This Week at The Center
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
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Are you a member? Now you can check your membership status from our website. For questions or assistance, please contact Margeaux Weber via email or by phone at 508-428-0669, ext. 6.
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It is also Fall clean-up time again. We need volunteers for Spruce Up Day on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 9:00 am. If you are interested, please sign up on the Hub. Our volunteers are critical to our success at Cotuit Center for the Arts. We can't do it without you! Thank you.
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Black Lives Matter in the Soul of America
Free streaming available Friday, October 16
This presentation explores the George Floyd killing and racism, while questioning the soul of this country.
Recorded with a live audience on Saturday, October 10, 2020. Free streaming available Friday, October 16. Watch previous streaming presentations in the #BLM series with Robin J. & James W. Miller at our Cotuit On Demand Youtube Channel.
Donations for the series accepted by texting CONVERSATION to 44321. All proceeds from donations will be split between Cotuit Center for the Arts and the Millers, who will be donating their share to the Zion Heritage Museum.
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Spruce Up The Center Day
Saturday, October 17 from 9am–1pm
Do you love visiting the Galleries, attending live events, and taking in-person classes at the Center? Help us give a little love back to the space that makes it all possible! Save the date for our Annual Spruce Up the Center Day: Saturday, October 17 from 9am to 1pm (rain date: Sunday, October 18 from 9am to 1pm). Volunteers should bring gloves, rakes, tarps, wheelbarrows, leaf blowers, and pruning tools. Masks and social distancing will be required. We’ll treat everyone to lunch!
Our beautiful campus relies heavily on volunteers to keep it neat and accessible throughout the year. If you have new or gently used garden tools you wish to donate, we would be very grateful to store them in our sheds for volunteer use.
Check out the Spruce Up the Campus Day Projects on our website for more details. Please contact Kim at [email protected] with any questions. Hope to see you at the Center soon!
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Entertainment Tonight . . . This Week
Tuesday–Saturday, October 20–24
Coming to you virtually, nightly at 7:00pm
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Purple Figs: An Ekphrasis Workshop
Love art? Want to look at it in a new way? Watch Purple Figs!
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Welcome to the return of Purple Figs, Cotuit Center for the Arts' very own ekphrastic workshop! Every episode, Kim and Jason explore the gallery at the Center and write poetry inspired by a specific piece in the show. Check out the previous episode of Purple Figs by clicking here.
This episode we look at work from the recent exhibition, More than ENOUGH by Jane Lincoln. Although the exhibit itself has concluded, her work can be seen online at her website.
Our current exhibits are on display until November 7, so please join us at the Gallery! For more information, please visit our website.
Questions? Reach out to Kim or Jason via email. We hope to see you soon!
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Dark, bold, and sometimes satirical is how Cape Cod artist Jaime Elkins describes her work that reflects the response she has toward the world as she sees it. This exhibit features a series where the artist spent more than a year visiting and painting the same tree in Yarmouthport. A tree she has named Weepy.
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Dysfunctional is an art show about thought-provoking ceramic work that doesn’t serve an immediate practical purpose. Curated by ceramic artist Lois Hirshberg and sculptor Neil Grant, Dysfunctional is a selection of sculptures, vessels and other creations where engaging the mind is much more important than fitting the hand.
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Exhibits will be on display through November 7, 2020.
Gallery admission is free during Gallery hours and by appointment.
Gallery hours: Wed–Sat, 10am–4pm
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CALL TO ARTISTS!
In these difficult, soul-searching times, many of us are looking for ways to stay positive and look towards a better future. This exhibition, titled HOPE, is designed for artists to express their visions of a hopeful tomorrow. ALL WORK WILL BE SHOWN. Click here for more info & submission guidelines for artists.
Drop-off Monday, November 9 between 10am and 4pm
Exhibit will be on display November 14th – December 26th, 2020
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CCftA Invites you to Join in the
Prizes for Funniest, Scariest and Most Original Decoration of real or artificial pumpkins and festive lanterns.
Drop off your creations at the CCftA Box Office Wednesday 10/21st – Saturday 10/24th. A window display in the Main Building featuring all submissions will be unveiled on Monday, October 26th and will be available to view through the 31st.
And don’t miss the special Zombie PROMenade, Friday, October 30 from 6:30–8:30pm!
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Author and theater reviewer Sue Mellen lifts the curtain on the rich history of theater on Cape Cod, taking audiences on a tour of the Cape’s many-faceted theater history.
October 24
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Please join Executive Director David Kuehn for a virtual Wine and Music, featuring Zoë Lewis as our musical guest.
November 18
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Ari Lew will reprise his role from the sold-out Black Box hit for five performances with a live audience. Dates to be announced as soon as we can.
Dates TBA
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John Weltman and director Carol McManus bring Truman Capote to life in this one-man tour de force. Dates to be announced as soon as we can.
Dates TBA
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From the creator of the CCftA smash hit Rodgers, Hart, and Hammerstein comes Mary and Ethel, a tribute show to be performed by Stephanie Miele. Originally planned as a Black Box production, we will present Mary and Ethel as soon as we can.
Dates TBA
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Online & On-Campus Classes |
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New Classes Weekly!
Learn from the teachers you love. In-person classes are socially distanced & masks must be worn.
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CLASSES STARTING THIS WEEK |
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with Lois Hirshberg
Tuesday, Oct 13 (rain date Oct 14), 9am–4pm
ON CAMPUS, McGraw Ceramic Studio
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with Coco Raymond
6 Tuesdays, Oct 13–Nov 24, 1–3:30pm (no class Nov 3)
ON CAMPUS, McGraw Ceramic Studio
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with Mary Richmond
1 SEAT LEFT! 8 Thursdays, Oct 15–Dec 10, 1–3pm
ON CAMPUS, Art Studio
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for ages 11–17, with Zhen Klinck
7 Thursdays, Oct 15–Dec 3, 4–5:30pm
ON CAMPUS, Art Studio
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with Neil Grant
6 Fridays, Oct 16–Nov 20, 9:30am–12pm
ON CAMPUS, McGraw Ceramic Studio
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with Laura Bouton & Elisa Sullivan
Sat & Sun, Oct 17–18, 12–6pm
ON CAMPUS, Schoolhouse
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with Mary Richmond
Sat, Oct 17, 1:30–4:30pm
ON CAMPUS, Art Studio
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with Bob Singer
5 Mondays, Oct 19–Nov 16, 7–9pm
ONLINE
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with Steve Gregory
6 Thursdays, Oct 22–Dec 3, 7–8:15pm
ONLINE
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with Kim Baker ONLINE, monthly
Monday, Dec 7, 11am–12pm
with Mellissa Morris ONLINE
Wednesdays, 10am–12pm
with Sam Holmstock, every Tuesday
Beginners 5–5:45pm
Intermediate & Advanced 6–6:45pm
ON CAMPUS, Art Studio
ON CAMPUS at the McGraw Ceramic Studio, for current students/pass-holders
Weekly Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat
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with Christine Ernst ONLINE
Saturdays 9–11am, ongoing
with James & Jean Anton ONLINE
A workshop where playwrights meet to discuss each other's work and actors read. Monthly, 1st Sundays, 7–10pm
with Laura Bouton
ON CAMPUS, Schoolhouse
Private Art Instruction
with Center faculty
ONLINE or ON CAMPUS in the Schoolhouse
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with Melanie Gillis
Saturday, Oct 24, 10am–5pm
ON CAMPUS, Art Studio
with Mary Richmond
Sun, Oct 25, 1–4pm OR
Tues, Oct 27, 10am–1pm
ON CAMPUS, Art Studio
Monday, Oct 26, 10–11:30am
OR Sunday, Nov 1, 10–11:30am
ON CAMPUS, McGraw Ceramic Studio
with Kim Sheerin
7 Wednesdays, Oct 28–Dec 16, 1–3:30pm
ON CAMPUS, McGraw Ceramic Studio
For ages 12–17 with Kim Sheerin
7 Wednesdays, Oct 28–Dec 16, 4–5:30pm
ON CAMPUS, McGraw Ceramic Studio
with Jeanmarie O'Clair
7 fun Fridays, Oct 30–Dec 18, 6–9pm
ON CAMPUS, McGraw Ceramic Studio
with Jeanmarie O'Clair
Mon, Nov 2, 9:30am–12:30pm
OR Sun, Nov 8, 10am–1pm
ON CAMPUS, McGraw Ceramic Studio
with Jeanmarie O'Clair
8 Mondays, Nov 2–Dec 21, 6–9pm
ON CAMPUS, McGraw Ceramic Studio
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with Mary Richmond
Tues, Nov 3, 10am–1pm
OR Sat, Nov 7, 1–4pm
ON CAMPUS, Art Studio
with Laura & Elisa
Sat & Sun, Nov 7–8, 10am–4pm
ON CAMPUS, Schoolhouse
with Mary Richmond
Sunday, Nov 8, 1–4pm
ON CAMPUS, Art Studio
with Jeanmarie O'Clair
Mon, Nov 9, 9:30am–12:30pm
OR Sun, Nov 15, 10am–1pm
ON CAMPUS, McGraw Ceramic Studio
with Mary Richmond
Tuesday, Nov 10, 10am–1pm
ON CAMPUS, Art Studio
with Jeanmarie O'Clair
6 Wednesdays, Nov 11–Dec 16, 6–9pm
ON CAMPUS, McGraw Ceramic Studio
with Neil Maciejewski
Saturday, Nov 14, 10am–4pm
ON CAMPUS, Schoolhouse
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Questions?
Contact Christine in the Education Office: 508.428.0669, or email her at [email protected]
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Huge shout-out to all our wonderful teachers at the Center! |
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Check out highlights from past hits on the Cotuit Stage!
Executive director David Kuehn is periodically uploading video clips of some of his favorite moments from past productions on the main stage. We realize the sound and video quality is not great—we record our performances for archival and educational purposes only—but it will give you a chance to come back regularly, check out some of the numbers from shows you saw and loved in the past, or that you missed. You're welcome!
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The Center's Little Free Library is BACK!
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Take a book, leave a book, and enjoy. Thank you to everyone who donated food during our Little Free Library's time as a Little Free Pantry! All leftover contributions are being donated to local food pantries. While you're checking out the newly reinstated Library, you can leave a message on our 'Art Is...' chalk wall, letting everyone know how important art is to you! Both are located just to the right of the main theater building.
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Box Office: 508-428-0669
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