Wednesday, July 17th. Bus will leave at 9:30am.
Enjoy a nice day at the aquarium and/or strolling the Village. Shopping and lunch at your leisure. Please sign up today as this one will fill up quickly. Have a “WHALE” of a time!
Category: Trips
Healthy Living Expo & Lunch
Wednesday July 10th. Bus will leave at 9:00am and return at 2:30pm.
Expo is at Dodd Stadium in Norwich. Lunch will follow at Canggio’s Restaurant w/ a special menu. Please sign up!!!
Sign up for a trip to Wright’s Chicken Farm!
Preston seniors are invited to participate in our scheduled trip to
Rhode Island! Mark your calendars for Friday, August 16th for a trip to
Wright’s Chicken Farm in Rhode Island. The family style menu consists of
Baked Chicken, fresh baked rolls, salad topped with Wright’s Farmhouse
dressing, pasta with Wright’s Farm trademark marinara sauce and signature home style French fries. We will be partnering for this event with our good friends at the Lisbon Active Aging Center. (Lisbon seniors are requested to register directly with their senior center at 860-376-2329. The cost of their ticket will include transportation and driver fee).
I anticipate two pick-up points for this event; the first at Lincoln Park Housing and the second at the Preston Senior Center. Registrations and payment must be made no later than Tuesday, August 6th at noon. Cost per person: $18.75 for Preston residents. Limited seating is available, first come, first serve. Please call the Senior Affairs Office at 860-887-5581 ext. 6 to make your reservation.
Trip: Auschwitz, Not Long Ago, Not Far Away (Boston)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 –
In its regional premiere, Museum of Jewish Heritage is offering it’s first traveling exhibition about the Auschwitz concentration camps. Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. is coming to The Castle at Park Plaza in Boston. When guests enter the Auschwitz exhibition, they will confront one of history’s darkest periods… but they will also be a part of an ongoing remembrance and will leave bearing the weight of society’s responsibility to combat hate and evil everywhere. This
exhibit brings together more than 700 original objects of great historic and human value. Most of these objects have never been shown to an audience in New England before. This exhibit will tell the history of the Auschwitz concentration camp and its role in the Holocaust. Includes an audio tour.
We lunch at Milk Street Café upon arrival in Boston then we make our way (.5 mile from the venue) to the exhibit for approx. 2 hours. Our trip includes deluxe coach bus, admission, exbibit audio tour and driver gratuity. (lunch is paid by individual)
Cost: TBA— please see insert, call or email colsen@groton-ct.gov
Trip Presentations with Collette
Tuesday, July 23rd from 9:00-11:00am
- Spotlight on Washington, D.C. Exploring America’s Capital March 20 — March 25, 2025
U.S. Capitol Building Tour, World War II Memorial, Washington National Cathedral, Choice on Tour: International Spy Museum or Lincoln Assassination Tour, Arlington National Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Old Town Alexandria, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, White House Visitor Center, Smithsonian Institution
The link to all the details: https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1241714
Double $3,029pp Single $3,729pp if booked before Sept 20, 2024
- Spain’s Costa del Sol & Madrid Discovery May 17 — May 25, 2025
Málaga, Choice on Tour: Málaga Alcazaba or Picasso Museum, Marbella, Sentenil de las Bodegas, Ronda, Home-Hosted Lunch, The Alhambra, Madrid, Segovia
The link to all the details: https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1241747
Double $4,029pp Single $4,479pp Triple $3,999pp if booked before Nov. 18, 2024
RSVP 860-441-6785
Trip: Nunsense – A Musical
Nunsense – A Musical!
at Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Theater, Newport, RI
Wednesday, July 31st
Start with a delicious, all you can eat, buffet lunch featuring a large selection of freshly prepared food. After lunch, enjoy the hilarious performance of Nunsense – A Musical! Following the show, return to your seat in the dining room for dessert, drinks and a fun-filled Cabaret Show!
Nunsense – A Musical! ~ A hilarious musical comedy about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser. Sadly, the rest of the sisterhood died from botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Sister Julia (Child of God). Thus, the remaining nuns – befuddled Sister Mary Amnesia; ballet-loving Sister Leo; street-wise Sister Robert Anne; the Mother Superior Sister Regina, and (mistress of the novices) Sister Mary Hubert – decide the best way to raise the money to bury their dearly departed is to stage a talent show ~featuring their own “talents”!
COST: $99 per person includes charter coach bus transportation, fabulous buffet lunch, matinee performance of Nunsense – A Musical!, and Cabaret Show. Driver tip is not included.
9:45 AM Depart Rose City Senior Center, 8 Mahan Drive, Norwich
6:00 PM Approximate return time to Norwich
Trip: Buttonwood Farm Ice Cream
Tuesday, July 30th
Bus leaves the Senior Center at 1:15 p.m. and returns approx. 3:15 p.m.
Sign up at Reception (by phone or in person) starting on Friday, July 5th
Ice Cream anyone? Buttonwood Farm makes over 50 flavors of ice cream at their farm. Along with the ice cream, the waffle cones and whipped cream are also handmade onsite. During your visit, have a cup, cone, sundae or shake of their delightful treat as you enjoy the views of sunflower fields and farm cows at their scenic country location.
Cost: $2 for transportation (Senior Center bus). Ice Cream is on your own.
Sign up for August Day Long Trip
Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away.
with time at Faneuil Hall & Quincy Market
Boston, MA
Thursday, August 29th
Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. is a groundbreaking traveling exhibition featuring over 700 artifacts and 400 photographs on loan from more than 20 museums, institutions and private collections from around the world. Auschwitz was the largest concentration camp established by the Nazis during World War II and the place where over 1 million people lost their lives.
Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. is the most comprehensive exhibition ever presented in North America dedicated to the history of Auschwitz and its role in the Holocaust. The vast collection of personal objects is meant to humanize the lives lost at Auschwitz and to serve as a remembrance and as a reminder of the need to combat hate and evil wherever it exists.
After visiting the exhibit, a short ride brings us to Faneuil Hall Marketplace and Quincy Market. You will have time on your own for lunch, shopping, exploring the area, and reflecting on your day.
COST: $66 per person includes charter coach bus transportation and entrance fee for Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away exhibition. Driver tip is not included.
8:15 AM Depart Rose City Senior Center, 8 Mahan Drive, Norwich
7:15 PM Approximate return time to Norwich
REGISTRATION BY TELEPHONE
*On your registration day, Dial (860) 889-5960. When you hear the message
saying the Senior Center is closed, dial 3433 and follow the instructions.*
Senior Center Members, Norwich Residents
-Beginning Thursday, July 11 at 5:00pm
Senior Center Members, Non-Residents
-Beginning Friday, July 12 at 5:00pm
Open Registration (Any Adults, aged 18 and older)
-Beginning Saturday, July 13 at 5:00pm
ROMEO Club July Outing
Wednesday, July 24th at 11:00am
Costello’s Clam Shack, Noank
(11:30am at the Restaurant)
So, what is the ROMEO Club?
(Retired Old Men Eating Out)
They eat out, have fun, make and keep friends.
Men Only!
Trip fee is $5pp (transportation only).
Trip: Senior Resources Healthy Living Expo at Dodd Stadium
Wed, July 10th at 9:30am
Senior Resources Healthy Living Expo at Dodd Stadium
& lunch at Irene’s Family Restaurant
Open to Non-Residents if there is availability
Non-residents will be charged a $1.00 surcharge.
Senior Center Fun Trips use a bus from the Center
for transport to and from destination.
# of seats very limited.
Trip fee is $5pp (transportation only).