Old Events

North Texas owes its growth and prosperity to the coming of the railroads.  Let’s visit the museum and find out the history as well as the science and technology of the industry and the vital role the railroad still plays.  We will leave at 9:30...

Bass Performance Hall is cited as the crown jewel of Sundance Square, which in itself represents one of the most successful downtown renovations in the nation so let’s see for ourselves. We have arranged for a private tour with guides that have served the venue...

“Dream no Small Dreams -- How Erik Jonsson led Dallas from Tragedy to Triumph.”  As the mayor after the dark days of 1963, our Mr. Jonsson shaped Dallas into the city we know today through leadership and ground-breaking ideas.  The Old Red...

Tuesday, 3rd May 2016 - Weather permitting, we will take a bus to Fort Worth for a guided tour by Dr. Dottie Woodson, a noted horticulturist who appears on the Channel 5 Sunday Morning News program entitled “Gardening with Dotty”.  These huge gardens...

Over the last 150 years four million head of cattle, on their way north, trailed through Fort Worth which was soon nicknamed “Cowtown.” Let’s zip back in time and see the current herd make its twice-daily cattle drive.  Then we can either visit...

February 26, C.R. Smith Flight Museum (American Airlines) Wednesday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Grand Prairie.  We’ll hop on a TI bus and tour the C.R. Smith Museum which will let us travel through American Airlines history.  The museum features...

Come with us for a VIP tour of the famous Cowboy Stadium.  The Cowboys Stadium is more than the home of the Dallas Cowboys, it's a world of facts and figures about the world's largest domed structure. Take a ball to toss on the field or admire the works...

This game is against one of the teams that ended the Rangers try for the World Series last year -- the Detroit Tigers. Let’s go cheer for our team as they start toward the grand prize in baseball with some new players.  The seats are in the protected Upper...

It’s time for our annual trip to stock up on the “jewels of the summer “ (ripe peaches) but don’t forget the fat blueberries, fresh blackberries, red tomatoes, etc.  We will leave the Texins Activity Center at 11 a.m.; shop in the store...

Turandot, Arlington, TX, Saturday, April 13 –  The Dallas Opera will be performing Puccini’s famous opera, “Turandot”, on the Dallas Winspear stage while we’ll be watching it on the huge, high-definition screen hanging over the...