Seniorama: Santa Cruz Folies Saturday, September 14, 2019 The Annual Santa Cruz Follies, showing at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, is a wonderful production with singing, dancing and comedy. Sponsored by the Santa Cruz-based Senior Citizens Opportunities, this show features entertainment by performers over the age of 50. Performances often include Broadway hits and nostalgic songs from yesteryears, tap dancing and ballroom dancing. There is always a patriotic finish to the show that leaves the audience “Happy to be an American.” Before the show, enjoy free time to stroll the Santa Cruz wharf and have lunch on Two incredible exhibits at the in your own. Contemporary Muslim Fashions & Gauguin: A Spiritual Cost: $83.00 Journey Saturday, January 5, 2019 Course Code: 8353 Featuring the first exhibition that examines how Muslim women have become Registration Deadline: August 22, 2019 arbiters of style, drawing attention to contemporary Muslim life. Different religious Ferry to Angel Island and ride the around the Island interpretations and cultures, from high-end fashion designers are demonstrated. Saturday, October 19, 2019 Headphones included for the exhibit. Added Bonus: Gaugin exhibition, a first for the Angel Island State Park, the “Jewel of ,” was a Miwok fishing Fine Arts Museum in San Francisco. View over fifty Gauguin pieces from renowned village, cattle ranch, Civil War US Army post, and the “Ellis Island of the West.” collections from Copenhagen. Learn of Gauguin’s spiritual journey as an artist. Lunch Enjoy an audio tour from the comfort of your tram, and enjoy breathtaking on your own at the Museum. views including the San Francisco skyline, Sausalito, Tiburon, and the Golden Cost: $95.00 / Course Code: 8143 Gate Bridge. A box lunch is included at the Cafe. Come enjoy a beautiful Fall Registration Deadline: December 3, 2018 day in the Bay! Cost: TBA Course Code: 8354 Registration Deadline: September 9, 2019 San Francisco Moving Movie Tour with Craig Saturday, November 16, 2019 The Incredible Academy of Science Craig, has put together over 80 movie clips with scenes from movies filmed in San Francisco. View the clips as we arrive at the actual scene locations. We start Saturday, February 16, 2019 at St. Francis Hotel where the Jazz Singer was filmed. Stars who made movies Located in Park, this is the only place on Earth to house an aquarium, planetarium, natural history museum and in the City include: Buster Keaton, William Powell, and Fred Astaire. Movies living rainforest under one roof. Visit your museums of choice. The Aquarium is home to Claude, an albino alligator, giant rays, include: The Birds, , Maltese Falcon, Return of the Thin Man, and Fog and more. Enjoy a living rainforest with free-flying tropical butterflies and birds. Watch the story of oceans and the cosmos on the over Frisco. This is mostly a riding tour. Lunch at Pompei’s Grotto / Midafternoon planetarium’s 75-foot dome. Marvel at Northern ’s giant natural phenomena: ancient redwoods, marine mammals, and stop at Mel’s Drive Inn for Sundae or Milk Shake (Included in Price). earthquakes at the natural History Museum’s “Giants of Land & Sea.” Visit the Fog Room! Lunch on your own or bring a sack lunch. Cost: $99 Cost: $85.00 Course Code: 8355 Course Code: 8144 Registration Deadline: October 14 Registration Deadline: January 14, 2019 Holiday Time in San Francisco - Shopping or Browsing “Follow the Gull” with Craig Smith Saturday, December 7, 2019 Saturday, March 9, 2019 Gather your friends for our annual holiday trip into San Francisco. Step-on guide - Craig Smith, provides us with historical, entertaining information as we follow the iconic blue All the Christmas trees will be dressed in lights and sparkling ornaments! seagull signs through San Francisco. These signs were originally designed to highlight San Francisco’s most Spend time on , enjoying clam chowder and watch the sea lions, or important attractions for 1939 World’s Fair guests. The 49 Mile Scenic Drive is named for San Francisco’s 49 shop amid the Christmas finery at Union Square, but remember to peek inside Square Miles and the 49er’s of the Gold Rush. View Union Square, Chinatown, Little Italy, the Crooked Street, the Westin at Union Square to see this year’s gingerbread house. Ghiradelli Square, Fort Point, Palace and more. Lunch included at the Beach Chalet. Cost: $59 Cost: $95.00 Course Code: 8356 Course Code: 8145 Registration Deadline: November 15, 2019 Registration Deadline: February 8, 2019 San Francisco Flower And Garden Show Champagne Brunch at the San Francisco Cliff House Saturday, March 23, 2019 Sunday, June 23, 2019 - This trip sells out early, so register early! Celebrating its 34th Anniversary, the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show has Brunch amid live harp music and free-flowing champagne. Choose from a returned to the historic . It is bigger and better with something for cornucopia of delicious foods including House’s famous popovers, and various everyone. Stroll through gorgeous designer gardens. Listen to inspiring seminars desserts. Afterward, The Musée Mécanique at Pier 45. It hosts one of the largest and watch demonstrations by world-class floral designers. Browse a wide selection privately-owned collections of antique arcade machines and mechanically of specialty shops featuring unique flowers, plant, gifts and tools. Obtain lunch, on operated musical instruments worldwide. Enjoy everything from turn of the your own, from a variety of food vendors at the show. century hand-cranked music boxes to modern video arcade games. Bring your Cost: $78.00 coins and play! Course Code: 8146 Cost: TBA Registration Deadline: February 22, 2019 Course Code: 8350 Registration Deadline: Book in January 2019 Oakland Zoo opens Spectacular California Trail Saturday, April 13, 2019 Visit the California Trail via open-air gondola, over the rolling hills of Knowland Park, and learn about its animal species and what we can do to ensure their survival. It is home to rescued American Buffalo, Black Bears, Filoli Gardens & Estate Grizzly Bears, Mountain Lions, Jaguars, California Condors, Gray Wolves and Saturday, July 27, 2019 Bald Eagles. Enjoy a panoramic view of the Bay Area from the observation deck at the top. The Zoo, itself, is home to more than 700 native and exotic Located in Woodside, California and set against the backdrop of the northern animals. Children are welcome. Gondola ride is included. Lunch on your own. , Filoli is recognized as one of the finest remaining Cost: $78.00 country estates of the early 20th century. On a guided tour of the estate Course Code: 8347 house, view elegant English antiques, set off by newly renovated crystal lighting. Learn the history of its past residents. Stroll the world-renowned Bay Model & Sausalito Registration Deadline: March 11, 2019 gardens. Also, there are special exhibits going on thru the summertime at Saturday, May 18, 2019 Filoli. Lunch is on your own at the cafe. Located along the bay across from San Francisco, Sausalito is a delightful place to Cost: TBA stroll with many choices for lunch on your own (you may also bring lunch). After, Course Code: 8351 go on a ranger-lead private tour of the Bay Model, a working model of the entire Registration Deadline: Book in November 2018 San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes. This model covers 1-1/2 acres and is operated Monterey Aquarium & Cannery Row by the U.S. Army Corps of engineers. There is a short video and other special Saturday, August 24, 2019 exhibits as well. Monterey Aquarium is one of the largest aquariums in the world, with a window Cost: $72.00 on the Monterey Bay. See the three-story living Kelp Forest, home to many Course Code: 8348 colorful fish. The Open Sea exhibits a large school of sardines and tuna. The Aviary Registration Deadline: April 16, 2019 is home to local shorebirds. African penguins, jelly fish, colored living coral, and Red & White Fleet - Bridge 2 Bridge Cruise sponges are a few of the many exhibits. Watch a variety of feedings and short Saturday, June 1, 2019 films. (included in your admission). The rest of the day is free to explore Cannery Cruise under both the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges in one spectacular cruise Row and dine on your own. along San Francisco’s entire urban skyline, accompanied by your own headphone Cost: $115.00 audio. Explore San Francisco’s landmarks: , , Ferry Course Code: 8352 Building, , , and many more. The San Registration Deadline: July 22, 2019 Francisco Bridge to Bridge tours give you the opportunity to learn about this city’s unique natural history, architecture, the building of both bridges, and Native American culture. Free time before the afternoon cruise to have lunch on your own on Pier 39. Cost: $105.00 Course Code: 8349 Registration Deadline: May 1, 2019