Archive for 'Thank You to our Sponsors' Category

DJ Workshop at saki

Nov 16th, 2011 by info | Comments Off

Love listening to music? Itching to share your favorite tunes with a crowd? Think you’ve got what it takes to get a dance floor moving? Hop behind the turntables and give it a try! Learn mixing, beat matching & more basics of being a DJ in this super informative, hands-on workshop.
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The Cure Cover Show: A GR!C Benefit

Aug 24th, 2011 by info | Comments Off

Singer-songwriter Mike Kinsella (Owen, Joan of Arc, Cap’n Jazz) loves a good cover. In 2009, he was invited to play a benefit show for Girls Rock! Chicago and took the opportunity to pay homage to one of his favorite musicians - Morrissey. He assembled a band of friends equally eager to take on the challenge [...]

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We Did It! Thank You for Helping GR!C Pull off Our Busiest Camp Season Yet!

Aug 23rd, 2011 by Heather L. | Comments Off

We set an ambitious goal for 2011 - three camps in less than three months. It was hectic, but we managed to fit in two sessions of Girls Camp and one session of Ladies Rock Camp into one short little summer. We’d like to thank every volunteer, camper, parent and donor for making it possible. [...]

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Check out the Girls Rock! Chicago Annual Report

Jul 24th, 2011 by info | 0

After lots of hard work from the staff and the board, with an extra special thanks to our fabulous designer Randy Payne, Girls Rock! Chicago is pleased to present to you our FY2010 Annual Report. Inside you will find great stories about our campers, volunteers, parents, staff and board members, and our [...]

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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 Rock Chicago Gear Day!

Sep 22nd, 2010 by Jennifer | Comments Off

Gear Loan is nothing new to GR!C.  Each year we loan our rockin’ campers guitars, basses and drum kits to use in their homes year round.  However, since we’re growing so darn fast and doubled our camper base this year (yay!), we needed to take a little break to inventory our gear, spruce it up, [...]

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