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Special Occasions | Excursions

Special Occasions

Price for Special Occasions are as marked. Unless otherwise noted, all Special Occasions take place in the Main Building Foyer, Rosemont College.

A Luncheon and Behind the Scenes Tour at Nectar Restaurant
Presenter: Chef Patrick Feury
Wednesday, February 20th
12:00 p.m.
Location: Nectar Restaurant, 1091 Lancaster Avenue, Berwyn, PA 19312
Fee: $50

Join the Office of Non-Credit Programs for an exclusive event featuring a three course lunch with Nectar's executive chef and owner, Patrick Feury. Nectar is an elegant eatery featuring French Asian cuisine, famous for using the freshest and finest ingredients in the area. As lunch is being served, Chef Feury will give a three part presentation reviewing the ingredients used to create each dish and explain how all three dishes are prepared, so we can create this lunch in the comforts of our very own kitchen. The day will conclude with a behind the scenes tour as we explore the restaurant's magical kitchen. On this tour, Chef Feury promises to show us how ingredients take on their own unique identity in the kitchen to transform into such special masterpieces. Guests will receive recipes for all three dishes served.

An Afternoon of Song
Presenter: Tonia Tecce
Saturday, March 1st
2:00 p.m.
Fee: $40

Soprano and Rosemont alumna Tonia Tecce will present An Afternoon of Song... a warm mix of popular songs from Broadway and Hollywood and light classics. She will be singing the music of her recently released CD, What A Wonderful World. Praised by critics for her charm and versatility, Ms. Tecce's program will have great appeal to all audiences. The program will be one hour in length, with a 15 minute intermission. After the performance, please join us for light refreshments!

Spring into Easter- Brunch with the Bunny!
Sunday, March 9th
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
$20 per child, $15 per adult

Come celebrate Easter with Rosemont College at this festive children's event. Upon arrival, registrants will dine on a delectable brunch served buffet style. After eating, attendees will have the opportunity to meet with the Easter Bunny and take pictures in our gorgeous Main Building. In addition to meeting our furry friend, children will be able to visit our crafts and face painting stations, win prizes, and hunt for hidden Easter eggs! Register for this popular, community affair. We very much hope to see you there!!

Spend An Afternoon in Italy
Presenter: Carmella DiMartino Catrambone
Saturday, April 5th
2:00 p.m.
Kaul Forum Classroom
Fee: $40

Would you like to travel to Italy? Spend the afternoon with us visiting some of the many beautiful and well-known areas of the country. We will also journey to the lesser-traveled rural regions and experience their enchantment. At the end of this 90 minute tour, please join us for Italian dessert and tasty beverages. Please don't miss out on this exciting presentation! Treat yourself and a guest to this delightful afternoon!!

The Great Awakening of American Musical Culture in the Gilded Age, 1890-99
Presenter: Joy Kiszely
Sunday, April 13
2:00 p.m.
Fee: $40

Please join us for this informative, 90 minute lecture offered in our lovely Main Building built in 1891 in Gilded Age splendor. On this adventure, we will travel back in time to the 19th century with lecturer Joy Kiszely exploring American musical culture during the late 1800s. During the Gilded Age, there was a great cultural growth in which many exceptional American musicians created our music and symphonies, built our orchestras, developed our great music schools. Their knowledge, talent and commitment have provided this country with a legacy of impressive institutions, foundations and societies. We will learn about men like Theodore Thomas, called the father of American orchestras; John Knowles Paine, who was America’s first composer of note and creator of the pattern for music departments in our colleges and universities; great virtuoso performer and composer, Edward MacDowell and many others. At the close of this splendid event, light refreshments will be served.

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Excursions

For all Excursions, meet at the Kaul Fourm Classroom.

Spend An Afternoon and Evening at the MET!
Friday, May 16th
New York, NY
Fee: $275

Includes backstage tour, Orchestra Section opera ticket, and bus transportation. Don't miss out on this exciting trip to the Metropolitan Opera House. The bus will depart Rosemont College at 12:00 p.m., and we will arrive in New York by 3:15 p.m. From 3:30 - 5:00 p.m., we will have the opportunity to go on an exclusive, 90 minute, backstage tour of the opera house.

After completing our tour, you are invited to dine for dinner on your own and explore New York City. We will provide you with a comprehensive list of restaurants in the area, so you can make the perfect selection. At 7:15 p.m., we will meet in front of the MET, so we can take our orchestra seats for the 7:30 showing of the French opera, "La Fille du Regiment," also know as "The Daughter of the Regiment." We will be seated in the middle of the Orchestra Section. These are terrific seats!

"La Fille du Regiment" is a romantic story about a girl by the name of Natalie Dessay, who falls hopelessly in love with a man from the army, Juan Diego Florez. The opera is two hours and forty-five minutes in length, which includes a thirty minute intermission. We will depart the opera house at 10:15 p.m. We should arrive back to Rosemont College after midnight. We hope you will join us as the opera experience is truly unlike no other. This will be an emotional and breathtaking performance, so you won't want to miss it!!

Please note backpacks, briefcases, shopping bags and other packages cannot be carried on the backstage tour. Checkroom facilities will not be available for these items. It is acceptable to bring small purses. On this tour, we will do a considerable amount of walking as we go behind the scenes of one of the most famous opera houses.

The Cloisters Museum & the Bronx Botanical Garden
Friday, April 18th
New York, NY
Fee: $160

Includes admission fees to the Cloisters Museum and the Bronx Botanical Garden, lunch, and bus transportation.

This enjoyable day will begin as the bus departs from Rosemont College at 7:00 a.m. We will arrive in NY by 10:30 a.m., so we can tour the splendid Cloisters Museum from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. We will have our very own docent for this tour, and our visit will feature the highlights of the Cloisters collection.

The Cloisters is located on four acres overlooking the Hudson River in northern Manhattan's Fort Tryon Park, the building incorporates elements from five medieval French cloisters- quadrangles enclosed by a roofed or vaulted passageway, or arcade- and from other monastic sites in southern France. Approximately five thousand works of art from medieval Europe, dating from about A.D. 800 with particular emphasis on the twelfth through fifteenth century, are exhibited in this unique and sympathetic context. After we complete the tour, registrants will have a half an hour to tour the museum on their own.

At 12:30 p.m., we will depart the Cloisters Museum, and we will travel to Emilia's Restaurant located in the Bronx for an Italian lunch! We will dine from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. The cuisine promises to be a true taste of "Little Italy."

After lunch, we will make our way over to the Bronx Botanical Garden. We will embark on a guided tour from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. titled, "The Garden Highlights Tour." This is an outdoor tour, so please dress appropriately. Once we have completed this tour, registrants will have some time to view the facility on their own as well as visit the gift shop!

We will depart the gardens at 5:30 p.m. We will arrive at Rosemont by 8:30 p.m. This will be a lovely day, so please register and bring a friend. This is a great way to meet new people, relax, and explore two exciting places.

Source: http://www.ny.com/museums/cloisters.html

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Policies

Cancellation Policy
Rosemont College reserves the right to cancel any course or trip if minimum enrollment is not reached. A full refund will be made in this instance.

Withdraw Policy
To withdraw from a class before it has begun, you must notify us in writing preferably at least two weeks in advance. Full refunds minus a 10% administrative fee will be charged if you withdraw more than 10 business days before the class starts. If we receive your cancellation less than 10 days but more than 24 hours before the class starts, you will be refunded minus a 20% administrative fee. Cancellations made less than 24 hours in advance are not refundable.

If you must withdraw from a class that has already begun, you may receive a credit to be used for a future class, provided that 1) the course is more than three weeks long, and 2) you notify us in writing by the second week of the class. Only credits, not refunds, are available in this instance.

Withdraw Policy for Roundtrips
To withdraw from a Roundtrip you must notify us in writing preferably at least three weeks in advance. Refunds minus a 20% administrative fee will be charged if you withdraw more than 10 business days before the class starts. If we receive your cancellation less than 10 business days but more than 5 days before the day of the trip, you will be refunded 50% of the cost. Cancellations made less than 5 business days in advance are not refundable.

Please note: Refunds cannot be made for classes missed as result of illness, personal emergencies, moving or other event beyond our control.