Dolce Strings Touring Ensemble
TEXAS TOUR 2016
Tour Itinerary
Tuesday, March 15
6:00am-8:00 Breakfast at the hotel
7:45am leave for College Station (the Nugyen’s will leave at 7:30 and let us know where to stop on the road for bluebonnet group pictures)
***possible quick stop on the way to take group bluebonnet picture***
DIRECTIONS:
From the Comfort Suites, 505 Agnes Street, Bastrop, TX 78602
Get on TX-21 E/TX-71 E 3 min (0.7 mi)
Follow TX-21 E to TX-47 S in Brazos County (1 h 3 min (67 mi))
Continue on TX-47 S to your destination in College Station 11 min (9.3 mi)
George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
1000 George Bush Drive West, College Station, TX 77845
9:45am CONCERT at Bush Presidential Library Library website
1000 George Bush Drive West, College Station, TX 77845
DRESS:Tour Group T-shirt (gray shirt) and jeans
—we WILL use keyboard
10:30am Self-Tour the Bush Presidential Library
All students will receive free admission. $6.00 discounted admission for parents
12:00pm Brief Concert and Lunch in Historic Downtown Bryan
The Village Downtown Cafe, 210 W. 26th Street Bryan, TX cafe website
DRESS:Tour Group T-shirt (gray shirt) and jeans
DIRECTIONS:
George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
1000 George Bush Drive West, College Station, TX 77845
Follow Barbara Bush Dr to George Bush Dr W 2 min (0.5 mi)
Take Farm to Market Rd 2818 to Roberts St in Bryan 9 min (6.5 mi)
Take S Bryan Ave to W 26th St (3 min (0.7 mi)
Turn left onto W 26th St – Destination will be on the right 141 ft
Village Cafe, 210 West 26th Street, Bryan, TX 77803
after lunch, explore Historic Downtown Bryan, visit The Chocolate Gallery and watch them make fresh handmade chocolates store website
2:45pm Drive to Blue Bell in Brenham, TX
***possible quick stop to take group photo with bluebonnets***
DIRECTIONS
Village Cafe
210 West 26th Street, Bryan, TX 77803
Take Groesbeck St, Farm to Market Rd 2818, Raymond Stotzer Pkwy and FM 60 W to FM 50 S in Burleson County 17 min (12.5 mi)
Continue on FM 50 S. Drive to N Blue Bell Rd in Brenham 30 min (29.6 mi)
Blue Bell Creameries
1101 South Blue Bell Road, Brenham, TX 77833
3:30pm CONCERT and ice cream at Blue Bell Creamery Country Store and Ice Cream Parlor store website
1101 South Blue Bell Road, Brenham, Texas 77833
we will play in the Country Store, upstairs in the Ice Cream Parlor area
DRESS:Tour Group T-shirt (gray shirt) and jeans
—we will use keyboard at this concert
GROUP PHOTO AFTER THE CONCERT, but BEFORE ice cream… 🙂
***possible quick stop to take group photo with bluebonnets***
5:00pm Dinner with the group at Southern Flyer Diner in Brenham Diner website
3001 Aviation Way, Brenham, Texas 77833
Enjoy casual American fare while you watch the planes fly in or take off
OR
Drive back to Houston
CONCERT DRESS:
Tour Group T-shirt (gray shirt)
Blue jeans
sneakers or cowboy boots or other closed toe shoes (no flip flops, crocs, etc.)
Non-concert dress for events (Fiesta Texas, etc.)
Dolce Strings T-shirt (blue shirt)
whatever kind of shorts or pants you like
comfortable shoes
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PAST EVENTS!
Saturday, March 12
Leave Houston in time to meet at Buc-ee’s at 11:00am
11:00am-12:00pm Flash Mob short performance and Lunch at Buc-ee’s in Luling Buc-ee’s website
10070 West IH 10, Luling, TX 78648
DRESS: Tour Group T-shirt (gray shirt) and jeans
12:00pm leave for San Antonio (change out of tour group shirt first)
1:00pm arrive at the Riverwalk in San Antonio
1:00pm – 3:00pm Enjoy the Riverwalk Riverwalk website
and the St. Patrick’s Day Artisan River Walk Boutique on the Riverwalk Event webpage
3:00pm Earliest check-in time at hotel – Comfort Suites Medical Center near Six Flags Hotel website
5130 Vantage Way, San Antonio, TX, US, 78249
***Group reservations have already been made at the Comfort Suites. Everyone will pay for their room individually at check-in. Each room has two queen beds, pull-out couch, refrigerator and microwave. The hotel has free hot breakfast buffet, free wi-fi, and an indoor pool and whirlpool. Discount rate of $139.00 per night (no additional charge for children). $324.56 total for the two nights including tax.
3:00-5:00pm Afternoon swimming and/or relax at the hotel until dinner
5:00pm takeout dinner at the hotel conference room.
Order your dinner from Zio’s Italian Kitchen restaurant website
12858 West I.H. 10, San Antonio, Texas 78249, Phone: (210) 697-7222 Zio’s menu
We will either have it delivered or send someone to pick up everyone’s orders.
6:15pm leave for concert
FREE PARKING at 500 McCullough Ave, San Antonio, TX and 530 McCullough Ave., San Antonio, TX
7:00pm – arrive for Concert: Lobby Music before the San Antonio Symphony Pops Concert: Bond and Beyond concert website
at The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, San Antonio, location website
100 Auditorium Circle, San Antonio, TX 78205 parking map
***students will receive free tickets to the San Antonio Symphony concert at 8:00pm.
PHOTO SESSION AT THE TOBIN CENTER before our concert – AT THE REQUEST OF THE SAN ANTONIO SYMPHONY
DRESS:Tour Group T-shirt (gray shirt) and jeans
Sunday, March 13
6:30am-10:30am Hotel Breakfast Hours
9:00am-10:00am Tour Group Rehearsal in two of our hotel rooms (exact location TBA)
Rehearsal will split into two groups: Bach Double and everyone else
10:15am Leave for Fiesta Texas Fiesta Texas website
17000 IH-10 West, San Antonio, TX 78257
DRESS: Dolce Strings T-shirt )blue shirt)
10:30am Group Photo at Fiesta Texas
10:30am-9:00pm Fiesta Texas hours of operation
6:30pm Dinner – takeout at the hotel and swimming (or stay at Fiesta Texas until 9:00pm)
Monday, March 14
6:30am-9:30am Breakfast at the hotel
9:30am drive to The Alamo
10:15-11:00am optional self-tour The Alamo Alamo website
300 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX
11:00am GROUP PHOTO BEFORE WE PLAY!
11:15am official concert check-in (all performers must be ready) at Calvary Courtyard at The Alamo
11:30am CONCERT at The Alamo
DRESS:Tour Group T-shirt (gray shirt) and jeans
—-we WILL use keyboard at this concert
12:30pm Lunch on your own on the way to Austin
3:00 park at the Texas State Capitol and walk to meeting location
3:15 MEET at the Texas State Capitol visitors entrance at 12th and Brazos in Austin Captiol Complex Map webpage
3:30pm Interactive tour event at the Capitol Visitors Center visitors center webpage
followed by concert in the Capitol Extension Open Air Rotunda (Our Capitol Sponsor is Senator Lois Kolkhorst)
—-no keyboard at this concert
leave immediately after GROUP PHOTO at the end of the concert to go to Monarch Suzuki Academy
6:00pm Play-in and Concert with Austin Suzuki students at Monarch Suzuki Academy Academy website
6000 Mountain Shadows Dr, Austin, TX 78735
DRESS:Tour Group T-shirt (gray shirt) and jeans
—we will NOT use keyboard – there is a piano at the school
Additional rep for play-in: Seitz 2/3, Gavotte in G minor, Hunter’s Chorus, Minuet II in C Major, Allegro in D Major, Lightly Row in D Major, Twinkles in D Major
GROUP PHOTO AFTER THE PLAY-IN
7:30pm Dinner at Flores Mexican Restaurant restaurant website
4625 W William Cannon Dr, Austin, TX 78749
9:00-9:30pm Check in at hotel (short drive to Bastrop)
Comfort Suites Bastrop hotel website
505 Agnes Street, Bastrop, TX, US, 78602
***Group reservations have already been made at the Comfort Suites. Everyone will pay for their room individually at check-in. Each room has two queen beds and a pull-out couch. The hotel has free hot breakfast buffet, free wi-fi, and an indoor pool and whirlpool. Discount rate of $129.00 per night (no additional charge for children). $147.86 total for the one night including tax.
