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Can't make it to Somerset? Then come to the
Harpers' Escape Weekend
October 4-6, 2013
Location & Accommodations
Hilton Parsippany
1 Hilton Court, Parsippany NJ
Tel: 973-267-7373 Fax: 973-984-2896
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Budget-Friendly Room Rate: $103/per night. (plus applicable taxes)
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Our room block rate extends from July 15-July 24.
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Use Our Custom Online Booking Link.
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If you phone the hotel, say you're with the Somerset Harp Festival to get this discount
Why you should stay at the Hilton and get in our hotel room block:
- You'll save money by using our room block. We got you a great deal so take advantage of it!
- It's so convenient to just go to your room after a long harping day.
- It's a really nice place to stay and you deserve it.
- Overall it supports the festival's use of workshop, exhibit hall and concert space.
We suggest that you fly into Newark International Airport. If you're game to take Mass Transit there are a few options listed below. We have contacted State Shuttle which operates out of Newark (and JFK) and they have vans suitable for transporting you and your harp. They only need 24-hr notice on a reservation. Cost: $40 for a trip to the Parsippany Hilton. Call 1-800-427-3207 (if calling from outside the US, dial 973-347-3144). They also have a shuttle that runs from JFK to Newark for $30 and then go to Parsippany for the additional leg at $40.
Don't forget we have the harp loaner pool available to those for whom traveling with the harp would be a real nuisance. The website for New Jersey Transit is very helpful once you actually know what you're looking for. However, if you call them, you'll find a very friendly helpful person who will help you get to 1 Hilton Court, Parsippany from various points in NY and NJ. That's how I got most of the information on this page--and then their website made more sense. NJ Transit toll-free number: 800-772-2287.
Hotel Shuttle
The Hilton has a shuttle that does pick-ups within a 3-mile radius of the hotel. This includes the Morris Plains Train Station and various points along Rt. 46. The hotel's main phone is 973-267-7373.
Trains from New York
From: Amtrak trains into New York City's Penn Station, take the NJ Transit Morris/Essex train from Penn Station to Morris Plains NJ (there is a transfer on some trains at Newark's Broad St. station). The Morris Plains train station. The Hilton has a shuttle that picks up at the Morris Plains train station. Call the Hilton at 973-267-7373 to arrange pick-up.
From Newark Airport
From the airport you can take NJ Transit trains to Morris Plains. Check the schedule because you'll have to transfer at Secaucus train station (a very short hop from the airport) to get the Morris/Essex train to Morris Plains (some of these trains also stop at Newark Broad Street station where you have to transfer again--so check it out). Morning trains express from Secaucus to Morris Plains take 80-90 minutes. Once you get to the Morris Plains train station, call the Hilton 973-267-7373 for their shuttle pickup.
New Jersey Transit Buses
From Newark NJ
You can take the train from Newark Broad St to Morristown station then transfer to the MCM2 bus to t the Morris Plains train station, call the Hilton for their shuttle pickup. That bus also stops at Dryden Way (which is 2 blocks from the hotel but doesn't run that frequently).
You can take either the 79 or 29 bus, which can drop you at various points along Rt. 46, near the hotel, and then call the Hilton 973-267-7373 for their shuttle pickup.
Buses from Port Authority NYC
Lakeland Bus Lines (phone: 973-366-0600) runs commuter lines to Parsippany from Port Authority in New York City. You'd be taking the Rt. 46 Westbound bus to Parsippany. There are a variety of stops.
Things to Do in Morris County
New Jersey is undeservedly the butt of a lot of cheap jokes. It's a lot more than funny accents (I guess that depends on who's listening), a throughway between Philadelphia and New York, oil refineries along the Jersey Turnpike and mobsters like Tony Soprano. If you can come for a few days before the festival or stay a few days afterwards there are plenty of wonderful sites and things to do in the surrounding area. If you're bringing a guest to the festival who will need something to do while you're in workshops all day, there are plenty of historic sites within a short distance of Parsippany. If you'd like a copy of the Morris County tourism booklet, please email me and I'll be happy to send you one. Check out these websites:
Harp pool loaner program
If you are flying or coming by train to the festival and can't bring a harp, we will have a small pool of loaner harps available, which can be signed out for the day at the Registration Desk. Check the sign-out list at the Registration Desk by 9am. Please indicate your need for a loaner harp on the Registration Form or email us so we know of your intentions to use the harp pool and can make plans to have enough harps available. Deadline for applying for a loaner harp: May 25 (the early-bird deadline).
Do you have a harp or music product to sell?
Get a booth or table at the festival. Call Kathy 856-795-7637.
Here's our rate card.
Updated 65/28/13
Workshop descriptions and schedules are subject to change.
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