AARP New Hampshire

The AARP Smart Driver Course is the nation’s first and largest refresher course for drivers age 50 and older. This course will help reduce your chances of receiving a traffic violation, getting into an accident, or becoming injured. Anyone can benefit from a refresher course that helps them stay current with driving laws and new technology!

A 100th Birthday Tribute to Billie Holiday is coming to the Capitol Center for the Arts and AARP members and a guest receive a $5 discount on tickets. The performance starts at 7:30 pm on Friday, May 15 at 44 South Main Street in Concord.

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We often joke about memory loss but what happens when it becomes more than a senior moment? What is the impact of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia – on the person, the caregiver, society, and the economy? And what can we do about it?

Across political parties, more than seven in ten registered voters age 40 and older say Congress should improve resources for family caregivers who help their parents, spouses, children with disabilities and other loved ones to live independently. This and other findings from a new poll underscore the need for the bipartisan, bicameral Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) Caucus launched today by U.S. Senators Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) and U.S. Representatives Diane Black (R-TN) and Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), co-chairs of the ACT Caucus. The Caucus will help bring greater attention to family caregiving and helping people live independently, educate Congress on these issues, and engage legislators on a bipartisan basis to help lead to solutions.

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We often joke about memory loss but what happens when it becomes more than a senior moment? What is the impact of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia – on the person, the caregiver, society, and the economy? And what can we do about it?

The Palace Theatre – in celebration of its 100 th anniversary – is offering AARP members and their guests a $10 discount to West Side Story. The discounted performances will be held February 20 through March 7 at The Palace Theatre, 72 Hanover Street, in downtown Manchester.

The Millyard Museum is offering a $3 discount on admission and a special lecture for AARP members all day Saturday, March 14. Admission includes access to all the exhibits as well as a special talk by Manchester Historic Association Vice President Jeff Myrdek on Manchester Public School Buildings, 1785 to 2014. Museum hours are 10:00 to 4:00 with the lecture from 10:30 to noon.

The following information is being reprinted -- with permission -- from New Hampshire Union Leader’s Senior News column (August 11, 2014).