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Prices for day trips and special events include all admissions and bus fare, where applicable
Prices for Day Trips and Special Events include all admissions and bus fare, where applicable. All bus trips leave from Parking Lot C on the Lourdes campus. Turn right into the second driveway off Convent Blvd. when you see the Lourdes sign.
Depart Lourdes at 7 a.m. and return at 6:30 p.m. $68 members/$86 for non-members Includes entrance and tour of Stan Hywet, lunch and train. (Snacks available to purchase on the train).
First tour the home and grounds of the notable country estate. It ranks seventh on the list of largest homes in the United States, built between 1912 and 1915 for the Seiberlings — founder of Goodyear. You will also have time to tour Corbin Conservatory and the Gate House, the Birthplace of Alcoholics Anonymous. After lunch,browse theartistic galleries of Peninsula then board the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad which is one of the oldest, longest and most scenic tourist excursion railways in the country to experience the adventure, romance, and nostalgia of a vintage train ride through the heart of Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Depart Lourdes at 8:30 a.m. and return by 5 p.m. (time subject to change). $28 for members/$46 for non-members Includes transportation, entrance to the museum and meeting with the curator. This trip is open to everyone; the Albrecht Dürer class is not a prerequisite!
Nancy Sojka, the Curator of the Prints and Drawing will offer a special Study Room visit to view Albrecht Dürer's works. There will be time to explore the museum and gift shop on your own! The trip will include entrance to the museum and transportation. Not included, is lunch, which is available in the Institute's Café DIA which offers a variety of daily specials.
Depart Lourdes at 7:45 a.m. return by 4 p.m. $25 for members/$44 for non-members Price includes entrance to both the home and museum You will have a variety of lunch options at Maumee Bay at your own expense.
If you take the Civil War class or the First Wives of Ohio, this is the perfect chance to learn more from very special guides and your instructors will be traveling with you! However, completion of the class(s) is not required for this trip! After your private tour, stroll the gardens before we board the bus to have lunch at Maumee Bay State Park, followed a visit to the Nature Center to meet with a Naturalist.
9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. St. Francis Lounge $25/$35 Space is limited, so register early!
Create your own Fairy garden with expert and owner of Bensell Greenhouse, Mary Marchon. Mary will not only discuss the design and plant materials used in the garden, but also how to add the magical touches such as bridges, rivers, and other fairy accessories from found objects. These gardens are perfect for indoor or outdoor settings. Unlike commercial fairy garden pieces, Bensell makes or grows everything in the container at the greenhouse. (They also grow unusual plants used at the Botanical Garden!)
Mary has owned Bensell Greenhouse since 2007. She recently finished a Masters Certificate Program in Horticultural Therapy through Kansas State University. She is currently working with Lucas County Developmental Disabilities, Lott Industries, and The Arc of Sylvania.
6:30 p.m. – Pre-concert talk 7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. – Concert Franciscan Center $24 per person (save $6) Order tickets by March 8 with Deb at 419-824-3716
6:30 p.m. – Pre-concert talk 7:30 p.m. – Concert Franciscan Center $24 per person (discounted from $30) Order tickets by March 15 with Deb at 419-824-3716
9 a.m.–1 p.m. Franciscan Center $20/$25 registration fee Fee includes a catered luncheon
The media reports that our public schools are "in crisis," and that our grandchildren are not being prepared for the globalized world in which they will live and work. Are all schools failing or just certain ones? Is school funding the problem? Why are some families choosing other options instead of public schools? Is school choice the answer? What is the underlying problem? Is testing good, bad, or indifferent? What can be changed?
Speakers include: Superintendent of Toledo Public Schools, Dr. Jerome Pecko; Superintendent of the Maritime Academy, Renee Marazon; and the Director of The Adrian College Institute for Education Dr. Andrea Milner moderated by Norm Thal.
Space is limited so be sure to register early!
$20/$25
After learning about the art legacy at Lourdes from Sr. Ann Carmen Barone, join your Lifelong Learning friends for a wonderful meal catered by the Lourdes Café! After lunch, take a tour of landscape and art of Lourdes!
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