TRIPS & TOURS Catalog April 2019
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Watch for these other upcoming trips! Lady Washington Father’s Day Cruise Mariners vs. Yankees Sequim Lavender Festival Olympic Music Festival Port Townsend Whale Watching Portland Art Museum: Paris 1900 Virginia V Steamship Cruise TRIPS & TOURS Catalog April 2019 - July 2019 Cannabis Education Tour #2 Saturday, May 18, 2019 Seattle Storm vs. Indiana Fever Sunday, June 23, 2019 Senior Services for South Sound Trips & Tours 222 Columbia ST NW Olympia, WA 98501 Destination Moon 360.586.6181 [email protected] Wednesday, July 31, 2019 www.SouthSoundSeniors.org Find out more about Trips & Tours at 360.586.6181, ext. 126 or visit www.SouthSoundSeniors.org. April TRIPS & TOURS www.SouthSoundSeniors.org Washington State Spring Fair [email protected] Friday, April 12, 2019 E 360.586.6181, Ext. 126 Shake off the winter blues and Reservation & Cancellation kickstart spring at the Washington The Trips and Tours staff act only as agents for trips and shall State Spring Fair. Although a little not be held responsible for any accidents, loss, or injuries that smaller and lot less crowded, the may occur. All passengers are covered by common carrier Spring version of Washington’s insurance. Trips and Tours does not accept liability for any largest fair, has everything you’ve carrier’s cancellation penalties. come to expect: livestock and agricultural expos, Senior Services reserves the right to refuse any person as a tour entertainment, arts and crafts, adorable baby animals, participant and expel anyone whose conduct is incompatible with the interest of the tour group. motor sports, midway games and rides and, of course, all our favorite fair foods. If it becomes necessary, Senior Services reserves the right to change the schedule without notice. $49/$59 Member/General Public Includes transportation, admission and snack. Cancellations and Refunds: Departs OSC 9:00/LSC 9:30 am. Returns apprx. 4:00 pm. *Overnight trip cancellations are required 30 days prior to the departure date. Traveler's Tea *Day trips cancellations must be received 14 days prior to the departure date. May 14, 2019 @ 1 pm A $20 fee will be charged for all day trip cancellations. Virgil Clarkson Lacey Senior Center $50 fee will apply to overnight trip cancellations. Non-Refundable Late cancellations, ticketed events, and gift certificates are non- refundable. If a trip is cancelled by Trips and Tours, a full refund will be made. Your refund check will be issued within two weeks. Winter/Summer Cancellations On rare occasions, impassable roads due to snow or ice, or poor air conditions may cause cancellation of a trip. The safety of our clients is our priority. If a performance is cancelled or a motor coach is unable to transport, a credit will be given for a future trip. Activity Levels Step Into Nature #1: Beautiful Bainbridge Island D Wednesday, April 17, 2019 E Easy . Minimal walking, primarily flat surfaces. Bainbridge Island‘s charm, natural beauty, rural character and Moderate. Walking short distances and some standing. historical significance make it a wonderful destination. We start M Possibly uneven surfaces or a few stairs. No wheel chairs. our Step Into Nature series this year with an easy, but stunning More Difficult. Walking tours. Standing. Uneven 2-mile stroll through the Bloedel Reserve. Our guided tour of D surfaces, possibly one or more flights of stairs. No wheel the Reserve’s 150 acres will reveal a unique blend of natural chairs or walkers. woodlands and beautifully manicured gardens including a Trips and Tours are open to everyone 18 and older. We strive to ac- Japanese Garden, a Moss Garden, a Reflection Pool, and the commodate people of all abilities. Individuals requiring assistance Bloedel’s former estate home. must provide their own caregiver. People in wheelchairs or electric scooters may be accommodated on some trips. Please notify our of- fice at 360.586.6181 at least 30 days before the trip to make arrange- After our tour we’ll drive ments for a vehicle with a wheelchair lift. into Winslow for lunch on your own. Choose Deposits from a variety of Your nonrefundable deposit reserves your space and restaurants near the constitutes acceptance of these terms and agreements. waterfront. After lunch, $20 for daytrips and $50 for overnight excursions. you’ll have a bit of time Payments to explore Winslow’s Final payments are due two weeks prior to trip and may be quaint shops before made by cash, check, Visa, or MasterCard credit/debit card. our next stop at the Make checks payable to Senior Services and mail or deliver to: Museum of History. At the Senior Services for South Sound Attn: Trips Office Museum where we will meet our local guide, who will 222 Columbia Street NW educate us about Bainbridge Island History and lead us to the Olympia, WA 98501 Japanese-American Exclusion Memorial. The sinuous, curving Or pay online at: www.SouthSoundSeniors.org or with a credit/ Memorial Wall is built on the historic Eagledale Ferry dock debit card by phone. where the first 227 Japanese American island residents were banished from their homes to be placed in concentration camps Member Discount during WWII. Senior Services for South Sound is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organiza- tion. Member discounts for trips range from $5-$20. Trip Departures Olympia Senior Center: 222 Columbia Street NW, Olympia. $84/$94 Member/General Public Lacey Community Center: 6729 Pacific Ave SE, Lacey – turn Includes transportation, admission, tours and snacks. right at the roundabout and bear right into the parking lot. The Lunch on own. Senior Services bus will pick you up near the bathrooms. Departs OSC 8:00/LSC 8:30 am. Returns apprx. 7:30 pm. Patsy Cline Tribute E Destination Moon E Saturday, April 27, 2019 Wednesday, July 31, 2019 Patsy Cline was one of coun- Where were you on July 20, 1969? You can re-create that try music’s most beloved magical moment 50 years ago at Seattle’s Museum of Flight’s singers before her untimely special exhibition. Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission. death in 1963 at the age of The spacecraft flown 30. “Walkin’ After Mid- on humankind’s first night,” “I Fall to Pieces,” journey to the moon and “Crazy” are just a few is the centerpiece of of her most memorable this exhibition hits. Cline was one of the presented in most influential vocalists partnership with the of the 20th Century. Smithsonian Olympic Peninsula’s award-winning Institution. The vocalist, Amanda Lynn Bacon, will bring Cline’s most beloved exhibition takes you back with original Apollo 11-flown objects songs to life at the Auburn Ave Theatre for one night only. and unique artifacts from the Space Race. The Smithsonian’s Bacon began singing at age two and hasn’t stopped. Her love of exhibition is enhanced with The Museum of Flight’s own Space music shines with her powerful vocals and soulful harmonies. A Race displays with rare objects like a Soviet Sputnik satellite, Tribute to Patsy Cline is Bacon’s first solo show, and she has early cosmonaut spacesuit and the world’s only display of the been performing it with her band, Black Diamond Junction remains of the rocket engines that boosted Apollo missions to across the northwest to rave reviews for the past two years. the Moon. Also unique is a gallery about the contributions of Supper before the show is included at Crockett’s Public House Seattle-area industry, astronauts and engineers to the space in Puyallup, a treat in itself. program. Lunch is on your own at the Wing’s Café in the $99/$109 Member/General Public museum. A selection of sandwiches, salads and hot entrees are Includes transportation, concert, and meal. available. Departs OSC 3:00/LSC 3:30 pm. Returns apprx. 11:00 pm. $73/$80 Member/General Public Includes transportation and admission. Departs OSC 8:30/LSC 9:00 am. Returns apprx. 4:30 pm. Mamma at Tacoma Musical Playhouse E May Saturday, July 27, 2019 Step Into Nature #2: Grays Harbor Shorebird Festival D Over 54 million people all around the Saturday, May 4, 2019 world have fallen in in love with the characters, the story and the music Each spring, hundreds of thousands of shorebirds stop to rest that make Mamma Mia! the ultimate and feed along the Washington Coast and in the Grays Harbor feel-good show! A mother. A estuary during their daughter. Three possible dads. And a migration northward. trip down the aisle you’ll never Coming from as far forget! Writer, Catherine Johnson’s, south as Argentina, these sunny and funny tale unfolds on a Arctic-bound shorebirds Greek island paradise. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s are among the world’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men greatest migrants. Some from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited 20 birds travel over 15,000 years ago. Tacoma Musical Playhouse is a northwest gem, and miles round trip! Our day starts with a hearty breakfast at the this is sure to be another popular trip. After the matinee Fishing Hole in Montesano. Our guided tour is a 1.5 mile performance we’ll dine at Mona’s Pasta and Pizza serving heap- roundtrip, walk along the Grays Harbor National Wildlife ing helpings of your favorite Italian entrees. Refuge’s Sandpiper Trail. The trail is mostly boardwalk and flat. $99/$109 Member/General Public Our expert guides will have spotting scopes to help get a better Includes transportation, show and supper. look at the birds, but you’ll want to bring your binoculars if you Departs OSC 12:00/LSC 12:30 pm.