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Join us for a summer get-away to Blowing Rock, NC for a day of entertainment, good food and fun. We’ll enjoy the delicious High Country Buffet at the Chetola Resort. Then, we’re off to Blowing Rock’s new Miriam and Robert Hayes Performing Arts Center to see Neil Simon’s, God’s Favorite, a hysterical heavenly comedy based on the book of Job. The setting of the play is a Long Island mansion, where a pious tycoon named Joe Benjamin lives with his family: a long-suffering wife, Rose; a prodigal son, David; a pair of kooky twins, Ben and Sarah; and the maid and butler, Mady and Morris. One night a messenger from God, (with a big G on his sweatshirt) arrives, and, as in the biblical story, goes through all manner of temptations to get Joe Benjamin to renounce God. When he refuses, he is visited by all the afflictions imaginable. He stands firm and the messenger has to admit defeat.   Don’t miss it!
A deposit of $25.00 holds your spot. Final cost will be $87.00. Your deposit is fully refundable until July 1, after which regular cancellation policies apply.

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New to the Center’s roster of trips is the Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theater. Featuring musicals only, the Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theater has been operating eight years in the picturesque town of Wytheville Virginia, just over the North Carolina border. We’ll leave Charlotte at 8:30 am and arrive at the theater in Wytheville by noon. We’ll dine in the Matterhorn Restaurant with a little time to spend in the Edelweiss Gift Shop. At 2:00 pm we’ll be seated to enjoy Annie Get Your Gun. Annie was the greatest Box Office triumph of Irving Berlin’s Broadway career. This story revolves around Annie Oakley, a backwoods girl with a knack for shooting guns. Persuaded to join Buffalo Bill’s traveling Wild West Show, she soon falls hopelessly in love with Frank Butler, the show’s shooting ace. But when Annie eclipses Frank as the show’s main attraction, she realizes she’ll have to make some hard choices if she wants to win the man she loves. Songs include “You Can’t Get a Man with a Gun,” and “There’s No Business like Show Business.” We’ll return to Charlotte about 8:00 pm. Trip cost is $76.00. Deposit of $25.00 holds your place. Deposit deadline is August 1. Final payment due date and cancellation deadline is September 5. Final payment is $51.00.

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Observing tourists flying by on their way to other destinations, the village of Helen set to work to recreate itself as a Bavarian Village and a place where tourists would stop. Today Helen boasts 200 gift shops and the ambience of a charming Alpine Village. We’ll leave Charlotte at 8:00 am, stop for lunch on the way and arrive in Helen about 1:30 pm. Staff from the Visitors Center will give us an orientation to the town and the area, and we’ll be free to explore the curious and wonderful shops. Late in the day we’ll check in at the Best Western Inn in the heart of Helen. Dinner that night will be at the Hofbrau Haus Restaurant, overlooking the Chattahoochee River. Travelers have their choice of knockwurst with sauerkraut and potato salad, rainbow trout or honey walnut chicken; house salad and homemade apple strudel complete the meal.

The next day we’ll head for Blue Ridge, Georgia where we’ll ride the Blue Ridge railroad thru the Chattahoochee National Forest. The 3-1/2 hour, 26-mile round trip winds along the beautiful Toccoa River in vintage climate controlled railcars. The relaxing ride starts at the historic depot, built in 1905 in downtown Blue Ridge, then stops for a layover in the quaint sister towns of McCaysville, GA and Copperhill, TN where visitors have an hour and a half, plenty of time to eat lunch and shop for unique crafts. Passengers must be able to board the train without assistance from Blue Ridge Scenic Railway personnel. When the train returns to Blue Ridge, we’ll board the bus for the ride home, returning to Charlotte about 9:00 pm. Trip cost is $200.00 per person double occupancy, including motor coach transportation, hotel, dinner and train ride. Single supplement is $45.00. Deposits of $25.00 are due by July 1. Final payment for those traveling double occupancy is $175.00. Final payment due date and cancellation deadline is October 3.

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This is Shepherd’s Center’s holiday season trip, designed to get you in the mood for the festivities to come. We leave Charlotte at 11:00 am. Arriving at the Hampton Inn in Hendersonville by 3:00 pm, we’ll check in, rest and change for dinner.  From there we’ll motor to the Highland Lake Inn in Flat Rock, NC where at 5:15pm we will enjoy a delectable buffet supper, featuring chicken, beef or pork, seafood, salad, vegetables, potatoes, pasta, rolls coffee and tea – hearty fare for a cool winter evening.

After dinner we’ll head to Flat Rock Playhouse where we’ll delight in the comedy, A Tuna Christmas. Two master comedians portray all of the 24 zany citizens of Texas’ third-smallest town, where the Lion’s Club is too liberal and Pasty Cline never dies. This time, it’s 24 hours before Christmas and all heck is about to break loose as the eccentric characters attempt to cope with seasonal traumas such as a disaster prone Little Theatre production of A Christmas Carol, and a yard decorating contest that is being sabotaged by a mysterious Christmas phantom.  Thursday morning after a light breakfast at the hotel, we’ll ride to Asheville for lunch at the Grove Park Inn. Lunch features House Salad, Bran-crusted Red Snapper, rolls, coffee and tea and for dessert, choice of Chocolate Truffle Torte or Cream Cheese Apple Crumb Tart. The winners from the National Gingerbread House Competition will be on display throughout the hotel. There will be time to browse in the gift shop, too. Leaving Asheville, we’ll stop at the Asheville Farmer’s Market where local growers and crafters sell seasonal produce and Christmas baked goods and crafts. Price of the trip will be $230.00 per person. Single supplement is $50.00. A deposit of $25.00 holds your spot. Deposits are fully refundable until August 1 after which regular cancellation policies apply. Final payment is $205.00. Final payment due date and cancellation deadline is Nov. 7. Trip leaves Charlotte at 11:00 am on Nov. 28 and returns about 6:00 pm the following day.