Brass Day Festival and Competition

Saturday, February 17, 2007

                     von der Mehden Recital Hall and Music Department

How to get here:

A Map of the area is available here.

Driving to the main UConn campus at Storrs:

Take I-84 East/West to Exit 68.Travel south on Connecticut Route 195 about 7 miles to the University. (You will cross the Routes 32 and 44 on your way to the main campus) )Proceed through the 195 & 44 intersection and travel approximately 1 mile to the Storrs Campus.

After you get to the bottom of the hill, with a white church on your right (North Eagleville Road) and the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources on your left, continue through three traffic lights, passing a large lawn on your right and then a large pond.

Take a right at the light after the pond (Mansfield Rd). The Music Department and von der Mehden Recital Hall are located across from the the pond, on your left. Take the next left (Coventry Rd). The parking area for the Music Department and the School of Fine Arts is located there. Please note that this is a restricted parking lot. Parking is permitted in this lot only after 5 pm and on the weekends.

Hotel information:

The closest hotel is the Nathan Hale Inn, conveniently located on the Storrs campus, within sight of the Music Department and von der Mehden recital hall.

The phone number for the Nathan Hale Inn is (860)427-7888.

Alternatively, here are some conventional off-campus hotels:

• Best Western Regent Inn, Mansfield Center, CT
• Econo Lodge, 327 Ruby Rd, Willington, CT 06279 Phone: (860) 684-1400

Directions To Get To Nathan Hale Inn (860)- 427-7888

Get onto Interstate 84 East. Take exit 68, CT route 195 traveling east. Travel 7 miles, crossing routes 32 and 44. Stay on route 195 going through the campus. In the middle of the campus there is a large pond called Mirror Lake on the right. At the traffic light right after the lake, turn right onto Manfield road. Follow the road bearing to the right along the lake until the stop sign. At the stop sign turn Left onto Gilbert road. Then turn Left onto Gilbert extension and the Nathan Hale Inn is at the end of this road.

Directions to the Hotel, Best Western Regent Inn.

Follow directions above to Storrs by car from the East. Instead of turning onto N. Eagleville road, continue going South on route 195 through Storrs, about 7 miles South. You will see a McDonalds on the left hand side of the road. The Best Western regent Inn is on the right hand side directly across from McDonalds. The phone number of the hotel is (860)-423-8451.