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– “SHOPAPALOOZA FESTIVAL” – St Petersburg

Activity Level: 3.

Everyone is 'Paloozaing! Local Shops's Shopapalooza Festival in downtown St. Petersburg is packed with local artists and local products, local shops and local restaurants, local service providers and local entertainment. This is the BIGGEST Small Business Saturday (and Sunday!) celebration around! More than 350 small businesses will set up shop at Vinoy Park, along with free entertainment, a food hall, activities for all ages and more. Get your holiday shopping done and support the locals at this free and family friendly event. The festival takes place Thanksgiving weekend at the beautiful waterfront Vinoy Park in downtown St Pete.

$27.00

“A CHRISTMAS STORY” – OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE RESTAURANT (OYO) – Theatre Winter Haven

Activity Level: 2

A Christmas Story brings the classic 1983 movie to hilarious life on stage! Set in 1940s Indiana, a young and bespectacled Ralphie Parker schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams, an official Red Ryder® Carbine-Action 200-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. An infamous leg lamp, outrageous pink bunny pajamas, a maniacal department store Santa and a triple-dog-dare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a few of the distractions that stand between Ralphie and his Christmas wish. A Christmas Story “a joyous Christmas miracle, You’d have to have a Grinch-sized heart not to feel a smile spreading across your face.”

Dinner stop (OYO) after the show at Outback Restaurant. Menu in office and on website.

$59.00

“SOME LIKE IT HOT – The Straz Center – Tampa

Activity Level: 2.

A 2022 musical comedy with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and a book by Matthew Lopez and Amber Ruffin. Based on the 1959 MGM/UA feature film Some Like It Hot, which in turn was based on the 1935 French film Fanfare of Love.
Set in Chicago when Prohibition has everyone thirsty for a little excitement, SOME LIKE IT HOT is the “glorious, big, high kicking” story of two musicians forced to flee the Windy City after witnessing a mob hit. With gangsters hot on their heels, they catch a cross-country train for the life-chasing, life-changing trip of a lifetime. And what a trip it is! With its irresistible combination of heart and laughs, song and dance, “A tap-dancing, razzle-dazzling embrace of everything you love about musical theater.

$117.00

HOLIDAYS AT DISNEY SPRINGS – Lake Buena Vista

Activity Level 3

At Disney Springs you can enjoy the sights and sounds of the holiday season. Unique & varied shops and dining along with free entertainment all wrapped up in a sparkly Disney holiday atmosphere. Enjoy the wonderful holiday displays celebrating traditions from different cultures. Embark on the Disney Springs Christmas Tree Stroll to find elaborately decorated trees inspired by popular Disney stories. Walk through a winter wonderland with a gentle snowfall, toy soldiers, and singers. Throughout the Holiday season, you will often find school choirs performing at the Dock Stage as well as Strolling musicians, Toy Soldier and Snowflake stilt walkers, pop carolers and acapella groups will also add to the holiday festivities. Dinner OYO at one of the many restaurants located in Disney Springs. Reservations are recommended. Call Disney Dining at (407) 939-5277. You can make a reservation 60 days in advance. List of restaurants located in Disney Springs available on their website.

$35.00

CHRISTMAS WITH CHRIS RUGGIERO

Where: SCC COMMUNITY HALL

PBS-TV star Chris Ruggiero’s new Christmas show features fan favorites from his hit Christmas album such as “Sleigh Ride,” “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” as well as songs from his 4 albums, all delivered in Chris’s own classic style. Chris has been touring the country breathing new life into vintage rock and roll tunes, working with the same arranger who created all the hits for Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons and selling out shows from New York to Vegas. Christmas with Chris Ruggiero has played all over the country. Whether you’re a teenager of the 1960s or just love good music, don’t miss one of the most energetic and fun-filled holiday rock and roll shows you’ll ever see from one of today’s fastest-rising stars. 

Tickets are now available for purchase in Travel Club Office during regular office hours.      

MON – WED – FRI

10AM TO NOON

TUES - Thursday

1PM – 3PM

TABLES WILL NOT BE HELD, ENTIRE GROUP MUST BE PAID AT SAME TIME NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES

SHOW 7:00PM – $49.00 – DOORS OPEN 6:30PM

BUFFET 5:00PM – $25.00 – DOORS OPEN 5:00PM (Limited Buffet tickets available)  

Menu in office & on website

$49.00

“LIGHTED BOAT PARADE – YACHT STARSHIP DINNER CRUISE” – Tampa

Activity Level: 3.

$160.00

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