UPDATED: Let the Summer Camps & Conferences Begin
It’s the camp and conference season at Shenandoah University. In this video series, camp counselors and conference directors discuss their summer programs.
The athletics department hosts a number of camps for youngsters: Michelle Guyant-Holloway Basketball Camp for girls June 15 to 18; Liz Pike Soccer Camp for girls July 11 to 16; and Paul Barnes Football Camps June 26 to 30 and July 18 to Aug. 1. Basketball Coach Rob Harris holds his annual Valley Hoops Basketball Camps June 21 to 25 and July 12 to 16. Some of these camps offer discounts for the
children of Shenandoah employees; contact the Athletics Office at (540) 665-4566.
Shenandoah Conservatory also hosts a number of summer programs, beginning with the annual Church Music Institute June 20 to 25 and June 27 to July 2. Visit www.su.edu/conservatory/cmi
The 2010 Bass Coalition Summer Workshop & Solo Competition at Shenandoah is June 24, 25 and 26. For details, visit www.basscoalition.com
The annual Performing Arts Camp for middle and high school students is June 27 to July 11. Visit http://www.su.edu/www/pac/index.shtml?CFID=6153162&CFTOKEN=95465927
National Jazz Workshop is held at Shenandoah University for the second year, July 11 to 16. Contact workshop director Matt Niess at matt.niess@nationaljazzworkshop.orgor visit www.nationaljazzworkshop.org
Information about the annual Contemporary Commercial Music Vocal Pedagogy Institute, July 17 to 26, can be found at http://www.su.edu/academics/91731A4257034A87AD6FCB856F9F7FFC.asp
The Center for Public Service & Scholarship hosts a week-long program, "Leadership by Design for Citizenship and Public Service," June 20 to 25, for 30 local high school students who will participate in activities that focus on team building, the political process, ethics, civility and public speaking. Contact the Center for Public Service & Scholarship at (540) 535-3543 or (540) 665-4696.
The 25th annual Children’s Literature Conference, "Timeless Stories: Celebrating 25 Years of Children’s Literature," June 28 to July 2, features authors and illustrators talking about their craft, including Patricia MacLachlan, David Wiesner, Fred Bowen, Laura Vaccaro Seeger, Amy Rosenthal, Carmen Deedy, Henry Cole, Pam Edwards, Pam Ryan, Deborah Wiles, Blue Balliett and Pat and Fred McKissack. Go to www.su.edu/education/C8A6F0EDFE4A41F4946994C4F174A6C3.asp?CFID=6153162&CFTOKEN=95465927
And, yes, the sound of Scottish bagpiping and drumming will fill the air June 20 to 25, when the Virginia Piping & Drumming School takes place on campus. Visit http://www.thepipingcentre.co.uk/schools/shenandoah-virginia
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