An exciting and fun 5-day music and dance program held in the stunning redwoods of Loma Mar, No Ca is accepting applications for July 27- August 1.
Designed exclusively for 10-14 year olds, Jam Camp exposes kids to the hip contemporary trends in music along with fun outdoor recreational activities in the beautiful redwoods of Loma Mar, only 1 1/2 hours drive from the Bay Area.
The curriculum includes beatbox, turntables, instrumental ensembles taught by ear, dance, vocals, percussion, steeldrum, and body percussion.

Swimming, volleyball, basketball, hiking, ping-pong and tetherball round out
each afternoon. A great alternative to traditional band camps, Jam Camp is an inclusive, supportive program offering fun non-competitive workshops, taught by professional artists. Musical styles include jazz/funk, blues, hip-hop and gospel. For more info please visit:

www.jamcampwest.com
or call 510-287-8880.

Brought to you by the makers of Jazz Camp West, now celebrating our 25th Anniversary.
Producers: Stacey Hoffman stacey@jazzcampwest.com
Deborah Knapp

Pali Overnight Adventures, located in one of the worlds' most beautiful settings, offers kids a remarkable variety of exciting activities on our 74-acre private and secure site. While rock climbing, fashion designing, paintballing, and even horseback riding campers will make lifelong friends, learn interesting new skills and, most of all, have a total blast while they're at it. When they return home, you'll hear them say, "It's not just a camp, it's an adventure!" Member ACA.

SECRET AGENT CAMP (Ages 10-16)

For the aspiring James Bond or XXX, Pali Secret Agent Camp teaches the tricks of the trade using ATV's, paintball games, stealth techniques and undercover maneuvers.
You'll learn how to use teamwork, critical thinking, problem solving skills & discipline. As aspiring agent, you'll develop self-confidence and a sense of personal achievement by learning evasive go-kart driving techniques, martial arts, coordinated rapid room entries, and finding your way by reading the stars!
Your skills will also be challenged on our 60-foot tall rope course, climbing wall and zip-line. And, if that's not enough, get ready for paintball, paintball and more paintball on ten acres of thrilling fields. If you've got the guts and are ready for some glory, Secret Agent Camp is for you!

HOLLYWOOD STUNT CAMP (Ages 10-16)

You're looking down 40 feet at a mark that's the size of your hand. The wind is rapidly blowing. The director is yelling, the producer wants the next shot! As for you, it's just you and your fall and how the pad will feel.
Welcome to Hollywood Stunt Camp! The place where you will learn exciting high falls, such as headers, and back-falls, as well as hand-to-hand combat, shoulder rolls, and how to choreograph your own fight scene. All of this will be done with a professional stuntman in a safe and fun environment.
Whether you hope to double for a major motion picture star, or just want to experience a pure adrenaline rush, Hollywood Stunt Camp will keep you on, and off, the edge of your seat!!

ROCK STAR CAMP (Ages 10-16)

Future Britney's, Justin's, and Avril's, here is your chance to get a taste of the business! Join us for the Rock Star Camp and flex your singing muscles under the guidance of professional singers, songwriters, and producers.
Write your own songs, sing along to your favorites, and learn voice techniques to sound like the professionals. Our state-of-the art sound studios are complete with all the latest equipment to create a CD with you as the star. Perform songs of all genres, ranging from hip-hop, pop, dance, and alternative to prepare to be the next American Idol!
Our program is designed for imaginative and innovative singers/ songwriters who want to create their own musical masterpieces. If you have music running through your veins and an ear for tunes, then join the Rock Star Camp and step on to the path of singing success!

FILM INSTITUTE (Ages 10-16)

"Lights, Camera, ACTION!" If what you really want to do is direct, you'll get your chance at the Pali Film Institute.
Professional directors teach storyboarding, shot list creation, casting, shooting, and editing. Spend a day learning the basic techniques of film direction, and expand your cinematography and editing skills, plus learn how to work with actors! Using our state of the art computers with Blue Screen technology, After Effects and Final Cut Pro programs, make the impossible, possible!
After all the hard work is done, screen your original masterpiece at the Pali Film Festival and take home a personalized DVD to showcase your work to family, friends and future producers! So, if you want to make a screwball comedy, action spectacular or fright fest then Pali Film Institute is for you!

ACTING ACADEMY (Ages 10-16)

Learn what your director really wants when they call "action". Under the tuition of professional actors and directors, you will learn this fascinating art of performance for the screen. Learning your lines, blocking for the camera, developing your character and maintaining a consistent performance, it is all covered here.
Audition for a role in a movie made right here at the Pali studios, written and directed by campers attending the Film Institute. After many takes, and read-trough's, your polished performance will be taped and you'll take home an exciting DVD reel to showcase your talents. The scene is set, the lights are up, and Rolling!
Spend your afternoon enjoying your choice of 75 exciting camp activities such as mini-bikes, skateboarding, paintball, horseback riding, ropes course, jet skiing, arts & crafts, dance, dirt boarding, swimming, and more. Pali boasts heated cabins with indoor bathroom and shower facilities and a main lodge that houses a dining facility and five star dining.

EXTREME ACTION ADVENTURE CAMP (Ages 10-16)

If danger is your middle name, and safety is your moms, then this is the specialty for you! Extreme Action Adventure Camp is dirt-filled, adrenaline-pumped, and action packed.
Fly through the air on an ATV, learn tricks, jumps, and maneuvers on mini bikes, skate ollies and kick flips, do drop ins, 180s, shuv-its, backside and front side flips all in a safe setting taught by professionals. Next, you and your bike can ride the ski lift to the top of Snow Summit Ski Resort, and rip it up like the experts on the ride down. Or you can weave your way down the dry ski slope tobogganing! Fly down at speeds up to 20 miles per hour - don't forget to hang on!
You'll also scale our amazing rock wall, traverse the wind-whipping ropes course, ride the breeze on a parasail, and learn the art of kendo - Japanese sword fighting, all under the supervision of our qualified and experienced instructors in our safe and secure setting, where safety is number one.
If you dare, join us at Extreme Action Adventure Camp!!

SPA AND WELLBEING CAMP (Ages 10-16)

At Pali Spa and Wellbeing Camp, practice the art of yoga, study nutrition and healthy cooking, and learn etiquette and impeccable manners. Also learn exercise and stretching skills, receive spa treatments, and practice Zen meditation techniques.
But don't think this camp is all lying around and massages! You will learn the nutritional value of the foods and perform exercise routines that guarantee to have you feeling and looking great. Each day learn a different beauty procedure such as facials, manicures, pedicures, aromatherapy and hot rock massages.
Most importantly, you will learn to love your mind, body, and spirit and how to treat yourself right. You only get out what you put in, and after a stay at our Spa and Wellbeing Camp, you will know exactly what to put in to always feel great! What bliss!


Call (888) 6-SUMMER.
Visit our Website at www.paliadventures.com

Camp Winnarainbow, California’s Premiere Circus and Performing Arts Camp was founded by sixties icon Wavy Gravy more than 30 years ago. Located 3 hours north of the Bay Area in beautiful Mendocino County, Camp Winnarainbow offers one and two week sessions during the summer for children ages 7-14. Classes include circus arts, drama, multi-cultural dance and martial arts, play production, trapeze & aerials, tightrope, juggling, unicycling, stilt-walking, gymnastics, magic, music, clowning, art, and environmental awareness. Two-week sessions end with a fabulous show for families & friends.

Swimming is available every afternoon in Lake Veronica, complete with 350-foot world-class waterslide. Organized sports are played on a regulation basketball court and sports field. Lodging is in canvas tipis. Three delicious homemade meals served each day, always with vegetarian and vegan options.

Our mission is to create a living environment of love, safety and harmony by building a community of children and adults who come from many different backgrounds, where they can learn to appreciate one another through the performing arts. Camp Winnarainbow provides a training ground to nurture leaders for a more peaceful and sustainable world.

Contact 510/525-4304 or arainbow@mcn.org for further information. www.campwinnarainbow.org

MUSICAL THEATER CAMP, GUITAR CAMP & TEEN WEEK!
We have something for everyone: ages 5 -13 and Teens 12 -15.
Three great camps and five musicals to choose from: Oklahoma, Aladdin, Pirates of Penzance, Little Mermaid & An American Rock Musical! Most exciting is that our campers don’t need to be “experts” - all you need is a curiosity and a love for acting or music. Musical Theater campers are assisted by specialists in acting, voice & singing, speech, physical comedy, dance and stage presence to explore the fundamentals of theater OR try your hand at the acoustic guitar and be a REAL guitar hero! Campers work together to produce a creative final performance which family and friends are invited to attend. The performance is held on the last day of each 2 week session incorporating our main production as well as showcasing all of the workshops offered.

Session I: June 22 - July 3 "OKLAHOMA"
Session II: July 6 - July 17 "ALADDIN"
Session III: July 20 - July 31 "PIRATES OF PENZANCE"
Session IV: August 3 - August 14 "LITTLE MERMAID"
Teen Week: August 17 - August 21 "AN AMERICAN ROCK MUSICAL"

Doors open at 7:30am, program hours are 8:30am to 3:00pm with extended play available until 5:00pm. Campers work together to produce a creative final performance which family and friends are invited to attend. The performance is held on the last day of each session, incorporating our main production as well as showcasing all of the workshops offered.

Locations include: West Los Angeles, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach & Northridge.

Since 1950, the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program, formerly known as ISOMATA, has offered intensive workshops in dance, film/video, music, theater, visual arts and writing to students of all ages and abilities. Nestled at the mile-high level in the San Jacinto Mountains of Southern California, the 205-acre Idyllwild Arts campus is located in one of the most spectacular natural settings in the West.

Specific course offerings are organized into art centers according to age. Courses are available to boarding and day students.

Children's Center (ages 5-12): day programs for children 5-8; one- and two-week programs in dance, music, theater, visual arts and creative writing for ages 9-12.

Junior Artist's Center (ages 11-13): two-week programs in all of the visual and performing arts.

Youth Arts Center (ages 14-18): two- and three-week programs in all of the visual and performing arts.

Adult Arts Center (ages 19+):two-day to five-day workshops in visual arts and creative writing.

Family Camp: a one-week arts intensive program for the whole family.

Cazadero's Youth Music Camp is a residential co-ed music and performing arts camp for students, grades 5-12. Campers who attend Cazadero come back to school with a renewed commitment to their instruments, improved playing and practicing techniques, and stronger leadership skills that help inspire their peers and build better ensembles at school. The low student to staff ratio (about 5 to 1) gives kids personalized experience with a wide variety of teachers. Students play up to 5 hours per day and have the opportunity to work with top conductors and make lifelong friends.
Major ensembles offered are: Concert Band, Jazz Band and Orchestra. Extensive electives in Chamber Music, Jazz, piano, guitar, theatre improv, vocalizations and recreation opportunities are also available. Piano and Guitar programs require auditions. Write to registrar: registrar@cazadero.org

Cazadero is known for its immensely popular performing and visual arts FAMILY CAMP, an arts learning community with many participants returning year after year, kids, parents and all. Youngsters grow up together, with the youngest spending hours at Kid City; parents have a week to get away from it all, immersed in dance, theatre, chorus, steel drums, percussion, clowning, rock band, chamber orchestra and more. Write Trina: familycamp@cazadero.org


BRAZIL CAMP offers a week-long study of Brazilian music and dance in the California Redwoods. From bossa nova to batucada to baiao, this is your chance to learn about your favorite styles from some of the foremost teachers from Brazil. Contact Rich at cbc@mameluco.com

Campers record a song, learn choreography to that song and shoot a Music Video. PLUS classes in Hip Hop, Lyrical, African Dance, Choreography, Acting/Improv, Commercials, Crafts, Photography, Hair-doos and Make-up!
This is a 2-week camp, from 8:00am-3:00pm, for girls age 6-14.
Aftercare is available until 5:00pm
CAMP 1 = July 14-25
CAMP 2 = August 4-15

Classes include Hip-Hop, Choreography, Photography, Singing, Improv, African Dance, Lyrical, Hair doos, Make-up, Nails & Arts & Crafts. Participants will also learn a song, record it in a real recording studio, learn choreography to that song and shoot a music video! The end product will be a DVD with the completed music video! Camps run 2 weeks and are from 8:00-3:00. July 9-20 and August 6-17 in Hermosa Beach. Groups are limited to 15 in each age group (6-9 year olds and 10-14 year olds). For more info, please call 310-937-4973.

Go Sports is pleased to announce the arrival of our summer sports camps to the San Fernando Valley! Our camp is centrally located with a friendly and hard-working staff ready to create a memorable summer for your child. Our one-week CHEERLEADING, GOLF, and TENNIS camps are designed for kids ages 6-14 and cover the basics through advanced techniques of each sport. E-mail or call for more information, costs, sessions, etc.

Experienced educators team up with drama, art, circus, and movement professionals to offer kids aged 9-16 an opportunity to create and perform their own show.

The first week of the program is spent on skill development. The second week participants choose their specialties and tackle specific show business jobs -- painting flats, memorizing dialogue, creating circus acts, learning dance choreography, and promoting the show.

For kids in grades one to three, our Half Day Program, with week-long sessions introduces younger children to performing and visual arts through games and experiential learning activities.

Program includes professional instruction in:
Circus Arts - Drama - Music - Visual Art

Circus: Juggling, Chinese yo-yo, Partner Acrobatics, Tumbling, Equilibristics
Drama: Improvisation, Acting, Clowning, Pantomime
Music: Singing, Rhythm, Percussion
Visual Art:Set Design, Scenic Art, Drawing

Full Day* Program: ages 9-16
Times: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Session One
6-17 July
Cost: $249/week

Session Two
20 July - 31 July
Cost: $249/week

*Each Full Day session culminates with a performance.

Half Day Program: ages 6*-8
*Must be entering First Grade in Fall '09.
Times: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cost: $149/week
Discounts for multi-week pre-registration available.
Week 1: July 6-10
Week 2: July 13-17
Week 3: July 20-24
Week 4: July 27-31

Each participant receives a t-shirt.

Dance camp has been in buisness for 15 years teaching jazz, ballet, hip hop, technique, performance skills, and allowing students to experience all styles of dance. Great for beginners and challeging for advanced students. Grouped according to age and ability. Performance every Friday.
75% of dancers return to camp year after year.
call: dawn at 310-863-5008 or dancerdmg@aol.com

Presented in a safe, nurturing, team-oriented environment, our programs reinforce the value of family, and community.

Choosing the right summer program for your child is a difficult and important decision. At uCamps we strive to make families feel comfortable and excited about their decision. The major goals of our programs are to bring fun, joy, self-confidence, acceptance, love, friendship, and community to all our campers. Participants are given the opportunity to discover their inner strengths, realize new talents, expand their imagination, and develop trust, acceptance, teamwork, and a high level of self-esteem.

Our dedicated staff is hand selected to work with your child. Staff is hired based on strength of character, past experience, ability to connect with and inspire children, a desire to share, and the ability to lead and serve as a positive role model. Our staff also includes instructional specialists who are hired to lead specific skill-based workshops. Workshop leaders are not only hired for their experience and ability to teach, but also for their nurturing, fun, and caring natures.

uCamps - U choose the camp for U!:

F.A.M.E. Camp: F.A.M.E. Camp (Film.Acting.Music.Ethusiasts.) is for campers with a strong desire to become an actor, filmmaker, and/or rockstar!! Campers choose a “major” in one of three key areas and enjoy a fun program while receiving an expansive training from our team of industry professionals.

Discovery Camp: Discovery Camp is perfect for first time campers as well as seasoned pros. Discover all the fun, friendship, sports, games, adventure, art, and amazing staff SDC has to offer!!!

The Original SDC: Summer Drama Camp (SDC) is the program that started it all. Campers design their own program from start to finish. This magical camp combines the best of the worlds of art, sports and the outdoors in one amazing place.

Outdoor Adventure Camp: Outdoor Adventure Camp is perfect for the active camper who likes to run, play, climb, and explore, from beach hikes and tide pools, to farm animals and capture the flag, this camp is endless adventure!

Lark Camp is an 8 day long celebration of music & dance that takes place in the heart of the Mendocino redwood forest every year at the beginning of August. There are sessions 24 hours a day, music & dance workshops with over 97 instructors, dances, parties and more. Workshops cater to beginners as well as professionals. A unique aspect of Lark Camp is the great variety of music & dance: Irish, French, Andean, Balkan, Cajun, American, Middle Eastern, Mexican, Latin, African, Swedish, English, Breton and more. Lark Camp, Box 1176, Mendocino, CA 95460 (707) 964-4826 registration@larkcamp.com