Check out a Chocolate Church Performance Pass at CML!

Starting in February you can borrow a Chocolate Church Performance Pass from the library, reserve two free tickets to a show at the Chocolate Church Arts Center & enjoy a local performance.

How It Works

Curtis Memorial Library has three Chocolate Church performance passes available each month from February 2026 through July 2026. Each pass provides the patron with a coupon that allows them to reserve two seats at a show that month for free.

This performance pass works just like a museum pass. Reserve the pass online for the month in which the show plays. Receive an email with your performance pass (and special reservation code). Your pass will have a special code that will reduce the cost of your Chocolate Church tickets to zero. To reserve your tickets, call the Chocolate Church or reserve the tickets online: https://www.chocolatechurcharts.org/

The Chocolate Church Arts Center presents world-class visual and performing arts from a landmark venue, and builds community by cultivating the arts for everyone at 804 Washington Street in Bath, Maine.  https://www.chocolatechurcharts.org/ Each pass can be used at one of the following performances:

  • February
    • 2/6: Dooryarders
    • 2/25-2/28: California Suite
  • March
    • 3/1: California Suite
    • 3/7: Diaspora Radio
    • 3/13: Boxty
    • 3/28: Northern Cross
  • April
    • 4/17: Rumble
    • 4/9-4/12: The Play that Goes Wrong
  • May
    • 5/1: Mystic Bowie
    • 5/2: Jazzmeia Horn
    • 5/9: Billy Prine
  • June
    • 6/20: Booker T Jones
    • 6/13: Smithsonian Folk Life Music & Talk
  • July
    • 7/23-7/26, 7/30-7/31: CCAC Community Spectacle (show name TBA)

To ensure many people get to try this service, each library card can use a pass once in this six month trial.

Try it out!

Frequently Asked Questions

  • My friends and I would love to go to a performance together and use this pass, but there are 4 of us. Can we check out both passes?
    • One library card can only check out one pass. If you have two CML library cards you can check out 2 passes, one on each card.
  • The Chocolate Church site lists prices. I thought you said this was free?
    • The public is able to attend performances at the Chocolate Church at any time. Your special code will discount the costs for you when you have the library pass. First obtain the library pass, then reserve  your ticket for the show.
  •  I borrowed the pass but the show was already sold out! What did I do wrong?
    • This can happen! Be sure to check to make sure the show still has seats before you reserve the library pass.
  •  I want to see a show that isn’t listed on the pass. May I?
    • You can purchase tickets anytime through the Chocolate Church to see their shows. However the pass is only available for certain shows.
  • Three of us wanted to see the show together, but only one pass was available. What do I do?
    • You can borrow the pass and get two tickets for free. You’ll still have to pay for one.
  •  I want to see a show that isn’t listed on the pass. May I?
    • You can purchase tickets anytime through the Chocolate Church to see their shows. However the pass is only available for certain shows.
  • Where is the Chocolate Church?
    • The Chocolate Church is located at 804 Washington St in Bath, ME. It is a twelve minute drive from Curtis Memorial Library, and also accessible by public transit.