and restricted-entry Barnes
Foundation that will take your breath away with its astounding collection of
Renoir, Cezanne, and Picasso paintings.
Accommodations: The Doubletree Hotel - located in the heart of Philadelphia's performing arts
district - "The Avenue of the Arts" - across from the Academy of Music and the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.
All modern amenities are featured, including and in-door, rooftop swimming
pool. All meals included.
Philadelphia
Orchestra/Curtis Institute of Music/Art Museums
Program
#6976
6 days/5 nights
Date(s): 10/20/06 through 10/25/06
$861/person: double occupancy (single rate available)
Savor the music of the Philadelphia Orchestra, led by conductor Christophe
Eschenbach, in the Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall,
concentrating on the romantic period of Beethoven and Schumann. Lectures
on this period of music (1875 - 1910) will be held during the week to fortify
your understanding. Attend recitals at the Curtis Institute for Music,
performed by its gifted students pursuing careers as performing artists on the
highest professional level. There will be additional lectures on
musical instruments and voice. You will also tour the magnificent
galleries of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and
the Rodin Museum. A special
highlight will be a visit to the renowned and restricted-entry Barnes
Foundation that will take your breath away with its astounding collection of
Renoir, Cezanne, and Picasso paintings.
Accommodations: The Doubletree Hotel - located in the heart of Philadelphia's performing arts
district - "The Avenue of the Arts" - across from the Academy of Music and the Kimmel Center for the Performing
Arts. All modern amenities are featured, including and in-door, rooftop
swimming pool. All meals included.
Historic Valley Forge/Bucks County &
Washington Crossing/Brandywine River Valley
Program
#5508
6 days/5 nights
Date(s): 11/9/06 through 11/14/06
$938/person: double occupancy (single rate available)
Trace Washington's march from Philadelphia to Germantown to Valley Forge, site of the 1777
winter encampment. Significant historical sites will be visited en
route. Pre-trip lectures will bring life to these revolutionary
times. Visit historic Bucks County to tour Washington Crossing State Park where Washington crossed the Delaware River to win the battle of Trenton. After lunch,
enjoy free time strolling the through the quaint artist colony of New Hope and then arrive at the
nearby Nakashima Studios where renowned wood craftsman George Nakashima
produced his spectacular works. The week includes a trip to another part
of the Philadelphia region: the Brandywine River valley where you
will tour Henry F. Dupont's "Winterthur," the greatest
repository of early American interiors and decorative arts, as well Pierre
Dupont's renowned Longwood Gardens. Here you will
also discover the art of three generations of artists at the Brandywine River Museum.
Accommodations: The Doubletree Hotel - located in the heart of Philadelphia's performing arts
district - "The Avenue of the Arts" - across from the Academy of Music and the Kimmel Center for the Performing
Arts. All modern amenities are featured, including and in-door, rooftop
swimming pool. All meals included.
Art &
Architecture of Philadelphia and New York
Program
#2774
8
days/7 nights
Date(s): 11/2/06 through 11/9/06
$1,341/person: double occupancy (single rate available)
The best of two great cities! Elderhostel is proud to offer this special
program that allows you to explore historic Philadelphia and dynamic New York City. Begin in Philadelphia (3
nights), founded by William Penn in 1682 and home to Benjamin Franklin and
many other "Founding Fathers." Then it's off the New York (4 nights), famous for
ethnic diversity, great theater, fine museums, shopping, fashion, and Yankee
baseball. Round-trip transportation is provided and included.
Accommodations: Philadelphia: The Club Quarters
Hotel - a private hotel not available to "walk-in" guests and located
in the heart of downtown Philadelphia in the fashionable Rittenhouse Square neighborhood.
All modern amenities are featured, including exercise room and laundry
facilities. New York: a centrally located,
full-service hotel in midtown Manhattan, convenient to the
theater district. All meals included.
New
Year's Mummery & New Year's Revelry
Program #13589
5 days/4 nights
Date(s): 12/29/06 through 1/2/07
$1,099/person: double occupancy (single rate available)
See Philadelphia as it glitters and shines all dressed up for the holidays and
partake of its seasonal treasures from the galleries of the Philadelphia Museum
of Art to Christmas "past and present" at Longwood Gardens and the Winterthur
Museum. Delight in the performance halls of the Kimmel Center as you join
the world-renowned Philadelphia Orchestra for its New Year's Eve gala
concert. Enjoy the traditions of merrymaking on New Year's Day at Philadelphia's Mummers' Parade, a
10-hour spectacle with up to 10,000 marchers prancing and playing the sounds of
banjo, saxophones and accordians. Then attend an inside, afternoon
Mummers' performance in the warmth of the nearby Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Accommodations: The Ritz Carlton Hotel - this five star hotel provides a
new level of luxury and is within easy walking distance of downtown Philadelphia's premier retail,
dining and cultural attractions. In addition, its main entrance opens on
to South Broad Street, route of the Mummer's Parade.
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