Trips

With Festival Buffet and $10 Slot Play Bonus!

Foxwoods Casino, Mashantucket, CT

Tuesday, November 27^th

With a festive atmosphere and the best in holiday entertainment, this live tribute show will feature the ‘best of the best’ performances! The all-star line up of amazing celebrity look-alike and sound-alike performers of Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, George Michael, The Blues Brothers, David Bowie & Elvis Presley will performing their signature hits along with holiday favorites!

Known for the hot live band, outstanding choreography, dazzling singers and dancers and of course bright and beautiful sets, Legends in Concert Holiday Show promises to be a festive experience!

You will also be given a Festival Buffet food voucher and $10 in bonus slot play!

A Foxwoods Rewards Card or photo ID is required to receive the buffet and slot bonus.

COST: $35 per person  Includes Legends in Concert 2:00 p.m. matinee show ticket, Festival Buffet Lunch, $10 bonus slot play and transportation.  Limited tickets available

This trip will be using the Senior Center bus for transportation.

You are responsible for your own transportation to and from the Senior Center, before and after the trip.

9:30 AM Depart Rose City Senior Center, 8 Mahan Drive, Norwich

4:30 PM Approximate return time

September Mini-Trip.   Mini-Trips are open to Rose City Senior Center members only

Registration begins on Tuesday, September 4^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 fabulous 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 if you have room – 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!

Their bakery is renowned for using only the highest quality ingredients including fresh milk and cream from their own cows.  Fresh dairy products are also available including milk, cream, coffee milk, chocolate milk, cheddar cheese and ice cream!  Be sure to buy some delicious treats to bring home!

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

Cost: $20   No refunds given after September 19^th unless your spot is filled.

REGISTRATION BY TELEPHONE

Call in Registration begins at 5:00 p.m. on Tues. September 4^th.  Do not call before 5:00pm.

*At 5:00pm on Sept. 4^th, 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.

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.  You will
have 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.  Lunch is on your own.
Bus leave the Senior Center at 9:30 a.m. and returns approx. 4:00 p.m.
Sign up at Reception (by phone or in person) starting on August 1st

This trip has mostly walking.

Return to the golden age of rail travel on the Newport & Narragansett Bay Railroad. Join us for a special lunch excursion along Narragansett Bay during the Autumn harvest season.  Your amazing day starts with a fun Autumn Harvest Lunch Train ride where you will be dining in a “Pullman style” dining car.  You will enjoy a delicious autumn themed lunch (freshly prepared on board) as you take in the amazing scenery on your 2 hour long train ride.  The leisurely train travel takes you through the picturesque county side of Aquidneck Island with views of Narragansett Bay along your journey.   The train ride features all table seating on our private chartered train ride!

After our train excursion a short coach bus ride through Portsmouth into Newport will take us to the Vanderbilt’s  “Summer cottage” Marble House, one of the Newport mansions.  Here you will take a self-guided audio tour which allows you to view this amazing house and grounds at your own pace.  Marble House was built for Mr. & Mrs. William Vanderbilt (Cornelius Vanderbilt’s grandson) starting in 1888 and finished in 1892.  It cost the Vanderbilt’s $11 million to build the house, of which $7 million was spent on marble alone.  Upon completion of the house, Mr. Vanderbilt gave the house to his wife as a 39^th birthday present.  In 2006,  Marble House was designated a National Historic Landmark.

Autumn Harvest Lunch  Choice of:

~Thanksgiving Sandwich with Stuffing and Cranberry Sauce

~Open Face Turkey Sandwich with Mashed Potato, Roasted Butternut Squash, and Gravy

~Butternut Squash Ravioli with Brown Butter Sauce topped with Dried Cranberries and Walnuts

Dessert: Apple Crisp   Beverages: Coffee, Tea, Soft Drinks, Water

COST: $80 per person includes Autumn Harvest Lunch, Train ride, Marble House tour entrance ticket and transportation.  Driver tip is not included.  Lunch choice due at Sign up.

9:15 AM Depart Rose City Senior Center, 8 Mahan Drive, Norwich

6:30 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 Sunday, August 19 at 5:00pm

Senior Center Members, Non-Residents

      -Beginning Monday, August 20 at 5:00pm

Open Registration (Any Adults, aged 18 and older)

      -Beginning Tuesday, August 21 at 5:00pm