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Baldwin Senior Travelers

 2023 Newsletter

Last updated November 14, 2023

UPCOMING TRIPS

Click on the name of the trip to view the flyer or brochure for that trip.  Click on the names of the Hosts for the trip to send them an email for more information OR to sign up for the trip.

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Spotlight on New York Holiday

November 27 to December 1, 2023

Hosts: Sandra and Fred Bostrom

FULL.

Enjoy the fabulous Rockettes Christmas Show and a choice of one of NYC plays. Ice Skate or shop famous NYC department stores and see decorated showcase windows along with the famous Christmas Tree. Breakfast at Ellen's Stardust Diner when servers are upcoming actors/actresses who entertain you while you enjoy NYC breakfast!  Tour New York Harbor with a stop at the Statute of Liberty and Ellis Island.  Also, visit the 9/11 Memorial and spend time at the 9/11 museum.  To sign up for the trip, use this link:

https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1142734

Bellingrath Garden at Christmas

December 5, 2023

FULL

Rae and Mary Jane

  Magic Christmas in Lights is a walking tour of the Gardens also we will visit the Bellingrath Home.   Hot cocoa and snacks available for purchase on Live Oak Plaza. Dinner is not included in price, but hot evening meals available in the Magnolia Café nightly from 4 to 8 p.m.; beer and wine are available for purchase in the Magnolia Café and on Live Oak Plaza, as well as Irish coffee at the midpoint of the walking tour.

Annual Christmas Luncheon

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Hosts: Noah and Mary Funderburg

Cost: $40.00/person

11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Once again we will be holding our Christmas luncheon at Oak Hollow Farm.  Come start the holiday season off by enjoying a time of fun and fellowship with your friends in BST.  We will have approximately an hour of visiting and enjoying hors d'oeuvres, followed by a buffet luncheon around Noon, with a brief program at the end.

Christmas Carol and Wind Creek Casino

December 10-11, 2023

Hosts: Rae Miller and Mary Jane Vines

FULL

Cooking school is an additional $65/person

Come to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival Theater in Montgomery (lunch before play not included) for Charles Dickens’ play A CHRISTMAS CAROL. After the play, we will travel to Nanny’s Place (Greenville) for supper (included). Then head for Wind Creek Casino, (you will receive a $15 voucher for gambling) where we will spend the night. Monday breakfast and lunch, are not included (you will receive a $10 voucher for food). If you choose the cooking school (11 am-2 pm) for lunch, it is an extra $65.  We should be home by 4:00 on Monday.

Mobile Symphony Orchestra Christmas Concert

December 17, 2023

FULL

Rae and Mary Jane

Enjoy a Christmas Symphony of your favorite holiday music. Cost of meal not included. We will be eating at T P Crockmiers.

2024

 

Beer and Bingo at Fairhope Brewing

Tuesday, January 8, 2024

Escorts: Frida Schnitzler and Alan Carrio

Cost: $16.00

We have reserved the entire Fairhope Brewing Company for a private lunch  and bingo.  After lunch, we will play bingo with prizes for winners.  Space is limited to 45 people, so be sure to sign up early. Come and have lunch with your friends and play bingo. Great way to start the New Year!

Lunch – ham or turkey sandwich, chips, dessert.

Beer and wine, not included in the event price, will be available for purchase throughout our visit.  Bottled water will be provided for anyone who does not drink beer or wine.

Beau Rivage Casino

January 16, 2024

Hosts: Denise Day and Tena Kilgore

Cost: $15.00, but you receive $15.00 in free play

Bus Departs: Daphne Target Parking Lot at 9:00 AM

Pickup: Rouses in Spanish Fort at 9:15

Pickup: Tillman’s Corner Walmart in Mobile at 9:40

Madame Buttermilk - A Chickasaw Theatre Play

Sunday January 28th, 2024  2:00pm

Denise Day and Tena Kilgore

Cost:  $45.00/person

 

Carly Speranza has always dreamed of singing the lead in the very famous Opera Carmen. When she wins the role, however, she quickly learns that there’s been a terrible misunderstanding. It’s not Carmen . . . it’s the Car Men, a Country-Western group. But Carly promised to be there, and she keeps her promise.

Fairhope Castles

February 7, 2024

Hosts: Carol Balch and Susan Ames

Cost $12.00

Meet at the West End of Fairhope Civic Center no later than 9:45 and we will walk to 457 Oak Ave. (It’s about a half-mile.) For those who cannot walk, you can take your car to the Castles to be there by 9:55.  A lunch reservation at Tamara’s Restaurant is available for those who want to have lunch on your own with the group after the tour. It is near the FH Civic Center, so we will walk there as well. Please let us know if you plan to do lunch.  Maximum number is 30.

Bay St Louis, MS

February 20-21, 2024

Frida Schnitzler and Alan Carrio

$152/pp double - $207 single

 LEAVING AT 8:00AM FROM DAPHNE, SPANISH FORT OR MOBILE.  HIGHLIGHTS OF BSL WILL BE THE WELCOME CENTER AND ST ROSE DE LIMA CHURCH. THEN FREE TIME IN BSL FOR LUNCH AND SHOPPING. WE WILL SPEND THE NIGHT AT THE SLIVER SLIPPER CASINO & EVERYONE WILL GET A $25 GAMBLING CREDIT.  RETURN TO DOWNTOWN BSL AFTER CHECK IN TO HEAR THE ST ROSE DE LIMA CHOIR WITH TIME FOR DINNER IN TOWN OR A RETURN TO THE CASINO FOR GAMBLING/DINNER. NEXT DAY IS OCEAN SPRINGS AND A PRIVATE TOUR OF THE WALTER ANDERSON MUSEUM. FREE TIME FOR LUNCH AND SHOPPING

 

NOTE: THE SILVER SLIPPER HOTEL REQUIRES A $50

 REFUNDABLE CHARGE PER ROOM WHEN WE CHECK IN. THIS IS TO COVER INCIDENTALS PER ROOM.

The Complete South Pacific

March 2-28, 2024

Denise Day and Rae Miller

$11,699/double - $13,799/single. Travel protection is an additional $599/per person

https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1163752

Sunday, March 3, 2024

Ain't Too Proud to Beg - Life and Times of the Temptations

FULL

Hosts: Carol Balch and Susan Ames

Ain’t Too Proud has quickly become one of the hottest tickets on Broadway and is now touring the country to satisfy the demand. Ain’t Too Proud is a new rising musical that started its journey from the streets of Detroit and is now touching the heights of fame. Five guys, one dream and dance moves which make history, what a combo! The signature dance moves of Ain’t Too Proud give viewers the adrenaline rush and all the thrills.

To Kill a Mockingbird - Monroeville, AL

April 13, 2024

Carol Balch and Susan Ames

WAITLIST

Come join hosts Susan Ames and Carol Balch at the Daphne Target Parking Lot at 10:30 a.m. to travel to Monroeville, Alabama on Saturday, April 13, 2024, to see a production of "To Kill A Mockingbird," the play based on the award-winning book by Harper Lee.  We will have dinner at David’s Catfish in Monroeville (on your own) after the production and will return to Daphne after the performance. Tickets are limited so sign up early!

Alaska Discovery Land and Cruise

May 15-26, 2024

Carol Balch and Susan Ames

Cost:  $5099/double - $7699/single.  Travel protection is an additional $599/per person

https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1165519

 

Highlights of Norway

July 6-14, 2024

Rae Miller and Mary Jane Vines

Cost:  $5049 double / $5349 single

Sweden pre-trip $889 dbl / $1199 single

Iceland post-trip $1,149 dbl /$1749 single

Trip Insurance is $449 per person and is required

Highlights: Oslo, Fram Museum, Stave Church, Flåm Railway, Sognefjord, Briksdal Glacier, Geirangerfjord Cruise, Bergen

https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1163315

Greece Island Hopper

September 25 - October 5, 2024

Cost: $4949 double/ $6249 single
Trip Insurance is $449 per person and is required

Hosts:  Frida Schnitzler and Alan Carrio

11 days and 14 meals.  Highlights:  Athens, Taverna Dinner Show, Acropolis, The Parthenon, Mykonos Old Town, Santorini Island, Oia Village, Ancient Akrotiri, Wine Tasting

https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1163609

TRIPS IN THE WORKS

Maritime and Seafood Museum-Biloxi

Jan/Feb 2024 tentative

Sandra and Jackie

Caribbean Cruise

January 2024

Sandra Bostrom

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