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For reservations contact First Travel Center at Thursday, May 17, 2012 – “Making God Laugh” at Theatre At The Center, Munster, IN. The title, Making God Laugh, refers to a line by Woody Allen: “If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans”. In this new comedy by Sean Grennan, you can go home again, but are you sure it’s a good idea? Empty nesters welcome home their children over family holidays spanning three decades. As the parents and grown children adapt to their new relationships, their dreams, unresolved issues, old family traditions and dubious recipes are trotted out on Thanksgiving, New Year’s and Christmas holidays. You will find that home is not only where the heart is, but also where the laughs are. Package includes roundtrip motorcoach, lunch and show. Lunch will be a choice of Chicken Primavera or Skewered Shrimp Primavera. Trip departs LaPorte at 10:00am and Michigan City at 10:30am. Reservations and payment are needed by April 17, 2012. $75pp Wednesday, June 13, 2012 – “Architectural River Cruise and Navy Pier” in Chicago, IL. Sail up, up and away with us on a 90-minute jaw-dropping excursion through a city that defied all expectations…even the laws of gravity. Sail with us and learn how the devastating fire jumped a river and cleared the way for visionaries of plate glass and structural steel such as Jenney, Root, Burnham and Sullivan. Over less than a decade, the Chicago School of ingenious grillage foundations and steel-frame construction techniques lifted all architecture heavenward. Chicago’s ascent continued into the 20th century with titanic figures such as Bertrand Goldber, Fazlur Khan and Mies van de Rohe-building higher and sleeker-and it has soared in the 21st century with audacious new steeples such as The Trump Tower and Jeanne Gang’s Aqua Building. But of course not all of Chicago landmarks are vertical. On board we’ll learn how smoldering debris from that 1981 inferno, hastily plowed into Lake Michigan, formed the basis of the 2,800-acre landscape masterpiece that today is Grant Park. And you’ll learn how a merchant by the name of Montgomery Ward, virtually alone, waged a fanatical 25-year legal crusade to keep the glorious lakefront “free and clear” from other Chicago barons who wanted Grant Park for an industrial factory zone. Enjoy complimentary Starbucks coffee, tea, lemonade and cookies from the galley. Following our cruise, you can explore Navy Pier for lunch on your own as well as various shops and venues available there. You may decide to take a ride on the Ferris Wheel or Carousel, or just sit and enjoy the people and activities on the Pier itself. Package includes roundtrip motorcoach transportation, cruise and transfer to Navy Pier. Lunch will be on your own at Navy Pier. Trip departs LaPorte at 7:30am and Michigan City at 8:00am. Reservations and payment are needed by May 13, 2012. $60pp Wednesday, June 27, 2012 – “Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets Game” at Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL. Join us for an afternoon at the ballpark. Package includes roundtrip motorcoach transportation and game ticket. Lunch is on own at ballpark. Trip departs LaPorte at 9:00am and Michigan City at 9:30am. Reservations and payment are needed by May 27, 2012. $55pp Wednesday, July 11, 2012 – “The 39 Steps” at Drury Lane Theatre, Oakbrook Terrace, IL. Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have the intriguing, thrilling, riotous and unmissable comedy. The show hurtles a notorious fugitive and a spellbound blonde from a London music hall north by northwest to Scotland’s most remote highlands. Will they save Britain from a den of devious spies? A cast of 4 plays over 150 characters in this fast-paced tale of an ordinary man on an extraordinarily entertaining adventure. The 39 Steps contains every single legendary scene from the award-winning movie-including the chase on the Flying Scotsman, the escape on the Forth Bridge, the first theatrical bi-plane crash ever staged and the sensational death-defying finale in the London Palladium. Package include roundtrip motorcoach, lunch and show. Lunch will be a choice of Chicken Breast Marsala or Baked Salmon. Trip departs LaPorte at 9:00am and Michigan City at 9:30am. Reservations and payment are needed by June 11, 2012. $75pp Wednesday, August 1, 2012 – “Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates Game” at Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL. Join us for an afternoon at the ballpark. Package includes roundtrip motorcoach transportation and game ticket. Lunch is on own at ballpark. Trip departs LaPorte at 9:00am and Michigan City at 9:30am. Reservations and payment are needed by July 1, 2012. $55pp Wednesday, August 8, 2012 – “Route 66” at Cornwell’s Dinner Theatre, Marshall, MI. In Route 66, a gang of rowdy Chicago service station attendants strip off their snappy Texaco uniforms and head out on a westward-bound trip filled with music, dance and highway mischief. This talented quartet of singing grease monkeys will entertain you with rock and pop music from the 1950’s and 1960’s including such hit tunes as “King of the Road”, “Dead Man’s Curve”, “The Texaco Star Song”, “Truck Stop Cutie” and of course “Route 66”. The sheer romance of highway travel is something that has virtually disappeared from the American scene. Route 66 is a reminder of that romance- in all its gas-guzzling, tail-finned, gaudy neon, art deco glory. Package includes roundtrip motorcoach transportation, lunch and show. Lunch will be a complete Turkey dinner. Trip departs LaPorte at 8:00am and Michigan City at 8:30am. Reservations and payment are needed by July 8, 2012. $78pp (dinner gratuity included) Wednesday, September 19, 2012 – “Dreamgirls” at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire, IL. The dream is back and better than ever! All you have to do is dream! This Tony Award winning musical is a true Broadway spectacle…a splashy tour de force of razzle-dazzle…taking you into a world of platinum records, high pressure promotion and overnight stardom. Full of onstage joy and backstage drama you’ll follow the rags to riches story of a female 1960s Motown group from Chicago…”The Dreams”. Featuring the unforgettable hits “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” and “ One Night Only” this is a musical that “strikes with the speed of lightning” – The New York Times. Package includes roundtrip motorcoach transportation, lunch and show. Lunch will be a choice of Chicken Pot Pie or Herb Baked Perch. Trip departs LaPorte at 8:00am and Michigan City at 8:30am. Reservations and payment are needed by August 1, 2012. $88pp (dinner gratuity included) Thursday, November 1, 2012 – “Driving Miss Daisy” at Amish Acres, Nappanee, IN. A timeless American play, which inspired the beloved Academy Award-winning film, Driving Miss Daisy tells the affecting story of the decades-long relationship between a stubborn Southern matriarch and her compassionate chauffeur. Their iconic tale of pride, changing times and the transformative power of friendship has warmed the hearts of millions. Package includes roundtrip motorcoach transportation, lunch and show. Lunch will be the famous Threshers Dinner served family style. Trip departs Michigan City at 9:00am and LaPorte at 9:30am. Reservations and payment are needed by October 1, 2012. $75pp Saturday, November 17, 2012 – “12th Annual Holiday Shopping Trip” at Fox Valley Shopping Mall, Aurora, IL. Package includes roundtrip motorcoach transportation. Lunch will be on own. Trip departs from LaPorte Tractor Supply at 7:00am and returns approximately 6:30pm. Reservations and payment are needed by October 17, 2012. $35pp November 2012 – “My One And Only” at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire, IL. The roaring 20’s are back in this Gershwin tap dance extravaganza. An aviator has one ambition…to be the first man to fly non-stop to Paris. But when he meets the girl of his dreams, the dazzling star of the touring European Aquacade, their romantic pursuits gets sidetracked by a series of misadventures. In the end love conquers all. The incomparable George and Ira Gershwin scored including “Funny Face” and “Strike Up the Band” will have you humming “S Wonderful…’S Marvelous” all the way home. Package includes roundtrip motorcoach transportation, lunch and show. Lunch will be a choice of Apple Stuffed Chicken or Baked Lemon Sole. Trip departs LaPorte at 8:00am and Michigan City at 8:30am. Reservations and payment are needed by TBA. $88pp ***TRIP PENDING*** Pricing Policy: All trips are priced at current expected fuel rates and are subject to increases. Gratuties not included unless noted. Cancellation Policy: All trips are fully refundable until final payment date. After final payment date, trips are non-refundable unless a replacement is secured. For more information, please call (219) 326-1889 or (219) 879-4633 or contact us online today. Group Vacation Tours | Group Tour Main Page |
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