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Girls Rock the Yard at Sprout Home

Apr 28th, 2011 by Jennifer | Comments Off

Girls Rock Chicago is thrilled to be partnering with home & garden wonderland Sprout Home for a very unique Spring Party. The staff at Sprout have collected some pretty exciting, autographed items from their favorite Chicago musicians, including hand decorated planters from Chicago big shots Shellac and punk rock marching band Mucca Pazza. Bid on [...]

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2011 Girls Camp, Ladies Camp, and Volunteer Applications Available Now!

Mar 3rd, 2011 by Heather L. | Comments Off

Girls Rock! Chicago is excited to announce that we’ve confirmed the dates of our 2011 camps. We will once again be offering two sessions of girls camp, and one session of ladies rock camp this summer. All sessions of camp will be held at Josephinum Academy. The camp dates are as follows:
Girls Camp session one: June [...]

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Econoline Play Minutemen’s Classic Album, Double Nickels on the Dime, to Benefit Girls Rock! Chicago

Feb 15th, 2011 by Jennifer | Comments Off

This Sunday, February 20th, for one-night-only, three Chicago-area musicians will be taking on all 45 songs of the Minutemen’s Double Nickels on the Dime LP.  The band, Econoline, formed in 2010 with the sole intention of bringing this revered punk classic to life.  As this is no small task, they’ve enlisted the help of over [...]

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Girls Night Out Benefit for Girls Rock! Chicago

Feb 7th, 2011 by info | Comments Off

Our friends at p.45 think girls rock! Local fashion boutique p.45 is dedicating its 9th annual Girls Night Out to Girls Rock! Chicago: 5% of the evening’s sales (plus all raffle $$$!) will be donated to GR!C.
On the evening’s agenda:
* 15% off everything in the boutique
* complimentary makeovers by Benefit
* amazing raffle prizes, [...]

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50 Shows in 50 States: Year End Benefit with Laureates, Stacked Animals & Owen

Dec 10th, 2010 by Jennifer | Comments Off

Join us at Schubas on Thursday, December 16th for our last benefit show of 2010! The event, 50 Shows in 50 States, celebrates our participation Girls Rock Camp Alliance - an international coalition that unites girls rock camps throughout the world, preserving the nature and spirit of programs that seek to build self-esteem for girls [...]

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Autumn Auction: One Week Away!

Oct 14th, 2010 by info | Comments Off

Friends & Supporters,
Girls Rock! Chicago Fall fundraising is in high gear this month as we prepare for our first ever Autumn Auction. We hope many of you will join us at this very special event to celebrate a successful 2010 summer camp season and begin raising the funds necessary for GR!C’s continued growth in 2011…all [...]

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