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1 2420 North Street Milford. MI Into Fall Cooler times are coming fast. Three quarters of the year is past. Speedy timing keeps us on the run. Harvest crops and witching sights Enhance October costume nights Just one way that Fall is pleasant fun. Joe Medrano All trips will be departing from the Target store on Carpenter Road near Ellsworth. We ll park near the McDonald s, so you can grab a quick cup of coffee before boarding the coach. Thank you Target for allowing us to use your parking lot! ***November, 2017 (date soon and it better be soon!) An American in Paris - AN AMERICAN IN PARIS is the new Tony Award -winning musical about an American soldier, a mysterious French girl, and an indomitable European city, each yearning for a new beginning in the aftermath of war bringing the magic and romance of Paris into perfect harmony with unforgettable songs from George and Ira Gershwin in the show that earned more awards than any other musical in the 2015 season! The New York Times raves, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS is a triumph! Pure joy! Main floor seats at the Detroit Opera House. New trips this month: ***November 26 One Day Christmas Mystery trip Christmas activities, lunch, entertainment and friends what more could you want to kick off the holiday season?!! $69 - going fast! ***December 12 - Christmas Wonderland at the Fisher Theatre - It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year! CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR is quite simply one of the most delightful and enchanting Christmas shows ever, featuring glittering costumes, a dazzling cast and the highest kicking chorus girls this side of the North Pole. CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND is pure holiday magic - with enough fun and festive cheer to power all the Christmas lights in town! $84 includes great main floor seats and time for dinner (on your own) in Greektown Going fast! ***June 7 Wicked! at the Stranahan Theatre in Toledo. Long before Dorothy arrives, two other women meet in the Land of Oz. Wicked the untold true story of the Witches of Oz transfixes audiences with its wildly inventive story. It will send your spirits soaring to heights you ll never forget. $94 includes a stop at the Toledo Art Museum and time for lunch (on your own.) ***June Destination: Secret!!! Join us for a great mystery trip featuring food, fun, tours and entertainment. And you want me to tell you more? Nope! $699 double

2 Turkeyville 2018 The schedule just came out and we have our dates! ***June 1 Savannah Sipping Society Enjoy the fun with this laugh-a-minute comedy about 4 unique Southern women reclaiming their enthusiasm for life - say Cheers! $66 ***July 25 Gator Grove the Musical This Trailer Park is a hoot! Bring your lawn chairs (not really!), tidy up your mullet, and get your singing voice ready. Fun is going to happen! $66 *** September 5 NunSense A-Men We ve loved all the Nunsence plays - Think of this one as Mrs. Doubtfire enters the convent! All the parts are played by male musical comedy performers!! $66 ***December 3 Christmas Again Christmas party planning with a twist do-overs when needed! Enjoy this heartwarming Christmas story with your favorite Christmas songs! $66 New Cruises for 2018 and 2019! June 27- July 8 Cities of Light- Viking River Cruise - From Paris to Prague featuring pre-nights in Paris - Sail Europe s most iconic rivers: the Moselle with its steep vineyards; the castle -studded Rhine; and the Main, lined with quaint villages. Taste legendary Moselle Rieslings. Survey the Rhine from 900-year-old Marksburg Castle. Explore Prague s Lobkowicz Palace on a Privileged Access tour designed just for us by Prince William. Savor French, German and Czech cuisine. With bookends in Paris and Prague, this 12-day journey celebrates Europe s most luminous ports. From $5094 INCLUDING AIRFARE! ***August 26-September 2 3 Perk Cruise to Bermuda aboard Celebrity Summit choose 3 from free gratuities, drink package, $150 per person, or free Wi-Fi as we cruise to Bermuda! From $1100 airfare extra price mid-october. We love those perks!! December 8-15 Christmas Markets on the Rhine Viking River Cruise from Switzerland to Amsterdam - Explore the Black Forest at an open air museum and spend time in picturesque Colmar. Discover the various culinary traditions of Alsace. Overlook the Rhine from Germany s best preserved medieval castle. Turreted fortresses, grand cathedrals, historic cities, medieval towns and spectacular scenery of the Middle Rhine little wonder that the Rhine is one of Europe s best-loved rivers. From Basel and Cologne to Amsterdam, this 8-day journey reveals a rich landscape of beauty and culture. From $2794 INCLUDING AIRFARE! February 16 - March 2, 2019 ***February 16-March 2, Australia and New Zealand Princess cruise featuring pre-nights in Sydney - Sydney ~ Melbourne ~ Hobart (Tasmania) ~ Fiordland National Park ~ Dunedin (Port Chalmers) ~ Akaroa ~ Tauranga ~ Auckland Majestic Princess is the newest sister ship to Royal Princess and Regal Princess, offering the Princess experience and signature favorites you've always loved, plus exciting new features with a Chinese flair. She is also the first ship in our fleet to feature a brand-new Seawitch livery design at her bow with hair flowing toward the stern. From $5512 including airfare! * ALL BUS TOURS INCLUDE BUS DRIVER AND GUIDE TIPS NO ENVELOPE PASSING!!! * ***Visit carolsvipadventures.com for the latest monthly update and flyers for all trips*** October 3 ArtPrize - What is ArtPrize? ArtPrize describes itself as "a radically open international art competition decided by public vote and expert jury." It transforms downtown Grand Rapids into an art museum, a performance venue and debating hall for the age-old question: What is good art? $44 10 seats left October 10 Ring of Fire at Turkeyville - Taking audiences on an inspired musical journey that promises to be a foot stomping crowd-pleasing salute to the American legend Johnny Cash! $64

3 October Country Inns, Trains, and The Great Jack O Lantern Blaze. Be sure to google The Great Jack O Lantern Blaze and click on images. You won t believe your eyes! Over 7000 pumpkins all hand carved by a team of artisans. Gaze in wonder at the creatures created by the Jack O Lanterns! Combine this with lodging at Country Inns, train rides and entertainment, and you have a fall color tour that can t be beat! $1429 double Call October 21 Andrew Lloyd Webber s Love Never Dies - The ultimate love story continues in this spellbinding sequel to The Phantom of the Opera at the Fisher Theatre. $99 Wait list only! November 6-16, 2017 Southern Caribbean Cruise on Celebrity Equinox. We'll visit Grand Cayman, Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, and Key West before returning to Miami. Call for availability. ***November 26 One Day Christmas Mystery trip Christmas activities, lunch, entertainment and friends what more could you want to kick off the holiday season?!! $69 filling fast! ***November, 2017 (date soon!) An American in Paris - Details coming watch your ! December 1 DATE CHANGE! Rockin Around the Christmas Tree at Turkeyville - The mistletoe is hung, the tree is decorated, and you are invited to the party! Plenty of singing, dancing and holiday hoopla. $64 Half full! December 6-8 Christmas in Kentucky featuring Belterra! Combine 2 Christmas musicals, a visit to a Confectionery, a tour of a fire engine museum, a Santa cruise, and overnights and incredible buffets at Belterra, and we have a holiday trip that you will love! $324 includes everything, including all meals, upgraded rooms at Belterra and $10 free play. Half full! ***December 12 - Christmas Wonderland at the Fisher Theatre - It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year! CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR is quite simply one of the most delightful and enchanting Christmas shows ever, featuring glittering costumes, a dazzling cast and the highest kicking chorus girls this side of the North Pole. CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND is pure holiday magic - with enough fun and festive cheer to power all the Christmas lights in town! $84 includes great main floor seats and time for dinner (on your own) in Greektown Filling fast! December Christmas Mystery Trip - Santa s pulled out all the stops on this one! Join us for a great holiday adventure! $499 double, $599 single 12 spots left! 2018 Start planning now! 2018 Iberostar Quetzal winter getaway This year your choice 7 nights or 10 nights. And we have included travel insurance! 7nights - January $1769 double, $2039 single; 10 nights - January 22 February 1 - $2199 double, $2599 single CALL!! ***February 10 The Toledo Walleyes! We ve been wanting to go to a hockey game let s go cheer on the Toledo Walleyes! Affiliated with the Detroit Red Wings, these future stars will play for your heart. $69 includes a great picnic dinner with grilled chicken breasts and barbeque pork. February 28 Tenderly, the Rosemary Clooney Musical at Meadowbrook. We ll enjoy lunch at Kruse and Muer on Main before learning the story of Rosemary Clooney through song. $69 March 4-19 Hawaiian Island Cruise aboard the Star Princess Fly roundtrip to LA and board our luxury ship for many wonderful days at sea, cruising to Hilo, Honolulu, Kauai, Maui and Ensenada. Start planning for this relaxing trip to paradise! From $1917, airfare $550. This cruise is so great even James and Lily have signed up! Join us!! March 4 All Hands on Deck, the Musical returns to Toledo for an encore performance! America's most patriotic musical show! All singing, all dancing, and based on Bob Hope's 1942 USO tour to the troops, we saw this a few years ago and LOVED it! $94 includes lunch. Jan Broucek leads the fun!

4 March 21-April 2 South America Cruise Join us on this wonderful cruise on Oceania s Sirena. This ship holds just over 600 passengers. We will fly in to Buenos Aires, Argentina visiting ports in Uruguay, several ports in Brazil, and fly home from Rio de Janeiro. The price of the cruise includes round trip air from Detroit, unlimited internet, plus choose one additional perk: 6 shore excursions, beverage package, or $600 shipboard credit (per stateroom.) Price starts at $4083 for this 13 day adventure. April 5-14 Southeast Coast and Bahamas Cruise aboard Royal Caribbean s Grandeur of the Seas Join the fun on this 9 night cruise as we fly to Baltimore, Maryland and visit Charleston, SC, Port Canaveral, FL, Grand Bahamas, Nassau, and CocoCay Bahamas before returning to Baltimore. From $856 including transfers and all port charges and taxes. Fantastic bargain! Air prices available approx. $350. April 22 Brunch at Station 885 and Annie! Something to look forward to Tomorrow! $79 April Discover Havana, Cuba! I am happy to introduce you to Collette s tour to Cuba. Collette is offering travel services to Cuba intended to meet the people-to-people requirement for travel to Cuba. Highlights: Old Havana, Revolution Museum, Salsa Dancing, Performing Arts School, Colon Cemetery, Casa Fuster, Buena Vista Social Club, Pinar del Rio, Viñales Valley, Tobacco Plantation, Cuban Fine Arts Museum, Finca Vigia - Ernest Hemingway s Home. $3999. Call for a booklet!! May Ireland, Iceland and Scotland Cruise aboard Celebrity Eclipse Join me as we fly to Dublin, Ireland and visit Belfast, Northern Ireland, Reykjavik, Iceland, Akureyri, Iceland, Lerwick/Shetland, Scotland, before overnighting in Dublin, Ireland. From $3039 INCLUDING airfare and perks!! I m signed up join me!! ***June 1 (date change) Savannah Sipping Society at Turkeyville Enjoy the fun with this laugh-aminute comedy about 4 unique Southern women reclaiming their enthusiasm for life - Cheers! $66 ***June 7 Wicked! at the Stranahan Theatre in Toledo. Long before Dorothy arrives, two other women meet in the Land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery, and possesses an extraordinary talent. When she meets the other a bubbly blonde their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships until the world decides to call one good, and the other one wicked. $94 includes a stop at the Toledo Art Museum and time for lunch (on your own.) ***June Destination: Secret!!! Join us for a great mystery trip featuring food, fun, tours and entertainment. And you want me to tell you more? Nope! $699 double ***June 29 Toledo Mudhens and Fireworks! Our trip was a sellout the last two years don t wait!!! First we ll enjoy a picnic dinner at the field then cheer on the Mudhens. After the game Fireworks!!! $69 June 27- July 8 Cities of Light- Viking River Cruise - From Paris to Prague featuring pre-nights in Paris - Sail Europe s most iconic rivers: the Moselle with its steep vineyards; the castle-studded Rhine; and the Main, lined with quaint villages. Taste legendary Moselle Rieslings. Survey the Rhine from 900-year-old Marksburg Castle. Explore Prague s Lobkowicz Palace on a Privileged Access tour designed just for us by Prince William. Savor French, German and Czech cuisine. With bookends in Paris and Prague, this 12-day journey celebrates Europe s most luminous ports. From $5094 INCLUDING AIRFARE! July Belterra Plus! We ll start our adventure with a visit to Dayton and the National Museum of the United States Air Force. We loved it a few years ago, and now they ve opened a new building for more walks down memory lane. Then on to Belterra, with upgraded rooms - voted to have the best buffets in the world by us! Day two finds us traveling to Lexington, Kentucky and the Kentucky Horse Park, THE place to go to get close to horses! Enjoy shows, the museum, a horse drawn tour, a

5 Bluegrass Luncheon, and more! Then back to Belterra for another fabulous evening. Finally we ll go to Louisville, Kentucky for a luncheon cruise aboard the Louisville Belle. $309 double. ***July 25 Gator Grove the Musical at Turkeyville This Trailer Park is a hoot! Bring your lawn chairs (not really!), tidy up your mullet, and tune up your singing voice. Fun is going to happen! $66 ***August 17 Toledo Mudhens and Fireworks! Our trip was a sellout the last two years don t wait! First we ll enjoy a picnic dinner at the field then cheer on the Mudhens. After the game Fireworks!!! $69 ***August Door County, Wisconsin Details soon save the date! ***August 26-September 2 3 Perk Cruise to Bermuda aboard Celebrity Summit choose 3 from free gratuities, drink package, $150 per person, or free Wi-Fi as we cruise to Bermuda! From $1100 airfare extra price mid-october. We love those perks!! *** September 5 NunSense A-Men We ve loved all the Nunsence plays - Think of this one as Mrs. Doubtfire enters the convent! All the parts are played by male musical comedy performers!! $66 ***September Mystery trip Details soon save the date! October 5-11 Iceland s Magical Northern Lights - Collette s best seller for the last 2 years. $3599 call for a booklet or follow the link on carolsvipadventures.com. November 3-10, OR November 3-17 your choice!! Greek Isles Cruise aboard Royal Caribbean s Rhapsody of the Seas. We ll fly into Venice, Italy and visit Kotor, Montenegro Corfu, Greece Athens, Greece Mykonos, Greece Argostoli, Greece before returning to Venice. Stay on board for the second week and visit Dubrovnik, Croatia, back to the beautiful Montenegro (one of my favorite places in the world!) Santorini, Greece, Katakolon, Greece, before returning to Venice for our flight home. I like the 2 week cruise because you re only paying for the air and transfers once, which are the most expensive part of the cruise. And the destinations are beautiful! The one week cruise starts at $2534 and the two week cruise starts at $3241. Prices include airfare and airport to ship transfers. Join me! 12 already!! ***December 3 Christmas Again at Turkeyville Christmas party planning with a twist doovers when needed! Enjoy this heartwarming Christmas story with your favorite Christmas songs! $66 December 8-15 Christmas Markets on the Rhine Viking River Cruise from Switzerland to Amsterdam - Explore the Black Forest at an open air museum and spend time in picturesque Colmar. Discover the various culinary traditions of Alsace. Overlook the Rhine from Germany s best preserved medieval castle. Turreted fortresses, grand cathedrals, historic cities, medieval towns and spectacular scenery of the Middle Rhine little wonder that the Rhine is one of Europe s best-loved rivers. From Basel and Cologne to Amsterdam, this 8-day journey reveals a rich landscape of beauty and culture. From $2794 INCLUDING AIRFARE ***February 16-March 2, Australia and New Zealand Princess cruise featuring pre-nights in Sydney - Sydney ~ Melbourne ~ Hobart (Tasmania) ~ Fiordland National Park ~ Dunedin (Port Chalmers) ~ Akaroa ~ Tauranga ~ Auckland Majestic Princess is the newest sister ship to Royal Princess and Regal Princess, offering the Princess experience and signature favorites you've always loved, plus exciting new features with a Chinese flair. She is also the first ship in our fleet to feature a brand-new Seawitch livery design at her bow with hair flowing toward the stern. From $5512 including airfare!

6 Yes, I m a VIP and I want to join the Adventures! Name VIP Number OR Address City zip Phone Birthdate (for casino pkg) 1 day Adventures October 10 Ring of Fire $64 October 21 Love Never Dies $99 December 1 T ville Christmas $64 November An American in Paris tba November 26 Christmas Mystery $69 December 12 -Christmas Wonderland $84 February 10 Walleyes $69 February 28 Tenderly $69 March 4 All Hands on Deck $94 April 22 Annie $79 June 1 - Savannah Sipping Society $66 June 7 Wicked $94 June 29 Mudhens and Fireworks $65 July 25 Gator Grove the Musical $66 August 17 Mudhens and Fireworks $65 September 5- NunSence A-Men $66 December 3 Christmas Again $66 Casinos and more! December 6-8, 2017 Christmas in Kentucky featuring Belterra July 11-13, 2018 Belterra Tours October Great Jack O Lantern Blaze Call! November 6-16 Southern Caribbean Cruise November 26 December 4 Christmas on the Danube Collette December Christmas Mystery January or January 22- February 1- Iberostar All Inclusive $250 deposit March 4-19 Hawaii Cruise March 21 April 2 South America Cruise April 5-14 Southeast Coast and Bahamas Cruise April Discover Cuba Collette May Ireland, Iceland and Scotland Cruise June Mystery trip: Destination Secret June 27-July 8 Cities of Light Viking River Cruise August Door County, Wisconsin TBA August 26-September 2 3 perk Bermuda Cruise September Mystery trip TBA October 5-11 Iceland s Magical Northern Lights Collette November 3-10 or November 3-17 Greek Isles Cruise December 8-15 Christmas Markets on the Rhine Viking River Cruise February 16 March 2, 2019 Australia and New Zealand Cruise Make checks payable to Carol s VIP Adventures and mail to Carol s VIP Adventures 2420 North Street Milford, MI carolsvipadventures@gmail.com Cruises Call at ask for Kim Collette Tours Call me and I ll get the booklets to you, or click on the web page link

7 Autumn Find and circle all of the Autumn words that are hidden in the grid. The remaining letters spell a secret message - an Albert Camus quotation. ACORN APPLE BIRD MIGRATION BLOWING LEAVES BLUSTERY DAY CANNING CHESTNUTS CHILLY COLD CROPS EQUINOX FALL FARMING FEAST FROST HALLOWEEN HARVEST HAYSTACK HICKORY NUTS LONGER NIGHTS NOVEMBER OCTOBER ORANGE LEAVES PIE PUMPKIN RAKE RED LEAVES SCARECROW SCHOOL SEASON SEPTEMBER SHORTER DAYS SQUASH SWEET POTATOES THANKSGIVING TURKEY WINDY YELLOW LEAVES