Social Activities
Denise Kremel
Payment Options for all events (unless otherwise noted):
1. Online Registration with Credit Card payment
2. In person with completed Event Coupon and credit card or check
3. By mail, send completed Event Coupon with check to Event Leader
Please sign up online for all events.
Log-in with your email and Vagabond password to sign up and pay with your credit card.
Memorial Weekend Picnic, May 24 • Whitnall Park
The Vagabonds will have Area 5 at Whitnall Park available for our annual picnic get-together on Sunday, May 24. We have the area starting at 10 a.m. if you would like to set up a game or socialize. The weekly hike will begin at 12:30 p.m., followed by a picnic at 2 p.m.
Parking is just across the road at Area 5, and restrooms are nearby. Guests are invited; bring your own food and drink (alcohol is allowed with our park permit). Bring a dish to pass if you would like (fruits or sweets, for example). Plates and utensils will be provided. Questions? Contact Mary Beth Braun, (262) 443-7291.
Brewers game • 6:40 pm Tuesday, June 30 • American Family Field
Take the shuttle!
This year’s Vagabond outing to watch the Milwaukee Brewers will be at 6:40 p.m. June 30 against Cincinnati. Our seats will be in Loge Infield Box Section 214.
We will meet beforehand at McGinn’s Sports Bar, 5901 W. Bluemound Road. Buy a drink or an entrée to get a ticket for the McGinn’s shuttle. Come early to get a table and enjoy dinner with your Vagabond friends.
Tickets are $33.50 and will be handed out at McGinn’s by 5:30 p.m. Sign up by June 14, online or at a general meeting. If you want to make your own arrangements, call event leader Sue Bednarczyk at (262) 781-7329 to pick up your tickets.
fish fry • May 8, 5:30 pm
Parkside 23 • Brookfield
Our next fish fry will be Friday, May 8, at Parkside 23, 2300 Pilgrim Square Drive. Meet at the bar any time after 4 pm. Dine at 5:30 pm.
We are limited to 25 reservations; kindly call to cancel if you are unable to attend.
Menu: Beer-battered fish with cole slaw, tartar sauce and choice of a side (fries, mashed potatoes or veggie of the day), $25; four-piece dinner, $36.25 Questions? Call Cathy Faust,
Over the Hump, Wednesday, May 20, 4–7 pm
O’Donoghue’s Irish Pub • Elm Grove
Our next Over the Hump gathering will be Wednesday, May 20 at O’Donoghue’s Irish Pub, 13225 Watertown Plank Road.
Show up between 4 and 7 p.m. and enjoy classic pub fare, the Irish atmosphere and the outdoor patio. Questions? Call Cathy Faust, (414) 429-2384, or Nancy Drolshagen, (414) 491-3147.
Sheepshead, 6–9 pm Tuesdays, May 12 and 26
New Berlin Ale HouseWe play Sheepshead from 6-9 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at New Berlin Ale House. The next games are May 12 and 26.
Non-members, members and all levels of play are welcome. Fee: at least one food/beverage order (plus tip) plus $1 per person; bring more money, and you may win or lose. Questions: Jae Hartnell, (608) 712-7440.
New Orleans road trip • Nov. 1–9
Travel aboard a fully escorted, round-trip motorcoach tour between Milwaukee and New Orleans, offering something for everyone along the Mississippi River and Gulf Coast.
Highlights:
• St. Louis: The Arch and overnight at Drury Inn & Suites.
• Memphis: Tour Elvis Home and Collection at Graceland with overnight at the Guest House at Graceland.
• Vicksburg: Civil War history at Vicksburg National Military Park and Cemetery.
• Biloxi: Two nights at Beau Rivage Casino Hotel on the Gulf Coast.
• Travel across Lake Pontchartrain to New Orleans for three nights at the Drury Inn Plaza, enjoying Bourbon Street, the French Quarter, Garden District, Mardi Gras World and the Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise.
• On the way back to Milwaukee, we stay in Memphis for another night and a chance to see Beale Street.
Price: $2,400 for double occupancy, $3,275 for single. (Please note that single doesn’t mean you get your own row on the bus.)
Last day to sign up is July 31.
Call Pam Cole at (414) 750-6011. To get insurance, contact Travel Insured International at (855) 376-2037.