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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 Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 8 a.m.
Key to Outings Ticket cost includes dinner and theater ticket (general admission
with an area set aside for us). Only 25 tickets to be sold.
SCPL - Social Center Parking Lot Volunteer Trip Leader: Mary Hoverson
CCPL - Cowan Creek Parking Lot
ASO – “My Sinatra” – Palmer Event Center
Level 1 – Light Activity Bus trip over approx. Austin
Level 2 – Moderate Activity 3 hours
Level 3 – Active Activity Dinner on Your Own –
Overnight stay Purchase at Palmer or Bring Picnic
Meal provided Walking - Expect a Wednesday, December 30, $65 pp
Requires climbing in walking tour or a large Depart SCPL 6 p.m.; Return 11:15 p.m.
and out of a boat venue
Walking and steps Celebrate “Ol’ Blue Eyes” Frank Sinatra’s
Bus is wheelchair 100th birthday this year with an intimate
accessible musical journey at the Palmer Event Center.
Guest artist, Cary Hoffman, will entertain us
PERK Cards! with his musical score of 20 classic Sinatra
songs accompanied by the Austin Symphony and Conductor
Every time you travel on an outing Peter Bay. According to the New York Times, Hoffman sings
planned by the Lifestyle Department, Sinatra “dead on!” The music will surely be extra special for this
you will receive a card to fill out and pre-New Year’s Eve event.
turn in at the Monitor’s desk. We will You may purchase something to eat at the Palmer Event center
draw a card monthly and the lucky or you may bring a picnic basket with your favorite food and
winner will receive a 50% discount on a future CA bus outing of dessert as you enjoy this concert in a cabaret style setting. No
your choice! (Note: Excludes overnight outings). We will notify alcoholic beverages can be brought into this venue.
the winner via phone and email. Ticket cost includes transportation and concert.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Ellen Mire
Our Perk Card winner was Zouri Evanson.
Congratulations, Zouri! Thank you for being a frequent Masonic Lodge and Texas
traveler on our bus outings. Ranger Museums – Waco
If you have any questions about our outings, please Lunch on Your Own – Rudy’s Bar-B-Q
contact Lifestyle & Activities, 512-948-7392. Wednesday, January 13, $40 pp
Depart SCPL 8 a.m.; Return 5 p.m.
“A Christmas Carol” – Old Settlers Hall
Round Rock Explore two Waco museums. First,
we will visit the Masonic Lodge Museum.
Dinner – Family Style Buffet – The Salt Lick Tracing their Lone Star roots to 1835, the Texas
Thursday, December 10, $74 pp Masons boast such influential members as all
Depart SCPL 5:30 p.m.; Return 10:30 p.m. four Republic of Texas Presidents, 31 governors, and an astronaut
who established a Masonic lunar outpost called Tranquility
Join us for an outing to Round Rock Lodge No. 2000. The Texas Grand Lodge not only houses a fine
beginning at Salt Lick Restaurant for their exhibit of Masonic memorabilia, but also artifacts from the
Family Style Buffet (www.saltlick.com). As Republic of Texas, the Texas railroads, and an exhibit dedicated
posted on their website, this meal includes to the Nazi persecution of Freemasons during the Holocaust.
“heaping helpings of beef, sausage, and pork Enjoy lunch on your own at Rudy’s Bar-B-Q, which does Texas
ribs served with potato salad, coleslaw, beans, bread, pickles, proud. Choose from slow smoked, tender brisket, sausage, ribs,
and onion.” Beverages available for individual purchase. chicken or turkey – sliced or sandwiched, with all the sides and
After dinner we will travel a short distance to Old Settlers Hall trimmings.
to enjoy a radio performance of “A Christmas Carol” performed After lunch we will take a walk on the historical Chisholm
by The Penfold Theatre Company (www.penfoldtheatre.org). The Trail Bridge. Learn a little history, take some great photos and
players will perform the much-loved traditional story at a fictional participate in two Waco traditions, a surprise you are sure to
KPNF radio station reminiscent of A Prairie Home Companion, enjoy.
including virtuosic voice actors and live foley sound effects. This
will be a great way to enjoy special holiday entertainment! Continued on the next page
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