CHOCOLATE CHURCH ARTS CENTER

Website: chocolatechurcharts.org/

Calendar: chocolatechurcharts.org/events

ABOUT

The Chocolate Church Arts Center is a nonprofit performing arts venue in historic Bath, Maine, housed in a Gothic Revival church completed in 1847. The facility includes a 300-seat proscenium theater in the main sanctuary and an 80-seat attached Annex that operates as a club-style venue. The center also runs art education programs and a music school.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Programming spans live music, theater, community arts productions, waterfront concerts, and large-scale community parades. The 300-seat main hall hosts folk, jazz, blues, rock, and touring national acts, while the Annex is used for more intimate club-format performances. The venue also runs Art Lab sessions for artists of all ages and music education led by Dr. Jane Clukey.

HISTORY

The building was originally completed in 1847 as the Central Church of Bath, a Gothic Revival structure. In the mid-1960s, declining membership threatened the building's future. Theatrical designer Jack Doepp purchased the building from Sagadahoc Preservation, Inc. and formed the Performing Arts Center of Bath. The community nicknamed it "the Chocolate Church," and the Chocolate Church Arts Center was incorporated and received 501(c)(3) status in 1977.

Sources:

[1] chocolatechurcharts.org [2] chocolatechurcharts.org [3] chocolatechurcharts.org [4] indieonthemove.com [5] mainearts.maine.gov

UPCOMING SHOWS

THIS WEEK (2) NEXT 4 WEEKS (11) COMING SOON (4)

Friday

7:30pm — Moe Reen & Louisa Stancioff get loud

Saturday

5:00pm — Gentleman Brawlers rock out

Saturday - 7/25

5:00pm — The Bow Tides jazz vibes

Sunday - 7/26

5:00pm — Jamie Saft Trio let's go

Saturday - 8/1

1:30pm — Cultural Crossroads get loud

Friday - 8/7

7:30pm — Whale Bones rock out

Saturday - 8/8

5:00pm — Shadow Riders jazz vibes
7:30pm — Whale Bones rock out

Sunday - 8/9

7:30pm — Whale Bones let's go

Friday - 8/14

7:30pm — Whale Bones get loud

Saturday - 8/15

5:00pm — Mystic Bowie's Talking Dreads jazz vibes
7:30pm — Whale Bones rock out

Sunday - 8/16

7:30pm — Whale Bones let's go

Saturday - 8/22

5:00pm — YellowHouse Blues Band get loud

Saturday - 8/29

5:00pm — Dylan Chambers rock out

Wednesday - 9/2

6:00pm — Flatfoot Dance Workshop with Martha Spencer dance fun
7:30pm — Martha Spencer & The Wonderland Country Band country tunes

Full schedule at chocolatechurcharts.org/events →