For those of you who don’t know, the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath shuts down its main performance building right after Christmas until mid-March. But the musicians, dancers, artists and thespians carry on through the coldest months of the year in the building next door, called the Annex. Beginning in January, five presentations called […]
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Folk duo Castlebay presents songs of Scottish poet Robert Burns
Folk duo Castlebay will celebrate the birthday of the poet Robert Burns during a performance at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Chocolate Church annex on Washington Street in Bath. Known for their sensitive arrangements of traditional music, Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee support their singing with a variety of instruments including Celtic harp, […]
Community Christmas sing-along returns to the Chocolate Church Arts Center
On Monday, Dec. 19, Midcoast families will gather at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. in Bath, for a community sing-along returns. This decades-old tradition was disrupted during the pandemic. Last year the event was held in a snowy parking lot, but this year it returns to the Chocolate Church main stage at […]
Bath’s Chocolate Church Arts Center presents its 35th annual Christmas sing-along
After two years of pandemic disruptions, the arts center reignites cheer with “Sing! It’s Christmas,” a concert of classic carols for the community.
Bath’s Chocolate Church Arts Center bounces back from October vandalism
The beloved arts center has received over $15,000 in donations over the past two months to help with repairs.
Chocolate Church presents Grammy winner Paula Cole
The Chocolate Church Arts Center, at 804 Washington St. in Bath, presents an evening with Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Paula Cole on Saturday, May 21. In 1997, Cole received the Grammy award for Best New Artist and her album “This Fire” garnered seven nominations. That album included the timeless hits “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?” and […]
Lady Lamb to perform outdoors in Bath
The Chocolate Church Arts Center (CCAC) will present a concert with indie singer and songwriter Lady Lamb on Sunday, May 22. The show will take place outdoors at the Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St. in Bath. Lady Lamb is the stage name used by Aly Spaltro, who started her songwriting career while living in […]
Singer-songwriter Jonathan Edwards takes stage at Chocolate Church
Singer-songwriter Jonathan Edwards will perform at Bath’s Chocolate Church Arts Center on Friday, May 13. Edwards’ repertoire of songs includes the anthemic “Sunshine (Go Away Today),” which resonated with thousands of frustrated and angry young people when it was first released in 1971, as well as classics like “Sometimes,” “One Day Closer,” “Don’t Cry Blue,” […]
Chocolate Church Arts Center brings ‘The Last Five Years’ to stage
The Chocolate Church Arts Center presents the musical “The Last Five Years,” opening on Friday April 22. The production is presented in collaboration with Studio Theatre of Bath and is the first live theater presented at the venue since March of 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. “The Last Five Years” is written by Jason […]
Chocolate Church Arts Center presents The Mallet Brothers Band
The Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. in Bath, will present an evening with The Mallett Brothers Band at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 9. The Mallett Brothers Band, formed in 2009, perform their own brand of independent rock, americana and country, and have built a fanbase across the United States. The band’s sound […]