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Meeting Scheduled for UW-Eau Claire
Annual Spring New York Art Trip 

MAILED: Jan. 23, 2002

         EAU CLAIRE — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's art department will hold an informational meeting about their annual spring trip to New York at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, in Room 105 of the Haas Fine Arts Center.
         The annual trip, scheduled to leave at 6 p.m. Friday, March 21, and return on Sunday, March 31, is an opportunity for students, faculty and community members to explore art, music, theater, food and the sights of Manhattan and the Boroughs.
         The cost of the trip includes round-trip motor coach transportation and seven nights in either double or quad rooms in a mid-town hotel located just a couple blocks from Central Park. Although not a guided tour, there are optional group activities planned most days. Participants can purchase a 7-day pass for unlimited subway and bus rides for $17.
         The per-person cost is $500 with student ID (quads), $550 for all others (quads) or $750 for doubles. Tickets are available now at the University Service Center in Davies Center or by phone, 836-3727. Deadline for purchasing tickets is Feb. 18.
         Everyone is invited to the informational meeting. For details, call the UW-Eau Claire art department at 836-3277.
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  News Bureau
Judy Berthiaume
UW-Eau Claire News Bureau
Schofield 201
(715) 836-4741
newsbur@uwec.edu

Updated: Jan. 23, 2002