24 | SUNRAYS AUGUST 2014
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Note: This is not the Level 9 tour, as described in a feature
article on page 66 showcasing day trips.
Our overnight stay will be at the Holiday Inn Express in Web-
ster. All rooms come with two queen-size beds.
No other room
arrangements available.
After hotel check-in, the bus will take us to the Kemah Board-
walk where you can shop and eat on your own at waterfront
restaurants, such as Landry’s, Bubba Gump, Saltgrass, Cadillac
Bar and others.
On Day 2, after breakfast at the hotel, we will spend about
five hours at the San Jacinto Battleground, the historic site
where the famous battle that brought Texas its independence
was fought. Our first stop will be the
Battleship Texas
, the last
of the battleships that participated in both WWI and WWII.
You will have a one-hour, self-guided tour of the upper deck.
After a box lunch at the water’s edge, a tour guide will step
on the bus and give us a tour of the battleground.
Our next stopwill be the San JacintoMonument dedicated to the
“Heroes of the Texas Independence.” At the monument, enjoy a
trip up to the observation deck and visit themuseumon your own.
On the return to Sun City, we will stop for dinner at the Chap-
pell Hill Deli for a one-meat plate with two sides, plus a piece of
pecan or cherry pie. Bring drinks and snacks on the bus, camera
and comfortable shoes.
Ticket cost includes transportation, Space Center admission and
tour, hotel roomwith breakfast, entrance fees to
Battleship Texas
and San Jacinto Monument, box lunch and Chappell Hill Deli
dinner. Deadline to purchase tickets is October 10.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Ellen Mire
Esther’s Follies and Pappadeaux’s Seafood
Kitchen - Austin - NEW!
Thursday, October 23, $72 pp
Depart SCPL 4:30 p.m.; Return 10:30 p.m.
Enjoy an evening with a
delicious dinner and a hilarious show at a rea-
sonable price. Beginwith dinner at Pappadeaux
where their famous Pappadeaux salad will be
on our tables whenwe arrive.
Entrée options
(to
be selected when you purchase tickets): Ginger Salmon, a char-
grilled fillet; PanGrilled Tilapia, topped with toasted hazelnuts;
Seafood Mixed Grill with dirty rice; OR Rosemary Chicken.
Dessert choices:
Vanilla Cheesecake with fresh strawberries
OR Chocolate Cake. Sun City residents who have experienced
this great restaurant on other CA-sponsored trips have given
outstanding reviews for both the food and service. A cash bar
will be available with ample time for a beverage of your choice.
Coffee, tea, gratuity and tax are included.
After dinner, we will board our motor coach and go to Esther’s
Follies in downtown Austin for nonstop laughter. This show is
a good mix of skits related to timely current events, magic to
amaze you, great music and incredible costumes—all with a
Texas-sized sense of humor. If you have been to Esther’s Follies
in the past, join us again. Thematerial is fresh and funnier than
you remember. First-timers, you haven’t seen anything until you
go to Esther’s Follies for an evening full of hearty laughter. They
have been the talk of the town for years. If laughter is good for
the soul, this show will add years to your life!
Ticket cost includes transportation, dinner and show.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Flo Zydowicz
Jim Gaffigan – Food: A Love Story
Bass Concert Hall - Austin - NEW!
Thursday, October 23, $100 pp
Depart SCPL 4:30 p.m.; Return 11 p.m.
In a full stand-up show, Comedian Jim
Gaffigan takes on his favorite topic: food. Laugh
along as you hear Jim’s insights on why he be-
lieves coconut water was invented to get people
to stop drinking coconut water; why pretzel
bread is number 3 on his most important inventions of human-
kind (behind the wheel and the computer); and the answer to
the age-old question, “Which animal is more delicious: the pig,
the cow, or the bacon cheeseburger?”
Jim will also be signing his book
Food: A Love Story
, and each
CA ticket holder will receive a free signed copy. This book is a
follow-up to his
NewYork Times
bestseller
Dad Is Fat
. Jim is an
accomplished writer, actor and comedian. Be prepared to laugh
with the comic known as the “King of Clean.”
We will stop at the Domain for dinner on your own. Here are a
few of your dinner options: Gloria’s, Kono Grill, Flemings, North,
McCormick & Schmick’s, California Pizza Kitchen, The Park
or Maggiano’s.
Ticket cost includes transportation, orchestra seating at Bass
Concert Hall, and a free signed copy of
Food: A Love Story
.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Cheryl Jakubowski
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Concert
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts,
San Antonio - NEW!
Saturday October 25, $75 pp
Depart SCPL 3 p.m.; Return 12:15 a.m.
Last year marked the 20th anni-
versary of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s remarkable
arrival onto the music scene. They have re-
minded theworld that it is still cool to swing, big
band style. Today the high-energy, nine-piece
ensemble continues the party, taking the listener on a unique
journey that is not limited to a single decade or vibe.
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy made their debut in their hometown of
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
Friday, August 1, at 8 a.m.
OUTINGS
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