>>Ladies Rock Camp Registration Starts Today!! posted January 9, 2012

Want to rock out with other awesome ladies!?!?  Now's your chance!  You've heard about the funnest weekend ever that is Ladies Rock Camp, so don't miss the boat this year!  Get on board!  Learn guitar, bass, drums, vocals, and (for the first time ever) keyboards, join a band, write an original song, and perform it LIVE in three days-- March 9th-11th!  NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!  Click here to sign up today!!

Awesome flyer by Chris Kelley

Also a first for GRR!'s Ladies Rock Camp, we now offer financial aid for a limited number of campers and we are also offering several payment plans if you don't want to pay it all in one chunk!  Check it out!

This could be you:

Ladies Rock Camp - March 20, 2011 - Pawtucket RI from Ryan T. Conaty on Vimeo.

>>The Year in Girls Rock! Rhode Island, plus more! posted December 10, 2011

Of course, you should still check out the Women Who Rock Coloring Book, but we have other news, as well!

Most importantly, let's take a looks at GRR!'s accomplishments for 2011!

THE YEAR IN GIRLS ROCK! RHODE ISLAND!

A Little Bit of Everything performing at the Girls Rock Camp Final Showcase 2011

We’re getting louder every year!

• 32 girls attended our second annual, week-long Girls Rock Camp

• We awarded $4,100 in needs-based scholarships to campers who wouldn’t have otherwise been able to afford camp

• 16 women attended our three-day Ladies Rock Camp, which raised $1,650 for Girls Rock Camp scholarships

• In partnership with the Providence After School Alliance (PASA), we expanded our Girls Get Loud afterschool program to serve 31 girls in Providence Public Schools

• We conducted 8 Rock Labs for girls and women, where musicians of all skill levels could experiment, socialize, share ideas and create music

We moved our organization forward.

• Acquired 501(c)3 status from the IRS and became an independent nonprofit

• Hired a part-time executive director

• Recruited 10 amazing new board members

We did a lot of fun stuff!

• Organized and presented MADONNARAMA, which featured 13 acts and their unique interpretations of the Material Girl’s greatest hits, supporting GRR!

• Worked with Roots Café/Mosaic Bistro to present an all-ages performance with jazz artist Eva Cortes

• Collaborated with the Manton Avenue Project on I’m with the Band, a musical composed and scripted by young people

GRR! SUPPORTER SURVEY!

Guitar lessons!

We've been busy!  What else is going on, you ask?  Well, we need YOUR input!

Please take 5 minutes and share your thoughts about the future direction of GRR! in our GRR! Supporter Survey.  The data from this survey will be used to drive our strategic planning process, supported by the Women's Fund of Rhode Island.

LADIES ROCK CAMP!

>>Women Who Rock Coloring Book! posted December 5, 2011

In case you haven't heard, GRR!'s Women Who Rock Coloring Book is now available!  Awesome drawings of awesome musicians by awesome local artists!  You can pick one up at Craftland, Frog & Toad, and Books on the Square, or if you aren't local, you can order one through our Etsy store!

Musicians featured: Cindy Lauper, Bethany Cosentino, Yoko Ono, Erykah Badu, Meg White, Heart, Esperanza Spalding, Patti Smith, Stevie Nicks, Joan Jett, Janelle Monae, Nico, Cindy Blackman, Nina Simone, Trish Keenan, Marine Girls, Grace Jones, The Breeders, PJ Harvey, Siouxsie Sioux, Kim Gordon

By the following artists: Jennifer Hrabota Lesser, Heather Toupin, Hannah Antalek, Jen Corace, Alicia Bell, Wayne Losey, Ryan Lesser, Jeanette Numbers, Marissa Paternoster, Caitlin Strokosch, Alyssa Holland Short, Jeff Hesser, Jane Hesser, Delia Kovac, Meghan Minior, Hilary Treadwell, Deb Dormody, Kenneth Linehan, Amanda Resch, Lendra Leeks, Allison Cole, Lisa Agustin

Here it is, in action!

>>Fall Fun Times and Updates! posted September 16, 2011

You like pictures, right?!

Well, as we close out on summer 2011, we have a ton of Girls Rock Camp pics to share with you!  Check out our Tumblr to see the week's events as they unfolded, then check out our Flickr page, if you are looking for more!  Here are some band portraits of Lady Kumquat, Magical Pegasus Cookies, Skald With a Moustache, Intoxicate the Dance Floor, Wide Eyed Interrobang!? and A Little Bit of Everything, who is also rocking out in the pic below.

A Little Bit of Everything performing at the Girls Rock Camp Final Showcase 2011

Suffice it to say, the week was awesome, and 400 friends, family, and fans were there to share in the magic of Girls Rock Camp Final Showcase.  Thanks so much to all of our sponsors and volunteers for making it happen!

So, you ask... WHAT'S NEXT?

Well, of course we will be continuing with our Girls Rock Lab and Ladies Rock Lab, which both happen on Fridays monthly at JamStage.  You get a chance to rock out with other girls or women in a positive all-female environment... no experience necessary!  For more information or to RSVP, contact !

Last, but in no way least, Girls Get Loud, GRR!'s after school program through the Providence After School Alliance is starting back up, and we are psyched to rock out with girls not once, but TWICE a week!  YEAH!

Stay tuned for more updates! 

>>Girls Rock Camp This Week!! posted July 10, 2011

It's that time again!!  The best time of year... Girls Rock Camp week!

To follow the girls on their rock journey, check out our Tumblr page, which will be updated throughout the week! 

Most importanly, don't forget to come by the Girls Rock Camp Final Showcase, this Friday, July 15th at the Hope Artiste Village, 1005 Main St., in Pawtucket, RI from 6-7 pm to see the girls show off their hard work in the form of awesome, original songs!  Check out our Facebook event for more info!

See you there!

flyer by Delia Kovak