Afternoon: Road Scholar Registration begins at 4:00 in the designated conference room as listed on the electric sign located by elevator. Orientation at hotel at 4:30 p.m.

Dinner: At hotel.

Evening: After dinner we will visit The Barnes Foundation. Audio will be provided.

Lodging: Radisson Warwick Hotel

Meals Included: Dinner

The Philadelphia Flower Show/The Reading Terminal Market/Philadelphia Museum of Art/Philadelphia Orchestra Concert

Breakfast: At hotel

Morning: We will depart at 8:30 am to attend The 2012 Flower Show, the oldest and largest indoor flower show in the world, who's theme this year will take you on an exotic journey with "Islands of Aloha" all about Hawaii and its floribunda. You are on your own at the Flower Show to leisurely view the floral displays or to participate in demonstrations and lectures that are offered.

Lunch: Lunch is on your own and many inexpensive options are available either at the flower Show food court on the terrace cafe or at the Reading Terminal market adjacent to the convention center where the flower show is exhibiting. Today, the Reading Terminal Market, considered by many as the best farmers market in the U.S., Originally opened in 1892 as a city market situated in a building owned by The Reading Railroad Company from which the Reading trains would come and go from the city to the suburbs. It’s not only a popular hometown attraction, but also the most popular Philadelphia tourist destination after the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. Eighty-six merchants including Amish Farmers have food stalls that offer patrons fresh produce, meats, fish, groceries, flowers, baked goods, crafts, books, clothing, as well as hard-to-find specialties and ethnic foods. Shopping and dining become a pleasure in this warm, inviting, and unique atmosphere. The Reading Terminal Market, like it did over a hundred years ago, is reminiscent of personal, neighborhood shopping, and still offers something for everyone. A trip to Philadelphia would not be complete without stopping here.

Afternoon: At 1:00 pm we will take you to The Phiiladelphia Museum of Art to view the exhibit Van Gogh Up Close. In 1886, while living in Paris, Vincent van Gogh dramatically altered his manner of painting landscapes and still lifes. By experimenting with depth of field and focus and using shifting perspectives, he produced some of the most radical and original works of his career. Dominated in the foreground by close-up views of grasses, wheat sheaves, or tree trunks, van Gogh’s canvases in this period suggest a detailed study of nature and a concern with representing the sensory experience of being outdoors. Contact with Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters including Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Paul Signac, and others inspired van Gogh to lighten his palette and to try different kinds of brushwork, as seen in his still lifes and in landscapes painted in gardens near Paris that stress an abundance of grasses, flowers, and branches. The museum has the world's most extensive collection of the works of Marcel Duchamp, including the world-famous Nude Descending a Staircase and The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even. Also worth seeking out is a fine selection of the works by 19th-century Philadelphia artist Thomas Eakins, including The Concert Singer and some notable portraits. The most spectacular "objects" in the museum are entire structures and great rooms moved lock, stock, and barrel from around the world: a 12th-century French cloister, a 16th-century Indian temple hall, a 16th-century Japanese Buddhist temple, a 17th-century Chinese palace hall, and a Japanese ceremonial teahouse. Among the other collections are costumes, Early American furniture, and Amish and Shaker crafts. An unusual touch -- and one that children especially like -- is the Kienbusch Collection of Arms and Armor. The bus will return you to the hotel by 4:00

Dinner: Dinner at Davios

Evening: Attend the Philadelphia Orchestra Concert at The Kimmel Performance Hall Rhapsody in Blue James Gaffigan Conductor Stewart Goodyear Piano Bernstein Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Tchaikovsky Suite from Swan Lake Music for the jazz hall, the ballet stage, and the silver screen. Gershwin's jazzy Rhapsody in Blue is presented for the first time ever on The Philadelphia Orchestra's subscription concerts. Bernstein's film score stands the test of time and Tchaikovsky's ballet is one of his most iconic works.

Lodging: Radisson Warwick Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Breakfast: at hotel

Morning: Then we leave by motorcoach for a full day's excursion to The Brandywine Valley. We will tour Winterthur,the residence in which Henry Francis du Pont entertained family and friends in grand style. The 175 rooms, many of them with historical architecture, are furnished with his outstanding collection of antiques and objects added since his death. These masterfully designed spaces promise to inspire, enlighten, and delight

Lunch: Lunch at Winterthur

Afternoon: Welcome to Longwood Gardens the worlds premier horticultural showplace. Longwood Gardens is sure to delight anyone who loves exquisite flowers, majestic trees, and opulent architecture. Here, amid 1,077 acres with 20 indoor and 20 outdoor gardens, you’ll find beauty at every turn. Longwood's Conservatory is one of the world's great greenhouse structures. It shelters 20 indoor gardens and 5,500 types of plants. The Conservatory was built in 1919 At present, there are 4.5 acres of covered display, production, and research greenhouses. On our way to dinner we will visit the Brandywine River Museum which collects and preserves American art with primary emphasis on the art of the Brandywine region, American illustration and still life painting. Since 1971, when it was founded, the museum's collections have grown to more than 3,000 works of art by hundreds of artists and most importantly the art works of three generations of Wyeths from N.C. Wyeth to James Wyeth son of the prodigious painter Andrew Wyeth. The art work is housed in an old mill nestled along the banks of the Brandywine River in Chadds Ford where the Wyeth family reside.

Dinner: at hotel

Evening: We will return to the Philadelphia by 4:30 to rest before dinner at the hotel. Following dinner we will enjoy an evening lecture at the hotel.

Lodging: Radisson Warwick Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Note: moderate- wheelchairs available and benches are located in every gallery for sitting

Breakfast: At hotel. Check-out is 12 Noon. Bags can be stored with the concierge.

Morning: We will visit the Banres Foundation on the Parkway- its new location from 10:00 am to 12:00. Returning to the hotel at 12:15

Lunch: Lunch is not includded on this last day. Check-out is 12 Noon. Bags can be stored with the concierge, if you are staying on till later that day.

Lodging: Radisson Warwick Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast