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EVENTS

           Purchase your tickets for CA-Sponsored Events at www.sctexas.org or at the Member Services Office.
                        Tickets for events listed for the first time will be available Monday, April 3 at 8 a.m.

Activities with Jenny

Bus trip outings: your questions answered

We read in the Resident Satisfaction Sur-                             bus outings and especially the “what ifs” that they entail.
vey that residents want more bus trips or                             For example, we examine whether the venues can accommo-
a second bus for some outings. Why can’t                              date two buses; we try to predict if an outing will warrant
a second bus be added to this event? Why                              resident interest for two buses; and we determine if there
didn’t you plan for two buses? We want to                             are volunteer trip leaders available to manage two buses.
go; can’t you just add a second bus?
                                                                      It is our desire to meet the demand and accommodate your
Answers: There are many factors in-                                   requests. However, now that you have a snapshot into our
volved in planning CA bus outings, and most residents are             planning process, we hope you understand that adding a
surprised to know that our planning to provide top-notch              second bus is not a simple matter. You are welcome to send
trip experiences begins at least six months in advance. We            me an email with your interests (especially those upcoming
need that amount of lead time in order to make necessary              events that you feel would warrant a second bus). But please
reservations not only for bus availability, but also for large        remember, we are planning at least six months in advance!
group reservations from the smallest to the largest venues.
At our monthly trip leader meetings we discuss potential                    email Jenny Phillips at [email protected]

   Garage Sale                                                        7 p.m. in the Social Center Ballroom. Director Georgia Parmelee
                                                                      has titled the program A Night on Broadway. The evening will
Saturday, April 1, 8 a.m. to noon, SCPL                               feature many of the best loved selections from such musical
                                                                      classics as Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, South
                     Twice a year the Sun City Texas CA and           Pacific, The King and I and The Sound of Music. Singers also
                     Kiwanis Club host a public garage sale, a great  will offer new classics from Tony-award winning shows Les
                     event for shopping, buying and selling           Miserables, Phantom of the Opera and Sweet Charity.
                     household items.                                 For a special treat, there will be a pre-concert performance by
                     ONLY ONE RAIN DATE: Saturday, April 8            the Armadillo Swing Band from 6:30-7 p.m.
                                                                      Tickets are $10 and are available at the Member Services Office
Cajun Club Party and Dance - NEW!                                     or online at www.sctexas.org. These concerts sell out quickly, so
                                                                      get your tickets early.
Sunday, April 2, 7 p.m., SCB, $12 pp
                                                                         Matinee Movie - Quiz Show
                     Join us for our Cajun Club Party and Dance.
                     Kenny Scarborough and his country western        Rated PG-13 (1994) Drama, 133 Minutes
                     band Southwind will perform, along with Sun      Thursday, April 13, 1 p.m., SCB, $3 pp
                     City’s very own Rowdy and Country Bill.          Open seating theater style
                     Tickets are available at the Member Services
Office or online at www.sctexas.org. We normally sell out, so get                          Directed by Robert Redford and based on
your tickets now. For additional information, contact Ron                                  Richard Goodwin’s memoir Remembering
Scarborough at 409-893-2778 or email [email protected].                                  America: A Voice from the Sixties, this film
This event is open to everyone, so bring your friends, neighbor.                           chronicles the scandals of the Twenty One
                                                                                           television quiz show of the 1950s, the rise and
A Night on Broadway                                                   fall of popular contestant Charles Von Doren after the rigged
                                                                      loss of Herb Stempel. Highly rated for historical accuracy and
Sun City Singers Spring concert                                       entertainment.
Wednesday and Thursday, April 12 and 13,
7 p.m., SCB, $10 pp                                                           *Reserved seating by table – What does this mean?
                                                                         When you purchase tickets, you are selecting a TABLE
                     Curtains up! Light the lights! The Sun City         ONLY. Seat selection is not specific.
                     Singers plan to honor some of the best musical      When you show up for the event, the seats are first come,
                     theater in history at our spring concert on         first served to the table you reserved.
                     Wednesday and Thursday, April 12-13, at
                                                                                                                                                               ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG
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