Wednesday, April 16, 2025

TAKE3

Orringer Auditorium 800 College Ct, New Bern, NC, United States

Born out of the practice rooms of the top conservatories, TAKE3 lives at the intersection where pop, rock, and classical fusion collide. Their unmistakable style and infectious joy in music-making bring them to over 60 stops during the 22/23 season. ​Known for their infectious and down-to-earth onstage personalities, this threesome leaves their indelible mark on […]

Discovering New Bern’s Historic Architecture: A Personal Journey 

Orringer Auditorium 800 College Ct, New Bern, NC, United States

The New Bern Historical Society is thrilled to welcome back architectural historian Peter Sandbeck, the preeminent authority on New Bern’s historic architecture. He’ll present “Discovering New Bern’s Historic Architecture: A Personal Journey”.  A lively and engaging speaker, Sandbeck will share his insights and discoveries about some of New Bern’s remarkable historic buildings and sites. Through […]

Explorations: The International Film Series – Lemon Tree

Orringer Auditorium 800 College Ct, New Bern, NC, United States

Salma Zidane, a widow, lives simply through her grove of lemon trees in the West Bank’s occupied territory. The Israeli defense minister and his wife move next door and then the Secret Service orders the trees removed for security. The stoic Salma seeks assistance from the Palestinian Authority (useless), Israeli army (dismissive), and a young […]

Explorations: The International Film Series – Lemon Tree

Orringer Auditorium 800 College Ct, New Bern, NC, United States

Salma Zidane, a widow, lives simply through her grove of lemon trees in the West Bank’s occupied territory. The Israeli defense minister and his wife move next door and then the Secret Service orders the trees removed for security. The stoic Salma seeks assistance from the Palestinian Authority (useless), Israeli army (dismissive), and a young […]

Soul and Inspiration

Orringer Auditorium 800 College Ct, New Bern, NC, United States

Soul and Inspiration is a tribute to one of the most celebrated, iconic, and respected duos of all time - The Righteous Brothers.  ​All this was brought to life by Andy Schlosberg and John Wilson.

International Film Series – Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Orringer Auditorium 800 College Ct, New Bern, NC, United States

September 8 • 2:30pm & 7:30pm A young teacher in modern Bhutan, shirks his duties while planning to go to Australia to become a singer. As a reprimand, his superiors send him to its most remote school, a glacial Himalayan village called Lunana. After an arduous 8 day trek, he finds himself exiled from his […]

International Film Series – Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Orringer Auditorium 800 College Ct, New Bern, NC, United States

September 8 • 2:30pm & 7:30pm A young teacher in modern Bhutan, shirks his duties while planning to go to Australia to become a singer. As a reprimand, his superiors send him to its most remote school, a glacial Himalayan village called Lunana. After an arduous 8 day trek, he finds himself exiled from his […]

Flight, A Musical Tale of How the Wright Boys Gave Us Wings

Orringer Auditorium 800 College Ct, New Bern, NC, United States

July 21, 22, 28, 29 • 7:30pm July 23 & 30 • 2pm What inspired the Wright brothers to invent powered flight? Egged on by their feminist sister, their preacher father, a civil engineer and a black poet who would become Ohio’s poet laureate, driven by a determination softened by self-deprecating humor, they did what […]

Flight, A Musical Tale of How the Wright Boys Gave Us Wings

Orringer Auditorium 800 College Ct, New Bern, NC, United States

July 21, 22, 28, 29 • 7:30pm July 23 & 30 • 2pm What inspired the Wright brothers to invent powered flight? Egged on by their feminist sister, their preacher father, a civil engineer and a black poet who would become Ohio’s poet laureate, driven by a determination softened by self-deprecating humor, they did what […]

Flight, A Musical Tale of How the Wright Boys Gave Us Wings

Orringer Auditorium 800 College Ct, New Bern, NC, United States

July 21, 22, 28, 29 • 7:30pm July 23 & 30 • 2pm What inspired the Wright brothers to invent powered flight? Egged on by their feminist sister, their preacher father, a civil engineer and a black poet who would become Ohio’s poet laureate, driven by a determination softened by self-deprecating humor, they did what […]

Flight, A Musical Tale of How the Wright Boys Gave Us Wings

Orringer Auditorium 800 College Ct, New Bern, NC, United States

July 21, 22, 28, 29 • 7:30pm July 23 & 30 • 2pm What inspired the Wright brothers to invent powered flight? Egged on by their feminist sister, their preacher father, a civil engineer and a black poet who would become Ohio’s poet laureate, driven by a determination softened by self-deprecating humor, they did what […]

Flight, A Musical Tale of How the Wright Boys Gave Us Wings

Orringer Auditorium 800 College Ct, New Bern, NC, United States

July 21, 22, 28, 29 • 7:30pm July 23 & 30 • 2pm What inspired the Wright brothers to invent powered flight? Egged on by their feminist sister, their preacher father, a civil engineer and a black poet who would become Ohio’s poet laureate, driven by a determination softened by self-deprecating humor, they did what […]

Flight, A Musical Tale of How the Wright Boys Gave Us Wings

Orringer Auditorium 800 College Ct, New Bern, NC, United States

July 21, 22, 28, 29 • 7:30pm July 23 & 30 • 2pm What inspired the Wright brothers to invent powered flight? Egged on by their feminist sister, their preacher father, a civil engineer and a black poet who would become Ohio’s poet laureate, driven by a determination softened by self-deprecating humor, they did what […]

Craven Community Chorus Spring Concert

Orringer Auditorium 800 College Ct, New Bern, NC, United States

May 4 • 7pm May 6 & 7 • 3pm The Craven Community Chorus presents their spring program “A Celebration of Hope and Imagination”, featuring Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and a second half filled with memorable music from Disney’s classic films. All concerts, under the direction of Mr. Philip Evancho and accompanied by the Trent River […]

Craven Community Chorus Spring Concert

Orringer Auditorium 800 College Ct, New Bern, NC, United States

May 4 • 7pm May 6 & 7 • 3pm The Craven Community Chorus presents their spring program “A Celebration of Hope and Imagination”, featuring Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and a second half filled with memorable music from Disney’s classic films. All concerts, under the direction of Mr. Philip Evancho and accompanied by the Trent River […]

Craven Community Chorus Spring Concert

Orringer Auditorium 800 College Ct, New Bern, NC, United States

May 4 • 7pm May 6 & 7 • 3pm The Craven Community Chorus presents their spring program “A Celebration of Hope and Imagination”, featuring Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and a second half filled with memorable music from Disney’s classic films. All concerts, under the direction of Mr. Philip Evancho and accompanied by the Trent River […]

Historical Society Hits 100 Years – Pepsi 130 Years

Orringer Auditorium 800 College Ct, New Bern, NC, United States

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the New Bern Historical Society together with 130 years of Pepsi – that’s a winning combination! We’re going to catch the Pepsi spirit with a look back at Pepsi-Cola’s history from its “Born in the Carolinas” roots right here in New Bern in 1893. Join us on Wednesday, May 3 […]

Judy Carmichael

Orringer Auditorium 800 College Ct, New Bern, NC, United States

Grammy nominated pianist/vocalist, Judy Carmichael is one of the world’s leading interpreters of stride and swing piano. Count Basie nicknamed her “Stride,” acknowledging the command with which she plays this technically and physically demanding jazz piano style.   

NC Baroque Orchestra

Orringer Auditorium 800 College Ct, New Bern, NC, United States

Join the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra as they explore musical cross-pollination and outsider composers. Some of these composers spent time away from their birth countries, learning from, imitating, and being inspired by composers in the lands they visited, and some of the works come from composers who were “outsiders” by dint of race or gender. […]

Event Series Auditions for New Musical FLIGHT

Auditions for New Musical FLIGHT

Orringer Auditorium 800 College Ct, New Bern, NC, United States

April 14 • 6-8:30pm April 15 • 10am-12:30pm Be a part of the team for the new musical by Bill Hand and Simon Spalding. FLIGHT is based on the Wright Brothers’ quest to achieve controlled powered manned flight.  The show covers events in the lives of Orville and Wilbur Wright, beginning in their bicycle shop […]