Travel With the President to Ten Chimneys

Dear ITA Members and Friends,

It is with great pleasure that I have created a “Travel with the President” event to Ten Chimneys.  

Ten Chimneys is the estate lovingly created by theatre legends Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. Those who visit, like guests of the Lunts, are welcomed into the Lunt’s extraordinary home without the fuss of ropes or barriers.  Tours of Ten Chimneys not only celebrate the one-of-a-kind collection the Lunts amassed during their lifetimes, but also honor the values found in every corner of the Lunts’ lives, both on the stage and in the house they called home for more than half a century.

 

General Information

Date of the Trip: Sunday, June 2, 2019

Check-in:10:00am (  Harper College -- 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine, IL - please park in lot 2 or 2A)

Depart:  10:30am (via luxury bus)

 

Arrive: 12:00pm

 

Lunch/Brunch:  12:00pm – 1:00pm (at the Ten Chimneys Lunt/Fontanne Center)

 

Tours: 1:00pm; 1:15pm; 1:30pm

(They also have exhibits set up for us to explore, there is a museum store -- which we must visit -- and there are outside nature trails we can leisurely walk through while we wait.)

Depart: 4:00pm or so – we still need time to stop in the museum shop!!

 

Return Home: 5:30pm or so

About the Tours

Full Estate Tours provide the optimum Ten Chimneys experience, and  feature the eclectic rooms of the elegant three-story Main House (including the Entry Hall, Garden Room, Flirtation Room, Drawing Room, Library, Belasco Room, Helen Hayes Bedroom, Laurence Olivier Bedroom, Noël Coward Bedroom, Master Bedroom, Lynn’s Dressing Room, Lynn’s Sewing Room, Dining Room, and Kitchen), the Swedish-style log cabin Studio, and the enchanting Cottage, as well as the exteriors of the Poolhouse, Greenhouse, Creamery, and other outbuildings. Guests should allow two hours for this comprehensive tour.

Please note: 

• All tour guests should be comfortable walking and standing for the duration of their tour. 
•  Purses and/or bags are not allowed to be carried on the tour and can be placed in lockers in the lobby prior to the tour.
  
• Full Estate Tour guests also need to navigate multiple flights of stairs and traverse lovely, but sometimes uneven, terrain.
• Since the majority of the tour is indoors, weather does not greatly impact the tour experience. Tours run, rain or shine.
• Due to the estate’s fragility, we regret that children under 12 are not permitted to tour.
  

  Pricing
$80 - ITA Members
$95 - Non-Members

(Includes round-trip transportation via luxury bus to the site, lunch, tours, and a few special surprises!)
 
Please Register by May 25, 2019.
Registration is limited to 30!

Ten Chimneys is really a wonderful place to visit. I can’t wait to spend the day with you.  It’s truly magical! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the ITA office.

Sincerely,
Kevin Long
ITA President
president@illinoistheatre.org

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