2025 Music Schedules

UPCOMING 2025 PERFORMANCES:

Chrismahanukwanzakah - Special Holiday Coffee House!

Friday, December 5, 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Christmahanukwanzakah is a blend, in word and concept, of three holidays: the Christian Christmas, the Jewish Hanukkah, and the African-American Kwanzaa. Christmahanukwanzakah is meant to be an inclusive celebration around December holidays for friends and family of diverse, interfaith backgrounds. CACCC wants to celebrate these groups uniting for the holiday season as they share the history of their faith and culture, along with song and musical entertainment. 

Christmahanukwanzakah will be 100% free admission to attendees, along with free snacks and refreshments of desserts, coffee, tea, or hot chocolate made available. This event will take place in the Atelier, upstairs room of CACCC.   

Kwanzaa Representatives 

Gwendolyn Msolomba & Kulani Kids: Kulani Kids was created in 2014 by Gwendolyn Msolomba and Holly Lees after they took a trip to Guinea West Africa. The group was created to teach children and children at heart West African dance. Their mission is to spread love and joy and to create community. The group is respectful of the culture and meaning behind all the dances they perform. As the group learns a dance they also learn the meaning behind the dances and the respect that needs to be given to the dances.

Kulani Kids has dancers and drummers that range from ages 2-16. All the dancers have a passion for dancing and have an understanding that they are not professionals. They know that the goal of every performance is to spread love and joy and to create community. The dancers also understand that it is important that they are having fun and smiling because dancing is about self-expression and having fun. Kulani Kids has danced at a variety of places and programs. They practice every Tuesday from 5:30-6:15 PM at The Gallery on Gazebo. All classes are taught by Gwendolyn Msolomba.

Hanukkah Representatives

Rabbi Irvin Brandwein: Rabbi Irvin Brandwein, a Jewish Theological Seminary graduate, has ably served the Johnstown Jewish community since 2002.  Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Rabbi Brandwein was raised in Brooklyn.  His prior pulpits were in Toronto, Montreal, and Los Angeles.  He has served as President of the Johnstown Interfaith Ministry, and welcomes groups of all faiths to Beth Sholom Congregation.  A learned historian and scholar, Rabbi Brandwein's sermons and teachings encompass a full range of topics within Judaism.  He and his wife, Renee, reside in Westmont. 

Christmas Representatives

Drama on Deck Club will perform A Tree To Trim. A Tree To Trim is a Christmas tale about a professor named Miss. Ames who comes to understand the true joys of Christmas as she and her trusty assistant Maya, handyman Sam, and a group of children that live next door create a Christmas play for the kids at the orphanage. Though Miss. Ames is hesitant at first to help make the play, Maya starts brainstorming ideas and starts writing the play with her to present to the children. With the additional help of the children and designated stagehand Sam, the play "A Tree To Trim" is created! The play results in a memorable and meaningful Christmas to all of the orphans and leaves them with two valuable lessons! How the true meaning of Christmas can be different for everyone and how the joy of wishes can be not only for yourself, but for others as well! Drama on Deck is the Arts Center’s kids’ theatre club provided to children ages 7-17 that are interested in a closer look into the exciting world of theatre! Members have the opportunity to learn audition techniques, memorization tips and tricks, and the art of improv, etc. Additionally, members meet and learn with children's theatre directors, musical directors, and community actors that share the same passion for theatre as them while getting the tools needed for theatre success! 

Matty Harris: Matthew (Matty) Harris has been involved with Log Art Theatre in many capacities, including several performances, most notably, Charlie Brown in You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, Willum Cubbert in The Nerd and Gabriel John Utterson in Jekyll & Hyde. Matty has also music directed at the Community Arts Center for our children’s theatre productions for the last 4 years, and also for the musical, Jekyll & Hyde and 2025 Cabaret-Broadway Revue. Vocal performance has always been a staple in Matty’s life, and he constantly searches for new ways to become involved. During his day to day, Matty is an Operations Manager for the Department of Defense, and also works as a hairstylist and barber. Matty would like to thank Angela, his partner in crime for all things musical theatre related, and this incredibly talented group of individuals, for their hard work and dedication to share holiday traditions, customs, and performance. Matty would also like to thank his family, friends, and fiancé, Kenny, for their endless support during preparations. Matty will conclude this holiday experience with a few traditional Christmas songs.

These events are offered as "Pay What You Decide" and open to the public, no RSVP required! 

If you would be interested in volunteering to donate baked goods to any of the Coffee Houses, please contact Kate Rafas at krafas@caccc.org or call (814) 255-6515.