Cotuit Center For The Arts Announces Upcoming Classes, Concerts and Auditions

CONCERTS:
JAZZ UP YOUR FEBRUARY WITH MID-WINTER BLUES
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Greg Abate
Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 8:00 pm
Tickets: $20
Greg Abate jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer continues as an International Jazz/Recording Artist with 150 days a year touring the globe. 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.

Greg 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.

Greg is also an adjunct professor of Jazz Studies at Rhode Island College and is also a very active jazz clinician with sponsorship from the Conn -Selmer Instrument Co., conducting workshops and master classes through the U.S and abroad.

The George Gritzbach Band
Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 8:00 pm
Tickets: $20
A three-piece band--drums, bass, and guitar; the music is blues/R&B based, we play a good deal of funk and New Orleans. What distinguishes our live performances are a healthy dose of slide guitar and the addition of racked harmonica, as well as high quality original compositions.
We play up-tempo material with the addition of a ballad or two per set. We consider ourselves a high-energy R&B dance band. That being said, we have the flexibility to go unplugged and play an acoustic set for a concert or coffee house crowd. At this time, we go by the George Gritzbach Band. George has shared the stage with: B. B. King, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Bonnie Raitt, Professor Longhair, Odetta, Taj Mahal, Libba Cotton, John Jackson, Little Feat, John Hammond, Bukka White, Mississippi John Hurt, Saffire, Robert Cray, Luther Guitar Johnson, Dr. John, Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, James Cotton, koko Taylor, and Toni Lynn Washington.

Rebecca Parris
Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 8:00 pm
Tickets: $35
Rebecca Parris was born in Newton, Massachusetts on December 28, 1951. She was born of a family of musicians and educators. Rebecca performed from the age of 6, mostly in musical theatre. Her parents encouraged her to pursue the study of music. She studied with world-famous vocal coach, Blair MacClosky (her uncle) and attended the Boston Conservatory. Rebecca started her professional career in music working with various top 40's bands in the Northeast. She found that she preferred singing jazz and embarked upon a career in the jazz world. Rebecca has performed all over the world with her own groups, as well as with some of jazz's greatest legends, including Dizzy Gillespie, Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, Terry Gibbs, David "Fathead" Newman, Norman Simmons. Harold Jones, Andy Simpkins, Gerry Wiggins, Bill Cunliffe, Red Mitchell, Buster Cooper, Nat Pierce, and many others.

Purchase tickets online by visiting
www.CotuitCenterForTheArts.org
or call the Box Office at 508-428-0669

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EXHIBITION: FIRST THINGS FIRST
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Saturday, January 9 - Saturday, February 6, 2010
Monday - Saturday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod
presents

FIRST THINGS FIRST
at the Cotuit Center for the Arts.

FIRST THINGS FIRST will feature the works of more than fifty well-known Cape Cod artists as they explore those things that are most important to them. This unique, free exhibit will introduce students of all ages to the work of established artists from Cape Cod, while encouraging their own creativity through engaging educational activities during their visit.

Keeping younger arts patrons in mind, art work will be displayed at a height of 4 feet throughout the exhibit -- right at children's eye level. A special mini-art library will be made available to all visitors, and a series of child-friendly events will be scheduled over the course of the exhibit. School groups will be welcomed to the exhibit for free for the duration of the show, and will be given docent-led tours and art instruction customized to the age of the children.

The exhibit is free and open to the public. For information about the exhibit, the artists being featured, and opportunities for school groups to visit the exhibit, please call the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod at 508-362-0066 or visit www.artsfoundation.org.

FIRST THINGS FIRST is presented by the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod and generously sponsored by the Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation, the Donald C. McGraw Foundation, Inc. and Cape Cod Melody Tent.

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EXHIBITION: SOUL CLAP
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Art from the Black American tradition. Featuring work from Hartman Deetz, J. Vincent Diggs, Shea Justice, Carl Lopes, Mwalim, and Robert Peters.

On view February 13 - March 6

Opening reception Saturday, February 13
4:30pm - 6:30pm

GALLERY HOURS:
Tuesday - Friday, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday, 10:00am - 2:00pm

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Book Signing:
There will be a reading and book signing with artist and author Robert Peters, from his book Da Goodie Monsta, on Sunday, Feb 21 at 1:00pm.

 

 

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AUDITIONS: TREASURE ISLAND
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The Cotuit Center for the Arts will hold open auditions for Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson, as adapted by Ken Ludwig.

Tuesday, February 2nd from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Thursday, February 4th from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Saturday, February 6th from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Auditions will be held at the Arts Center located at 4404 Falmouth Road, Rte. 28 in Cotuit.

Auditions will consist of reading from the script and learning a small piece of combat. Please wear comfortable clothing that will allow you to be very active. Director Lisa Canto will be casting many roles, from pirates to sailors, including Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins. Men, women and young adults 14+ are invited to audition. Audition forms may be printed out from our website and brought to the audition. If under 18, you must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Please submit all questions to Patrick Pope at patrick@cotuitcenterforthearts.org. Rehearsals will begin the week of February 15th. Production dates are April 1st through April 18th for twelve (12) performances, with Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening performances at 8pm and Sunday matinees at 2pm.

Based on the masterful adventure novel, Treasure Island is a stunning yarn of piracy on the tropical seas. It begins at an inn on the Devon coast of England in 1775 and quickly becomes an unforgettable tale of treachery and mayhem featuring a host of legendary swashbucklers including the dangerous Billy Bones (played unforgettably in the movies by Lionel Barrymore), the sinister two-timing Israel Hands, the brassy woman pirate Anne Bonney, and the hideous form of evil incarnate, Blind Pew. At the center of it all are Jim Hawkins, a 14-year-old boy who longs for adventure, and the infamous Long John Silver, who is a complex study of good and evil, perhaps the most famous hero-villain of all time. Silver is an unscrupulous buccaneer-rogue whose greedy quest for gold, coupled with his affection for Jim, cannot help but win the heart of every soul who has ever longed for romance, treasure and adventure.

Audition forms may be printed out from our website and brought to the audition.
Download an audition form here: http://www.cotuitcenterforthearts.org/2009%20audition%20form.pdf

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EDUCATION: SPECIAL SATURDAYS
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SPECIAL SATURDAYS WITH COTUIT CENTER FOR THE ARTS
& HARWICH JUNIOR THEATRE

Saturday morning Visual Arts & Performing Arts classes
6 week session
Ages: 8 yr to 11 yr

Visual Arts: 10:00am to 12:00pm
Performing Arts: 12:00pm to 2:00pm

VISUAL ARTS CLASSES AND INSTRUCTORS

February 27 - Michelle Law: Printmaking
This Printmaking workshop will explore the art of monoprint, a process of printmaking which can incorporate many mediums. Students will combine a variety of techniques to create a series of one-of-a-kind works.

March 6 - James Wolf: Abstract Expressionist Painting
In the Abstract Expressionist Painting class we will learn to mix colors. Lots of colors: bright colors, dark colors, ones that make us feel good when we look at them, ones that look good together. Then we will use lots of different brushes to make the marks, planes and textures that are needed to paint a beautiful, interesting abstract.

March 13 - Joe Diggs: Drawing then Painting a Painting
This session will start with developing the overall composition then focus on drawing technique, content and details. Next, color mixing then all of the ways to apply paint to make a painting as beautiful as you can make it.

March 20 - John Cira: Found Object Assemblage
Participating students will collaborate on a free-standing sculpture constructed from found objects. Each student should assemble a collection of their own objects to contribute to the work and for possible use in constructing a small wall hung piece of their own composition. And we will initially search the art center area for objects for possible use in the work(s).

March 27 - Jackie Reeves: Drawing Faces and Expressions
In this portrait class we will learn about the portportions of the human head and practice drawing faces with pencil, charcoal and erasers. Using mirrors we will study facial expressions and draw emotions with line and shading techniques.

April 3 - Richard Neal: Collage
Working from a still life, participants in this workshop will cut, rip and glue paper and cardboard to create dynamic pictures through the use of strong shapes. Each rough
paper edge and shape gives the torn paper collage vitality as the work is created.

The visual arts classes will be coordinated with and followed by performing arts classes from 12 noon to 2:00pm.

Performing arts classes will be taught by Harwich Junior Theatre instructor:

Mary Arnault - Director, Teacher, Resident Playwright
Mary received an MFA in acting from NYU and was for years co-artistic director of Odyssey Theatre Company in New York. Since moving to Cape Cod she has directed productions for many Cape Theatres including Cape Cod Repertory Theatre, Harwich Junior Theatre, Provincetown Theatre Company Playwrights Festival and Chatham Drama Guild. Directing credits for HJT include HANS BRINKER AND THE SILVER SKATES, THE LARK, THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER, and LILLY'S PURPLE PLASTIC PURSE and for HJT's adult resident company Harwich Winter Theatre, TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE. Mary and her husband Andrew co-wrote THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW for the Harwich Junior Theatre. LEGEND received the 2001 Aurand Harris Award from the New England Theatre Conference and is now published by Dramatic Publishing.

Only Visual Arts: $105 non-member/$95 member
Only Performing Arts: $105 non-member/$95 member
Both: $190 non-member/$175 member

Please register early! Space is limited.
Registration deadline February 19, 2010.

Enrollment is first-come, first-served. No drop-ins

To register online:
Go to: www.CotuitCenterForTheArts.org

To register by mail:
CCftA, PO Box 2042, Cotuit, MA. 02635

To register by phone:
508-428-0669

ALL CLASS AND WORKSHOP FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE UNLESS CLASS IS CANCELLED BY THE EDUCATION DIRECTOR BY FEBRUARY 19TH, 2010.

For more information, please visit www.CotuitCenterForTheArts.org