Category: Trips

Wednesday, September 21st

The Big E is the largest fair in New England with lots of food, fun and great entertainment!
Trip fee $75pp. Lots of walking. Registration now open.

Wednesday, September 21st 

$75 per person. Tickets on sale now.

Cost includes admission, motor coach transportation, and driver gratuity.

Tuesday, September 6th at 1:30pm

Presentation on the March 25th-April 6th Italian Vistas trip in 2023.

Learn more about the 13 day / 16 meal trip to Rome, Colosseum, Ruins of Pompeii, Sorrento, Choices on Tour, Florence, Statue of David, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Tuscan Winery, Venice, Murano Island, Verona, Lake Maggiore, and Stresa.

Thursday, September 22nd at 9:00am

Hartford, CT

Immerse yourself in the world of Vincent Van Gogh like you’ve never experienced before. Beyond Van Gogh is a rich and unique multimedia experience, taking the viewer on a journey through over 300 iconic artworks. Lunch on-your-own on the return trip.

Fee: $48 residents; $53 non-residents for transportation and admission to museum

Thursday, September 15th at 11:00am

Enjoy the last few days of summer with a lunch on-your-own to the famous Captain Scott’s Lobster Dock in New London.

Fee: $2, for transportation only

Wednesday, September 7th 

Come for the view. Enjoy the food. Stay for the show! Amarante’s Sea Cliff in New Haven will be the location for this delightful luncheon show. The beautiful waterfront property has a private deck and ballroom overlooking the cove and is known for its outstanding hospitality and good food. The luncheon will be followed by a trip down memory lane as Jimmy Russo, a dynamic entertainer sings music from the 60’s and 70’s. Luncheon choice of Chicken Mediterranean or Sole Florentine.

Departure time: 10:00am

Fee: $85 for transportation, lunch, and show

ARGIA Schooner Morning Sail

The Schooner ARGIA is one of the last sailing ships in New England. You’ll discover islands, lighthouses and the beauty of sailing aboard a traditional sailing ship. The ship will sail in cloudy and light drizzle weather conditions; please dress for the weather by wearing an extra layer and bringing a jacket. There is a bathroom on board, however you would need to climb a ladder to access it.

The schooner sails out of downtown Mystic from 9:30 – 11:30 am. We meet at the dock at 9 am. Those needing transportation– we depart Thrive 55+ at 8: 40 am. Cost is $34 resident/$44 non resident.

Please register for this and any other THRIVE55+ programs at our front desk.  With all day trips- you must pay at time of registration.

We are going back to Newport Playhouse!

We will be seeing “Social Security “written by Andrew Bergman. This hilarious Broadway comedy surrounds a married couple who are art dealers. Their domestic tranquility is shattered upon the arrival of the wife’s goody-goody nerd of a sister, her uptight CPA husband, and her archetypal Jewish mother. They are there to try to save their college-student daughter from the horrors of living only for sex. The comic sparks really begin to fly when the mother hits it off with the elderly minimalist artist who is the art dealers’ best client!

Newport Playhouse has been running long enough to be considered a Rhode Island institution. They have found the perfect formula

ENJOY A GREAT BUFFET – A WONDERFUL PLAY – A FUN – FILLED CABERET!

Buffet 11:30am, Curtain 1:00pm & Cabaret always follows the play

We do the driving on one of our own Thrive 55+  buses. We meet at Thrive55+ Center and depart from our parking lot.

$78 resident/88 non resident. Cost includes, transportation, driver, admissions, refreshments/meals.

Thursday, October 27 we are off to the Goodspeed Opera House to enjoy the 42nd Street musical. 

Please join us in our orchestra seats for the 2:00 pm show of 42nd Street  at the beautiful Goodspeed Opera House on the banks of the Connecticut River in East Haddam. Goodspeed Opera House is the home of the American musical.

42nd Street  is the toe tapping show biz fairy tale of the chorus kid who becomes an overnight star, filled with pizazz and a hit parade of songs! The show is approximately 2 1/2  hours including a 15 minute intermission. We will take our own Thrive55+ bus. Cost is $74 per resident/ $84 for non resident

Tuesday, August 16th

Free- first come, first served

Sign-ups begin on Monday, August 1st

Our first trip of the year will be to Martha’s Vineyard and is being sponsored by funds made available to the Town and approved through the Town Council.

Tour includes: Martha Vineyards Island Tour, Shopping time in Edgartown, Island Queen Ferry, Delicious Bertucci’s Dinner, Luxury Silver Fox Coach.