Presentation set for trip to China

A presentation will be held at 5:30 p.m. March 12 at the ACES ECA Arts Hall, 55 Audubon St. in New Haven, about an an exclusive transnational arts and culture tour to China scheduled May 14-27, 2019.

Cost of the trip is $4,550 per person, double occupancy. Trip is all inclusive and includes stops in Suzhou, Chengdu, Xian, Shanghai, Beijing, and Hong Kong, with an optional extended stay in Hong Kong through May 29.

The trip is offered by the International Tour for Arts and Culture, hosted by ACES Educational Center for the Arts director Jason Hiruo and ACES International in collaboration with The Arts Council of Greater New Haven. Visit the Arts Council at newhavenarts.org or call 203-7722788.

Head to Mohegan

Holar Rosary Church, 10 Father Salemi Drive in Ansonia, is offering a trip to Mohegan Sun Casino March 12.

Tickets are $30 per person and include a $30 give-back for gambling and dining.

Bus will leave the church at 8:25 a.m. and leaves the casino at 4 p.m.

Proceeds to benefit Renovation Fund. All are welcome. For reservations and information, call Elaine at 203-735-7874.

Rooms with a view on Niagara tour

A 4-day tour to Niagara Falls will depart May 29 and will include 3 nights at the Embassy Suites with fallsview rooms. The trip will include bus, hotel for 3 nights, 3 meals, tour of Niagara Falls, Hornblower cruise under the Falls, Niagara on the Lake, baggage handling and transportation from Cromwell, North Haven and Milford.

Cost is $629 with $10 off per person if booked by March 15. Call 203-483-6330 or visit www.tatoursonline.com.

Tenement Museum in NYC

Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University will offer a bus trip to the Lower East Side Tenement Museum In New York City Feb. 23.

Ryan Mahoney, executive director of the museum, will lead the trip. The bus will depart Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at 7 a.m.

At the Tenement Museum, visitors will have the opportunity to see how the Irish lived upon arrival in the United States through the “Irish Outsiders” tour. There also will be time to explore the area and for lunch, followed by a visit to Battery Park to see the Irish Hunger Memorial and learn about its intricacies from artist Brian Tolle.

The bus will depart Battery Park at 3 p.m. and return to Hamden by 6.

Space is limited. Tickets are $65 and include museum admission. To register, visit http://bit.ly/2BLp88Y.

Casino trips set

The East Haven Senior Center and Pearls of Pauline are cosponsoring several trips to Foxwoods Resort Casino, set for March 7, April 11 and May 9.

Cost is $25 per person and includes round-trip motorcoach transportation, casino package ($10 slot play and food voucher for free buffet or $10 in any food vendor), and driver’s tip. Bingo on your own.

Coach departs from the senior center at 7:30 a.m. with a pick-up in Madison at 8 a.m.

For information and reservations, call senior center at 203468-3277 or Pauline at 203-4682148.

Adventures abound

The East Haven Senior Center is offering the following trips:

• March 4: American Athletic conference. Women’s Basketball Tournament, cost TBA.

• March 20: St. Patrick’s Celebration at Aqua Turf, $78.

• April 14-21: Historic South, including Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina. Flyers in the office. Cost is $1,579.

• April 19: “Sister Act” at Westchester Broadway Theatre, $105.

• April 26: Log Cabin, The Kings & Queens of Country, $98.

• May 24: “The Lone Star Love Potion” at Newport Playhouse, $107.

• July 13: Coins & Claws, and Mohegan Sun casino, $75.

• Aug. 2: Saratoga. Off to the Races, $85.

• Aug. 14: Log Cabin: Lobster Feast and Jeff Barnhart’s Riverside Ramblers, $98.

Fliers available at the East Haven Senior Center, 91 Taylor Ave. in East Haven. Call 203-4683277.

Friendship Club trips

The Sikorsky Retirees Friendship Club is offering the following trips: ⏩ March 15, “A Chorus Line” at the Westchester Broadway Theater, includes full-course luncheon, $99 per person.

⏩ March 27-28, a 2-day tour featuring “Jesus” at the Sight & Sound Theatre in Lancaster, includes breakfast buffet, 2 shows, Murder Mystery Dinner Show, “Jesus” at Sight & Sound, Sands Casino with $40 bonus package and Kitchen Kettle Village Shops. Cost is $275 per person double occupancy, $375 single.

⏩ Aug. 16-23, “Mackinac Island, Michigan,” 8-day tour, includes round-trip deluxe motor coach to Canada, 7 nights deluxe hotel accommodations, 14 total meals, Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, admission to the Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village Tour and buffet dinner at the Ford Family Home, Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth, ferry to and tour of Mackinac Island, 2-night stay at the island house and brunch at the famous Grand Hotel. Free Time at Niagara Falls & Fallsview Casino. Cost is $1,399 per person double occupancy, $1,879 single.

For reservations or information on any trip, call Ruth Pavluvcik, 203-783-1173.

Pearls of Pauline

Pearls of Pauline has several trips planned:

⏩ March 1: “A Chorus Line” at the Westchester Broadway Theatre. Cost is $94 and includes transportation, luncheon off luncheon menu, show, all gratuities including driver.

⏩ April 10-12: Sights Sounds and Tastes of Lancaster, including the show “Jesus.” Cost is $445 per person, double occupancy, and includes round-trip transportation, hotel, 4 meals, 2 shows (“Jesus” and “Showboat”), trip to farmers market, Casey Jones Restaurant, QVC studio tour and more — call for a full itinerary.

For information or reservations, call Pauline at 203-468-2148.

Atlantic City trip

F Seniors and Friends is heading to Atlantic City May 14-16.

Trip includes a stay at the Resorts Casino, two dinners, $25 slot plat, and show tickets.

Cost is $259 per person, double occupancy, $249 per person triple, and $369 single. A $50 deposit is due on signup.

For information, call Fred Morgillo at 203-389-5808 or 203-9274249.