Trips

Mini-trips are open to Rose City Senior Center Members only.   Mini-trips may be subject to cancellation due to severe weather or unforeseen circumstances.

Tuesday, September 21^th  – Captain Scott’s Lobster Dock

Sign up at Reception (by phone or in person) starting on September 7^th

Join us for lunch at Captain Scott’s Lobster Dock in New London.  This casual, outdoor restaurant is a local favorite for seafood lovers!  They offer seafood dinners, lobster rolls, chowder, salads, hamburgers, chicken sandwiches and more!  They also offer Gifford’s of Maine ice cream for dessert.  Captain Scott’s is located right on the water with beautiful views of Shaw’s Cove Marina.

(Please note: Dining is outdoors with a covered seating area available).

Cost: $2 for transportation (Senior Center bus).  Lunch is on your own.

Bus leaves the Senior Center at 11:00 a.m. and returns approx. 1:45 p.m.

Per the TSA & State of CT, masks are mandatory to be worn on the bus.

August Mini-Trip: Mini-trips are open to Rose City Senior Center Members only

Mini-trips may be subject to cancellation due to severe weather or unforeseen circumstances

Sign up at Reception (by phone or in person) starting on August 4^th

Enjoy a beautiful Summer day in Galilee and Point Judith!  Your drop off location will be near George’s of Galilee Restaurant.  You will have time on your own to enjoy lunch, sightseeing and shopping!  You will be within walking distance to Salty Brine State Beach (Galilee Beach) and Roger W. Wheeler State Beach.  Multiple restaurants in the area to choose from or you can pack a lunch and eat by the water as you enjoy the fishing boats come and go.  Be sure to bring your camera, sunblock and hat!

Cost: $3 for transportation (Senior Center bus).  Lunch is on your own.

Bus leaves the Senior Center at 9:30 a.m. and returns approx. 4:00 p.m.

This trip is MOSTLY walking.

Per the State of CT, masks are currently mandatory to be worn on the bus.

Start with a delicious buffet luncheon with all foods prepared on the premises.
Following lunch enjoy the hilarious Matinee performance of A Christmas Cactus!
Christmas Eve is tough for private investigator Cactus O’Riley, a white hot redhead with the holiday blues. She doesn’t need the added aggravation of two fugitives who burst into her office looking for justice and a dead detective named Jake Marley.  Christmas turns into a dickens of a holiday for Cactus as she solves mysteries, delivers small miracles and takes a second chance on love and sleuthing.  Comedy, mystery, and romance converge in this charming contemporary Christmas tale where goodwill and justice triumph!
Following the Matinee, return to your seat in the dining room for a holiday themed Cabaret Show!

COST: $75 per person includes roundtrip motorcoach, fabulous buffet lunch, matinee performance of “A Christmas Cactus”, and cabaret show.  Driver tip is not included.

9:45 AM Depart Rose City Senior Center, 8 Mahan Drive, Norwich
6:30 PM Approximate return time to Norwich
This trip has minimal walking.

​Call Hilary for available at 860-889-5960.

Our first stop will be at the Brass Mill Center were you will have time on your own to shop and have an early lunch.  Your choices for dining include full service restaurants: Chili’s, IHOP, TGI Fridays, Olive Garden, Buffalo Wild Wings, Shogun Japan or a food court with quick service restaurants including Burger King, Chicken Now, China Max and Sicilian Delight.  After lunch, we head over to the Palace Theater for our 1pm matinee performance of the award winning musical Les Misérables!

Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams, unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption – a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit.  Based on Victor Hugo’s epic novel.

Relentless policeman Javert pursues escaped convict Jean Valjean over decades through the tumult of revolutionary France.  Jean Valjean becomes a wealthy factory owner and mayor of Montreuil-sur-Mer.  Guilt-ridden, he agrees to raise Cosette, the daughter of Fantine, who was wrongly fired from her job at Valjean’s factory and becomes a prostitute to support her daughter.  Years later, Jean Valjean joins the fight for freedom in order to protect Cosette’s love, Marius. 

Featuring the thrilling score and beloved songs “I Dreamed A Dream”, “On My Own”, “Stars”, “Bring Him Home”, “One Day More” and many more, this epic and uplifting story has become one of the most celebrated musicals in theatrical history.

COST: $78 per person includes motorcoach transportation and rear orchestra seat ticket.

Driver tip is not included.  Lunch is on your own.

8:30 AM Depart Rose City Senior Center, 8 Mahan Drive, Norwich

6:15 PM Approximate return time to Norwich

This trip has some walking.

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 Monday, September 30 at 5:00pm

Senior Center Members, Non-Residents

-Beginning Tuesday, October 1 at 5:00pm

Open Registration (Any Adults, aged 18 and older)

-Beginning Wednesday, October 2 at 5:00pm

Registration begins on Wednesday, October 9^th, at 5:00pm.  Please see below.

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!

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

Cost: $25   No refunds given after October 29^nd unless your spot is filled.

REGISTRATION BY TELEPHONE

Call in Registration begins at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9^th.  Do not call before 5:00pm.

*At 5:00pm on October 9^th, 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.