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Join AARP Vermont for Fun, Discounted Events!
Did you know that making and enjoying music can stimulate your brain, trigger memories and emotions, connect you with other people and enrich your life, according to a report from AARP’s Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH).
Music engages multiple parts of the brain — including those involved in memory, thinking skills, movement, attention, language and emotion — and helps them work together, according to the report, which is based on a review of scientific literature by independent experts.
To read more about music and brain health, check out these links:
The Magic of Music and the Brain
The Extraordinary World of Music and the Mind
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Get to know AARP Vermont at events and concerts around the state with discounted admission, sponsored by AARP. Discover new possibilities in your community and get to know us and what we're doing in Vermont. We look forward to seeing you!
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MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
January 29 - February 22, 2026
Tickets: vermontstage.org
AARP Members & Guests get 10% off ticket prices. Use code: MEMBER10 to access the discount.
based on the novel by Agatha Christie
adapted by Ken Ludwig
directed by Jordan Gullikson
A luxury train. A shocking murder. Eight suspects. One legendary detective.
When the glamorous Orient Express is stalled by snow and a passenger is found murdered, the famous Hercule Poirot is called to solve the case. Agatha Christie’s classic whodunit gets a fresh, theatrical twist in this adaptation by acclaimed playwright Ken Ludwig. Known for his sharp wit and comic flair, Ludwig brings humor and high style to Christie’s tightly wound thriller—delivering an evening full of intrigue, elegance, and delightfully unexpected laughs.
Murder on the Orient Express is appropriate for ages 12 & up. Running Time: 120 minutes with one intermission.
THE CHILDREN
March 25 - April 12, 2026
Tickets: northernstage.org
AARP Members & Guests get 15% off ticket prices. Use code: VTSAVE15 to access the discount.
In a remote cottage on the lonely British coast, two retired nuclear scientists have settled into a peaceful existence. Outside, the world is unraveling in the aftermath of a devastating nuclear disaster. When an old friend arrives with an unsettling proposal, they must confront the choices of their past and the moral dilemmas of their future. A gripping, suspenseful drama that The New York Times calls “bristling with chills,” The Children is an urgent and haunting exploration of environmental responsibility, legacy, and the price of survival.
LA BOHÈME
February 13 and 14, 2026
Tickets: highlandartsvt.org
AARP Members & Guests get 10% off ticket prices. Use code: 50Plus to access the discount.
Opera Vermont and Highland Center for the Arts present a new production of Puccini's beloved La bohème, a timeless tale of love and heartbreak. Composed by Giacomo Puccini and premiered in 1896, it follows a group of struggling artists who chase their dreams while barely scraping by.
Puccini’s lush, emotionally charged music captures both the exuberant joy of young love and the deep sorrow of loss. Both intimate and grand, La Bohème paints a portrait of life’s fleeting beauty and the enduring power of love.
The production features the New England Repertory Orchestra and the work of artist Priscilla Heine.
THE MUSIC MAN
May 11 and 12, 2026
Tickets: flynnvt.org
AARP Members & Guests get 10% ticket prices. Use code Save15 to access the discount.
There's trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian. Meredith Willson's six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band that he vows to organize – this, despite the fact that he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain's fall. Featuring songs such as "Seventy-Six Trombones," "Trouble," "'Til There Was You," "Pickalittle" and “Gary, Indiana," The Music Man is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation.
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