28 | SUNRAYS JANUARY 2015
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things you may have never seen before. Dried squid, anyone?
Our hotel for two nights is the Memorial City Westin Hotel.
Connected to a large shopping center via a sky walk, you
will have your choice of restaurants for dinner on your own –
everything from fast food to upscale dining.
Friday:
After breakfast at the hotel (included), we head to
the National Museum of Funeral History, which contains a
fascinating collection of funeral objects, including old hearses.
At our next stop, half of our group will go to lunch at Treebeards
Restaurant, located within a church. Meanwhile, the other
half will enjoy a docent-led trip to underground Houston, a
tunnel system running for miles under the city and housing
businesses and restaurants. An elevator ride to the top of the
tallest building in the city will provide a panoramic view of
Houston. We will switch venues so that both groups get to
eat and tour the underground. Afterwards, we will return to
the hotel, where you may choose to go to Town and Country
mall or to a restaurant near the hotel for dinner on your own.
Saturday:
After hotel breakfast (included) we will go to the
Houston Museum of Natural Science. This building, which
was doubled in size in 2012, has some of the most amazing
permanent collections in the world. It will be a glorious finale to
our trip, because following this we will head home to Sun City!
Ticket cost includes transportation, hotel, tour admissions, 2
breakfasts, and 1 lunch.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Bobbi Heuss
Jersey Boys
– Bass Concert Hall –
Austin - NEW!
Dinner - Carmelo’s Italian Restaurant
Sunday, March 29, $125 pp
Depart SCPL 4 p.m.; Return 10:30 p.m.
Live like a Jersey Boy or Jersey
Girl for the evening! First, enjoy dinner at
Carmello’s Italian Restaurant in downtown
Austin. Dinner will consist of a traditional
Italian combination platter, salad, tea or coffee, and dessert.
After dinner we will go to Bass Concert Hall for the award-
winning
Jersey Boys
musical. Go behind the music and inside
the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons in the Tony
Award
®
-winning true-life musical phenomenon,
Jersey Boys
.
From the streets of New Jersey to the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame, this is the musical that’s just too good to be true.
Reminisce over songs like “Sherry,” “Walk Like a Man,” “Big
Girls Don’t Cry,” and more.
Ticket cost includes transportation, dinner and orchestra
seating.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Cheryl Jakubowski
ERCOT Tour and Lecture – Taylor - NEW!
Lunch – Louie Mueller Barbecue
Monday, March 30, $35 pp
Depart SCPL 7:45 a.m.; Return 4 p.m.
Ticket Purchase Deadline: Wednesday, March 11
Where does our electricity come
from and who manages the flow? ERCOT, the
Electric Reliability Council of Texas controls
the flow of electric power throughout Texas.
In a behind-the-scenes tour and an hour and
a half lecture, we will learn what happens when they “throw
the switch” from the nuclear power plant to our home. Because
this is a very secure facility, we must arrive early for our 10 a.m.
tour to go through security and get our badges. Patience needed!
Important Notes: (1) Due to security issues, no ticket resales
or exchanges are allowed for this outing. (2) At time of
purchase, you must provide the following information:
Name as shown on DL, DL#, State, Date of Birth, and
Expiration Date. No passports – only Driver Licenses
accepted. (3) No cameras or cell phone photos allowed.
After the tour, it is on to Louie Mueller Barbecue for our lunch
of brisket, cole slaw and potato salad with the trimmings. Then
we will take a behind-the-scenes driving tour of Taylor, noting
the town’s important landmarks and gorgeous homes.
Ticket cost includes transportation, tour and lunch.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Ellen Mire
Fredericksburg, and Wild Seed Farm - NEW!
Lunch on Your Own
Tuesday, March 31, $25 pp
Depart SCPL 8:30 a.m.; Return 6:30 p.m.
Gardeners, shoppers and
history buffs will find something of interest
on this trip! Our first stop is Wild Seed
Farms for a leisurely tour of the grounds.
Visit the nursery; check out the award-
winning wildflower seeds, garden accessories, specialty foods,
and many other items. Pick up wildflower seeds to scatter or
plant around your home. After ninety minutes at the Farms we
will then leave for downtown Fredericksburg for lunch on your
own, shopping at the over 150 shops and enjoying the sites this
award winning town has to offer. There are many choices for
lunch and comfortable areas for sitting and people watching
while you make new friends, and there will be plenty of storage
on the bus for your purchases.
Save room for pie and coffee! After touring Fredericksburg we
will stop for “Pie Happy Hour” at the famous Blue Bonnet Café
in Marble Falls.
Ticket cost includes transportation only.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Cheryl Jakubowski
OUTINGS
Purchase your tickets for CA Sponsored Outings at
or at the Member Services Office.
Tickets for outings listed for the first time will be available
Friday, January 2, at 8 a.m.
