 | 2004 Serra International Convention + June 24 - 27Optional Events |
Tour of University of Pittsburgh Nationality Rooms
Wednesday, 23 June, 12:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Includes transportation, admission, guided tours and lunch. Upon departing the Hilton, the tour will proceed to Pittsburgh’s “Strip District” for lunch at Lidia’s Restaurant, followed by a tour of several ethnic churches (including St. Anthony’s Chapel which houses 5,000 relics of saints) and the University of Pittsburgh’s Nationality Rooms. Of museum quality, the Nationality Rooms will take you around the world in 90 minutes. These functioning classrooms adapt Classical, Byzantine, Romanesque, Baroque, Renaissance, Tudor and other styles to recreate cultural periods prior to 1787, the founding date of the University.Dinner Theatre Package
Wednesday, 23 June, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Includes transportation, dinner and theater ticket. This event features two outstanding examples of the best of downtown Pittsburgh. Start with a pre-show dinner at Bravo Franco Restaurant in the heart of the city’s Cultural District. Then move to the adjacent O’Reilly Theatre for a performance of Mary Stuart starring Lisa Harrow and Deirdre Madigan as Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots as they stake their claim to the throne in this epic production of Freidrich Schiller's masterpiece. The extravagant world of 16th-century England is vividly portrayed in this no-holds-barred clash of political titans.Gateway Clipper Dinner Cruise
Sunday, 27 June 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Reservations made by 1 May 2004 - $54.00 per personReservations made after 1 May 2004 - $64.00 per person
Join us for the final optional event of Pittsburgh 2004: a sunset dinner cruise aboard the Gateway Clipper Fleet’s Majestic. Enjoy a three-hour cruise on the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers set to the music of the Pittsburgh Dixieland Band, along with a first class dining experience. The Majestic will board on Sunday evening at the beautiful Pittsburgh Point – located only steps from the entrance to the Hilton – and embark on a tour of the city’s Three Rivers. Registrations received before 1 May are discounted by $10.00, so don’t delay (the registration form is located elsewhere in this edition of The Serran).
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and Spa
Monday, 28 June, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Includes transportation, lunch, guided tour and late afternoon refreshments. This full day program takes you first to the world famous Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and Spa. Located in the scenic Laurel Mountains of southwestern Pennsylvania, Nemacolin is a former 1,000-acre game preserve transformed by lumber baron Joe Hardy into a stylish full-service resort teeming with noteworthy architecture, eclectic art and breathtaking views. After lunch at the resort, the tour will continue on to the Sisters of St. Basil the Great Motherhouse for a visit to the beautiful Byzantine Convent there.California Mission Tour
28 June – 5 July
Includes 8 days/7 nights in tourist class hotels, continental breakfasts and daily dinners, all venue entrance fees, daily mass, transportation to and from airports, hotel tips/taxes, baggage handling, touring by private, air-conditioned Motorcoach and professional tour guides throughout (please note – airfare not included). This weeklong tour of the California Missions begins in Los Angeles and continues up the coastline in the footsteps of Father Serra, concluding in San Francisco. For a more detailed itinerary (including airfare specials from Pittsburgh to California), please contact Serra International or Ponzio International Travel.