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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 Wednesday, February 1 at 8 a.m.
Greater Tuna – Long Center – Austin - NEW! Chris Botti Concert – Long Center
Austin - NEW!
Dinner on your own – The Domain
Friday, Apr. 14, $93 pp Dinner on your own – The Domain
Depart SCPL 4:30 p.m.; return 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 19, $68 pp
Depart SCPL 4:30 p.m.; return 10:30 p.m.
Greater Tuna is the hilarious
comedy about Texas’ third smallest town, where With his expressive sound and
the Lion’s Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline soaring musical imagination, Grammy®-
never dies. The eclectic band of citizens that winning trumpeter Chris Botti has captured
make up this town are portrayed by only two performers, making the world’s attention with hit recordings
this satire on life in rural America even more delightful as they including When I Fall in Love, To Love Again and his latest,
depict all of the inhabitants of Tuna — men, women, children Impressions. Experience a night of warmly delivered Botti
and animals. originals and beloved standards.
The show began as a simple party skit based on a political cartoon Chris Botti has become the largest-selling American instrumental
more than 25 years ago in Austin. Talented creators Joe Sears, artist, and his success has crossed over to audiences usually
Jaston Williams and Ed Howard were the imaginative authors reserved for pop music. Performing worldwide and selling
that parlayed the sketch into a critically acclaimed production more than four million albums, he has found a form of creative
entertaining audiences across the country ever since. Williams expression that begins in jazz music and expands beyond the
now directs this all-new production which is sure to create a whole limits of any single genre.
new generation of Tuna fans, as well as attract the thousands
who have loved it for 30 years. Numerous awards have contributed to his fame, and Botti has
recorded and performed with the best in music, including Sting,
We will stop for dinner on your own at The Domain prior to the Barbra Streisand, Josh Groban, Yo-Yo Ma, Michael Bublé, Paul
show. Simon, Joni Mitchell, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, Joshua Bell,
Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and even Frank Sinatra. Hitting the
Ticket price includes transportation and orchestra seating. road for as many as 300 days per year, the trumpeter has also
performed with many of the finest symphonies and at some of
Volunteer Trip Leader: Cheryl Jakubowski the world’s most prestigious venues from Carnegie Hall and the
Hollywood Bowl to the Sydney Opera House and the Real Teatro
Lady Day at the Emerson Bar and Grill di San Carlo in Italy.
Zach Theater – Austin - NEW!
We will stop for dinner on your own at The Domain prior to the
Dinner on your own – The Domain concert.
Wednesday, Apr. 19, $91 pp
Depart SCPL 4 p.m.; return 10:30 p.m. Ticket cost includes transportation and front row 1st balcony
seating.
Turn back the hands of time to 1959 where
the stage has been set at a swanky nightclub Volunteer Trip Leader: Cheryl Jakubowski
known as Emerson’s Bar and Grill. Order a
cocktail and sit back in your chair for an Round Rock Express Baseball Game
intimate evening with legendary jazz songstress, Miss Billie Dell Diamond – Round Rock - NEW!
Holiday. More than a dozen musical numbers including God
Bless the Child and ’T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do are interlaced Dinner on your own – Salt Lick BBQ
with salty, often humorous reminiscences that will give you a Monday, Apr. 24, $34 pp
riveting portrait of the lady and her music. Join us for a night Depart SCPL 4:30 p.m.; return 10 p.m.
of rich jazz from the lady who sings the blues who’s got a life to
sing. Take Me Out to the Ball Game!
What better way to usher in summer than to
Our pre-show dinner stop will be at The Domain where you will watch America’s favorite pastime? And what
find a nice selection of upscale restaurants to choose from. Maps better team for the Express to take on than the
and menu ideas provided. triple-A team for the World Series Winning Cubbies, the I-Cubs?
This is the Express’ 17th season as a class Triple-A Pacific Coast
Ticket cost includes transportation and theater ticket. Minor League Team.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Jerilee Prather On our way to the game we will stop at The Salt Lick Restaurant
for delicious BBQ. With a great menu of BBQ plates, sandwiches
and salads, you are sure to find something you like. Since dinner
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