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OUTINGS
Purchase your tickets for CA Sponsored Outings at www.sctexas.org or at the Member Services Office.
Tickets for outings listed for the first time will be available Monday, Nov. 2, at 8 a.m.
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Ticket cost includes transportation, hotel accommodations, three
breakfasts, Thanksgiving Buffet and admission to all sights.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Ellen Mire
Homestead Heritage Fair – Waco
Lunch on Your Own
Saturday, November 28, $25 pp
Depart SCPL 8:15 a.m.; Return 5:15 p.m.
Join us as we travel to a unique
place just outside Waco for the 28th annual
Homestead Fair. This is your opportunity to
spend a lovely fall day outdoors enjoying craft
demonstrations such as woodworking with hand
tools, pottery, sewing, quilting, spinning, weaving, broom making,
basket making, leather work and more. In addition, this outing
gives you the opportunity to do some Christmas shopping. Browse
among hundreds of handcrafted gifts and specialty items. There
will also be agricultural demonstrations, including draft horse
farming, cow and goat milking, sheep herding with a sheepdog,
and cider pressing, as well as exhibits on beekeeping, poultry
raising, farm animals, and more.
Visit the community’s website at www.homesteadfair.com to
see a schedule for this year’s event and to read more about the
beginnings and purpose of the nearby Christian community.
Ticket cost include transportation and entrance to the fair.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Mary Hoverson
Christmas Shopping – Outlet Malls
San Marcos
Meals on Your Own
Tuesday, December 1, $25 pp
Depart SCPL 8:30 a.m.; Return 5 p.m.
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Outlet Malls Shopping Spree!
Join us for a day of shopping at the largest
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more than 350 stores featuring designers like Gucci, Fendi, Tory
Burch, Coach, and Michael Kors, along with accessories, jewelry,
housewares, china and home décor, books, toys, food specialties
and much more at 25% to 65% off everyday prices.
Be it turtle doves or golden rings – with TWO volunteer trip
leaders, FREE coupon booklets, FOUR shuttles running, and
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gift for that special someone and maybe a trinket or two for
yourself.
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Time for lunch will be up to you. There is a nice selection of
eateries – from quick bites in the food court to lunch favorites
like Cracker Barrel, Outback Steakhouse, and Johnny Rockets.
Mall maps and coupon booklets will be provided.
Ticket cost includes transportation only with plenty of storage
for your purchases.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Jerilee Prather
ASO – “Messiah” – Hyde Park Baptist Church
Austin
Dinner on Your Own
Tuesday, December 1, $67 pp
Depart SCPL 4:30 p.m.; Return 11:45 p.m.
It would be difficult to imagine the
Christmas season be without a performance
of Handel’s “Messiah.” The Austin Symphony
and Chorus Austin combine to present both a
holiday classic and a city favorite. This night of
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you with the joy of rediscovery. Begin your winter celebrations
with a performance full of rejoicing!
“Messiah” is one of the greatest musical masterpieces of all time
and very possibly the greatest work ever written in English. It is
also, in all probability, the most performed work in the history of
classical music. In virtually every city of the free world, “Messiah”
is performed at least once every year.
Before the performance we will stop at the Domain for dinner
on your own. The restaurants of the Domain offer something
for every taste.
Ticket cost includes transportation and performance ticket.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Valerie Weis
ACL Tour & Beatles Artifacts – Moody Theater
& LBJ Library – Austin
Lunch – Scholz Garten
Wednesday, December 2, $58 pp
Depart 9 a.m.; Return 3:45 p.m.
It’s a day of music beginning
with a tour of the Austin City Limits venue in
downtown Austin. This three-year-old, 2,750
person capacity live music venue has won
numerous awards for its shows and theatre
design. With 100 concerts a year, being next to the W Hotel is a
plus for luring top notch acts. As we go “underground” and behind
the scenes, you will be amazed at what it takes to put on a show.
After the tour, we will see a bronze statue of Willie Nelson.
numerous stairs with no access to an elevator.
After the tour it’s time for lunch at a Texas landmark, Scholz
Garten. Enjoy a BBQ buffet of brisket, turkey, potato salad,
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