2010-2011 Living Arts Trip Schedule

September 26 - Cleopatra, The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt at The Franklin Institute – This exhibition features never before seen artifacts and takes visitors inside the present-day search for Cleopatra. For more information, visit www.fi.edu/cleopatra/. Cafeteria on your own. Bus leaves 12:15, returning 6:00. Cost: $39, Child: $33.00. Includes transportation, admission to Cleopatra, and The Franklin Institute.
Closing Date: September 7

October 10 - Michener Museum, Doylestown –The museum is home to a world class collection of Pennsylvania Impressionist paintings. Ensconced in the Museum's walled, lush "back yard" is an outdoor gallery, the Patricia D. Pfundt Sculpture Garden. We will have a docent tour of their photographic exhibit "Ellis Island: Ghosts of Freedom". For more information, www.michenermuseum.org. A small café is available for snacks. Leave 12:45, returning 6:00. Cost: Adults $35; Youth: $25.
Closing Date: September 24.

November 20 - Forever Tango, Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center – When Luis Bravo's Forever Tango first appeared in San Francisco, it ran for an unprecedented 92 weeks before it became a Broadway favorite. With an 11-piece orchestra featuring the bandoneon as well as traditional tango instruments, powerful voices and 14 of the world's finest tango dancers, the show continues to wow audiences across the globe. Steamy and seductive, Forever Tango is a two hour journey through the history, culture and passion of Argentina. Bus leaves 1:00, returns 5:30. Cost: $55.
Closing Date: October 20.

December 11 - Nutcracker, Academy of Music – All new George Balanchine production. Enjoy the enchanting characters, lavish costumes and sets, world-class dancing, and a heart-warming Tchaikovsky score complimented by the Philadelphia Boys Choir. Bus leaves 2:00, returns 6:00. Cost: Adults: $65 (Family Circle Center) $55 Parquet Circle Off Center) Youth: $55/$45.
Closing Date: November 8.

January 8 - The Philadelphia Orchestra with Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Come hear our fabulous orchestra, conducted by our newly appointed Maestro. Hear Debussy Nocturnes, and The Philadelphia Singers Chorale in Mozart's Requiem, which has not been featured for 19 years. Pre-Concert Talk included. Bus leaves 6:00, returns 11:00. Cost: $78 (Third Tier Front); $55 (Third Tier Rear). Youth: $70/$47.
Closing Date: November 23.

March 26 - Ellarslie Mansion,Trenton – An 1848 Italianate mansion houses the museum's collection, which pays tribute to Trenton's rich history as a pottery and manufacturing center. There are also exhibits of contemporary fine art. This museum is a gem!
NJ State Museum, Trenton. – The State Museum aims to preserve, promote and develop knowledge and appreciation of New Jersey's cultural, historic, artistic and scientific resources."It contains four floors of exhibit space, filled with fine art of the 10th and 20th centuries, collections of household items, Native American artifacts, and a Natural History collection focusing on earth sciences. There is a 3:00 Planetarium show geared for adults you can visit on your own for $5.00. Cafeteria on your own. Bus leaves 10:00, returns 6:00. Cost: Adult: $35: Youth: $25.
Closing Date: March 5.

April 9 - Washington D.C. – There is a possibility we may catch the cherry blossoms. So much to see .. The National Gallery will have exhibits: Canaletto and His Rivals; Gauguin: Maker of Myth. Dinner at Union Station on your own. We will be traveling on a Coach Bus. Bus leaves 8:00, returns 9:00pm. Cost: $43. Youth: $40.
Closing Date: March 14.

May 14 - Don Giovanni, Mozart. Academy of Vocal Arts at the Gordon Center, Camden – "Don Giovanni" is Mozart's greatest opera. Gounod, the composer of "Faust" admired it so much that he wrote a long "commentary" on it. Extolling it as "that unequalled and immortal masterpiece, that apogee of the lyrical drama," he declares that it "has exercised the influence of a revelation upon the whole of my life; it has been and remains for me a kind of incarnation of dramatic and musical infallibility. I regard it as a work without blemish, of uninterrupted perfection, and this commentary is but the humble testimony of my veneration and gratitude to the genius to whom I owe the purest and most permanent joys of my life as a musician." Bus leaves 6:45, returns 11:00. Cost: $55; Youth: $50.
Closing Date: April 26.

June 4 - Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ.– Always a delight, we can enjoy new sculptures and programming in their exhibition halls. Cafeteria, as well as Rat's Restaurant for meals on your own. Leave 10:30, return 5:30. Cost: $30; Youth: $25.
Closing Date: May 27.