CCAC is planning on incorporating more puppets as part of the nonprofit’s visual arts programs and performances as the new community art and puppet lab takes center stage.
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From the Chocolate Church: From Afrobeat to the Grateful Dead to singer-songwriters — 3 nights of eclectic music
I’m going to admit it here in writing: I may have overdone it with our music programming next week at the Chocolate Church Arts Center. Some may say there simply aren’t enough people who are going to come out to warrant this much programming. My hope is to be proven wrong and folks feel like […]
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From the Chocolate Church: Studio Theatre of Bath to bring heartwarming family musical ‘HONK!’ to the CCAC
Celebrating community and the power of self-acceptance through joy and humor.
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From the Chocolate Church: Partnership with Casella Waste Systems brings vaudeville and variety to Bath
I love vaudeville. This performance tradition goes back to the 1880s often showcasing spectacle through a variety of unrelated performance styles — comedy, musical, dance, pantomime, juggling, magic and with its fair share of weirdness (when done well, in my opinion). Vaudeville is an invitation to communally experience wonder, joy and curiosity. On Nov. 8 […]
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From the Chocolate Church: Jazz titan Cyrus Chestnut and his trio coming to Bath
Documentarian Ken Burns said, “Jazz is a spectacularly accurate model of democracy and a kind of look into our redemptive future possibilities.” What better way to metabolize and heal in community after this divisive election season than some world-class, soul-drenched jazz? Look no further, for on Friday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 p.m., the Chocolate Church […]
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From the Chocolate Church: Grammy-nominated artists take jazz to the stage
In 2008, when Cuban pianist Omar Sosa collaborated for the first time with folkloric, multi-instrumentalist Tim Eriksen at The Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City, they received a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary World Music Album and a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Instrumental Album. When Omar Sosa and Tim Eriksen’s world premiere […]
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From the Chocolate Church: A New Orleans–style spookified CCAC this Halloween
Halloween is right around the corner, and the Chocolate Church Arts Center has invented a totally original, multimedia, immersive celebration on Friday, Nov. 1: Haunted Ragtime Halloween. I have always loved the artistic oeuvre of the Danse Macabre — “the dance of the dead” — which ranges from paintings to pageants celebrating the universality of […]
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From the Chocolate Church: A weekend of classic rock and soul
This season at the Chocolate Church is a spirited combination of familiar favorites and new offerings across genres, disciplines and sensibilities. Honestly, I love it all. The weekend of Oct. 11 and 12 is a one-two punch of CCAC classics: Pat Colwell and the Soul Sensations and Being Petty. My recommendation: Put on your dungarees […]
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From the Chocolate Church: La Muchacha — the voice of Colombia’s new folk renaissance appearing in Bath
Thanks to a grant awarded by the Mid Atlantic Arts Fund, the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath will proudly present the La Muchacha from Bogota, Colombia, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6. This one-night-only show is the only appearance of La Muchacha (playing with a full band) in New England and will be followed […]
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Q&A: Guitarist Steve Gunn to share spontaneous style at the Chocolate Church Arts Center
Before his live performance at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, Steve Gunn sat down for a Q&A about his career and the experiences he expects to bring to Bath.