Girls Rock NC

Friday, November 7, 2008

VISIT US AT OUR NEW WEBSITE

WWW.GIRLSROCKNC.ORG

WE DID IT! WITH THE HELP OF JEFF POE, WEB DESIGNER EXTRAORDINAIRE, WE HAVE OUR NEW WEBSITE UP. STAY TUNED AS WE FILL IN NEW DETAILS, BUT CHECK US OUT!

Monday, July 14, 2008

BIG CAMPER SHOWCASE: JULY 19TH, CAT'S CRADLE, 7 PM

This Saturday, July 19th, is our big final show for all our campers ages 10 and up at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC. We will have 8 bands playing, and it's all starting at 7 pm! Be there on time for this packed show, where the girls are super stars, performing their original songs with their new bands! It's a show not to be missed, and we're asking for at least a $5 donation at the door. We'll also have incredible merch for sale, including t-shirts, stickers, buttons and bags, with a variety of logos--all to raise money for our programs and for scholarships for girls!

Last week was the incredible camp with 7-9 year olds, and four bands were formed:

The Black Roses
Electric Ink and the Spicy Wasabies
Dark Lantern and the Great Golden Stars
Electric Pandas

Their songs were incredible as they played for a packed house at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro! There was even an Electric Panda that showed up to root on the girls (the most incredible m0m-fan I've ever seen!).

We hope you'll join us for the big show this weekend-- it's really the most incredible show of the year. Be prepared to laugh, cry, and have your heart swell with pride for these incredible girls that have worked hard together to perform their epic songs.

Saturday, June 21, 2008

WE LOVE DAISY ROCK!

Holy moly, we just got a sponsorship from Daisy Rock guitars! They donated amazing small-scale butterfly guitars (yep. shaped like butterflies!) for our campers that don't have their own instruments to play. THANK YOU DAISY ROCK!

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Rock 'n Roll Camp for Girls Book Release Date: June 11th

Check out Chronicle Book's website for more info: we'll have a reading and hopefully an event when the authors come through on a book tour this fall! Stay tuned, and for now-- order this amazing book! It's like rock camp in text, created by the wonderful women from the Portland Rock and Roll Camp for Girls, and it's less than $20!

Friday, April 4, 2008

GIRLS ROCK MOVIE COMES TO NORTH CAROLINA June 6-12 at the COLONY TWIN

So we finally did it, we got the Girls Rock Movie to come to Raleigh from June 6th-12th at the Colony Theater in Raleigh. The film is a documentary of the Girls Rock Camp in Portland that started it all, and isn't to be missed! We encourage everyone to spread the word, as the film is only here for one week! Check out the trailer here or watch it above in the side bar! You can also listen to the Talk of the Nation show about the movie on NPR here. (It's called 'Little Ladies Make Big Noise' if the link doesn't work-- search it out!)

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Carrboro Live-Listen to some camper songs!

Beth, Jane Francis and I were on Carrboro Live recently, with the fabulous host Kirby Zeman. They asked us all about our programs, we talked about our upcoming Women's Rock Retreat and the April 19th Silent Auction at Parker & Otis in Durham, and they played three whole songs from campers from 2006. Deep lyrics and courage explode from your speakers! Give it a listen!

Saturday, March 15, 2008

HELP US OUT!

BE A GIRLS ROCK NC INTERN! WE'RE A NONPROFIT THAT CAN SIGN ALL YOUR PAPERWORK-- WE'VE GOT FUN STUFF THAT NEEDS DOING, AND YOU, DEAR INTERN, ARE THE ANSWER! CONTACT US AT INFO@GIRLSROCKNC.ORG AND LET US KNOW THAT YOU'RE READY TO ROCK.

Want to volunteer?

Our Volunteers make this experience possible (and incredible) for the girls!

Anyone interested in volunteering during our camp should contact us at info@girlsrocknc.org. Please title your email VOLUNTEER (or if you're interested in anything specific, let us know!).

Every volunteer job is a big job, so if you think you're too busy to help out, odds are, you're not! We have small and big jobs! Some bigger jobs (that are temporary) are:

Equipment Coordinator(s) (aka- ultimate roadie(s) for which we give high praise) --Ever wanted to play around with a lot of cool stuff without buying it? This volunteer will work with us to find a location to store donated equipment before camp begins, coordinate receiving instruments and equipment, label all donations, deliver the equipment to camp and return equipment to their proper owners once camp is over. This could be a team job-- you and your friend(s)!

Grant Writers --Well it can't hurt to ask, right? We'll give you all the information you need, and you'll help us grow like never before. Be part of the action through writing! wRiting Rocks!

Lawyer --We need to talk about a few things with a very cool lawyer who thinks we're cool, too.

PR Guru --We give you the press releases, you tell everyone you know (including newspapers, radio, television, websites, blogs...) Again, this can be a super-team. This can also be you sending out a big email blast to friends just sending them to our website. Yeah! Do it now!

Flyer Goddesses (and Gods) --Got more time than money and some good walking shoes? Hit the streets with your staple gun and let the world know about our programs through the ancient art of flyering. Or is it fliering? Hanging up our posters! Or better yet, MAKE OUR POSTERS! You're creative. This is the job for you.

Host an info-party. --Have your friends over for crafts, drinks, dinner, crochet, bridge, whatever you fancy, and tell them all about Girls Rock NC. Tell them to tell their friends, and they'll tell their friends...see what a big help you've been?

Rock Stars. --Set up a fundraiser show where your awesome band plays and you donate the money to Girls Rock NC. You can select if you'd like the proceeds to go directly to a specific item or even to supporting a camper that may not have money to come to camp otherwise. This can be a Boys Rock for Girls Rock NC event at a giant venue (all you rockin boys that want to help, take note), a Women in Rock showcase or a garage show for five of your friends on a Sunday afternoon. The beautiful part is that it's all set up by YOU! You make the call, and let us know when it's happening, we'll promote it!

Workshop Teachers and Assistants. --If you're passionate about something creative and you feel that girls really need to learn all about it from you (and you identify as a woman), we want to know about you. Contact us!

We also appreciate any and all donations, and particularly for the following to be used during Summer Camp and for future After School Programs:

* Equipment Donations or Lenders --We'd really like to start a lending library of musical equipment (including instruments), CDs, Zines, Books and more that girls can check out all year long. All materials and equipment that support our mission will be considered and appreciated.

* Financial contributions (tax-deductible) --Sponsorships available. Please contact us for more information on how your business or you can become one of the rockin-ist of them all.

* Photocopies or printing services for Zines and Guidebooks --The girls create their own zines each year, and these need to be mass produced so each girl gets to take home the collection of images and words from their fellow campers. We also create a massive, incredible compilation of stories, advice, how-tos and interviews of local women with incredible stories and jobs that each camper takes home with them. Girls need to be aware of all the incredible mentors they have in their own communities, and we need financial and physical help creating these books! (contact us with questions-there's a lot of paper involved!)

*Our own PA systems. --Ultimately, we use four PA systems at a time while the girls are in band practice. One larger and three smaller PA units would make us cry with happiness. Weepy even thinking about it.

* Art Supplies for Workshops (Scissors, Markers, Paper, etc.)

*Music and Art Magazines

* Picks, Guitar Cords, Drum sticks, 9 volt batteries, guitar/bass strings, etc.

* Acoustic pick-ups (for the softer-hard-rocker)

* Screen printing services for our Shirts and Promotional materials

*Anything else you can think of!

GIRLS ROCK NC INTENSIVES FOR 13-17 YEAR OLDS

NEW FORMAT FOR MORE BAND PRACTICE! You asked for it girls, and we're giving it to you. Ages 13-17 will be a more intensive musical experience, with 30 minute workshops each session, followed by an hour and a half for five or six sessions (depends on the location) before our big show at the Cat's Cradle! Join in the excitement and meet new friends from all over North Carolina (and sometimes from out of state!). Intensives are $200-- contact us if you need to supplement this amount with money from our scholarship fund.

REGISTER HERE FOR CARRBORO LOCATION AT THE ARTSCENTER* 13-17 year old Intensives June 30-July 17, 6 sessions- Tues and Thurs, 12 girls, 4-6 pm, with a Saturday, July 19th performance at 7 pm, Cat's Cradle

PLEASE PRINT OUT AND MAIL IN THE REGISTRATION FORM FOR DURHAM LOCATION: AT CAMELOT ACADEMY* 13-17 year old Intensives July 14-18, Monday through Friday from 4-6 pm, with a Saturday, July 19th performance at 7 pm, Cat's Cradle

GIRLS ROCK NC NEW WEBSITE!

WE HAVE A NEW OFFICIAL WEBSITE! PLEASE VISIT US AT WWW.GIRLSROCKNC.ORG.

Want to start a Girls Rock NC branch somewhere other than our current locations? We'd love to help you help girls! It's a big, giant, totally rewarding job!

Want to Volunteer at upcoming events? Contact us at: volunteer@girlsrocknc.org

Want to become a Roadie (seriously, moving gear for events!)? We need you now more than ever, and gender is NO ISSUE!

Want to write a story about us? Give us stuff and advise?

Got other questions? Ideas? Send us an email at info@girlsrocknc.org.

Girls Rock! the Movie at Durham's historic Carolina Theater on November 7th at 5:45 pm.

Girls that would like to come for the whole free VIP event should arrive between 4 and 4:30 to take a tour of the Historic Carolina Theater, and learn a song before being ushered to your seats in the theater. Join us for the fun! Parents and others over 12-- tickets for the film AND after-party in the ballroom with drinks and snacks, and LIVE MUSIC BY CAMPER BANDS-- is $10. Girls under 17 are free!

September 20th and 21st! ROCK READ & wRITE!

Girls Rock NC and The Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture presented Rock, Read, & wRite, Saturday, September 20th at 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Regulator Bookshop and Sunday September 21st at 2:00pm to 4:00pm at MacIntyre's Fine Books in Fearrington Village.
Rock Read & wRite is an open invitation to girls of all ages to share their experience and ideas through the written word! Girls Rock NC will co-host a structured zine-making and creative writing workshop for an hour, including collage, poetry writing, lyric writing, interviews, and more. Then the girls will present their new creations to an audience of their families and friends! Girls don't need to bring any supplies, or even anything they've written. They'll work together to create expressive artwork and writing that reflects their strengths andinterests as girls! Within the week, Girls Rock NC will create an e-zine of the girls' contributions to encourage them to share their work with others, and continue creating for future e-zines!
Sign up begins fifteen minutes before the event, space is limited. Everyone is welcome to come for the performance!
There's no charge, but donations for Girls Rock NC are welcome.
For more information, contact us at info@girlsrocknc.org.
And if you can't make this event, check in with us for the Girls Rock Camp Book Signing event at the Durham Public Library's Main Branch on October 30th.

WOMEN'S ROCK CAMP August 1st-3rd

Wow. Wow wow wow. The women who attended our first ever Women's Rock Retreat (see info below) totally blew our minds. They created bands (Side Effects, Rhythm Sects, and Cleavage and the Booby Traps) and supported each other through a weekend of serious creative energy! The final show at the Cave on August 3rd was one of the most powerful shows ever, and if you weren't one of the lucky ones to see them, well, you can see them (most of them) perform again at our Piedmont Biofuels' hosted Show/Party/Fundraiser on August 16th. We are really really really looking forward to having more Women's Rock Retreats in the future! Stay tuned! You haven't missed your chance!

We're hosting a Women's Rock Retreat, coming up soon August 1st through the 3rd at the Stone House in Mebane. Women have been telling us, "We wish this was around when I was younger!" and we think age is no issue, so here's your Rock Camp!

Who is this for?
Women 21 and over will spend the weekend channeling their inner rock star, working with other incredible women to make a band, and focusing on themselves and their creative abilities (for a change, right?).

Do I have to play or bring anything?
We welcome women with all levels of ability-- from "I've never seen this instrument before and I'm tone-deaf" to "I've always wanted to try out the drums" to "I took piano lessons as a kid" to "I'm in four bands already and want an all-woman experience!" If you need an instrument to play, we'll provide it, and if you have one, bring it! All we ask is that you bring enthusiasm and team effort, the same we ask of the girls at their camp.

What does the fee include?
This is a full weekend, from 6 pm Friday to 6 pm Sunday with food and lodging included, as well as instruction and guidance as you give yourself the gift of ROCK. Hosted by the incredible Stone House in Mebane, you'll eat fresh, healthy food, converse (and rock) with like-minded women and come away from the weekend rejuvenated and full of self-motivation (at least that's our wish!). Workshops in screen-printing, zine-making, songwriting, body issues, and more will be taught by local artists and musicians. You will practice with other new friends in preparation for a Sunday night show-- believe me, it can be done! You can do it!

Okay, sign me up!
Please contact us right away if you'd like to come---here's the registration form to mail in. (THIS FORM HAS THE WRONG DATES, IT'S AUGUST 1ST-3RD (not May), EVERYTHING ELSE IS CORRECT) There are ONLY 12 SPOTS AVAILABLE, and our forms are coming in, so make it happen, ladies. This is your chance to ROCK. Why not now?

How much does it cost, and what are you doing with the $$?
We're asking for $350-$500 (sliding scale, pay what you can) for the entire weekend, lodging and food included. This program is a big fundraiser for our 7-17 year old camp-- we hope to provide programs for more girls from diverse economic backgrounds, aka: it's hard for many families to afford our $250 fee for the week-long camp. Help make it happen for more girls!

Contact us with any questions or to reserve a spot! info@girlsrocknc.org

These camps for women are happening all around the globe, and you can be a part of this incredible reclamation of your identity as a creative, independent woman (moms, workaholics, this one's for you!). Check out the description of one of our Alliance's Ladies Rock Camp: Willie Mae Rock Camp in NYC

And here's a great blog post from a woman who attended the Portland Women's Rock Camp, called "Ladies Rock Camp: Why You Should Go"

Get the picture? Now get IN the picture! REGISTER NOW!

info@girlsrocknc.org

DONATE!

We're an official tax-deductible non-profit, and are a volunteer- run organization. Your financial contributions provide scholarships and stipends for campers and keep our programs running. We would greatly appreciate your donations of money, equipment or supplies that are useful for our programs. We also welcome sponsors! Your checks and donations are welcome! Please mail checks to:

Girls Rock NC
P.O. Box 136
Pittsboro, NC 27312

OUR TAX ID # IS: 72980012
THANK YOU!
Please contact Amelia at info@girlsrocknc.org to discuss other ways you can help!