The 55+ Club sponsors a number of trips each year. These include day trips to local attractions as well as more ambitious overnight forays. In the past we have seen plays in Lowell, Boston, and Worcester, visited museums such as Peabody Essex and Harvard Semitic, gone to local concerts such as the Lexington Symphony, we've cruised Boston Harbor to see the Tall Ships, and we've taken a day trip to the Lower East Side of New York. Our most recent overnight trips have been to Tanglewood and the Berkshires, Lincoln, New Hampshire for some R&R, and Jewish Montreal. For all but our most local trips, we arrange transportation via bus for short trips or motor coach.

This summer we made three local trips, a Bicentennial Band Concert and an Encore HD Performance of Tosca, both in July and saw a baseball game in September.

The very successful inter-generational trip to Lowell, to see the Spinners baseball game on September 1. was a sell-out; in fact, we were oversubscribed! It was especially fun to see the excitement on the faces of the kids: "We've never been this close to the field before!"

Following the Holidays, on October 30th, 2011, we are in the process of setting up a day trip to Strawbery Banke (yes, the spelling is correct) in Portsmouth, NH. This is a restored (not recreated) community, dating from the early 1630's, which traces 375 years of the history of the seaport town. We'll leave from Temple Emunah on Sunday morning and travel by motor coach to Strawbery Banke. Among other sites of interest, we'll meet "Mrs. Shapiro" for a tour of her 1919 house. Lunch is at a local restaurant, on your own, followed by stops at other local attractions, including Yummies, a huge candy store in Kittery, ME and if time permits, a short visit to the outlet stores. The cost is $69 per person, admission included. you can see a preliminary flier with a reservation form by clicking here.

A few photos taken on some earlier trips are shown below.

In the Shed at Tanglewood before the performance

At the Clark Art Museum

The Bridge of Flowers (sadly destroyed in the recent flooding)

Shaar Hashomayim in Montreal

A "cruise" in New Hampshire