• Delaware Art Museum/Rockwood Estate, Wilmington, DE
  Tuesday, October 21, 2008

• Peddler’s Village, Lahaska, PA
  Thursday, October 30, 2008

• Wining Around the Susquehanna Valley, PA
  Sunday, November 2, 2008

• Barnes Foundation Museum, Merion, PA
  Thursday, November 7, 2008

• Greenwich VillageFoodie” Tour, NY
  Wednesday, November 19, 2008

• St. Albans Christmas House Tour, Washington, DC
  Friday, December 5, 2008

• Radio City Christmas Spectacular, New York, NY
  Tuesday, December 9, 2008

• New York City
  Saturday, December 6, 2008

• Christmas at Historic Long Branch, Millwood, VA
  Thursday, December 11, 2008

• Jersey Boys on Broadway, New York, NY
  Wednesday, January 14, 2009

• Shrek, the Musical on Broadway, New York, NY
  Saturday, February 21, 2009

• Eastern State Penitentiary/Longwood Gardens, PA
  Thursday, August 21, 2008

• Chesapeake Lights, Tilghman, MD
  Monday, August 25, 2008

• South Pacific on Broadway, New York, NY
  Wednesday, September 3, 2008

• New York CityWednesday, September 3, 2008

• Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
  Tuesday, September 16, 2008

• Hagley Museumand Nemours Mansion & Gardens, Wilmington, DE
  Thursday, September 18, 2008

• Old Town Alexandria, VA
  Tuesday, September 23, 2008

• Equus on Broadway
  Wednesday, October 1, 2008

• New York City
  Saturday, October 18, 2008

GET A HEAD START ON YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING in the heart of beautiful Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Since Earl Jamison founded Peddler’s Village 45 years ago, visitors have followed the winding brick pathways to a unique shopping and dining experience.

Peddler’s Village has something for everyone with over 80 specialty shops and six restaurants to the luxurious Golden Plough Inn and the Giggleberry Fair family entertainment center. Set on 42 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds, you’ll find everything from clothing, American handcrafts, and gifts from around the world, to treats for your pet! A favorite is Casa Casale – Italian culture at its best—glass, ceramics, jewelry, pastas, imported and domestic foods, including olives, oils, vinegars, cheeses and meats.  They’re usually cooking up one of their imported pastas, so stop in for a sample or a taste of flavored, aged balsamic vinegar. Also, check out all the scarecrows on display throughout this 18th-century style village during our visit.

You’ll have plenty of time for shopping, sightseeing, and lunch (on your own).

At 3 pm, we’ll load up the shopping bags and head for home.

COST: $50. Includes coach, breakfast snack, gratuities, and escort.

Enjoy a wonderful visit to the Victoria House Restaurant, a 19th-century showpiece, in Lewisburg, PA, where we’ll be treated to a hot brunch featuring juice, fresh fruit cup, a chicken champagne crepe and a slice of the restaurants popular country smoked ham breakfast bake. Also included will be assorted muffins with butter and preserves, sponge cake with fruit topping and coffee or tea.

The chef will demonstrate how to create wonderful champagne cocktails with everyone receiving a sample.

Next stop—Shade Mountain Vineyards & Winery. Tucked away in the fertile Susquehanna Valley, the land offers ideal growing conditions for grapes. The vineyard began on a family farm in 1989 and has grown to include 65 acres now known as Shade Mountain Vineyards and Winery. They grow all their own grapes, including varieties of Vinifera, hybrids and native vines. These grapes are then fermented, aged and bottled here on the farm.  Currently, the vineyard is home to over 40 different varieties of grapes, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Sangiovese, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Traminette, Viognier and more!  The winery, housed in a 19th-century converted barn, can store up to 20,000 gallons of wine. In 2006, the barn underwent a renovation when an event room fitted with expansive decks overlooking the wines was added on to the rear portion. Our tasting will include cheese and crackers and there will be time to purchase your favorites. Then it’s on to Spyglass Ridge Winery.

What began as a hobby has taken on a life of its own, as both proprietors Tom and Tammy Webb can attest to.  More than 15 years ago Tammy’s grandparents were looking to sell their farm that had been in the family for generations and they wanted it to remain that way. Tom Webb, Jr. had a love of wine making that stemmed from high school days. In college he learned the actual process of making wine from his landlord who just happened to have a small scale personal winery in the basement of his home. It was a natural pairing of expertise and the rest is history.

The group will be given a tour and enjoy a tasting of some of the wines with a chance to purchase a few bottles to take home.

We’ll depart for home at approximately 3:45 pm.

NOTE: This trip will depart from and return to the Essex Campus of CCBC.

COST: $100.  Includes coach, brunch, tours and tastings, gratuities, and escort.

Barnes Foundation Museum, Merion, PA
Thursday, November 7, 2008                     8:00 am – 5:30 pm

The mission of The Barnes Foundation is to promote the advancement of education and the appreciation of fine arts…to maintain an art gallery of works of ancient and modern art, in connection with an arboretum…for the study of arboriculture and forestry.” – Albert C. Barnes. The Barnes Foundation houses one of the finest collections of French early Modern and Post-impressionist paintings in the world. An extraordinary number of masterpieces by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse provide a depth of work by these artists unavailable elsewhere. The collection includes works by Picasso, Seurat, Rousseau, Modigliani, Soutine, Monet, Manet, Degas and others. Art from around the globe is grouped with fine examples of antique furniture, ceramics, hand-wrought iron, and Native American jewelry.

The Barnes Foundation is much more than an art collection. It is the vibrant reflection of a life inspired by humanity and creative expression.

We’ll arrive at approximately 10:30 am and will have until 1:30 pm to explore the collection, gardens, and museum shop. 

This is a self-guided tour; an audio tour is available for $7 cash or check upon arrival if you are interested.

At 2:00 we’ll lunch at the Spaghetti Factory where you’ll have your choice of:  

• Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad,
• 15-layer Lasagna, or Fettuccini Alfredo

(please indicate choice when making reservation).
All lunches include house salad, freshly baked sourdough bread, beverage and dessert.

After lunch we’ll head home.

Space is limited, please book early!

NOTE: The Barnes is located in a residential area that does not allow large motor coaches, so we will be using 2 mini-coaches that do not have restrooms.

COST: $100. Includes coach, breakfast snack, admissions, lunch, gratuities, and escort.

A food tasting journey through an old Italian neighborhood. We’re meeting our tour guides at the best cheese shop in NYC - Murray’s Cheese Shop (est. 1940) on Bleecker Street as we begin our journey on the winding tree-lined streets of the historic West Village. We’ll seek out classic “mom and pop” specialty food shops, Italian eateries, and charming neighborhood restaurants. During the tour the group will taste a variety of food specialties that has secured Greenwich Village’s reputation as being one of the greatest culinary and cultural centers of the world.

Discover the ultimate food and cultural experience off the beaten path. On the list of potential stops are:

• an Italian Specialty Food Shop (est. 1900);
• a French/American Bread Shop (est. 1992);
• an authentic 1950’s Style Bakery (est. 2005);
• a Southern Italian Pastry Shop (est. 1972);
• a Mediterranean Olive Oil Shop (est. 1998); and two Classic Pizzeria’s (1974 & 2003).

Included in the price is all the food tastings (enough for lunch), bottle of water, and a Foods of New York Tours neighborhood guide.

This is a 3-hour walking tour—rain or shine—so please dress appropriately and comfortably. All food tastings are done on the go; we are not seated in the establishments.

We’ll depart NYC at approximately 3:00 pm with a quick rest stop on the way home—just in case you still need something to eat.

COST: $100. Includes coach, breakfast snack, guides, tours and tastings, gratuities, and escort.

The St. Alban’s School Christmas House Tour and Bazaar is a holiday tradition for many! Once again we’ll have the opportunity to tour four or five homes, selected from various neighborhoods in and around DC. Each house is rich in style and décor that is sure to delight all. Leading floral designers will decorate each home for the season and live holiday music will be provided by students from St. Albans and the National Cathedral Schools.

Free shuttle buses are provided. More than 40 vendors will sell unique items at the bazaar—a great place to pick up some unusual holiday gifts.

Lunch is included, consisting of several hot entrees, soup, salad and delicious desserts.

There will also be time to visit the National Cathedral and Herb Shop before we board the coach at 3 pm for our return trip.

***********This trip sells out every year, so book early.********************

COST: $95. Includes coach, breakfast snack, house tours, lunch, gratuities, and escort.

“If you’ve never seen it, go. If you have seen it before, go again.” – The Daily News. The Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the world famous Radio City Rockettes is an unparalleled show featuring the Rockettes signature eye-high kicks, and precision choreography in multiple show stopping numbers including: the legendary “Parade of the Wooden Soldiers,” and “New York at Christmas,” a dynamic holiday celebration. You’ll be delighted as Santa flies high above the crowd and touched as the true meaning of Christmas is brought to life in the awe-inspiring “Living Nativity.”

You don’t want to miss the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, which has dazzled and inspired over 65 million people for more than 75 years and continues to create memories that last a lifetime!

Arrive in New York in time for sightseeing and/or lunch before our 2:00 pm matinee.

After the show there will be some time to shop or grab a deli sandwich for the ride home before the 5:45 pm coach departure.

We are very pleased that we can offer this trip for the same price as last year.

Orchestra seats

COST: $120. Includes coach, breakfast snack, ticket, gratuities, and escort.

A great day to start . . . or finish your holiday shopping!

Enjoy a day doing whatever your heart desires—sightseeing, museums, shopping, or a matinee. Drop off and pick up will be in the theatre district. Maps and a restaurant list will be distributed on the coach.

The group departs NYC at 6:30 pm.

This trip will depart from and return to Perry Hall High School.

COST:  $55. Includes coach, breakfast snack, gratuities, and escort.

Located at the foot of the picturesque Blue Ridge Mountains, Long Branch is one of the most historic and elegant manor homes in the Virginia Hunt Country.

Since the early 18th-century, the rolling hills of Long Branch estate have been owned by a series of famous men—Lord Culpeper, Lord Fairfax, and Robert “King” Carter. A young George Washington helped to survey the property, and it is likely that his life-long love of fox hunting was nurtured in the forests of Long Branch. Its condition had declined by the late 20th century and in 1986, Harry Z. Isaacs, a Baltimore textile executive, purchased the estate at public auction. His good taste, remarkable energy, and sizable fortune revitalized the manor house.

The exquisite rooms at Long Branch boast a superb collection of 18th and 19th century furnishings. Add to this—extensive holiday decorations, a private tour, and lunch at the historic Battletown Inn—and you have the perfect holiday day trip! Originally constructed in 1809 by Benjamin Berry, founder of the town of Berryville, the Battletown Inn can trace its hospitality almost 200 years.

Lunch choices are:

• Grilled Chicken Spinach Salad (red onion, Granny Smith apples, Gorgonzola cheese, & maple pecan vinaigrette);
• BTI Burger (lettuce, tomato, onion and fries); or
• Mesquite smoked Pork BBQ (homemade chipotle pork BBQ stacked with crisped onions, coleslaw on warm Kaiser roll and fries). French Onion Soup,

beverage and dessert are also included.

We’ll head for home immediately following lunch.

COST: $85. Includes coach, admission/tour, lunch, gratuities, and escort.

Finally—we secured more tickets! How did four blue-collar kids become one of the greatest successes in pop music history? Have we got a story for you! Follow the rags-to-rock-to-riches tale of four blue-collar kids working their way from the streets of Newark to the heights of stardom. featuring such hits as “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “Oh, What a Night” and more.

Winner of Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Lighting Design, Best Actor in a Musical—John Lloyd Young, and Best Featured Actor in a Musical—Christian Hoff. The music and lyrics are by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe.

We’ll arrive in New York in time for sightseeing and/or lunch before our 2:00 pm matinee at the August Wilson Theatre.

After the show, there’ll be time to shop or grab a deli sandwich for the ride home before the 5:45 pm coach departure.

Orchestra seats

COST: $180 – same price as 2007! Includes coach, breakfast snack, ticket, gratuities, and escort. 

A brand-new musical based on DreamWorks’ popular film brings the land of “far, far away” to Broadway!

Based on William Steig’s novel and DreamWorks’ popular animated film, Shrek the Musical follows the adventures of Shrek, a lovable swamp-dwelling ogre; his wisecracking sidekick, Donkey; the lovely Princess Fiona; Lord Farquaad and a chorus of everybody’s favorite fractured fairytale creatures. With more layers than ever and a completely original new score, Shrek the Musical proves that there’s more to the story than meets the ears. Brian d’Arcy James (Sweet Smell of Success) as Shrek, Sutton Foster (Little Women, The Drowsy Chaperone, Young Frankenstein) as Princess Fiona, and Chester Gregory II (Hairspray, Tarzan) as Donkey.

We’ll arrive in New York in time for sightseeing and/or lunch before our 2:00 pm matinee at the Broadway Theatre. After the show, there’ll be time to shop or grab a deli sandwich for the ride home before the 5:45 pm coach departure.

Orchestra seats

COST: $190. Includes coach, breakfast snack, ticket, gratuities, and escort.

In 1787, a group of well-known and powerful Philadelphians convened in the home of Benjamin Franklin. The members of The Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons expressed growing concern with the conditions in American and European prisons. Dr. Benjamin Rush spoke on the Society's goal, to see the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania set the international standard in prison design. He proposed a radical idea: to build a true penitentiary, a prison designed to create genuine regret and penitence in the criminal's heart. The concept grew from Enlightenment thinking, but no government had successfully carried out such a program.

It took the Society more than thirty years to convince the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to build the kind of prison it suggested: a revolutionary new building on farmland outside Philadelphia.

At 10 a.m. we'll get a guided tour of this National Historic Landmark. This was the world's first true penitentiary, a prison designed to inspire penitence—or true regret—in the hearts of criminals. The original seven cellblocks spread like the spokes of a wheel, and had running water and central heat before the White House. Its vaulted, sky-lit cells held many of America's most notorious riminals, including bank robber "Slick Willie" Sutton and "Scarface" Al Capone. The prison stands today in ruin, a haunting world of crumbling cellblocks and surprising, eerie beauty.

Jack's Firehouse Restaurant will be the location for our lunch. The restaurant is situated in a 19th-century firehouse in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia. Much of the original mahogany interior, wood plank floors and even the brass fire pole remain
intact.

Lunch choices are:
- Southern style pulled pork sandwich,
- Cheeseburger,
- Smoked chicken salad with buttermilk dressing, or
- Vegetarian pasta (please indicate selection when making reservations).

All lunches will include a mixed green salad, beverage, and chocolate chip pecan cookies.

On the way home we'll make a stop at Longwood Gardens to see these fabulous gardens in full summer bloom. There will be time to take a leisurely stroll, shop for gifts, or sit and enjoy the Open Air Theatre fountain displays—featuring 750 jets in changing patterns—come alive with water shows set to music.

We'll depart at 4:30 p.m.

COST: $100. Includes coach, breakfast snack, admissions/ tour, lunch, gratuities, and escort.

Join Captain Mike Richards aboard the MV Sharps Island, where we will be taken back through the storied history of the Chesapeake Bay and its lighthouses.

Captain Mike holds a 50-ton Masters License, and has spent the last several years illuminating The Bay, its history, and its wonders to hundreds of visitors and passengers. The tour includes a narrated recounting of The Bay's history as well as informed local insights about its fragile and beautiful ecosystem.

We'll have to split the group—first group will cruise from 9:30 a.m. until noon and the second group will cruise from 1:30 until 4:00 p.m. At noon we enjoy lunch at the Bay Hundred.

Lunch choices are:

- Big Don crab cake sandwich served on a Kaiser roll with lettuce and tomato;
- Mushroom chicken wrap with grilled chicken, fresh spinach, red peppers, and mozzarella; or

- Fish & chips (fried rockfish with fries).

Lunch also includes a cup of soup du jour, beverage,and dessert (please indicate lunch choice when making reservations).

***Book early—space is limited!***

COST: $140. Includes coach, breakfast snack, cruise, lunch, gratuities, and escort.

Nominated for 11 Tony Awards! Kelli O'Hara (A Light in the Piazza; The Pajama Game) stars in the first Broadway revival of this classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. South Pacific is set on a tropical island in the Pacific during World War II, where US Navy nurse Nellie Forbush falls in love with local plantation owner Emile De Becque. Meanwhile, Lt. Joe Cable has fallen love with Liat, daughter of the irrepressible Bloody Mary. Both couples' happiness is threatened by the realities of the war and by their own prejudices. Also on the island are dozens of locals and sailors, all of whom seem to break into glorious song and dance at just the right moments. This is the first time South Pacific has been revived on Broadway since its premiere in 1949.

We'll arrive in NY in time for lunch, sightseeing, or shopping before the 2 p.m. matinee at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre.

There will be some free time after the show to grab a bite to eat before the coach departs at 5:45 p.m.

Orchestra seats

We only have 30 tickets for the show, so book your seats early!

COST: $175. Includes coach, breakfast snack, ticket, gratuities, and escort.

We're filling the South Pacific coach (see above) with folks that just want to go to the Big Apple for the day. Enjoy a day doing whatever your heart desires—sightseeing, museums, shopping, or a matinee.

Drop off and pick up will be in the theatre district.

Maps and a restaurant list will be distributed on the coach.

The group departs NYC at 5:45 p.m.

COST: $55. Includes coach, breakfast snack, gratuities, and escort.

One of our favorite and most popular trip sites!

Engaging sculpture in a 35-acre park creates the tranquil setting of Grounds for Sculpture. J. Seward Johnson, Jr. envisioned a public sculpture garden and museum where a large and varied body of sculpture could be exhibited, making art accessible and relatable to people from all walks of life.

The Johnson and Johnson heir whose life-like, real-size sculptures capture people in scenes from everyday life are exhibited in many locations throughout the park and the world. Since its opening in 1992, Grounds for Sculpture has exhibited thousands of works by more than 500 artists in the museum buildings and in the sculpture park. Located on the site that was originally part of the New Jersey State Fairgrounds, three existing buildings have been renovated to accommodate that park's sculpture and programs.

Grounds for Sculpture is also a serious garden and arboretum. Within the park's setting more than 2,000 rose bushes, rhododendrons, and other blooming shrubs abound. Next to the lotus pond a gazebo offers a serene place to sit and enjoy the views. Various ecosystems, woodlands, marshes, and ponds are incorporated into the landscape with sculptures "hidden" all over the park. You never know where you might find a sculpture—behind a shrub, through an opening in a hedge, or behind a closed door. Each year, 12 to 20 sculptures are added to the outdoor exhibition. The group will get a guided highlights tour and then there will be plenty of time to explore and have lunch on your own at Rats or Chez Alice Café (both located on the grounds).

We'll board the coach at 3 p.m. to return home.

COST: $55. Includes coach, breakfast snack, admission/ tour, gratuities, and escort.

Hagley Museum and Library – where the du Pont story begins. Located on 235 acres along the banks of the Brandywine River, Hagley is the site of the gunpowder works founded by E. I. du Pont in 1802.

This example of early American industry includes restored mills, a workers' hill, and the ancestral home and gardens of the du Pont family. On this trip we'll tour the du Pont family ancestral home, filled with antiques, memorabilia, and art work; stroll through the formal French garden; see spectacular views of massive stone powder mills and an operating waterwheel; watch dramatic demonstrations of a water turbine, a steam engine, and a working machine shop; and visit a restored workers' home and schoolhouse perched atop a scenic hill.

After our guided tour and some free time in the Visitor's Center and gift shop we'll depart for lunch at the Dupont Country Club.

Lunch choices are:
- Kobe Beef Burger (classic ½ lb. grilled burger with lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle with choice of cheese, served with kettle chips),
- Crab & Cheese Melt (special crab recipe on English muffins with tomato and Swiss cheese), or
- Grilled Brazilian Salad (grilled chicken breast over field greens tossed with olives, golden raisins, fresh fruit and grilled pineapple, drizzled with berry vinaigrette),

plus Cheesecake Brulee, and beverage.

After lunch our tour continues on to another du Pont estate—Nemours Mansion & Gardens.

Having completed a $39,000,000 restoration the gates were reopened to its majestic landscape in May. Originally constructed in 1910 for Alfred I. du Pont, Nemours Mansion is one of the grandest buildings ever constructed in Delaware and includes the largest formal French garden in North America. The mansion is presented as a "home," not a museum. It contains more than 70 rooms spread over five floors occupying nearly 47,000 square feet and is fully "one acre under one roof." Its unique furnishings include rare French 18th-century furniture and there is a stunning, individual collection of great art.

After a guided tour there will be time to explore the gardens before we depart at 4:30 p.m.

COST: $100. Includes coach, breakfast snack, tours/ admission, lunch, gratuities, and escort.

We'll meet our step-on guide in Market Square for a one and a half-hour driving tour of Alexandria, including its history, legends, and folklore.

Founded in 1749 as a port for area planters, Alexandria, Virginia was laid out by a young surveyor named George Washington. The Market Square, where our tour begins, is still in use as a public market every Saturday morning. In the streets of Alexandria, history lives. Entire city blocks evoke a time long ago, when Washington, the colonial sea captains, and General Lee would feel right at home.

After the driving tour, we'll disembark at Gadsby's Tavern Museum, where we'll get a guided tour of this historic site. A meeting place for patriots and presidents alike, no building in America is more intimately associated with the struggle for independence than this tavern.

After the tour, we'll be seated for a colonial-period luncheon at Gadsby's Tavern with your choice of:

• a Monte Cristo Virginia (puff pastry with Smithfield ham, smoked turkey and cheese with a fresh raspberry sauce);
• Chicken Salad on grain bread with homemade potato salad,
• or Ale battered codfish served with crispy onion rings Tavern slaw and fries.

All lunches will include a fresh salad, Tavern-baked Sally Lunn bread, beverage, and dessert.

After lunch, we will have time on our own to visit the area's unique shops and the Torpedo Factory Art Center, which was constructed in 1918 for the manufacturing of—guess what—torpedoes but now serves as working studios for over 160 professional artists. Visitors can purchase art on-site or simply watch the creative process in action. The third floor of the Torpedo Factory houses another interesting and informative place to spend some time, the Alexandria Archaeology Museum.

At 3:30 p.m., we re-board the coach for the return trip.

COST: $85. Includes coach, breakfast snack, guide, tours/ admission, lunch, gratuities, and escort.

Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter movie fame makes his Broadway debut as Alan Strang, a seemingly normal, obedient 17 year old with a passion for horses. Then one night he blinds six of the beasts with a hoof pick. What drove him to it? His life seems routine, his family loving, his pursuits harmless. And yet he has been placed under psychiatric surveillance—an unresponsive patient who is woken each night by terrible nightmares. Only psychiatrist Martin Dysart (Tony winner Richard Griffiths) seems able to grasp the answer to this psychological puzzle. Dysart must face his doubts about his own work when confronted with Strang’s complex case.

The two stars received critical praise and played to sold-out houses during a five-month engagement at London’s Gielgud Theatre.

As always, we’ll arrive in NY in time for lunch, sightseeing, or shopping before the 2 pm matinee at the Broadhurst Theatre.

There will be some free time after the show to grab a bite to eat before the coach departs at 5:45 pm.

Front mezzanine seats, rows A-E

COST: $200.  Includes coach, breakfast snack, ticket, gratuities, and escort.

Enjoy a day doing whatever your heart desires—sightseeing, museums, shopping, or a matinee.

Drop off and pick up will be in the theatre district. Maps and a restaurant list will be distributed on the coach.

The group departs NYC at 6:30 pm.

NOTE: This trip will depart from and return to the Catonsville Campus of CCBC.

COST:  $55. Includes coach, breakfast snack, gratuities, and escort.

Upon arrival at the Delaware Art Museum we’ll meet our guide for a museum highlights tour. The museum hosts the largest collection of British Pre-Raphaelite Art outside the United Kingdom, an extensive sculpture garden, and one of the finest collections of work by Howard Pyle and other American illustrators. The Delaware Art Museum had its beginning in a group of Howard Pyle’s friends who, after the artist’s death in 1911, formed the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts. Later, Samuel Bancroft Jr.’s collection of British Pre-Raphaelite art was donated to the society, along with land for the construction of the museum. In the 1960’s the museum received a donation of John Sloan’s artwork from his widow, Helen Farr Sloan. Today, these collections make up the bulk of the museum’s permanent exhibits.

After the tour, we’ll have to time to explore on our own, visit the gift shop, and grab a bite to eat at the Delart Café, serving light fare and gourmet coffees.

We’ll depart the museum at approximately 12:30 pm and make the short trip to Rockwood Mansion & Gardens.

Rockwood Mansion, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is an English Country Estate in America. The Mansion, built between 1851 and 1854, is an excellent example of Rural Gothic Revival Architecture. Rockwood Mansion was built for Joseph Shipley, a merchant banker originally from Wilmington as a retirement home. Shipley spent most of his life in Liverpool, England where he became wealthy. Rockwood was inspired by Wyncote, Joseph Shipley’s English country house. The mansion currently represents the 1890s when the Bringhurst family (Shipley’s great nephew) moved into the home, though much of the furniture that Shipley had imported from England is still in place.

After our guided tour and a stroll through the gardens, we’ll board the coach for home at 3:30 pm.

COST:  $60. Includes coach, breakfast snack, tours/admission, gratuities, and escort.