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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!

*Please note that none of the events listed are AARP events. Any information you provide to the host organization will be governed by its privacy policy.

HOLIDAY POPS WITH VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
December 5-7, 2025
Tickets: vso.org
AARP Members & Guests get 15% off ticket prices. Use code: SLEIGH15 to access the discount.


December 5 in Barre
December 6 in Burlington
December 7 in Rutland

Celebrate December with festive music and join Music Director Andrew Crust, guest singers, and your Vermont Symphony Orchestra for a concert that delivers a joyful mood for the season. Enjoy favorites like Sleigh Ride and selections from The Nutcracker, a new commission by Vermont composer Michael Schachter inspired by a Jewish folktale, a rousing audience holiday sing-a-long, a musical reading of selections from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, and more! 

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.

ANTJE DUVEKOT & SETH GLIER
December 20, 2025
Tickets: nextstagearts.org
AARP Members & Guests get 15% off ticket prices. Use code: 50Plus to access the discount.

Next Stage and Twilight Music present a captivating evening with two acclaimed singer-songwriters whose work blends vulnerability, imagination, and social consciousness.

Antje Duvekot is celebrated for her deeply personal, poetic songwriting and the luminous intimacy of her voice. Born in Germany and raised in the U.S., she has built a career turning private stories into shared truths — songs that transform fear into resilience and isolation into community. A winner of top honors including the John Lennon Songwriting Award and the Kerrville “Best New Folk” Award, Duvekot has performed at the Newport Folk Festival, Celtic Connections, and NPR programs nationwide. Her albums, produced by the likes of Mark Erelli and Richard Shindell, feature collaborators such as Anaïs Mitchell and John Gorka.

Seth Glier, the Grammy-nominated artist from Western Massachusetts, brings a visionary voice to the modern folk landscape. His latest album, Everything, explores our connection to the natural world, reimagining the bond between humanity and the planet through songs that balance urgency with hope. Glier’s work as a cultural diplomat for the U.S. State Department and collaborations with artists worldwide reflect his belief in music as a bridge for empathy and change.

Together, Antje Duvekot and Seth Glier create an evening of luminous storytelling — songs of heart, conscience, and connection that remind us how art can illuminate both the inner and outer landscapes of our lives.

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.