ECSO 2025-26 Season Tickets for 2 with Drink Vouchers

New subscribers are invited to experience extraordinary live orchestral music from loge seating with incredible acoustics!

Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, Music Director and Conductor Toshiyuki Shimada has curated the lineup for another dynamic and thrilling season to include magnificent masterpieces and amazing soloists.

New Subscribers Gift Certificate valid for:

• Two tickets to six concerts from Oct. 2025 to April 2026
• Six drink vouchers to use during any of the concerts
• Guaranteed seat renewal for future seasons
• Exclusive offers and invitations
• Subscription to Prelude newsletter

*Non-current subscribers only. Must call the ECSO office before Sept. 1, 2025 to guarantee Loge seats. Concerts are performed at the Garde Arts Center in New London. Programs, artists and dates are subject to change without notice.

Mystic Aquarium - 2 Tickets for Admission

Explore galleries with thousands of unique and colorful fish - and some of nature's most bizarre and fascinating creatures!

From exotic and exciting exhibits, to interactive and educational exhibits that let you learn about our ocean and its animals, to in-person encounters with animal ambassadors, there's something for everyone at Mystic Aquarium.

*Valid for two general admission tickets. Expires February 28, 2026.

The Yale Whiffenpoofs - 2 Tickets for The Kate Saturday, May 3, 2025 @ 2 PM

Experience one of Yale's most celebrated traditions - the world's oldest and best-known collegiate a cappella group!

Every year, 14 senior Yale students are selected to be in the Whiffenpoofs, singing a mixture of old Yale tunes, jazz standards, and other hits from across the decades.

With special guest Whim 'n Rhythm - featuring the most talented soprano and alto singers in Yale's senior class.

*Two Tickets valid for May 3, 2025.

Explore the Past with Thames River Heritage Park Partners Package

Welcome to the Thames River Heritage Park - a new kind of state park. One without boundaries.

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

4 Day Passes for the Thames River Heritage Park's Seasonal Water Taxi - hop aboard for a 1-hour cruise or hop on and off at heritage sites along the route! The Park is a collection of over 20 national and state historic sites along the shores of the Thames River, linked by water taxi, that tell the stories that shaped our nation.

Family Membership - NL County Historical Society - the 155-year-old organization headquartered in the Shaw Mansion, second oldest Historical Society in the State of CT, with unparalleled archives available for research.

NL Harbor Lighthouse - Guided Tour for 5 - climb 116 steps to the lantern room, all the while learning about the 264-year history of Harbor Light, one of the oldest lighthouses in the country and the tallest on Long Island Sound.

"History of New London Connecticut from the First Survey of the Coast in 1612 to 1860" by Frances Manwaring Caulkins

"Urban Renewal and Highway Construction in New London 1941-1975"

THRP Glass Ornament

Benedict Arnold Two-faced Bobblehead Doll

Pequot Chapel Silver Plated 150th Anniversary Bell

PARTNERS

Explore the Past with Thames River Heritage Park Partners Explore Package

Welcome to the Thames River Heritage Park - a new kind of state park. One without boundaries.

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

4 Day Passes for the TRHP's Seasonal Water Taxi - hop aboard for a 1-hour cruise or hop on-and-off at heritage sites along the route! -plus branded baseball cap

Lyman Allyn Art Museum Family Membership - plus note cards; postcards; exhibit catalog

Avery Copp House Museum Gift Card - for 2025 event

"Battle of Groton Heights" - plus matted print of Ft. Griswold Monument; Groton Monument ornament; branded key ring

"FT Trumbull: Ramparts, Subs & Sonar" - plus postcards; note cards; and framed photo of Ft. Trumbull

Pequot Chapel Silver Plate 150th Anniversary Bell

"New London Goes to War: New London During World War II 1941-1945"

Two Theater Tickets to Ivoryton Playhouse
"Tea at Five"
(production runs May 15th - June 8th)

Audiences leave with new memories of one of the most dearly loved ladies of an era.

Set in 1938 and 1983 at Katharine Hepburn's Fenwick estate in Connecticut, this one-woman play provides an intimate glimpse into the fiery and iconic actress's life. Through humor and candor, Hepburn reflects on her storied career, turbulent relationships, and the challenges that shaped her life and legacy.

Carlyn Connolly (Katharine Hepburn) is a NYC-based performer and start-up founder. She was last seen at Ivoryton Playhouse in 2022 in The Great Gatsby and in 2019 in Cabaret (Fraulein Kost). Additional regional credits include The Sound of Music (Elsa Schraeder), Fun Home (Helen Bechdel), Hello, Dolly! (Irene Malloy), An American In Paris (Milo Davenport), and White Christmas (Betty Haynes).