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Originally posted by Waterlily
Correct, Darkfall is a themepark. It's just less of a themepark than some others...
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Originally posted by evilastro
This comment isn't completely accurate. You CAN move to Highkeep after you outlevel Highpass Hold, but you aren't required to. You have the option to move to any zone within your level range and level up there. That was one of the nice things about EQ: You weren't really on the ride from point A to point B like the "new" Themepark games do. EQ, in my opinion, is Themepark-lite.
Sandbox has generally two meanings. The first is the one you listed. The second is basically where the player isn't restricted to a set path. They can select what they want to do, when they want to do it (assuming it is within their range). In that regard, EQ is a Sandbox because you can choose to skip around to zones that fit your need. You don't have to stay in Commonlands, you can choose to go to Qeynos Hills or The Karanas.
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Regarding "class discussion"
I wouldn't be quick to write it down that it's definitely going to be traditional classes.
It certainly might be, but part of the discussion could be them explaining their take on the class system which could involve switching/combining skills etc.
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I really do not understand the argument of the definition of sandbox and theme park. I live in Orlando Florida "Theme park capital of the world" And when I go to Disney World I am not told that I have to ride the rides in a particular order and I know that I have the option of eating at one of the many restaurants or going to any of the many shows that they have. But guess what IT IS STILL A THEME PARK! And it is the reason we use the term theme park about games. Just because I don't have to go to a certain zone for a certain level or have to do a certain dungeon at a certain level does not mean that I have had any input on the game world at all. Disney World gives me the freedom to take joy in everything that they have built and there are few restrictions on when I have to do something. However I am not allowed to build my own ride, my own restaurant, or my own show because it is a theme park not my own sandbox to play in. I know Everquest did not hold your hand like WoW and there was a sense of reward and danger with many things in the game. But you could not create anything in that world other than relationships with other players. It was a great game and I hope that EQ Next is similar in many ways but please dont completely use a word the wrong way for sake of an argument
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EQN could be a themepark or a sandbox, no one knows yet. That being said the original Everquest is both a themepark and a sandbox. The problem with those two terms is that they are too losely defined. On one side you have a themepark which people assume just means "linear gameplay". So then you ask yourself, how could EQ possibley be linear, I mean I can go to hundreds of zones around the same level range without being hand held by quest hubs etc. You can use that argument but in the end you can still argue that because your on a level system, there are only so many zones that will allow you to level that have mobs in those ranges. On the other hand you can argue because there are so many zones its more like a sandbox because I have more of a choice and im not funneled in only 1 or 2 zones max.
The point is, the terms Sandbox and Themepark are poor terms to define a game, because everyones opinion of those terms mean different things. I personally don't think there is one true sanbox game in the market. The term Sanbox in my terms means, complete open world without any restrictions, skill progression etc. Once you stick any system like that into a game, it imeediately becomes about progression which can be argued as Themepark because Developers want you to do things in a certain way. Every game on the market right now is a themepark, I am willing to bet that most of you will probably disagree with me, however I know for a fact that every game has progression to some extent. Even the games that most of you play that elude you to open world freedom. I want to stress that "open world" does not mean sandbox. Open world just means you can run around in a larger "zone or room" within the game, it does not mean that you are in a sandbox and can do whatever you want. I had to say this because many individuals get those two terms confused. I say this because every game runs based on a set of rules, but for a sandbox to truely make sense you would need to have a world that has no restrictions. Lets face it though, developers cannot afford to make a game like this because it would be hard for them to project possible income scenarios.
I think one of the reasons Everquest feels like a sandbox is because your skills for everything you did improved over time as you used them. For example when you tried casting a spell or attacking a target you needed to have your skill high enough or you came up short. For example, lets say you got a new spell called Blood Boil which was a conjuration spell. Well in most games you could just cast it, and it would work everytime. However because you decided to focus on one specific spell type, like Life draining skills which were based off alteration you now fizzle everytime you cast the new spell. While this may not sound like a huge issue, it had major impacts depending on the spell line you were using ... Feign Death anyone? The point is, this system made Everquest feel sandboxy because there were elements that could still impact you in certain ways that made your character feel more important or alive. I think Everquest did a very good job implementing a multitude of different mechanics that made the game world feel alive and therefore more sandboxy then the quest hub driven games of today.
Originally posted by Wakygreek
Yes actually. Yes we do know. It's a Sandbox. That's been confirmed multiple times.
Originally posted by dstillrules
This is only happening from people 'wishing' that EQN will be a themepark honestly. So for some reason they're arguing what a Sandbox is to delude themselves I guess. Regardless, it's not going to change whatever reality is come August 2nd.
Either SOE is lying and it is a Themepark with some Sandbox elements in it or Smed was telling the truth to all the gaming sites for the last year.
Originally posted by Waterlily
Incorrect. A game is anything that has rules, objectives and a goal. Baseball has no story, but it's a game.
SimCity isn't specifically a game. It has no defined goal. It's more of a toy (like a ball or a bat). You can make up your own goals and in turn make your own game. But SimCity in itself is not a game. It's a toy/tool (for creating your own games)
You can have a game without a story.
You can have a story without a game.
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EQN hasnt been confirmed as a pure sandbox but a sandbox according to smed.
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Originally posted by jdnyc
lol. Nice.
But remember, Sandbox is still open for interpretation. Could mean just non-instanced open world. Could mean lots of player run content. Could mean a lot of things.
It could easily have a mixture of things you see in themeparks and things you see in sandbox games.
Hell, one guy on here championing for sandbox MMORPGs when asked what a sandbox is he described Vanguard's FFA PVP server to the letter lol.
Most people agree that a "Pure sandbox" is a game with near unlimited freedom and no real goals. Minecraft, Garry's mode, Sim City.... things like that.
We can be sure that EQN is not going to be an EQ skinned Garry's mod. Expect some theme park traits to make it into the game.
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Originally posted by jdnyc
Maybe he just really hates roller coasters.
Next week he'll link to the bumper cars with a big thumbs up.
Originally posted by Gallus85
Yep. It sure is left up to interpretation.
But Sandbox = UGC. Themepark is content that is fed to you and you 'ride' it for amusement. The whole design philosophy behind themepark vs. sandbox is different. These are things that have been known among the community for years. The only reason why it's in question now is because some people refuse to accept the truth. Therefore the very essence of the definition is now in question.
Originally posted by jdnyc
Yup, but some people wrongly equate sandbox to features and mechanics that don't have to be in a sandbox, or themepark MMO.
Some people think Sandbox means no quests, just mobs standing around in a field waiting to be grinded. That's not true.
Some people think that Sandbox = FFA PVP (Some have gone so far as to say the you can not* have a Sandbox game without FFA PVP). That's not true.
Some people think that Sandbox means Zero instancing (That's not true).
Some people said that class systems are Themepark, and you can only have a sandbox if there's a free-choice point leveling system (again, not true)
Some people think that Sandbox means there won't be any "end game raid mobs". Again, not true at all.
The point is, the term sandbox is a vague word that conveys a lot of ideas, but all of those ideas don't have to be true in a game for a game to be a sandbox.
Some people here are expecting EQN to be Minecraft, with better graphics and FFA PVP, nothing more, nothing less.
I hope the game offers what everyone wants, but I think some people heard the word sandbox, made up a fantasy world in their head and are expecting EQN to match up to that fantasy, when the reality is that it's probably only going to be partially what they're expecting, or more than what they're expecting.
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I hope EQ Next is
a sandbox first.
I want to be able to build a house, make or buy furnishings for it. I want my avatar to possibly be robbed, or killed or steal from others and kill them. I want to be able to make and use siege engines or use spells that can effect the lands around me like burning a tree or blowing the side out of a castle. Maybe taming creatures. Participating at different levels in the community I my house was placed and beyond is important as well.
Also maybe a max cap on Hit Points/ Mana/ Strength/stamina/dexterity/wisdom/intelligence/agility set at 100 from start of game. The only way this is effected is by gear stats or spells. This way any leveling put into the game could just be progression of various class skills,spells,resists,crafting.
This sort of system would make everything in the game much easier to balance since spell power doesn't need to go up and up until you have 50 versions of the same spell, only slightly more powerful versions. You maybe have 1 heal spell but you can level that spell power from 25 health healed all the way up to 100 health healed and then thru gear and aa's you might get crit heals of 220. This 220hp heal seems very small compared to most theme park MMO's but without the standard level tied progression of hit points and other stats going up and up, this 220hp would be a full heal on a tank style character that has gear and skills and spells on them that up their HP to 220.
This would also give us great challenges in raids and such without having huge #'s in the 10's of thousands of points being exchanged just to prove how strong your character has become that they have the HP to absorb 15k damage and then do an 8.2k crit .
Things can be theme park and sandbox. This could all work quite well. There could still be danger around the next corner for explorers and raiders and groups that like the dungeon crawl. And we could also have a leveling system, just not one that is tied directly to your characters stats only. We could have houses and deep crafting and gear degradation with players being able to repair it.
There is a way for both types of game and gamer to co-exist in a fun new land. This land is.......EQNext? maybe.....
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Originally posted by jdnyc
Pretty much true.
If EQ:N doesn't at least have player-made non-instanced housing, ships, and castles then Smed is full of crap.
EQ 2, WoW, etc.
Eq 1
... big gap
ArcheAge, Black Desert, Pathfinder, etc.
... big gap
Ultima Online
... big gap
Wurm Online
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Themepark- Content and world is designed by game developers.
Sandbox- Developers give players tools to design some modular prefabricated options for content or world.
Linnear- Whether sandbox or themepark, this content is called this when a sequence or order is 1,2,3,4,5.
Non Linnear- Whether sandbox or themepark, this content is called this when a sequence or order trends random.
Open World- Huge world with few zones or instances, has loading at certain points.
Seamless open world- Huge world no zones or instances, with hidden region loading in background.
Procedural generation- Algorythmically generated content rather than manual creation, can be linnear or non linnear.
Emergent gameplay- When a game has a good simulation that responds and is affected by users actions.
My favorite is emergent gameplay:
Gambling. Auction house market play, changing game objectives, emergent narrative, etc. Basically where all actions have lasting and transitional impact from semi permanent to permanent excluding permanent death.
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Originally posted by Gallus85
False, sports DO have stories.
Did you keep an eye on the Super Bowl? It had tons of storylines going into it. Colin Kaepernick starting in the Super Bowl after taking over halfway through the season, the first time in NFL History two head coaches that were brothers were coaching against each other in the Super Bowl, Ray Lewis' "last ride" as he announced before the post-season he was going to retire win or lose. Sports have tons of stories. Andrew Luck, RG3, Russell Wilson, Chuck Pagono beating Luekemia. There were tons of storylines in the NFL.
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Originally posted by hMJem
The media finds emergent stories about players to add to the appeal of a game and boost the ratings.
What makes sports inherently interesting is the emergent story that the contestants create during the match, huge difference.
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Originally posted by Waterlily
She's right. EQ told A story. A very long complex story spanning ages and geography. What it didn't do was tell YOUR story.
like some of the themeparks out there today. Your story, life, and adventures were up to you.
Waterlily I [heart] u. Just sayin =P


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(Eds: Updates. With AP Photos.) By CLIFF BRUNT Associated Press An already improving Colts defense is adding linebacker Robert Mathis back into the mix. The four-time Pro Bowl player expects to play Sunday against Miami after missing the previous three games with a knee injury. ''That's the plan,'' he said Thursday. ''Looking forward to being out there with the fellas again.'' Mathis has five sacks in four games this season. He got a limited number of snaps in practice Wednesday, but doesn't expect any limitations Sunday. ''I'm feeling pretty good,'' he said. ''I'm itching to be out there.'' Among the people most excited about Mathis' return: defensive coordinator Greg Manusky. ''He's a Pro Bowler,'' Manusky said. ''He's a difference maker, and that's what we're looking for on Sunday out of him.'' Mathis' injury has meant more than a loss of production. ''I think more than the play itself, the sacks, is the passion he brings to the game,'' Colts interim coach Bruce Arians sa...
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Although sparse in images documenting the gay community, pre-Stonewall gay male photography blurs the boundaries between art, erotica, and social history.
Given the historic stigma around making, circulating, and possessing overtly homoerotic images, the visual arts have been especially important for providing a socially sanctioned arena for depicting the naked male body and suggesting homoerotic desire.
Independent films that aggressively assert homosexual identity and queer culture, the New Queer Cinema can be seen as the culmination of several developments in American cinema.
Renowned photographer, teacher, critic, editor, and curator, Minor White created some of the most interesting photographs of male nudes of the second half of the twentieth century, but did not exhibit them for fear of scandal.
The first international fashion superstar, Halston dressed and befriended some of America's most glamorous women.
An artistic movement that grew out of Dadaism and flourished in Europe shortly after World War I, Surrealism embraced the idea that art was an expression of the subconscious.
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Given the ugliness demonstrated by so many of the supporters of North Carolina's Amendment One, it is tempting to believe that most of the state is composed of the liars, fanatics, and creeps who have emerged to lead the dispiriting campaign to write discrimination into the state constitution. But if there is plenty of evidence of North Carolina Ugly, we also need to remember that the tarheel state is composed not solely of crazies like Baptist preachers Patrick Wooden and Sean Harris or of rednecks who shoot or urinate on opposing campaign signs. A video recently released by a North Carolina string quartet featuring James Travis Creed and Billie Karel serves as a perfect antidote to North Carolina Ugly.
Vote Against Amendment One: String Quartet, featuring James Travis Creed & Billie Karel from Laurelyn Dossett on Vimeo.
The musicians in the video include Creed (guitar, vocals), Karel (vocals), Karen Strittmatter Galvin (violin), Maria Evola (violin), Peng Li (cello), and Amy Mason (viola). The song, "Vote against Amendment One," is by Laurelyn Dossett. The string arrangement is by Karen Strittmatter Galvin.
The lyrics to the song are as follows.
Stranger there across the room / Your children are my children too / When seven days of May are done / I'll vote against amendment one
Father one or fathers two / Your family is my family too / Ties that bind won't be undone / We'll vote against amendment one
Love thy neighbor, word and true / Your neighbor is my neighbor too / To work beside and lean upon / And vote against amendment one
Points of light and points of view / Your city is my city too / The crumbling walls we'll overrun / To vote against amendment one
We cannot see for red or blue / But your state it is my state too / And when the 8th of May is come / We'll vote against amendment one
We'll rise up with the morning sun / And vote against amendment one / The sounding cry has just begun / We'll vote against amendment one
James Travis Creed has issued this statement: "Working in the Arts has opened my eyes and torn down walls. The people I love come in all shapes, sizes, colors, ethnicities, and sexual orientations. I am happy to do my part to ensure ALL North Carolinians can live their life as they please and be happy. I am thankful to have such talented friends and honored to play a small role in making my state a better place to live."
A hat tip to Jeremy Hooper whose excellent coverage of Amendment One at his GoodAsYou blog brought this gentle and beautiful song to my attention.
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The numbers I was provided about the pace of the House in passing bills were incorrect. The legislative library provided the accurate numbers.
The House, through day 101, is 165 bills behind on major calendars: 321 bills passed last session, 156 this session. On the local calendar, they're 50 behind, m 206 to 156).
I appreciate the library's help.
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When Jerry Wexler sent Wilson Pickett to Memphis, I'm sure he had no idea that in the first night, he and Steve Cropper would write "Don't Fight It," "Ninety Nine and A Half (Won't Do)," and "In The Midnight Hour" in a Jack Daniels-fueled cram session.
I've been around music all of my life, and I gotta say -- a lot of artists would kill to have that sort of output in twenty years, much less twenty hours.
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[Feature] In a paper presented at the 110th AES Convention, Hebert and Thomas described the "phantom menace," wherein phantom power faults can damage audio input circuitry. Their approach focused on the analysis of a "common-mode fault" occurring at the microphone preamplifier inputs, which was described as a "fault at both inputs, simultaneously." However, this is not the only fault condition that can occur. New fault mechanisms are considered in this paper, and we show that commonly used protection schemes for popular integrated microphone preamplifiers do not always protect the preamplifiers as expected.
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We're glad to see more discussion of this problem, and Ros Bortoni's paper gives good solutions that more console and mic preamp makers should observe. However the problem occurs not only when one side of the mic cable is shorted due to a fault, or when a line level output is connected with a mic input. It is also experienced when a microphone is plugged in to phantom-powered input, or disconnected from the input, while the phantom power is on.
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- We kicked off the week with this beautiful French Vineyard inspired bridal mood board and it is fair to say that you lot loved the soft colour palette and delicate details of this look. The perfect antidote to a week of miserable weather…
- You should all know by now just how much we love The State of Grace and their personalised and bespoke approach to bridal and occasion wear. And if you are a fan too, then make sure you don't miss out on their fabulous Christmas shopping event which starts tomorrow! (And if you are popping in, we'd love to know what you think of our window styling!)
- This week on Chat Time we asked you what was making you smile this week; it's not too late to get involved, we'd love to hear from you!
- This week's real wedding was not only a beautiful coastal affair but it featured the most adorable couple who went all out to ensure their personalities and relationship was reflected throughout their wedding.
- Our Dream Find this week featured the beautiful vintage industrial homeware finds of fabulous online boutique, Uniche Interior Furnishings.
- Have you seen our brand new Dream Team member? We welcomed The Tiny Card Company and their beautiful wedding stationery to the blog.
- We couldn't hold off any longer – with less than a month to go, we brought you the first in a series of festive advice and inspiration posts with our Real Christmas Tree Buying Guide
- And if real isn't your thing when it comes to Christmas trees, we talk you through the best artificial and quirky options with our Alternative Christmas Tree Guide.
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- This adorable little washi tape gift tag tutorial from decor8 looks quick, simple and perfect for the upcoming festive season!
- I really cannot get enough of this incredible woodland wedding inspriation shoot from Sarah Falugo, shared on Reverie blog this week. Er, a wedding with owls and a reindeer…sign me up now!
- This fabulous wedding on London Bride is just the epitome of city chic; and check out the bride's shoes!
- Fancy making your own advent calendar this year? This modern take on Design*Sponge has to be one my favourites I have seen this year.
- Following last week's Nordic Winter inspiration on the blog, I loved reading about this trip to Norway on From Me To You - how beautiful does it all look?!
- And finally, thanks to Stationery Scoop for sharing the Before I Die project; s a global public art project that invites people to reflect on their lives and share their personal aspirations in public space. First started in New Orleans, the project encourages people to celebrate what is important to you and I just love sentiment behind it. It's travelled around the globe and even reached Buckinghamshire in the UK.
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Nobody ever told grumpy Democrats that the very best Congress is the Congress that does absolutely nothing at all.
"Do Nothing Congress!!" scream desperate Democrats as they look sadly out to sea, noting, a red tide rising for November, we remember our Tacitus, who reminded us that, in a thoroughly corrupt state:
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"Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges:
The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.
— Tacitus, in his master historical work: The Annals of The Roman Empire.
Boy howdy, Publius!! who could have made a more spot on observation to the Americans about their rulers at this New Year's Day, 2013, than that?? A brave man, unafraid to call a spade a spade, Publius Tacitus was critical of almost every actor he observed at Rome–finding -"the senators are cowards, the soldiers are greedy, the emperors are weak." More detail on Tacitus follows:
Publius, Gaius, Cornelius Tacitus (56 AD – 117 AD) was a senator and a historian of the Roman Empire. The surviving portions of his two major works—the Annals and the Histories—examine the reigns of the Roman Emperors Tiberius, Claudius, Nero. Roman Senator Tacitus wrote about the Empire of Rome in his brilliant histories.Today, at New Year, 2013, I think of him and wonder what he would make of the present condition of the United States, with specificity to financial corruption left altogether unchecked, in fact actively encouraged, at the highest levels of government and commerce.
I ask this in most particular with respect to Mr. Jamie Dimon of, I think, the Morgan Stanley Trust Bank, New York City. What would Senator Tacitus make of Jamie? My readers know Jamie well. I featured him in a note I wrote in May of what is, now, suddenly, last summer, 2012, reflecting my observations on the Panica of 2008.
http://johndanielbegg.com/2010/05/30/heartbreak-in-paradise/In that note, I had a number of things to say about Jamie, among them this:
America is now a desolate, fearful place and all Americans know this with few exceptions.
One such unenlightened is Mr. Jamie Dimon, a most upbeat fella of, I believe, the Morgan Stanley Trust, who the other day enthused that the US economy is doing so well that it is holding "a royal straight flush," an allusion, I think, to poker card games in which such a flush is the best conceivable hand a man can draw—and no improvement is possible .
I don't know if Mr. Dimon was having a laugh or behaving swankishly on purpose to say such a thing, but I must ask him-how is it possible to say such a heartless thing with so many millions of his fellow citizens in poverty or just above that sad border and many millions more worry at night that they are next up for the bread lines?
Shame on him!
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Now on the Mudcats roster. Misael DeJesus sent to Sarasota.
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Now on the Mudcats roster. Misael DeJesus sent to Sarasota.
I wonder if the plan is for him to remain a starter for now?
good deal, im kinda hoping he stays a starter now but either way this kid is going to be a very good player most most likely
According to the stats on minorleaguesplits.com, between Texas Tech, Dayton and Sarasota, Stewart pitched roughly 75 innings. Currently he already has hurled about 42 innings in 2009. If he continues to start he is going to obliterate that 75 innings mark this season. Do you think the Reds will shut him down early? Do you think after a couple more starts it is back to the bullpen for Stewart? How many innings are they going to end up letting this kid pitch in '09? Is this much ado about nothing? Where can I find a life? =)
My guess is they let him pitch somewhere between 100 and 120 innings... you got to stretch him out if you think he can start someday... hes already in AA.


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Journey to the Big Apple with the Arts - March 4-8
Travel with the alumni, students, faculty, and friends of the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts on a four day trip to New York City in March. We'll see a few sights, shop, and indulge in Broadway's Tony Award winning Billy Elliot. Then on Sunday, March 7, we'll join IU South Bend's famed pianist Alexander Toradze at the Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall where he will perform with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
During the weekend of March 4-8, 2010, we will travel by motor coach from South Bend to New York City where we will stay at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in the heart of Times Square. During our stay we will have brunch at The Tavern on the Green, visit the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum, enjoy a trip to Broadway, and have free time to shop and see other venues around the city.
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Packages for this trip range from $699-$1359 in price. An air travel option is available for an additional $200. The package includes: round trip motor coach transportation from South Bend; four night stay at the Millennium Broadway Hotel; transportation to and from the Guggenheim Museum and Museum of Modern Art; mezzanine seating for Billy Elliot; second tier seating at Avery Fisher Hall for the concert; brunch at Tavern on the Green, and all taxes, gratuities, and baggage handling. Reservations can be made through Signal Travel by calling 1-800-811-1522. A $200 deposit is due at the time of booking. All reservations and payments must be received by January 10, 2010.
Alexander Toradze is internationally recognized as a masterful virtuoso in the grand Romantic tradition and appears continuously with the world's leading orchestras. He founded the Toradze Piano Studio at IU South Bend where he instructs an international group of talented young pianists.
For a sneak peak at Toradze's powerful presence on stage, see him live, at the Campus Auditorium of IU South Bend, performing with the Toradze Piano Studio on November 6. More information is available at arts.iusb.edu or by calling the Box Office at 574-520-4203.


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