Trips

    Tuesday, May 14th- Trip to ​The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk South Windsor, CT

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

    Enjoy a fun day exploring the many stores at Evergreen Walk!
    The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk offers an outstanding collection of the most coveted national specialty retailers and restaurants in South Windsor covering over 374,979 square feet and including over 50 stores and 7 restaurants.
    Providing a pedestrian friendly environment, Evergreen Walk resembles a traditional New England village with spacious walkways or a “promenade”, a cascading fountain and fire pit with seating in a park-like setting.  Restaurants include Burton’s Grill, Flatbread Co. Pizza, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Sakura Garden, Red Heat Tavern, Ted’s Montana Grill and Panera Bread.
    Whether shopping, dining or simply strolling around enjoying the day, The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk is sure to please.  Hope you join us!
    Cost: $3 for transportation.  Lunch is on your own.
    Bus leave the Senior Center at 9:45 a.m. and returns approx. 3:15 p.m.
    Sign up at Reception (by phone 860-889-5960 or in person) starting on April 8th
    This trip will be using the Senior Center bus for transportation.
    This trip has mostly walking.

    Thursday, April 11th- Trip to Wright’s Farm Restaurant & Wright’s Dairy Farm & Bakery

    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 and juicy 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 4:15pm.  Limited seats available.
    Cost: $20   No refunds given after April 2nd unless your spot is filled.

    REGISTRATION BY TELEPHONE
    Call in Registration begins at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13th.  Do not call before 5:00pm.
    *At 5:00pm on March 13th, Dial (860)889-5960. When you hear the message saying the Senior Center is closed, dial 3433 for the registration voicemail 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.

    Thursday, April 4th- Trip to Newport Playhouse “Clothes Encounters”

    Start with a delicious buffet luncheon with all foods prepared on the premises.
    Following lunch enjoy the hilarious Matinee performance of Clothes Encounters!
    Alan, a real estate broker, shows a property to Betty when a misdirected shower inadvertently soaks her, requiring her to disrobe.  Alan’s wife, Kathy, also a real estate broker, arrives to show the property to Betty’s husband, Ralph, who also falls victim to the goofy shower.  Betty and Ralph, must be kept out of each other’s way by the artful, ridiculous machinations of Alan and Kathy.  The plot thickens with a bumbling handyman, double-meanings, mistaken identities, and sexual innuendo resulting in riotous satisfaction of all.
    Following the Matinee, return to your seat in the dining room for a fun-filled Cabaret Show!
    Sample Buffet Menu: Fruit Salad, Cole Slaw, Lettuce Bowl, Three Bean Salad, Beets, Cucumber Salad, Rigatoni with Meat Sauce, Meatballs, Roasted Chicken, BBQ Chicken, Glazed Ham, Italian Sausage, Baked Scrod, Green Beans, Glazed Carrots, Vegetable Medley, Sweet Potatoes, Baked Beans, Roasted Potatoes, Rice, Fresh Baked Rolls, Assorted Desserts, Coffee and Tea
    COST: $74 per person includes roundtrip motorcoach, fabulous buffet lunch, matinee performance of “Clothes Encounters”, and cabaret show.  Driver tip is not included.
    9:30 AM Depart Rose City Senior Center, 8 Mahan Drive, Norwich
    6:30 PM Approximate return time to Norwich

    CALL HILARY FOR AVAILABILITY (860) 889-5960

    Trip to Clothes Encounters Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Theater, Newport, RI

    9:30 AM Depart Rose City Senior Center, 8 Mahan Drive, Norwich
    6:30 PM Approximate return time to Norwich

    Start with a delicious buffet luncheon with all foods prepared on the premises.
    Following lunch enjoy the hilarious Matinee performance of Clothes Encounters!
    Alan, a real estate broker, shows a property to Betty when a misdirected shower inadvertently soaks her, requiring her to disrobe.  Alan’s wife, Kathy, also a real estate broker, arrives to show the property to Betty’s husband, Ralph, who also falls victim to the goofy shower.  Betty and Ralph, must be kept out of each other’s way by the artful, ridiculous machinations of Alan and Kathy.  The plot thickens with a bumbling handyman, double-meanings, mistaken identities, and sexual innuendo resulting in riotous satisfaction of all.
    Following the Matinee, return to your seat in the dining room for a fun-filled Cabaret Show!
    Sample Buffet Menu: Fruit Salad, Cole Slaw, Lettuce Bowl, Three Bean Salad, Beets, Cucumber Salad, Rigatoni with Meat Sauce, Meatballs, Roasted Chicken, BBQ Chicken, Glazed Ham, Italian Sausage, Baked Scrod, Green Beans, Glazed Carrots, Vegetable Medley, Sweet Potatoes, Baked Beans, Roasted Potatoes, Rice, Fresh Baked Rolls, Assorted Desserts, Coffee and Tea
    COST: $73 per person includes roundtrip motorcoach, fabulous buffet lunch, matinee performance of “Clothes Encounters”, and cabaret show.  Driver tip is not included.
    This trip has minimal 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 Tuesday, January 22 at 5:00pm
    Senior Center Members, Non-Residents
    -Beginning Wednesday, January 23 at 5:00pm
    Open Registration (Any Adults, aged 18 and older)
    -Beginning Thursday, January 24 at 5:00pm

    Thursday, March 21, 2019- Trip to see The Phantom of the Opera Providence Performing Arts Center, RI

    COST: $66 per person includes motorcoach transportation and orchestra ticket.  Driver tip is not included.
    8:45 AM Depart Rose City Senior Center, 8 Mahan Drive, Norwich
    5:30 PM Approximate return time to Norwich
    This trip is SOME walking.

    Our first stop is the Providence Place Mall were you will have time on your own to shop and have an early lunch.  After shopping and dining, we head over to the Providence Performing Arts Center for our 1pm matinee performance of the award winning musical The Phantom of the Opera!
    Far beneath the majesty and splendor of the Paris Opera House, hides the Phantom in a shadowy existence.  Shamed by his physical appearance and feared by all, the love he holds for his beautiful protégée Christine Daaé is so strong that even her heart cannot resist.
    This spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera is now on a broadway tour across North America!  Bigger and better than ever before, this production features brilliant new set designs, amazing original costumes, new choreograph and exciting special effects including the show’s legendary chandelier!
    The beloved story and thrilling score – with songs like “Music of the Night,” “All I Ask Of You,” and “Masquerade” – will be performed by a cast and orchestra of 52, making this one of the largest productions now on tour.

    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, November 27 at 5:00pm
    Senior Center Members, Non-Residents
    -Beginning Wednesday, November 28 at 5:00pm
    Open Registration (Any Adults, aged 18 and older)
    -Beginning Thursday, November 29 at 5:00pm