Lara/Larissa is a misfit in rural South Dakota—Half-Native, Half-White, weighed down by physical limitations—until a photo of Maria Tallchief introduces her to dance, which cracks her world wide open. Based on the author’s true story, Fancy Dancer is a rich, multigenerational experience that speaks to the power of storytelling and the beauty of finding your own community. * Fee includes coach transportation, theatre ticket, and lunch at Burger Moe’s (choice of Caprese sandwich with fries—vegetarian option, Reuben with fries, Classic cheeseburger with fries, or Asian salad (napa cabbage, shredded carrots, red cabbage, black & white sesame seeds, chopped chicken, & wonton strips tossed in sesame ginger vinaigrette) served with a beverage and sorbet). * 8 AM Depart RCTC Sports Center Parking Lot * 4 PM Approximate return * No refunds after September 1 Fee: $119

Fabulously fun and internationally award-winning Legally Blonde: The Musical is the ultimate Broadway tribute to girl power! The story follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, sexism, snobbery, and scandal in pursuit of her dreams, and proves that you can be both legally blonde and the smartest person in the room. This contemporary, topical story touches on many current hot-button issues while delighting audiences with memorable songs and explosive dances. Legally Blonde warms the heart by proving that self-discovery never goes out of style! Bring a lunch/supper for on the bus. * Fee includes coach transportation and theatre ticket (Mezzanine). * 11:30 AM Depart Northrop Parking Lot * 6 PM Approximate return * No refunds after January 3 * Fee: $155

Take in the beautiful sights along this narrated riverboat dining cruise, which will be traveling through Lock and Dam No. 1 from St. Paul to Minneapolis and returning to Harriet Island. Feast on BBQ chicken, pulled pork with buns, green-chili-cheddar cornbread, potato salad, cookies, and unlimited pop and coffee that is sure to leave you satisfied. Children must be accompanied by an adult. * Fee includes coach transportation, lunch, river cruise, and tour guide. * 9 AM Depart RCTC Sports Center Parking Lot * 4:30 PM Approximate return * No refunds after September 1 * Fee: $125

There's trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian. Meredith Willson's six-time Tony Award-winning musical comedy The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band that he vows to organize—despite the fact that he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain's fall. Featuring songs such as "Seventy-Six Trombones," "Trouble," "'Til There Was You," "Pickalittle," and “Gary, Indiana," The Music Man is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation. Bring a lunch/supper for on the bus. * Fee includes coach transportation and theatre ticket (Mezzanine). * 11:30 AM Depart Northrop Parking Lot * 6 PM Approximate return * No refunds after October 15 * Fee: $169

For 65 years, The Sound of Music has been one of our “favorite things.” With its timeless story and irresistibly charming score, this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic isn’t just meant to be enjoyed - it’s meant to be shared. Directed by three-time Tony Award® winner Jack O’Brien (Hairspray), this vibrant and romantic tale of Maria and the von Trapp family features beloved songs like “Do-Re-Mi,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen,” and “Edelweiss.” Ages 7+. Bring a lunch/supper for on the bus. * Fee includes coach transportation and main floor theatre ticket (Sections MF1, MF2, MF3, MF4, Rows DD, EE, FF, GG, HH). * 4:30 PM Depart Northrop Parking Lot * 11:30 PM Approximate return * No refunds after August 30 * Fee: $115

Come explore the Arboretum when it is decorated for fall! * Fee includes coach transportation, guided tour, and Arboretum admission. Lunch on your own at the Arboretum or bring a lunch. * 8:30 AM Depart RCTC Sport Center Parking Lot * 5 PM Approximate return * No refunds after September 1 Fee: $89

We're off to the award-winning craft festival at Canterbury Park! Voted one of the "TOP 100 SHOWS" in the country by Sunshine Artist Magazine! Over 500 artists and crafters from 30 states! Each show is brimming with row after row of handcrafted, one-of-a-kind home decor and gifts, entertainment, and plenty of food and drink options. * Fee includes coach transportation and entrance fee. * Lunch is on your own at Canterbury * 9:30 AM Depart RCTC Sports Center Parking Lot * 4:30 PM Approximate return * No refunds after October 1 * Fee: $75

Join Community Ed on our holiday trip to the Twin Cities! We will enjoy a wonderful lunch and presentation of “It’s a Wonderful Life- Live Radio Play” at the Saint Paul Hotel. Wear your favorite holiday sweater and we will celebrate the season! Limited to 48 guests. Registration Deadline: October 15. * Fee includes coach transportation, lunch (three-course meal), and Radio Play presentation at the Saint Paul Hotel * 11 AM Depart Northrop Parking Lot * 5 PM Approximate return * No refunds * Fee: $189

New Ulm, MN, is considered the most German town in America. You’ll find German influence throughout town, great food, beer, and plenty of unique things to do in New Ulm, making it the perfect Minnesota destination for a day trip getaway. The city’s motto is “Germans Have More Fun!” New Ulm is known for its popular attractions, which include: Schell’s Brewery, Domeier’s German Store, Hermann the German (32 ft. Copper statue of a German folk hero), and a 45 ft. Glockenspiel. Let’s find out if their motto is true. Registration Deadline: September 1. * Fee includes coach transportation, a step on tour guide, and lunch at Kaisserhoff German Restaurant (choice of Wiener Schnitzel, German Combo Plate, or Vegetarian Combo Plate served with beverage and dessert). You will have time after lunch to shop and explore historic downtown New Ulm. * 8 AM Depart RCTC Sports Center Parking Lot * 5 PM Approximate return * No refunds after September 1 * Fee: $129

Travel to Gays Mills, the apple capital of Wisconsin, and visit Kickapoo and Sunrise orchards which offer a variety of apples and specialty food items. Then to St. Francis Hermitage to learn its history and enjoy a lunch of Authentic French cuisine prepared by the sisters of the Hermitage. * Fee includes coach transportation and Hermitage lunch (Choice of Beef Stew, Ham/Cheese Croissant or Broccoli Quiche served with salad, dessert, and beverage). * 8 AM Depart RCTC Sports Center Parking Lot * 5 PM Approximate return * No refunds after September 1 * Fee: $115

Stillwater, located on the scenic St. Croix River, is the birthplace of Minnesota—founded in 1848! Join us for this new, relaxing cruise onboard the Andiamo, the best way to see the St. Croix River. While on the cruise, enjoy a tasty buffet of an assortment of deli style lunch meats and cheeses with all the toppings, fresh fruit, a salad, a beverage, and a cookie. We will have time to explore Stillwater’s downtown after the cruise! * Fee includes coach transportation, buffet lunch on the Riverboat, and two-hour cruise. * 9:15 AM Depart RCTC Sports Center Parking Lot * 5:30 PM Approximate return * No refunds after September 1 * Fee: $125

Experience Christmas, 1910—both upstairs and downstairs—in the sumptuous Gilded Age mansion of railroad titan James J. Hill. Admission includes self-guided access to holiday-themed exhibits and a 60-minute guided tour highlighting holiday stories and memories from both the Hill family and their staff. After our tour, we will enjoy a magical holiday dinner at The Lake Elmo Inn Restaurant, beautifully decorated for the season. Limited to 49 guests – register early! Wear your favorite holiday sweater! Registration deadline: November 1. * Fee includes coach transportation, Hill House Holiday Tour, and Lake Elmo Inn dinner (choice of three entrées served with a beverage and holiday dessert). * 12 PM Depart Northrop Parking Lot * 9 PM Approximate return * No refunds after November 1 * Fee: $129

During our guided visits at Amazon and Abdallah, we’ll watch skilled workers and specialized machines in action. Along the way, we’ll learn about the company’s history, production process, and the craftsmanship that goes into every item. It’s an engaging and educational experience that offers a unique look at Minnesota industry—and often includes a sample or opportunity to shop in the factory store! We will visit the Amazon Fulfillment Center, Abdallah Chocolates, and Nordic Ware. * Fee includes coach transportation, tours, and lunch at Ruby’s Family Restaurant (choice of Open-faced Hot Beef Sandwich served with mashed potatoes, Ultimate BLT with fries, Cheeseburger with fries, or 4-cheese Grilled Cheese with soup, all served with beverage and dessert). * 8:30 AM Depart RCTC Sports Center Parking Lot * 5 PM Approximate return * No refunds after September 1 * Fee: $129

Back by popular demand, A Three Tenors Christmas is an absolute must for those that know quality vocal talent when they hear it. If you had to choose one show this Christmas, A Three Tenors Christmas will deliver everything you know you want and more! This holiday performance by the NorrSound Tenors is inspired by “The Three Tenors” – leaving your heart full and your face smiling. Original arrangements of powerful Christmas favorites like “O Holy Night” are paired with with epic opera ballads like “Nessun Dorma” for a perfect kickoff to the holiday season – where style, opera, and holiday spirit collide. * Fee includes coach transportation, lunch (choice of seven entrées) at the Chanhassen, and theatre ticket in the Fireside Theater. * 9 AM Depart Northrop Parking Lot * 5:30 PM Approximate return * No refunds after October 1 * Fee: $135

The return of a beloved Latté Da tradition. “Hands down, the most emotionally moving Christmas show I’ve ever seen” (TheaterMania). ALL IS CALM brings founding artistic director Peter Rothstein home to direct this unforgettable, music-driven act of remembrance—one that has moved audiences for almost two decades with its quiet power and authenticity. On a cold Christmas Eve along the Western Front, as soldiers sat on opposite sides of the battlefield, something extraordinary happened. The guns fell silent. Emerging into no-man’s-land, enemies met not with violence, but with song. Drawn from letters, diaries and firsthand accounts, this profoundly moving piece is told through stirring a cappella harmonies that illuminate a fleeting moment of shared humanity in the midst of war. In a world that feels increasingly polarized and entrenched, this story of soldiers stepping out of their trenches to sing together offers not naïve sentimentality, but radical empathy and an invitation to rediscover the light that can emerge even in the darkest of times. * Fee includes coach transportation, lunch at The Local (choice of Pub Cheeseburger, The Rachel, or Macaroni and Cheese, served with salad, fries, beverage, and dessert) and theater ticket. * 10:30 AM Depart Northrop Parking Lot * 6:30 PM Approximate return * No refunds after October 15 * Fee: $145

“Annie” tells the story of a spunky, optimistic orphan in 1930s New York City who endures a miserable life at a cruel orphanage run by Miss Hannigan, but whose luck changes dramatically when she's chosen to spend Christmas with billionaire "Daddy" Warbucks, eventually winning his heart and leading to a nationwide search for her long-lost parents, all while thwarting the schemes of Miss Hannigan and her cronies to claim the reward. The musical follows Annie's adventures as she finds a new family and brings hope to a country struggling during the Great Depression, famously singing about a brighter future in "Tomorrow.” * Fee includes coach transportation, lunch (choice of seven entrees) at the Chanhassen, and theatre ticket in the main dinner theater. * 9:30 AM Depart RCTC Sports Center Parking Lot for Wed show; Depart Northrop Parking Lot for Sat shows * 5:30 PM Approximate return * No refunds after September 1 * Fee: $135

What do you do when your eccentric family has actual skeletons in the closet? Mortimer Brewster may be the only sane member of his family. One brother thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt and digs the Panama Canal in the cellar. His other brother keeps undergoing ghastly plastic surgeries to hide from the police. And his adorably sweet spinster aunts take in lonely boarders…and dispose of them with their special elderberry wine. To make matters worse, Mortimer has fallen in love with Elaine, the minister’s daughter from next door, and a houseful of murderous relatives probably won’t help the relationship. This beloved screwball comedy set in 1940s Brooklyn will leave you laughing — and saying no to the elderberry wine! * Fee includes coach transportation, lunch (Creamy Chicken Breast, Roasted Red Potatoes, Glazed Carrots, Coleslaw, dinner rolls, assorted dessert, coffee & hot tea), and theater ticket. * 10 AM Depart RCTC Sports Center Parking Lot * 5:30 PM Approximate return * No refunds after September 10 * Fee: $119

1961. When Judy Garland took to the stage at Carnegie Hall for her legendary comeback concert, “the house was packed with adoring fans of one of America’s most beloved singers and entertainers." This stirring musical tribute truly tells Judy’s story from her childhood in Grand Rapids, Minnesota to Hollywood and “beyond the rainbow.” Garland’s greatest hits, fresh new staging, and the same deep dive into Judy’s life. * Fee includes coach transportation, theatre ticket, and lunch at DeGidio’s Restaurant (Buffet lunch includes Italian salad, Mostaccioli pasta, Bowtie Alfredo, Meatballs, beverage, and dessert). * 8 AM Depart RCTC Sports Center Parking Lot * 4 PM Approximate return * No refunds after November 1 Fee: $129

Christmas in the Dells Dinner Show is a BRAND NEW multi-million dollar Christmas production in Wisconsin Dells that features sugar plum fairies, soaring angels, dancing elves, enchanted reindeer, jolly ol’ Saint Nick, and the celebration of the birth of Christ — complete with the area’s largest living nativity! Enjoy an incredible cast that includes talented singers, dancers, comedians, figure skaters, pyrotechnics, laser lights, giant video screens, and a huge band spotlighting the orchestral sounds of an amazing brass section. Don’t forget a Four-Course Dinner Feast is included in the Ticket Price! Registration deadline: November 1. * Fee includes coach transportation, lunch (roast turkey and ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, mac n' cheese, vegetable soup, fresh bread, and pie), and theatre ticket (seats are front and center). * 9:30 AM Depart RCTC Sports Center Parking Lot * 7:30 PM Approximate return * No refunds after October 15 * Fee: $139

An afternoon celebrating Elvis Presley's incredible Christmas songbook as well of some of his biggest hits. Internationally-renowned Elvis tribute artist Anthony Shore and his All-Star Band present their very popular holiday revue. This intimate afternoon of The King of Rock & Roll's holiday classics appeals to audiences of all ages. * Fee includes coach transportation, lunch (choice of seven entrées) at the Chanhassen, and theatre ticket in the Fireside Theater. * 9 AM Depart RCTC Sports Center Parking Lot * 5:30 PM Approximate return * No refunds after November 1 * Fee: $135

Step back in time and discover the only castle in the Twin Cities, the historic Turnblad Mansion, beautifully decorated for the upcoming holidays. Through a tailored lens we will discover the unique historic museum and cultural center. Our day will include a tour and smorgasbord lunch at the Swedish Institute. Don't miss this opportunity to go back in time and visit Scandinavia without ever leaving Minnesota. You will have time to explore on your own after the guided tour and lunch. * Fee includes coach transportation, guided house tour, and smorgasbord lunch buffet (Coffee, Decaf Coffee, Assorted Hot Tea, Beet Salad, Cucumber Dill Salad, Rye bread and butter, Lingonberries, Mashed potatoes, Swedish Meatballs, and homemade cookies). * 9:30 AM Depart RCTC Sports Center Parking Lot * 5:30 PM Approximate return * No refunds after October 10 * Fee: $115

The unforgettable story of passion, unstoppable ambition, and the dawn of a new nation—seen by more than 28 million people around the world. Ages 10+. Bring a lunch/supper for on the bus. * Fee includes coach transportation and main floor theatre ticket . 9901.231 Sun, May 16 (Sections MF1, MF2, Rows DD->GG) * 11 AM Depart Northrop Parking Lot * 6 PM Approximate return * No refunds after January 15 * Fee: $155 9901.232 Wed, May 19 (Sections MF1, MF2, Rows DD->GG) * 11 AM Depart RCTC Sports Center Parking Lot * 6 PM Approximate return * No refunds after January 15 * Fee: $155