Trips


Join us for pleasure-packed, hassle-free excursions with your friends. No headaches from driving or parking! We secure the best seats available for all our destinations. Reservations are taken on a first-come, first-served basis. PTC members have priority. Non-members may register 2 weeks after the Bulletin is mailed. Full payment is due at the time of registration. Visa, MasterCard and Discover Card are accepted. In case of cancellations, refunds (minus a 10% administrative fee) will be issued if we are able to fill the opening from our wait list. Advise us at registration if you need any reasonable special accommodations.

Please note the departure location for all joint trips with Highland Park. We will depart from and return to the far south end of the Toys 'R' Us Parking Lot at 1610 Deerfield Rd. in Highland Park just west of the Jewel. You can access this lot from the traffic light on Deerfield Road or from the south entrance off Old Deerfield Road. Please use spaces away from the store entrance. Thank you for your cooperation.

Please note that we order theater tickets when new productions are first announced. We purchase the best seats available. The ticket vendors establish a date when our final numbers must be locked in and payments finalized—often months in advance of the show's opening. After that date, most vendors won't issue refunds unless the production is cancelled.

If you wish to participate in these trips, reserve your place early! These tickets are expensive. We will reduce our financial risk by ridding ourselves of tickets if low enrollments justify such a move.

Senior Law Day

What Elders Need to Know about the Law

Wednesday, September 29
1-3:30 pm

Lake Co. Courthouse, 18 N. County St., Waukegan

Meet your Lake County Judges and take a tour of the Lake County Jail. RSVP: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 847-377.3818.

 

 

Auction House/Art Trip

Tues., September 14

Departs: 9 am

Fee $76M/86NM

Two premier Chicago auction houses—Richard Wright, which specializes in modern and contemporary art and design and Susanin's which focuses on fine art and furniture, oriental works of art, silver and jewelry—begin our day of art immersion. Following this tour, we are invited to revel in the works at a private gallery. Lunch is included in this tour.

 

 

Ron Hawking Home for the Holidays

Drury Lane Oakbrook

Tues., December 14

Departure: 10:30 am

$73M/83NM

Enjoy a wonderful holiday lunch and show which includes all your favorites —Baby It's Cold Outside, It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, The Prayer, etc. It also features Ron's "Impressions of Christmas" segment that includes Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Jose Feliciano, and yuletide caroling!

 

 

Bucktown

Wed., November 10

Departure: 9 am

Fee: $70M/80NM

Explore this interesting and trendy neighborhood—Bucktown—with a visit to an historic church and bakery, lunch in a local restaurant, shopping, and a dessert at a Chicago institution. Have we piqued your curiosity?

 

Treasures of the North Shore with Bill Hinchliff

Tues., October 19

Departs: 9 am

Fee: $72M/82NM

Tour one of America's wealthiest, most beautiful and architecturally important suburban areas. Focus will be on Evanston, Wilmette, Kenilworth, and Winnetka. Tour possibilities include Evanston Public Library, the Francis Willard Rest Cottage, The Dawes Mansion (Evanston Historical Society), the Block Museum of Art (Northwestern University) , the Levere Temple of SAE National Headquarters (lovely Tiffany glass), and the Bahai Temple. Lunch is included.

 

2011 American Classic Extended Tours

Sponsored by the PTC
Trip flyers and registration materials will be available at the PTC.

Palm Springs --7days (February)

Savannah / Charleston — 7 days (April)

Pella Tulip Festival — 3 days (May)

Coast of Maine — 7 days (July)

Amish Quilt Gardens & Essenhaus Country Inn — 3 days (August)

Brown & Parke Counties, IN — 3 days (October)

  • Sedona & the Grand Canyon — 5 days (October
  • Days
 

"Carmen" at the Lyric Opera

Departure: On Your Own
$89M ... $99NM

Wait List ONLY

The Lyric Opera is offering a sensational matinee package for this classic opera. Fee includes lunch at the Florian Opera Bistro (in the same building) followed by an introductory lecture, and main floor seating for the performance. The Bistro updates their menu annually, and you will be able to order from the menu on the day of the performance.
Please note that transportation will be by train—as a group with the cost being the participant's responsibility. The theater is very close to the train station.