TOURIST ACTIVITIES
Please let us know if you want to join as your register on our store. If you have already registered for the conference and decide later that you want to participate in tourist activities, you can register separately. Registration for all tourist activities can be found under the “extras” tab on the registration page,
here
You can also send us an email to introduce yourself, or with any questions, to welcome@theatricalbellydance.com:
Please address Eris for tourist activities Jessenia for restaurant activities.
Visitors from out of town who are not taking the Conference workshops are also welcome of course! (Husbands, boyfriends, girlfriends, family, loyal fans … are all welcome)!
MONDAY LATE AFTERNOON – picnic in Central Park
Dinner picnic in Central park, then we all watch the fireworks together.
Meeting point : 6pm at Columbus Circle. Meet at the statue near the entrance to the park (not the one in the middle of the traffic circle)
Subways: 1, A, B, C, or D trains to 59th Street/Columbus Circle. See map below.
We will have “Theatrical BellydanceConference” T-shirts and a big blanket.
Bring food and drink with you.
Free of charge.
Sign up here
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TUESDAY JULY 5TH – Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave, New York, NY.
Price: Admission is free, donate what you wish. For more information email Eris at welcome@theatricalbellydance.com.
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TUESDAY EVENING – Dinner in Greenwich Village, West Village or East Village
Get to know your fellow conference-goers in New York’s famous and eclectic downtown.
Diner at 7.30 pm in Union Square, Greenwich Village, East or West Village.
More info and location to come soon.
Free of charge but you will take care of your own food and drink.
Sign up here
WEDNESDAY JULY 6TH Bellydance shopping tour
Satisfy all your costuming and accessory needs in Manhattan’s famous Garment District.
• More info soon.
• Free of charge.
Bring snacks and water with you.
Sign up here
MONDAY JULY 11 – Post-Conference Beach trip to Fire Island
DEPARTURE 11:00 AM
Return early evening.
Meeting point (from NYC): Penn Station 11am.
Subways to Penn Station: 1, 2, 3, A, C, E to Penn Station/34th Street
From Penn Station we will take the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) to get Patchogue. We will walk from the Patchogue station to the Watch Hill ferry terminal.
Getting to Fire Island by car: meet at the Watch Hill Ferry parking 12:30. 160 West Avenue, Patchogue, NY
Watch Hill Ferry information: (516) 475-1665
Then we will take a ferry to Fire Island: 20-25 mins.
So It takes about 1.5 hours on a train and a boat to get to Fire Island one way… Once there, it is paradise! www.fireisland.com
Fee: $28 if you start from Penn Station and we will buy the tickets for you.
OR : $ 17 if you take a car and meet us at the Watch Hill Ferry Terminal.
Bring snacks and water with you but there are food options there. We will probably have a meal or two while out there.
