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Pompeii continued…An immersive 4-D eruption theater al- Trip Parking lows guests to experience the eruption itself. You will also All day trips depart from the parking lot on Campbell enjoy “Extreme Weather 3-D” on the Extreme Screen. Lunch Street between 69th & 70th Street (next to the Community is on you own at Union Station. Cost: $32.00 includes trans- Center parking lot). portation, Pompeii Exhibit and Extreme Screen. Bus departs at 9:15 a.m. and will return at approximately 2:30 p.m. Reserva- DAY TRIPS tion deadline: February 24th.

LUNCH OUT AT TOMFOOLERIES - TUESDAY, FEB- QUALITY HILL PLAYHOUSE “UNCHAINED MELO- RUARY 7 - Located on the Country Club Plaza, The offer a DY” - THURSDAY, MARCH 23 - Take a romantic trip down wide variety of menu items including sandwiches, salads, burg- memory lane in this cabaret revue featuring the melodies of the ers, tacos, pastas, pizzas and yummy desserts. Cost: $8.00 in- 1950s. Themes of love and relationships dominated songs cludes transportation. Bus departs at 10:30 a.m. and will return throughout the decade, from the crooners of the early years to at approximately 1:30 p.m. Reservation deadline: January 20th. the doo-wop groups of the later years to the era’s classic Broad- way shows. With favorites such as “Blue Moon,” “Why Do ST. JO FRONTIER CASINO - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Fools Fall In Love?,” “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” “Mr. Sand- - You’ll enjoy famous name slots and video poker machines man,” “Come On-a My House,” “I’ve Never Been in Love Be- plus many table games. Soup and Salad Bar is free for our fore,” “Till There Was You,” and more hits of the Baby Boom- group. Cost: $12.00 includes transportation. Bus departs at er generation, you’ll fall in love with the ’50s all over again! 8:45 a.m. and will return at approximately 3:30 p.m. Reserva- You will enjoy a delicious lunch at Garozzo’s before the show. tion deadline: February 10th. Cost: $56.00 includes transportation, lunch and show. Bus de- THE NEW THEATRE “BOEING, BOEING” - WEDNES- parts at 10:45 a.m. and will return at approximately 3:30 p.m. DAY, MARCH 8 OR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 OR SAT- Reservation deadline: February 22nd.

URDAY APRIL 22 - This show stars Debra Jo Rupp from CLINE’S OPRY - SUNDAY, MARCH 26 - Inside the New That 70s Show and Friends. Bernard is a bachelor juggling a Deal Tobacco Warehouse on 45 Highway, Cline's Opry pre- very precarious social calendar. He is engaged simultaneously sents family friendly country music and comedy. The building to 3 different stewardesses. Helped by his long suffering house- is enclosed with old tin from local tobacco barns along with a keeper Bertha (Debra Jo Rupp), Bernard has devised a sophisti- large stage and comfortable theatre seating. You will experi- cated timetable so that each girlfriend visits him on their layo- ence some of the finest entertainers & acts in a rustic setting. vers and remains oblivious of the other two. Everything pro- You will enjoy an afternoon meal at America Bowman Restau- ceeds like clockwork until the arrival of the new double speed rant before the show. Cost: $47.00 includes transportation, Super Boeing which changes the schedules of the airlines. Ber- dinner and show. Bus departs at 2:45 p.m. and will return at nard's old school friend Robert arrives unexpectedly and unwit- approximately 8:00 p.m. Reservation deadline: March 10th. tingly joins in this farcical whirlwind of mayhem. Cost: $45.00 includes transportation and dinner theatre. Bus departs at 11:00 KANSAS CITY’S RICH & FAMOUS - WEDNESDAY, a.m. and will return at approximately 4:30 p.m. Reservation MARCH 29 - On this guided tour you will see where famous deadline: February 6th, March 13th and March 23rd. Kansas Citians live or lived. You will drive by the homes (or where the homes used to be) of Walt Disney, Ernest Heming- LUNCH OUT AT BROWN AND LOE - FRIDAY, MARCH way, Walter Cronkite, Casey Stengel, Sachel Paige, Jean Har- 10 - Set in Kansas City’s historic City Market, Brown and Loe low, Marilyn Maye, Rush Limbaugh, Mickey Rooney and Bee- Restaurant’s inviting atmosphere is a blend of “big city” bistro tle Bailey just to name a few. You will also drive by the homes with the welcoming casual flavor of a neighborhood favorite. of some present local celebrities. Lunch is included at Cincetti’s This new restaurant celebrates the techniques of curing, pick- Italian Buffet. Cost: $45.00 includes transportation, lunch and ling and smoking meats. This is a true local venue, evidenced tour. Bus departs at 9:00 a.m. and will return at approximately by the restaurant’s allegiance to the resident farmers and food 4:30 p.m. Reservation deadline: March 10th. artisans who supply most of the restaurant’s fresh ingredients. Cost: $8.00 includes transportation. Lunch is on your own. BEAUTIFUL, THE CAROL KING MUSICAL - SATUR- Bus departs at 10:45 a.m. and will return at approximately 1:30 DAY, APRIL 1 - Long before she was Carole King, chart- p.m. Reservation deadline: March 1st. topping music legend, she was Carol Klein, Brooklyn girl with passion and chutzpah. She fought her way into the record busi- POMPEII: THE EXHIBITION - WEDNESDAY, MARCH ness as a teenager and, by the time she reached her twenties, 15 - Relive the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius and had the husband of her dreams and a flourishing career writing the rediscovery of Pompeii in a new exhibition at Kansas City’s hits for the biggest acts in rock ‘n’ roll. But it wasn’t until her Union Station. Featuring nearly 200 artifacts, including vibrant personal life began to crack that she finally managed to find her frescoes, detailed mosaics, lifelike statues and precious personal true voice. The show will be at the Music Hall. Cost: $116.00 objects. Artifacts on loan from the Naples National Archeolog- includes transportation and show. Seats are in Left and Right ical Museum take visitors through a unique Roman Villa and Orchestra. Bus departs at 1:00 p.m. and will return at approxi- onto the winding streets of Pompeii, exploring the Forum, thea- mately 5:00 p.m. Reservation deadline: March 1st. ter and marketplace along the way.

LUNCH OUT AT THE HOMESTEADER CAFÉ - CHESTNUT FINE ARTS “OVER THE RIVER AND WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 - Located in the heart of downtown THROUGH THE WOODS” - SATURDAY, APRIL 29 - Kansas City, it was founded by husband and wife team Megan This is a heart-warming comedy about Nick, a single guy from Kendall and Jeremy Lane. They believe in good food sourced New Jersey, and his four adoring grand-parents. Every Sunday, from Kansas City's farmers and served in simple, well–prepared Nick has a traditional family dinner with them, as they share the dishes. The menu features Salads, Sandwiches and daily spe- importance of family, a good meal and a good wife. All is well cials. Cost: $8.00 includes transportation. Lunch is on your own. until Nick decides to move across the country. Grandmas and Bus departs at 10:45 a.m. and will return at approximately 1:00 Grandpas go into full crisis mode and scheme to get him to stay p.m. Reservation deadline: March 24th. close to home! Hilarity ensues! Lunch is included at Johnny’s Steakhouse in Olathe. Cost: $63.00 includes transportation, KANSAS CITY BALLET’S THE SLEEPING BEAUTY - lunch and show. Bus departs at 11:15 a.m. and will return at SATURDAY, APRIL 8 -This romantic and tender tale is told approximately 5:00 p.m. Reservation deadline: March 30th. with glittering dances, vibrant storybook characters and one of Chestnut Fine Arts is located in Olathe, Kansas. the most beloved grand pas de deux in all of ballet. This family- friendly ballet is a Kansas City premiere and sure to sell out. 42ND STREET - SATURDAY, MAY 6 - This show will be at Cost: $86.00 includes transportation and Parterre seats at the the Kauffman Center. 42nd Street follows a young small-town show. Bus departs at 1:00 p.m. and will return at approximately dreamer as she strives to make it on Broadway, capturing the 5:00 p.m. Reservation deadline: March 10th. heart of her hard-driven director and fellow cast members along the way. One of the longest running musicals in Broadway TOPEKA TULIP TIME - TUESDAY, APRIL 18 - Today history, 42nd Street’s memorable score includes “We’re in the you'll see more than 100,000 tulips and daffodils in bloom at pic- Money,” “You’re Getting to be a Habit With Me,” “Lullaby of turesque locations around Topeka. Gage Park is home to the Broadway” and of course “42nd Street.” Cost: $95.00 includes Renisch Rose Gardens as well as thousands of tulips. At Lake transportation and show. Seats are located in Left Grand Tier. Shawnee you’ll view more than 50,000 tulips and daffodils at the Bus departs at 1:00 p.m. and will return at approximately 5:00 Ted Ensley Botanical Gardens. Experience Topeka in its original p.m. Reservation deadline: March 31st. state at historic Old Prairie Town. You’ll tour the Old Prairie Town Buildings and gardens and have lunch at Ward Meade Mansion. You’ll also visit Hazel Hill Chocolates to see how they OVERNIGHT & EXTENDED TOURS make their handmade chocolate truffles, fudge, caramel apples and other chocolate treats. Cost: $59.00 includes transportation, tours and lunch. Bus departs at 7:45 a.m. and will return at ap- THE ANTEBELLUM SOUTH - Featuring Vicksburg & proximately 5:00 p.m. Reservation deadline: March 17th. Natchez – May 2-8, 2017 – On this exciting trip you will expe- rience the rich history of the south by touring antebellum TASTE OF KANSAS CITY - THURSDAY, APRIL 20 - Your homes, enjoying guided tours of historic sites and eating some first stop will be Original Juan’s Specialty Foods. Original Juan delicious southern food! You will visit Little Rock and tour the has been creating specialty sauces, salsas, snacks and dips for Clinton Library and the Tennessee State Capitol Building. wholesale, retail and co-pack/private label customers since 1998. While in Vicksburg you will visit Vicksburg National Military Original Juan manufactures custom food products under co- Park, commemorating the campaign, siege, and defense of packaging and private label arrangements for over 100 companies Vicksburg in 1863. The park features over 1,340 monuments, throughout the world. They currently produce around 1,700 prod- markers and plaques, a restored Union gunboat, and a national ucts in their facility. You will enjoy a tour of the facility ending cemetery. You will learn about the defense and siege of Vicks- in the Factory Outlet Store where you are encouraged to step up burg in a unique collection of museums and historic tour to the tasting table to try one of the company’s 150 products man- homes. Natchez has retained more than 1,000 historic buildings ufactured under 13 different brands. You will travel to Overland that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. You Park and have lunch at Porto Do Sul, a Brazilian Steakhouse fea- will enjoy guided tours of beautiful antebellum homes and his- turing succulent meats served table side by the Gauchos chefs. toric sites. You will also visit Hot Springs, Arkansas. Cost: You’ll also enjoy the Harvest Table using only the freshest sea- $1300.00 includes motorcoach transportation, hotels, tours and sonal produce and vegetables, an assortment of freshly made sal- 14 meals. Single occupancy add $350. A $100.00 deposit is ads, meats and cheeses crafted from traditional gourmet recipes. required to hold space with final payment due on March 23rd. You will stop at Trader Joe’s before an ice cream stop at Betty Rae’s in Waldo. Cost: $59.00 includes transportation and lunch. ORANGE CITY TULIP FESTIVAL - MAY 18-20, 2017 - Bus departs at 9:00 a.m. and will return at approximately 3:30 What began in 1936 as a small celebration of Orange City’s p.m. Reservation deadline: April 7th. Dutch heritage has led to over 75 years of what is now known as the Tulip Festival. The internationally recognized festival MALT SHOPPE MEMORIES - FRIDAY, APRIL 28 - Malt features music and dancing by children and adults in authentic Shoppe Memories returns for their annual show & dinner at Dutch costumes, an afternoon parade, Dutch delicacies, deli- Leavenworth’s Heritage Center. Josh Shockey and his fantastic cious food, plus thousands of tulips and a dozen replica wind- cast of characters will be entertaining with all your favorite songs mills throughout this charming village. You will enjoy a full of the 50's and 60's. Cost: $32.00 includes transportation, dinner day at the festival plus a visit to Lauritzen Gardens in Omaha. and show. Bus departs at 5:45 p.m. and will return at approxi- Cost: $475.00 includes motorcoach transportation, hotel, festi- mately 10:00 p.m. Reservation deadline: April 6th. val admission, Lauritzen Gardens admission and six meals. Single occupancy add $150.00. A $50.00 deposit will hold space with final payment due on April 7th. RESERVATIONS - CALL 423-4086 OR 423-4200

ALASKA GLACIER DISCOVERY CRUISE - JUNE 4-11, GREAT TRAINS & GRAND CANYONS - SEPTEMBER 2017 - Holland America’s Noordam will be your home for sev- 24-29, 2017 - This trip features a 5-nights at an upscale resort en nights. Onboard, partake of delicious cuisine and relax in style property in beautiful Sedona, Arizona. Highlights in- your elegantly appointed stateroom. Ports of call include clude a Sedona Trolley featuring the Chapel of the Holy Cross Ketchikan - home to rich wildlife, from bald eagles to black and Airport Mesa for spectacular views of the Sedona area. bears and spawning salmon, Ketchikan is known as Alaska’s You’ll visit the Spanish-Mexican Village of Tlaquepaque. “First Town.” Juneau - take a float-plane ride to enjoy a feast You’ll experience a nostalgic two-hour journey on the Grand at Taku Glacier Lodge; enjoy a tram ride and spectacular views Canyon Railway taking you to the South Rim of Grand Canyon that ring Alaska’s capital; or visit the Raptor Center with a host National Park. You will visit the Montezuma Castle National of native birds. Skagway - as gateway to the Klondike, Skag- Monument which contains ruins of a cliff dwelling built in the way is home to many gold-rush-era buildings, and is now part 12th & 13th centuries by the Sinagua Indians. You will board of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, a gem of the Verde Canyon Railroad for a spectacular four-hour ride in a living history. Glacier Bay - you’ll thrill to the rugged moun- First Class Railcar taking you between two national forests, tains, glaciers, fjords and rainforest that make up Glacier Bay past crimson cliffs, over old-fashioned trestles and through a National Park and Preserve in the Alaska panhandle. Cabin 680-foot tunnel. You will also have a full day at leisure to en- prices start at $2559.00 and include round trip air, all port joy the amenities of the resort. Cost: $2665.00 includes air, charges, taxes, custom fees, shipboard gratuities, and trip in- hotel, tours, eight meals and cancellation insurance. Single surance. Cabin space is limited! Deadline for deposit: Febru- occupancy add $650. A $510.00 deposit is due no later than ary 3rd. March 17th to hold space with final payment due on June 16th.

OVERNIGHT MYSTERY TRIP - JUNE 15-16, 2017 - PERU & MACHU PICCHU – OCTOBER 22-29, 2017 - North, south, east or west...you may have been here before, but From its amazing archaeological treasures to its gastronomic you’ll sure have a good time! Cost: $397.00 includes motor- delights and from its rich history to its melting pot of cultures, coach transportation, hotel, tours and four meals. Single occu- Peru offers visitors a wide array of attractions. Highlights in- pancy add $90. A $50.00 deposit is required to hold space with clude a Lima sightseeing tour where you’ll see many of its fa- final payment due May 5th. mous sights, including the San Francisco Monastery. High in the Andes Mountains, Cusco is the oldest continuously inhabit- CALIFORNIA RAIL DISCOVERY featuring San Francis- ed city in South America and is sure to please history buffs. co, Lake Tahoe & the Napa Valley Wine Train. - JULY 14- Learn about the Incas’ struggles with the invading Spaniards on 20, 2017 - Enjoy a tour of San Francisco to see Golden Gate your tour of Cusco and visit the Temple of Sacsayhuaman. No Park, Union Square, Seal Rocks, Pier 39, Chinatown and a stop vacation to Peru is complete without visiting Machu Picchu. at Vista Point for spectacular photos. Experience a San Fran- Built around 1450 at the height of the Inca Empire, Machu Pic- cisco Bay Cruise featuring views of the Golden Gate Bridge, chu is located in a gorgeous mountain setting above the Alcatraz and the city’s skyline. Visit Sausalito and Old Town Urubamba Valley. Stand in awe as you witness it. It is one of Sacramento, the commercial hub of the Gold Rush Era. Travel the most majestic images in South America, if not the world! to California’s famous Napa Valley and board the Napa Valley Not only will you visit the must-see sights, you’ll also have an Wine Train to enjoy a wine tasting and lunch. Board the opportunity to learn about Peruvian life. Experience a Mother Amtrak train for a Sierra Nevada Rail Journey through the Earth ceremony performed by a local shaman. These ceremo- show capped Sierra Nevada Mountains to the Lake Tahoe area. nies thanking Mother Earth and asking for good health and safe Visit Virginia City and enjoy a Lake Tahoe Paddle wheeler travels have been practiced in Peru since before the arrival of Cruise. Cost: $3150.00 includes air, hotels, tours, nine meals the Incas. You’ll also stop at a local Peruvian food market and and cancellation insurance. Single occupancy add $750. A visit a home to meet some of the locals and experience their $510.00 deposit is due no later than January 14th to hold space way of life. Cost: $4820 includes air, hotels, tours and 13 with final payment due on April 15th. meals and cancellation insurance. Single occupancy add

MACKINAC ISLAND - AUGUST 14-20, 2017 - Travel to $435. A $779.00 deposit is required to hold space no later than April 14th. Book now and save $117! Springfield, Illinois and visit the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. Experience Holland, Michigan and Nelis Dutch Vil- NEW YORK CITY HOLIDAY – DECEMBER 13-18, 2017 lage with 30 structures representing different provinces in the – New York City is transformed into a winter wonderland dur- Netherlands. Costumed klompen dancers, street organs, a car- ing the holidays, from the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center ousel, carillon bells, heirloom quality gifts, souvenirs, and to the Christmas window displays at Macy’s and Saks Fifth many other Dutch treats await. You will ferry to Mackinac Avenue, there are endless Christmas sights to enjoy during the Island and your home for the next two nights, the glorious Vic- holiday season in New York City. Highlights include a guided torian-era resort, the Grand Hotel. Since 1887, Grand Hotel has tour offering an opportunity to see Manhattan’s many well welcomed countless guests to Mackinac Island, where bikes known points of interests…Times Square, Rockefeller Center, and horse drawn carriages are the favored modes of transporta- Chinatown, Greenwich Village, Central Park, and famous land- tion. You will enjoy a horse-drawn carriage tour of the island marks like the Empire State Building and St. Patrick’s Cathe- and time on your own to explore. Savor the old-world charm of dral. You will also take a ferry to the Statue of Liberty and Frankenmuth, an enchanting town with a rich Bavarian influ- Ellis Island; visit the new One World Observatory, see the 9/11 ence and gingerbread-style architecture. Visit Bronner’s Christ- Memorial, and visit the 9/11 Memorial Museum. You will en- mas Wonderland, the world’s largest Christmas store and enjoy joy a Broadway show and a performance of the Radio City a wonderful Bavarian meal. You will also visit the Studebaker Christmas Spectacular featuring the world famous Rockettes. Museum in South Bend, Indiana! Cost: $1805.00 includes mo- Cost: $3285 includes air, hotel, tours, gratuities and cancella- torcoach transportation, hotels, tours, 14 meals and gratuities. tion waiver. Single occupancy add $1100. A $510.00 deposit Single occupancy add $625. A $100.00 deposit is required to will hold space due no later than June 16th with final payment hold space. Final payment is due on June 30th. due September 22nd.

BOOK CLUB Sweetheart Lunch Join Luaun Gavin for the Book Club. There is a $5.00 Book Club fee per month to cover refreshments and Wednesday, February 15th room fees. Gladstone Community Center JANUARY 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler $12.00 The Whitshanks are one of those families that radiate Reserva
on deadline: February 1st togetherness. But like all families, the stories they tell reveal only part of the picture. Abby and Red and their We would love for you to come to this four grown children have accumulated not only laughter, lovely affair that we hold each year. tender moments, and celebrations, but also jealousies, You will love the food and you will love the disappointments, and carefully guarded secrets. This entertainment and you will love the company. story praises family in all its emotional complexity! Dis- Your loving Gladstone Parks & Recrea
on cussion meeting: Thursday, January 26th at 10:00 a.m. Department will show you a lovely
me Gladstone Community Center. Registration deadline: so don’t miss this sweet event! January 20th.

FEBRUARY America’s First Daughter by Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoi From the time she was young, Patsy Jefferson knew that LINE DANCING her father loved his family dearly, but his devotion to his country ran deeper still. In the wake of her mother’s No partner needed! You will enjoy easy, fun-to-learn and death, Thomas Jefferson’s oldest daughter becomes his fun-to-do dances. Line Dance is loved by all. Line dancing helpmate, protector and constant companion. As scan- is doubly rewarding, offering a chance for social interaction dal, tragedy, and poverty threaten her family, Patsy must and gentle exercise. Classes are held at the Gladstone Com- decide how much she will sacrifice to protect her fa- munity Center. ther’s reputation and political legacy. Discussion meet-

FEBRUARY ing: Thursday, February 23rd at 10:00 a.m. Gladstone Mondays, February 6-27 Community Center. Registration deadline: February 17th. 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Cost: $16.00 MARCH Registration deadline: January 25th A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Meet Ove...He’s a man with staunch principles, strict MARCH routines, and a short fuse. People refer to Ove as the Mondays, March 6-27 cranky neighbor from Hell. But behind the grumpy ex- 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. terior there is a story! Ove finds his solitary world Cost: $16.00 turned on its head when a chatty young couple with two Registration deadline: February 22nd chatty young daughters move in next door and acci- dentally flatten Ove’s mailbox. It is the lead in to a comical and heartwarming story of unexpected friend- ships, unkempt cats, and the ancient art of backing up a LUNCH BUNCH U-Haul. Discussion meeting: Thursday, March 30th at Join me (Paige) at a different restaurant each month to enjoy 10:00 a.m. Gladstone Community Center. Registration some camaraderie and great food. We will meet at 11:15 a.m. at deadline: March 22nd.

the following Restaurants: Wednesday, January 18 - Smokehouse BBQ, 63rd & N. Oak AARP Safe Driver Safety Class Friday, February 24 - Old Chicago, Booth Ave (by Cheddars) Thursday, March 16 - Olive Garden, Barry Road Wednesday, March 22nd Everyone pays individually. Please RSVP (423-4086) Gladstone Community Center 9–1 p.m. Cost: AARP members $15, non-members $20 ON-LINE REGISTRATION Registration required by March 17th

On-line Registration is now available for day trips and activities! Go to www.activityreg.com and click on Missouri then Gladstone Parks &

Recreation. You will still call or come in for extended trip registration. If you have existing credits, you must call or come in to use them. RESERVATIONS - CALL 423-4086 OR 423-4200

February 2017

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1Quality Hill Play- 2 3 4 house - depart at 10:45 a.m.

White Elephant Bingo - Pizza Street

5 6 Duplicate Bridge 7 Lunch Out at 8 White Elephant 9 10 11 9:00 a.m. Com- TomFooleries - Bingo -Perkins N. munity Center depart at 10:30 Oak 11:30 a.m. Pinochle and Hand

& Foot 12:30 Bridge and Games of Choice 12:30 p.m.

12 13 Duplicate Bridge 14 Mystery Valen- 15 Sweetheart 16 17 18 9:00 a.m. Com- tine Trip - depart Lunch - Gladstone munity Center at 11:00 a.m. Community Center Cancer Action 11:30 Pinochle and Hand Workshop 9:00 a.m. & Foot 12:30 Bridge and Games of White Elephant Choice 12:30 p.m. Bingo -Captain D’s 19 Phantom of the 20 Duplicate Bridge 21 St. Jo Frontier 22 White Elephant 23 Book Club - 24 Lunch Bunch - 25 Chestnut Fine Opera - depart at 9:00 a.m. Com- Casino - depart at Bingo - Olive Gar- 10:00 a.m. Glad- Old Chicag0 11:15 Arts - bus departs 5:30 p.m. munity Center 8:45 a.m. den 11:30 a.m. stone Community a.m. at 11:00 a.m. Bridge and Games of Center Pinochle and Hand Choice 12:30 p.m. & Foot 12:30 Community Center

26 27 Gladstone Seniors 28 Cancer Action Meeting 10:30 Workshop 9:00 a.m. Community Center

Duplicate Bridge Bridge and Games of 9:00 a.m. Pinochle and Choice 12:30 p.m. Hand & Foot 12:30

March 2017

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 White Elephant 2 3 4 Bingo - Pizza Street 11:30 a.m.

5 6 Duplicate Bridge 7 Bridge and Games 8 The New Theatre 9 10 Lunch Out at 11 9:00 a.m. Com- of Choice 12:30 p.m. - depart at 11:00 Brown and Loe - munity Center Community Center a.m. depart at 10:45 White Elephant a.m. Pinochle and Hand Bingo -Perkins N. & Foot 12:30 Oak 11:30

12 13 Duplicate Bridge 14 Cancer Action 15 Pompeii: The 16 Lunch Out at 17 18 9:00 a.m. Com- Workshop 9:00 a.m. Exhibition - depart Cheddars - 11:15 munity Center at 9:15 a.m. a.m. Bridge and Games of White Elephant Pinochle and Hand Choice 12:30 p.m. Bingo -Captain D’s & Foot 12:30 11:30 a.m

19 20 Duplicate Bridge 21 Bridge and 22 AARP Safe Driv- 23 Quality Hill 24 25 9:00 a.m. Com- Games of Choice ing Class - Gladstone Playhouse - depart munity Center 12:30 p.m. Commu- Community Center. at 1:00 p.m. nity Center 9:00 a.m. Pinochle and Hand White Elephant Bingo - & Foot 12:30 Olive Garden 11:30 a.m.

26 Cline’s Opry - 27 Gladstone Seniors 28 Cancer Action 29 Rich & Famous 30 Book Club - 31 depart at 2:45 p.m. Meeting 10:30 Workshop 9:00 a.m. Tour - depart at 10:00 a.m. Glad- Community Center 9:00 a.m. stone Community

Duplicate Bridge Bridge and Games of White Elephant Center 9:00 a.m. Pinochle and Choice 12:30 p.m. Bingo - Pizza Street Hand & Foot 12:30 11:30 a.m. City of Gladstone PRST STD 50+ Newsletter U.S. Postage 7010 N Holmes PAID Kansas City, MO Gladstone, MO 64118 Permit No. 4051

REGISTRATION 50+ ACTIVITIES These activities are held at the Gladstone All programs must be paid at the time of registration un- Community Center, 6901 N. Holmes less otherwise noted. Gladstone Seniors: Fourth Monday of each month, 10:30 a.m. business meeting followed by entertainment and potluck lunch- By Phone (816) 423-4086 or (816) 423-4200 with Visa, eon. MasterCard Or Discover. Cancer Action Workshop: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month, 9:00 a.m. - Noon - Volunteers are needed! By Mail make checks to Gladstone Parks & Recreation, 6901 N. Holmes, Gladstone, MO 64118. Pinochle Club: Mondays at 12:30 p.m. (no partner needed)

Social Bridge: Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. (no partner needed) In person at the Gladstone Community Center, 6901 N. Holmes Gladstone Duplicate Bridge Club: Mondays at 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Partner required.

On-line Registration Go to www.activityreg.com and Hand & Foot: Mondays at 12:30 p.m. click on Missouri then Gladstone Parks & Recreation. You will still call or come in for extended trip registra- Card Games of Choice: Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. tion. White Elephant Bingo: Wednesdays - meet at a different res- taurant each week to enjoy lunch and BINGO! Bring two prizes Cancellation Policy: A full refund will be issued in the worth $1-$2. Locations are listed on the calendar. event of a trip cancellation due to insufficient enrollment. Refunds or future trip credits are available up to the regis- Volunteer Opportunities tration deadline. After registration deadline, a refund or Cancer Action Workshop - This group meets on the 2nd and 4th future trip credit will be issued only if the participant can Tuesdays of each month from 9:00 - noon at the Gladstone Communi- be replaced. If a refund check is required, a $5 processing ty Center. Their main goal is to make bed pads for cancer patients. fee will be deducted. There are many jobs to do and they don’t all involve sewing. Call 423 -4086 for more information. Thanks to the person who donated aphgans!