CONVENTION SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
ESPCC: Empire State Plaza Convention Center
MAY 17 – 20, 2018
Thursday, May 17, 2018
4:00 pm Hotel Check-In
4:00 pm – Midnight One (1) Shuttle bus running continuously between hotels
6:30 pm Turn in Forms for Briefing ........... Hilton Hotel, Governor B
7:30 pm Quartet/Chorus Briefing .............. Hilton Hotel, Governor A
Immediately Following ................ Quartet Chorus Rehearsal
Hilton Hotel, Governor A
Friday, May 18, 2018
8:00 am Dedicated buses for mic testing chorus and quartet only
8:30 am ESPCC, Facilities Inspection/Sound Check, BY INVITATION ONLY
9:00 am – 7:00 pm Spectator Buses dedicated from each hotel to ESPCC
9:00 am – 7:00 pm Boutique…………………………………. ESPCC
10:15 am Quartet Walk-Ons ....................... ESPCC
10:30 am – 6:00 pm Registration Desk/Ticket Sales……ESPCC
12:00 noon Mass Sing .................................. CAPITOL STEPS (inside if raining)
1:15 pm Curtain call
1:30 pm Quartet Contest .......................... ESPCC
4:00 pm Hotel Check-In
From end of contest to 12:00 am - buses WILL run between hotels
Saturday, May 19, 2018
9:00 am – 7:00 pm Spectator Buses from each hotel to ESPCC
10:30 am – 6:00 pm Boutique .................................... ESPCC
10:30 am – 2:00 pm Registration Desk/Ticket Sales……ESPCC
11:45 am Curtain call ………………………………ESPCC
12:00 noon Chorus Contest .......................... ESPCC
7:00 pm Cash Bar .................................... Hilton Ballroom
7:30 pm Regional Banquet ....................... Hilton Ballroom
8:45 pm Regional Awards ......................... Hilton Ballroom
After Awards Top 3 Choruses & Quartets sing…Hilton Ballroom
Closing our Banquet–THE BUZZ
Following The Buzz - Sirens of Gotham Tag Singing ..... Hilton Ballroom Lobby
Buses WILL run between hotels from end of contest To 2:00 am
Sunday, May 20, 2018
10:00 am Farewell Sing Hilton Hotel, Governor’s Lobby
Ballroom Level