Lifelong Learning Offers Fall Day Trips
The Lourdes University Lifelong Learning program is once again offering fun, hassle-free day trips this fall. Travel in comfort without worrying about the details. Prices include all admissions and bus fare, where applicable. Detroit Underground Railroad Tour Wednesday, September 14 Cost: $116 for members; $136 for nonmembers Bus departs from Lourdes University parking lot M at 8 a.m.; returns at approximately 5:30 p.m. Lunch is included Travel across time and geographic boundaries within the Charles Wright Museum, a 22,000 square-foot exhibition space that has more than 20 galleries. The docent-led journey begins in Africa, the cradle of human life. Witness several ancient and early modern civilizations that evolved on the continent. Cross the Atlantic Ocean, experience the tragedy of the middle passage and encounter those who resisted the horrors of bondage. Throughout this trip, the efforts of everyday men and women who built families, businesses, educational institutions, spiritual traditions, civic organizations and a legacy of freedom and justice in past and present-day Detroit are hailed. Relax and recharge during lunch at the Detroit Beer Company in the historic Hartz Building on Broadway in downtown Detroit. Then, travel through Midnight – code name for Detroit – and retrace the steps of Freedom Seekers at this important final stop on the long and treacherous journey to freedom. Hear the incredible stories of the brave people who risked their lives, prominent abolitionists who aided them, and influential politicians who raised their voices. The stories are brought to life by passionate actors portraying Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, George DeBaptiste, Seymour Finney, Laura Haviland, or Senator Jacob Merritt Howard. You will also discover the role our courts played in enforcing the unpopular fugitive slave laws and how local episodes of popular resistance impacted the entire nation. Million Dollar Quartet Thursday, October 20 Cost: $99 for members; $119 for nonmembers Bus departs from Lourdes University parking lot M at 7:30 a.m.; returns at approximately 6 p.m. Includes Lunch A musical inspired by the December 4, 1956 recording session that brought together Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley, Million Dollar Quartet features a treasure trove of the greatest rock, rockabilly, gospel, R&B and country standards of the 1950s. Nominated for three Tony Awards in 2010, the musical features such great songs as “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” and “Who Do You Love?” La Comedia Dinner Theater in Springboro, OH, has been offering Broadway-style shows since 1975. For each production, talent is cast from auditions in New York City as well as in the Dayton area, ensuring that the performers are the absolute best available. Enjoy a scrumptious lunch with signature salads, chef-carved meats, deep fried Norwegian Cod, a variety of pastas and fresh vegetables, fresh baked breads, some dishes to represent the “flavor” of the current production, and sweet potato soufflé. Dinner with the Presidents Saturday, November 5 Cost: $89 for members; $109 for nonmembers Bus departs from Lourdes University parking lot M at 1:30 p.m.; returns at approximately 11 p.m. Visit the home of a United States president, Warren G. Harding. Our 29th president, Harding died from a heart attack in 1923 and Mrs. Harding died just 15 months later from kidney disease. Mrs. Harding’s will left their home and the bulk of its contents to the Harding Memorial Association which opened the Harding Home as a museum in 1926. Enjoy a guided tour of the restored home of President Harding, best known as the site of his 1920 “Front Porch Campaign.” This restored National Historic Landmark features many of the original furnishings owned by President Harding and his wife. He was the first president elected after women were allowed to vote and is remembered for establishing the Veterans Bureau which later became the Veterans Administration. After the tour, dine with past Presidents of the United States of America and their wives portrayed by historical re-enactors. One president or First Lady will be at each table. Bring a camera to capture the details, down to the period clothing and transportation provided for the First Couples. Presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry Truman, William H. Taft, James Garfield, and William Harrison will take turns at the podium. Presidents Ulysses S. Grant and Woodrow Wilson will also be in attendance. Dinner features recipes from different White House administrations and is hosted by the Marion County Historical Society. Suggested attire for men is a sport coat and tie and for women a dress or dressy pantsuit. Or dress up in period clothing for extra fun! ------------------------------------ Lifelong Learning is an exciting educational program at Lourdes University. Open to all interested men and women, the only requirement for participation is an interest in ongoing learning. Lifelong Learning participants enjoy classes on a wide variety of academic subjects, educational field trips and monthly lectures featuring guest speakers. All activities are open to both members and non-members. To RSVP or for more information about Lourdes University’s Lifelong Learning programming, visit www.lourdes.edu/lifelong. Lourdes University Rooted in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, Lourdes University is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis, and offers baccalaureate degrees in a variety of academic majors as well as graduate degrees in business, education, nursing, organizational leadership, social work, and theology. Community outreach programs include the Appold Planetarium, the Center for Science Education & the Environment, and Lifelong Learning. A member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, Lourdes students can also compete in a variety of men’s and women’s sports. Named a “Best in the Midwest” college by the Princeton Review, Lourdes University is a nationally accredited, veteran and transfer-friendly institution offering a variety of student scholarships. Explore the possibilities online at www.lourdes.eduor by phone at 419-885-3211.
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