Wednesday, May 16  6 – 7:30 pm

Wine and Music Wednesday is an open house held in our Gallery on the third Wednesday of every month from 6 to 7:30pm, with wine tasting and live music.  The first event was held in March of 2010 and it has become a very popular event at the center. It’s the perfect way to end your day, start your evening or just join friends for a night out looking at terrific art. Tickets are just $5 and are only available at the door. We have door prizes too!

Join us for a splendid selection of wines chosen and poured by Grain & Vine Spirit Shoppe of Hyannis and live music! Musicians are being booked now, so if you are interested in performing or know someone that is, please contact Sarah at sarah@cotuitcenterforthearts.org.

May 20 in the gallery

Free Concert  2-4 pm

The Cape Cod Conservatory of Music and Arts, Cotuit Center for the Arts, the Cultural Center of Cape Cod and Wellfleet Preservation Hall announce “Sunday Student Soirees”  a collaborative series of free monthly concerts.

This series, titled “Sunday Music Soirees”, is a year-long collaboration between four local arts organizations joining forces to present local student talent in interesting artistic locations.  The concerts will take place the third Sunday of each month from 2-4 PM.  Admission is free to the public and each concert will be followed by a reception.  The Cape Cod Conservatory of Music and Arts will present thematic programming, and local schools and music studios will be invited to participate as well.

Upcoming dates and locations:

May 20                         Cotuit Center for the Arts

June 17                         Falmouth Campus of the Cape Cod Conservatory

July 15                          Cultural Center of Cape Cod

August 19                     Wellfleet Preservation Hall

September 16               Falmouth Campus of the Cape Cod Conservatory

October 21                    Cultural Center of Cape Cod

November 18                Cotuit Center for the Arts

December 16                Cultural Center of Cape Cod

Art Barn Songwriter Series:

In September of 2010, Cotuit Center for the Arts and Trespass Music partnered to begin the Art Barn Songwriter Series, which brought some terrific local and national talent to the Center’s campus.  Held in the Art Studio building, affectionately known as “The Art Barn” and located to the right of the main building, this special series will continue to give music fans an up close and personal look at the area’s up and coming performers.

The series will return on the fourth Monday of every month in 2012 from March through November. Each performance will feature 2 professionally touring songwriters, each playing a 45 minute set. As a surprise treat, nationally touring artists are again expected to stop by for an occasional solo show. Doors open at 7pm and the shows begin at 7:30pm. There is a suggestion donation of $5.00 at the door. All donations are split between the artists; both the Center and Trepass Music donate their time and location to help support homegrown music.

The Art Barn Songwriter Series also features a recurring Open Mic Night, a smashing success with great local talent, including spoken word. Please join us as a participant or as a spectator for a suggested donation of $5.00 at the door. We’re looking for those hidden gems – come and share your music and poetry with us!

Upcoming  Dates

May 28, 2012 – Annie Rich and Elaine Romanelli

June 25, 2012 (Open Mic Night)

July 23, 2012 – An Evening with Craig Bickhardt

August 27, 2012 – Shawn Taylor and Chris D’Amato

September 24, 2012 – Jane Fallon and Davey O.

October 22, 2012 – Debra Cowen and Allysen Callery

November 26, 2012 (Open Mic Night)

Sunday, June 17

12:30 pm

Father’s Day gallery concert with cellist Amit Peled and pianist Donald Enos.  Light brunch-style food and beverages will be served.

Program:

J.S. Bach Solo Cello Suite #2

Tsintsadze: Five Folk Pieces

Schumann: Cello Concerto

plus works by Ligeti and Britten

Tickets: $18/$15 Members

Fot tickets, please click here or call the box office at 508-428-0669.

Wednesday, July 17  6 – 7:30 pm

Wine and Music Wednesday is an open house held in our Gallery on the third Wednesday of every month from 6 to 7:30pm, with wine tasting and live music.  The first event was held in March of 2010 and it has become a very popular event at the center. It’s the perfect way to end your day, start your evening or just join friends for a night out looking at terrific art. Tickets are just $5 and are only available at the door. We have door prizes too!

Join us for a splendid selection of wines chosen and poured by Grain & Vine Spirit Shoppe of Hyannis and live music! Musicians are being booked now, so if you are interested in performing or know someone that is, please contact Sarah at sarah@cotuitcenterforthearts.org.

In September of 2010, Cotuit Center for the Arts and Trespass Music partnered to begin the Art Barn Songwriter Series, which brought some terrific local and national talent to the Center’s campus.  Held in the Art Studio building, affectionately known as “The Art Barn” and located to the right of the main building, this special series will continue to give music fans an up close and personal look at the area’s up and coming performers.

The series will return on the fourth Monday of every month in 2012 from March through November. Each performance will feature 2 professionally touring songwriters, each playing a 45 minute set. As a surprise treat, nationally touring artists are again expected to stop by for an occasional solo show. Doors open at 7pm and the shows begin at 7:30pm. There is a suggestion donation of $5.00 at the door. All donations are split between the artists; both the Center and Trepass Music donate their time and location to help support homegrown music.

The Art Barn Songwriter Series also features a recurring Open Mic Night, a smashing success with great local talent, including spoken word. Please join us as a participant or as a spectator for a suggested donation of $5.00 at the door. We’re looking for those hidden gems – come and share your music and poetry with us!

Upcoming  Dates

June 25, 2012 (Open Mic Night)

July 23, 2012 – An Evening with Craig Bickhardt

August 27, 2012 – Shawn Taylor and Chris D’Amato

September 24, 2012 – Jane Fallon and Davey O.

October 22, 2012 – Debra Cowen and Allysen Callery

November 26, 2012 (Open Mic Night)

June 26 and July 10  8pm in the Art Gallery

For the past 37 summers, the Meeting House Festival has been presenting varied classical to contemporary programs throughout Cape Cod.  Musicians of highest caliber are invited each season  to spend a few days here presenting concerts in collaboration with Cape Cod musicians.  The programs include mostly music of major composers, from Mozart and Bach to the Romantics, with a few more contemporary pieces interspersed.  All is carefully planned to be most accessible and entertaining for a summer evening.

July 6 & 7  8pm

2 evenings of 2-piano works, classical and popular, featuring the Managing Director of the Cape Cod Conservatory and Cotuit’s own Jared McMurray

Stephanie Weaver, an Educational Center Leader, Music Educator and Pianist, took the helm at the Conservatory in January, 2011. Her appointment followed the recent merger of the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra with the Cape Cod Conservatory of Music & Arts to form the Cape Cod Symphony and Conservatory of Music & Arts (CCSCMA). Her ongoing mission is to make the arts more accessible to students of all ages and to make the Conservatory a continual source of inspiration—inside the classroom and out in the community.

Jared McMurray began his music studies at the Cape Cod Conservatory in 1988 with Noel Tipton. Following an education in piano performance and composition, Jared was invited to play at  the first annual Franz Liszt festival in Rio de Janeiro by his teacher, Brazilian pianist Luiz de Moura Castro. Jared is a native of Cotuit and a member of Cotuit Center for the Arts’ Board of Directors.

Tickets: $20/$17 Members

For tickets, please click here or call the box office at 508-428-0669.

July 13 8pm

When the George Gritzbach Band hits the stage, the air sizzles with excitement. Gritzbach’s guitar seems to shimmer with heat alongside his own smoky vocals and steamy harmonica. A master slide guitar and vocal virtuoso, George burns with energy and passion or the music he loves. Backed by a seasoned blues band, Gritzbach ignites audiences to dance all night feeling that excitement for a long time to come.

Tickets: $20/$17 Members

For tickets, please click here or call the box office at 508-428-0669.

2^nd Annual “Happening” with Groovy Afternoon 

July 14 6:30pm

“Trip In’ Time” is a theatrical road trip back to the Woodstock era, journeying across America with Groovy Afternoon through the iconic songs of the period from its most legendary artists.  Using multimedia, theatrical elements and hard rocking flower power, the group will bring a dose of drama to the concert to transport their audience right back to the time of Peace Love and Music.

The group has invited a tribe of their groovy pals to join in the celebration by presenting a large Happening prior to the show reminiscent of Andy Warhol’s Factory events or Ken Kesey’s Acid Tests which will cover the grounds of the Cotuit Center.

An experience not to be missed….especially if you missed the 60s the first time!

Tickets: $20/$17 Members

For tickets, please click here or call the box office at 508-428-0669.