EXCURSIONS FROM THE SQUARE

215 732 8487

cultural tours since 1992 

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019 

CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH IN BALTIMORE
       then HOLIDAY OVERNIGHT IN WASHINGTON DC
DECEMBER 28-29, 2019
Felix Vallotton,  Passerby (La Passante) (1897) oil on cardbboard  The Phillips Collection, promised gift of Vicki and Roger Sant..
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28 - Depart Philadelphia this morning for BALTIMORE to visit the WALTERS ART MUSEUM  to see their exhibit DESIGNING THE NEW - CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH AND THE GLASGOW STYLE. Lunch on your own in the museum's cafĂ© or one of many restaurants in the neighborhood near MT. VERNON SQUARE. Continue on to WASHINGTON, DC and stop at the PHILLIPS COLLECTION www.phillipscollection.org to see BONNARD TO VUILLARD: THE INTIMATE POETRY OF EVERYDAY LIFE.
Check in at the KIMPTON GEORGE HOTEL conveniently located near countless Washington
Harriet Tubman, William H. Johnson, ca. 1945, oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum,
 Gift of the Harmon Foundation. 
museums.
 
    
 
An early dinner is included at one of Washington's wonderful restaurants TBA. THEATER OPTION: DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE at DC's iconic ARENA STAGE, www.arenastage.org a new play by Tony- Award winning playwright KEN LUDWIG, and directed by JACKIE MAXWELL, former artistic director at the SHAW FESTIVAL.
 
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29 -   Breakfast is on your own this morning in the hotel or nearby. The GEORGE is easy walking distance to UNION STATION where there are many choices. So that you will not be encumbered, our bus will pick us up with our luggage before dropping us off at a few selected spots on the NATIONAL MALL. The day is yours to enjoy Washington on your own. Ask about my special list of museums and featured exhibits.
 
Board the bus again at 5 PM at the NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART for the return trip to Philadelphia. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS   
 
 
LAST NY TRIP IN 2019   
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4   
  3 SEATS LEFT!
Our annual HOLIDAY trip to NEW YORK is close to being full.  You might recall that in December the bus cannot drop off anywhere close to our favorite pick up spot near RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL and the nearby ROCKEFELLER CENTER CHRISTMAS TREE.  Our drop offs  upon arrival for this trip will be on 8th Avenue in the Theater District and Mid-town and the METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART. Pickups will be at the METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART and at 6 PM on 60th Street at COLUMBUS CIRCLE adjacent to the TIME WARNER BUILDING.  
  
PAYMENT for our day trips is by check only. Please make your check payable to EXCURSIONS FROM THE SQUARE, and mail it to PO Box 2189, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19103. All sales are final.  Dates may not be changed. Please include your land line, cell phone numbers and email address with your payment. For more information, call 215 732 8487.  

EXCURSIONS FROM THE SQUARE

PO BOX 2189, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103

Contact us for more details 215 732 8487 

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