Girls Rock! Chicago: Rock Camp for Girls 9-16

Join us Friday, January 15th at the Empty Bottle (1035 N. Western Ave.) for a great show featuring

Maximum Wage
Tiger Bones
Tyler Jon Tyler

Plus great raffle prizes from some of our fave supporters!

$8 show starts at 10pm, 21+
We will also have some applications for February’s Ladies Rock Camp available.

Hope to see you there!

2009 has been a very big, busy year for Girls Rock! Chicago and so we’ve decided to end it with a bang!  Join us for our final fundraiser of the year at 9pm on Saturday, December 26 at Subterranean where you can expect to be serenaded with the sweet sounds of Morrissey, compliments of a slew of fantastic Chicago musicians.  Performing this set, for one night only, are:  Bob Nanna (Braid, Hey Mercedes), Joe Trohman (Fall Out Boy), Drew Brown (Weekend Nachos), Dustin Currier (The Felix Culpa), and Mike Kinsella (Owen, Joan of Arc).  Don’t miss your opportunity to see this, and a performance by Empires!

All proceeds from the evening will benefit Girls Rock! Chicago’s upcoming summer camps for girls 9-16, as well as support our participation in the Girls Rock Camp Alliance - an international coalition that provides resources and networking opportunities for it’s affiliate camps.

Tickets are $10 and available now through Ticketweb.

Several positions on the GR!C executive board are available to qualified candidates. Our board members contribute their time, effort and skills because of a strong personal commitment to fostering girls’ self-esteem, creative expression and community awareness through rock music.

To apply for a position, please download an application and return it to us by December 7, 2009.

Return completed applications to: tina@girlsrockchicago.org

or

Girls Rock! Chicago

PO Box 47377

Chicago, IL 60647

2009 Ladies Rock photo by Lizz Kannenberg

Girls Rock! Chicago is currently accepting applications for our 2010 Ladies Rock Camp . This year’s camp will be held May 29th-31st at Music Garage.  Applications are available now!

At this intensive weekend-long workshop, women ages 19 and older will follow a program similar to what the girls do at our summer camp: learn an instrument, form a band, write a song, and perform it - in just three days! If you are one of the many women who has thought, “I wish Girls Rock! Chicago was around when I was a kid!” this is for YOU. Each applicant will choose to play guitar, bass, or drums as her main instrument for the weekend…NO MUSICAL EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY.

Ladies Rock Camp is a fundraiser for Girls Rock! Chicago’s summer camp. For each woman who attends Ladies Rock Camp, we are able to provide a scholarship to one student at our summer Camp. We are offering a limited number of “starving artist” discounts. Check out the application for more details.

Happy fall, GR!C supporters!

We’re on the verge of our fifth year (!) as a non-profit, and there are a lot of exciting changes on the horizon!

If you’ve ever wanted to get more involved in the GR!C community –whether you’re an occasional volunteer who’s interested in being on the board or a permanent member of our staff, or a parent or community supporter who wants to do more but isn’t sure where to start — we
encourage you to come to an open meeting next THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19. We’ll discuss our plans for 2010 (including TWO Girls Rock! camps and TWO Ladies Rock! camps!) and beyond.

Details:

WHO: any & all GR!C supporters
WHAT: open meeting
WHEN: Thursday Nov. 19, 2009 @ 7pm
WHERE: Bucktown-Wicker Park Branch Library ~ 1701 N Milwaukee Ave, 312-744-6022
WHY: Whatever your role in the Chicago community, we’re glad to have you on our team!