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May 10th, 2007
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JCC hosts variety of summer camps

Jackson Community College will welcome young people to campus this summer for a variety of summer camp opportunities in the arts, music and theatre areas.

Summer Band Camp: JCC will host is 20th Annual Summer Band Camp from June 18-28 at the Potter Center. This camp is specifically designed for young musicians in grades 5-8, who may receive great instruction and benefit from the convenience and savings of JCC’s program. The morning session, from 9 a.m. to noon, focuses on the particular needs of students who have completed the first year of instruction, and the afternoon session from 1-4 p.m. is designed for students with more than one year of instruction, but who have not yet attended high school. A final concert on June 28 will celebrate two weeks of learning. Enrollment will be limited by instrument and number. Cost of the camp is $95. For more information, contact Ron Douglass, associate professor of music at JCC and conductor of the Jackson Community Concert Band, at 517.796.8559, or Ellen Young, 517.796.8582.

Kids College: Kids College is a series of interactive workshops designed especially for sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-graders. These weeklong sessions help students develop their imaginations, voices and bodies by teaching skills which help them grow - both as artists and as people. Cost is $59 for one session, $44 for each additional session, except for band camp which is $95. For more information, contact Ellen Young, 517.796.8582.

June 18-22:

  • Session 1: Show Biz Kids, 9 a.m. to noon. Explore the secrets of performing onstage as a singing group – using choreography and gesture to bring zing to your singing. A final performance will showcase students’ talent. Instructors: Keith Drayton and Joanne Rauback Drayton.
  • Session 2: Hairy Potter, 1-4 p.m. Get your hands into the clay, work on the potter’s wheel, and have fun. Make toad houses, gargoyles, and shakers – your own creations that you can take home with you. Instructor: Tom McMillen-Oakley.

June 25-29:

  • Session 3: Enter Stage Right, 9 a.m. to noon. Enjoy a week of theatre learning and fun -- acting workshops, acting warm ups, theatre decorum, make up demonstrations, theatre lingo, exploring the theatre upstage, down stage, back stage, and under the stage. Instructor: Sandy DiCesare.
  • Session 4: Sing Your Heart Out, 1-4 p.m. Sing with the piano, play piano for singers, or do both during this week of vocal expression. Students participate in a final performance. Instructors: Keith Drayton and Joanne Rauback Drayton.