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Girls Rock Camp 2018: week one, day two
The day two report from the VITS – Volunteers in Training – who are this week’s oldest campers: Everyone at camp is having an amazing time! Campers attended their chosen instrument lessons in the morning and afternoon. […]
Girls Rock Camp 2018: week one, day one
This week, the oldest campers – the VITS, or Volunteers in Training – are handling documentation: photos and reporting. Today, campers formed bands, and began writing their songs. The VITS began meeting the bands. Here’s what they found out about […]
Volunteer Spotlight: Courtney Denelle
Name Courtney Denelle Age 36 Hometown Providence, RI Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background with music, education, or social justice work. I’m a short fiction writer and grammar nerd for-hire (read: copy editor). I also work with Day One […]
Volunteer Spotlight: Heather Jackson
Name Heather Jackson Age 35 Hometown Minot, ND Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background with music, education, or social justice work. I started playing flute in 5th grade and played all through public schooling. I got into punk […]
Volunteer Spotlight: Katie Krafft
Name Katie Krafft Age 39 Hometown Berkeley / Oakland, CA Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background with music, education, or social justice work. My involvement with music prior to getting involved with GRR! mainly consisted of going to […]
New Co-Executive Director reports to work, June 11,
Girls Rock! Rhode Island launches tenth year of summer programming with new hire, two camps, and new workshops and clubs Today, Reza Clifton reported for duty as Girls Rock! RI’s new co-executive director. She joins Hilary Jones on the leadership […]
Volunteer Spotlight: Jacqui James
Name Jacqui James Age 24 Hometown Chepachet, RI Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background with music, education, or social justice work. I am trans woman from a small town. I graduated from URI with a degree […]
Girls Rock Camp: session two, day four
Girls Rock Camp isn’t just about campers finding their own voices. It’s also about listening to one another, and finding role models and mentors in other generations. All week, campers have been coming home and telling their parents […]
Girls Rock Camp 2017: session two, day three
Part of the camp experience is learning to be loud. Sometimes, things get loud at band practice. But nothing at camp is louder than the group lessons, when ten bass players, ten drummers or ten keyboard players all […]
Glimpse the Magic: Girls Rock Session 2 is ON!!
Have you heard of the 10 newest bands in RI?? They formed Monday – on Day One of the second session of Girls Rock! RI’s summer camp! Introducing… Gurly Fries, Silver Lining, Klean, BTS (Beautiful Time Signature), Floral Funeral, Hungry Ocean, Northern Lights, Black Ice, Saber Unicorns and… […]
