GRCV’s Summer Session 2012 is now full. Thanks so much for your support and interest! We are working hard to hold more than one camp session in the future. We want EVERY girl that wants to attend camp, to be able to attend. Please join us at the Final Showcase at the Rio Theater, July 14th! Check here closer to the date for more details.
Thanks Again!
The GRCV Team
GRCV Summer Session 2012 Camper Update
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2012 Summer Camp Session
This years camp will be held July 9-13, in collaboration and hosted by Urban Native Youth Association. The Final Showcase will be held July 14th at The Rio Theater.
Camper applications will be posted here April 1st, campers are accepted on a first come first serve basis. Go here: Rock Enroll 2012
Volunteer Applications for 2012 are up! Please apply by May 1st. To find the application go HERE.
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Ladies’ Rock Camp 2012
Ladies Rock Camp Vancouver is pleased to announce its second annual rock camp taking place from May 25 to 27, 2012 at the Waldorf Hotel.
Registration for camp, which fills up quickly, opens on Monday, March 12, 2012 with spots for 16 ladies who want to rock. Applications will be available HERE
The Ladies Rock Camp is a three-day version of the Girls Rock Camp for women 19 and older and serves as a fundraiser for the Girls Camp.
Ladies of all ages and skill levels (absolute beginners are welcome!) will form a band, write a song and play a show, all in just three days.
Campers will participate in instrument lessons and workshops in songwriting, stage presence, and creating band merchandise. All instruments, equipment and food will be provided.
Like the Girls Rock Camp, the Ladies Camp will be run entirely by volunteers: local musicians, artists, performers, and music enthusiasts. All instructors are female identified, and all volunteers work hard to provide a positive and empowering environment.
The showcase will take place at the Waldorf on the evening of Sunday, May 27th. The newly formed camper bands will have their chance to show off their new songs, and the proceeds from the show will go toward food and supplies for Girls Rock Camp.
The cost is $350 per camper. For every person who goes to Ladies Rock Camp, a girl in need of financial aid will be able to attend Girls Rock Camp this summer!
Contact ladies@girlsrockcampvancouver.ca for more information.
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ROCK LOTTERY 2012!!
What if everything you did, you put yourself on a 24-hour deadline? This was the idea at our first ever Rock Lottery held at the Waldorf hotel on Jan 29th, 2012. We took 25 of our favourite Vancouver musicians, gave them some breakfast and coffee, randomly pulled names from a hat to assemble five totally new bands, and gave them a day and a half to write a 15-minute set.
The Rock Lottery was also a triple-whammy effort from The Association of Very Good Ideas, Instruments of Change, and Girls Rock Camp Vancouver. How can you not create something awesome with all three of these organizations involved? All funds raised went to the creation of a new Ladies Rock Camp to be held in a women’s prison. For more information, visit http://forbiddenflutes.com/instrumentsOfChange.html
To listen to or download the live-from-the-floor recordings from the show, please visit Life After Radio (click on it and it’ll take you there).
Thanks to all you amazing musicians and volunteers who made the magic happen! And thanks to The Waldorf!
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A Quick Description of Camp
Girls Rock camp Vancouver is held in partnership with the Urban Native Youth Association (UNYA). We thank them for their constant support and kindness.
Camp runs from 9am to 4pm each day, with instrument instruction in the morning, lunch (provided), and band practices and workshops in the afternoon. On Day 1, campers will get a chance to meet one another and form bands, who they will practice with throughout the week. By Friday, they will have written a song together and learned the basics of their instruments, and then it’s off to the Showcase on Saturday for the big performance.
All instruments are provided by GRCV. Campers will indicate which instrument they wish to play on their application forms. GRCV cannot provide childcare before or after camp, as our space has been graciously donated by the Urban Native Youth Association, and must be vacated for other programming after camp. Campers must be picked up by 4pm, and all campers who intend to leave early must have a parent’s permission to do so. Please see our camper application for more detailed information.
Rock Camp is held at the Urban Native Youth Association Building, 1618 East Hastings Street (at Commercial Drive). Please DO NOT SEND ANYTHING TO THIS ADDRESS, send to address provided on the application.
Please consider donating to our organization by clicking on the button above! Your generous donations will help keep camp accessible to everyone.
You can also help by donating functioning music gear, especially amps, guitars, bass guitars, and pedals. To donate, email gear@girlsrockcampvancouver.ca
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Thank you so much to everyone who volunteered, attended, or helped in any capacity at previous camps. Here’s some recent evidence that camp is indeed, awesome:
Camp scream circle!
Vocals class turns into a dance party!
Flaming angels practice at camp (capes optional)