Please join us November 27th for our trip to the New York City Botanical Gardens Holiday Train Show.
https://www.nybg.org/event/holiday-train-show/
Let Jean know you can attend by November 5th. Click on the link below for all the details and registration form.
Form to register for NYBGTRAINSHOW 2018
EVENTS: We will be going to Munson Williams Proctor Art Institute in Utica to see the
special exhibit of pictorial kimono, the artistry of Itchiku Kubota . For more INFO on
MWPAI and the kimono exhibit, go to mwpai.org and click on kimono
If you are a MWPAI member, call or email me about reduced entrance fee before you
send in a reservation.
In the afternoon we will have a guided tour of Saranac Brewery, visit the historic 1888
Tavern, and have time to shop in the gift shop
For more information, check out saranac.com
ITINERARY: 8:00 leave from Hale Transportation at 139 Commerce Road in Oneonta
8:30 pick-up at the Trolley Blue Lot just south of Cooperstown
10:00 guided tour of MWPAI
11:15 lunch at the MWPAI Terrace Cafe
1:00 guided tour of Saranac Brewery
2:30 leave Utica
3:15 expected arrival in Cooperstown
3:45 expected arrival in Oneonta
LUNCH: We are having a salad buffet lunch at MWPAI Terrace Cafe
COST: $73 per person includes transportation, all entrance fees, and lunch
PAYMENT: Checks must be made out to CCAL and given or mailed to
Jean Seroka, POB 190, Otego, NY 13825
DEADLINE FOR MAKING RESERVATIONS is Thursday August 30
We have 60 tickets reserved for this opera composed by Gioacchino Antonio Rossini with libretto by Cesare Sterbini. It was based on the comedy Le Barbier de Seville written by the French dramatist Beaumarchais and was reportedly written in about 15 days in late 1815 and early 1816.
| LOCATION | SEATS | Price each $ |
| DOWNSTAIRS | ||
| Lower Box Left | 1,2,3,4 | 69 |
| 9, 10 | 25 | |
| Lower Box Right | 1,2,3,4 | 69 |
| 9, 10, 11, 12 | 25 | |
| Rear Orchestra Left | BB 26, 28 | 25 |
| DD 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 | 69 | |
| EE 6, 8, 10 | 69 | |
| FF 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 | 69 | |
| BALCONY | ||
| E 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116 | 49 | |
| F 101, 102 103, 104 105, 106, 107, 108, 109 | 49 | |
| Left | B 28 and 30, C 30 and 32 | 25 |
| D 2 and 4 | 49 | |
| F114, 115, 116 | 49 |
EVENTS: In the morning we will visit the Ska-nonh Peace Center in Syracuse. This cultural heritage museum teaches Iroquois traditions and beliefs. For more INFO go to skanonhcenter.org In the afternoon we will visit the former Seneca Army Depot in Romulus. A guide will board our motor coach for a 90-minute tour of the depot to see the white deer herd and some of the military artifacts from the depot, which was built in 1941. For more INFO, go to www.senecawhitedeer.org
TRAVEL PLANS:
| 8:00am | Leave from Hale Transportation at 139 Commerce Road Oneonta |
| 8:15am | Pick-up at McDonalds in Sidney, NY |
| 10:00am | Sha-nonh Peace Center |
| 12:00pm | Lunch at the Spaghetti Warehouse in Syracuse |
| 2:30pm | Seneca Army Depot |
| 6:45pm | Arrive at McDonalds Sidney |
| 7:30pm | Arrive back at Oneonta |
MEALS: Lunch at the Spaghetti Warehouse will be at your expense. Check out the menu so you will be able to order soon after we get to the restaurant.
They will do separate checks. Go to meatballs.com. There will be a fast food dinner stop en route home.
COST: $71 includes transportation and entrance to the Peace Center and Army depot
PAYMENT: Make out checks to CCAL but give or mail to Jean Seroka, POB 190, Otego, NY 13825.
If you must cancel your reservation, sell it to someone else or contact Jean and she will try to sell it for you.
There will be no refunds unless the trip is canceled.
DEADLINE for making reservations is Friday March 9, 2018
Any questions, special needs, or problems? Call Jean at 607 988 7007 or email at jjwilser3@yahoo.com
CCAL TRIPS
Jean Seroka has graciously agreed to take over as CCAL Trip Coordinator. Her contact information is: jjwilser3@yahoo.com or 607.988.7007. If you would like to be added or removed from the trip mailing list for receiving information about CCAL trips, please contact Jean by email or phone.
Christmas trip Monday, December 4, 2017 to Schenectady.
Two upcoming events for 2018:
Click on the link below to download trip form,
This needs to be completed and given to Jean Seroka by June 29th. See form for details.
Monday, July 24, 2017
Tickets have been reserved for the 1:30 pm Matinee performance of The Siege of Calais at Glimmerglass Festival, Cooperstown, NY. This bel canto opera is a story which inspired courage and self-sacrifice during the Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453) between England and France. Written during the first half of the 19th century by composer Gaetano Donizetti and librettist Salvatore Cammarano, is a rarely heard opera with themes of homeland and heroism.
To reserve tickets, please contact:
Jean Seroka
jjwilser3@yahoo.com
607-988-7007
pictures courtesy of Scott and Doug Fielder
Pictures courtesy of Doug and Alice Cannistra
