Trip: Olde Mistick Village / Mystic Aquarium
Tuesday, May 21st
Sign up at Reception (by phone or in person) starting on May 6th
Enjoy time on your own to explore the unique gift shops while having a delightful day walking around Olde Mistick Village. For lunch, enjoy a delicious meal at one of the many restaurants onsite ~ Mango’s Wood Fired Pizza, Pink Basil, Jealous Monk, Trattoria Amalfi, or Steak Loft.
For a little more adventure, purchase tickets (online) and visit Mystic Aquarium located next door!
Mystic Aquarium offers free admission to veterans/active military; SNAP EBT cardholders; Fire, Police & EMT; Foxwoods employees as well as gold, platinum & gold level Rewards cardholders; and discounted tickets to Pfizer employees, Aquarion customers and UCONN students & staff.
Limited aquarium tickets available each day. You must get your tickets in advance and identification is required at the door. Visit www.mysticaquarium.org for more information and for tickets.
Cost: $2 for transportation (Senior Center bus). All other costs are on your own.
Bus leaves the Senior Center at 9:45 a.m. and returns approx. 3:00 p.m.
Trip: “The Cemetery Club” at Newport Playhouse
Thursday, May 30th
Start with a delicious, all you can eat, buffet lunch featuring a large selection of freshly prepared food. After lunch, enjoy the hilarious performance of The Cemetery Club. Following the show, return to your seat in the dining room for dessert, drinks and a fun-filled Cabaret Show!
Fun Fact ~ Originally on Broadway, The Cemetery Club was made into a movie in 1993!
The Cemetery Club ~ Three Jewish widows meet once a month for tea before going to visit their husbands’ graves. Ida is sweet-tempered and ready to begin a new life; Lucille is a feisty embodiment of “the girl who just wants to have fun”; and Doris is priggish and judgmental, particularly when Sam the butcher enters the scene. Sam meets the widows while visiting his wife’s grave. When he has an eye for Ida, Doris and Lucille try to squash the budding romance!
COST: $99 per person includes charter coach bus transportation, fabulous buffet lunch, matinee performance of The Cemetery Club, and Cabaret Show. Driver tip is not included.
9:45 AM Depart Rose City Senior Center, 8 Mahan Drive, Norwich
6:00 PM Approximate return time to Norwich
Call Hilary for availability (860) 889-5960
Trip: Wright’s Farm Restaurant & Wright’s Bakery
Thursday, April 18th
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.
Cost: $26 No refunds given unless your spot is filled. Limited seats available.
REGISTRATION BY TELEPHONE
Call in Registration begins at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9th. Do not call before 5:00pm.
*At 5:00pm on April 9th, 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.
Trip: Art in Bloom, Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Friday, April 26th
Celebrate the return of spring at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston annual Art in Bloom event.
This popular festival of fine arts and fresh flowers incorporates more than 45 extraordinary floral arrangements inspired by works of art throughout the museums amazing galleries. From ancient to contemporary, enjoy exquisite art from across the museum’s collections paired with magnificent floral interpretations created by New England area garden clubs and professional floral designers.
Established in 1870, the Museum of Fine Arts is home to approximately 500,000 pieces including paintings, drawings, sculpture, textiles, jewelry, photography, furniture and fashion. The expansive
galleries include European, Asian, Egyptian, American, African and Contemporary art.
You will have time on your own to explore the museums many art galleries, be amazed at the beautiful floral arrangements and shop at the Museum gift stores and special Garden Cart for unique floral gifts and take-home flower arrangements.
COST: $58 per person includes charter bus transportation and entrance fee to the Museum including the Art in Bloom event. Lunch is on your own at the museum. Driver tip is not included.
8:15 AM Depart Rose City Senior Center, 8 Mahan Drive, Norwich
6:15 PM Approximate return time to Norwich
Call Hilary for availability (860) 889-5960
Sign up now for May trip to Newport Playhouse: “The Cemetery Club”
May Day Long Trip – This trip is open to any adult, 18 years old and older.
The Cemetery Club
Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Theater, Newport, RI
Thursday, May 30th
Start with a delicious, all you can eat, buffet lunch featuring a large selection of freshly prepared food. After lunch, enjoy the hilarious performance of The Cemetery Club. Following the show, return to your seat in the dining room for dessert, drinks and a fun-filled Cabaret Show!
Fun Fact ~ Originally on Broadway, The Cemetery Club was made into a movie in 1993!
The Cemetery Club ~ Three Jewish widows meet once a month for tea before going to visit their husbands’ graves. Ida is sweet-tempered and ready to begin a new life; Lucille is a feisty embodiment of “the girl who just wants to have fun”; and Doris is priggish and judgmental, particularly when Sam the butcher enters the scene. Sam meets the widows while visiting his wife’s grave and when he has an eye for Ida, Doris and Lucille try to squash the budding romance!
COST: $99 per person includes charter coach bus transportation, fabulous buffet lunch, matinee performance of The Cemetery Club, and Cabaret Show. Driver tip is not included.
9:45 AM Depart Rose City Senior Center, 8 Mahan Drive, Norwich
6:00 PM Approximate return time to Norwich
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 16 at 5:00pm
Senior Center Members, Non-Residents
-Beginning Wednesday, April 17 at 5:00pm
Open Registration (Any Adults, aged 18 and older)
-Beginning Thursday, April 18 at 5:00pm