2009-2010 Living Arts Trip Schedule

September 26 – STATUE OF LIBERTY/ELLIS ISLAND – Free tour programs are available for individual signup as you reach each island. An audio is available for additional $8 at the ticket booth. If anyone is interested in climbing to the Crown, please call. Tickets for Liberty Island will include a “Monument Pass” which allows for visiting the pedestal. Dining on your own on either Island. There is a great e-tour available at nps.gov. Leaving 8:00, returning 7:00. Cost: $40, children: $33 (12 and under) includes transportation, ferry and access to both islands.
Closing Date: September 4

October 25 – PEARL S. BUCK HOME, Perkasie, PA. Trip includes a 2-hour tour of her circa 1825 stone farmhouse and intact collection of the Nobel and Pultizer Prize winning author. Situated on a picturesque 68-acre estate, with rolling hills, ponds and award-winning gardens, this National Historic Landmark home of Pearl S. Buck is truly an American treasure. We will have our tour and stroll through the gardens after a Chinese Buffet Lunch at the site. Minimum of 25 people needed for the Buffet Lunch. Leaving 11:00, Returning 5:30. Cost, all inclusive, $47.00.
Closing Date: September 18.

November 20 – RICARDO MUTI conducting THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC at Kimmel Center. The program: Liszt: Les Preludes, Symphonic Poem No. 3; Elgar: In the South; Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet. So that we can all hear their wonderful organ, there will be gratis an organ piece after the concert. Leaving 7:00PM, Returning 11:30PM. Cost: Third Tier $53.00; Second Tier $74.00.
Closing Date: October 13.

December 12 – DELAWARE ART MUSEUM/LONGWOOD GARDENS. Maxfield Parrish, Chihuly Glass, and their beloved Pre-Raphaelite Art at the Delaware Art Museum. Christmas Spectacular at Longwood Gardens. Leaving 12:00, Returning 9:00. Cost: $47, Children (5-22-over 18 with college I.D.) $34 (includes bus and admissions). Longwood Gardens has a special voucher for $18.00 in their Cafeteria, which includes Soup/Chile, Entrée, Dessert, Coffee/Tea/Fountain Soda. A big savings. If you are interested (minimum 15 people to get this special rate), please include a separate check for your meal.
Closing Date: December 7.

January 9 – MASONIC TEMPLE, READING TERMINAL, PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS. We will take a one-hour tour of the amazingly beautiful Masonic Temple, walk two blocks to Reading Terminal for lunch (on your own), and be picked up for a visit to PAFA, the finest example of Frank Furness’ architecture. In addition to their permanent collection, there is a special exhibit (from private collections) of paintings from the Hudson River School. Leaving 10:15, Returning 6:00. Cost $40.
Closing Date: January 4.

March 7 – PENNSYLVANIA BALLET – CARMINA BURANA and THE FOUR TEMPERMENTS. The Pennsylvania Ballet, the day we went to press, needed more time to get us the ticket details on this trip. If anyone is interested in going to the Ballet, please call Pauline at 856-384-6582 when you receive this Newsletter, so we can alert you when we receive the ticket details. Leaving 1:00, Returning 5:00.
Closing Date: January 29.

April 24 – NEW YORK CITY. A day on your own. We will drop off and pick up at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. From the Museum of Art at 82nd Street, one can go uptown to the Neue Galerie Museum for German and Austrian Art at 86 Street, the Guggenheim at 89th Street, the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum at 91st, and the Jewish Museum at 92nd 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 9.

May 8 – Mt. CUBA - Mt. Cuba Center is recognized as having the region’s finest woodland wildflower gardens. We will take a 2-hour tour, at strolling pace, covering about ½ mile. Sometimes we will be walking on uneven ground. Leaving 11:30, Returning 4:30.
Cost: $30.
Closing Date: April 16.

May 15 – LaBOHEME, ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS, GORDON THEATER, CAMDEN. What else is there to say .. fabulous opera, glorious voices, and a fine theatre with good acoustics and no obstructions. We have rear orchestra seating.
Leaving 6:45, Returning 11:00. Cost: $55.00.
Closing Date: April 23.

June 5 – THE BARNES FOUNDATION – This will probably be our last trip to the Barnes in Merion before it moves to the Parkway. We’ll get a chance to see their lovely Rose Gardens and roam the grounds. Leaving 12:30, Returning 5:30. Cost: $40.
Closing Date: April 26.