Day Trips
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White Sox vs. Texas Rangers
at Cellular Field
Check out the great Cellular Field with fantastic lower box seats along the first base line. This is an evening game, so we’ll enjoy fireworks if our White Sox score a homerun!

• July 21
Mon., 5-11 pm (2559-1)
$49

Taste of Home
In Greendale, WI

Visit the historic city of Greendale, Wisconsin, built during the Depression, and home to Taste of Home–the most popular cooking magazine in the world!

Enjoy…
• Guided tour of Greendale historical areas
• A test kitchen demonstration
• Explore the village’s 25 unique shops and gardens
• Norman Rockwell exhibit
• Optional tour of the nearby historic Trimborn Farm & Jeremiah Curtain house

Today’s lunch is at Heinemann’s in Greendale…known for their homemade food and bakery items. Lunch includes salad, homemade rolls and fruit cobbler a la mode, plus your choice of
1) Roast Turkey Dinner, or
2) Beef Burgundy. Please make your menu selection when you register. Register by August 7 or call for availability.

• Thurs., August 14 (2522-1) $64

Travel Times:
• Depart Northside Park at 7:30 am
• Depart Leisure Center at 7:45 am
• Approximate return time: 6 pm

Church Basement Ladies
at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie

The Show:
Get ready for an afternoon of great laughs and nostalgia as this new musical comedy unfolds. Set in rural Minnesota in 1965, this is the delightful story of four ladies who organize food and solve the church's problems. As a special treat, William Christopher (Father Mulcahy from MASH) is scheduled to appear as the pastor of the church.

Preshow lunch at the Daily Grill. Today’s lunch buffet is sure to please and will remind you of a church potluck with good wholesome food. Lunch includes salad, two entrées, vegetables and fruit cobbler for dessert. Register by September 2 or call for availability.

• Wed., September 17 (7531-3) $87

Travel Times:
• Depart Northside Park at 10:30 am
• Depart Leisure Center at 10:45 am
• Approximate return time: 5 pm

Opera in Focus
Puppet Opera in Rolling Meadows

The Show:
Experience a truly unique and special performance as you enjoy William Fosser’s Puppet Opera. You'll be transported to the opera stage as these elaborate lifelike puppets perform Pops at Puppet Opera including songs from Wizard of Oz, West Side Story, The Sound of Music, Faust and Lakme. Puppet Opera was once performed at the Kungsholm in Chicago.

Preshow Lunch:
Since 1983, nearby Ritzy’s Café has been known as a great family restaurant famous for homemade desserts and breads. Lunch includes salad, your choice of 1) broiled chicken breast, 2) roast loin of beef, 3) broiled Tilapia, coffee or tea and choice of a fabulous bakery dessert. Please make your menu selection when you register. Register by August 15 or call for availability.

• Wed., September 24 (7531-2) $56

Travel Times:
• Depart Northside Park at 10:30 am
• Depart Leisure Center at 10:45 am
• Approximate return time: 4 pm

Steeples and Domes: Historic Churches of Milwaukee
With City Ventures

Explore three of Milwaukee’s architecturally and historically significant houses of worship with church docents and a professional City Ventures Guide.
• St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, built in 1838 with beautiful Tiffany stained glass windows.
• Basilica St. Josaphat, patterned after St. Peter’s in Rome.
• Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Enjoy a delightful lunch at the charming Coquette Café, a French bistro. Your meal includes a beverage, dessert and your choice of 1) rotisserie leg of lamb sandwich, 2) grilled chicken sandwich or 3) gourmet spinach salad. Please make your menu selection when you register. Register by September 16 or call for availability.

Please note: Itinerary could change due to a funeral or other conflict. In that case, a substitution will be made.

• Tues., September 30 (7525-1) $79

Travel Times:
• Depart Northside Park at 8:45 am
• Depart Leisure Center at 9 am
• Approximate return time: 7 pm

Jersey Boys
Join us for the theatre event of the year! Jersey Boys is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. The winner of the 2006 Best Musical Tony Award opens at the beautifully restored LaSalle Bank Theatre. Enjoy a post show dinner at the historic Italian Village. (Feel free to bring a snack to eat on the bus on the way to the theatre.)

Dinner includes soup, salad, dessert and beverage as well as your choice of entrée: 1) Chicken al Limone, 2) Veal Marsala, 3) Tortelli TreFormaggi (vegetarian pasta) or 4) Salmon al Limone. Please make your menu choice when you register.

A second and third trip are planned for March 12 and April 2, 2008.

October 8
11:45 am-7:30 pm
$160.00 for residents/nonresidents (7531-1)

Extended Travel
Previously advertised – Call for availability!

Quebec & Montreal
Passport Travel
September 23-30, 2008
Two fabulous cities – one great tour! Montreal is truly a city of wonders, mixing the old and the new. Quebec is considered by some as one of the most beautiful cities in North America.

• $2,995 per person/double
• $3,625 per person/single

Spirit of Peoria
Peoria to Starved Rock Roundtrip
August 17-19, 2008
• $479 per person/double
• $619 per person/single

Step back in time aboard the authentic paddlewheel riverboat, “The Spirit of Peoria.” Enjoy a
relaxing two-day cruise with beautiful scenery along the Illinois River, great food, world-class ragtime music and professional storytelling.

Highlights…
• Two days cruising aboard “The Spirit of Peoria”
• One night lodging at Holiday Inn City Centre, Peoria
• Dinner and Theatre at Conklin’s Barn – Musical, “Smoke on the Mountain”
• One night lodging at Starved Rock Lodge, with evening entertainment and breakfast the next morning

Tour Includes…
• 2 breakfasts
• 1 lunch
• 2 bountiful lunch buffets
• 1 Prime Rib dinner
• Snacks throughout the journey
• All taxes & gratuities
• Deluxe motor coach
transportation
• Baggage handling
• 2 day cruise
• 2 nights lodging
• 1 dinner theatre
• Wheaton Park District escort

Western Mediterranean
Mayflower Tours
October 22-November 1, 2008
• Starting at $2,609 per person/double occupancy

Welcome aboard the MSC Cruises’ Orchestra, the new jewel of the sea which features 18 decks, fitness areas, pools, restaurants, theatres and more.

We’ll visit…
• Barcelona, Spain – home to flamenco, tapas and Gaudi
• Marseille, France – legendary port and gateway to Provence
• Genoa, Italy – birthplace of Christopher Columbus
• Naples, Italy – ancient Roman city of Pompeii
• Palermo, Sicily – city of art and culture
• Tunis, Tunisia – Roman ruins at Carthage and exotic bazaars
• Palma de Mallorca, Spain – famous beaches and medieval district

Including…
• Seven night cruise
• Two night Barcelona stay
• 23 meals
• Roundtrip airfare
• Professional Mayflower escort
• Door-to-door pick-up

Southeast Asia
Passport Travel
March 1-15, 2009
• $6,999 per person, double occupancy
• $7,998 per person, single occupancy

Highlights…
• Hong Kong
• Macao
• Isle of Lantau
• Kuala Lumpur
• Taman Negura
• National Park wildlife viewing in Malaysia
• Penang
• Singapore

Tour Includes…
• Roundtrip airfare from Chicago
• Internal flights
• First class hotel accommodations
• Daily breakfast
• Daily dinner
• Deluxe motor coach transportation
• Service of expert guide, Bill Ball
• All admissions to listed
attractions
• Baggage handling
• Gratuities to drivers and guides
• Door-to-door limo transportation