SEPTEMBER 2013
SUNRAYS | 21
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Tickets for activities listed for the first time will be available
Tuesday, September 3, at 8 a.m.
OUTINGS
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with attitude. This is the fourth time we have attended this fun,
educational, and enjoyable event. Experience accordion music
traditions of ethnic, regional and national cultures worldwide.
While dedicated to presenting artists steeped in tradition, the
festival also presents young ensembles that experiment with
fusing traditions and engaging new audiences. There will be
performers on several stages as well as workshops on differ-
ent accordion styles.
The accordion in Texas is a perfect vehicle for telling the story
of immigrant America, unpacking the rich international roots
of our heritage. The accordion is at the root of multicultural
music traditions throughout the world, and many have found
their way to this country and enjoy great acclaim in diverse
parts of the world: Italians, Mexicans, French, Dominicans,
Germans, Irish, Argentines, Poles, Spanish, Czechs, and many
others.
Performers include Chicha Libre, a Brooklyn collective of
multi-cultural musicians who play a mixture of Latin rhythms
and psychedelia; Norbert Slama, with masterful renditions of
Jazz, French Musette, and Gypsy Jazz; Pistolera, a critically
acclaimed New York band, has fans around the world danc-
ing cumbias to the group’s socially conscious songs en español
about immigrants’ rights, war, racism, feminism, and life
on the border; and Qawwali, a traditional Islamic song form
linked to the mystical 13th century sufi devotional tradition
of North India and Pakistan.
Ticket cost includes transportation and festival admission.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Valerie Weis
Manhattan Transfer at One World Theater
Sunday, September 22, $105 pp
Depart SCPL 4 p.m.; Return 9:30 p.m.
Eight-time Grammy award-
winning artists The Manhattan Transfer
returns to Austin for a night of swinging jazz.
After 25 years and 30 albums, The Manhat-
tan Transfer continues to delight audiences
worldwide. Best known for their live performances and stel-
lar jazz singing, you won’t want to miss these harmonizing
legends perform such hits as “Tuxedo Junction,” “Route 66,”
“Spice of Life,” “Java Jive,” and many more!
We will also be attending the pre-concert show downstairs
at One World. Drinks are available for purchase during the
pre-concert show.
Note: Due to the early concert time of 6 p.m., we will
not be stopping for dinner beforehand.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Judy Schlobohm
Hill Country Small Town Excursion
(touring & shopping)
Depart SCPL Monday, September 23, 9 a.m.; Return
Tuesday, September 24, 6 p.m.
Double Occupancy, $120 pp; Single Occ. SOLD OUT
The Texas Hill
Country is filled with good old “Texasocity”
where cowboys are real and an apple is an
apple. We will spend two days in four quaint
hill country towns touring, shopping and ex-
ploring. There will be stops in Fredericksburg, Kerrville,
Medina, Bandera and dinner in Burnet.
The first stop will be Fredericksburg, exploring, eating and
shopping on your own. Our journey then continues to Kerrville.
We will stop at the Coming King Sculpture Prayer Gardens
where seven sculptures have been erected. The “Empty Cross”
is a massive 77’7” steel contemporary sculpture. We will browse
downtown Kerrville before checking into the Hampton Inn in
Kerrville for our overnight stay. Dinner will be on your own
at the Cracker Barrel, within walking distance of the motel.
Day two, after breakfast at the motel, we will visit the James
Avery Retail Store and Headquarters. Our next stop will be
in Medina at The Apple Store. You will pre-select your box
lunch choice of a hamburger or turkey and cheese sandwich on
wheat bread. Chips, drink and an apple strudel are included.
Bandera, Cowboy Capital of the World, will be our next stop.
You will be on your own to explore and shop. Our final stop
will be in Burnet at The Feed Store, famous for its BBQ beef.
Dinner is on your own.
Ticket cost includes transportation, box lunch in Medina and
a one night motel stay. Wear comfortable clothing and shoes,
bring snacks or drinks for the bus, camera, cell phone and
an emergency contact name and phone number of a relative
or neighbor.
Volunteer Trip Planner: Charlotte Carter
Austin Symphony Season Opener with
Pianist Leon Fleisher
Friday, September 27, $94 pp
Depart SCPL 4 p.m.; Return 10:30 p.m.
We will begin our eve-
ning at the elegant Carmelo’s Ristorante
Italiano in Austin. Their appetizing house
salad will be followed by a combination plate
entrée – lasagna, tortellini with cream sauce,
and rigatoni with meatballs. For dessert we will enjoy their
decadent tiramisu.
