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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.
Continued from the previous page Esther’s Follies - Austin - NEW!
Chinese Feast and Market Tour Dinner – P. F. Chang’s
Austin - NEW! Thursday, February 11, $78 pp
Depart SCPL 4:30 p.m.; Return 10:30 p.m.
Lunch – First Chinese BBQ Restaurant
Thursday, February 4, $68 pp Our evening begins with an
Depart SCPL 10:45 a.m.; Return 3:45 p.m. exceptional dining experience at the highly-
rated P. F. Chang’s Bistro in downtown Austin.
Celebrate the Chinese New Year Family style dining features the following:
with Dorothy Huang, Chinese cooking expert lettuce wraps, crab wontons, egg drop soup,
and author of Chinese Cuisine Made Simple. sesame chicken, Mongolian beef, crispy honey chicken, Kung
Dorothy has arranged a ten-course feast of Pao shrimp, rice and dessert. A cash bar will be available with
delectable dishes for us to share at First Chinese happy hour prices for your beverage choice. Coffee, tea, tax and
BBQ Restaurant and a walking tour of the MT Asian gratuities are included.
Supermarket.
Following dinner we will go to Esther’s Follies for non-stop
Lunch begins with pots of hot tea and crisp spring rolls with laughter. This show is a good mix of skits with timely current
dipping sauce. Wonton soup follows, along with Chinese barbecue events and magic that will amaze you. Esther’s Follies never
pork, stir-fried lo mein noodles with vegetables, sliced Peking disappoints us. The material is fresh, funnier that you remember
duck tucked into a steamed bun, General Tso’s chicken, shrimp and provides an evening of true entertainment. First-timers, you
with snow peas, cod with black bean sauce, stir-fried beef with haven’t seen anything until you go to Esther’s for an evening full
broccoli, and shredded pork with garlic sauce. The meal finishes of hearty laughter. This trip has been the “talk of the town” for
with your fortune, wrapped in a cookie. Dorothy will join each years. If laughter is good for the soul, this show will add years
table to answer questions about food preparation and ingredients. to your life.
Following lunch, we will make a quick stop at the bakery for a Ticket cost includes transportation, dinner and show.
taste treat and then walk one block to the MT Asian Supermarket
where Dorothy will take the mystery out of the market’s products. Volunteer Trip Leader: Flo Zydowicz
Bring your shopping bags, a cooler for perishable items, and
your appetite – it’s sure to be a fun, informative and delicious UT Symphony Orchestra – Bates Hall
celebration of the Chinese New Year – the year of the monkey! Austin - NEW!
Note: This is a small group tour (27) on the Clark Mini Bus. Dinner – Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
Wednesday, February 17, $58 pp
Ticket cost includes transportation, lunch, and supermarket tour. Depart SCPL 4:15 p.m.; Return 10 p.m.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Jerilee Prather
Our evening begins at Pappadeaux
with their famous salad. Dinner options to be
selected when you purchase your ticket are
ginger salmon, a char-grilled filet; pan grilled
tilapia topped with toasted hazelnuts; mixed
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