The Bucksport Area Cultural Arts Society

28/05/2024

Our monthly BACAS meeting for May 28th has been canceled. Next meeting will be June 18th at 6pm at the Bucksport United Methodist Church.

29/04/2024

Our monthly BACAS meeting is tomorrow, Tuesday, April 30th at 6pm at the Bucksport United Methodist Church

25/03/2024

Our monthly BACAS meeting is tomorrow, Tuesday, March 26th at 6pm at the
Bucksport United Methodist Church

27/02/2024

BACAS MEETING TONIGHT CANCELLED

27/02/2024

Due to unforeseen circumstances, tonight's meeting has been canceled.

19/02/2024

BACAS meeting next week on Tuesday, February 27th at 6pm at the Bucksport United Methodist Church

28/01/2024

Who and What would you like to see us sponsor in 2024?
Plays, music, comedy ??

28/01/2024

MEETING REMINDER

26/01/2024

****** Due a malfunctioning furnace and related significant safety concerns, that were just brought to our attention, we are deeply saddened to announce the cancellation of “Dinner at Eight, Dead by Nine.”
We apologize for the disappointment this will cause the community and all those involved in this event. Please know we will be offering other community events at Brown Hall in the future.
- Brown Hall Cultural Arts Committee*******

07/01/2024

*******CANCELLED*************

****** Due a malfunctioning furnace and related significant safety concerns, that were just brought to our attention, we are deeply saddened to announce the cancellation of “Dinner at Eight, Dead by Nine.”
We apologize for the disappointment this will cause the community and all those involved in this event. Please know we will be offering other community events at Brown Hall in the future.
- Brown Hall Cultural Arts Committee*******
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Friends - there is a new group in Bucksport - Brown Hall Arts Committee - and they will be bringing programs of every kind to Brown Hall, at the Elm Street Congregational Church, all year long! Their first is a Murder Mystery Comedy on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at 1:00 pm. A Spaghetti Lunch is included in the modest admission price of $15 - appropriate since the murder takes place at a spaghetti supper! See the info below and don't miss this delightful comedy and a yummy lunch from the amazing cooks at the Congregational Church! A great way to enjoy a Saturday in January!
BUCKSPORT’S BROWN HALL CONTINUES ITS MISSION AS COMMUNITY SPACE
The Elm Street Congregational Church, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Stephen York, began offering its Community Space, Brown Hall, to the area with the Know Your Neighbor program in 2022. KYN brought a variety of events to the Brown Hall stage, including evenings with Town Officials and Community Members, Improv Theatre, Scottish Dance, Candidates Night for public office seekers, Forums on Matters of import to Bucksport residents and more, all in the spirit of author Wendell Berry’s theory of Community:
“A proper community, we should remember also, is a commonwealth: a place, a resource, an economy. It answers the needs, practical as well as social and spiritual, of its members - among them the need to need one another.”
To continue the work of Rev. Dr. York, who passed away late summer of 2023, The Brown Hall Cultural Arts Committee has been created, with a mission of programming events and occasions at Brown Hall for the community’s enjoyment, education, information and more. To that end, The Committee is delighted to announce the first such event at Brown Hall:
On Saturday, January 27, 2024, at 1:00 pm, Brown Hall Cultural Arts Committee is pleased to present the murder mystery “Dinner At Eight, Dead By Nine”, performed by members of the Bangor Community Theatre with support from the Bucksport Area Cultural Arts Society. A Spaghetti Luncheon will be served at 1:00 pm, and the play, set during a spaghetti dinner, will begin at 1:30 pm. This deliciously clever comedy mystery is the perfect choice for a winter afternoon. The action takes place around the head table of a banquet room where guests — and audience members -- will enjoy their meal.
But when the guest of honor, Eleanor Van Heusen, falls face first into her plate of spaghetti, the guests are suddenly witnesses to a murder! Luckily, Inspector Bungles is there to help solve this whodunit. To say the least, Eleanor wasn’t loved by all. In fact, all her family members and even the chef have reasons to kill her. Hilarity ensues as they each reveal their own murder plans, yet all claim innocence. With plenty of room for audience interaction, Dinner at Eight, Dead by Nine is a delight.
Including dinner and the play, the Suggested Donation at the door is $15. No reservations. Brown Hall is located at The Elm Street Congregational Church, at the corner of Elm & Franklin Streets, in Bucksport, Maine. Abundant free parking, handicapped accessible.
FMI call Catherine Ring at 207-951-6402.
Brown Hall Cultural Arts Committee is under the non-profit umbrella of Lighthouse Arts & Education, a 501(C)(3) not for profit organization, which also includes the G.R.A.C.E. Arts Program. Donations are gratefully accepted and can be mailed to Brown Hall Cultural Arts Committee, c/o Elm Street Congregational Church, P. O. Box 878, Bucksport, Maine 04416. Please make checks out to Lighthouse Arts & Education, LLC

16/12/2023

BACAS monthly meeting on December 19th at 6pm
Bucksport United Methodist Church
Join Us!

29/11/2023

WABI TV5 News at 5:00

18/11/2023

Next meeting

14/11/2023

Our tree is filled with tags for pajamas and books for Bucksport Area Christmas is for Kids . Andy at BookStacks will help you find the perfect book and give you a twenty percent discount. Open 10-4 today.

13/11/2023

12/11/2023

HOLIDAY MUSIC AND SING-ALONG WITH FRANK "THE MAINE PIANO MAN" BAXTER

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH FROM 3-4PM at the Bucksport Performing Arts Center located at the Bucksport Middle School on Miles Lane in Bucksport.

Come and enjoy this festive celebration of the season! On November 25th from 3-4pm, Maine Piano Man, Frank Baxter, will take you on a musical journey filled with the warmth and joy of the holidays.

You will be guided through a repertoire that captures the spirit of this special time filled with merriment and cheer!

This is a free event; however, donations are gratefully appreciated.

07/11/2023

The mission of The Bucksport Area Cultural Arts Society is to stimulate the arts within the community and schools, provide a suitable space for the performing arts which is also audience friendly, provide work and display areas that enable a strong community and academic arts program, and promote life-long learning experiences for the citizens of Bucksport.
The Bucksport Area Cultural Arts Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to support and promote the cultural and performing arts for Bucksport and surrounding communities.
The Bucksport Area Cultural Arts Society was formed in the spring of 1999, following in the footsteps of the Cultural Arts Auditorium Study Committee. This committee worked diligently together for months pursuing all facets of enriching our community by bringing the reality of a cultural arts center into being.
In 2003, the new Bucksport Performing Arts Center building, which is located at the Bucksport Middle School, opened. For many years BACAS brought music, plays and other cultural events to the Bucksport Performing Arts Center. The Center seats a maximum of 500 people.
Considering the building is now 20 years old, BACAS is coming together with the Town of Bucksport and the Bucksport School Department to assure that the Bucksport Performing Arts Center receives its much-needed safety and technology upgrades so that it will continue to be a base for which the arts can springboard for Bucksport, RSU 25 and our surrounding communities.
Now is the time to come together and ensure this venue can provide a high quality cultural and performing arts environment well into the future. Ensuring the continued viability of the Bucksport Performing Arts Center is of great importance to this group.

BACAS is actively seeking new members, pursuing available Grants and planning to bring events to the Center that will raise funds to update and upgrade not only the cosmetics of the center but the safety, lighting and sound as well. If you are interested in becoming a member or would like to donate, you may contact the society at [email protected]
Our next monthly meeting will be on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at 6pm at the Bucksport United Methodist Church located across from Seaboard Federal Credit Union.

07/11/2023

Meet the new officers of the Bucksport Area Cultural Arts Society! Jes Ormsby- President, Larry Wahl-member, Teri Doty- Vice President, Todd West-Treasurer, Nancy Whitten-Secretary and George Hanson-member.

02/12/2021

To all interested in the arts and Bucksport. We are trying to make the determination if our organization will continue. We need members and we need community involvement if you have what it takes to help us get our organization back in running to promote the arts in Bucksport please contact us today. Please send an email to: [email protected]

23/07/2021

Tickets are available now! Dates: Jul 16 - Jul 24 2021

19/07/2021

ST. JOHN’S, BANGOR ANNOUNCES 2021 SUMMER ORGAN RECITAL SERIES

St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce the 28th Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288, at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Bangor.

The 2021 Summer Concerts are performed on Thursday evenings at 7:30.

August 5: Jennifer McPherson (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)
Music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Alexandre Guilmant, and Charles Tournemire

August 12: Jeremy Thompson (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Eugène Gigout, and Franz Liszt

August 19: Erica Johnson (Walpole, Massachusetts)
Celebrate music of female composers for the organ, including Cécile Chaminade, Florence Price and Ethel Smyth

August 26: George Bozeman (Deerfield, New Hampshire)
Music of Johann Sebastian Bach

September 2: Kevin Birch with Anatole Wieck, violin (Bangor, Maine)
Music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, and Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

John Fesperman, Curator Emeritus of Musical Instruments at the Smithsonian Institution, referred to the St. John's Organ as "..a musical monument of great importance..."

St. John’s Catholic Church is located at 207 York Street in Bangor. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated. For more information please access the website: www.hookopus288.org.

10/02/2021

During the month of February, the Camden Public Library will host an eclectic virtual art show featuring the works of five midcoast artists, Christina Barsto...

18/01/2021

Irish Repertory Theater on line

Book by Hugh Wheeler Songs by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane Based on The Kensington Stories by Sally Benson and the MGM Motion Picture Meet Me in St. Louis Adapted & Directed by Charlotte Moore Music Direction by John Bell Orchestrations by Josh Clayton Produced by Ciarán O'Reilly Featuring Shereen Ahm...

04/01/2021

09/12/2020

https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/live-event/a-birds-eye-view-of-the-wall-of-birds/?utm_source=Cornell+Lab+eNews&utm_campaign=a6939adf74-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_07_27_06_48_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_47588b5758-a6939adf74-313297513

This December marks the five-year anniversary of the completion of th jaw-dropping Wall of Bird's mural at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. In this discussion, artist and Ink Dwell studio founder Jane Kim will share behind-the-scenes stories from her 17 months "on th ...

05/12/2020

Click on the artist's name to view their art.

https://mainecoastislands.org/art-gallery/?fbclid=IwAR2rfqS4wG_U9ApXjYMIJxSbMk5sdmCeWmiOwNWdg7IpqGrGr9aF7Nd9Y18

The Maine Coastal Islands Visitor Center and Headquarters in Rockland is currently closed in the interest of public health & safety. Check the status of the refuge trails and visitor center here: CLICK FOR UPDATES

21/11/2020

21/11/2020

12/09/2020

ONLINE EVENT Join us for a free, 30-minute, weekly meditation led by local yoga teacher Aparna Sadananda via Zoom.

22/08/2020

On this day in Maine's history, August 22, 1919, Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis dedicated the organ he purchased for Portland's Merrill Auditorium, the Kotzschmar Memorial Organ, in memory of his namesake, Hermann Kotzschmar. At the time of its purchase, it was the second largest organ in the world. The organ has five keyboards, one pedal board, 330 keys, and more than 7,000 pipes. Its windchest is large enough for approximately 50 people to fit inside even when the organ is being played. The Kotzschmar’s main organ chamber is big enough to hold about six tractor-trailers.

Image, "The Herman Kotzschmar Memorial Organ, Portland, ca. 1928," courtesy of Maine Memory Network.