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CA-SPONSORED 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 Thursday, Sept. 1 at 8 a.m.

The Illusionists – Bass Concert Hall                                         Wurstfest – New Braunfels – NEW!
Austin – NEW!
                                                                             Meals on your own
Dinner on your own                                                           Sunday, Nov. 6, $28 pp
Thursday, Nov. 3, $80 pp                                                     Depart CCPL 12:30 p.m.; Return 8 p.m.
Depart SCPL 4:30 p.m.; Return 11 p.m.
                                                                             OR
                          This mind-blowing spectacular showcases
                     the jaw dropping talents of the most incredible         Wurstfest – New Braunfels – NEW!
                     illusionists on earth. The Illusionists – Live
                     from Broadway has shattered box office records          Meals on your own
across the globe and dazzles audiences of all ages with a powerful           Wednesday, Nov. 9, $28 pp
mix of the most outrageous and astonishing acts ever to be seen              Depart SCPL 3:30 p.m.; Return 11 p.m.
on stage. This non-stop show is packed with thrilling and
sophisticated magic of unprecedented proportions.                                                           Was geht? Why it’s Wurstfest, of course!
Prior to the show, begin your evening with dinner on your own at                                  New Braunfels is the place to be for Texas’
the Domain. Choose from many fine restaurants such as North,                                      version of Oktoberfest. The salute to sausage
California Pizza Kitchen, Kona Grill, Blackfinn, etc.                                             features great music, colorful dancing, excellent
Ticket cost includes transportation and orchestra seat.                      entertainment, and wonderful food choices. And since no German
Volunteer Trip Leader: Flo Zydowicz                                          fall festival is complete without beer, German, domestic, as well
                                                                             as craft beers will be available. Along with the beer, savor their
Lake Austin River Boat – Austin – NEW!                                       famous kartoffel puffers (potato pancakes), sausage, and even
                                                                             fried pickles. The entertainment is everywhere, ranging from
Hula Hut Buffet Dinner                                                       Alpine and Bavarian oompah bands to yodelers. Stroll the
Sunday, Nov. 6, $65 pp                                                       shopping area for Christmas ornaments or cuckoo clocks. It all
Depart Cowan Creek Parking Lot                                               happens at Wurstfest!
2:30 p.m.; Return 7:30 p.m.                                                  Pull up your lederhosen and join us on Sunday afternoon
                                                                             (departing from Cowan Creek parking lot) or Wednesday evening
                                                      Join us for our fifth  (departing from the Social Center).
                     annual fall river cruise aboard The Commodore           Ticket cost includes transportation and admission.
                     - a genuine paddle-wheeler. Privately chartered         Volunteer Trip Leader: Valerie Weis
                     just for our Sun City group, you will find plenty
of room to kick back and enjoy the scenery as we sail past Mt.               Fort Sam Houston and Veterans Memorial
Bonell, Laguna Gloria, and a bevy of beautiful homes. As we                  San Antonio – NEW!
make our way under the Pennybacker Bridge and the sun begins
to set, a buffet dinner will be served. Dinner includes Hula Hut’s           Lunch on your own – Pearl Brewery Complex
famous Shiner Bock marinated beef and chicken fajitas, Spanish               Wednesday, Nov. 9, $43 pp
rice, refried beans, lettuce, pico, cheese, sour cream, chips, salsa,        Depart SCPL 7:30 a.m.; Return 5:30 p.m.
soft drinks, coffee and dessert from Hey Cupcake! A cash bar                 Small Group Tour (30) on Clark Mini-Coach
will be open during the cruise. Lights twinkle on and warm                   Ticket purchase deadline: Friday, Oct. 21
breezes whisper rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river.
NOTE: Boat does not accommodate mobility impaired.                                                                Travel along the Historic Texas
Ticket cost includes transportation, 2 ½ hour cruise and dinner.                                  Fort Trail and explore military history that
Volunteer Trip Leader: Jerilee Prather                                                            has earned San Antonio the nickname, Military
                                                                                                  City USA.
                                                                             Known as The Quadrangle and built in 1876, Fort Sam Houston
                                                                             supplied the western forts and served as a depot for troops on
                                                                             the Rio Grande frontier. Today it houses a museum that tells the
                                                                             story of a fort interwoven into the history of the town that grew
                                                                             up around it. The story includes notable leaders and notorious
                                                                             outlaws such as Geronimo, the legendary Apache chief who was a
                                                                             prisoner at Fort Sam. Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders
                                                                             trained here, military aviation began with a Wright Flyer just
                                                                             outside the walls, and General Pershing led troops from The
                                                                             Quadrangle in pursuit of Pancho Villa. Tour the exhibits from
                                                                             The Battle of the Alamo to Middle East conflicts; then take a

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