Aldrich Museum Summer Workshops for Children. Information and Registration: 203.438.4519 or online. Every summer, The Aldrich Museum offers six exciting weeks of workshops with contemporary artists and educators, for children ages three to twelve. Participants will learn how artists come up with ideas for their artwork, experiment with all sorts of materials, and enjoy time with friends while creating works only they could imagine! Registration is required. All materials and snacks are provided. The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. 258 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877. Tel 203.438.4519.
 Amadeus Summer Theater & Art Camp
The Amadeus Theater & Art Day Camp gives children ages 6-16 the opportunity to perform musical theater, study band or orchestra instruments, piano, guitar and voice, create studio art, learn photography and film making, play in a jazz percussion ensemble, compose their own songs in our recording studio, participate in an art show, create sets and go on a swimming field trip. Camp will culminate in a fully staged theater performance of The Sound of Music.
Six Weeks: June 28th through August 6th 2010, Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm. Three week sessions available. Camp is held at our Chappaqua location: 201 King Street, Chappaqua, NY 10514.
Visit www.amadeusconservatory.com or call 914-238-0388.
Apple Blossom School Summer Camp: Apple Blossom School and Family Center Summer Camp. Ages 2 1/2 to 7, during the months of July and August. Each program will offer a rich experience in the arts including crafts, singing, gardening and cooking. Each camp will feature a flowing, gentle rhythm, responsive to the openess of summer. Children will have time to explore the natural world with nature walks and projects and plenty of outdoor play time. All Apple Blossom Summer Camp classes will be led by teachers in Waldorf Teacher Training. Programs are supported by the Lead Faculty of Apple Blossom School and will offer the children a true to form Waldorf experience nourishing their physical developent and striving for truth beauty and goodness in the classroom environment. Classes contingent on enrollement of 5 or more children per 2-week session. Apple Blossom School is located at 440 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897. Please call with questions and to register 203-834-0344.
Bedford Academy of Music Summer Program
This summer the Bedford Academy of Music will offer workshops dedicated to theater and music. The Musical Theater Workshop for children in K -8 is a performance-oriented program. Children will work on mastering vocal/acting technique, choreography, dialogue, creating sets for the show. The workshop will conclude with a staged production of “Free to Be You and Me”. The Chamber Music Workshop is for intermediate/advanced instrumentalists who are looking to collaborate with other musicians. Daily coaching sessions, rehearsals, and theory classes will culminate in a gala recital. $300/two-week session, Monday - Friday, 9am-3pm. Musical Theater: July 5-16. Chamber Music: July 19-30.
Visit www.bedfordacademyofmusic.org or call 914-400-4029.
Camp Applause of Applause Westchester
Applause Westchester is bringing you CAMP APPLAUSE -- week-long theater intensives to children in Westchester this Spring Break Week - and in the Summer! Each week your child will cycle through classes such as acting, singing, scene study, audition technique, Broadway dance, hip-hop, acting for TV, and costume design that culminate in an open house performance! There is an entirely new curriculum every week in the Summer, so you can join us for one week or all nine. Ages 4-12. Monday-Friday, 9:30-3:00. Don`t forget to ask about our multi-week discount! 114 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck.
Call (914) 835-2200 or visit www.applauseny.com.
Greenwich Historical Society History & Art Camp, for children in second through seventh grades, features a highly interactive two-week camp closely focused on history and art themes that characterize Greenwich Historical Society’s Bush-Holley Historic Site. The first week, activities evolve around Colonial and Early American history. Second week focuses on art and the Cos Cob art colony. A field trip and a Friday Parents Day every week. Professional artists, educators and re-enactors provide additional instruction. Fun, engaging, hands-on. $475 two-week session/ $325 single week (if available). Session A (Grades 4-7): July 5– 16, 2010. Session B (Grades 2 & 3): July 19 – 30, 2010. Monday to Friday, from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm. To register online or for more info, go to www.hstg.org or call 203-869-6899, ext. 18.
 Hoff-Barthelson Music School Summer Arts Program
Hoff-Barthelson Music School has provided the ideal setting for a simulating, challenging summer for over 36 years! The exceptional faculty, boasting some of the top performers and music educators in the country, provide a quality summer experience of music, arts and crafts, and musical theatre for 2nd – 12th grades. Curriculum: instrumental classes, chamber music, ensembles, Music Technology Lab, Musical Theatre Workshop, HB Rocks! Guitar Ensemble, World Drumming, Composers Corner, Wind Serenade. Students at all levels of advancement receive instruction in a program individually tailored to their needs and interests. Full morning program, various extended day options. June 28 – July 30 914-723-1169 hb@hbms.org. Visit www.hbms.org.
 The Katonah Art Center, 914.232.4843
The Katonah Art Center offers weekly half-day or full-day camps in art, computer art, pottery, guitar, writing and darkroom photography. Our camps are geared for three age groups: Art & Imagination camp (ages 3 ½ - 5 yrs.) , Children’s Art camp (grades 1 – 5) and Teen Art camp (grades 6 & up). From Robot camp to Fashion Illustration or any of our other innovative camps, your child will learn, create and have fun in our beautiful studios. Check out our website at www.katonahartcenter.com or call 232-4843 for more info. * Mention this listing and receive a $25 discount for any class or camp – limit one discount per family!
"Little Fauves" Art Camp, Pound Ridge: "Little Fauves" Art Camp for Wild and Woolly Pre-school Artists. Original projects inspired by famous artists of the past and present. Sessions full of multi-media art making, art appreciation, and outdoor play time. Located at the Pound Ridge Montessori School. Two weeks in June only, space is limited. For info contact Grainne Bellotti M.A.T., B.F.A., N.Y. State Cert. Art K-12. grainneb@sbcglobal.net or 203-853-9357.
 The Music Conservatory of Westchester.
The Music Conservatory of Westchester is a non-profit community school of the arts, providing year-round music, theatre education, and music therapy for people of all ages and abilities. The Conservatory’s 36,000-square-foot facility offers a Recital Hall and 43 acoustically designed classrooms and teaching studios. Their comprehensive programs, which serve 3,000 students annually, include performing ensembles, musicianship classes, student performances, master classes, workshops, and more. All students receive free admission to the Conservatory’s annual series of faculty recitals and children’s concerts. Scholarships available. The Music Conservatory offers a wonderful variety of summer camps and workshops. 216 Central Avenue in White Plains, NY. Phone: (914) 761-3900. Website: www.musicconservatory.org.
Pelham Arts Center: Summer Arts Workshop for children 4 - 9 year olds. Theater Workshop for children 8- 14 yrs. Contact: Jessica Cioffoletti, Program Manager, phone: (914) 738-2525, info@pelhamartcenter.org
Purchase College Youth Programs in the Arts provide a unique opportunity to spend the summer exploring the visual and performing arts under the guidance of experienced instructors and practicing artists. Grouped by age, the Youth Programs are designed to enable the exploration of a variety of artistic genres. For example, a student interested in the performing arts may choose to take the Songwriting Workshop in session I, Youth Musical Theatre in session II, and Young Filmmakers in session III. There are many possible combinations! All programs meet 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Monday–Friday. Early drop-off and extended-day options are also available. Programs listed for students up to age 13 are also appropriate for younger 14-year-olds. Young Artists Ages 6–14, Sessions: June 28–July 9, July 12–July 23, July 26–August 6. For more information, including the availability of scholarships, please contact: Doug Munro, Director. Email: doug.munro@purchase.edu. Tel: (914) 251-6731.Click here for more information!
Summer Boot Camps are for students ages 7 – 17 who want an immersive rock performance or recording experience. Students spend 1 or 2 weeks working in a hands-on atmosphere learning real performance or recording techniques and the complexities of being in a rock band. While Performance Camp is dedicated to teaching students how to play and perform cover songs, the Songwriting/Recording Camp teaches the art of songwriting and recording techniques. They will also create their own album artwork for their CD`s and t-shirts. Enroll before March 1 and receive 20% discount on camp fee!
Paul Green School of Rock Music, 12 Court Road, Bedford, NY 10560, 914-234-0418, Email: Mfrisch@SchoolofRock.com, Web site: www.SchoolofRock.com/Westchester
 Summer @ the Lab
Camps and Programs for Children and Teens
The Jacob Burns Film Center`s Media Arts Lab is open for summer registration! Camps and programs are available for children and teens, ages 4-18. New this summer is Lab Camp, an exciting array of unique opportunities for kids and teens to experience the magic of movies. All programs include demonstrations, creative collaboration, and opportunities for hands-on projects using all the riches of our state-of-the-art facility. Visit www.mediaartslab.org for more information on camps, courses, and how to register. Questions? Call 914.773.7663 ext. 8, or email registrar@burnsfilmcenter.org.
Usdan Center For the Creative and Performing Arts, in the Huntington area of Long Island, is America`s largest summer arts day camp, annually hosting 1600 children ages 6-18 from throughout the Tri-State area. Air-conditioned buses transport students-- in Westchester, from New Rochelle, Scarsdale and Rye. Students from nearby Connecticut come to Westchester for pickup. Usdan, called by Time Magazine "One of the most unique camps in America," offers more than 40 programs in the arts and chess on its magnificent 200-acre woodland campus, plus on-site performances by distinguished artists. No audition is needed for most programs, and about one-third of students attend on scholarship. Families may visit the Center any Monday-Friday, at 185 Colonial Springs Road in Wheatley Heights, NY or call 212-772-6060, or 631-643-7900. Also, visit www.usdan.com.
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