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Gladstone Parks & Recreation GLADSTONE 50+NEWS February & March 2017 Questions? 816-423-4086 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.