Centennial Community Education

We heard you! After many requests we are set to travel to Branson. Monday we will travel to Kansas City for the night, staying at the Drury Inn, we’ll enjoy their free Kickback dinner. Lunch in Des Moines is included. By Tuesday at 2 pm we’ll be at our first show, The Amazing Acrobats of Shanghai. Lunch is before the show, just as we get into Branson. Our evening show is The Haygoods, with dinner before at Fall Creek. Our accommodation for two nights in Branson is at the Comfort Inn Thousand Hills, breakfast is included. Wednesday morning is set aside for shopping at Grand Village or Branson Landings. If you want to view the fountain, head to Branson Landings. Lunch is on your own. Then we’ll have a preshow at Dolly Parton's Stampede, dinner, then the actual show. But we’re not done, we’ll catch the last show of Six, before going back to the hotel. Before we start for home on Thursday we’ll go to the Grand Country Show at 10 am, and have lunch, before heading back to Kansas City, departing Branson around 1:30 pm. We’ll stay at the Drury Inn and enjoy their free Kickback dinner. After dinner we’ll have a step on guide for a Kansas City tour. Friday we’ll head for home, lunch included in Des Moines. Lunch Wednesday, and travel stops are on your own. Other meals are all included. Monday we are leaving around 7 am, and we’ll be back Friday around 7 pm. Pick up locations at The Rookery, Lino Lakes, and MaryAnn Young Senior Center, Blaine. Travel insurance is optional, and offered through an outside company, USI Affinity, you can call 1-855-874-0156. Our account number is 50097. Single Occupancy: $1,685 Double Occupancy: $1,375 per person First payment will be half the cost, due at registration, with the remaining balance due January 8. No refunds after January 8.

All experience levels are welcome. Join professional nature photographer, Don Tredinnick, as we capture local holiday light displays. Meet at Caribou Coffee, 730 Apollo Drive in Lino Lakes, where Don will provide some tips on photographing holiday light displays. We will then head over to Cinnamon Teal Court to photograph the amazing light displays put on by the neighborhood. Don will spend time helping participants with camera settings, focusing at night, creative camera effects such as zooming with long exposures, and shallow depth of field. We will also work with some of the challenges such as dealing with movement, and sequenced light displays. We are outside for two hours, plan to bring water and dress for the weather. You will need a camera that allows for manual settings, and a lens that can range in focal length from 35mm to 105mm and a tripod.