Extended TRAVEL September-November A travel representative will be giving a free slideshow presentation MAYFLOWER TOURS Fall 2019 on the upcoming extended travel trips. The presentation is free. Call 18477 Oct. 10 • Thu., 2 p.m. at the ACAA 303.739.7950 to register in advance. Come by and pick up a flyer Free • Registration Required DAY for full descriptions on each of these fabulous trips! Journey on the Road of Faith Departs April 25, 2020 — 7 DAYS Featuring the Museum of the Bible, Creation Museum and Ark Encounter, this tour includes 3 nights in Arlington, Virginia. A narrated tour of the National Mall area with its monuments and memorials. Visit Arlington National Cemetery and tour the new TRIPPER Happy fall everyone! Here Museum of the Bible. Spend time in Ohio and Kentucky including a full day at the replica of Noah’s Ark. at the ACAA we have some wonderful excursions lined Hawaiian Cruising in Paradise up for you to take advantage Departs Feb. 21, 2020 — 10 DAYS News of the beautiful fall colors Spend seven glorious days cruising while visiting four Hawaiian Islands. Spend 1 night in Honolulu, Oahu. Tours include Punchbowl that Colorado has to offer. National Cemetery, Iolani Palace, King Kamehameha Statue with Whether it is in the mountains COLLETTE optional excursions in Kahului of Maui, Kailua-Kona, Hilo and or here in town, a full day or 18476 Oct. 2 • Wed., 6:30 p.m. at the ACAA Nawiliwili. Cruise ship is Norwegian’s Pride of America, with all a half day outing, elk bugling Free • Registration Required meals included onboard. in Estes Park, dining at unique cafes, touring museums and Exploring The Alpine Countries: Austria-Germany- The Legendary Blue Danube River Cruise enjoying stage shows, there Switzerland Departs Sept. 11, 2020 — 11 DAYS Take the MS Emerald Sun, our exclusively chartered river ship, on is something for everyone. Departs April 30, 2020 — 13 Travel Days a seven-night cruise through four countries. Includes two nights in See castles and palaces amidst Alpine vistas on your tour. Visits include So grab a friend and hop on Prague and escorted shore excursions in: Nuremberg, Regensburg, Schoenbrunn Palace in Vienna, cruise on the Danube and see Melk board because the ACAA is Durnstein, Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest. Four course lunches and Abbey. Spend a night in the heart of the Black Forest and then visit going places! dinners onboard, served with complimentary wine and beer. Multiple Oberammergau. Enjoy stops at Bavaria’s Neuschwanstein Castle, and cabin categories available. Learn about our FREE Airfare and 2 for 1 a guided tour of the Chateau de Chillon on Lake Geneva, a scenic train All of our trips require moder- Airfare promotions! ride aboard the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn into the village of Zermatt. ate walking and a few stairs. Spend two nights in Zermatt, Switzerland, then two nights in Lucerne. Excursions with a next to PREMIER TRAVEL the trip name usually include Magnificent Cities Of Central & Eastern Europe-Featuring 17837 Oct. 17 • Thu., 2p.m. at the ACAA a walking tour of the venue Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Krakow & Warsaw Free • Registration Required Departs May, 2020 — 14 Travel Days or there will be a significant New Orleans & Cajun Country A peek inside this issue Explore the historic and culturally rich cities of the Czech Republic, amount of walking required. Germany, Austria, Hungary and Poland. Enjoy 2-night stays, guided March 2020 Trips marked with the new Take in the culinary treats and architecture of New Orleans, while tours and local restaurants in Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, symbol indicates a trip Krakow and Warsaw. Walk across the Charles Bridge in Prague. Visit enjoying a three night stay in the French Quarter. See the beautiful antebellum mansions of Natchez, Mississippi and enjoy a bayou at high altitude over 8,000’. Save the date! the former concentration camp of Auschwitz and conclude in Warsaw. DAY TRIPPER SOCIAL cruise to see local wildlife. Please note that if participants Heritage Of America plan on bringing a walker or Oregon Trails & the Portland Rose Festival Departs Sept. 6, 2020 — 10 Travel Days wheelchair or need special Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 • 9-11 a.m. June 2020 Spend two nights in New York City then on to Philadelphia to view Pick up the Winter Day Tripper newsletter with detailed Enjoy 5 night, one hotel stay in beautiful Portland Oregon. Take in the handicapped accessibility, the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. Walk the battlefield at information about day trips & extended travel for winter 2019. annual Rose Parade, from the comfort of reserved and covered grand seating or dietary consider- Gettysburg and tour the National Military Park & Museum. Stop stand seating. Also explore Oregon’s unmatched natural beauty. ations, they must notify the The Day Tripper Social gives you the opportunity to meet with in Harper’s Ferry, then travel along the Skyline drive for views of front desk when they register the Shenandoah Valley. Visit Mount Vernon and Monticello & tour Rome & the Country Roads of Tuscany friends and make plans over coffee and refreshments. Colonial Williamsburg’s, the Smithsonian Institution with your October 2020 to ensure accomodations can choice of visiting the National Air and Space Museum or the National Explore the beautiful Tuscan towns of Florence, Pisa and Siena and oth- be met. Return trip times are Museum of American History. Tour the National Mall and view the er Tuscan gems. Visit the beautiful hillside town of Assisi to learn about approximate. World War II, Vietnam Veterans and the Korean War Memorials & the life of St Francis. Continue to Rome to see the wonderful sights and Arlington National Cemetery. learn about the 2000 plus year old history of the ancient Romans. Trippingly Yours, Register and pay Leave knowing Socialize over Explore Tuscany New York City Holiday Elizabeth Childers with cash, check or what trips you can coffee and Departs Oct. 28, 2020 — 9 Travel Days December 2020 Recreation Specialist Visit Florence, Siena, Pisa and San Gimignano. Partake in a Tuscan Take in the splendors of Manhattan during your one hotel stay. See credit card. look forward to. refreshments. cooking class. Savor a seven-night stay in Montecatini Terme & have all of New York City’s highlights and beautifully decorated store free time to explore Florence and discover the town of Lucca. Learn Fronts and neighborhoods during the holiday season. See the iconic Aurora Center for Active Adults • 30 Del Mar Circle, Aurora, CO 80011 about the heroic deeds of WWII at remains of the Gothic Line and Rockettes perform their annual holiday show and take in another 303.739.7950 • AuroraGov.org/Recreation visit the Museum of Liberation. Broadway play! BEE SQUARED ROCKIES BASEBALL Bee Squared is a 60 hive chemical- AT COORS FIELD Take the day off and hike with us. We provide the transportation free beekeeping operation located in and guide. Regardless of weather in the metro area, hikers must Join us for an afternoon to cheer on HIKES be prepared for significant weather changes in the mountains. All Berthoud, CO. Bee Squared produces the Rockies! Lunch and snacks are on Fall Hello chemical-free honey, hand rolled hikers are required to complete a Hiking Readiness Assessment beeswax candles and quality soaps. your own at the ballpark. Fee includes at least 1 week prior to their first hike. Participants must be See the whole operation up close and tickets to the game, parking, escort and in good health and have the stamina, endurance and skills to personal and shop for some unique transportation. safely hike in Colorado’s mountain and foothill trails. Final FALL gifts. After the tour we will drive over determination of participation is at the discretion of the ACAA. • $49 ($39 Resident) to Grandpa’s Café for some downhome Join us as we explore all that Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals For a recommended equipment list or assessment form, call cooking. Fee includes tour, escort and 303.739.7950 or pick up at the ACAA. the Front Range has to offer. transportation. 17701 Sept. 12 Many trips are in the Denver 17699 Sept. 4 • Thu., 11:15 a.m.-5 p.m. HIKES FILL UP FAST • Wed., 9 a.m.-4:15 p.m. • Last day to register/cancel: Aug. 29 REGISTER EARLY. Metro area and are followed • $55 ($44 Resident) Rockies vs New York Mets • Menu Range: $10-$20 Fee: $28 ($22 Resident) by a lunch destination. 17715 Sept. 18 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Transportation is provided OKTOBERFEST IN • Wed., 11:15 a.m.-5 p.m. Return times are approximate BRECKENRIDGE • Last day to register/cancel: Aug. 26 and leaves from the Aurora This trip is at altitude. Breckenridge Starting Elevation Miles Course # Date Destination Rating Nearest Town Center for Active Adults Oktoberfest is the largest street party DHT: ALLEN TRUE-ARTIST Elevation Gain Round Trip in the Rocky Mountains. Join us on Allen True was a Colorado-born Sole Survivors – Easy Hikes – Wednesdays historic Main Street where Munich unless noted. Register at illustrator specializing in western and meets the Colorado Mountains for 17774 10/9/2019 Carabou Ranch Trail 8519 308 4 Nederlands least 1 week in advance, views, brews, yummy food, live music Native American themes, when he 17775 10/16/2019 Bear Creek Trail to Castle 6533 154 2+ Morrison and more! Highlights include more than became Denver’s preeminent painter of or before the deadline. Luke SkyWalkers – Medium Hikes – Thursdays 3 dozen genuine German cuisine and murals. His notable and lasting works Arrive 15 minutes prior to brew vendors, German-themed games may be found in the state capitol, Brown 15735 9/5/2019 Calypso Cascades 8500 700 3.6 RMNP including Hammerschlagen, Baverian 15736 9/12/2019 Bear Lake TH to Alberta Falls 9475 320 5 RMNP departure to check-in at the lederhosen, oompah and polka dancing. Palace Hotel, Civic Center and the CT - Beaver Ponds East to Fee includes escort and transportation. Colorado National Bank, with more 15737 9/19/2019 10000 500 4 Jefferson front desk. Guernsey Creek 17700 Sept. 8 tucked here and there throughout the 15738 9/26/2019 Mount Falcon 7656 500 3.7 Morrison • Sun., 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. city. Join Denver History Tours for an • $55 ($44 Resident) exploration of the man and his art. After 15739 10/3/2019 Flatirons Vista 5610 200 4 Eldorado TERRY BISON RANCH & an overview of his life and work, we’ll 15740 10/10/2019 Gill Trail 6548 500 4 Deckers TRAIN TOUR embark on a tour of some of the murals 15741 10/17/2019 Eagle Sage Loop 5260 123 3.75 Boulder Get up close and personal with the Great that remain to us. Bring your artistic Walker Texas Rangers – Hard Hikes – Tuesdays North American Bison as we travel to eye, for inspiration awaits! Lunch on Cheyenne, Wyoming to Terry Bison 15742 9/3/2019 Mayflower Gulch 10980 1000 6 3 Copper Mtn. your own. Menu Range: $10-$25. Ranch. Partake in a train journey across 15743 9/10/2019 The Loch 9240 990 5.9 2 RMNP the ranch to view these phenomenal Fee includes tour guide, escort and animals in their natural landscape. transportation. 15744 9/17/2019 Ptarmigan Trail 9100 990 4.2 2 Silverthorne With an extensive history and culture 17703 Sept. 13 15746 9/24/2019 Lake Helene 9475 1300 6.2 3 RMNP full of cowboys, this train tour will not • Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 15747 10/1/2019 Hermit Park 8380 600 4 2 Estes Park disappoint. After the train ride, enjoy Heavy walking lunch at the Senator’s Steakhouse • $51 ($41 Resident) 15748 10/8/2019 Jim Creek 9230 900 6.4 3 Winter Park & Brass Buffalo Saloon. Be sure to Golden Gate Canyon and several stairs GAYLORD ROCKIES 15749 10/15/2019 8400 800 5.1 2.5 Golden Must notify when registering for make your way to the trading post Ralston Roost any special needs for accessibility, before heading back to Aurora. Fee RESORT & CONVENTION 15750 10/22/2019 Carpenter Peak 5900 1000 7 3 Roxborough seating or dietary considerations. includes train ride, lunch, escort and CENTER 15751 10/29/2019 Glacier Creek 8400 500 5.5 1.5 RMNP transportation. Stationed perfectly at the edge of the Special Deadline 15659 Sept. 10 15752 11/5/2019 White Ranch Rawhide 7450 800 5 1.5 Golden Tue., 7:45 a.m.-4 p.m. Front Range, the brand new Gaylord 15753 11/12/2019 DeDisse/Three Sisters 7072 600 5 1.5 Evergreen $69 ($55 Resident) Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Above 8,000 feet Last day to register/cancel: Aug. 27 Aurora invites you to find sanctuary The ACAA is an equal opportunity service provider and operates under special-use permits from the Arapahoe/Roosevelt, Pike and White River National Forests AURORA CENTER FOR ACTIVE ADULTS • 30 DEL MAR CIRCLE CALL 303.739.7950 TO REGISTER OR VISIT AURORAGOV.ORG/RECREATION just minutes from Denver International of original, unrestored vehicles from GEORGETOWN LOOP Airport. Appreciate the tranquility in 1958-1988, a 1955 Kelvinator Model Join us as we travel to some of our favorite the relaxed cabin-style environment, the RAILROAD & TOWN Kitchen, a 1960’s Model Home Replica The Georgetown Loop Railroad was one destinations along the Front Range for good food adventures of the indoor and outdoor and much more. Take a break from your water complexes and the picture-perfect of Colorado’s first visitor attractions. and good company! Transportation is provided views of the nearby mountains and wandering and have a delicious lunch This spectacular stretch of 3’ narrow and leaves from the Aurora Center for Active nature. After our tour, lunch will be on catered by Famous Dave’s BBQ. Fee gauge railroad was completed in 1884 DINING your own at the Mountain Pass Sports includes picnic lunch, tour, escort and and considered an engineering marvel Adults unless otherwise noted. Menu ranges are Bar. Menu Range: $10-$20. Fee includes transportation. for its time. The thriving mining towns listed with each restaurant description. tour, escort and transportation. 17718 Sept. 22 of Georgetown and Silver Plume lie 2 miles apart in the steep, narrow canyon 17706 Sept. 16 • Sun., 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. • Mon., 10:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m. of Clear Creek . Engineers designed Adentues • $86 ($69 Resident) a corkscrew route that traveled nearly 17707 Oct. 28 • Last day to register/cancel: Sept. 13 NONO’S CAFÉ CINZZETTI’S trendy buzz with an open kitchen and • Mon., 10:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m. twice that distance to connect them, NoNo’s Café is a family affair with many This nearly 20,000 square foot building prep area viewable to the guests. Fee • Leaves from Central Recreation Center • Leaves from Central Recreation Center slowly gaining more than 600’ in recipes created by the owner’s father. has been transformed into a “Tuscan includes escort and transportation. 17708 Nov. 14 elevation. The route included horseshoe FALL COLORS ON curves, grades of up to 4%, and four Cajun, Creole and Homestyle cooking Villa” offering a variety of drinks, 17687 Nov. 5 • Thu., 10:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m. bridges across Clear Creek, including the with everything from appetizers to specialty coffees and of course great • Tue., 11:45 a.m.-3:15 p.m. • $21 ($17 Resident) KENOSHA PASS W/ MIKE PEARL soups, salads and entrée dishes all with U.S. Highway 285 from Morrison to massive Devil’s Gate High Bridge. Come food! Roam throughout a piazza where • $21 ($17 Resident) and enjoy a leisurely ride on rails as we a special flair.Fee includes escort and SENIORS ON THE MOVE South Park via Kenosha Pass (Elevation trained chefs are preparing fresh Italian • Menu Range: $10-$20 take in the beautiful Fall colors. After our transportation. (RTD & LIGHT RAIL) 9,997 ft), is one of the best drives in food at 14 exhibition cooking stations, Discover how easy it is to use the RTD train ride spend time exploring the town- 17677 Sept. 3 EURO CREPES Colorado to view autumn’s leaves — • Tue., 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. offering up to 80 items on display and public transit system. After a one hour have lunch at one of the many cafes, A unique family owned café offering vibrant reds and glowing yellows of the • $18 ($14 Resident) all for your sampling from appetizers to class at the ACAA, we head out for a trip tour the museums or shop the shops- the • Menu Range: $10-$15 main dishes to delicious desserts, ‘if you both sweet and savory crepes is a big hit by bus and light rail to Boulder (Sept. aspen woodlands are a striking contrast choice is yours! Fee includes train ticket, go away hungry it’s not our fault!’ Fee in town. Want something savory? Try 17), the restored Union Transit Center to the ponderosa pines and Douglas firs escort and transportation. CAPITAL TEA includes escort and transportation. the England Crepes with grilled chicken (Oct. 15) or to DIA (Nov. 7). You will around Conifer and Bailey. Lunch on 17727 Sept. 26 A traditional afternoon tea with assorted 17683 Oct. 9 or the Czech Republic Crepe with have time to browse around and enjoy your own in Bailey. Menu Range $10- • Thu., 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. • $78 ($62 Resident) finger sandwiches, mini scones with • Wed., 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Shrimp. Want something sweet? Try the an afternoon snack (on your own) before $20. Fee includes tour guide, escort and Devon cream and jam, decadent mini heading back to the ACAA. Keep in • Last day to register/cancel: July 29 • $18 ($14 Resident) Dancing House Crepe with blueberries, transportation. desserts and unlimited pot of tea (choose mind you will be gone all afternoon and from over 90 teas) at this locally owned • Menu Range: $15-$20 strawberries, raspberries and mascarpone 15662 Sept. 24 MARDI GRAS CASINO cheese or the Staatsoper Crepe with there will be 2-3 blocks of walking (at tea shop that has been serving the Denver times). After class there will be time for • Tue., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sit back and relax as you are comfortably EL RANCHO IN EVERGREEN Bavarian custard, chocolate shavings and area for 12 years! Fee includes afternoon you to eat a sack lunch (not included). • $88 ($70 Resident) escorted to the Mardi Gras Casino by tea, escort and transportation. blueberries. These are just a few of the The historic building was owned and Free escort and coupons for bus and • Last day to register/cancel: Sept. 14 motor coach. Each guest will receive a 17996 Sept. 6 operated by various families until May of delicious combinations that await you! train ride will be provided. $5 food voucher, $5 free play on your • Fri., 2-4:30 p.m. 2015, when the Vincent family took over; Fee includes escort and transportation. player’s card and if you earn 200 points • $65 ($52 Resident) Boulder CITY OF AURORA TOUR and, after a huge renovation, opened El 17688 Nov. 12 or 1 hour of table play, you will receive • Last day to register/cancel: Aug. 30 17710 Sept. 17 Learn about the history, diversity, beauty • Tue., 10:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. • Tue., 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. another $5.00 food voucher. You must Rancho as a brew pub in November of and scope of the city of Aurora. Join 2015. Enjoy scenic atmosphere with good • $23 ($18 Resident) Union Station be 21 years or older to enroll on this trip. BUCKHORN EXCHANGE city of Aurora’s Neighborhood Liaison, & LIGHT RAIL food and tasty brews. El Rancho offers • Menu Range $10-$15 17713 Oct. 15 Meals are on your own at the casino. Margee Cannon, as we visit landmarks 17725 Sept. 30 This trip is not suitable for participants traditional pub food like burgers, wings, • Tue., 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Denver International Airport and new developments planned for the • Mon., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. with walkers/wheelchairs. Join us as but the specialty is the barbecue which THE MELTING POT 17714 Nov. 7 city. Visit Anschutz Medical Campus, • $9 ($7 Resident) we hop on the RTD bus and light rail is slow-cooked in smokers. El Rancho For a dining experience you won’t soon • Thu., 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. to Denver’s original steakhouse. This forget, in the historic town of Littleton, Stanley Marketplace, the Aurora Cultural offers salads and veggie burgers too! Fee • Free. Registration required WELD COUNTY AGRI-TOUR National Historic Landmark and Western includes escort and transportation. the Melting Pot is a must to do! Located Arts District, Gaylord Rockies Resort W/ MIKE PEARL & Conference Center, Aurora Reservoir Museum has been serving the finest in 17682 Oct. 22 in what was once a library and police RAMBLER RANCH Weld County ranks high in the nation for Old West fare since 1893. Prime grade • Tue., 10:15 a.m.-2 p.m. station we will enjoy a three course ‘power The Rambler Ranch is a must see for & other city facilities. Even if you are agricultural production. Find out why when beef steaks, buffalo prime rib, elk, • $25 ($20 Resident) lunch’. Cheese fondue, salad and chocolate car and vintage enthusiasts. This vast a long-term resident of Aurora, this trip you see the wide-open farm landscape, salmon, quail, game hen plus exotic • Menu Range: $10-$20 fondue for dessert will surprise your taste museum in a country setting includes is guaranteed to surprise you with new learn how crops are processed, visit a appetizers such as alligator tail, buffalo buds while enjoying a relaxed atmosphere the Nash History Center with cars dating information. We will stop mid-trip at a working farm, and take in a corn maze. sausage or Rocky Mountain Oysters BACCO TRATTORIA from 1917-1957, historical propaganda Lunch on you own at the Stockman’s Café make this a unique dining experience. just perfect for conversation. Fee includes local restaurant for lunch on your own. RESTAURANT meal, escort and transportation. all produced by Nash/Rambler including Menu Range: $10-$15. Fee includes at Producers Livestock Auction Arena. Fee includes escort and transportation. Menu Range: $10-$20. Fee includes tour Bacco Trattoria, a unique restaurant 17689 Nov. 20 ads, billboards, manuals and it is home docent, escort and transportation. 17681 Sept. 19 to the one-of-a-kind Pininfarina (concept guide, escort and transportation. offering a relaxed atmosphere and • Wed., 10:30-2:30 p.m. • Thu., 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. car), a 1920’s Sinclair Gas Station 17720 Sept. 25 17728 Oct. 1 authentic Italian food and beverage. The • $30 ($24 Resident) • $81 ($65 Resident) Replica that is an ice cream & gift 17721 Oct. 23 • Tue., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. • Menu Range: $10-$20 decor is soft and traditional, but still • Price is inclusive, 3 course meal shop and the American Motors (AMC) • Wed., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. • $81 ($65 Resident) • Last day to register/cancel: Sept. 13 carries a theme of Italian culture and • Leaves from Central Recreation Center building featuring over 100 examples • $28 ($22 Resident) • Last day to register/cancel: Sept. 16 AURORA CENTER FOR ACTIVE ADULTS • 30 DEL MAR CIRCLE CALL 303.739.7950 TO REGISTER OR VISIT AURORAGOV.ORG/RECREATION ELK BUGLING IN ESTES Rhapsody in Blue and much more. moved from one haunted mansion to MURDER AT HAUNTED WINGS OVER THE PARK After the concert we will head over to another in 1926 and the scary movie BLOOD MANSION @ ADAMS CANCELLATION POLICY a local restaurant for an early dinner at based on a frightening Denver ghost ROCKIES AIR & SPACE Come search for elk as we explore MYSTERY PLAYHOUSE MUSEUM AND THE OFFICERS • If we cancel the class trips: 100% Rocky Mountain National Park during Mimi’s Café. Menu Range $15-$20. Fee story. All this and more. Bring along It was just 15 years ago that Josiah refund. includes admission ticket, escort and your own travel dinner and drinks. CLUB CAFE sunset. We will eat an early dinner at Blood murdered his young bride, With over fifty iconic aircraft and • If you cancel 5 or more business the Trailhead Restaurant located in the transportation. Fee includes bus tour, docent, driver’s then threw himself from the 3rd story the most realistic flight simulators in days before class/trips starts: Gateway to the Rockies Emporium. After 17734 Oct. 6 gratuity and light snacks. This bus is not window of Blood Mansion. They say Colorado, Wings over the Rockies Air 1. 100% transfer to another class/ dinner we will head into the park in hope • Sun., 1:15-6:15 p.m. wheelchair accessible. the ghosts of the departed still haunt the of seeing these magnificent creatures • $31 ($25 Resident) 17738 Oct. 14 Mansion. The police have re-opened the & Space Museum has something for trips. bugling and grazing in the meadows or • Last day to register/cancel: Sept. 20 • Mon., 6 p.m.-8:45 p.m. case as a double-murder! The original everyone. Located in famed Hanger 1 2. 100% credit to your Recreation on the hillsides. Dress appropriately for • $73 ($58 Resident) “suspects” are reassembled tonight and 2 on the former Lowry Air Force account. (Credits not used by evening mountain temperatures. Menu CASTLE ROCK OUTLETS • Last day to register/cancel: Sept. 24 for their community college reunion, Base, the museum preserves the history one year from date of issuance Surrounded by spectacular mountain Range: $6-$34. Fee includes escort and or is it really to find out what actually of Lowry AFB’s operations from 1938- are forfeited and placed in the views, the Outlets at Castle Rock has over MAMMA MIA @ BOULDER 1994 with its collections, archives and transportation. happened on that terrible night all those Recreation Scholarship fund.) 17731 Oct. 2 100 of the world’s best brands, all at up DINNER THEATER* research library. After the tour we will years ago? This unique, interactive-who • If you cancel less than 5 business • Wed., 1-9:45 p.m. to 70% off. The Outlets have been voted The story-telling magic of ABBA’s dunnit has you solving the crime! Fee head over to the ‘Officers Club Café’ • $56 ($45 Resident) Colorado’s Best Outlet Shopping since timeless songs propels an enchanting includes luncheon and show, gratuities, for lunch. Menu Range: $10-$20. Fee days before class/trips starts: No • Bring your America the Beautiful Pass 2015! Shop your favorite stores, grab a tale of love, laughter and friendship. On escort and transportation. includes museum admission, escort and refund. or $20 for park entrance fee bite of lunch and then shop some more! the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s 17750 Oct. 27 transportation. • If you must cancel, call Fee includes escort and transportation. quest to discover the identity of her • Sun., noon-4 p.m. 17841 Nov. 13 303.739.7950. 17735 Oct. 8 father brings three men from her THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE • $85 ($68 Resident) • Wed., 9:45 a.m.-2:15 p.m. • Refunds take 2-3 weeks to process • Tue., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. mother’s past back to the Greek island DAME @ CANDLELIGHT DINNER • Last day to register/cancel: Sept. 27 • $35 ($28 Resident) THEATER • $20 ($16 Resident) paradise they last visited 20 years ago. and mail. • Last day to register/cancel: Nov. 1 Please plan your schedule carefully. The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a • Meal on your own A mother. A daughter. Three possible COLORADO COUNTRY powerful musical retelling of the love • Leaves from Central Recreation Center dads. And a trip down the aisle you’ll CHRISTMAS We depend on your enrollment for never forget! Fee includes escort, DHT: CRIME & story of the gypsy Esmeralda, the If you are already getting excited for PUNISHMENT successful trips! deformed bell-ringer Quasimodo, and HARVEST FESTIVAL AT THE transportation, meal and theater Christmas and want to start your holiday Gold brought many fortune-seekers to CANCELLATION/ the gallant Captain Phoebus in 15th LITTLETON MUSEUM & FARM admission. shopping and experiences early this the West. Some of them didn’t want to REGISTRATION DEADLINES Century Paris. Representing the first-ever Enjoy a day of fall activities at the 17733 Oct. 20 year, then this trip is for you! The 16th collaboration between two stage and Harvest festival at the Littleton • Sun., 11 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Annual Colorado Country Christmas go through all the hard work and trouble Cancellation/Registration dead- screen titans – composer Alan Menken Museum. On the 1860’s farm pick • $91 ($73 Resident) Gift Show at the Denver Mart will get of finding the gold for themselves, lines may apply for some trips and (Beauty and the Beast, Newsies, The out your Halloween pumpkin and • Last day to register/cancel: Sept. 13 you in the holiday mood with more than coming instead to mine the miners. are posted as such. For these trips, Little Mermaid, Aladdin) and lyricist then enjoy hayrides, and other fun 400 exhibits. This event continues to Some did this through commerce and please register by the deadline. activities. There is no cost to get into the DHT: UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD some through crime. Join Denver Stephen Schwartz (Pippin, Godspell, be the largest holiday show in town! If you cancel after the cancella- museum; however, some activities and Although Denver’s street grid may have History Tours for an exploration of Wicked) – Hunchback contains songs Food, gifts galore, home décor, gourmet tion/registration deadline, your from Disney film, including “Out refreshments require tickets which can its detractors, most streets have only one & specialty foods and much more. the notorious people, the crimes they There”, “Topsy Turvy” and “God Help be purchased the day of the event-cash name. One primary corridor, however, Fee includes admission fee, escort and committed and the places where these trip fees are non-refundable. the Outcasts”, plus entirely new songs or check only! Fee includes escort & has two. It’s time to explore University transportation. events happened, from greed and lust Cancellations made before the sure to surprise fans of the movie. Fee transportation. Lunch is on your own. Blvd. known as York Street in its 17755 Nov. 1 to kidnapping and murder. Along the cancellation deadline are subject Fee includes festival admission, escort northern extent, it has simple beginnings includes theater admission, luncheon, • Fri., 9:15 a.m.-4 p.m. way, we’ll learn about some of the to the normal cancellation policy. escort and transportation. and transportation. at the Weld County line as a country • $48 ($38 Resident) people who have fought but never-yet 17729 Oct. 5 17737 Oct. 12 road, where prairie slowly turns into • Last day to register/cancel: Oct. 18 exterminated our underworld element. • Sat., 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. • Sat., 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. subdivisions. We’ll explore southward, Crimes committed, punishments meted custom made in “German Old World • $86 ($69 Resident) • $25 ($20 Resident) through the dizzying array of Thornton’s INTERNATIONAL HEARING out, and the gavel bangs “Join us!” We Tradition”. Each candle is a work of • Last day to register/cancel: Sept. 13 modern, not-so-sensible grid, through • Last day to register/cancel: Sept. 2 DOG, INC will also stop for a tour of the Denver art individually warmed and dipped Denver and onto University Boulevard, The mission of International Hearing Police Museum. Lunch on your own. AURORA SINGERS: “A BANJO BILLY’S DENVER which eventually vanishes in Highlands Dog, Inc. is to train dogs to assist persons in hot colored wax as many as 20-40 Menu Range: $10-$20. Fee includes SPLASH OF COLOR” GHOST TOUR Ranch. Along the way are cemeteries, who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, with or times. The candle shop is located in transportation, escort, tour guide & The Aurora Singers is a performing If you like being scared for the neighborhoods changing their flavors, without multiple disabilities, at no cost to the basement of a private residence, so museum entrance. arts organization that has been a city Halloween season, then you’ll love our mid-century prosperity, central-city the recipient. Come and see how they train participants need to be able to get up icon of choral and dance styles since Ghost Story tours. Turns out, Denver diversity and more. From the university the dogs, what it takes to be a Hearing 17747 Nov. 21 and down the stairway. Light snacks 1977. The ensemble strives to enrich the is really haunted. For instance, you’ll that gives the street its name to places Dog and what they can accomplish for • Thu., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. entertainment experience of its audience learn that the Croke-Patterson Mansion and histories great and small, there’s a their humans. After the tour we will stop • $59 ($47 Resident) will be provided. Stop for lunch at the through performing high quality choral is the most haunted house in Colorado. lot to see as the road gives up its secrets. for lunch at the Bison Grill Restaurant Moonlight Diner. Menu Range: $10- and musical repertoire with an eclectic Find out why pictures of horses keep Lunch on your own. Menu Range: $10- located at the Buffalo Run Golf Course. LIFETIME CANDLES $20. Fee includes escort, transportation This trip is not suitable for participants mixture of popular tunes and musical getting moved at the Denver Firefighters $25. Fee includes tour guide, escort and Menu Range: $10-$15. Fee includes tour, & demonstration. theater. Today’s performance will feature Museum and why there are cold spots transportation. escort and transportation. with walkers/wheelchairs. Learn all every color of the rainbow in this journey in Cheeseman Park, where people who 17744 Oct. 24 17758 Nov. 4 about the candle making process as we 17760 Nov. 25 through great songs and dance numbers! lie on the ground sometimes feel arms • Thu., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. • Mon., 9:45 a.m.-2:45 p.m. travel to Lifetime Candles in Bennett, • Mon., 9:45 a.m.-3 p.m. Yellow Submarine, Purple People Eater, embrace them. How about a woman • $51 ($41 Resident) • $26 ($21 Resident) Co. These candles are hand carved and • $26 ($21 Resident) AURORA CENTER FOR ACTIVE ADULTS • 30 DEL MAR CIRCLE CALL 303.739.7950 TO REGISTER OR VISIT AURORAGOV.ORG/RECREATION