DO IT AT COTUIT: Summer/Fall 2023

DO IT AT COTUIT NEWS AND PROGRAMMING Summer/Fall 2023

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR David Kuehn BOARD OF DIRECTORS Kathie Lynch Nutting, President Mark Wright, Vice President Alan Hidenfelter, Treasurer Graham Silliman, Secretary Ken Alsman Cindy DerHagopian Christopher G. Dooley Michael Dunford Diane H. Greer Spencer Hallett Sharon Hawkins Ashley LaCroix Don Megathlin Robin Joyce Miller Michael Princi Lee Smith Juliane Soprano Michelle St. John DIRECTOR EMERITUS James T. Hoeck

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EDUCATION PROGRAMMING MANAGER/ CERAMICS Leah Maxwell STUDIO TECHNICIAN/CERAMICS Sarah Rossi MARKETING MANAGER Annie Labins GRAPHIC DESIGN/WEBSITE Daniel Fontneau ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING AND PRODUCTION Jason Mellin STAGE MANAGER/PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Tara Galvin BLACK BOX STAGE MANAGER/ TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Erin Trainor PATRON SERVICES MANAGER Sandra Gault BOX OFFICE AND GALLERY ASSOCIATE Jayna Simpson EXHIBITIONS SPECIALIST L. Michelle Law Do It at Cotuit | 1

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KATHIE: David, I talk to a lot of people who have questions about how you make decisions on what shows you are going to put on the main stage. What’s the secret sauce?

DAVID: There are a variety of factors that go into choosing a mainstage season. First and foremost, we try to balance the programming throughout each year so that we have something geared towards families and children. In the summer, we try to program what we think will be a big blockbuster, a really fun and energetic show. We try to do a classic or “chestnut” each season, and we always take into account the talent we have on the Cape when we make these decisions.

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KATHIE: Wow – that’s a lot to balance. When you say you take into account the talent pool, what do you mean?

DAVID: We have a long list of projects that our actors and directors (and audiences, for that matter) have wanted us to do. We revisit that list each year, and then once we decide on what we feel like is a balanced season that also has a lot of box office potential, we apply for the rights. In many cases, we can’t get the rights and will have to go to plan B. KATHIE: Give me an example.

DAVID: We’ve applied for rights for Chicago every year since I’ve been Executive Director at the Center and have been

denied because it’s still running on Broadway and we are considered a nonprofessional theater.

KATHIE: So as a community theater we cannot get the rights to a show that’s running on Broadway, or if something is going on tour or coming to Boston for example?

DAVID: That’s right. Last year we wanted to produce the Rocky Horror Picture Show, but because there was an anniversary tour planned, we couldn’t get rights. One year earlier, we could have. It’s always a crap shoot where rights are concerned.

KATHIE: And are rights to our main stage shows costly?

DAVID: Yes, our biggest cost for all main stage theater productions are the intellectual property rights.

KATHIE: On another note, I’m very excited about the Women ROCK! show.

There are seven performers, right? And these shows don’t have the same issues in terms of obtaining royalties.

DAVID: Correct on both counts! We do pay a licensing fee for the songs in these home-grown shows, but it’s a different ball game. It’s also nice to be able to present shows created and developed by our local artists. This year, Women ROCK!, September Morn, and Muskrat Love II all fit that bill. And in 2024, we kick off the year with Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, followed by Legally Blonde.

KATHIE: That certainly illustrates a little something for everyone. Well, keep trying for Chicago. We need to do it someday, our theater was made for that musical.

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BEHIND THE SCENES

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ILLUMINATE

We’ve got something for everyone planned for 2023.

A look at our in-house band.

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Richard Neal’s Submarine. _________________

INSPIRE

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THEATER SPOTLIGHT

A sneak peek at our holiday show, Matilda: the Musical.

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SUPPORT ART

Find out about the benefits of membership.

CONCERT & SPECIAL EVENT PROGRAMMING

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EDUCATE

Concerts for all musical tastes & lots of fun events.

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COMING TO TANGLETUIT

Outdoor programming in the John Weltman Outdoor Performance Pavilion.

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EVENT SPOTLIGHT

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A Day in the Studio: Metalsmithing Jewelry.

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The IGNITE Committee is finding new audiences.

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Mutual Muses: A Marriage of Visual & Literary Art.

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STAFF SPOTLIGHT

Elisabeth Moore, Education Programming Manager.

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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

Meet Bob Loncich!

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Classes in many disciplines... something for everyone!

PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE

EDUCATION PROGRAMMING

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With FACE TIME Curator Maggie Van Sciver.

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CapeCodCAN’s Donna Rockwell.

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COCKTAILS COTUIT STYLE

A feast for the eyes and mind all year long .

ENTERTAIN

The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod’s Creative Exchange

GALLERY PROGRAMMING

EDUCATION SPOTLIGHT

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The Comedy Garden at Tangletuit this summer!

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2023 THEATER SEASON

Mainstage THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND

BAREFOOT IN THE PARK

Escape into a world of musical beauty with some of the Cape’s most talented musical theater performers as they celebrate the music of Kander and Ebb. Featuring songs from shows like Cabaret and Chicago, the nonstop hit-parade features unforgettable gems seamlessly interwoven into a passionate, harmonious, up-tempo evening of musical theatre.

A comedy by Neil Simon. Newlyweds Corie and Paul Bratter are over the moon to begin their life together in their new apartment in Manhattan. It may be small and a six-flight climb, the heating may be busted, and snow may be falling through the skylight, but nothing can quash their newlywed bliss.

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GREASE

(February 17 - March 5) A musical comedy by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. One of the world’s most popular musicals will be presented on our stage, featuring a cast of Cotuit’s favorite actors of a certain (definitely not high school!) age. Grease... It’s still the word!

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(April 13 - 30)

MUSKRAT LOVE II: THE MUSKYS ANOTHER CELEBRATION OF THE SONGS WE HATE TO LOVE

(May 18 - June 4)

Written by Malcolm Granger. A sequel to 2021’s smash hit Muskrat Love: A Celebration of the Songs We Hate to Love keeps those songs we all know ringing in our ears. Same great cast, new musical guilty pleasures!

photo by Jayna Simpson

HELLO DOLLY! (July 12 - August 6)

A musical by Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart. The beloved musical follows the story of Dolly Gallagher Levi, a strong-willed matchmaker, as she travels to Yonkers, New York, to find a match for the miserly “well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire” Horace Vandergelder.

WOMEN ROCK! (August 16 - September 3)

Conceived and directed by Michael Dunford. From the creative team behind the Center’s recent tributes to Queen We Are the Champions and Billy Joel and Elton John Piano Men I & II, the women take center stage this year as the incredible All Star Band and cast of seven unparalleled female lead singers blow the roof off the Center in a tribute to some of the greatest rock legends in history.

SEPTEMBER MORN: A TRIBUTE TO NEIL DIAMOND (September 28 - October 15)

Conceived by Ruth Condon Price. From the creative force behind the Center’s smash hits What the World Needs Now: A Tribute to Burt Bacharach; Now: A Tribute to Karen Carpenter; and The Beat Goes On, Ruth and her team are back where they belong, on stage, in this world premiere tribute to one of the greatest American artists of all time.

MATILDA

(November 21 – December 17) Written by Roald Dahl. Directed and choreographed by Michele Colley.

Packed with high-energy dance numbers, catchy songs, and an unforgettable star turn for a young actress, Matilda is a joyous, girl-power romp. Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.

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2023 BLACK BOX THEATER THE WAY IT IS

By Donna Hoke • May 11-21 After eight years, Cane dumps fiancée Yasmine and is ready to propose to someone else -- as soon as he retrieves his mother’s engagement ring.

A PARTY AT THE CROSSROADS: A POSTMODERNIST’S CABARET

By Mwalim • April 6-23 About 25 years ago, He went on the road to tell his stories and sing his songs... Now he’s home... with a bunch more to tell...

THESE ARE THE BONUS YEARS

By Jason Mellin • June 8-5 The line is drawn between the explosive power of the bipolar mind and America’s thermonuclear weapon stockpile in this one man show.

THREE LITTLE GIRLS DOWN A WELL

By Justin Elizabeth Sayre • July 13-30 Three girls confront calamity at the bottom of a well with calculated pragmatism, stubborn optimism, and righteous rage in this dark comedy.

THE EXPERT’S GUIDE TO PULLING OFF AN ART HEIST (IN SEVENTEEN RIDICULOUSLY EASY STEPS)

By Celia Krefter and Talia Hankin August 17-September 3

In this farce, two brilliant con artists will teach you how to steal work from the most prestigious and heavily guarded gallery around: Cotuit Center for the Arts!

STEPHEN SONDHEIM AND STEPHEN SCHWARTZ: TWO BROADWAY GIANTS

By Stephanie Miele

September 14-October 1

From the creator of Broadway tributes Rodgers, Hart, and Hammerstein and Mary and Ethel comes another retrospective on the lives and works of two of the all time Broadway greats.

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Theater Spotlight

This holiday season, Cotuit Center for the Arts brings the Tony Award-winning musical Matilda to the Main Stage! Based on the beloved Roald Dahl novel of the same name, Matilda is the story of an extraordinary young girl seeking escape from a world of grown-ups who can’t appreciate her remarkable gifts. It’s book was written by Dennis Kelley, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin. In 2013, it won 5 Tony Awards, including Best Book of a Musical.

The final show of the season, Matilda joins the ranks of shows like The Sound of Music, Annie, Elf, Doctor Doolittle, and Mary Poppins— Poppins— triumphant musicals perfect for the whole family to end the year!

Matilda will be directed and choreographed

by Michele Colley, whose previous work at the Center includes Mary Poppins, Sweet Charity, Oklahoma!, Black Comedy, Spamalot, and more.

Matilda opens Tuesday, November 21 at 7:30, then runs Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30, Saturdays at 5:00, and Sundays at 2:00 until December 17. Tickets for Center Circle members will go on sale October 10, for all other members on October 17, and on general sale October 24. Make a night at Cotuit Center for the Arts part of your family’s holiday tradition!

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2023 CONCERTS Special EvenTS Concerts, galas, masquerades, and more! We’ve got an incredible lineup of music and special events planned for 2023. Check our website at artsonthecape.org/explore for event dates and more information.

Bruce Marshall Group The Amazing Richard Magic Show Kris Delmhorst Olli Soikkeli Trio James Montgomery Bob Dylan Birthday Concert Twisted Broadway Entertainment Tonight!

Provincetown Jazz Festival Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival Suede Pepper Grinds’ Annual Summer Striptacular

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Marilyn Maye Scamps Comedy Cotuit Oyster Festival Best of the Woods Hole Film Festival Art & Souls Masquerade Ball Charlie Brown Christmas Album - Live!

George Gritzbach Tom Rush Black Lives Matter series with Robin and Jim Miller Wine and Music Wednesday ...AnD SO MUCH MORE!

BOB DYLAN BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION BRUCE MARSHALL GROUP

MARILYN MAYE Phoebe Carrai

Black Lives matter Black Lives matterseries series suede

george gritzbach band

PEPPER GRINDS SUMMER STRIPTACULAR

Tom om Rush

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Sundog Organ Trio

Kyshona

Schuyler Grant Trio

Buoys of Summer

Cla da Bossa Nova

Session Americana

Panorama CARS Tribute Band

Sol y Canto

Monday Night Movie Series Stand Up Comedy Cape Cod CAN Page to Stage

Bill Janovitz’ tribute to the Rolling Stones Little Star /Codpiece George Gritzbach Robert Clarke Magic

Cape Symphony presents Jazz at Lincoln Center Amazing Animal Ambassadors Laney Jones Hey Blondie Blues, Brews & BBQ And more...

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Event Spotlight

Arts Foundation of Cape Cod’s Creative Exchange One-Day Conference How can artists better handle rejection? What stories inspire donors to give to your organization and consumers to purchase your art?

How can the arts sector collaborate with housing, transportation, the environment, and healthcare industries to address pressing issues in our community?

These questions – and more – will be answered at the Arts Foundation’s Creative Exchange Conference on Wednesday, October 4 at Cotuit Center for the Arts.

The one-day event is geared to anyone in the creative field on Cape Cod and the Islands – artists, arts leaders, individuals who work for an arts and culture nonprofit or business, and supporters of the arts.

Come be inspired while finding practical strategies to strengthen your organization, business, and creative practice. It’s also a great opportunity to connect with others as we build a stronger, more vibrant creative sector together.

Topics to be covered include public art; tapping into grants for organizations and artists; strategic planning; storytelling; handling rejection; cross-sector collaborations; and more. The conference will end with live entertainment – there may be a familiar face from Cotuit Center of the Arts – as we showcase how the arts can bring us together and give us joy.

Tickets will be available this summer on the Arts Foundation’s website, www.artsfoundation.org.

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Winter Art: Book Marks

Dan Welden: The ALLEGRO of LINE/ The ARIA of COLOR January 21 - February 25 Opening Reception January 21 _______ 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Spring Mix: Open Juried Exhibit March 4 - April 23 Opening Reception March 4 3:00pm - 5:00pm

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Lisa Goren, detail from Howte Rocks, Ireland

Dan Weldon top: Vanilla Porch, bottom: Guntram Prelude

2023 gALLERY eXHIBITS

NAWAMA: We’ve Been Around Forever May 6 - June 11 Opening Reception May 6 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Edith Vonnegut: Undaunted _______ Cape to Cape: Rocky Neck Art Colony Members Exhibition June 17 - July 23 Opening Reception June 17 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Michael Alfano, Blown

Edit Vonnegut, Clear Culling

photo by L. Michelle Law

Face Time: Mutual Muses XIV an Exhibit Curated September 9 - October 15

by Maggie Van Sciver Opening Reception September 9 July 29 - September 3 Opening Reception July 29 2:00pm -5:00pm

3:00pm - 5:00pm

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Richard Neal, Ararat

Michael Alfano, Blown

2023 gALLERY eXHIBITS

Richard Neal: SUBMARINE _______

Annual Member, Student, and Faculty Exhibit _______

Featuring a diverse selection of Fine Art Animation and moving-image artworks from regional, national, and international artists throughout the year.

RED: Open Juried Exhibit Small Works = Big Joy In addition, the Video Wall Annual Holiday October 21 - November 26 screens supplementary video Pop-Up Exhibit Opening Reception October 22 3:00pm-5:00pm

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December 2 -24 Opening Reception December 2 12:00pm-2:00pm

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Behind the Scenes

CCfTA’S IN - HOUSE

BAND

If you’ve attended an in-house-produced musical or concert at CCftA, your ears have surely been the recipient of an excellent musical experience. Maybe you attended a musical or a concert. Regardless of the type of show, if there was live music, it was likely performed by the skilled and experienced local musicians who have been involved at the Center for quite some time. This core group of musicians refer to themselves collectively as a family. The family of musicians at CCftA varies from show to show.

Michael Dunford, an accomplished musician, has not only dominated the drums for many a show at the Center since 2012 but has written and produced a few shows of his own. We Are the Champions: a Tribute to Queen, Piano Men, and Women ROCK! are all Michael Dunford productions. If you’ve seen one of Michael’s shows, you were no doubt dancing in your seat.

Michael started playing the drums when he was just five, having found a pair of drumsticks that belonged to his mom. Perhaps we can guess where the inspiration for Women ROCK! came from.

Malcolm Granger, another talented musician who is a regular at the Center, wrote and directed Muskrat Love—a show so well received he had to write another. And so, Muskrat Love was followed by Muskrat Love II: The Muskies.

It’s mind-bending just how many gifted musicians are in and around CCftA season after season, show after show. They’re certainly not all listed here, and the variety is endless.

Some spend their days notating and composing. Others work traditional day jobs, spending their free time in the pursuit of

connections between musicians and vocalists to complete a circuit that, once live, is a full package of sound that melts you into your seat.

The words, the action, and the lights are all part of a story that is stuck together with the glue of music.

This idea of connections is what keeps Pam Wannie coming back to the Center over and over. Pam came from a musical family and the first instrument she learned to play was the accordion—not the cool instrument when you were in high school, so that’s when Pam switched to piano. Pam was the musical director for The Sound of Music, The World Goes Round, Elf, and could be heard playing the oldies during the Center’s production of Grease.

Quite capable musicians who play regularly at the Center that we just couldn’t catch up with include Rich Hill, a seasoned bass player who’s played in many shows at the Center, including Piano Men, Silver Threads, and Grease; Gregg Sullivan, who played guitar in Tommy and Piano Man II, and solos for the Center’s monthly event, Wine & Music Wednesday; and Misao Koyama who has played in Tommy, Piano Men, and Muskrat Love, to name a few.

Someday we’ll get a chance to learn their stories as well. Until then, we’ll just have to enjoy the music they make, knowing we’re lucky to have them.

Music brings so much to our lives. It’s in the background of so many memories and in the foreground of those to come. Come and join us at the Center. Become a member and sing along, tap your feet and make some memories.

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Gallery Spotlight

Submarine an exhibit by Richard Neal

Article and Photo by Jayna Simpson

We are pleased to welcome renowned local artist Richard Neal to the Lower Gallery this fall for his first solo exhibition here at the Center, Submarine. The works in the exhibit were created mostly within this past year.

Richard was inspired by the physical and visual sensations of being immersed in the undersea world. They’re made with “a stew of materials,” in the artist’s words: from canvas and other fabrics to glue, oil, acrylics, and found objects.

“The ocean has always seemed terribly immense, thrillingly powerful, and wildly mysterious to me.” Richard said. “As a child I would hold my breath as long as possible and glide slowly along the sandy floor, almost weightless, as if I were a submarine exploring a silent, alien world. While swimming over my head, a chilling fear would suddenly grab me, as I fantasized about what could lurk below, unseen.”

The works were inspired not just by Neal’s childhood experience, but by the boundless history and potential the ocean represents: “The ocean also seems that it could hold all memories of the past and possibilities for the future, a subliminal repository of experience.

Many of the paintings in this show reflect my impressions of an ocean, real and imagined.”

Richard earned his master’s degree from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He is the inaugural recipient of the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod Fellowship. His work Alright, a portrait of Kendrick Lamar, is on permanent loan to Cotuit Center for the Arts.

Submarine Richard Neal

October 21st - November 22nd Opening Reception: October 22nd 3:00pm - 5:00pm

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A Day in the Studio Metalsmithing Jewelry at the Center with Laura Bouton and Andy Tusè

by Annie Labins

If you’re a complete beginner in the world of metalsmithing, as I am, jewelry-making involves more math and chemistry than you might expect.

Going from a plain length of wire to a handmade ring requires precise calculations, a number of fiddly little steps that must be followed in the correct order, and the use of a handheld butane torch. But under the tutelage of jewelry artists and CCftA instructors Laura Bouton and Andy Tusè, over the course of just one Saturday in the studio this seemingly intimidating process became easy and fun. Like me, several of my classmates were complete beginners—but by the end of the workshop we had all created bespoke sets of stacking rings, with none of us walking away with fewer than 5 creations!

Step-by-step in the Studio: making stacking rings* *Just for fun – don’t use these as real instructions!

Take the class to have a safe & successful experience.

1 Select your wire type! To calculate the length of wire required,

add the inside diameter of your ring size to the thickness of the wire and multiply the sum by pi.

2 Now’s the time to decorate your wire! Hammer a stamp or texture

into the metal, flatten it with the rolling mill, twist it using a drill bit, or leave it plain.

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3 File both ends of the wire as flat as possible and bend the wire into a rough ring shape, making sure the ends are perfectly flush.

4 Take a tiny snip of silver solder wire & heat it with the torch until it melts into a tiny silver ball.

5 Position your tiny ball of silver on the seam of the ring, spritz with flux to prevent oxidation, & carefully apply flame until the solder melts!

It’s hot, don’t touch! Use tongs to pick up your ring and quench it in water.

I definitely didn’t singe my fingertips by messing this step up.

6 Then it’s off to marinate in the pickle, which is a crock pot filled with hot acid! This step cleans your ring of oxidation and leftover flux.

7 After the pickle pot you sand and polish your ring with the flex shaft, and then your ring is ready to wear!

Laura Bouton is the owner of LjBjewelry and an artisan with 13 years of experience creating handmade jewelry from scratch, using traditional silversmithing techniques with every design. Craftsmanship, attention to detail, and a warm earthy style are the hallmarks of her work. Recently her son Andy Tusè joined her in the studio and classroom after studying traditional metalsmithing techniques in Italy for 5 years. The owner of House of Stones and Metal, Andy’s work often features beach stones, viking runes and leather accessories. See both of their work at ljbjewelryshop.com. And be sure to head to artsonthecape.org/metalsmithing to sign up for a class or workshop with Laura & Andy!

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Schedule of Summer Classes VISUAL ART & PHOTOGRAPHY “Permission to Play” Acrylic Mixed Media Collage with Sarah Kahn Thursday, 10am-2pm, July 6 $100/$90 members Big Brush Painting with Joe Gallant Saturdays, 9:30am-12:30pm July 8, Aug 5, Sept 9, & Oct 7 $90 per class Groovy Painting Pack with Ed Chesnovitch 6 Mondays, 1-4 pm July 10 - Aug 14 Aug 28 - Oct 9 (skipping 9/4/23) $256/$225 members Drawing Exercises Intensive 2-Day Workshop with B. McCormick 2 days: Thursday and Friday, 9am-12pm July 13th and 14th $120/$108 for CCftA member discount Figure Study with Jackie Reeves Saturdays, 9:30am-12:30pm July 22 & August 19 $60 per class It Isn’t Easy Mixing Green (in Watercolor) with Mary Richmond Monday and Wednesday, 9:30am-12pm July 24 and 26 $100/$90 members

Exploring Sketching & Watercolor with Melanie Gillis 6 Tuesdays, 6:00pm-8:00pm July 25-Sept 5 (No class Aug 22) $204/$184 members iPhone Photography with B. McCormick Friday, July 28, 10am-1pm Monday, August 28, 10am-1pm $60 per class Acrylic Fridays with Rosalie McCarthy 6 Fridays, Aug 4 - Sept 8, 10am-1pm $270/$243 members

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The Basics of Drawing Birds with Mary Richmond

Monday and Wednesday, 9:30am-12pm August 14 and 16 $100/$90 members

Creating and Making Cyanotype Prints with B. McCormick Tuesday, August 22, 10am-2pm $100/$90 members

CERAMICS Handbuilding 201: Improving Skills with Mary Shea 6 Tuesdays, Jul 18 - Aug 22, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM $306/$275 members SOLD OUT! Saggar and Horsehair Firing with Lois Hirshberg Thursday, July 20th, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM $140/$120 members per session $20.00 materials fee per student Halfway To The Holidays! with Holly Heaslip 6 Tuesdays, July 25th - August 29th 9:30 am -12:00 pm $255 /$230 members The Potter’s Wheel - Beginners and Beyond with Holly Heaslip 8 Thursdays, July 27 to Sept 21 (skipping Sept 7) 9:30 am - 12:00 pm $350 / $316 members Throwing On The Wheel With Ron Dean 8 Mondays, Jul 31-Sept 25 (skipping 9/04) 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM McGraw Ceramics Studio 18+ $350 / $316 members

MOVEMENT & DANCE Social Partner Dance Classes with Ellen Brodsky Swing Dance Party Friday July 7, 6:30-8:30pm Salsa Dance Party Friday Sept 15, 6:30-8:30pm $25 per couple/$15 per single

Tai Chi for Health and Wellness with Barry Friedman 6 Thursdays, 8:45-10:00 am Jul 20 - Aug 26 $125/$108 for CCftA members $20 drop-in

Music

Good Morning Yoga 2023, with Susan Andersen Wednesdays, 9-10 am, ongoing Purchase a 5 Class Pass $90 for 5 class pass/$22 drop in per session

Beginner Ukulele with Steve Gregory ONLINE & on campus Saturdays, 9-10:20am Jul 22-Aug 26, 6 classes, $162/$146 members

Pilates Body Sculpt Sundays, with Lucy Lee ongoing Sundays, 9-10am $12 per class

Intermediate Ukulele with Steve Gregory ONLINE & on campus Saturdays, 10:30am-12pm Jul 22-Aug 26, 6 classes, $162/$146 members Sept 23 - Oct 28, 6 classes, $162/$146 members Nov 4 - Dec 9, 5 classes, $135/$122 members

Adult Ballet: Barre a Terre, with Lucy Lee ongoing Saturdays, 9-10am $12 per class

Metalsmithing Intro to Jewelry Making One-Day Workshops with L. Bouton & A. Tuse Saturday, July 1st, 11am-6pm Saturday, August 5, 11am-6pm $190/$171 members per class Intermediate Metalsmithing with L. Bouton & A. Tuse 4 Thursdays, 5:30 - 8:30pm July 20 - Aug 10 $300/$270 members

Stained Glass & DIY Fantastic Furniture Painting with Nancy Frary 4 Wednesdays, 10am-12:30pm July 5 - 26 (10-12:30 on July 5, 1-3:30 after) Aug 2 - 23 (1-3:30 for first 2 weeks, 10-12:30 for last 2 weeks) $170/$153 members Mosaic: Glass On Glass with Mike Walter and Patrick Toderoff Saturday 1-Day Workshop, 10am - 4pm July 22 or August 19 $138/$124 with CCftA member discount + $20 materials fee “Seas the Day” Ocean Panel Resin Workshop with Nancy Frary Wednesday, 1-3pm August 16 / September 13 $100/$90 members (price includes materials and instruction)

Drumming Through Trauma with Sam Holmstock ongoing Tuesdays, 6–7pm & Thursdays 12:30-1:30pm $15, FREE to vets & 1st responders

Workshops Intro to Jewelry Making One-Day Workshops with L. Bouton & A. Tuse Saturday, July 1st, 11am-6pm Saturday, August 5, 11am-6pm $190/$171 members per class “Permission to Play” Acrylic Mixed Media Collage with Sarah Kahn Thursday, 10am-2pm, July 6 $100/$90 members Social Partner Dance Classes with Ellen Brodsky Swing Dance Party: Friday July 7, 6:30-8:30pm Salsa Dance Party: Friday Sept 15, 6:30-8:30pm $25 per couple/$15 per single Drawing Exercises Intensive 2-Day Workshop with B. McCormick 2 days: Thursday and Friday, 9am-12pm July 13th and 14th $120/$108 for CCftA member discount Figure Study with Jackie Reeves Saturdays, 9:30am-12:30pm July 22 & August 19 $60 per class Mosaic: Glass On Glass with Mike Walter and Patrick Toderoff Saturday 1-Day Workshop, 10am - 4pm July 22 or August 19 $138/$124 with CCftA member discount + $20 materials fee 41 | Do It at Cotuit

Schedule of Summer Classes Workshops (cont.)

KIDS’ & TEEN CLASSES

It Isn’t Easy Mixing Green (in Watercolor) with Mary Richmond Monday and Wednesday, 9:30am-12pm July 24 and 26 $100/$90 members

Summer Clay: Learn To Throw!

Ages 11-16 5 classes, Mon-Fri, 1:30 PM -4:00 PM choose from one or more of the following sessions: July 10-14 / July 24-July 28 / Aug 7-11 / Aug 21-25 $200/$180 members per week

iPhone Photography with B. McCormick Friday, July 28, 10am-1pm Monday, August 28, 10am-1pm $60 per class The Basics of Drawing Birds with Mary Richmond Monday and Wednesday, 9:30am-12pm August 14 and 16 $100/$90 members “Seas the Day” Ocean Panel Resin Workshop with Nancy Frary Wednesday, 1-3pm August 16 / September 13 $100/$90 members (price includes materials and instruction) Creating and Making Cyanotype Prints with B. McCormick Tuesday, August 22, 10am-2pm $100/$90 members Monologue Imaging Masterclass with Brian Lore Evans Saturday, September 2, 2:00-6:00pm $60/$54 members

Schedule subject to change.

Visit ArtsOnTheCape.org for information/registration.

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Summer Clay: Functional And Fun! Ages 11-16 Mon-Thu, 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM 2 sessions: July 31 - Aug 3 / Aug 14 - Aug 17 $160 / $144 members Summer Clay: Castles And Creatures!

Ages 11-16 Mon-Thu, July 17 - July 20, 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM $160 / $144 members SUMMER ART with Hilary Hutchison and David Sigel Ages 11-16 July 10 - July 21, 9:00a-12:30p Mon-Fri $600, $540 members (family level+)

Summer Theater Lab: The Wizard of Cod with Ed O’Toole and Susan Friedman

Ages 8-15 July 31 - August 11, 9:00a-3:00p Mon-Fri Black Box with a performance in the Outdoor Pavillion $800/$720 members (family level+)

Summer Art & Maker Workshops with Melanie Gillis

Ages 11-16 July 24 - 27 Nature-Inspired Drawing & Painting July 31 - Aug 3 Tie-Dye, Macrame, & Beaded Jewelry Aug 7 - 10 Printmaking, Collage, & Candle-Making 9:00a-12:00p Mon-Thurs $180/$162 members (family level+) for each week

Donna Rockwell “A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others”

– Salvador Dali

Meet Donna Rockwell, the incredibly talented creative who at every opportunity inspires and encourages the CapeCodCAN/Outreach staff, students, and Art Bus visitors of all ages.

the Cape Cod Mall. She was essential in developing a relationship with the artist team at the Art Coddage in Mashpee Commons, where CapeCodCAN now enjoys a small retail space.

Donna was hired as CapeCodCAN’s Art Director in 2017. She brought to the organization her vast experience in graphic design, illustration, and art education. As the owner of Do Well Studio, Donna has provided design services to Sandwich Public Schools, the Heritage Museums, and the Sandwich Arts Alliance, among others. Her teaching experience includes work with the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and Arlington Catholic High School.

During the pandemic when CapeCodCAN was unable to host in-person classes and members were struggling with quarantine and isolation, Donna designed “Studio to Go:” allinclusive artmaking kits with video instruction that were available via mail or curbside pick-up. “Studio to Go” was eventually funded by a Department of Developmental Services grant, allowing for increased production and kits shared with day and residential programs throughout the Cape and South Shore.

Her responsibilities as Art Director are many, but most notably she has: created a recognizable logo and marketing identity for CapeCodCAN; facilitated collaborative student-driven public art projects, currently exhibited at the Cape Cod Gateway Airport and the Harbor Overlook Artist Shanties; and elevated the scope of the visual arts program to include our signature Saturday Art Workshops and the new Fine Art Studio classes. Donna has helped to create new opportunities for artists to exhibit and sell work in galleries and art spaces including Cotuit Center for the Arts, the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, the FCTV Gallery, the HyArts Shanties, and in late May 2023, 44 | Do It at Cotuit

Additionally, Donna teaches a weekly class at Moving Forward, Inc. a communitybased day support program serving adults with diverse abilities. She assists with CapeCodCAN’s monthly Friday Arts Social, bringing craft-making projects and her famous corny jokes to the party. There are too many contributions to cover in this limited space!

In September 2022, CapeCodCAN became a full program of CCftA and together with the Marjorie Lynne Art Bus formed the foundation of the new Outreach initiative. Since that time, Donna has lent her awesomeness to the

Education Spotlight development of bus curriculum, decor, and facilitating projects with, at times, nearly 200 excited children. For those who popped on the Art Bus during the Sound of Music run, you saw Donna’s creativity first hand—from the adorable goat puppet craft to the beautifully decorated “hills are alive” windows…she set the mood for all to enjoy.

Most importantly, in addition to artistic talent, Donna brings her lovely calm presence, patience, humor, and positivity to every class, event, and interaction.

She is an incredible advocate for and with CapeCodCAN artists, encouraging growth, creative development and taking chances. She supports new ideas and is always willing to “give it a try.” She is

beloved by all fortunate enough to know and work with her.

Donna was asked what inspired her involvement with CapeCodCAN and in short, she responded that creating art can often be singular. She sought a more meaningful way to share her knowledge and passion with others…which brings us to the significance of Salvador Dali’s opening quote, and why it speaks so eloquently of artists like Donna.

When not at work, you can find Donna creating and exhibiting her art, supporting her kids’ activities, and spending time with her husband Tom, children Emmett, Shea, and Henry…and pup Blue Dog. article by Malissa Kenney

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entertain Cotuit Center for the Arts is thrilled to partner with John Tobin Presents to host nine nights of comedy under the stars! All summer long, a stellar lineup of local comedians will perform on the outdoor stage in the John Weltman Outdoor Performance Pavilion – a space affectionately known as “Tangletuit.”

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outdoor stage, and its own outdoor bar, can you think of a better place to enjoy some of the best stand-up acts in New England on a warm Cape Cod summer night?

“We wanted to provide more variety in our programming this year, so I engaged Jim Gilbert, who was instrumental in launching our Tangletuit inaugural season,” says David Kuehn, the Center’s Executive Director.

“In addition to planning an exciting array of concerts and movie nights, he also partnered with Boston-based John Tobin Presents to produce a mini-series

ALL SHOWS 8:00PM of stand-up comedy events in our beautiful outdoor performance space.”

“I had been keeping an eye on the comedy bookings at the Off Cabot theater in Beverly MA and through some old music scene contacts I was able to track down John Tobin,” says Gilbert. “He was developing some programming for the Melody Tent and loved the idea of a smaller venue on Cape Cod. The relationship was born and we started booking dates right away. John’s team jumped on the project and coined the title ‘The Comedy Garden’ for the series.”

John Tobin Presents is a live comedy production company that produces and

operates shows in and around Boston at well-known clubs such as The Comedy Scene, Laugh Boston and the legendary Nick’s Comedy Stop. John Tobin himself has been a mainstay in the Boston comedy scene since 1992, and today continues to bring the best acts in stand-up comedy to venues like Cotuit Center for the Arts.

So be sure to join us for laughs under the stars in the Comedy Garden at Tangletuit.

Don’t miss seeing some of the top comics from SNL, Comedy Central, and more perform in the open air of our intimate forest amphitheater — all summer long!

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The arts are essential. Our mission is to be a welcoming hub for Cape Cod’s artists, performers, students, and audiences, working together to make the creation and experience of art accessible, nurturing, and thrilling to all.

– Cotuit Center for the Arts Mission Statement

At the start of this year, I approached box office managers Jayna Simpson and Emma Hennessy with a question: “What kind of events could we put on that would bring more people your age to the Center?”

It was an idle question, based on an observation many have made about demographics at the Center: The people coming to the Center are… not within the 15-45 age bracket.

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Center’s patrons. Jayna and Emma are both in their early twenties, I turned 33 this year, and while we love the Center, it is not a place our peers come to spend their time or money.

Within two days I had not simply received an answer to my question but an entire four-page proposal about how to make the Center a more accessible place. I realized there was a reserve of energy here that we could tap into. The three of us were joined by Marketing Manager Annie Labins to

The Third Place Coffeehouse • photos by Rebecca Corliss

create Ignite, a committee dedicated to sparking untapped potential in groups the Center has not yet reached its arms out towards.

Our research and brainstorming led to a number of exciting ideas and realizations. We did polling that demonstrated a hunger for artistic engagement among our target demographic. But more than that, we realized that age was not the only factor preventing new people from coming to the Center. Ticket prices can be a barrier for those on limited incomes. Daytime classes preclude working people of all ages from expanding their horizons. A reliance on familiar programming alienates people looking for different and diverse content and performers.

Change takes time, but we’ve already taken several steps to broadening the Center’s appeal without losing

the things that already make this place so beloved by so many. The Pick Your Price ticket program allows people in both theaters to see shows for as little as $10. The $30 under 35 membership program extends the benefit of membership to a younger generation who will hopefully become lifetime supporters of the arts through CCftA. Our new TikTok shows off the fun and vibrant culture of the Center. Next year’s Legally Blonde production will appeal to generations who loved both the original movie and the hit Broadway musical. And the Third Place Coffeehouse – a new open mic social with board games, coffee, lawn games, and of course, local musicians and writers – is bringing new people looking for community to the Center to show them the arts are here on Cape, and they’re here for everyone.

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our beautiful Gallery space for this unique and everpopular exhibit opening Friday, September 8 at 5pm with an opening reception and poetry reading and running until October 15.

So what is ekphrasis, you are asking yourself? Ekphrasis is an ancient poetic form. In the 8th century B.C. Homer

describes the intricately detailed shield of Achilles in the Iliad, which, in turn, has inspired many different poetic interpretations, such as W. H. Auden’s “Shield of Achilles.”

Or think Keats’ poem “Ode on a Grecian Urn” that most of us had to study in high school. This poem, for instance, does not just describe the urn of Keats’ imagination. But it also philosophizes about art and its importance. Something we love to do for our own Gallery exhibits in our “Purple Figs” ekphrastic video program hosted by our own Jason Mellin and Kim Baker. And of course, artists and poets will consider the many facets of art and poetry in the “Mutual Muses” exhibit.

How does the “Mutual Muses” exhibit work? Artists and poets are invited to participate. They submit one poem or work of art each as an inspiration piece. Then, they meet each other at a potluck several months prior to the exhibit opening. At that meeting, artists select a poem and poets select a work of art to inspire a response piece.

Poems are not expected to be merely descriptive of the art, and art is not expected to illustrate the poetry. Rather, both poets and artists spend time over a number of months with the inspiration piece they receive, then respond to it. They consider not only specific

aspects of color and light, shape and feeling, but they respond to the emotion evoked for them in the art/poem. Both inspiration and response work are then exhibited side by side. Double the talent and interpretations displayed on our Gallery walls!

This is an exhibit not to be missed!

Plan to spend time so you cannot only view the art and read the corresponding poem, but enter into your own conversation with each piece. What do you see? How would you respond? Come with friends so you can discuss! Invite your book club to view together. We can do a tour for you and your group with a docent! Ekphrasis may be a funny word. But it is a beautiful portal to an expanded way of enjoying the visual and written arts, including right here at Cotuit Center for the Arts!

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Staff Spotlight

Elisabeth Moore Education Programming Manager Hi, Elisabeth! Welcome to Cotuit Center for the Arts! What’s your role here at the Center? What does a typical day look like?

On a typical day, I can be found scuttling around campus, coming up with new ideas, dreaming with colleagues, and meeting with teachers. It’s my task to organize and coordinate Visual & Performing Arts education programs at Cotuit Center for the Arts, dream up new ideas for the Center, and plan events and classes that will draw in our prospective audience of artists new and seasoned.

What’s coming up in Education for 2023?

This year we have a lot to look forward to: the teachers will be having their first teacher masterclass in June, we are gearing up for summer with a lot of great new workshops, and we have some exceptional summer programming for the youngsters. I am also working on developing new spaces for people to gather and practice, more on that soon!

What brought you to the Center?

I first came to the Center as a Sturgis student around 2006. After graduating college in Chicago in 2012, I came back to the Center and did five shows consecutively! I spent about ten years away from the Cape and came back

in 2021, where I was hired as the Front of House Associate and joined the cast of The Sound of Music as Frau Schraeder in the same weekend.

What did you do while you were away?

I had a wanderlust for new adventures and experiences. When I returned to the Cape after living in Turkey, quickly I was ready to take on my next travel experience. I lived in an ecovillage in Scotland, walked the Camino Santiago, spent time in the Plum Village Monastery, and backpacked through Europe and New Zealand; I always managed to find places to make, teach, and hear music as it was the common thread throughout my life.

Why back to the Center?

The only answer that I can have to this question is synchronicity! It was very easy for me to come back here, I felt welcomed with open arms and that I was appreciated for who I am. I feel grateful to be a part of this amazing community and I’m dedicated to creating spaces where people can create and share art together. Working here allowed me to apply all of my experiences that I have gained throughout my ventures into something productive, creative, and fun.

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Volunteer Spotlight

Bob Loncich

The Center simply can’t do what we do without our volunteers! Sandra Gault, the Center’s Patron Services Manager and volunteer coordinator, took a moment to talk with longtime volunteer Bob Loncich about his experience at Cotuit Center for the Arts.

Hi Bob! How did you get started with the Cotuit Center? How long have you been volunteering?

Several years ago, I heard from an acquaintance about the Cotuit Center for the Arts and that they were looking for volunteers to help out in various positions. I thought with my dynamic personality and ability to help out, I might be a good fit! A usher position was available and a phone call away.

What type of volunteer activities have you participated in?

When needed, I have lent a hand in food preparation as well as serving wine.

One day, I received an email from someone at the Center looking for volunteers to assist in construction for the play “Elf.” My response was yes. I received a follow-up email from Richard Neal thanking me for volunteering my time and when could I assist? Little did I realize I would be a painter and a gopher.

What would be your favorite shows you’ve seen at the Center?

My favorite play has been “The Sound of Music” for its story line and music.

Children and adults are familiar with the music and movie version. It translated very well at the Center. I also enjoyed the funny comedy “Barefoot in the Park,” which I assisted in painting.

The production and talent was outstanding.

Tell us about yourself. I know you’re married to Joan, whom so many of us adore! How long have you been married? Where did you meet? When did you know Joan was the one?

I met my wife in Vermont and have been married for nearly 47 years. Of course, it was love at first sight!

Who is your favorite volunteer coordinator at the Center? (Just kidding, I know it’s me.)

Of course it’s you Sandra!

What are your plans for the future?

I plan on continuing my volunteerism with the Center, enjoying the various music and the theatrical performances as well as continuing volunteering at Mass Audubon LongPasture, the Cape Symphony, and Hyannis Whale Watch.

Clearly, I continue to enjoy my time at Cotuit Center for the Arts.

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PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE TU LE FAIS. À COTUIT.

MAGGIE VAN SCIVER A recovering Wall Street investment banker, Maggie has been a leader in the arts community on Cape Cod since washing ashore in the early 1990s. FACE TIME, featuring one hundred and eighteen face-centric portraitures created by sixty-nine artists, is the seventh blockbuster exhibit she has created for CCftA. FACE TIME will be on view in our galleries from July 29 to September 3.

It’s time we ask her the really important questions...

What are your greatest fears?

Irrelevance and an inability to communicate.

What is your current state of mind?

Anticipatory and contemplative.

What is your favorite occupation?

How could I choose one? Mother, wife, grandmother, friend, advisor, strategic planner, collaborator, hostess, dog-snuggler, and, of course, art curator.

Which historical figure do you most admire?

So many, including: Agent 99, Mary Cassatt, Crystal Eastman, Wilma Flintstone, Katharine Graham, and Hatshepsut.

Which living person do you most admire?

Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy.

Who is your favorite fictional hero?

Underdog. Humble, lovable, and a master of the rhyming couplet.

Who are your real-life heroes?

First responders whom I know and all of my 95-year-old mother’s caregivers.

What is your most treasured possession?

The American flag from the ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery when my father was laid to rest.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

Raising four children. They have become dynamic, creative, and kind adults.

When and where are you happiest?

When my children accomplish something that matters to them, Bruce Springsteen concerts, and in the moments before things begin when all things are possible.

Where would you like to live?

In New England during the early 21st century.

What is your most obvious characteristic?

I care about everything.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

My propensity for regret. And I regret that.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

Prejudice in all of its ugly manifestations.

What is your greatest extravagance?

Center orchestra theater tickets.

What is your favorite journey?

Towards open arms.

What do you most dislike about your appearance?

Looking older than my forty-two years.

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?

Contemporary beauty standards and conventional gender norms.

On what occasion do you lie?

When restaurant managers come over and ask, “How’s everything?” A comprehensive reply would take a lifetime.

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

Lovely. (In my defense, it is such a lovely word.)

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

I’m working to become more patient. It’s taking forever.

What is the quality you most admire in a man? What is the quality you most admire in a woman?

Why are these separate questions?

I admire people who are thoughtful, generous, respectful, and helpful to others without seeking approbation. I also admire people who send thank you notes.

What is it you most dislike?

Cruelty, close-mindedness, and unaccountability. And leaky pens. Why are those still a thing?

What do you value most in your friends?

Intelligence, integrity, kindness, spontaneity, self-esteem, and a fabulous sense of humor.

How would you like to die?

With my affairs in order.

If you were to die and come back as a person or an animal, what do you think it would be?

A Brittany Spaniel with couch privileges.

If you could choose an object to come back as, what would you choose?

I believe we live on in the hearts and minds of those that have known us. But it would be lovely to be a sunrise.

What is your motto, the words you live by or that mean a lot to you?

“Friends are the family you make for yourself.”

Who has been the greatest influence on you?

My father. He was spectacular.

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SUPPORT THE CENTER! For information on sponsorship opportunites at Cotuit Center for the Arts, please visit ArtsOnTheCape.org, or contact Margeaux Weber at margeaux@cotuitcenterforthearts.org.

Cotuit Style We are happy to offer adult beverages at our performances, and many of our patrons have come to look forward to interesting signature cocktails that often tie in with one of our shows. We thought we’d share some of our recent favorites to enjoy at home – just remember to raise your glass to us when you do!

Shama Khama This creamy cocktail was served during Barefoot in the Park.

INGREDIENTS: • Kahlua • Caramel Vodka • Rum Chata • Half & Half • Caramel Syrup • Whipped Cream • Coarse Salt

METHOD: • Mix equal parts of caramel vodka, rum chata, and half & half – set aside • Fill glass with ice • Add Kahlua to 1/3 of glass • Finish with premixed vodka, rum, half & half • Top with whipped cream, caramel sauce and salt

Muskrat Lover’s Punch Original and musky, served for Muskrat Love II: The Muskies INGREDIENTS: • Grenadine syrup • Pineapple juice • Orange juice • Polar Mandarin Orange Vanilla seltzer • Pineapple chunks, Maraschino cherries, Mandarin orange slices METHOD: • Pre-make spear of the fresh fruit. Set aside.

• Combine 2 parts pineapple juice and 1 part orange juice. Set aside.

• Fill glass with ice.

• Pour in pineapple orange mixture almost to 2/3. Top with seltzer.

• Drizzle the grenadine to desired color.

• Garnish with fruit spear • Make it musky. Add your choice of spirit before adding the remaining ingredients.

CCftA’s recommendation is coconut rum.

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