Girls Rock! Chicago: Rock Camp for Girls 8-16

Girls Rock! Chicago needs in-kind, tax-deductible donations for summer camp.

GR!C is run by an all-volunteer staff, and it is very hungry business for both volunteers and campers.  We are a non-profit whose survival depends upon the dedication of our volunteers, along with the generosity of individual and businesses donations.

While Girls Rock! is grateful for all contributions, it would be tremendously helpful if you could make an in-kind donation of healthy lunch foods or snacks to help feed our campers and staff. Camp will be held from June 21 - 26 and August 2 - 7 and we would be happy to work out a mutually convenient time to pick up any donations. Just e-mail us at melissa@girlsrockchicago.org about your donations, or any questions you might have.

Girls Rock! Chicago is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, so your donation is tax deductible. Additionally, sponsors are recognized on our website, in our newsletters, and at our final showcases at the Metro, which is open to the public.

Thank you again. Your support makes a huge difference in young girls’ lives.

Saturday-Monday, May 29-31
Music Garage
345 N. Loomis St., Chicago, IL

Tell your boss, your best-friend, your lawyer, your aunt, your girlfriend, and your yoga teacher that it’s never too late to rock. Spaces are still available at our Memorial Day weekend session of Ladies Rock Camp. Past participants swear it’s three days that will change your life! And best of all, your tuition money goes directly to fund scholarships for our deserving rock campers. Please visit the Ladies Rock Camp section of our website, and get $100 off with our brand new Lady Friend Discount!

APPLY NOW!

Further questions? Email: LRC@girlsrockchicago.org

Campers!  Parents!  Volunteers!  Friends!!!

Whatever your affiliation with Girls Rock! Chicago, we want you to join us for an all ages, family friendly afternoon of roller skating on Saturday, April 17.  We’ll be hitting the rink at the fabulous Orbit Skate Center in Palatine from 4:30 - 6:30 pm and we’d love to see you there.  We don’t care if you can’t remember in which decade you last donned skates, or are going to spin circles around us.  Just like rock camp, this event is open to everyone regardless of experience so grab a friend and come on out!

Admission is $8 per person, and benefits Girls Rock! Chicago’s upcoming summer camps…that’s right, now there are two!  Feel free to bring your own skates, or rent a pair from Orbit for $3.  Wanna pledge allegiance to this event or tell your friends?  Visit us on facebook to view and share the invitation.  Questions?  E-mail jennifer@girlsrockchicago.org

Brand New in 2010: Girls Rock! Chicago is offering a DJ track at our summer camp for 8-16 year old girls. Learn how to mix songs, create mash-ups, put together a set and more. Local professional DJs will also offer afternoon workshops on topics ranging from DJ’ing with a live band, to mastering the scratch.  The week will culminate with an evening of live sets, and a remix of Girls Rock! Chicago’s original songs.

To apply to camp, please complete our online APPLICATION.

Join Girls Rock! Chicago at Whole Foods Lincoln Park on Wednesday, March 31st at 7PM for a performance by Girls Rock! alumni. This performance is FREE, all ages, and open to the public!

Girls Rock! Chicago presents under 18 bands and performers at Whole Foods on the last Wednesday of every month. Know someone who might was to perform? Contact melissa@girlsrockchicago.org for more details.

Wassup Rockers,

Time to promote and recruit for the upcoming Ladies and Girls Rock Camps!

Girls Rock! Chicago needs a group that is gung-ho to hang posters and talk up our org all over Chicagoland. To get this street team party started right, we’ve sweetened the pot: the first thirty people to enthusiastically email: ruby@girlsrockchicago.org will get a pass for you and a friend to see a sneak preview of THE RUNAWAYS - the biopic of Joan Jett’s groundbreaking girl band.

Now, I haven’t seen the movie yet, but I cannot hide that I’m super psyched to see more women rocking out - whether it’s on the big screen, radio waves, garage, or stage. The free screening is Thursday, March 18th at AMC / Lowes 600 North, downtown at the corner of Rush and Ohio Street, 7pm.

The movie is rated R, so we envision this as an adult evening out, but if your teen camper absolutely must come, they better bring a parent as their partner in crime. Afterwards, let’s gather to make new friends and critique the movie’s message at a nearby bar (exact location TBD, suggestions would be super).

Check out more info on the film below.

Here’s crossing our fingers for a feminist bent,

Ruby Des Jardins
GR!C Volunteer Coordinator

THE RUNAWAYS

Opens March 19, 2010

Website:

http://www.runawaysmovie.com/

Synopsis:

THE RUNAWAYS follows two friends, Joan Jett (Kristen Stewart) and Cherie Currie (Dakota Fanning), as they rise from rebellious Southern California kids to rock stars of the now legendary group that paved the way for future generations of girl bands. They fall under the Svengali-like influence of rock impresario Kim Fowley (Michael Shannon), who turns the group into an outrageous success and a family of misfits.