Lunch Bunch: September 26
2025-09-26 11:45 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Leo’s Italian Social, 4720 Piedmont Row Dr, Charlotte, NC, 28210, United States
We have booked Leo’s Italian Social, for Friday, September 26, 11:45 a.m.
Located in the Piedmont Center
Limited space available! Please sign up by 9/25/2025.
If you register and find you can’t attend, please email LunchBunch@SeniorScholars.net so that we can offer your seat to another member.
Leo’s Italian Social
4720 Piedmont Row
Suite 150
Charlotte, NC 28210

Lunch Bunch: October 31
2025-10-31 11:45 - 14:00 | Calle Sol, 3100 Apex Drive, Charlotte, 28211, United States
We have booked Calle Sol Latin Cafe & Cevicheria, for Friday, October 31, 11:45 a.m.
Located 3100 Apex Drive, Charlotte, NC 28211
Limited space available! Please sign up by 10/25/2025.
If you register and find you can’t attend, please email LunchBunch@SeniorScholars.net so that we can offer your seat to another member.
Lunch menu, but full menu available. Individual checks, tip not included. Free parking in the garage. Reservation at restaurant under name of Senior Scholars/Sara Friedman.
Calle Sol
3100 Apex Drive
Charlotte, NC 28211

Field Trip: Earl Scruggs Center
2025-11-05 10:00 - 15:30 | Earl Scruggs Center, 103 S Lafayette St, Shelby, 28150, United States
SOLD OUT!
The waiting list is closed. You have the option of driving up independently and paying the normal Earl Scruggs Center entry fee.
Cancel Purchased Tickets: Send a message to info@seniorscholars.net. No refunds after Wednesday October 29, 2025
DATE: November 5, 2025
TIME: 10 am – 3:15 pm
COST: $30/person (includes bus and Music Center entrance fee)
ADDRESS: 103 S Lafayette St, Shelby, NC 28150
TRANSPORTATION: SSQ is renting a 50-seat passenger van to shuttle members to the Earl Scruggs Center. The registration cost includes the bus cost plus the entrance fee to the Center. Meet in the lower lot of Providence United Methodist Church at 9:40. Lunch will not be provided and is not included in the fee, there will be opportunities to explore nearby restaurants after the tour.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: October 31, 2025
This field trip is only available to current paid up members of Senior Scholars.
The Earl Scruggs Center honors legendary banjo master Earl Scruggs, blending his story with the region’s rich history. Through engaging exhibits and events, the Center celebrates his groundbreaking “Scruggs Style” and lasting musical legacy.
Tom Hanchett will join the Magical Mystery Tour leaving PUMC. He’s on the Board of the Center and appears on the video that starts the tour. Joe Kendrick, who spoke to us (at a Friday meeting in January and at Wildacres) about music, will meet with us at the Center. Joe is also a relative of Earl Scruggs, has a weekly radio program about music and a podcast and has a relationship with the Center.
Earl Scruggs Center

Holiday Luncheon - December 3, 2025
2025-12-03 11:30 - 14:00 | Maggiano’s, 4400 Sharon Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28211, United States
HOLIDAY LUNCHEON
Join your fellow members for a delicious holiday luncheon at one of Charlotte’s premier Italian Restaurants, Maggiano’s Little Italy at Southpark.
Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Time: 11:30 am – 2 pm (serving starts at 12 noon)
Location: Maggiano’s Little Italy. 4400 Sharon Rd (Southpark). Maggiano’s Little Italy, Southpark
Price per Attendee: $50.
You can “Buy Tickets” via the link here or at the weekly meetings beginning October 18.
Or you can also mail a check payable to Senior Scholars:
Senior Scholars at Queens; ATTN: Nancy Stancill; 1900 Selwyn Avenue MSC 1409; Charlotte, NC 28274.

Menu:
Family style serving at tables seating 10. Each table will receive all the following items:
First Course:
• Italian Chopped Salad
• Bread
Second Course:
• Fettuccine Alfredo with Parmesan Crusted Chicken
• Lasagna
• Simply Grilled Salmon
Dessert
• Tiramisu
• Warm Apple Crostata
Beverages: Coffee (Regular and Decaf), Tea (Iced and Hot), Various Sodas and Water.
Alcoholic Beverage: Cash Bar Available.

Speaker: Tony Mecia, Founder and Executive Editor of The Charlotte Ledger
Topic: Tony’s Crystal Ball for the Charlotte Region in 2026
Tony Mecia is the founder and executive editor of The Charlotte Ledger. A graduate of Duke University, Tony is an award-winning former Charlotte Observer business writer and editor. After leaving newspapers, Tony was a freelance writer and then covered business as a staff writer for a national magazine. He and his wife have three children. They live in south Charlotte in the Olde Providence area.
NOTE: The last day for online registration/payment is Monday November 24. Checks mailed to the Queens’ mailbox must be received by Friday November 21.

Lunch Bunch: January 30
2026-01-30 11:45 - 14:00 | Brixx Pizza, 7814 Fairview Rd, Charlotte, 28226, United States
We have booked Brixx Wood Fired Pizza + Craft Bar, Foxcroft location, for Friday, January 30, 11:45 a.m.
Located 7814 Fairview Rd, Charlotte, NC 28226
Limited space available! Please sign up by 01/26/2026.
If you register and find you can’t attend, please email LunchBunch@SeniorScholars.net so that we can offer your seat to another member.
Lunch menu, but full menu available. Individual checks, tip included. Plenty of free parking.
Brixx Pizza
7814 Fairview Rd
Charlotte, NC 28226

Lunch Bunch: February 27
2026-02-27 11:45 - 14:00 | Trio Restaurant, 10709 McMullen Creek Parkway, Charlotte, NC, 28226, United States
We have booked Trio Restaurant, for Friday, February 27, 11:45 a.m.
Located 10709 McMullen Creek Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28226
Limited space available! Please sign up by 02/25/2026.
If you register and find you can’t attend, please email LunchBunch@SeniorScholars.net so that we can offer your seat to another member.
Individual checks. Plenty of free parking.
Trio Restaurant
10709 McMullen Creek Parkway,
Charlotte, NC 28226

Lunch Bunch: March 27
2026-03-27 11:45 - 14:00 | Maggiano’s, 4400 Sharon Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28211
We have booked Maggiano’s Little Italy, for Friday, March 27, 11:45 a.m.
Southpark location: 4400 Sharon Rd, Charlotte, NC 28211
Limited space available! Please sign up by 03/26/2026.
If you register and find you can’t attend, please email LunchBunch@SeniorScholars.net so that we can offer your seat to another member.
Individual checks. Plenty of free parking.
Maggiano’s Little Italy
4400 Sharon Rd
Charlotte, NC 28211

Wildacres Spring 2026 Retreat / April 27-30, 2026
2026-04-27 08:00 - 2026-04-30 17:00 | Wildacres Retreat, 1565 Wildacres Road, Little Switzerland, NC, 28749, United States
Wildacres 2026: April 27-30, 2026

Enjoy 3 nights in a Blue Ridge Parkway Mountaintop Resort with 75 of your Senior Scholar friends!
Speaker Peter Cozzens, Author
Speaker Kassidy Pyler, Catawba Nation
Entertainment by Anya Hinkle
Waterfalls, hiking paths, fresh air, local entertainers, 8 home-style, all-you-can-eat meals!

Reservations now open!
Details Here

Field Trip: Charlotte Museum of History
2026-05-12 11:00 - 12:30 | Charlotte Museum of History, 3500 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC, 28215
DATE: May 12, 2026
TIME: 11:00 am (Tour start time)
COST: $15
ADDRESS: 3500 Shamrock Dr, Charlotte, NC 28215
TRANSPORTATION: Self drive and meet at location or carpool from PUMC.
Enjoy America 250 with this immersive exhibit at the Charlotte Museum of History.
The tour is limited to 25 participants. Reserve your spot by April 29 with a $15 payment to Senior Scholars. For an additional $5, you will have your own histopad. You may share one if you would like.
This tour uses the histopads inside the museum. Afterwards, the tour continues at the Rock House which is a 10 minute walk from the museum.
If you have never been to the museum, this is a wonderful way to see it.
Charlotte Museum of History

Spring Luncheon - June 5
2026-06-05 11:30 - 14:00 | Brewers at 4001 Yancey, 4001 Yancey, Charlotte, NC, 28217
SPRING LUNCHEON
Date: June 5, 2026
Time: 11:30 – 2:00 pm
Cost: $47/person
Place: Brewers at 4001 Yancey, 4001-A Yancey Rd. Charlotte, NC 28217. Private dining room with adjacent patio area.
Speaker: Sheri Lynch, radio personality, “The Bob and Sheri Show”
Topic: Anecdotes of 30+ years as an on-air radio personality
Buffet lunch includes:

Caesar salad
Grilled bistro steak and lemon herbed chicken
Whipped potatoes, rosemary vegetables and roasted brussels sprouts
Dessert,
Beverages: iced tea and water (coffee, soft drinks and cash bar available for extra charge).

Sign up at the Welcome/donut desk at Friday meetings starting April 10 until May 29.
$47.00 check to SS or cash.
Mail checks to:
Senior Scholars at Queens
1900 Selwyn Ave
MSC 1409
Charlotte, NC 28274
Checks must be recieved by Friday May 29.
For questions, contact Nancy Stancill at nancy.stancill@gmail.com
