Community Involvement

capitol center for the artsWe are committed to bringing our performances beyond our theatre walls to our entire community and to ensuring that all members of our community feel welcomed and valued when attending shows and events at the Chubb Theatre or the BNH Stage.  This work is not a means to an end, it is never ‘done’, and it is embedded in our mission and values as we work with our neighbors to create opportunities to engage in the performing arts for all members of the community.  We have entered into this work through partnerships and collaborations with several Concord-area organizations including:

We also collaborate with many local arts organizations including:

Current and future projects include:

  • Culinary Artist-in-Residence Program which provides space in the CCA’s commercial kitchens for new culinary entrepreneurs to use as incubator space with the goal of opening their own restaurant or food truck.
  • Off-site free concerts at the community center in Concord’s “Heights” district, providing access to high quality arts performances in our New American and economically disadvantaged communities.
  • Complimentary space for the New Americans Got Talent Show at the Bank of NH Stage, through a partnership with Project S.T.O.R.Y and the Overcomers Refugee Services.  
  • Three years of free headlining concerts at Concord’s Market Days Festivals as the CCA’s gift to the community, bringing audiences of all ages to dance and sing in the streets in the ultimate display of community building.
  • Expanded partnerships with other arts organizations, specifically theatre Kapow!,Symphony NH, RB Productions, and Powerhouse Theater Collaborative.
  • Authors on Main Street, a partnership with Gibson’s Bookstore to bring bestselling authors such as Julia Alvarez, Ann Patchett, Michael Cunningham, Jodi Picoult and more to the BNH Stage or the CCA for readings and conversation.
  • Expanded partnership with Project S.T.O.R.Y who became a full-time resident of the historic Kimball House, giving the organization a consistent home for after-school tutoring, leadership mentoring programs, dance classes and other workshops. 
  • Complimentary tickets for students from the Boys and Girls Club, Head Start, YMCA, and Overcomers to our “Little Smiles Summer Series,” giving young children free access to exposure to the performing arts through weekly productions geared to our littlest audience members.
  • Land acknowledgment videos made in partnership with leaders of the Cowasuck tribe of NH.

 

Land Acknowledgement Videos