Retirees and Wannabees 2008
Please contact Ann at 978-468-4818 to register for all Retirees and
Wannabees trips.
Click here for a
summer sign up
form.
Click here for Fall sign up form
Spanish for Seniors!
Thursdays 1:45 - 2:30 pm. Contact Ann at the
Community House to register, 978-468-4818. $60 for members, $80 for
non-members.
Yoga for Seniors
Friday's 10:30 - 11:30 am at The Community House. Please contact Laurence King,
Ignite Your Spirit Yoga at 978-526-8025. $5.00 per class.
Beginners French
We are collecting names of those interested in taking French. Please
contact Laurence King at 978-526-8025 to place your name on the list.
(Laurence is a native of France who also teaches Yoga!)
Lunch and Day Trips
All Trips are by Community House van - minimum of 10 people, maximum of 14.
Tuesday, September 9 – Cambridge Double
Decker Bus Tour, Boat Tour, and Trolley Tour
First we will
take a
thrilling tour by boat through the Charles River Locks and tour historic
Boston Harbor. Enjoy unprecedented views of Boston and Cambridge.
Next is the Double Decker Bus Tour, fully narrated by a friendly
knowledgeable tour guide, this informative 60 minute tour takes you through
the historic, bustling streets of Cambridge. We'll stop at the
Cambridgeside Galleria for lunch at the California Pizza Kitchen and then we
will take a fully narrated Trolley Tour and cover more than 100 points of
interest in Boston. We'll follow along the Freedom Trail, the North
End-Little Italy, Charlestown, the Boston Waterfront, the Back Bay, and
other areas.
Leave the Community House at 8:30 am, return around 4:30 to 5pm
$50 members, $55 nonmembers includes transportation and tours. Lunch is on your own.
Thursday, September 25 – Port City Tours (Newburyport and Amesbury)
Discover
the sights and sounds of historic Newburyport, then travel to Amesbury and
enjoy the rich culture of colonial and industrial Amesbury – an entertaining
and informative tour. Lunch at the Barking Dog in Amesbury. After lunch we
can wander around Amesbury visiting museums, shops or enjoying the Riverwalk.
Leave at
9:30am from the Community House. This
trip is limited to 11 people.
$25 members, $30 nonmembers includes
Monday,
October 6 – Gore Place, Waltham MA
This
early 1800s estate of Massachusetts Governor Christopher Gore includes a
small farm with sheep, goats and poultry. The elegantly furnished mansion
has been called the “Monticello of the North” and architectural historians
consider it to be the most t significant Federal period mansion in New
England.
Lunch
after our 11am tour at the Chateau.
Leave at
9:30am from the Community House.
$22 per
person members, $25 nonmembers includes transportation and tour. Lunch is on
your own.
Wednesday, October 22 – Quabbin Foliage Tour and Salem Cross Inn
First stop is the Oakwood Farm Christmas Barn which is 175 years old
and chock full of unique items. Lunch is included at the 1705 Salem
Cross Inn (Old Fashioned Yankee Pot Roast) which preserves the
traditional standard of attention to detail and insistence on the highest
quality service. After lunch a guide will board the coach for a one hour guided tour of the Quabbin Reservoir which is incredibly
beautiful during the fall season. Our last stop is the Brookfield
Orchards for apples, cider, homemade jellies, books, maps, antiques,
crafts and more.
Leave at
7:45am from the Community House. Return 5-5:30pm.
$53 per
person, all inclusive.
Must
register by September 10.
We need
35 people for this trip to go.
This
trip is provided by Jodies' Place and is a full size air-conditioned coach
with restroom and tour guide.
Monday,
November 3 - Harvard Museum of Natural History
The
University's most visited attraction includes the Glass Flowers (a
unique collection of over 3,000 models
created by glass artisans Leopold Blaschka and his son, Rudolph. The
commission began in 1886, continued for five decades, and the collection
represents more than 830 plant species) and Sea Creatures, another glass
collection by the same artists. Lunch, on your own, at Grendel’s Den –
"resisting the tide of corporate homogenization since 1971."
Leave at 9am from the Community House
$30 members, $35 non members includes transportation, museum admission. Lunch is on your own.
SAVE THE DATE!! Tuesday, November 11 - Senior Breakfast, 8:30 am
Enjoy a scrumptious breakfast prepared by the
Hamilton-Wenham Rotary - eggs, bacon, sausage, fruit, breads, juice, coffee,
tea, etc.
Entertainment to follow breakfast (will be announced at a later date).
This
trip is provided by Jodies' Place and is a full size air-conditioned coach
with restroom and tour guide.
BSO Rehearsals-
experience a BSO concert in the making. BSO Rehearsals offer audience
members a unique perspective on the creative dynamic between orchestra and
conductor. Each Open Rehearsal begins with a 1/2 hour informative
talk.
Thursday, November 13
Marek Janowski, conductor
Alban Gerhardt, dello
DVORAK Cello Concerto
Beethoven Symphony No. 6 Pastoral
Thursday, February 19
James Levine, conductor
All Mozart Program
Symphonies No. 39-40, and 41, Jupiter
Thursday, March 26
Charles Dutoit, conductor
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
Ravel, Mother Goose Suite
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2
Stravinsky Petrushka (1911 version)
Leave the Community House at 7:30am
Cost is $105 per person for members, $125 for non-members for the series
(all 3)
Registration deadline is October 1st.
Tuesday,
December 9 - Newport Christmas and Father Pat's Concert
Celebrate the holiday season at the beautiful mansions of Newport, RI all
decorated in festive themes. We will have a guided tour of the
Breakers Mansion fully decorated in the traditional Christmas
colors. Nest, it’s time for lunch a t the Atlantic Beach Club
Restaurant overlooking Newport Bay (Chicken or Schrod). We'll
arrive at Lasalette Shrine in Attleboro just in time for Father Pat's Concert. Enjoy one hour of traditional, holiday and
inspirational songs. After the concert, visit the gift shop and get
something to eat in the cafeteria before seeing the spectacular light
display known as the Festival of Lights.
Leave
the Community House at 7:15am, Return at 7-7:30pm.
$59 per
person, all inclusive.
Must
register by November 4.
We need
35 people for this trip to go.
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