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12th Annual Poetry and Chili Festival

Posted by David On December - 2 - 2011

Saturday, February 25, 6:00 pm

Check out the Chili Heads Go Shopping video HERE!

Winter heats up every year at this time with our local global warming event, guaranteed to sate your belly and fill your senses with great chili and cornbread, terrific local poets and more.  Beat the winter blues and enjoy this Cotuit Center for the Arts tradition!

Enter your fiery secret recipe, read a blazing haiku, or just come and enjoy our sizzling 12th Annual Poetry & Chili mash-up. Homemade chili and cornbread, awesome poets, ice cold Cape Cod Beer, frosty Margaritas, and a fabulous band too – The Catbirds. We guarantee you won’t have more fun in February!

Prizes for Best Chili, Best Cornbread, Best Decorated Station and 1st prize for Poetry.

Free tickets to registered cooks and poets!

Poets Register Here

Chefs Register Here

Email your registration forms to jenn@cotuitcenterforthearts.org or mail to CCftA, PO Box 2042, Cotuit, MA 02635

Cooks, please read the USDA’s guidelines on Cooking for Groups: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/Cooking_for_Groups.pdf

Tickets: $15 per person

For tickets, please click here or call 508-428-0669. Tickts will also be available at the door.

Do it. At Cotuit.

Bart Weisman Klezmer Swing

Posted by David On December - 2 - 2011

March 2, 7pm in the Art Gallery

BART WEISMAN KLEZMER SWING GROUP has performed concerts from Falmouth to Provincetown and recently opened for the Boston Pops.  With Monica Rizzio on violin & vocals , Clayton March on clarinet & mandolin, Alan Clinger on guitar, Laird Boles on bass, and Bart Weisman on drums.  The group just recorded their first CD and will be peforming with the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra in December of 2012.  And the Cape Cod Times says “Bart Weisman told the audience that it took time to find just the right players on the Cape to form the group that played to an enthusiastic audience at the Cotuit Center for the Arts. He has certainly hit the ball out of the park with these players.”

Greg Abate

Posted by David On December - 2 - 2011

Saturday, March 3, 8pm

Greg Abate is a jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer and  international jazz recording artist. In the mid 70’s after finishing a four year program at Berklee College Of Music, Greg played lead alto for the Ray Charles Orchestra for 2 years. He recorded his first CD Live At Birdland NYC in 1991 on the Candid Jazz Label with the trio of James Williams, Rufus Reid and Kenny Washington.

To this date Greg has recorded over 12 other recordings and was nominated for a Grammy for his 2004 recording EVOLUTION in four categories . James Williams, Harvie S and Billy Hart comprised the trio.

Tickets $20/$17 Members

For tickets, please click here or call 508-428-0669.

Tedi Marsh in Concert

Posted by David On December - 2 - 2011

March 10  7pm

TEDI MARSH is a free lance performer who lives on Cape Cod and an artist whose career continues to span a national and international market. Most recently, she was a featured vocalist for Berklee College of Music in Boston with the “Broadway at Berklee” performance. Her Cabaret show, “Somewhere there’s Music…” received critically acclaimed reviews in New York City and was featured on Cape Cod for two summers. With a degree from Crane School of Music and more than a dozen years of summerstock performances, she is a seasoned performer. Tedi has been a featured soloist with the Cape Cod Symphony and has produced and recorded two CDs. TEDI will be accompanied by Fred Boyle on piano, Laird Boles on bass and Bart Weisman on drums.

 

A Traditional Celebration of Saint Patrick

Posted by David On December - 2 - 2011

March 11  2pm

An afternoon of traditional Irish music, song and dance, fiddlers, pipers, accordion, step-dancing and more.  Featuring Carraroe, Aoife Clancy, the Maureen Haley Dancers  and Cape Tradition.

 

Admission is $20 (with children under 10 free)

 

 

 

The concert will present the best in traditional Irish artistry as a way of paying homage to Ireland’s beloved patron saint. “It’s exactly the time of year when everyone can enjoy the bounty of the Irish traditional experience whether they’re blessed with Irish heritage or not,” said music co-ordinator Bill Black.

 

 

 

Featured artists are:

 

Aoife Clancy, traditional singer

 

Seamus Connolly, fiddler

 

Kenny McGilvray, MC and Irish tenor

 

Carraroe, traditional quartet

 

Haley School of Irish Dance

 

 

 

AOIFE CLANCY brings a refreshing new voice to folk music, one that ranges from traditional Irish songs to ballads and contemporary folk. Aoife comes from the small town of Carrick-on-Suir, in Co. Tipperary, Ireland, where her musical career began at an early age. Her father Bobby Clancy – of the legendary Clancy Brothers – placed a guitar in her hands at age ten, and by age fourteen she was playing with her father in nearby pubs.

 

 

 

Aoife came to the US by way of Dublin, where she studied drama at the acclaimed Gaiety Theater School. On her arrival in this country, she joined the all-women traditional group “Cherish the Ladies” and toured with them for four years. She has been a featured soloist with orchestras such as the Boston Pops and Cincinnati Pops and, while performing with Cherish the Ladies, collaborated with the Boston Pops on their Grammy nominated Celtic album.

 

In spite of a busy tour schedule, Aoife has had time to record extensively, completing seven recordings in the last decade, Aoife has clearly established herself as one of the “divas” of Irish and contemporary Folk Music, and we are very pleased to have her as “headliner” for this year’s concert.

SEAMUS CONNOLLY is a native of the lovely town of Killaloe, County Clare, where he grew up in a house filled with music – both his parents and two brothers were musicians, so it was natural that he would be be drawn to the music that has occupied his life since beginning fiddle lessons at the age of 12. He has lived in the Boston area since 1976. He is a ten-time winner of the Irish National Fiddle Championship, a feat unequalled by any other traditional musician in recent times.

 Seamus currently holds an endowed Chair at Boston College and is “Sullivan Artist-in-Residence” at the school. It was at Boston College from 1993 to 2003 that Seamus conducted the “Gaelic Roots” summer school and festival that brought so many first-class traditional musicians to the area to share their knowledge and love with local students. in 1990 he was awarded a Fellowship in Traditional Arts by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and in 2002 he received the honor of being named “Traditional Musician of the Year” by the Irish Echo. In 1999 he was selected by Irish America Magazine as one of its “Top 100″ Irish-Americans.

 Seamus has had the honor of representing Ireland on three “Masters of the Folk Violin” tours organized by the National Council for the Traditional Arts. He performs at festivals and also has extensive experience with radio and television. In addition to hosting a Gaelic Roots concert series at Boston College, he is also involved in preserving Irish tunes, with one book finished and another in progress.

There is no aspect of Irish traditional music that Seamus Connolly has not been involved in over the course of a busy and fulfilling life. We are honored to have him participate in our show.

The HALEY SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCE needs no introduction to lovers of the Irish tradition in the Southeast Mass. area. Maureen Haley, a native of Co. Galway, Ireland, has been teaching competitive Irish dancing in the New England region for almost 40 years. She started dancing at the age of six in Galway city, and spent many years competing in regional and national level competitions. Maureen moved to the United States and opened her dance school in 1974.   Since then she has become an icon in the Boston Irish dance scene.  Her dancers have performed all over North America, sharing the stage with Natalie MacMaster, Keith Lockhart & the Boston Pops, The Irish Tenors, and Tony Kenny, to name a few.  She currently teaches classes in Whitman, Duxbury, Cape Cod and Shrewsbury, MA.  Maureen’s mission as a teacher has been to instill in all of her students an appreciation and love of Irish culture and dance.  When not teaching dance (which is rare), she enjoys spending time with her grandchildren– Annie, Jack & Jenna.

CARRAROE is the name of the traditional quartet who are the “host band” for this year’s show. The group consists of Mark Oien, fiddle; Torrin Ryan, uilleann pipes; Kevin Daly, accordion, and Bill Black, guitar and bouzouki. All the members are from the Southeast New England area.

The band was formed a little over a year ago at the suggestion of Black, who had played with the other members individually on many occasions and came to the conclusion that they would sound very well in a group format. Although varying in age from  not-quite-able-to-drive-legally (Ryan)  to social-security recipient (Black), the group is united and made strong by its great love and respect for the dance music of Ireland, the lively “jigs, reels, and hornpipes” that impart the distinctive sound to Irish traditional music.

Hopefully the group will get around to a CD at some point or another (“while I can still hold a guitar,” says Black).

KENNY McGILVRAY is the show’s MC and “resident” Irish tenor, a well-known and well-respected performer here on Cape Cod.

 

Dane Vannatter and Donna Byrne

Posted by David On December - 1 - 2011

Dane Vannatter and Donna Byrne

March 23 7pm in the Art Gallery

DANE VANNATTER was awarded the 2006 Bistro Award for Outstanding Vocalist by the critics of BackStage in New York. He is the recipient of the 2000 Bistro Award for Outstanding CD for his second recording Flight and has performed in Boston, New York, Washington, DC and the West Coast.

DONNA BYRNE can take her listeners on a journey down new musical avenues by using a wide range of deep, soulful vocal talents and a true artist’s feel for interpretation and improvisation.  Her unforgettable performances have entertained audiences in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Baltimore, Washington, DC and she has toured Hawaii with the Benny Goodman Tribute Orchestra.

DANE VANNATTER & DONNA BYRNE will be accompanied by Tim Ray on piano, Marty Ballou on bass and Bart Weisman on drums.

Sunday Student Soirees

Posted by David On December - 1 - 2011

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Dates and locations for 2012:

January 15                    Cotuit Center for the Arts

February 19                   Falmouth Campus of the Cape Cod Conservatory

March 18                       Cultural Center of Cape Cod

April 15                         Wellfleet Preservation Hall

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

2012 Wine and Music Wednesday

Posted by David On December - 1 - 2011

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 – and we have yet to repeat a musician! Musicians are being booked now, so if you are interested in performing or know someone that is, please contact Sarah at sarah@cotuitcenterforthearts.org.

2012 Dates

January 18, 2012

February 15, 2012

March 21, 2012

April 18, 2012

May 16, 2012

June 20, 2012

July 18 2012

August 15, 2012

September 19, 2012

October 17, 2012

November 21, 2012

December 19, 2012

2012 Art Barn Songwriter Series

Posted by David On December - 1 - 2011

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 2012 series’ performers are now being booked. The dates are listed below. For more information on the Art Barn Songwriter Series, the complete schedule, and to learn more about the performers or to contact us about booking a show, please visit trespassmusic.org.

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!

2012 Dates

March 26, 2012 (Open Mic Night)

April 23, 2012

May 28, 2012

June 25, 2012 (Open Mic Night)

July 23, 2012

August 27, 2012

September 24, 2012 (Open Mic Night)

October 22, 2012

November 26, 2012 (Open Mic Night)

Third Fret Coffee House at Cotuit Center for the Arts in 2012

Posted by David On December - 1 - 2011

Cotuit Center for the Arts and Trespass Music have partnered to present The Third Fret Coffeehouse. The Third Fret is the perfect Cape Cod performance venue to intimately experience nationally touring songwriters creating a buzz throughout the country. Our venue offers a warm and trendy charm, and a friendly, attentive listening audience, as well as light refreshments to enjoy during the show. Artists and listeners love to come ‘home’ to the Third Fret experience and we are proud to have hosted great artists including Sloan Wainwright, Pierce Pettis, Mark Erelli, Cliff Eberhardt, and Ellis Paul among others.

Like the Art Barn Songwriter Series, these shows are held in the Art Studio building, affectionately known as “The Art Barn” and located to the right of the main building. This special series showcases nationally touring artists and special events on various dates throughout the year. Doors open at 7pm and the shows begin at 7:30pm. Tickets are $20 for General Admission or $15 for Center Members. More information can also be found at trespassmusic.org/thirdfret, and more shows may be added to the schedule below!

2012 Dates

January 14, 2012Danielle Miraglia with opening act  Patrick Fitzsimmons

A strong steady thumb on an old Gibson guitar is the driving force behind Danielle Miraglia’s acoustic blues guitar style. Add a raw, powerful, whiskey tinged voice and one might be tempted to label her a blues artist. But while Miraglia’s style pays homage to these blues traditions, her classic rock verve, catchy melodies and eclectic array of song subjects that range from deeply personal to socially relevant give it an original twist that is all her own. A fresh sound along with a sharp wit and a captivating stage presence is gaining her fans all over the map. Patrick writes songs that have that rare combination of strong lyrics and strong melody. He is a three-time Ploughshares songwriting contest finalist and has had his songs placed in several independent films. For tickets, please click here or call 508-428-0669.

April 14, 2012 Don White with opening act Tom Bianchi

If you laugh and cry within the same ten minutes, you either need a vacation or you are sitting in the audience at a Don White show. This working class family man from Lynn MA has emerged as the thoughtful songwriter of the decade whose relevance to our lives is evidenced by the powerful reaction he evokes at every concert. He illuminates the human experience though his writing and performing. Whether he is singing, speaking, or setting up the sneakiest punch line of the night, Don has the hearts of his audience. They know they have his. Armed with 4 strings, big voice, killer wit and the will to live, Tom Bianchi is always ready to put on a show. Improvisation is a big part of the routine as he weaves seamlessly in and out of songs, good times and fun. Funky bass lines, witty humor, and killer tunes are what you can expect when you go to see this self-proclaimed 24 hour entertainer.

May 12, 2012Bob Dylan Tribute with Art Tebbetts and Matt Borrello

Matt Borrello & Art Tebbetts are two friends who share a love of all things Bob Dylan, and performed one of the most talked about Third Fret shows of 2011 and will be returning for another all Dylan all night showcase. Art has always loved Bob Dylan and his songs, which have been a part of every folkie’s repertoire since the early 60′s.  Art hosts an Open Mic in New Bedford, and that is where the idea first germinated to have Matt & Art sit down together and share their large repertoires of Dylan songs.  This will be their second year of doing these Dylan Birthday Bashes and sharing their love of Bob with crowds everywhere.

September 8, 2012Paul Geremia with opening act Matt Borrello

For almost forty years, Paul Geremia has survived solely by the fruit of his musical labors. Having abandoned all other means of support in 1966, Geremia has built a reputation as a first rate bluesman, songwriter, a “scholar” of early jazz and blues, and one of the best country blues fingerpickers ever with his tools – six and twelve-string guitars, harmonica, piano and a husky soulful voice – and with an innate sense of the humor as well as the drama of the music, he keeps traditional blues fresh and alive with his performances. Matt Borrello is a singer-songwriter from Southeastern Massachusetts. Matt’s insightful lyrics and passionate performances have earned him recognition in various New England talent showcases and songwriting contest. He is a lover of spontaneous collaborations and his songs have highly malleable arrangements. Matt writes from a personal perspective, but his songs are markedly devoid of boring self-pity.

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