BATH — The Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., will host the Campbell Brothers Sacred Steel Christmas show at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, for their only New England appearance this season. The Campbell Brothers present a compelling, rich variety of material from the African-American Holiness-Pentecostal repertoire with a new twist: the growling, wailing, shouting, […]
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'Hillbilly Pink Floyd' at Chocolate Church
BATH — New York’s Slambovian Circus of Dreams bring their warm, raucous — and decidedly unsleepy — brand of “Punk Classical Hillbilly Pink Floyd” to the Chocolate Church for one night, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17. The historic arts venue is at 804 Washington St. The classic rock-steeped band from New York’s Hudson Valley has […]
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Chocolate Church to host live music from Jesse Colin Young
BATH — Music icon Jesse Colin Young will perform at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, at 804 Washington St. at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10. As a founding member of the Youngbloods, Young has helped shape and influence American pop music for 50 years. During the 1960s, the Youngbloods debuted the song “Get Together” as a […]
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Chocolate Church presents a one-time showing of 'Animal Farm'
BATH — The classic “Animal Farm,” a thought-provoking tale of power and politics from visionary novelist George Orwell, comes to life at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at the Chocolate Church Arts Center. For one show only, this special theatrical adaptation from Boston’s New Repertory Theater is suitable for audiences age 10 and up. Based on […]
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Arts center to present 'Animal Farm' for Bath students
BATH — Three hundred students from Bath Middle School will attend a live performance of “Animal Farm,” a play based on the acclaimed novel by George Orwell, from 8:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. “Animal Farm” will be presented by the New Repertory Theater’s Classic […]
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Statewide association of pastel painters exhibit at Chocolate Church
BATH — The Pastel Society of Maine is currently exhibiting their member show in the Chocolate Church Art Gallery, 804 Washington St. The art show will continue through Oct. 31. Richard McKinley, president of the International Association of Pastel Societies, master pastelist and Hall of Fame with the Pastel Society of America, juried the show for […]
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Chocolate Church to host 2nd annual Celebrity Poetry Slam
BATH — The second annual Celebrity Poetry Slam at the Chocolate Church Art Center will feature local celebrities presenting their favorite Beatles’ lyrics. The program is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the center at 804 Washington St. The evening focuses on the well-known lyrics and recognizes The Beatles as masterful poets. No singing. […]
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Singer-songwriter Dar Williams to perform at Chocolate Church
BATH — New England treasure Dar Williams performs in a fall concert at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, located at 804 Washington St. at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. Williams has roughly a dozen full releases in her catalog (not counting EPs and singles), starting with her 1990’s cassette-only release, “I Have No History.” The folk-pop […]
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Award-winning musical 'Assassins' coming to Chocolate Church
BATH — Stephen Sondheim’s multiple Tony Award-winning musical masterpiece “Assassins” is coming to the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath for two weekends, Oct. 12-21. This dark musical comedy is being produced by Studio Theatre of Bath, one of midcoast Maine’s oldest active community theater groups, co-founded in 1979 by Priscilla and J. Pat Montgomery. “Assassins” […]
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Maine musicians recreate The Band’s 'The Last Waltz' at the Chocolate Church
BATH — At one point in musical history, The Band was one of the most popular and influential rock groups in the world. Their last concert was so iconic that Martin Scorsese filmed it as the documentary entitled “The Last Waltz.” This epic concert attracted featured guests such as Van Morrison, Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan, […]