Joy Now Summer 2012!
Monday-Friday, June 25-29th, 9-4 each day.
Location: Cedarwood Waldorf School,
3030 SW 2nd Ave, Portland, OR. See Map
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Cost: $350 as of May 1, 2012
We had so much fun last year, we’re doing it all over again. Come join us for a full week of music making, stilt walking, hula hooping, dance, acrobatics, costume making, fun theater games and lots and lots of laughter.
Accepting students in the following focus areas: Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Guitar, Bass, Percussion, Choir, Stilt walking, Dance/Circus Arts & Hula Hooping
Beyond your chosen focus area, you will also have an opportunity to hop around and explore other areas, getting a chance to try new things. Student musicians will have an opportunity this year to compose an original piece of music to perform at the end of the week.
Performances:
Students will get two opportunities to perform this year:
Last Thursday Alberta Arts Walk
Thursday, June 28th: 6-8pm
After parading down Alberta Street for this fun arts festival, we will perform a full set at the corner of 19th & Alberta.
Director’s Park
Friday, June 29th: Noon
After a fun night on Alberta street, we will have another opportunity to perform our full set in this fairly new city park in the heart of downtown Portland.
Notes from Joy Now Summer Camp 2011
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This past July, twenty-five diverse students from across Portland joined together with professional musicians, artists, and educators for a week of arts-making, music-playing, stilt-walking, costume-construction, and creative conversation.
The performances that resulted from their week together were debuted at Last Thursday on Alberta St. and at the following night’s opening block party for the 2nd Annual PDX Bridge Festival.
Students gained a third opportunity to perform when program directors from PICA(Portland Institute for Contemporary Art) overheard their rehearsal in front of Washington high school. On September 8th, campers had the honor of opening the 9th annual Time Based Arts festival.
Watch our parade down Alberta Street!
Thank you for a fabulous first year!
Thank you to all the sponsoring businesses, organizations, volunteers, artists, parents, friends and family who supported our vision. We couldn’t have done it without you!
Whole Foods, Binks, Bella Faccia, Pizza Fino, TBA Festival
We’d also like to thank everyone who donated to our Indiegogo fundraiser. You helped us raise over $1700 in scholarship funds, helping 7 students attend camp at free or reduced rates. Thank you! Dennis Sheehy, Travis Mauer, Kelli Pope, Gwen Procknow, Jeff Cawley, Flora Bowley, Tanya Zumach, Leslie Hunt, Lori Dunlap, Kevin Balmer, Therese Gietler, Funky Bunny, Daisy, Cheryl Ball, Sally Thomas, Anne Olivia, Xela Herridge-Meyer, Stacey Hamburg, Molly Hamlin, Daniel Flynn, Kate Kerr and Valerie Robin.
Here’s what campers have to say about their experience:
- “Everything about [camp] was super exciting and amazingly fun!!”
- “Camp was AWESOME!”
- “I really loved all the positive energy – everyone, especially staff, was friendly, positive and fun.”
- “My most favorite thing about this camp was the opportunity to be creative!”
- “I liked learning new things and getting better at them!”
When asked if/ how their lives would be different as a result of participating in camp, campers responded:
- “My skills have been expanded, my enthusiasm has grown, and my performance is much better!”
- “I learned about acceptance. I feel like now I can be more welcoming.”
- “I ripped up my ‘cool card’”
- “I might wear costumes to school now”
- “I learned that everyone has something to contribute and should be heard.”
- “I learned how to express myself and be confident with myself. I think I might try to do things outside my comfort zone more often.”
- “I learned that if you really support something or want to change it, to just go out and express yourself.”
- “I will not be afraid to be myself because everybody should be known for who they are.”