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Membership Benefits
First and foremost, the greatest benefit from supporting The Chocolate Church Arts Center is the tremendous satisfaction you will feel as a member in helping make The Chocolate Church Arts Center available for you and everyone who values our special programs, concerts and events. The Chocolate Church Arts Center is a community-supported arts center. The majority of the funds needed to serve you with high-quality concerts, gallery shows and theater productions, workshops and special events come from sources in our community, including our members, corporate sponsors and foundations. You can be assured that your donation will be managed wisely to support The Chocolate Church Arts Center's vital programs and community services. As a member, you receive the following benefits:
- Ticket discounts to Chocolate Church concerts and workshops
- Half-price children's tickets with a Family membership
- Postcards and other information mailed to you about concert and ticket updates
- Periodic announcements emailed to you for upcoming shows and events
- Preferred seating choices when purchasing tickets in advance
- Postcards, flyers, and entry forms mailed announcing upcoming gallery events
- Waiver of fees for artists submitting works to gallery shows
- Entry into the annual Member's Only Holiday Exhibit every winter
A strong and active membership is absolutely vital for us. In a society that is technology-based and becoming more so, the arts are of the utmost importance. Innovation is the lifeblood of progress, of technology, and innovation is the result of creative thinking. At The Center for the Arts at Chocolate Church, we cultivate creativity and culture; we want to bring the world of art to our community.
History
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Spring, 1999 |
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First Youth Theater Program first production, The Wizard of Oz, opened with seven sold-out performances. This full production featured full lighting, sets, costumes and a pit band. More than 90 children auditioned and 60 participated in this production. |
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Spring, 2000 |
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Presented the Broadway favorite Annie, Jr. to full houses and much critical acclaim. |
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Fall, 2000 |
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CCAC journeyed to Neverland with Peter Pan, a technically ambitious production. |
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Fall, 2001 |
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Produced the musical adaptation of Antoine de St. Exupery's The Little Prince. |
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Summer, 2001 |
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Hosted an Arts Camp with support from the Davenport Fund. Art Camp was offered again in 2002. |
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Fall, 2002 |
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Brought an old-fashioned melodrama and memorable characterizations in The Face on the Barroom Floor. |
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Spring, 2003 |
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CCAC produced a stunning Sound of Music, which amazed audiences with the outstanding performances of a truly gifted cast. |
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Spring, 2004 |
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Brought Oliver! Another hit! |
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Winter, 2004 |
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Produced The Snow Queen |
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Spring, 2005 |
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Produced The Music Man |
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Winter, 2005 |
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Produced Broadway Review |
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Produced West Side Story |
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| Spring, 2007 |
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Produced Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat |
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| Spring, 2008 |
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Coming For the 2007-2008 Season - Les Miserables! |
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Sponsors
The Chocolate Church Arts Center gratefully acknowledges the Founding Sponsors of the Youth Arts program who had the vision to support our first production, The Wizard of Oz, and who are joined by Sustaining Members who have ensured annual productions into this eighth season!
Founding Sponsors
Five County Credit Union
Briggs Advertising
C.W. Rogers Hardware
Dead River Company
Gediman's Inc
Kenduskeag Foundation
Nor'eastrs Barbershop Chorus
The Times Record
Sustaining Members
Ater Painting
Bowdoin College
Briggs Advertising
Burgess Computer, Inc.
Dead River Company
Dirigo Holdings, LLC
Eaton Peabody-Attorneys at Law
Bill & Sally Haggett
Holiday Inn Bath
Kenduskeag Foundation
Nor'eastrs Barbershop Chorus
Wintergreen
Maine Hosting Solutions
Advisory Board
Barbara Gaul, Chairman
Paula Benoit
William Haggett
John Hall
Kathryn Klingaman
Marc Liberman
Arthur Mayo
Morton Mendes
Diane Moyer
Herbert Paris
Elena Vandervoort
Board of Trustees
Judy Metcalf, President
Michael Barndollar, Vice President
Paul Gamache, Treasurer
Joseph Byrnes
Mari Eosco
Josephine Ewing
Jeff Geiger
Philip Jermain
Ann Perkins
Paul Rice
Diana Selee
Victoria Simpson
Patricia Taggart
Judy Tilson
Thomas Watson
Staff
Roo Dunn, Executive Director
Sara Musk, Summer Box Office Coordinator–Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA
Dolly Constantine, Summer Box Office Coordinator–Morse High School, Bath, ME
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