Ballet
The Ballet Committee manages the transportation to and from Philadelphia for Saturday matinee Pennsylvania Ballet performances. Residents buy their own tickets at 215-893-1955. They may choose either the full series of five ballets or the Pick 3 series. Individuals who wish to attend a single performance can usually be accommodated. Subscribers should check with the chair before ordering tickets.
Chamber Music
The Chamber Music Committee chooses six chamber music concerts out of approximately sixty offerings scheduled by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. Residents are notified about the concerts and dates as well as the cost of each concert and related transportation. Residents are able to specify their seat locations and an effort is always made for those concertgoers who have special needs.
Philadelphia Orchestra
The Philadelphia Orchestra Committee arranges for transportation to the Kimmel Center for residents who are interested in attending Friday 9A and/or Friday 9B orchestra concerts. Residents are responsible for ordering and paying for tickets on their own. Before ordering tickets, however, a chairperson should be contacted to make sure there is an available seat on the bus. There is no charge for bus transportation to the orchestra. The bus leaves early enough for riders to arrive in time for lunch in town.
Short Trips
The Short Trips Committee plans and arranges day trips to nearby areas in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Using the Medford Leas 25-passenger bus as transportation the committee promotes the trip and arranges for tickets, tour guides, and restaurants while being conscious of the physical limitations of our residents. Recent trips include Trenton State House and Barracks, Battleship New Jersey, Cruise on the Maurice River, Citizen Bank Park, Philadelphia Art Museum, and walking tour of Medford and Medford Lakes, New Jersey.
Symphony in C
Residents who wish to attend the five-concert series buy tickets directly from the Symphony in C Box Office, telephone: 856-963-6683; online: symphonyinc.org. The price is determined by the location of the seat (ranging from $110, $165, to $245 for the five concerts). The Medford Leas bus takes the subscribers to and from the Gordon Theater at Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts. All performances are on Saturdays at 8 p.m. The cost of transportation for the 2019-2020 season is $45.00.
Walnut Street Theater
The committee makes arrangements to attend five productions of the Walnut Street Theater in Philadelphia from September to June on a subscription basis and at a reduced price. Since the group is too large for the Medford Leas bus, the committee also arranges for a large tour bus for transportation.
In the private, password-protected directory, the MLRA Activities List and LCRA Committees List provide contact information for these activities.