Tickets and Registration

Collage highlighting cultural and performing arts, including musicians in colorful traditional clothing, a contemporary dance performance, and a lively scene from an opera.

Welcome to Ticket Sales and Event Registration for the Craven CC Foundation and Lifetime Learning Center

Follow the links below to register and pay for the programming of interest to you. Choices include fundraising events, concerts, day trips, regional travel, international travel, and other special programming.

Red front door decorated with a festive evergreen wreath and garland around the white entryway.

Christmas in Charleston

Travel Information and Registration Meeting
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 – 3:00 p.m.
Ward Hall – Naumann Community Room #115
RSVP to the Charleston Information Meeting

Tour Dates – November 28 – December 2, 2026 – 5-day tour
Registration Fee: $1,679 (double) $2,139 (single)
Register for Christmas in Charleston

Performers dance energetically onstage during Buena Vista Social Club, with a woman in a flowing pink dress dancing at center as the ensemble surrounds her.

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB

Best of Broadway Day Trip
Saturday, September 26, 2026

Registration Fee: $269
Register for BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB

Smiling woman wearing colorful traditional Portuguese clothing and jewelry during a cultural celebration.

Sunny Portugal & Madeira Island

International Travel Meeting
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 – 3:00 p.m.
AAA Members Choice - Bosch AMC - Room #102
Portugal & Madeira Island - Meeting RSVP

Tour Dates – June 6-19, 2027
Travel Brochure and Registration Information (PDF) coming soon

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

White lighthouse with a red lantern room stands on a rocky coastline overlooking the ocean in Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotia & The Canadian Maritimes

Travel Information and Registration Meeting
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 – 3:30 p.m.
Ward Hall – Naumann Community Room #115
Nova Scotia & The Maritimes - Meeting RSVP

Tour Dates – July 12-20, 2027
Travel Brochure and Registration Information (PDF) coming soon

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 NC Museum of Art, Ghost Tour, Dix Park Trolls, and Carolina Ballet’s DRACULA

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

Large wooden sculpture of a woman with intricately braided hair stands among trees and appears to pull open a section of her chest.

Freedom Ride: Celebrating Civil Rights History

Travel Information and Registration Meeting
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 – 3:30 p.m.
Ward Hall - Naumann Community Room #115
Freedom Ride - Meeting RSVP

Tour Dates - March 7 – 11, 2027 - 5-day Tour
Registration Fee: $1,139 (double) $1,499 (single)
Register for Freedom Ride: Celebrating Civil Rights History

Four musicians pose by the water with acoustic instruments, including guitar, banjo, fiddle, and mandolin.

Dear MariBella and the PigKickers

Explorations in the Arts – Bluegrass Concert
Saturday, November 21, 2026 – 7:30 p.m.
Orringer Auditorium – New Bern Campus

Tickets: Adults $15 / Students $10
Register for Dear MariBella and the PigKickers

North Carolina History Series in partnership with Tryon Palace

Josh Hager and Alison Thurman stand beside a life-size figure of an Outlander character during a “Documenting the World of Outlander” presentation.

Historical interpreter in colonial clothing demonstrates food preparation at a wooden table in front of an open hearth.

NC History Center
Cullman Auditorium
Sundays at 2:00 p.m.

Sunday, February 7, 2027
The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts
Speaker: Dr. Gregg Hecimovich

Sunday, February 28, 2027
Documenting the World of Outlander
Speakers: Josh Hager and Alison Thurman

Sunday, March 14, 2027
Beyond the Recipe: American Cookbooks
Speaker: Dr. Jamie Kirby

Tickets:
3-Event Series Pass - $25
Individual Lecture - Adults $10 / Students $5
Register for the North Carolina History Series

Circus performer smiles beside a life-size elephant puppet during a scene from Water for Elephants.

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS

Best of Broadway Day Trip
Wednesday, February 24, 2027

Registration Fee: $239
Register for WATER FOR ELEPHANTS

Performer in a silver suit sings and dances with an umbrella during a lively scene from Hadestown.

HADESTOWN

Best of Broadway Day Trip
Saturday, March 6, 2027

Registration Fee: $249
Register for HADESTOWN

Four dancers form a dramatic interconnected pose onstage against a black background.

PATRIOT - Black Box Dance Theatre

Explorations in the Arts – Modern Dance
Saturday, March 20, 2027 – 7:30 p.m.
Grover C. Fields Performing Arts Center

Tickets: Adults $25 / Students $15
Register for PATRIOT - Black Box Dance Theatre

Seven musicians pose outdoors with bluegrass instruments, including fiddles, an upright bass, and a mandolin.

Steep Canyon Rangers

Explorations in the Arts – Bluegrass/Americana Concert
Sunday, April 4, 2027 – 2:30 p.m.
Grover C. Fields Performing Arts Center

Tickets: VIP $75 / Adults $45 / Students $30
Register for Steep Canyon Rangers

Glinda, dressed in a sparkling light-blue gown, stands beside the green-skinned Elphaba in a black dress and pointed hat during a scene from Wicked.

WICKED

Best of Broadway Day Trip
Saturday, April 10, 2027

Registration Fee: $259
Register for WICKED

The Phantom, wearing his iconic white half-mask and black formal attire, gestures dramatically during a scene from The Phantom of the Opera.

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Best of Broadway Day Trip
Saturday, May 29, 2027

Registration Fee: $259
Register for PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Contact Information

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

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