Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls

Applications are now available for the 2012 summer camp sessions. Sessions will take place July 2 – 7 (in Brooklyn) & August 20 – 25 (in Manhattan). The deadline for camper applications is May 1. An Early Bird application round will take place this month; the deadline is February 22. For more information and applications, click here.

Come one, come all! Volunteer applications for Summer 2012 are now available. The deadline to apply is May 18th. For info and applications, click HERE.

CLICK HERE to listen to a podcast made by Willie Mae Music Lab’s weekend workshop participants! Students met once a month for three months and learned about sound, recording, and radio production! This podcast is the result of their hard work. Enjoy!

We’ve launched our roster of after school programming for Winter/Spring 2011-12. Check out our classes, and sign up today! We’re expanding our programming in 2011-12 to include lessons on even more instruments, plus weekend workshops to complement music lessons and ensemble (also available as a free-standing course). More music, more fun, and more ways to rock out!

WMRC is in search of a new facility for its summer programming – and maybe even a new year-round home – for 2012 and beyond. The move comes at an exciting time for the organization, and represents a real opportunity for growth – more girls and women served, more creativity, more noise, more life-changing programs! As always, we’d like to include members of the Willie Mae community in this project. We are forming an ad hoc Site Search Committee, to be made up of Willie Mae staff, Board members, and interested friends of Rock Camp.

Interested in helping out? Know someone who might be a great fit? Please drop a line to Executive Director Karla Schickele at karla@williemaerockcamp.org.

Commissioned by the Gotham Girls Roller Derby, with support from Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls, the awesome band Still Saffire has created a song called “Here We Go” that’s being played at derby bouts and will be featured on the Gotham Girls’ TV show. Check out the song, and download it here. A portion of proceeds from all song sales benefit WMRC and GGRD!

Gotham Girls Roller Derby is New York City’s only all-female, do-it-yourself (DIY), skater-operated roller derby league.

Still Saffire is an alternative rock band featuring four talented young women ages 13 – 16. Based in Nyack, NY, the band has a knack for writing songs that are engaging and relevant, with a sophistication and maturity that belies their youth.

Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls has been selected to receive a 2011 grant from the Union Square Awards. This is the third time the organization has received support from the Union Square Awards, which first recognized Willie Mae’s work in 2008 as an oustanding organization using the arts as a tool for social justice. The award, which includes $25,000 in general operating support as well as technical assistance, links Willie Mae with a distinguished group of innovative arts organizations in New York City.

In light of the city’s preparations for the possible hurricane, we are rescheduling the showcase to TODAY at the CAMPSITE at 5:00 PM. Tomorrow’s showcase at Music Hall of Williamsburg is canceled. We will not issue tickets for today’s show. The show will be a suggested donation of $5-10. Standing/sitting on floor; limited seating available for those who need it. We expect the show to run until approximately 7PM.

Showcase location:
Urban Assembly School of Music & Art, 49 Flatbush Avenue Extension, 7th floor cafeteria

The school is located on the 7th floor of the multi-school building at 49 Flatbush Ave Extension, which says “Brooklyn International High School” on it. The building is wheelchair accessible. Please check out http://hopstop.com for specific directions.

We’ve launched our roster of after school programming for fall 2011. Check out our classes, and sign up today! We’re expanding our programming in 2011-12 to include lessons on even more instruments, plus all new weekend workshops to complement music lessons and ensemble (also available as a free-standing course).
More music, more fun, and more ways to rock out!

Campers and volunteers from all years of Willie Mae are invited to come to the First Annual MUSIC LAB MOVIE NIGHT, on Thursday, July 21, 6 – 9 p.m., at Willie Mae Music Lab. We’ll do a special screening of “Girls Rock! The Movie, and serve up free popcorn and drinks. It’s a great chance to learn about Music Lab after school classes (you can sign up, too), reconnect with campers and volunteers, find bandmates, and celebrate girls who make noise. Family members and friends welcome. RSVP to office@williemaerockcamp.org.