Lancaster, Newport and more

MFR Travelers is offering the following trips:

⏩ Sept. 14-17, Lancaster County. Trip highlights includes the National Centre for Padre Pio Shrine, the Bird-In-Hand Farmers Market and the Bird-InHand Family Inn, “Magic & Wonder: Imagine Show,” Turkey Hill Experience, visit to the Shops at Rockvale, “Finding Neverland” and buffet dinner at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, Kitchen Kettle Village, dinner at the Shady Maple Restaurant with an interactive Murder Mystery, visit to Sand’s Casino with $30 slot play bonus per person, and plenty of time for shopping and sightseeing on your own throughout. Call for full itinerary. Cost is $840 per person single, $640 per person double and $595 per person triple. A $200 deposit is due on signup, with balance due 30 days prior to trip.

⏩ Oct. 11: Tour and luncheon at the Culinary Institute of America with a Pride of the Hudson Boat Cruise. Call for full menu. Departs at 7:45 a.m. from West Haven, 1st Avenue commuter lot, Exit 43 off Interstate 95 south. Cost is $140 per person; a $70 deposit is required on signup with balance due 30 days prior to departure.

⏩ Dec. 15: “A Christmas Cactus” at the Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant with a stop at Mohegan Sun casino. Trip includes show, buffet and cabaret. Departs at 8:45 a.m. from West Haven, 1st Avenue commuter lot, Exit 43 off Interstate 95 south; returns at approximately 7:30 p.m. Cost is $120 person; a deposit of $50 is required, with balance due 30 days prior to departure.

For information or reservations, call Mary at 203-430-1161 or Frances at 203-469-6290. (Phone reservations must be made prior to sending payment in the mail to Frances Amendola, 37 Bradley Ave., East Haven, CT 06512.)

Pearls of Pauline offering day trips

Pearls of Pauline is offering the following trips:

⏩ July 16: Lobster Fest at the Log Cabin, with the Riverside Ramblers. Cost is $85 and includes transportation, luncheon, show and driver gratuity.

⏩ Aug. 4-5: Saratoga racing and gaming. Cost is $303 per person double occupancy and includes transportation, hotel, track admission with reserved seat, 3 meals, taxes, baggage handling and driver gratuity. Call for full itinerary.

⏩ Aug. 22: “Mambo Italiano” at the Westchester Broadway Theatre. Cost is $96 and includes transportation, luncheon off matinee menu and driver gratuity.

For information or reservations, call Pauline at 203-4682148.

Take a summer day trip

Several summer day trips are available with local departures:

⏩ June 22: Cloisters, Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Medieval Museum, with lunch at LeRivage on Restaurant Row in New York City and a 2-hour Rich & Famous bus tour with an actor, tour guide, cost is $145.

⏩ July 10 & Aug 7: Long Island Rich & Famous tour with Port Jefferson Ferry, Sag Harbor, the Hampton’s, Duck Walk Vineyards, $109.

⏩ July 7: Tanglewood & brunch at the Delaney House, shed tickets, music of John Williams, Boston Pops, Anne-Sophie Mutter, violinist, $189.

⏩ July 17: Vanderbilt Estate on Long Island with Port Jefferson Ferry, planetarium, lunch, museum, $135.

Departures from Cromwell, North Haven, Milford, Fairfield and Westport. Call for overnight trip schedule.

Call 203-483-6330 or visit www.tatoursonline.com

Tour Ireland in October

The Fairfield Travel Club is offering an escorted tour of Ireland Oct 12-19. Trip includes six nights of first-class hotels, full Irish breakfast, 5 dinners and professional guide/driver throughout.

Visit Dublin, Galway, Killarney, Cliffs of Moher and Dingle Peninsula and more. Roundtrip airfare from Bradley Airport is included in the rate of $2,399 per person based on double including taxes. A small deposit will hold your space. Contact Nancy Glynn at 203255-4443 or email nancyglynn@gmail.com for information.

Plays, lobster and the Danube

Bayer Retirees is offering the following trips:

⏩ July 23: “The Magic of Motown” and twin lobsters at the Log Cabin. Package includes roundtrip motorcoach, twin lobsters (or prime rib) show, meal taxes and gratuities and driver gratuity. Cost is $92 per person. Bus departs at 9:15 a.m. from Yale Parking Lot on Frontage Road in Orange, returns at 5 p.m.

⏩ Aug. 1: MGM Springfield, with afternoon performance by the Dancing Queen Band (Abba tribute) at the Majestic Theater. Cost is $74 per person and includes round-trip deluxe motor coach, free time at the casino, $20 slot play and $10 meal voucher, and driver gratuities. Departs at 7:30 a.m. from Yale Parking Lot on Frontage Road in Orange, returns at 6:30 p.m. Final payment due July 1.

⏩ Sept. 19: “Tied Up in Knotts: The Story of My Dad” with Karen Knotts, daughter of late actor Don Knotts, at Wright’s Chicken Farm Restaurant. Cost is $74 per person and includes round-trip motorcoach, familystyle luncheon at Wright’s, afternoon show, meal taxes and gratuities. Departs at 9:15 a.m. from Yale Parking Lot on Frontage Road in Orange, returns at 5 p.m. Final payment due Aug. 15.

⏩ Oct. 17: See the play “Boeing Boeing” at the Newport Playhouse & Cabaret. Cost is $95 per person and includes roundtrip motor coach, buffet luncheon, playhouse comedy show, cabaret show and driver gratuity. Departs at 8:30 a.m. from Yale Parking Lot on Frontage Road in Orange, returns at 7 p.m. Final payment due Sept. 1.

⏩ Nov. 7: “Home for the Holidays” and Veterans Day show with Allen Edwards at the Log Cabin in Holyoke, Mass. Cost is $78 per person and includes round-trip motor coach, plated meal at the Log Cabin, meal taxes and gratuities, matinee Christmas and Veterans Day show with Allen Edwards, and driver gratuity. Departs at 9:15 a.m. from Yale Parking Lot on Frontage Road in Orange, returns at 5 p.m.

⏩ Dec. 8-18: Christmas on the Danube, featuring a 6-night Danube River cruise. Trip includes 11 days, 21 meals (9 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 7 dinners). Highlights include Wurzburg, Rothenburg, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Passau, Wachau Valley, Gluhwein Party, Vienna, Hofburg Palace, Vienna Opera House, Christmas Markets. Call for rates. Included in price are round-trip air from New York, air taxes and fees/surcharges, hotel transfers. Not included is cancellation waiver and insurance of $385 per person.

For reservations or information on any trip, call 203-8787966. Make checks payable to Senior Board of Retirees Inc. and mail to Toni Raccio, 443 Swanson Crescent, Milford CT 06461.