Pommerian Early Music Guild Press Release June 18, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Edy Sarnoff, 717-677-7072 or PEMGmusic@hotmail.com PHOTO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Pommerian Early Music Guild presents:
History Through the Arts Summer Camp, July 13-16, 2010, 9:00 - 4:00
Menallen Friends Meetinghouse 1107 Carlisle Road Aspers, PA

The Pommerian Early Music Guild is pleased to announce the History Through the Arts Summer Camp for ages 6-18 to be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, July 13-16, 2010 at the Menallen Friends Meetinghouse, 1107 Carlisle Road, Aspers. Campers, ages 6–18, will experience lots of fun hands-on activities that compare of our American leisure activities between the late 19th century and today! Parents are welcome. Activities include: Historic dancing, watercolors, life as a civil War soldier, music making, nature study, journal keeping, letter writing, drama and story telling, creative writing and letter writing, reading historic sites and documents
   

Camp Teachers are: Cady Anderson is an educator specializing in writing with a bachelor’s degree in early education from Hood College, Ann Griffith is a popular actress and educator who holds a BA from Gettysburg College, Shirley Marquet is a fine artist with an MA in American Studies from Penn State University, Debra McCauslin is a well-known local historian and writer who studied at YCP, Edythe Sarnoff is an independent music teacher with an MA from Catholic University, Jef Savage is a skilled re-enactor and historic dancer, Nancy Walker is a dance historian and educator with an MA from Ohio State University.

The cost is: $150 plus $20 materials fee; 50% sibling discount. This includes daily expert instruction, light snacks, and take-home projects. Registration required by July 6, 2010. For those financially unable to attend the entire camp, a Creative Kids Workshop will be offered on Friday, July 16 to allow camp participants to share what they are learning and for everyone to share their arts in an end-of-the-day public showcase.

This program has been supported in part by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, the Federal-State Partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Support was also provided by The Adams County Arts Council. The Adams County Arts Council's STAR Grant Program is funded by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency, the Adams County Commissioners, and the Borough of Gettysburg. Contact (717) 677-7072 or PEMGmusic@hotmail.com or see the PEMG website: www.pommerianearlymusicguild.org/index.html for further details.

 

For the past ten years, Pommerian Early Music Guild has been actively promoting the enjoyment of music written before 1865 through regional concerts and workshops in South Central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland. Our members work to encourage networking and education about early music so that it's cultural riches will always be available to future generations.

The Pommerian Early Music Guild seeks to enrich the regional community by fostering the appreciation of early music through networking, collaborating, and sponsoring, while promoting and presenting early music concerts, events, workshops and educational programs.



Pommerian Early Music Guild is a 501(3)(c) organization. Contact (717)677-7072 or PEMGmusic@hotmail.com