A celebration of The Arts, aspiring young artists, accessible arts education, and live entertainment in downtown Keene
KEENE, NH – (July 18, 2022) The stage is set for C.A.K.E. Festival Week, MoCo Arts’ annual celebration of The Arts featuring the creative work of campers in grades 3-12. The event begins on Tuesday, July 26 and builds to a climactic end on Saturday, July 30 with a stirring musical theatre performance of Newsies. Tickets are on sale now for the following events:
C.A.K.E. One Act Play, Everyone Gets Eaten By Sharks on Tuesday, July 26, 7-8 p.m. in The Founder’s Theatre at MoCo Arts. Join Adventure Dan on a tour through shark-infested scenarios to avoid, such as kayaking with meat paddles, night-swimming after prom, or genetically engineering sharks for science. A delightfully madcap comedy you’re sure to devour…unless it devours you first. Tickets are $15. To purchase, call MoCo Arts at (603) 357-2100. Livestream option also available for $20 at: https://bit.ly/EveryoneGetsEatenBySharks
C.A.K.E. Film Festival on Wednesday, July 27, 5-6:30 p.m. in The Founder’s Theatre at MoCo Arts, showcases campers’ visual arts creations from classes like Movie Minutes, C.A.K.E. TV, C.A.K.E. Vlog, Great Scenes, and Film Workshop. Free and open to all.
C.A.K.E. Art Gala & Extravaganza on Thursday, July 28 from 5-6:30 p.m. at The Colonial Performing Arts Center. Campers from C.A.K.E.’s Performing Arts cohort will showcase music, vocal, and dance work on stage; campers from the Visual Arts cohort will exhibit class work from Mixed Media, Drawing, Painting & Coloring, 3-D Art, Printmaking, Costumes, Chainmail Jewelry, Digital Photography, Sewing & Knitting, and more in The Colonial’s lobby. Tickets are $10. To purchase, contact The Colonial at (603) 352-2033, or visit: https://bit.ly/ArtGalaExtravaganza
C.A.K.E. Musical Theatre production of Newsies on Friday, July 29, 7 p.m., and Saturday, July 30, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in The Founder’s Theatre at MoCo Arts. When powerful newspaper publishers raise prices at the newsboys’ expense, the charismatic Jack Kelly rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions. Together, the newsies learn that they are stronger united and create a movement to fight for what’s right. Newsies will be performed by campers in grades 3-12. Tickets are $15. To purchase, call (603) 357-2100 or stop by MoCo Arts, 40 Roxbury Street in Keene. Livestream option also available for Saturday, July 30, 7 p.m. performance. Purchase $20 livestream tickets at: https://bit.ly/NewsiesJRMusical
About C.A.K.E.
Creative Arts at Keene (C.A.K.E.) is MoCo Arts’ award-winning, multi-arts summer day camp that provides children and teens with the skills they need to build confidence while making friends and exploring their creativity. Named an outstanding summer arts program by the National Endowment for The Arts, C.A.K.E. draws hundreds of students from the Monadnock Region and beyond. Campers explore the arts by choosing their own classes in visual arts, creative writing, dance, theatre, music, technical theatre, video production, and more. C.A.K.E. runs for four weeks in July and culminates in Festival Week, where all student work produced during camp is shared with the community. The event includes multiple opportunities to celebrate aspiring young artists, accessible arts education, and live entertainment in downtown Keene. For more information about MoCo Arts’ C.A.K.E. or CupCAKE (ages 4 to grade 2) summer camps or Festival Week, visit moco.org.
About MoCo Arts
Established in 1991, MoCo Arts is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, multi-arts educational organization located in downtown Keene offering dance and theatre classes for children ages 18 months to 18+ years, and multi-arts vacation and summer camps for students ages 4 through grade 12. As part of the educational process, MoCo Arts provides professional-quality performance experiences for students, and family-friendly performances for audiences of all ages throughout the year. MoCo Arts is inclusive and welcoming to all, regardless of social, and current or past financial background, and provides over $79,000 in tuition assistance per year. MoCo has never turned a child away because of a family’s lack of ability to pay. MoCo Arts is sponsored in part by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. To learn more about MoCo’s mission and ways you can support the organization’s award-winning work in arts education, please visit moco.org, contact (603) 357-2100 or info@moco.org, and/or stop by MoCo Arts, 40 Roxbury Street, Keene, NH 03431
