THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, June 10, 1996 TAG: 9606080060
SECTION: DAILY BREAK PAGE: E1 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: By Paul Richard
WASHINGTON POST
LENGTH: 56 lines
Virginian-Pilot for this date.]
HEADED TO PHILLY?
If you're driving: From Norfolk, count on about a five-hour trip. For
a more scenic route along the Eastern Shore, take the Chesapeake Bay
Bridge Tunnel, then head north on U.S. Route 13 to Wilmington, Del. Pick
up Interstate 95 north, continuing into Philadelphia. The museum is at
26th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway. For information, call (215)
763-8100.
Want to fly? USAir is offering a 5 percent discount to folks headed
to Philadelphia during the Cezanne show. While booking tickets, refer to
Gold File No. 21950441. Call USAir at (800) 334-8644 or call your travel
agent.
Into trains? Through August, Amtrak is offering a 10 percent discount
on fares to Philadelphia. Call (800) USA-RAIL and ask for fare order
X-652. Or call your travel agent.
Need a place to stay? Fifteen Philadelphia hotels are offering
package deals that include one night accommodations for two, free
breakfast and parking, two tickets to Cezanne shows at the Philadelphia
museum and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and more.
Priced from $149 to $275. Call (800) 752-8206.
GROUP TOURS:
Two area museums are planning group trips to the Cezanne exhibit.
They're for members only, however:
The Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk has a trip to Philadelphia set
for Aug. 8-11. Jeff Harrison, the museum's curator of European art, will
be your guide at the museum and other attractions. The $795-per-person
fee includes three nights at the Four Seasons Hotel, museum admissions,
some meals and more. Transportation to Philadelphia is not included.
Deadline to register is June 28. Call 664-6287.
For membership information, call 664-6200.
The Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William and Mary in
Williamsburg is sponsoring a trip July 25-26 to the Cezanne show. The
$265-per-person fee includes transportation to Philadelphia by bus,
overnight lodging, museum tickets and more. To sign up, call (804)
221-2707.
For membership information, call (804) 221-2710.
The general public is invited to join Virginia Beach art
historian/artist George Tussing on a group trip set for July 11-14. The
$300 fee includes Amtrak fare to Philadelphia, three nights' lodging,
museum tickets and more. Full payment is due July 1. To register, call
340-2973. by CNB