MURFREESBORO — That
electrifying sound that will be emanating soon from the MTSU campus will be the
sound of young girls finding their voices.
The 13th annual Southern Girls Rock & Roll
Camp, slated for July 27 through Aug. 1, will give nearly 50 girls between the
ages of 10 and 17 a chance to express themselves through music and show an
audience what they’ve learned.
The day camp was founded by Kelley Anderson in 2003 to give
young women an empowering, positive place to gain social skills and to respect
themselves and others through collaboration with others.
“We’ve got a lot of campers that are coming back this year
as volunteers,” said Sarah Bandy, administrative director of the camp’s parent
nonprofit organization, Youth Empowerment through Arts and Humanities.
Campers will check in at 8:30 a.m. each morning Monday
through Friday, followed by assembly at 9 a.m. They are to be picked up by 5:30
p.m.
To find parking and buildings on campus, attendees can use
the printable map at http://tinyurl.com/MTSUParking14-15.
Activities, most of which will take place in the Wright
Music Building, include instruction from experienced musicians in beginning and
advanced guitar, beginning and advanced drums, vocals, electronic music and
bass.
The camp will culminate in a showcase concert at 2 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 1, at Hinton Hall in the Wright Music Building. Tickets are $10
for adults and $5 for ages 10 through 17. Children under 10 will be admitted at
no charge.
Members of the audience can win guitars, massages, gift
certificates, a scholarship to next year’s camp and other prizes in a raffle on
the day of the showcase.
Workshops in recording, screen printing, photography, image
and identity and music “herstory” will be provided. There also will be daily
lunchtime performances from local acts such as Wildfront, Sallow, Becky Buller
and many more.
For more information, contact Youth Empowerment through Arts
and Humanities, or YEAH!, at 615-849-8140 or artsempoweryouth@gmail.com.
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