May 20th is the final North Valley Symphony concert for this season.  The cost is just $5 per person, and tickets can be purchased at the door;  The event begins at 7 p.m. and goes until 9 p.m. This final concert is called "Spirit of the American West", and it includes music such as "Star Wars".  Hopefully people will attend this final concert of their season.  The concert will be performed at North Valley High School located at 1700 E. Union Hills Dr.

https://www.northvalleysymphony.org/

Day Trippers XI had a fantastic lunch at the Arizona Culinary Institute on April 26th. This is a school and the dining room is a classroom. We were 8 at our table and had great service by our main waiter Zach. They were just into their third day of this rotation which brings the Chefs out of the kitchen and into the dining room.

The Movie & Lunch II group had brunch at Eggstacy on Happy Valley Rd and saw the movie Air on 4/23/23.

Marsha Kent co-chair Lunch and Movie Group II 

L to R    Meryl Weight, Xenia Pedroia, Mary Moore, Delores Ruedinger, Janice Sieber, Sandy Martinez, Rae Ann Cortez, Laurie Thoma, Joan Miller, Carla Gunter, Virginia Hensen

Our DayTripper group on Thursday, April 20th ventured to Gilbert & spent the day at the beautiful Agritopia Farms.

 It’s a 12 acre farm created not only to preserve urban agriculture on this land but as a place for the community to gather & enjoy.  All of us enjoyed the farm’s Barnone facility, a community for skilled craftsmen to make & sell their handcrafted goods. We of course loved the wine bar!!

 We ate lunch at Joe’s Farm Grill on a lovely patio.

 Our guide CeCe was excellent & extremely informative & lives in the area. I’m sure most of us would go back. I personally would love to stay the weekend in Gilbert.

 Rae Ann Cortez
 Joan Miller    Co-Chairs

 L to R    Meryl Weight, Xenia Pedroia, Mary Moore, Delores Ruedinger, Janice Sieber, Sandy Martinez, Rae Ann Cortez, Laurie Thoma, Joan Miller, Carla Gunter, Virginia Hensen

Daytrippers2 enjoyed the play “The Secret Comedy of Women” at the Herberger Theater on March 22nd.  They lunched at  Hanny’s Restaurant (a Phoenix Department Store back in the day) which is located  within easy walking distance to the Herberger.

Pictured in front are the two stars of the show Melanie Wehrmacher and Linda Klein.

Attending were Barbara Baum, Maggie FitzHarris, Katy Gregory, Sally O’Neill, Janith Branson, Victoria Boyd, Sarah Gutek, Kathy Schwalbach, Sara Mayfield and guests Jan Sieber, Mary Alice Hegreness and Karin Dixon. 

Movie & Lunch II met for lunch at The Stillery on Happy Valley Rd and saw the movie Champions at Harkins Norterra on 3/16/23.  

 Marsha Kent