Day Trips
The following day trip is sponsored by the McLean Project for the Arts.
National Gallery of Art
From Impressionism to Modernism: The Chester Dale Collection
Thursday, April 15
This special exhibition features 84 of the finest French and American paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. Among the masterpieces on view are Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot’s Forest of Fontainebleau (1834), Auguste Renoir’s A Girl with a Watering Can (1876) and Mary Cassatt’s The Boating Party (1893). Other artists represented include Cézanne, Degas, van Gogh, Matisse, Modigliani, Monet, Bellows, Manet and Picasso.
This is a self-guided exhibition. There will be time for you to have lunch on your own at one of the gallery’s restaurants. admission to the National Gallery of Art and to all its exhibitions, tours and other public educational programs is free of charge. Any charge or request for contributions is totally unrelated to the National Gallery of Art.
6002.410 • $30 per person/$25 McLean district residents, includes transportation. Tour limited to 30 participants. Arrive at MCC by 9 a.m. Bus departs promptly at 9:15 a.m. Tour returns at 2 p.m. Please make checks payable to MCC.
Spring in the Brandywine River Valley
Nemours Mansion and Gardens
Tuesday, May 18
Nemours Mansion and Gardens reopened in May 2009 after a more than $39 million renovation. The French chateau style home of Alfred I. duPont and the realization of his idea of building an “American Versailles” displays fine 17th century antiques, exquisite tapestries, Oriental rugs and outstanding works of art. The grounds surrounding the chateau are among the finest examples of French-style gardens in the United States.
Lunch will be at the nearby Du Pont Country Club, where we will have a choice of chicken, salmon or pasta primavera. Sign up early and please indicate your choice of entrée on your check.
7021.410 • $137 per person/$127 McLean district residents, which includes deluxe motor coach transportation, admission to Nemours, lunch, morning snack and driver’s tip. Arrive at MCC by 8 a.m. Bus will depart promptly at 8:15 a.m. Tour returns at approximately 6 p.m. Make checks payable to Excursionaire.
Mary Poppins at the Kennedy Center
Sunday, August 8
Who could ever forget the umbrella-flying nanny who dances over the rooftops in P.L. Travers’ book “Mary Poppins?” Combine the best of this unforgettable book with Disney’s film and the outcome is the Tony Award-winning musical of this magical story. “Chim Chim Cher-ee” and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” are just two of the many songs that will have everyone toe-tapping and humming the entire afternoon!
We will have lunch before the performance at Sequoia Restaurant on the Georgetown waterfront. Bring yourself, your family and friends to “Mary Poppins” and enjoy a timeless musical that will leave you with magical memories.
7025.110 • $190 per person/$185 McLean district residents, which includes deluxe motor coach transportation, lunch at Sequoia Restaurant, orchestra seats at the Kennedy Center, and driver’s tip. Arrive at MCC by 10:30 a.m. Bus departs promptly at 10:45 a.m. Tour returns at 5 p.m. Please make checks payable to Excursionaire. Please Note: Deadline to register is Wednesday, July 7.
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Tour Guidelines
Please Note: Most of our tours require a fair amount of walking. Participants should be fit and able to handle the activities included in the tour. Someone who can and will be totally responsible for providing all required assistance must accompany participants who require extraordinary care. MCC retains the right to decline, to accept or retain any person as a member of a tour when such action is deemed to be in the best interest of the health, safety or general welfare of the group or of the individual concerned.
To register, stop by or call the Center at 703-790-0123, TTY:711.