Chocolate Church Arts Center

10/16/2026

We are both humbled and proud to receive the Portland Press Herald's 2026 Best of the Midcoast Award for Best Concert Venue! 🏆
This is our third consecutive year winning this award and it would not be possible without our amazing members, donors, volunteers, audience, Art Lab participants, music education students, and all the incredible artists that share their gifts on our mainstage and in our annex theater. THANK YOU.

Slide 2: Executive and Artistic Director Matthew Glassman holds the treasured plaque in front of the doors to our 1847 church-turned-300 seat proscenium theater.

Slide 3: CCAC board member and frequent photographer Jamie Mercurio & CCAC Senior Producer Courtney McDonald accepted our award at the ceremony at .

10/15/2026

Kouchera KOUCHERA started our weekend early on Thursday October 8th! They filled the annex with their signature mix of Haitian rhythms and classic R&B (Chaka Khan's 'Ain't Nobody' had folks on their feet). Vocalist Jennifer Rachele has a voice both sweet and powerful, that plays perfectly with the rest of this soulful band. Thanks for filling our cups!

10/15/2026

This Saturday October 17th from 11am-3pm we are hosting a CRAFT SUPPLY SWAP in the CCAC Annex, with our friends from . Bring your own materials to share, or just bring yourself and score some amazing FREE art supplies.
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When you're done swappin', add some color to our COMMUNITY MURAL, or make some collage mail to drop into our Cosmic Mailbox and let the universe collect your messages for friends on this plane or the astral one....

10/13/2026

What a treat it was to have the Oshima Brothers perform in our intimate Annex space for not one, but TWO amazing shows. This pair of Maine siblings makes incredible music with just the two of them and the brilliant ways that they layer sound through looping, samples, and live instruments. We are so proud to claim them as Mainers! Watch these two - they are doing amazing things.

10/13/2026

Looks who’s serving delicious eats here at Haunted Ragtime Halloween! Black Salt

10/12/2026

We are closed today in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day

10/08/2026

10/07/2026

ARE YOU READY TO ROCK?? ⚡⚡⚡🎸🎸🎸 Get your tickets NOW for L*Z ZEPPELIN live at the Chocolate Church Arts Center on Friday Nov 6th ⚡⚡⚡🎸🎸🎸
🔥🔥🔥 Seriously, we are fired up for this show!
This all-female Led Zeppelin tribute band absolutely shreds. L*z Zeppelin is the only band personally endorsed by Jimmy Page 👀 !
Find out why on November 6th when they will perform The Song Remains the Same in its' entirety for the 50th anniversary of the seminal concert film. This tribute is more than a concert -- it’s a resurrection of rock history, reimagined and re-ignited for a new generation. MAINE, LET'S DO THIS!!
TICKETS link in bio

10/06/2026

The leaves are changing and the nights are getting cooler, so come to the CCAC Annex and get warmed up with the tropical rhythms and soulful sounds of KOUCHERA! This THURSDAY OCT 8TH at 7:30pm. Start the weekend early - thank me later 😉 Tickets: https://www.chocolatechurcharts.org/events/kouchera-08-oct

10/01/2026

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! We'll be back at Chocolate Church Arts Center on Friday, October 30. Come early and stay late for photo booths, tarot readings, costume contests and a set of spooky, swampy jazz with us! Tickets linked below:
https://www.chocolatechurcharts.org/events/haunted-ragtime-30-oct