MARCH 2014 SUNRAYS | 21
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SCTXCA.ORG
Purchase your tickets for CA Sponsored Outings at
or at the Member Services Office.
Tickets for activities listed for the first time will be available
Monday, March 3, at 8 a.m.
OUTINGS
the story of the historic and modern American West. You may
self-tour this collection.
Lunch inCorsicanawill be “on your own” with choices fromCollin
Street Bakery, Applebee’s, Chili’s, Whataburger, or Schlotzsky’s.
Dessert is up next at the Russell Stover Candy Shop. Chocolates,
baked goods, fudge, ice cream, frozen custards, plus a room full
of “whoops” candies.
Our final history lessonwill be at OldFt. Parker nearMexia. Step
back in time to that fateful springmorning in 1836, whenParker’s
fort was attacked by Indians and five hostages were taken. The
most famous of the captiveswas CynthiaAnnParker. She became
the mother of the last great Comanche Chief, Quanah Parker.
Note: Wewill make a coffee stop at theWacoCollinStreet
Bakery on our way to Corsicana.
Ticket cost includes transportation, museum and fort fees.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Jerilee Prather
Austin Symphony Orchestra - Copland in
Mexico; Dinner at Cantina Laredo
Friday, March 21, $93 pp
Depart SCPL 4:45 p.m.; Return 10:30 p.m.
Viva Mexico! Join us as composers
Aaron Copland, Carlos Chávez and Silvestre
Revueltos take us on amusical journey inspired
by the great country of Mexico.
Copland was much influenced by the time he
spent in Mexico in the 1930s. During the Depression years,
Copland traveled extensively to Europe, Africa, andMexico. He
formed an important friendship with Mexican composer Carlos
Chávez and often returned toMexico for working vacations. Dur-
ing his initial visit toMexico, Copland began composing the first
of his signature works,
El Salón México
. A musical depiction of
a Mexico City dance hall, the work is subtitled
A Popular Type
Dance Hall in Mexico City
. Silvestre Revueltos wrote scores for
movies. Redes is a 1936 Mexican film about the fishing com-
munity of Alvarado on the Gulf Coast of Mexico. The English
language title is
The Wave
, although the Spanish language title
refers to fishing nets. We will see the film as we listen to the
music Revueltos wrote.
We will start off our musical Mexican evening with a fajita buf-
fet dinner at Cantina Laredo, including Mexican apple pie or
Mexican brownie for dessert. There will be a cash bar available
with $3 Happy Hour Margaritas!
Ticket cost includes transportation, dinner, and concert.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Valerie Weis
The following outings have sold out
Menuhin Violin Concert; ‘Hair, The Musical;’ Anderson Mill;
San Antonio Missions Tour; Painted Churches & Shiner Brewery;
Brenham Springtime; The Mousetrap; Gruene Gospel Brunch;
Esther’s Follies
If you have any questions about our outings please
contact Lifestyle & Activities, 512-948-7392.
Level 1 – Light Activity
Non-strenuous outing including
short distances of light walking
over relatively even surface with
few stairs to climb, minimal re-
boarding of the motor coach.
Level 2 – Moderate Activity
Fairly active outing requiring
intermittent effort throughout;
the outing may involve recurring
physical movement, including
walking medium distances over
uneven surfaces and, possibly,
climbing stairs. Multiple boarding
and re-boarding of the chartered
bus.
Level 3 – Active Activity
Active outings involving effort;
may require continual physical
movement, walking long distanc-
es, or climbing steep inclines.
This is a multiple boarding outing.
Meal provided
Requires climbing in
and out of a boat
Bus trip over approx.
3 hours
Overnight stay. You are
required to handle your own
luggage. Get a Parking Permit
at the Monitor’s Station in the
Social Center Lobby. This
permit is required for vehicles
to be parked overnight in the
departure parking lot.
Walking - Expect a
walking tour, or a large
venue
Walking and steps
Bus is wheelchair
accessible
Key to Outings
Pearce Civil War & Western Art Museum,
Corsicana, Texas
Wednesday, March 12, $ 33 pp
Depart SCPL 7 a.m.; Return 6:15 p.m.
In1991, Charles Pearce purchased
a gift for his wife, Peggy. That gift was a let-
ter from the Antietam battlefield written by
Joshua Chamberlain to his wife Fanny. This
letter sparked an ongoing interest in collecting
Civil War documents and the eventual donation of the Pearce’s
collection to Navarro College in Corsicana. Experience the four
tumultuous Civil War years through letters, diaries, documents
and artifacts. Well-versed docents will lead us through this re-
markable museumwhere videos and interactive elements bring
the war to life. The Pearce family are also collectors of Western
Art, and their collection of 235 works by well-known artists tells
SCPL - Social Center Parking Lot
CCPL - Cowan Creek Parking Lot
