From Jonathan Edwards to Cheryl Wheeler, the Chocolate Church Arts Center has a long history of presenting some of the world’s most acclaimed troubadours. So, while many folks may not know him by name, Steve Poltz remains one of the most unique and endearing figures in modern folk and singer-songwriter circles. His combination of humor, […]
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From the Chocolate Church: An epic story for all ages and more — multimedia theater artist Ifrah Mansour in residency
I’ve long been fascinated by epic journeys. From Odysseus to Ernest Shackleton, from Vito Corleon to my own great-grandmother — who fled Ukraine in 1899, a 14-year-old stowaway hidden in hay — there’s nothing as compelling then the journey through trials and tribulations to not only find home but oneself in the process. I am […]
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From the Chocolate Church: All you need to know is he is very funny — Dr. Brown to perform three shows
Confession: I do not love circus clowns — with the red nose, makeup, etc. Nor do I love mimes. While Dr. Brown, aka Phil Burgers, is a clown and mostly doesn’t speak, he is neither. He is the following: a brilliant, comedic performer, writer, director and master teacher, and yes, a clown of a sort […]
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From the Chocolate Church: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’ to be performed in its entirety
My wife loves the Boss. She got one of my college friends to perform “Thunder Road” at our wedding, not long after the “Hava Nagila.” In the COVID years, “Born to Run,” the title song from the groundbreaking 1975 album played on repeat while our then-3-year-old ran laps around our small ranch house. Next Friday, […]
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From the Chocolate Church: The Ultimate Eagles Experience to rock the stage in Bath
When I was a teenager, I almost exclusively listened to classic rock. I consumed it all, from the popular to the obscure, and everything in between. That may have also been because I am a child of analog times. I grew up in Boston, which had the excellent, pure classic rock station WZLX. And April […]
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From the Chocolate Church: A night of laughs with SNL veteran Jon Rudnitsky
When I was a kid, I listened to comedy albums. Everything from Billy Crystal to Abbott and Costello. Steve Martin to George Burns. New Year’s Eve was for watching the Marx Brothers. Sunday night was listening to Dr. Demento on the radio. Saturday nights in high school was a religious practice of viewing “Saturday Night […]
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From the Chocolate Church: ‘Tell Her This’ multimedia performance with composer and singer Rochelle Rice
Noted artist brings podcast ingredients to the Chocolate Church Arts Center.
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From the Chocolate Church: A day of music, art and permaculture at the CCAC
These days at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, there’s the feeling of an element of surprise, of not knowing what will come next. This week alone, “The Mousetrap” had an amazing run in our new and improving Annex. The CCAC Art Lab conducted an offsite parade workshop for 160 Morse High School freshmen. And on […]
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From the Chocolate Church: Experience sounds of southeastern Europe and beyond at Bath arts center
On March 15 at the Chocolate Church Annex club and cabaret space, we have a particular offering which might reveal my music nerdom. Music, in the wide variety of its forms, makes me love humanity. It makes me feel connected to life and the beautiful way our species, at its best, makes sense of being […]
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From the Chocolate Church: ‘Both Sides Now,’ the music and love between Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell
The relationship between two giants of 20th-century music told through story and song.