2011-2012 Living Arts Trip Schedule

October 22 – Mural Arts Tour. We will have a two-hour tour with a guide to visit many beautiful murals in Philadelphia. Possible route upper Broad Street. We did this trip about 5 years ago, so there are many new murals to see. We will be travelling on our bus, and we will disembark for a closer look at some of the murals. Bus leaves 12:45; returns 4:15. Cost: $38.00; youth, $35. Closing Date: September 20.

November 4 – The Magic Flute, Delaware Opera Company, Wilmington. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Surely, with English supertitles. Masonic elements are woven throughout the opera; this site is very informative: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_Flute. Bus leaves 6:00pm; returns 11:30. Cost: Balcony Center, $75;
Side (no obstructions) $60. Closing Date: October 7.

December 10 – Brandywine Museum; Longwood Gardens. Brandywine Museum will be displaying Masterpieces by Andrew Wyeth, and celebrates the season with fabulous holiday displays including an extensive O-gauge model railroad, antique dolls from the collection of Ann Wyeth McCoy, thousands of whimsical “critter” ornaments on holiday trees, and more! And Christmas at Longwood is just dazzling. Dinner on your own at Longwood. Bus leaving 1:15, leaving Brandywine Museum 4:00, leaving Longwood Gardens 8:30. Cost: $45; students, $34.
Closing Date: November 18.

January 29 – Beth Sholom Congregation. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, this beautiful symbolic edifice is a joy to visit. It was evident to me, in a recent visit, the tour guides love this place, and with a newly added visitor center, with a video, original correspondences, and visuals of the Temple in all seasons, it is a truly memorable visit. Bus leaves 12:45; returns 4:45. Cost: $32. Closing Date: January 6.

February 25 – The Philadelphia Orchestra, Kimmel Center. Conducted by Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, with Emanuel Ax playing piano, we will listen to Mozart Serenade in D major (Serenata Nottuma); Mozart’s Piano Concerto, and Brahms Symphony No. 1. We will also be arriving for the pre-concert talk. Bus leaves 6:00; returns 11:30. Cost: Second Tier, $61.00; Third Tier - $35. Closing Date: January 27.

March 10 - “Messiah,” The Pennsylvania Ballet, The Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra, and full choir. Music by George Frideric Handel. “A work of stunning simplicity” Janet Anderson, City Paper. Choreographed by Robert Weiss. More than 50 individual scenes convey an emotional spectrum of joy, suffering, passion and redemption. Tickets went on sale on a Monday; I called that Friday and they were almost sold out. We have 30 seats reserved. Bus leaves 1:00pm; returns 5:30. Cost: Family Circle Rear, $56; Parquet Circle, $65. Closing Date: February 10.

April 28 – New York City. A day on your own. We will drop off and pick up at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. From there, one can go to the Neue Galerie Museum of German and Austrian Art at 86th Street, the Guggenheim at 89 Street, The Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum at 91st Street, and The Jewish Museum at 82nd Street, all on Fifth Avenue. Or you may want to stroll in Central Park. We will travel to Chinatown/Little Italy for dinner on your own. Leaving 8:00; returning 9:30. Cost: $37. Closing Date: April 23.

May 12 – Princeton, NJ. We have reservations for 10:00AM at the Princeton University Art Museum for a self-guided tour. You can lunch on your own at any of the many nice restaurants in town, very close by. At 3:00 we have arranged for a guided one hour tour of the outdoor sculptures on the campus. Bus leaves 8:30; returns 5:30. Cost: $37.
Closing Date: April 12.

Friday, June 1 – Chanticleer, A Pleasure Garden, Wayne, PA. They only have group visits during the week, so we’ll see how a Friday works. Stroll the beautiful grounds on your own. www.chanticleergarden.org will give you information on what is in bloom. Cost: $32. Closing Date: May 1.