Category: Trips

Trip: Norwich Golf Course

Wednesday, May 10th at 11:00am

 

Lunch with shopping afterwards. expected return is 3:00pm.

Trip fee is $5pp (transportation only).

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: Highline, The Edge in Hudson Yards, NYC

Tuesday, May 23rd 

 

Experience the Highlights of the High Line, New York’s elevated park experience. Let a local expert reveal all the highlights of this one-of-a-kind urban space with iconic views across Manhattan. Later, discover The Edge, the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere with a one of a kind design. Lunch will be on your own at Hudson Yards. A lot of walking.

Trip fee is $132pp.

Registration has begun. Waitlist Only

 

Trips On Sale Now

Trips On  Sale Now:

May 23rd– Highline Trip & the Edge (Observation Deck)- Price: $132.00
June 15th– Encore Boston Harbor Casino– Price $86.00
June 22nd– Riverboat Cruise on Webster Lake– Price $125.00
July 6th– Theater By The Sea to see Beautiful: The Carole King Story (includes lunch)– Price $155.00
July 25th– American Museum of Natural History and Planetarium– Price $112/Seniors, $107/Child
August 10th– Aqua Turf Lunch & Shades of Bublé Show (Michael Bublé Tribute)- Price $ 122.00
August 24th- Spirit of Boston Luncheon Cruise around Boston Harbor & a Show!- Price $158.00

Christmas on the Danube trip December 2023

The seat reduction date is quickly approaching on May 4 . Once seat reduction date has passed,  space will be available on a first come, first serve basis. If you are interested in booking or looking for more information please call 860-441-6623 or email colsen@groton-ct.gov

 

 

Trip: RiverQuest Osprey & Eagle Cruise

Wednesday, April 26th from 8:30am-2:00pm

 

Take a leisurely cruise on the Connecticut River where you will see Osprey, Eagles and other wildlife. Spring is a busy nesting time. This narrated cruise will tell you about the local wildlife you will see.

Cost is $45.00 per person

Register for June Boston Trips

Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Sunday, June 4th

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

Enjoy a great afternoon watching the Boston Red Sox play the Tampa Bay Rays at Historic Fenway Park.  Great seat location on the third base side in Grandstand section 31.  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.

 

Boston on Your Own

Sunday, June 4th

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

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. 5:15 p.m. (after game ends).

COST: $40 per person includes transportation.

 

 

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 Wednesday, April 19 at 5:00pm

Senior Center Members, Non-Residents

-Beginning Thursday, April 20 at 5:00pm

Open Registration (Any Adults, aged 18 and older)

-Beginning Friday, April 21 at 5:00pm

 

Register for Trip to Ivoryton Playhouse Trip for “On Golden Pond”

Wednesday, May 31st

First, enjoy a delicious lunch at Lenny & Joe’s Fish Tail (lunch on your own).  Following lunch, a short ride will bring you to the beautiful Ivoryton Playhouse for the delightful play On Golden Pond.

Built in 1911 this historic summer theater has hosted some of the great names of the American stage including Katharine Hepburn, Marlon Brando, Betty Grable, and Tallulah Bankhead.

On Golden Pond is the love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, who are returning to their summer home on Golden Pond.  They are visited by their divorced, middle-aged daughter Chelsea and her dentist fiancé who are leaving for a trip to Europe.  Ethel and Norman agree to care for Billy, the teenage son of Chelsea’s fiancé, and a most unexpected relationship blooms.  A heartwarming and hilarious show about generations of a family learning to communicate and to care.

 

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, April 11 at 5:00pm

Senior Center Members, Non-Residents

-Beginning Wednesday, April 12 at 5:00pm

Open Registration (Any Adults, aged 18 and older)

-Beginning Thursday, April 13 at 5:00pm

 

Trip: “Run For Your Wife” at Newport Playhouse

Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Theater, Newport, RI

Wednesday, April 26th

9:45 AM Depart Rose City Senior Center  /  6:00 PM Approximate return time to Norwich

 

Start with a delicious, all you can eat, buffet lunch featuring a large selection with all foods freshly prepared onsite.  After lunch, enjoy the hilarious performance of Run For Your Wife.  Following the show, return to your seat in the dining room for dessert, drinks and a fun-filled Cabaret Show!

A taxi driver gets away with having two wives in different areas because of his irregular work schedule.  Complication is piled upon complication as the cabby tries to juggle both wives and keep his double life from exploding.  It doesn’t quite work and that means lots of laughs for us!

COST: $94 per person includes charter coach bus transportation, fabulous buffet lunch, matinee performance of “Run For Your Wife”, and Cabaret Show.  Driver tip is not included.

 

WAITING LIST ~ Call Hilary for info (860) 889-5960

 

 

Trip: Wright’s Farm Restaurant & Wright’s Bakery

Thursday, April 27th

Bus leaves Senior Center at 10:15am and returns approximately 4:00pm. 

 

Enjoy a delicious, all you can eat, family-style chicken luncheon at Wright’s Farm Restaurant located in Harrisville, RI.  Your meal consists of dinner rolls with butter, fresh green salad with Wright’s Farm Classic Italian dressing, pasta with red sauce, Wright’s amazing French fries and of course Wright’s famous, tender roast chicken.  Included with your meal will be coffee or tea and ice cream for dessert!

Following lunch, a short ride brings you to Wright’s Dairy Farm & Bakery.  Wright’s Bakery specializes in a number of baked goods, including dessert cakes, cupcakes, cream pastries, flaky pastries, pies, bars, sweet rolls and buns, plenty of assorted cookies and much more!

Cost: $28   No refunds given unless your spot is filled.  Limited seats available.

 

REGISTRATION BY TELEPHONE

Call in Registration begins at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 6th.  Do not call before 5:00pm.

*At 5:00pm on April 6th, Dial (860)889-5960. When you hear the message saying the

Senior Center is closed, dial 3433 for the registration voice mail and follow the instructions.*

This trip is open to Senior Center Members ONLY.  You may register yourself plus one additional member when you call in to sign up.  You must be an up-to-date member.

 

Upcoming 2023 Trips

** Expect a lot of walking **

 

ON SALE NOW

**April 20th– Tea Lunch and Guided Tour of the Blithewold Mansion & Gardens– Price: $130.00

**May 23rd– Highline Trip & the Edge (Observation Deck)– Price: $132.00

**June 15th– Encore Boston Harbor Casino– Price $86.00

**June 22nd– Riverboat Cruise on Webster Lake (includes lunch)– Price $125.00

**July 6th– Theater By The Sea to see Beautiful: The Carole King Story (includes lunch)– Price $155.00

**July 25th– American Museum of Natural History & Planetarium (Intergenerational trip)– $112.00 Seniors, $107.00 children

 

ON SALE APRIL 3RD

**August 10th– Aqua Turf Lunch & Shades of Bublé Show (Michael Bublé Tribute)– Price $ 122.00

**August 24th- Spirit of Boston Luncheon Cruise around Boston Harbor & a Show!– Price $158.00