The LLC's enriching day trips allow you to enjoy new places and experiences while still sleeping in your own bed at night.


Carmen, dressed in a white blouse and red-and-black corset, dances above a crowd of men during a lively scene from Bizet’s Carmen.

Bizet's Carmen

North Carolina Opera Day Trip
Sunday October 18, 2026 
Raleigh Memorial Hall – Raleigh, NC 
Registration Fee: $229
Register for Bizet's Carmen

A passion that burns with desire and ignites a dangerous flame in Bizet’s CARMEN. When a fiercely independent woman pulls a soldier into her orbit, obsession spirals into jealousy, betrayal, and tragedy. Packed with bold melodies and irresistible rhythms, this fiery story of seduction and destruction blazes all the way to its unforgettable final moment. Performed in French with English translations projected above the stage.

North Carolina Opera day trip participants will enjoy a continental breakfast at check-in, comfortable motorcoach transportation, premier seating, an amazing three-course meal at a Raleigh area restaurant, and a snack served on the return trip.


Ghostly figure in a white dress stands in a misty forest, surrounded by cartoon silhouettes of classic Halloween monsters, including a mummy, ghost, Frankenstein’s monster, and vampire.

A Wicked Weekend

2-day Regional Tour – Raleigh, NC
Friday – Saturday, October 30 and 31, 2026

Featuring a NC Museum of Art special exhibition, a Raleigh at night ghost tour, the famous Trolls at Dorothea Dix Park, and a world premiere performance of Carolina Ballet’s DRACULA

See a full description of this trip on the Regional and International Travel page

Registration Fee: $589 (double) $699 (single)
Register for A Wicked Weekend


Contact Information

Lifetime Learning Center
Brock Administration Building
New Bern Campus
252-633-2618

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