Category: Trips
Tuesday, December 10th- Trip to Cracker Barrel for Lunch
Bus Leaves PVMS at 9:30
Returns to PVMS by 1:30.
Order off menu breakfast or lunch. Price of meal not included.
Price is Transportation only.
Visit gift shop at your convenience.
Monday, December 9th- Trip to Carpenters Remembered Christmas
“Merry Christmas Darling” with the Carpenters Remembered is the definitive concert show celebrating a mix of their Christmas songs and classic ballads of one of the most successful recording acts of all time. Starring Michelle Berting Brett who is accompanied by a live, 4-piece Nashville band, the show re-creates the Carpenters’ original sound. Experience an intimate behind-the-scenes portrait of the pop music phenomenon that defined an era, and sing along with hits that include “Close to You”, “Yesterday Once More”, “Rainy Days & Mondays”, and many Christmas Classics as well!
Family Style Luncheon Homemade Soup Chicken Florentine & Baked Scrod Rolls & Butter. Vegetable & Potato Dessert – Coffee & Tea
Package Includes: • Roundtrip Motor Coach • Elegant Family Style Luncheon at the beautifully decorated Log Cabin • The Carpenters Christmas Show • Meal Taxes and Gratuities
$88.00 per person
Coach Bus leaves PVMS @ 9AM
Day trip to NY Botanical Gardens for their Holiday Train Show exhibit
While the schools and colleges are still on vacation, we will day trip to the New York Botanical Garden to see their incredible Holiday Train Show Exhibit. We are going Monday, December 30th!
Want more information? Check our our events list, our www.GrotonRec.com website or call us at 860-441-6785
HANDLING THE HOLIDAYS NUTRITION WORKSHOP THURSDAY, DEC 5th
HANDLING THE HOLIDAYS NUTRITION WORKSHOP
THURSDAY, DEC 5th 10:30-11:30 AM
with Groton Senior Center’s Registered Dietitian Deb
You will learn tips for heart-healthy holiday eating – how to enjoy your favorite foods without feeling Deprived AND a holiday favorite will be available for taste testing!
FREE YET REGISTRATION IS NEEDED! 860-441-6785
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE BUDDY GUY IN CONCERT
Do you have plans next Friday night?? If not, please check this out (and attached flyer)
Rare opportunity to enjoy American blues guitarist and singer Buddy Guy live in our backyard at The Garde Arts Center in New London Friday night, November 15th. We do the driving so you don’t have to worry about the parking nor walking in the cold at The Garde Arts Center and our price already includes any service fees and taxes 🙂
Friday, November 15, 2019 8:00 pm at Garde Arts Center
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE BUDDY GUY IN CONCERT
Our seats are Orchestra Center J, K and L rows.
$68 pp
We provide the ride from Groton Senior Center to GAC and back.
Call 860-441-6785 to register
Wed, Nov 13th- Trip to Concert and Lunch at East Lyme High School
Join us for a special concert & lunch at the East Lyme High School. Seating is limited to 20. Be sure to register early if you want to go. Departure time is 11:15am for an 11:30am arrival at the High School. Or you can meet us at the High School but you still have to register. Lunch is at 12pm and the concert starts immediately after the lunch. Lunch fee is $5pp.
The concert is FREE.
VETERANS! The East Lyme High School Band has rehearsed some special selections for you. Be sure to register for this event.
Registration for the November Fun Trip begins on November 1st.
November and December OATS hikes
O.A.T.S.a 55+ Outdoor Active Traveling Seniors group
Each event requires registration please call 860-441-6623
¨ Friday, November 8th 9:30 am Ledyard Reservoir Hike with Groton Utilities approximately 5.25 miles
¨ Wednesday, November 28th 9:30 am Pre-Thanksgiving Hike at Pequot Woods is a 3 mile lightly trafficked loop trail that features a lake and is rated as moderate. Can get muddy and is knotty.
¨ Monday, December 11th 9:30 am Bluff Point State Park & Coastal Reserve Trail is a 3.6 mile heavily trafficked loop trail that is good for all skill levels.
Awesome Daytrip for friends or family: New York Botanical Gardens Dec 30th
Monday, Dec 30th New York Botanical Gardens—Holiday Train Show
NYBG is an iconic living museum, a major educational institution, and a renowned plant research & conservation organization. Founded in 1891 and now a National Historic Landmark, it is one of the greatest botanical gardens in the world and the largest in any city in the United States. Enchanting model trains zip through a display of more than 175 NY landmarks, each re-created with bark, leaves, and other natural materials. Depart: 7:00am GSC Estimated Return: 7:00pm GSC Register by November 28TH! $106/res. includes: deluxe motor coach, Friendship Tours Tour Director, driver gratuity and admissions to NYBG and the Holiday Train Show. All ages.
GREAT GIFT IDEA- the gift of an experience!
Sunday, Dec 8th enjoy Come From Away matinee with us
Broadway’s “Come From Away” is a Best Musical winner all across North America! Join as we travel to Providence Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Dec 8th to enjoy Come From Away matinee. $67 per resident including your transport, driver, and show ticket.
This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships.
Don’t miss this breathtaking new musical written by Tony nominees Irene Sankoff and David Hein, and helmed by this year’s Tony-winning Best Director, Christopher Ashley. Newsweek cheers, “It takes you to a place you never want to leave!”On 9/11, the world stopped. On 9/12, their stories moved us all.