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Hope you can come and join us in some of our upcoming tours and/or events. New participants are always welcome – both couples and singles. Be sure to look at our Tours pictures in the Photo Gallery (click on link at top of Home page).
June 9, 2018 (Saturday) – 5:00 p.m.: MOAA TOURS’ ANNUAL HORS D’OEUVRE PARTY at the NM Veterans Memorial, 
(Louisiana, just north of Gibson). Everyone please bring your favorite hors d’oeuvre to share. Beverages provided. Casual dress. Frank Fines, owner of Sun Tours, will be there to discuss our upcoming 2019 trips – Viking Homelands Cruise (Aug 28- Sep 12, 2019) & Smoky Mountains in the Spring tour (May 15-20, 2019) – brief details below. MOAA members/family/friends (couples & singles) interested in joining these or any of our tours/events are welcome! Or just come to socialize!
* June 13, 2018 (Wednesday), 7:30 p.m., Popejoy Hall – Yanni’s 25th Anniversary of “Live at the Acropolis”: “Legendary 
performer and composer Yanni returns to Popejoy Hall to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Live at the Acropolis…which became an incredible success and is the second best-selling music video of all time. Don’t miss this special concert event. Tickets are no longer available from MOAA. We have 18 participants.
* June 21, 2018 (Thursday), 7:30 p.m., Popejoy Hall – THE KING AND I: “One of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s finest works…. 
Winner of the 2015 Tony Award® for Best Musical Revival, THE KING AND I is “too beautiful to miss”.” Tickets are no longer available from MOAA. We have 15 participants.
* July 6, 2018 (Friday) – Santa Fe Opera “MADAME BUTTERFLY” (8:30 pm Performance): “Featuring Puccini’s longest and most passionate love 
duet, much of his most lyrical music, including the ‘Humming Chorus’ and ‘Flower Duet’, a justly famous soprano aria in ‘Un bel dì’, and a spine-tingling climax.” This opera is sung in Italian with Opera Titles on a display screen in front of every seat, offering instant translations in your choice of English or Spanish. Group cost is $189/person, which also includes coach transportation plus Preview Buffet Dinner, including wine and dessert, at the SFO’s open-air cantina on the beautifully landscaped rehearsal grounds. A guest speaker offers an informative preview talk about the evening’s opera during the dessert course. Full payment is due Now. Non-members pay an additional $2 guest fee, unless family or houseguest. We need to depart Tanoan Country Club at ~4:45 p.m. To date, this trip is sold out with 44 participants with 3 on the waiting list, in case of cancellations.
* Mail above payments (made out to Albuquerque MOAA Tours) to Karen Brown at 962 Antelope NE, 87122. For further tours/events information, call Karen Brown at 856-1927; email kmbrown8@comcast.net or call Judy Keppler at 293-5274.
Note: These prices are subject to small changes. You will be notified of any change.
Upcoming 2018 -2019 Tours planned for MOAA Tours by Sun Tours:
All payments for the trips below go to SUN TOURS, 1700 Louisiana NE, Suite 100, Albuquerque, NM 87110. Travel insurance recommended. For reservations and information, call 889-8888. Sun Tours now accepts credit cards for all their tour payments.
April 26-May 2, 2018 (7 days) – WASHINGTON, DC – Our Nation’s Capitol Tour: Great trip with great guide, enjoyed by 47 participants, including 11 from MOAA.
July 29-August 16, 2018 (19 days) – SOUTH AFRICA PLUS VICTORIA FALLS: On this comprehensive tour we see 
South Africa’s grandeur and its wildlife & meet its diverse peoples. This tour goes beyond the highlights to give an in-depth exploration of all aspects of South Africa. Learn about the diverse topography as well as the sometimes shameful history that is the Republic of South Africa. The Western Cape offers beaches, lush wine lands, craggy cliffs at the Cape of Good Hope, forest and lagoons along the Garden Route, and the city of Cape Town, beneath flat-topped Table Mountain. We continue up the eastern coast and experience different ecosystems in Kruger National Park, as well as Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. This tour is sold out. To date, there are 34 participants, including 22 MOAA participants.
May 15-20, 2019 (6 days, date tentative): SMOKY MOUNTAINS IN SPRINGTIME: Visiting Charlotte, Asheville, Pigeon Forge, Chatta
nooga, and the Smoky Mountains in Springtime. Highlights will include the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Road to Tara Museum, Biltmore Estate, a bit of “Opry” and some of the most beautiful mountain scenery you will find anywhere. Final details available at June 9 Tours Party.
August 28-September 12, 2019 (17 days) VIKING HOMELANDS CRUISE: Extraordinary and intimate ocean ship Viking Sea, visiting Stockholm, (Sweden) Helsinki (Finland), two days in St. Petersburg (Russia), 
Tallinn (Estonia), Gdansk (Poland), Berlin (Warnemunde, Germany), Copenhagen and Alborg (Denmark), Stavanger, Eidfjord, and Bergen (Norway). Final details available at June 9 Tours Party. Call Minnie at Sun Tours to sign up!
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