22 | SUNRAYS MARCH 2014
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Tickets for activities listed for the first time will be available
Monday, March 3, at 8 a.m.
OUTINGS
dioramas, and learning stations. Energy Blast immerses you into
the world of regional energy and alternative energy resources.
The Dino Lab details the many sites in Texas where fossils are
found. You may also choose to visit the OMNI Theater for a
special showing.
We will stop at Collin Street Bakery inWaco, the bakery famous
for sweets, breads and coffee. After amorning tour of the Cowgirl
Museum, lunch is on your own at Star Café. We will tour the
Science Museum in the afternoon.
Ticket cost includes transportation and museum admissions.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Cheryl Jakubowski
Harp Ensemble – UT Bates Hall
Monday, April 14, $18 pp
Depart SCPL 4:15 p.m.; Return 9:30 p.m.
This gem of a performance hall, with its
rich array of musicians, brings all kinds of
music from around the world to our doorsteps.
Tonight we will be entertained in elegant fash-
ion by an array of harps played byUT students
and faculty. Did you know that the earliest evidence of the harp
is found in Ancient Egypt in 2500 BC? This evening’s repertoire
will feature music for all ages and cultures. We’ve previously
attended jazz, organ and Caribbean ensembles – and now for
something totally different. The hour-long concert will leave us
feeling like “angels floating in the clouds.”
Before the concert, we will go to the Domain for dinner on your
own. You’ll depart the bus at Jasper’s, right in the center, where
restaurants such as Black Finn, North, California Pizza, McCor-
mick and Schmick’s, and Starbucks are withinwalking distance.
You are free to grab a bite and shop or enjoy a leisurely dinner
on your own or with friends.
After dinner, we’re off to the UT School of Music, which houses
the concert hall.
Note: There are a few steps to enter the building and a
long walk to the stairs and elevator.
Ticket cost includes transportation and concert. Deadline to
purchase tickets is April 10.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Ellen Mire
Celtic Woman: The Emerald Tour
Majestic Theater, San Antonio
Tuesday, April 15, $102 pp
Depart SCPL 2 p.m.; Return 11 p.m.
CelticWoman: The Emerald Tour
celebrates Ireland and its spellbinding Celtic
heritage through an extraordinary presentation
of traditional Irish anthems and pop standards.
This presentation offers amoving compilation of
record-breaking music that has dazzled audiences from around
Washington-on-the-Brazos
Monday, March 17, $38 pp
Depart SCPL 8 a.m.; Return 5 p.m.
Washington-on-the-Brazos, “the
Birthplace of Texas,” is one of the most signifi-
cant historic places in our state. Our adventure
will begin at the Star of the Republic Museum
at theWashington-on-the-Brazos StateHistoric
Site inWashington County. A twentyminute filmoffers an over-
view of the early Anglo settlement in Texas. After the film we
will have the opportunity to enjoy hundreds of rare, exclusive
documents and artifacts housed in the two-story museum on a
self-guided tour.
After the tour and visiting theWashingtonEmporiumGift Shop,
we will have lunch provided by R Place Restaurant. Relax at
the adjacent park ground picnic tables overlooking the pictur-
esque Brazos River. Lunch choices: sliced beef OR chicken salad
sandwich with chips OR a salad of mixed greens with a scoop of
home-made chicken salad, plus dessert and beverage choice of
coffee, iced tea, or water. Note: If the weather does not cooperate,
we will eat inside the restaurant.
After lunch we will go next door to the site of the reconstructed
Independence Hall, where an official interpreter will present the
story of the early Texans as they discussed and voted on indepen-
dence fromMexico, thereby creating the Republic of Texas (which
lasted from 1836 to 1846). You will definitely get a feel for what
those intrepid pioneers and statesmenwere going through as you
sit in the reconstructed building where these events occurred.
Ticket cost includes transportation, entry fees, and lunch.
Volunteer Trip Coordinator: Mary Hoverson
Fort Worth Museums – Cowgirl Hall of Fame
& Science and History
Tuesday, April 1, $42 pp
Depart SCPL 7:30 a.m.; Return 7 p.m.
Visit two great museums in one
day! Release your inner cowgirl at the Cowgirl
Hall of Fame, a museumwhich preserves his-
tory and highlights the impact of extraordinary
Western women – artists, writers, champions,
competitive performers, entertainers, ranchers, trailblazers, and
pioneers. Included among the profiled women is a cowgirl who
made her way onto the Supreme Court, Sandra Day O’Connor.
Each of us will have the opportunity to ride a bronco and have
a souvenir video.
Across the street is the Science andHistoryMuseum, a ‘museum
withinamuseum.’ TheCattleRaisersMuseumis a 10,000-square-
foot exhibition dedicated to preserving and celebrating the vital
history of the cattle industry. Another feature is the Energy Blast
Museumwith a 4Dmovie and interactive exhibits, multimedia,
