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Activity
Descriptions The following are detailed
descriptions of the various
activity and event choices throughout the mini
to assist you in making your
selections on the AOG registration form. Raffles. Proceeds
will
go to cover Benny Havens beverages and other
expenses: The Renaissance has
provided us with two free rooms. The two
winners of the $5 raffle tickets will pay only
the $596 for four nights and not
the associated $89.40 city and state taxes. The Renaissance has
provided us with upgrades of four rooms
to suites valued at $32 each. The four winners
get upgraded to suites. Sunday, 18
October Welcome
Reception,
5:30-7:30pm will provide light snacks, a cash
bar and an opportunity to mingle
and renew old friendships. Dress is casual.
Supper on own afterward in the hotel or at
one of the many restaurants within
easy walking distance, and later gathering at
the Benny Havens Room. Monday, 19
October Golf. (Morning)
Falconhead
Golf Course. Green fees, including cart, will
be $65. http://www.falconheadaustin.com/ Bridge.
Morning
and/or afternoon. An informal social gathering
for Rubber Bridge organized by
Barbara Bauchpies. On site location and time
TBA. Texas Ranger
Hall of
Fame & Museum. Bus departs 9:30am
for 1.5 hour trip to Waco. Group lunch
on own off menu at the Elite Cafe. Tour museum
from 12:30 to 2:45. Museum
tour cost is $6.00 (military rate) to
be collected on the bus in route. Return to
hotel at 3:00pm, arriving 4:30 in
ample time for company dinners. http://elitecafe.com Fredericksburg.
An
all day trip to enjoy picturesque
Fredericksburg's shops, restaurants and
Museum of the Pacific War, all on own at your
choice and leisure. Buses depart
8:30am and return to the hotel by 5:00pm in
time for company dinners. http://www.fredericksburgtexas-online.com/ LBJ National
Historical
Park/Fredericksburg. An all day trip to
tour the Texas White House and
Hangar Museum, drive around the LBJ working
Ranch, enjoy lunch in
Fredericksburg with time to either shop or
visit the Museum of the Pacific War.
Bus departs 8:00 and 8:30am and returns by 5:00pm in
time for company dinners.
http://www.nps.gov/lyjo/index.htm Group ticket rate for the Museum of the Pacific War. For both groups we will purchase group rate tickets upon arrival for a savings of $2-6 depending on status. Tickets can be used any time during the visit. http://www.pacificwarmuseum.org/ Tuesday, 20
October Golf.
Afternoon
(Course TBD). Bridge.
Afternoon.
An informal social
gathering for Rubber
Bridge organized by Barbara Bauchpies. On site
location and time TBA. Class Breakfast.
An
8:00am all American full service plated
breakfast preceding the 9:00-10:00
Class Business Meeting. Memorial
Service. 10:00am
at the hotel's outdoor gazebo. Brew Pub Tour.
Bus departs o/a 11:30am following memorial
service for a four hour tour. Lunch
at first of three brew pubs. Individually for
lunch and $10:00 tasting at each
stop. Includes three tastings and a souvenir
glass at each. Return to hotel by 3:30pm.
Blanton Museum
of Art
and The Story of Texas (Bob Bullock
Texas State History Museum). Bus departs 11:30am in time to
enjoy lunch at either of the two museum
restaurants. Tickets are purchased
individually. Return by 4:00pm in time for a
5:00pm departure for the Oasis. http://blantonmuseum.org/
http://www.thestoryoftexas.com/
Oasis Sunset
Mexican
Dinner on Lake Travis. Buses leave from
hotel at 5:00pm. Watch the sunset
from high on a cliff over Lake Travis while
enjoying cocktails and conversation
followed by a Mexican feast of fajitas (do it
yourself tacos) with rice and
beans and dessert. Serenade by mariachis
during supper followed by a
performance by a Mexican folkloric ballet
dance troup. Board buses at 9:00pm for
return to hotel. Wednesday, 21
October
Golf.
(Morning)
Forest Creek Golf Course. Green fees,
including cart, will be $45. Bridge.
Morning
and/or afternoon. An informal social gathering
for Rubber Bridge organized by
Barbara Bauchpies. On site location and times
TBA. Lady Bird
Johnson Wildflower
Center. 8:30am
departure for short
bus trip to guided tour of world famous
gardens started in 1982 by Lady Bird
Johnson and Helen Hayes to educate people
about and preserve native species of
plants. Time for lunch on own at cafe during
visit or return at 12:30 pm to
hotel for lunch and/or other activities. Winery Tour and
Salt
Lick Barbecue Lunch. Bus departs 8:30am
for stops at the Duchman and
Driftwood Estates Wineries for orientations
and wine tastings. Family style all
you can eat barbecue lunch at the Salt Lick
paid for individually at $25.95
plus drinks, dessert, tax and gratuity. We
will provide beer. Return early
afternoon o/a 2:00pm. https://www.driftwoodvineyards.com/ LBJ
Presidential Library.
1:30pm departure following lunch on own.
Extensive exhibits of the LBJ and Lady
Bird Johnson legacy we experienced throughout
our early careers. Return
by 4:30pm.
Class Banquet,
Glass
Oaks Ballroom. The dress is informal.
Cocktails from 6:30 to 7:30pm. Dinner
follows. Cash bar. Tables seat 10. Company
designations. Two bottles of wine
per table. Color coded tickets included in
welcome folders indicate dinner
choice. Recorded music. Entertainment by the
Gonzo Compadres. Dinner
selections:
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