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Spoleto Festival USA 
Join the University of Wisconsin for a weekend of world class performances. If you've never been to Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, South Carolina, you really don't know what you're missing. One of the most important performing arts festivals in all of North America, its reputation for offering extraordinary work by the best artists in the world is well-deserved. As always, we will attend a cross-section of the festival's offerings for one of the most interesting weekends of performance that you can find anywhere.
This year's package includes the play Major Bang by The Foundry Theatre, two morning chamber music concerts, a dance performance by the extraordinary Shen Wei Dance Arts, and the opera Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny! In addition to these performances, your educational package includes a city history seminar as well as a guided city tour. In your free time you can visit important sites in early American and Civil War history, The Gibbes Museum, over 150 art galleries, beautiful old churches, the Charleston Market, and more. Stroll amongst some of the finest early American architecture and dine in some of the best restaurants in the country.
You will enjoy a "History of Charleston" lecture on your first day at the festival; and there is a 90-minute guided city tour on Friday morning.
From world class performing arts to American history, this trip has it all. Join us as we visit the beautiful and historic city of Charleston, South Carolina for southern hospitality and the performing arts at their finest!
Thursday, May 31
Friday, June 1
Saturday, June 2
Sunday, June 3
Everyone is welcome to join us. If you are traveling from parts of the country other than the Wisconsin area you are welcome to either meet us en route, at the Charleston airport, or at the hotel. If you want to fly with us, please let us know and we will put you in touch with our travel agent. If you want to meet us in Charleston just call and let us know your plans. We'll make sure the hotel is expecting you.
Costs: $1228/per person based on double occupancy; plus air. Price includes premier seating at all performances, lodging and transfers.
Airfare is not included in this package price. Upon receipt of your deposit our travel agent will contact you to make your flight arrangements, regardless of your point of origin, if you wish. If you plan to make your own air arrangements you must contact us first to confirm space and ground arrangements. Thank you.
As with all of our trips, you may choose to extend your stay in Charleston. Please let us know if we can assist you in your plans to stay beyond our travel dates. Please understand, however, that due to high ticket demand at Spoleto Festival we are unable to secure tickets for performances other than the ones we have listed here. Please join us for a great weekend!
Lodging: You'll enjoy comfortable accommodations at Charleston's Holiday Inn Historic District. The service is extraordinarily friendly and the concierge services allow you to make your visit to Charleston absolutely satisfying.
Transportation: There is coach transportation to and from the airport and to our morning Chamber Music Series performances. The other performance venues are within walking distance from the hotel so we will go on foot. If you have ambulatory difficulties alternative transportation can be arranged for a nominal charge.
For more information contact: Doug Whittle, (608) 263-7787 or Kim Seymour, (608) 262-3731.
Registration: To register for the Spoleto Festival tour please download and send in the registration form. The registration form is a part of the brochure.
Doug Whittle is entering his third year as UW-Madison's Director of Educational Travel after a decade as a fine arts professor in South Carolina. He served in the Peace Corps in Zaire and has traveled independently in Asia, Europe, Central and North America.
For information contact Doug Whittle, 608-263-7787, dwhittle@dcs.wisc.edu, or Kim Seymour, 608-262-3731, kseymour@dcs.wisc.edu.
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Top photo by William Struhs
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