Category: Trips

Wednesday, March 27th

Leaving at 11:15am and returning at 2:30pm

$4 for the bus

Pay at the restaurant

Sign up at the Center on Mondays & Wednesdays through March 18th

Tuesday, March 12th

Bus leaves at 10:15am and returns by 1:30pm

Pay on your own at the restaurant (only cash & check accepted)

$4 for the bus
*Please let us know if you use a walker, can, or wheel chair and the school can provide assistance in transportation on the school grounds

Sign up on Mondays & Wednesdays at the Center by March 4th
Trip sponsored by Shooting Stars

Saturday, March 9th

THE CHER SHOW—the Tony Award®-winning musical of her story, and it’s packed with so much Cher that it takes three women to play her: the kid starting out, the glam pop star, and the icon. THE CHER SHOW is 35 smash hits, six
decades of stardom, two rock-star husbands, a Grammy®, an Oscar®, an Emmy®, and enough Tony Award-winning Bob Mackie gowns to cause a sequin shortage in New York City, all in one unabashedly fabulous new musical that will have audiences dancing in the aisles! We have Orchestra Seats for the 2 pm show. Run time: 2hr 30 min with 1 intermission. We depart Thrive 55+ at 1230 pm

Cost is $108 resident/ $118 non resident.

• Tue, Apr 16th – The Orchid Show at New York Botanical Garden
  Enjoy the tropical warmth of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory at New York Botanical Garden. Floral in Fashion – Orchids have a magical
  beauty and come in all different colors and scents. We will also be treated to the Magnolias blossoming in profusion. Be sure to take some
  time in the Perennial & Rock gardens and the Home Gardening Center. Free time on Arthur Avenue for shopping at the Italian Markets.
  Moderate walking. Trip fee is $120pp. Register now.
• Sun, May 19th – 9/11 Memorial & Museum
  Explore the country’s principal institution concerned with exploring the implications of the events of September 11th – The National 9/11
  Memorial & Museum. The Memorial’s twin reflecting pools sit within the footprints where the Twin Towers once stood. Lunch on Brookfield
  Place, an upscale food court in the heart of Lower Manhattan. Lots of walking, Trip fee is $118pp. Register now.
• Thu, May 30th – Harvard Glass Museum & The Mapparium
  Picture a giant, hollow ball made of glass with stain glass as if it were a political map of the Earth turned inside out. You are inside
  Mapparium. We will enjoy a three course family-style Italian lunch at Maggiano’s Little Italy. Next, be amazed by the realistic flowers made
  of blown glass at The Glass Flowers exhibit in the Harvard Museum of Natural History.
  Moderate walking. Trip fee $150pp. Registration now open.
•  Tue, Jun 11th – Newport Playhouse – Cemetery Club
  Three Jewish widows meet once a month for tea before going to visit their husbands’ graves. Ida is sweet tempered and ready to begin a new
  life; Lucille is a feisty embodiment of the girl who just wants to have fun; and Doris is priggish and judgmental, particularly when Sam the
  butcher enters the scene. He meets the widows while visiting his wife’s grave. Doris and Lucille squash the budding romance between Sam
  and Ida. Lunch is included. Minimal walking. Trip fee $122pp. Registration now open.
• Thu, Jun 20th – West Point Campus Tour
  We will begin our day at The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, commemorating the extraordinary sacrifices of America’s servicemen who
  were killed or wounded in combat. We will then enjoy a Bountiful Buffet at Hotel Thayer. Following lunch enjoy a fun & informative guided
  tour of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Stop at the Cadet Chapel, Trophy Point, Battle Monument and the Plain. This tour requires moderate walking on some uneven ground at various stops, most of which are outdoors. Trip fee $154pp. Registration now open.

April Day-Long Trip: Trip is open to any adult, 18 years and older

Art in Bloom ~ Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Friday, April 26^th

Celebrate the return of spring at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston annual Art in Bloom event.

This popular festival of fine arts and fresh flowers incorporates more than 45 extraordinary floral arrangements inspired by works of art throughout the museums amazing galleries.  From ancient to contemporary, enjoy exquisite art from across the museum’s collections paired with magnificent floral interpretations created by New England area garden clubs and professional floral designers.

Established in 1870, the Museum of Fine Arts is home to approximately 500,000 pieces including paintings, drawings, sculpture, textiles, jewelry, photography, furniture and fashion.  The expansive galleries include European, Asian, Egyptian, American, African and Contemporary art.

You will have time on your own to explore the museums many art galleries, be amazed at the beautiful floral arrangements and shop at the Museum gift stores and special Garden Cart for unique floral gifts and take-home flower arrangements.

COST: $58 per person includes roundtrip motorcoach and entrance fee to the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and Art in Bloom event.  Lunch is on your own at the museum.  Driver tip is not included.

7:45 AM Depart Rose City Senior Center, 8 Mahan Drive, Norwich

6:00 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 Tuesday, March 5 at 5:00pm

Senior Center Members, Non-Residents

-Beginning Wednesday, March 6 at 5:00pm

Open Registration (Any Adults, aged 18 and older)

-Beginning Thursday, March 7 at 5:00pm

Boston Red Sox vs. Atlanta Braves

Wednesday, June 5^th

Enjoy a fabulous afternoon watching the Boston Red Sox play the Atlanta Braves at Historic Fenway Park.  Our seat location is on the third base side in Grandstand section 30.  These seats are located under an overhang (so no sitting in the sun) and have an great view of the action on the field!

Our coach bus will drop us off and pick us up next to Fenway Park.  You will have time on your own for lunch before the gates open.  Game time 1:35p.m.

COST: $105 per person includes charter bus transportation and game ticket*.

*Red Sox tickets will only be distributed via mobile tickets in the ballpark app.  No paper tickets given.

Red Sox Game Cancellation Policy: Refund will only be given if your spot is filled. 

This includes cancellations due to game time change or rescheduled game due to weather.

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Boston on Your Own

Wednesday, June 5^th

A great opportunity to visit Boston for some fantastic sightseeing, fun shopping and wonderful restaurants or buy your own Red Sox tickets and ride to Fenway Park with us!

Your drop off and pickup location will be next to Fenway Park.  There are multiple sites to visit within walking distance or take a “T” (Boston Subway) and explore farther.  Please plan your own trip and locations to visit before you arrive.  We will be leaving Boston approx. 5:00 p.m. (after game ends).

COST: $40 per person includes transportation.

Bus leaves promptly at 8:45 AM.  Return time approx. 8:00 PM.

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 Tuesday, March 19 at 5:00pm

Senior Center Members, Non-Residents

-Beginning Wednesday, March 20 at 5:00pm

Open Registration (Any Adults, aged 18 and older)

-Beginning Thursday, March 21 at 5:00pm