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.


Richard Thomas dressed as Mark Twain sitting outside on a bench

Richard Thomas in Mark Twain Tonight!

Best of Broadway Day Trip
Saturday, September 27, 2025
The Wilson Center, Wilmington, NC 
Registration: $239

 


Scenic outdoor view of Swiss cathedral, blue water, buildings, trees, and mountains

Discover Switzerland, Austria and Bavaria

Travel Information Meeting
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 - 3:00 p.m.
Bosch - AMC Building - Room #102 
Meeting RSVP - Free Event

 


Biltmore Estate with front gate decorated with garland, red bows, and a wreath

A North Carolina Holiday

Travel Information and Registration Meeting
Thursday, October 2, 2025 - 3:00 p.m.
Naumann Community Room #115
Ward Hall - New Bern Campus
Meeting RSVP - Free Event

 


Older man wearing an acoustic guitar standing on a road in the country

The Del McCoury Band

Bluegrass
Sunday, October 5, 2025
Grover C. Fields Performing Arts Center 
2000 Dr. M. L. King, Jr. Blvd, New Bern
Doors open 3:00 p.m. - Concert 4:00 p.m.

Tickets: VIP $70* / Adults $45 / Students $30

*Reserved VIP seating will be available in the first six rows at the Performing Arts Center with a $70 ticket purchase. The remainder of the seating will be designated as general admission.


Five children and woman actress depict the Von Trapp family in The Sound of Music musical on stage by a winding staircase

The Sound of Music

Best of Broadway Day Trip
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham, NC
Registration: $239

 


African American male in white button-up shirt, tan vest, and sunglasses, playing a banjo

Hubby Jenkins

Old-Time Americana
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Orringer Auditorium
Musicians Workshop at 2:00 p.m.

Registration: $20 per person
Workshop Registration Fee: $20
Concert at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: Adults $25 / Students $15


Yosemite National Park view of water and mountains

California Coast & Yosemite National Park

Travel Information Meeting
Thursday, November 20, 2025 - 3:00 p.m.
Naumann Community Room #115 - Ward Hall
Meeting RSVP - Free Event

 


Biltmore Estate with front gate decorated with garland, red bows, and a wreath

A North Carolina Holiday

December 14-17, 2025 – 4-Day Tour
Registration Fee: $1,249 (per person, double) or $1,699 (per person, single)
Registration Deadline - November 14, 2025

 


Artistic rendition of Asian woman in red dress and black butterfly wings

Puccini's Madama Butterfly

North Carolina Opera Day Trip
Sunday, February 1, 2026
Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh, NC
Registration: $239

 


Women actresses dressed up as vaudeville stars for on-stage performance of Chicago

Chicago

Best of Broadway Day Trip
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
The Wilson Center, Wilmington, NC
Registration: $239

 


Four dancers intertwined

Black Box Dance Theatre: Patriot's Path

American Modern Dance
Saturday, February 28, 2026
Documentary Film and Discussion - 4:00 p.m. (free)
Performance at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: Adults $30 / Students $20

 


North Carolina History Series 

February 15, 22, and March 1
Cullman Performance Hall, North Carolina History Center
Sundays at 2 p.m.
3-Event Series Pass: $25 / Individual Lecture Tickets: $10 / Students: $5

Sunday, February 15 - Brave Women: Their Revolutionary Stories
Speaker: Amanda Brantley
Individual Event Ticket: $10 / Students: $5

Sunday, February 22, 2026 - How North Carolina Counties Got Their Names
Speaker: Andrew Duppstadt
Individual Event Ticket: $10 / Students: $5

Sunday, March 1, 2026 - The Emergence of Military Uniforms as a Symbol of National Identity
Speaker: Ken Osen
Individual Event Ticket: $10 / Students: $5


Four musicians of bluegrass group Molasses Creek

Molasses Creek

Folk/Americana
Friday, March 13, 2026 - 7:30 p.m.
Orringer Auditorium
Tickets: Adults $30 / Students $20

 


Flowers and art in a gallery

Art in Bloom

North Carolina Museum of Art Day Trip
Thursday, March 19, 2026
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
J.C. Raulston Arboretum, NC State University
Registration: $189

 


Actors dressed in fancy nineteenth-century attire for the Hamilton musical

Hamilton

Best of Broadway Day Trip
Saturday, May 23, 2026
Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham, NC
Registration: $279

 


Contact Information

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

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