Arts Foundation of Cape Cod Unveils the 2011/2012 Passport to the Arts

The 2011/2012 Passport to the Arts, offering a 50 percent discount on admission to 52 Cape Cod theaters, museums, historical sites, and performances, will be launched on June 14, 2011 at a Passport Launch Party at the Hyannis Transportation Center. 

"We think that our Passport to the Arts is one of the best kept secrets in the arts community," said AFCC Executive Director Kevin M. Howard. "It is a tremendous value for arts lovers and a perfect primer for someone who wants to discover the rich culture that exists here."

Now in its eighth year, the Passport to the Arts has evolved from a small group of eight organizations to its current roster of 52 cultural organizations, representing the very best of the arts and culture of Cape Cod.  The Passport is a beautifully designed, souvenir-quality booklet with information about each participating organization. Passport holders will be able to receive a 50 percent discount on admission to select events at each participating venue once during the course of the year.  Each member venue sets its own restrictions and rules of use, so Passport holders must call venues in advance to ensure availability.

The Passport to the Arts, which is produced by the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, is available for purchase online at www.artsfoundation.org. The Passport will now be distributed by Chambers of Commerce all over the Cape, as well as the Boston and Plymouth area, reaching a market of thousands of visitors looking for cultural experiences on their trip to Cape Cod.

Participating organizations include:

Academy of Performing Arts
Barnstable Comedy Club 
Bourne Historical Society
Bourne Society for Historic Preservation
Cahoon Museum of American Arts
Cape Cod Art Association 
Cape Cod Center for the Arts
Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival
Cape Cod Children's Museum
Cape Cod Chorale
Cape Cod Maritime Museum
Cape Cod Museum of Art
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
Cape Cod Opera
Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra
Cape Cod Theatre Project
Cape Playhouse
Cape Rep Theatre 
Chatham Chorale & Chamber Singers
Chatham Drama Guild
Chatham Historical Society
Cotuit Center for the Arts
Cultural Center of Cape Cod
Edward Gorey House
Eventide Arts 
Falmouth Chorale Inc
Falmouth Historical Society 
Four C's Theatre
Gloriae Dei Artes Foundation
Harwich Junior Theatre, Inc. 
Harwich Historical Society
Heritage Museums and Gardens
Historic Highfield, Inc. (Highfield Hall)
John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum
Meeting House Chamber Music Festival, Inc.
Monomoy Theatre
Osterville Historical Society & Museum
Outer Cape Chorale
Payomet Performing Arts Center in Truro
Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum
Provincetown Art Association & Museum
Provincetown Jazz Festival
Provincetown Tennessee Williams
Provincetown Theater
Sandwich Glass Museum
Thornton W. Burgess Society
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill
Truro Historical Society Museum
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater 
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
Woods Hole Theatre Company
Zion Union Heritage Museum

The Passport Launch Party, in partnership with the Cape Regional Transit Authority, will feature steel drum band Eric and the Grannies, food by Island Merchant, and beverages by Cape Cod Beer. The 2011 Northside Travel "Passport Getaway" Contest will also be revealed. Admission for participating organizations, Chambers of Commerce, and AFCC members is complimentary, and there is a $5 fee for non-members. Local and Boston area concierge and tourism bureaus are welcome.