BUS TRIPS
(NO early bird or senior discounts* apply for bus trips)
*Seniors In Action member discounts apply where indicated
WICKED at the Hippodrome
WASHINGTON DC ON YOUR OWN
September 29
Program #12BT09
1 session
Saturday
Includes motor coach transportation, map
and driver's gratuity. Forget the drive - forget the parking - forget the Metro! We'll
take you to Washington D.C. and drop you
off in the middle of everything so you can
spend the day enjoying what you like to
enjoy. We will have you in Washington
when the doors to the museums open. After 5 hours on your own, the
bus will make one mystery stop to help you finish off your day in DC.
We will then whisk you back to Westminster. Be sure to bring your
camera and additional spending money! Drop off will be on the Mall
near the Smithsonian Castle. You will be given a MapEasy’s Guide to
Washington DC map to help you navigate around. Depart from the
Carroll County Office building, 225 N. Center Street, Westminster.
TIME:
FEE:
8am–7pm
October 28
Program #12BT12
1 session
Sunday
WICKED is on tour and hits the Hippodrome Theatre in
Baltimore! Long before Dorothy drops in, two other
girls meet in the Land of Oz. One, born with emerald
green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other
is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. Follow these
two unlikely friends and college roommates as they grow
into very different women. Recreation & Parks has been traveling to
New York City for years for this experience...now is your opportunity
to see it right here in Baltimore! Immediately after the show, board
your waiting motor coach right outside to get you back home. Included:
lunch at the world famous Sabatino’s Restaurant in Little Italy before the
show (choice of entrees), 6:30 orchestra seating at the theatre, roundtrip motor coach transportation, driver’s gratuity. Depart from the Carroll County Office building, 225 N. Center Street, Westminster
FEE:
TIME: 2:30–10pm
$149
$59
“BIG APPLE” ONE DAY BUS TRIP
COLONIAL CAPITAL OF THE EASTERN SHORE
October 2
1 session
Tuesday
Program #12BT05 (see our SPRING Guide)
Join us as we tour Oxford, Easton, Tilghman Island and St.
Michaels. Maryland History began in this part of the eastern shore. The trip will include a guided tour, some exploring on your own, and lunch of your choice from a selected menu at the famous Harrison’s Chesapeake House on Tilghman
Island. Depart from the Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center
Street, Westminster
TIME:
FEE:
8am–6:30pm
$105
$100 (Seniors In Action members-must
call to register to receive this discount)
November 3 OR December 1
Program #12BT13 11/3 trip
Program #12BT14 12/1 trip
1 session
Saturday
Enjoy a day on your own in the Big
Apple! The bus will leave from Westminster and drop you off at Bryant
Park, in back of the New York Public
Library on 6th Avenue, New York, between 40-41st Streets. The day is yours
to plan. Go shopping - get theatre tickets for a matinee - go out to lunch - whatever you choose, have a great
day! If you need ideas or assistance with your plans, the recreation office has ideas to help you plan the perfect day. Call Barbara Lages at
410-386-2103 or email [email protected]. Fee includes roundtrip
motor coach transportation and driver's gratuity. Depart from the Carroll County Office building, 225 N. Center Street, Westminster
TIME:
FEE:
7am–11pm
$63
WILLIAMSBURG SHOPPING WEEKEND!!!
Nov 1717-Nov 18
SaturdaySaturday-Sunday
(see our SUMMER Guide)
WESTERN MARYLAND SCENIC RAILROAD
October 13
Program #12BT10
Program #12BT11
1 session
Saturday
Adult
Child (age 12 and under)
Mountain Thunder! This restored early 20th century train steams on a
32-mile round trip through the mountains between Cumberland and
Frostburg. Enjoy three centuries of transportation history, scenic excursions and first class seating in the dining car. After you have registered,
you will be contacted for your menu selection. Bus leaves at 8:30am,
train ride is from 11:30–3pm. Depart from the Carroll County Office
building, 225 N. Center Street, Westminster
TIME:
8:30am–approx. 5:30pm
FEE:
$95 adults
$72 children (age 12 & under)
$90.80 (Seniors In Action members-must
call to register to receive this discount)
Program #12BT07
Program #12BT08
DOUBLE occupancy
TRIPLE occupancy
Ladies, grab your girlfriends for a weekend getaway - and what better
getaway than one that focuses on shopping, shopping, and more shopping! We will venture to the newly built Williamsburg Pottery Factory,
the Williamsburg Premium Outlets, Merchants Square, and the Yankee
Candle Factory. We will have fun with 50/50 raffle and door prizes, too!
Includes deluxe motor coach transportation, bottled water/ice, one
night’s stay at the Best Western Plus-Historic Area at 201 Bypass Road
(this is an update from our Summer Guide publication) which includes a
hot breakfast, driver’s gratuity. Age: adult. Bus will pick up from two
locations: Carroll County office building, 225 N. Center Street, Westminster; and the Long Gate Park & Ride in Howard County.
TIME:
6:30am (11/17) to
approx. 9pm (11/18)
FEE:
$150/pp DOUBLE occupancy
$139/pp TRIPLE occupancy
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BUS TRIPS
(NO early bird or senior discounts* apply for bus trips)
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*Seniors In Action member discounts apply where indicated
of Harrington, Maine. This year the goal is to place wreaths on all of the
graves in the cemetery. In order to do this, they are asking everyone to go
on to their website WreathsAcrossAmerica.org and sponsor a wreath (click
on the sponsor link and chose to buy one or more wreathes at $15 each*).
Community service hours for students can be acquired through this project-bring your form. We will go over a briefing at the cemetery. After the
completion of the project, the bus will take us Union Station for lunch on
your own. Depart from the Carroll County Office building, 225 N. Center
Street, Westminster.
ICE! Christmas at the Gaylord
“Shrek the Halls”
November 30
Program #12BT15
1 session
TIME:
Friday
Join us for an evening Christmas journey to the Gaylord National Hotel on
the Potomac River just outside of Washington DC. This trip is planned in
the evening so that we can take in all of the outdoor lights as well as the
decorations in the Atrium of the hotel. Dinner will be at the Pienza Italian
Market in the atrium of the hotel, accompanied by a visit to ICE! - which
will feature TWO MILLION POUNDS of ice carved into a walk-through
attraction of ten larger-than-life, three-dimensional holiday scenes, including
a Nativity Scene with a 25-foot-tall ice angel, and a Christmas Castle with
ice slides standing more than two stories tall. Marvel at the striking detail
and beautiful, theatrical renderings of beloved Christmas icons and memorable holiday scenes, all housed in a custom-built structure maintained at a
temperature of nine degrees (winter coats will be provided) There will also
be time to look around the new facilities! Included are roundtrip motor
coach transportation, driver’s gratuity, dinner and admission to ICE!
EVERYONE WILL GET TO SEE THE SNOW FALLING INSIDE THE
ATRIUM! - (we missed this last year!) Depart from the Carroll County
Farm Museum, 500 S. Center Street, Westminster.
TIME:
3–10pm
FEE:
$99
$94 (Seniors In Action members-must call
to register to receive this discount)
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR
December 7
Program #12BT16
1 session
7am–11pm
FEE:
$129
WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA -
Arlington Cemetary
December 15
1 session
Program #12BT17
Friday
Join Carroll County Recreation and Parks as we go to Arlington Cemetery
to volunteer assisting with the placing of wreaths on the graves in this annual event. Wreaths Across America began in 2006 as an offshoot of the
Arlington National Cemetery wreath project, which was started in 1992
with the annual placement of wreaths donated by Worcester Wreath Co.
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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
AT THE HIPPODROME THEATRE
February 2
1 session
Program #12BT18
Wednesday
Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” is the classic story
of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and
the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped in a
spell placed by an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved,
the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is
running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity. Included in this trip is an orchestra
seat, lunch at Sabatino’s Restaurant in Little Italy, Baltimore, and driver’s
gratuity. We will depart for lunch in Little Italy and then board the bus for
our 2pm show time at the Hippodrome Theatre. Depart from the Carroll
County Office building, 225 N. Center Street, Westminster.
TIME:
FEE:
10:30am–approx. 5:30pm
$140/per person
BIG APPLE DAYS & NIGHT WITH ANNIE TICKETS!
Friday
You are invited to join Carroll County Recreation and Parks to celebrate 85
magical years of the Rockettes. Re-imagined in 2011 with new scenes, music and costumes, as well as twists on cherished traditions like, “The Parade
of the Wooden Soldiers” and breathtaking special effects, it promises to lift
your holiday spirits to exciting new heights. Join us for this annual event!
There is plenty of time to do some holiday shopping and take in the sights
of the Big Apple at Christmas, too! Includes Front Mezzanine seat at the
1pm show with a voucher for a free water/soda and popcorn at the show,
round trip deluxe motor coach transportation, time to spend on your own
in 'The Big Apple,' and driver’s gratuity Depart from a Westminster location t/b/a.
TIME:
FEE: $35* (plus lunch on your own)
*wreath sponsorship is an additional fee and
must be done at the website listed above.
6:30am–approx. 2:30pm
Feb 1919-Feb 20
Program #12BT19
Program #12BT20
1 session
TuesdayTuesday-Wednesday
DOUBLE occupancy
TRIPLE occupancy
It’s been a long time since we planned an overnight trip to New York City! We
have some great prices on hotel and theater that will inspire you to go and enjoy
two days of events! Leaving from Westminster, our
first stop will be lunch at the world famous Mastoris
Diner in Bordentown, NJ. The bus will then take you
to the Novotel New York Hotel on W. 52nd Street,
where you will check in while your luggage is ported
to your room. You are free to make plans for the
remainder of the day. (NOTE: You can even get other
theatre tickets now - and plan a night at a Broadway
Smash during this trip! Call Barbara Lages at 410-3862604 if you need additional information.) Wake up on
Wednesday morning and walk downstairs to the Café
Nicole for your breakfast while viewing Broadway through the floor-to-ceiling
windows. After breakfast, check out of the hotel, get some shopping or sightseeing in, and then walk to the nearby theatre to catch the new, “Annie!”. Immediately after the show, board your waiting motor coach for the comfortable ride
back to Westminster. Fee includes deluxe motor coach transportation, overnight accommodations at the New York Novotel Hotel at 52nd & Broadway,
breakfast at the hotel, lunch at Mastoris with choice of entrees, baggage handling,
and all taxes and gratuities. Depart from the Carroll County Farm Museum, 500
S. Center Street, Westminster.
TIME:
Tues 9am–Wed approx. 9pm
FEE:
$359/pp DOUBLE occupancy
$337/pp TRIPLE (2 beds only)