Trips

Trip Plans:

Updated 6/6/19

If you have an idea for a Senior Center Trip, please contact me by email bartrd@tds.net

Please be as specific as you can. I’ll get the information to the correct team.

Thanks,

Rich

Brewers Game

Mark your calendar…Brewers vs. Twins!

Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Cost: $50/person – This fee covers the cost of your ticket, transportation and light refreshments.
Sign-up:
- July 1-5 Sign up for Verona city residents and active volunteers
- July 5 & after: Sign up for all others
- August 1 is the final sign up date
Schedule:
- Meet at Verona Senior Center by 10 AM
- Bus leaves at 10:30 AM
- The game begins at 1:10 PM
- Bus returns around 6 PM

Payment for tickets is due within one week of signing up.

Sorry, cancellations cannot be reimbursed unless your ticket is resold

Fireside Theater – Buddy Holly Story

Mark your calendar!

September 25, 2019
Bus leaves Verona Senior Center at 9:30 AM
Cost is $95.00

July 1-5: Sign up for Verona city citizens & active volunteers

July 8 & after: Sign up for all others

Final sign up is August 22

Butternut squash soup

Freshly baked breads from our Artisan bakery

ROAST BONELESS PORK CHOP

Herbed crouton dressing with sauerkraut and Jones Original recipe sausage. Served with whipped Yukon Gold potatoes glazed with rich pork stock gravy, Corn O’Brien and a ramekin of our specially crafted cinnamon applesauce.

Almond Lace Basket filled with a medley of fresh fruits presented on Creme Anglaise and topped with fresh whipped cream.

Coffee, tea & milk

Dine: 11:15, Showtime: 1:30

Before the Beatles and the Rolling Stones ever played a note, popular music was forever changed by a bespectacled kid from Lubbock, Texas – Buddy Holly! Now you can witness his story explode onto the Fireside stage in a toe-tapping, hand-clapping extravaganza, which will have you up and dancing. Buddy tells the true story of Buddy Holly through his short yet spectacular career and features the classic songs “That’ll Be the Day,” “Peggy Sue,” “Oh Boy,” “Everyday,” “Not Fade Away,” “Heartbeat,” “Rave On,” as well as The Big Bopper’s “Chantilly Lace,” Ritchie Valens’ “La Bamba,” and many more…

For more information click here: Buddy Holly Story at Fireside.

Fall Color Trip – Holy Hill, Apple Orchard

Mark your calendar! Holy Hill Basilica and Elegant Farmer in Mukwonago

October 17, 2019
Cost: $30.00 / person (fee covers bus only) Lunch is on your own.
Sign-up:
- September 3-6 Sign up for Verona City Citizens & active volunteers
- September 9 – and after: Sign up for all
- Final sign-up October 3!

Schedule:

Bus depart Verona Senior Center – 9:30 AM

Return to Verona Senior Center – approximately 5:00 PM

Holy Hill Basilica and National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians is a Roman Catholic shrine in the north central United States, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The centerpiece of the shrine is a minor basilica. It is located in the town of Erin, near Hubertus, Wisconsin, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee. The shrine has approximately 300,000 visitors per year.

At Holy Hill we will enjoy the scenic views of the fall colors from the platform deck. We will be spending about 2 hours here to check out the many points of interest. We will be eating lunch here in the café. Elevators available.

Our next stop will be at The Elegant Farmer in Mukwonago. Here you can purchase apples, pumpkins, or shop the market & bakery. We will be here approximately 1 hour.

Elegant Farmer in Mukwonago
Home of The Best Gourmet Apple Pie in America! Apple Pie baked in a paper bag.

“Quality: Best Overall. Best Value. Almost a cross between a cobbler and a pie.
Baking method clearly makes for a crisp crust and tender filling.” – WSJ

Click here for the Elegant Farmer History

Paine Art Center in Oshkosh

Mark your calendar!

November 20, 2019
Cost: TBD
Sign-up: TBD

Paine Art Center and Gardens check it out.

Visit a historic estate with art galleries and display gardens.

The historic Paine property holds a collection of more than a thousand artworks, including paintings, sculptures, furnishings, and decorative objects.

The rooms and hallways of the Paine mansion display many items from Nathan and Jessie Kimberly Paines’ collection of fine art and decorative objects, most notably, French Barbizon and American landscape paintings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, primarily purchased in the mid-1920’s.

Click here for more information on the Paine Art Center from Wikipedia.