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Accommodations (Lodging) &  Travel
 

» Lodging at the Main Resort:

Winter Explosion is finalizing plans to return to the plush, 1st class HUDSON VALLEY RESORT and SPA: Set amid 400 acres of majestic landscapes and surrounded by the fabled Shawangunk Mountains and adjacent to Minnewaska State Park in the Catskills, this 4-Star resort has become like "home" to the WE Family.  Replete with expansive yet cozy Grand Lobby (with chandeliers and about a dozen sofas), European Health Spa, Cigar Bar, 700-Seat Amphitheater and other special features, this location is one you'll have to see to believe!

Gazing out at the rolling hills and mountainous landscape, it's hard to believe this resort is only 90 minutes from NYC. A recent multi-million dollar renovation allows Winter Explosion guests to experience opulence.  The massive, lavishly-appointed, yet "cozy" lobby (with its own bar) is perfect for reunions with old Winter Explosion friends, boy/girl watching or just chilling... around the clock!

A full-service European Health Spa w/ separate men and women spas, free and universal weights, Jacuzzi, saunas, onsite massage.

Hudson Valley has a number of special features for you to enjoy:

  • Bentley's Restaurant and Lounge
    Sansui Restaurant
  • Elegant Cigar Bar
  • Billiard Room
  • Video Game room
  • Indoor Pool
  • Aerobics Studio
  • Empire Lounge & Night Club
  • "The Manhattan": a built-in state-of-the-art concert Amphitheater
  • Three expansive Ballrooms
  • Executive Conference Center with over 12 Meeting Rooms
  • Elegant Dress & Accessory Shop
  • On-site Novelty & Sundry store
  • ATM


    Each sleeping room features:
  • Internet Access
  • Marble Bathrooms
  • Coffee Makers
  • Remote Cable TV
  • Iron and Ironing board
  • much, much more-see link on Winter Explosion Homepage for more details

    Please note: the Hudson Valley Resort does NOT have in room dining (room service)

    Click here for Resort view

General Winter Explosion 2010 Features include:                             Roundtrip ground transportation (via motorcoach) to/from one of the following cities: NYC, Newark/NJ, Newark Int'l Airport/NJ, PHL, DC.  We also include Transportation Sat & Sun to offsite events to include skiing, shopping, horseback riding, casino, roller skating etc.  Don't forget about LODGING... 4 Days/3 Nights lodging at Hudson Valley Resort & Spa.  Finally, Nightly parties with 4-Hours Open Bar

 

» TRAVEL:  How You Get There:

Included in you WE10 Package is Roundtrip Motorcoach Transportation to/from five (5) Eastcoast departure locations.Air Travel is NOT included in any WE-Package.  Here's more about our departure locations...

BUS DEPARTURES:
 

(#1) BALT/WASH, DC AREA:
(Laurel, MD)
"PARK & RIDE" on Route 197 off the BW Pkwy

10AM LOAD / 11AM DEPARTURE

Special Offer:
For Baltimore/DC Guests ONLY:
***LUXURY TOUR COACH TRANSPORTATION***

Guests who select to depart from the DC Departure Location, by far, travel the farest distance on the ground to arrive to Winter Explosion.  For this GRAND FINALE YEAR, we decided to offer you an opportunity to upgrade the style in which you get there... we've contracted with a black-owned Tour Coach Operator for a tour coach to accommodate those WE10 guests who want to travel "in the best of comfort & style".  If you've ever seen the tour buses recording artists travel in, this is it... leather benches, a kitchette/sitting area, plush living room furniture, plasma screen televisions, state-of-art sounds system, plenty of room to spread out, light refreshments. If that doesn't paint a picture for you, consider this: It's the equivalent of flying FIRST CLASS... We realize this will not appeal to everyone, however, if you are one who feels you want & deserve to travel to this last Winter Explosion in true style & comfort, this is it!  Consider treating yourself to this upgrade.     ***Additional Cost.  Space very limited and reserved on a "First Come/First Served Basis". Contact your WE10 Agent for details and to reserve your space***

 

(#2) PHILADELPHIA:
**NOTE: NEW LOAD/DEPARTURE TIMES**
PHL MUSEUM of ART (FRONT SIDE) Ben Franklin Pkwy

12PM LOAD / 1PM DEPARTURE

 

(#3) NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT*:
(Elizabeth, NJ)
TERMINAL "C" / CONTINENTAL


2PM LOAD / 2:30PM DEPARTURE
*Newark Liberty Airport Guests are advised to BOOK EARLY for the best rates -do not wait until you receive your WE documents to book air travel!!!  Please take care to select a flight that is scheduled to arrive to Newark before 1PM, especially if you have a connecting flight.  Please remember it's WINTER -flight delays are much more common!  WE is not responsible for your GROUND TRANSPORTATION to the Resort if you miss the 2:30 BUS.
 

(#4) DOWNTOWN NEWARK:
(Newark, NJ)
CORNER OF COMMERCE STREET & MULBERRY
(across the street from Gateway Bldg)


3PM LOAD / 4PM DEPARTURE



(#5) NEW YORK CITY
:
PENN STATION, 31st St between 7th & 8th Ave

DEPARTURE #1: 2PM LOAD / 3PM DEPARTURE
DEPARTURE #2: 4PM LOAD / 5PM DEPARTURE

 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2010
ALL BUSES WILL DEPART THE RESORT AT 12 NOON!  (Newark Liberty Airport Guests are advised to schedule flights departing after 4PM)

CONTACT YOUR WE10 AGENT IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS RELATED TO BOOKING TRAVEL FOR WE10.

Winter Explosion 2010: "The Grand Finale"

WE10 Weekend Schedule

"In Brief"
 

» Friday:

  • Friday Arrival:
    "MARDI GRAS" FESTIVE Theme.  If you dare, arrive wearing your festive Mardi Gras attire (bright colors, mask, umbrella) ...we'll supply the "Mardi Gras" beads!
     

  • Red Carpet Welcome with the ever-popular "WE Spotlight Performance Stage"
     

  • Friday Evening: "Chatroom Live!" fun for Singles with a special "auction" element added this year for a little sizzle!

  • Speaking of auctions, Friday night will bring the unveiling and opening of the the WE Silent Auction .  Special gifts, Winter Explosion Memorabilia from the past 16 Years and other special wares will be revealed for guests to bid on all weekend.  Winners will be announced Sunday before Main Stage Concert Performance.
    Friday Night: Pajama "Jammy Jam" Party with hot NYC DJ's on 2 Floors:
    DJ Unknown
    and DJ Cameron

     

  • PJ Party Dress Theme:
    "MARDI GRAS" FESTIVE  (brightly colored pj's, masks, etc. -we'll still supply the beads!  Tonight you'll feel like you're in New Orleans!)
     

  • Friday Night Party with 4-Hours Premium Open Bar
     

  • Friday Night: "Stone Soul Karaoke"

 

» Saturday:

  • Group Package Breakfast and Dinner included.
     

  • Onsite seminars/workshops throughout the day -guest speakers/facilitators TBA
     

  • Onsite European Health Spa
     

  • Winter Explosion Vendors Market (onsite)
     

  • WE Black Film Festival
     

  • Saturday Day: onsite Choir Rehearsal (this may be moved to late night to allow guest to go offsite).
     

  • Saturday Day: model fittings for fashion show.
     

  • Saturday Day: Aerobics & Fitness Classes.
     

  • Saturday Day: Transportation to various offsite events such as skiing, shopping, horseback riding, casino, etc.
     

  • Saturday Day: Card games (Spades, Bid Whist, Tonk) & various board games
     

  • Saturday Evening: BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND... "Tony's Old Skool 70's Skate Party". Before the onsite DANCE party, about 200 of us will venture offsite, take over a local skating rink for 2 hours and be transported back in time to an era when some of us were teens, some in grade school and others toddlers.  Some will just have to "pretend" they were there...  This was a special time to be black in America -we had our own music that was uniquely sexy, provocative, sometimes raw and political, ALWAYS loud! We had our own style of dress and talk. We even had our own movies such as "Mahogany", "Superfly", "Get Christie Love".  That feeling will be captured this entire night tonight beginning with something we loved to do back in the 70's: SKATE.  Remember "Backwards Skate" and "Couples Skate"?  Well, for this event you can skate with that special someone openly during couples skate  without fear or intimidation -we'll have the place to ourselves!  Bring your own skates or rent them there, but get ready... we are even bringing our own DJ to the rink to take you back musically as well... to the 1970's (70's attire requested).   HOT, HOT, HOT!
     

  • Saturday Night: the "Urban Lounge" begins here...

  • A very special "Explode with Fashion" Fashion Show.  This is a "guest-featured" event where our WE Guests are transformed into high fashion runway models.  For this final year, however, we are planning something very special by inviting ALL past designers back for one last spectacular "FASHION EXPLOSION" finale!  This will be beyond hot!
     

  • Saturday Night Live concert featuring National Recording Artist TBA
     

  • Saturday Night party w/ 4-Hours Premium Open Bar.
     

  • Dance Party w/ Dress Theme:
    "Old Skool" ... 70's Style
    as in Afro Puffs, bell-bottoms pants, tie-die shirts, picks with the fist, "velvet" (if you dare!), ruffles, halter tops, platform shoes... get the general idea?  Bring your cameras baby... photo ops will about!!!
     

  • Saturday Night:
    "We Got Company"... Internationally-Renown DJ and WE's DJ-in-Residence for the past 3 years, DJ Ironbound is bringing something very special to the WE10 finale.  He has teamed up with the "Hot Boys" (NYC) to bring a BUSLOAD of sexy-azz grown men and womyn from the NY/NJ area for 1-Night Only. The 1-Nighters will join our weekend package guest for the hottest President's Day 2010 Weekend Dance Party on the Eastcoast, bar none... close to 1,000 beautiful Bruthas and Sistas feelin' fine and free up in the mountains -what could be better?!    This is the first time WE has opened its doors to other promoters bringing their party to Winter Explosion, so it's exciting.  "We Got Company" offers visitors a a 'snapshot' experience of this historic, memorable last Winter Explosion weekend if only for one night.  If you are not already on the mountain with us, you might wanna think about coming up to party with us from 10PM - 4PM, creating a provocative "family" mix.  Similar excursions from Philly, Baltimore and DC are in the works, taking WE10 -we will own the mountains for this one night! 
    IMPORTANT PROGRAM NOTE:
    NO
    DRIVE-UPS PERMITTED. YOU MUST "PRE-CREDENTIALED" and ARRIVE BY BUS FOR THIS OFFER -NO EXCEPTIONS!
     

  • Saturday Night: (guest-featured event) Midnight Poetry Jam featuring Def Poet, “ButtaFlySoul” .
     

  • Saturday Night: WE Late Night Black Film Festival .


» Sunday:

  • Sunday Morning:Group Package Breakfast
     
  • Sunday Morning:
    "Oh Magnify The Lord" Worship Service with Reverend Kenneth King (DC) and the "Winter Explosion Gospel Choir"
     
  • Sunday Day: Onsite Seminars & Workshops
     
  • Sunday Day: WE Black Film Festival
     
  • Sunday Day: Onsite European Health Spa
     
  • Sunday Day: Onsite Winter Explosion Vendors Market
     
  • Sunday Day:
    Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Association presents...

    "JT's Annual Beach Party with the now infamous "Hot Body Contest"
     
  • Sunday Day: Card Games & tournament (Spades, Bid Whist, Tonk) & various board games
     
  • Sunday Day: Transportation to various offsite events such as skiing, shopping, horseback riding, casino, etc.
     
  • Sunday Evening: "The Last Supper". This will be the last time the Winter Explosion Family will have dinner 2gether.  This experience will be made even more special by a hand-selected finale menu, unique room layout, decor, ambience and YOU!
     

  • Sunday Night:
    "Purple Passion"
    Charity Ball to benefit a charity to be announced later. This event will feature an exciting, live concert performance "Michelle Obama's FAVORITE Artist" LEDISI.
    Requested attire: shades of purple (lilac, violet, majestic purple) Purple represents passion that is only appropriate given that it will be Valentine's Day.  Also the color purple is tied to our African Heritage and connotes "richness" and "royalty". 

     
  • Sunday Night: After party w/ 4-Hours Premium Open Bar
     
  • Sunday Night: "Stone Soul Karaoke" remix
     
  • Sunday Night: WE Black Film Festival Finale
     

» Monday:

  • Monday Morning: Final Group Meal: Package Breakfast
     
  • Monday Morning:
    Final Farewell Keynote Address: "How Do You Say Goodbye to An Era (16 Years)?"
     
  • Monday Morning: Final WE10 Commemorative T-Shirt & Vendors Market purchases
     
  • Monday Morning: WE10 Survey Collection
     
  •  Monday Morning: IT'S NOT OVER...
    Pre-Registration with a $50 or $100 Discount for WE10 Guests who register onsite for PSE's next hot, new events:
    Summer Explosion: "A Mid-Summer Night's Dream" This is a first-time event presented by producer of Winter Explosion, Private Stock Entertainment (PSE) .  While we'll always have fun on all our events, for getaway has a purpose.  It will be  a "Spiritual Retreat" for those in the African American LGBT Community who seek to "move a little higher".  3-Days / 2-Nights, A "Family Reunion" Style Cook-out, Onsite Seminars & Workshops, A "White Attire" Party, a National Recording Artist and more.  $50 Off for WE10 Guests who register onsite.  Visit www.summerexplosion.net for more information or to book!

    Vegas Explosion:
    "East Meets West"
    We're heading WEST everyone!  Winter Explosion is ending and this is the NEXT BEST THING!  Come party with us at the 5-Star (5-Diamond) ENCORE RESORT & CASINO.  Veteran's Day Weekend: Friday, November 12 - Sunday November 14, 2010.  Private Stock Entertainment (PSE)is joining forces with West Coast Promoters and others around the nation to bring the HOTTEST EXPLOSION to date!  Nightly Parties with top dj's and open bar, live concert by a national recording artist, offsite excursions to shows, shopping, more!  Book before March 1 and receive a $50 discount!  WE10 guests who book onsite receive a $100 discount!
    Visit www.vegasexplosion.com for more details or to book.

 

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