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FEBRUARY 2013
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On the way, we’ll stop at the Czech Store inWest and on the way
back, we’ll make a fast-food stop in Waco.
Note: Tour includes standing and walking, as does the
mall. Wear comfortable shoes and knowyour limitations.
Deadline for purchasing tickets is March 25.
Ticket cost includes transportation and museum entrance.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Ellen Mire
Esther’s Follies & Pappadeaux’s Seafood
Kitchen
Thursday, March 28, $67 pp
Depart SCPL 4:30 p.m.; Return 10:30 p.m.
Enjoy a delicious dinner and a hi-
larious show at a very reasonable price. Our
evening begins at Pappadeaux with their fa-
mous salad. Choose from the following entrées:
Ginger Salmon, a char-grilled fillet; PanGrilled
Tilapia topped with toasted hazelnuts; Mixed Seafood Grill, a
skewer of assorted char-grilled seafood served with dirty rice;
Pasta Mardi Gras, linguine tossed with crawfish, andouille
sausage and crimini mushrooms in amarinara sauce; or Crispy
Chicken Tenderloin Fingers with French fries. Choose vanilla
cheesecake with fresh strawberries or key lime pie in a graham
cracker pecan crust for dessert. A cash bar will be available
with ample time for a beverage of your choice. Your ticket price
includes coffee, tea, tip and tax.
After dinner we will board our motor coach and go to Esther’s
Follies in downtownAustin. This show is amix of skits of current
events, amazingmagic, great music and incredible costumes – all
with a Texas-size sense of humor. The material is fresh, funnier
than you remember and will provide another evening of true
entertainment. First-timers, you haven’t seen anything until
you experience Esther’s Follies, the “talk of the town.”
Ticket cost includes transportation, dinner, and great seats for
Esther’s Follies.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Anita Reed
Round Top Antique Festival - NEW!
Wednesday, April 3, $27 pp
Depart SCPL 8 a.m.; Return 5 p.m.
This will be a real adventure! The
Round Top festival is a huge antique, craft, art
and collectible gathering attracting dealers and
people from all across the country. Southern
Living lists this as one of the top antique mar-
kets in the country. This tiny community of ninety comes alive
with people and traffic galore on their two lane road. We will
attend on Wednesday because this date offers all of the vendor
choices and minimal congestion.
OUTINGS
Purchase your tickets for CA Sponsored Outings at
or at the Member Services Office.
Tickets for outings listed for the first time will be available
Friday, February 1, at 8 a.m.
Flat Creek Winery Lunch & Wine Tasting
Tuesday, March 26, $67 pp
Depart SCPL 9:45 a.m.; Return 3:45 p.m.
Amid the rolling TexasHill Country
near Marble Falls, sits Flat Creek Estate, an
80 acre establishment that has been producing
Texas wine from its twenty acre vineyards and
10,000 case vats since 2000. Voted one of the
“FiftyMost AmazingPlaces to TasteWine inAmerica,” theEstate
invites us for an adventure. We beginwith a glass of Sangria, as
we marvel at the view and gorgeous mural in the Bistro. Their
executive chef, formerly of Eddie V’s, begins our dining experi-
ence with his famous house salad followed by specially prepared
gourmet pizzas in a wood-fired oven. These are not your normal
pizzas! TheMargherita Pizza with tomato, mozzarella and basil
along with theWild Boar Pizzamade with sausage, mushrooms,
mozzarella and pandano are served family style at each table.
Following our meal, a wine tasting featuring six Flat Creek Es-
tate wines will be presented. We’ll divide into three groups and
each group will taste and visit key areas including the Produc-
tion area, Barrel Roomand Tasting Room or vineyard (weather
permitting). Wemight even be able to see the grapes on the vines.
Note: Not handicapped accessible due to uneven terrain,
climbing steps and standing. Deadline for purchasing
tickets is March 20.
Ticket cost includes transportation, lunch and souvenir glass.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Ellen Mire
Museum of Biblical Art and North Park
Mall/Dallas
Thursday, March 28, $38 pp
Depart SCPL 8 a.m.; Return 6:30 p.m.
Established in 1967, theMuseumof Biblical
Art is an art museum that is unlike any in the
world. Its mission is simple: to display art with
a Biblical theme. Nothing of its size exists in
the U.S. Diverse types of art from the Renais-
sance to theModern are exhibited including sculptures, religious
objects and paintings. The Jewish Gallery exhibits ceremonial
objects and paintings by Israeli artists. A life-size replica of the
Pieta was recently acquired from the Michelangelo Museum
in Florence. But the most stunning picture is the Resurrection
Mural measuring forty feet wide by twelve feet high created
especially for the museum.
For lunch, we’re off to North Park Mall, the premier shopping
center, offering a mix of the finest in luxury shopping to the
traditional, in a setting with fountains, a landscaped garden
and surrounded by a collection of 20th Century sculpture and
art. You’ll be on your own to choose from a cup of coffee to fine
dining or just shop to your hearts’ content!
