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SPRING & SUMMER YOUTH CREATIVE DAY CAMPS & WORKSHOPS 2 SUMMERWRITE 2020 CLASSES & WORKSHOPS | TO REGISTER, CALL 473-2590 x107 | WAB.ORG sliding scale application. scholarships based on need. Visit www.wab.org to fill out our newonline available to all members of thecommunity. We offer partial and full Scholarships: membership fee, if due) is required at the time of registration. Payment: about availability. After that date you may call our visitor services(585) 473-2590 x 107 to inquire Deadline to register is two weeks and oneday before thestart of each camp. 473-2590Phone: (585) x107. In person, fax, orpost: Use theform onpage 21. Online: wab.org. Registration: Extended Care Schedule &Payment : at least two weeks inadvance. To ensure that we can fill your request, we need to know your extra care needs 15 minutes before camp begins orstay more than 15minutes after camp ends. Extended Care: playground adjacent to our building. am–4:15 pm. Weather permitting,thelunch hour is spent outdoors at thepark/ programming. Students whostay all day will besupervised continuously, 8:45 morning camp may becombined with anafternoon camp for a full day of Supervision &Hours: by anadult. Arrivals &Departures: accommodate you. allergies ordietary restrictions during registration, and we will doour best to Snacks: completely and tucked inabackpack or bag. Please leave cell phones and otherelectronic devices at homeorturned off need to bringare: What to Bring: one adult teaching artist and onehighschool orcollege apprentice. camps are limited to atotal enrollment of 12students. Most camps are led by Group Size and Instructor/Student Ratio: minimum of one week before camp starts. must cancel acamp. Intherare case of cancellation, families will benotified a Cancellation: 5:30 pmdeparture: $45/week 5 pmdeparture: $30/week Afternoons: 8 amarrival: $30/week 7:30 amarrival: $45/week Mornings: • • • Lunch if you’re staying all day A water bottle Pen and paper We provide asmall snack for breaks. Please make note of any

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Alison Meyers Alison STAFF 4 SUMMERWRITE 2020 CLASSES & WORKSHOPS | TO REGISTER, CALL 473-2590 x107 | WAB.ORG Teen Teen 12 -14 12 -14 10 -13 9 -13 9 -13 8 -11 8 -11 5 -7 5 -7 Week 37/13-7/17 14+ Teen 12 -14 12 -14 10 -13 10 -13 9 -12 7 -9 7 -9 Week 27/6-7/10 13 -16 12+ 10 -13 10 -13 8 -11 8 -11 Week 1 10 -13 10 -13 10 -13 10 -13 10 -13 7 -9 7 -9 7 -9 7 -9 7 -9 Spring Break I enjoy having creative freedom that I can can I that freedom creative having enjoy I use to write something new and strange. and new something write to use SUMMERWRITE Classical Monologue Intensive Me, Myself, &I:Exploring theCreative Self who Fight for Justice Every Day Heroes: Creating Characters Novel Tools Your Incredible Illustrated Story Writers &Cooks: Flavors of America Writers &Cooks: Menus for Every Meal Percy Jackson’s Greek Myth Theatre Reading & Writing Disability Visible &Invisible Characters: Magical Doorways and Portals Be the Story You Love Creatively intheDigital Age Louder than Social Media: Writing Musical Theatre “Book Club” Encounters with Nature The Circle of Life: Dancing & Writing Fiction inaFlash Writing aFiction Series Take Space,Make Space Tomar espacio, Hacer espacio/ Produce a90-Second Film Newbery Flash Your Fiction Acting Exploration Dragons, Dice, &Roleplaying Create aModernDay Radio Play Exploring theNeighborhood of theArts and theNatural World The Colors of Nature: Culture, Identity, Building Fantastical Worlds Becoming a Storyteller Friday: Day Hogwarts Two Thursday: Day Hogwarts One Wednesday: Flash Your Fiction Tuesday: Myth, Mystery, &Me Monday: Comedy Improvisation Friday: Superheroes Are Everywhere Thursday: Heroes of Social Justice Wednesday: Stories to Grow On Tuesday: Young Storytellers Monday: Start Your Story

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War of the WorldsWar or 11:59PM on June 14 June on 11:59PM DEADLINE TO REGISTER: Twilight Zone Twilight Callahan quest-seekers!Calling all What do collaborative role playing games Dungeons like & Dragons and writing do with to have other? each Quite a lot, we’ll explore In we’ll this camp, discover. rich, fantastical worlds; create complex, driven characters; and learn how hone our to plot points stories into that the bards of for will sing ages come. In to the morning, we will hone our storytelling craft with prompts, workshop time,in-class and writing. In the afternoon, we will use what learnedwe to forge our own story the in world of DungeonsDragons & by playing the game. (All-new story for returning adventurers!) Ages 13-16 Ages Dragons, Dice, & Roleplaying JY20-M49 29-July 2 June 9am-4pm, ALL DAY: Public General Members/$250 W&B $225 & Ben INSTRUCTORS: Lynge Emma Ages 12+ Ages Play Radio Day A Modern Create JY20-M71 29-July2 June 9am-4pm, ALL DAY: Public General Members/$230 W&B $210 INSTRUCTORS: Rashida Burch-Washington & John Watson NOTE: Street Meets RCTV, Gorham at 21 Imagine the if was In this weeklong on the today. we air camp, will write We produce and a thrilling play. audio will work together author to a script, learn voice techniques, create sound effects heighten that the mood, use and production audio equipment to perform our creation live at the end of the week on FM,100.9 WXIR. .

committed to to committed scholarships. Available available to all all to available We offer needs- offer We Writers & Books is is & Books Writers Visit www.wab.org Visit Scholarships Scholarships making our programs programs our making based partial and full full and partial based members of the community. of members art through painting, photography, language. and There are theatres sculpture and gardens bursting with feeling There meaning. and are hidden walkways parks and perfect for exploring. This thecamp will behind buildings take you and inside known lesser- and the scenes of some of NOTA’s known establishments. put together We’ll journals trackto our adventures gather and interviews that help us discover what this neighborhood makes so vibrant. Ages 10-13 Ages Exploring the Neighborhood of the Arts JY20-M82 AFTERNOONS: 29-July 2 June 1pm-4pm, Public General Members/$110 W&B $100 INSTRUCTOR: Chris Fanning Rochester’s Neighborhood of the Arts (NOTA) has long been genres many home to of expression creativity.and There are businesses that portray (4 day week) day (4 JUNE 29 – JULY 2 – JULY 29 JUNE ? How do we leave the Harry Chronicles Potter, The Borrowers

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Mother Earth’s ‘Circle of Life’?”

are our shared responsibilities as a vital part of

upright: “What the in universe? our place is What

have askedhave we ever first since began walking

we will examine two questions that beings human

science withscience history global and cultural traditions,

living and nonliving things. Linking storytelling and

interconnectedness between ourselves other and

have impactedhave our Earth, examine we’ll and the

the ways which people in systems and of power

we will read, research, write about, discuss and

tiny yet pivotal part of a vast picture. In this camp

nor superior Mother to Nature; rather, we’re one

this important fact—we are neither separate from

Indigenous Peoples known have passed and on

Our environment vital is our very to existence.

INSTRUCTOR: Whitis Almeta $100 W&B Members/$110 General Public General Members/$110 W&B $100

MORNINGS: 9am-Noon, June 29-July 2 9am-Noon, June MORNINGS:

JY20-M81

Identity,and the Natural World

The Colors of Nature:Culture,

Ages 10-13 Ages

with family and friends on Thursday.

the beginnings of stories. share our creations We’ll

include maps, “rules,”include characters, illustrations, and

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original, in-depth worlds your in creative writing.

and learnand new perspectives from which construct to

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of Narnia

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INSTRUCTOR: Rylie Day

$100 W&B Members/$110 General Public General Members/$110 W&B $100

AFTERNOONS: 29-July 2 June 1pm-4pm,

JY20-F83

Building Fantastical Worlds

Ages 8-11 Ages

families and friends.

display our newdisplay skills a presentation in for our

characterization. At the end of the week, we’ll

voice, bodyvoice, language, facial expressions, and

self-confidence. Activitiespracticing include will

for engaging the all while building audience, an

games other and fun techniques, learn we’ll skills

Make a storyMake alive come the theatre in telling! Using

INSTRUCTOR: DeCroce Judy

$100 W&B Members/$110 General Public General Members/$110 W&B $100

MORNINGS: 9am-12pm, June 29-July 2 June 9am-12pm, MORNINGS:

JY20-M20

Becoming a Storyteller Ages 8-11 Ages —SummerWrite participant I learned that I’m a much better writer than I thought. 8 SUMMERWRITE 2020 CLASSES & WORKSHOPS | TO REGISTER, CALL 473-2590 x107 | WAB.ORG fest at 90secondnewbery.com/. at fest film the about more out Find including in Rochester! country, the across screenings with Festival Film Newbery national 90-Second to the submitted be will finished andmovie Friday, the on and family friends for premiere too? carpet We’ll have a red movie, the of and stars writers the be you’ll mention and did Oh, we and edit. direct, audio equipment, operate up lights, set cameras, to run how learn You will book. Medal-winning aNewbery on based movie to make and ashort crew into cast transform thisweek-long of camp, students course the Over 21 at Gorham RCTV, Meets StreetNOTE: Watson John & Burch-Washington Rashida INSTRUCTORS: $260 W&B Members/$290 General Public DAY:ALL 9am-4pm, July 6-10 JY20-V06 Produce Film A90-Second Newbery Ages 9-12 group. the from feedback as well as component, akey be will Editing story. agood for necessary and isn’t, is, what and learn words of power the we’ll analyze pieces, own our writing In more. wanting reader the leave twist, an unexpected through and then, reader the to hook We’ll learn inand anutshell. plot—but setting, astory—characters, of parts all the has genre This essential. becomes word every where writing story of form short very is a fiction Flash Judy DeCroceINSTRUCTOR: $125 W&B Members/$138 General Public 1pm-4pm, July 6-10 AFTERNOONS: JY20-F07 Your Fiction Flash Ages 7-9 friends. and family to sharewith culminate will camp in aperformance This environment. and positive in afun thinking and creative self-confidence, interactions, social dynamics/ to group related build will skills students and activities, stories, characters, different and exploring each other. By themselves to trust and ensemble learn acohesive form will Students performance. for work character in developing used tools various the investigate will actors young work, scene and age-appropriate games Through else’s and experiences? life into someone yourself putting people, other to be pretending enjoy you Do Scott-Flaherty Alexa INSTRUCTOR: $125 W&B Members/$138 General Public MORNINGS: 9am-12pm, July 6-10 JY20-D49 Exploration Acting Ages 7-9 WEEK 2 JULY 6–10 a culturally diverse workshop. diverse culturally a for Spanish their looking or in improving interested speakers English native as well as speakers, Spanish native is for program This are. we who make and bloodline us culture how being theme central the with form, in poem stories our perform will we program, the of end the At and people. our culture, our ourselves, of story to tell the poetry dual‘Take language Make Space, Space’ through will we workshop, this In stories. those sharing all to unite us by for time is the Now matters. story to tell and everyone’s We all have astory Colón-DiMaria Neyda INSTRUCTOR: $125 W&B Members/$138 General Public MORNINGS: 9am-12pm, July 6-10 yde inglés. españoles hablantes nativos para es mundo, el ysi mismo.su gente, programa El para hacer espacio’ espacio, ‘tomar que tienen ellos ycomo que son ellos hace los persona la su cultura siendo como tema el central de poema, forma en vanmostrar, a estudiantes los fin programa, del Al gente. ynuestra culturas, de nuestra de nosotros, historia la contar para hacer poesía la espacio’ por espacio, a‘tomar vamos programa este Durante importa. cuento cada porque contarlas para unirnos necesitamos Todos yahora una tenemos historia Colón-DiMaria Neyda INSTRUCTORA: $138 para el público $125 para los miembros de W&B de Julio 6-10 MAÑANA: LA EN JY20-P25 poetry Language Dual- through Storytelling Take Space, Make Space: idiomas/ dos en poesía la de través a narración espacio: Tomar Hacer espacio, Edades/Ages 10-13 exercises to deepen and reflect on our experiences. our on and reflect to deepen exercises writing creative and use dance sequences, own our with experiment hoops, American Native using sequences traditional We learn will lives. own our within circles of importance and the in nature circles of prevalence the examine will workshop and dancer, this choreographer recognized internationally Circle.” Taught an award-winning, by in a created are birds of nests The in aCircle. formed are and Sun Moon The is aCircle. Earth “The says, Elder Lakota Elk, Black circle. in the everyone of equality the to recognize in order formation circle in the gather worldwide Peoples Indigenous RosalieINSTRUCTOR: Jones “Daystar” $125 W&B Members/$138 General Public 1pm-4pm, July 6-10 AFTERNOONS: JY20-M83 consistent and exciting. exciting. and consistent is both that aplot out laying for strategies uncover will way, we the Along series. in the book next the for appetite reader’s your and whet satisfy, that surprise, We’ll endings find series. 21or in the 1 is this Book depending whether on background, readers your to give ways and consider best the reader, the and ground hook that beginnings strong with We start will adventure? serial own your writing about How novel? anew releasing author afavorite of thrill the and on? beats What shelf, on going library along the out stretching series favorite your seeing than is better What Caren Barth INSTRUCTOR: $125 W&B Members/$138 General Public 1pm-4pm, July 6-10 AFTERNOONS: JY20-F63 Series Fiction a Writing Ages 10-13 Writing Encounter with Nature with Encounter Writing CircleThe of Life: Dancing & Ages 12-14 creativity. of all forms welcomes which atmosphere agroup as well as instructor, the guidance from one-on-one childtheir to receive expect can Parents/guardians stories. imaginative original, to create endings and surprise twists and add unexpected reader our and captivate hook to how We learn will storytelling. of uniquethis form to relate they andhow writing fiction of elements the about learn in will camp, this we backgrounds, all of authors from to examples Looking essential. is word every which in story a crafting of art the is fiction Flash think! you than Fewer story? acompelling to create need you do many words How Day Rylie INSTRUCTOR: $125 W&B Members/$138 General Public MORNINGS: 9am-12pm, July 6-10 JY20-F89 Flash a in Fiction Ages 12-14 DEADLINE TO REGISTER: TO DEADLINE 11:59PM on June 21 SUMMERWRITE 2020 CLASSES & WORKSHOPS | TO REGISTER, CALL 473-2590 x107 | WAB.ORG 9 11:59PM on June 28 June on 11:59PM Wonder, El Deafo, The Wonder, Hunger DEADLINE TO REGISTER: , and the, and Percy Jackson Series all —SummerWrite participant —SummerWrite encouraged this. encouraged My teacher definitely definitely My teacher I learned that when I let when I let I learned that myself think freely, I came I came think freely, myself up with really great pieces. great really up with AFTERNOONS: 13-17 July 1pm-4pm, Public General Members/$138 W&B $125 INSTRUCTOR: Marna Rossi When school New middle student York Percy Jackson is a finds outhe Demi-god, Greekthe myths alivecome a way in never he before imagined! We’ll explore adventures his learn and about myths, Greek gods, heroes, modern-day and Demi-god heroes. create our own We’ll heroes; act out brief role-plays based on the adventures of Demi- god heroes; learn about dramatic action, style, character, setting; and create and practice and an original skit. Finally, act we’ll out for our play(s) family and friends. $125 W&B Members/$138 General Public General Members/$138 W&B $125 INSTRUCTOR: Morgan Kimberly Popular books like Games, Cinder portray characters with disabilities a story tell and about how the community interacts with these characters. Did you know that 5 people 1 in has a disability? Some disabilities you can see on the outside, some you can’t. In this workshop, we will focus on how disabilities are represented books in otherand media, learn and how we can represent disability our own in writing. engage We’ll in thought-provoking that discussions address how we talk about disability as a society; read examples from expert writers; work and with inspiring writing prompts create to well-rounded, realistic characters thoughtfuland stories. People with types all of disabilities, along with able-bodied advocates interested learning in more about disabilities and striving for equality stories, in are this welcome in camp. 8-11 Ages Percy Greek Jackson’s Myth Theatre JY20-R04 Ages 8-11 Ages Visible & Invisible Characters: Reading & Writing Disability JY20-M85 13-17 July 9am-12pm, MORNINGS: , The Grace Nancy Tupper- Extra Yarn, JULY 13 – 17 13 JULY Mac Barnett’s The Yin-Yang Sisters and the Dragon Frightful the Dragon and Sisters The Yin-Yang A Big Mooncake for Little Star, A Bigfor Mooncake Little Star, WEEK 3 3 WEEK Stories, books, poems and are our first doorway a magicalinto world as young people, this and camp will celebrate the MAGIC of going into our imaginations imaginary into and worlds. By exploring stories such as Mitchell’s Malcolm Hat, Magician’s Lin’s Ling’s otherand great tales, we will read, do arts and crafts,play theatre games, do scavengerhunts, and more. will explore We far away lands... a book! in JY20-R67 AFTERNOONS:13-17 July 1pm-4pm, Public General Members/$138 W&B $125 INSTRUCTOR: Alexa Scott-Flaherty Everyone will choose a book, comic, or poem to act out. Throughout the week we will practice our stories together as a group, making character each life. to scene come and On the last day of camp, we will presentation a special have for families and friends. 5-7 Ages Portals Doorways and Magical Ages 5-7 Ages Love Story You the Be JY20-R65 13-17 July 9am-12pm, MORNINGS: Public General Members/$138 W&B $125 INSTRUCTOR: Buck Lisa Bring your favorite books life to with readers theatre. read stories many We’ll together, including those that students bring share. to Then in we’ll enjoy a series of acting games fun and exercises. , and , and JULY 6 – 10 – 6 JULY

Dear Evan Hansen, Be Hansen, Dear Chill More Evan . We’ll analyze. We’ll lyrics, compare musical

WEEK 2 2 WEEK

somewhere between. in

you or use not at all, social or you daily, media fall

identity. This workshop open teens, is all to whether

and we’ll explore we’ll and the between link culture and

inspiration for creating thought-provoking poems,

examine imagery from social platforms media as

issues of race,issues identity, cyberbullying. and We’ll

will explore the superficial and deep, the tackling

Through a series of thoughtful writing prompts, we

What stories are these images posts and telling?

and even YouTube. How authentic this picture? is evenand YouTube.

others see to on Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat,

many ofmany us created have the very picture we want

words.” Now, during thewords.” new so decade of 2020,

The saying goes, picture “a worth is a thousand

INSTRUCTOR: Jessica Merrills

$125 W&B Members/$138 General Public General Members/$138 W&B $125

AFTERNOONS: 6-10 July 1pm-4pm,

JY20-P27

Age

Writing Creatively in the Digital

Louder than Social Media:

Ages 14+ Ages

favorite songs shows. and optional! Singing is along

adaptations their to source materials, share our and

Heathers

including

especially the rise of musicals centering teens,

theatre talk and about recent trends the in industry,

language. learn We’ll about the history of musical

rich with social commentary brilliant and uses of

just jazz musicals many smiles; and are hands

Sondheim Six, to musical theatre can bemore than

discussing novels,discussing we discuss musicals. From

Think of this as a book where, club of instead

INSTRUCTOR: Katherine Varga INSTRUCTOR: Katherine

$125 W&B Members/$138 General Public General Members/$138 W&B $125

MORNINGS: 9am-12pm, July 6-10 July 9am-12pm, MORNINGS:

JY20-M84

Musical Theatre “Book Club” Ages 14+ Ages 10 SUMMERWRITE 2020 CLASSES & WORKSHOPS | TO REGISTER, CALL 473-2590 x107 | WAB.ORG taste-bud-tickling creative writing. and some do variations) creative (including recipes the and illustrate we’lland annotate discussing, eating, to cooking, addition In a teaching kitchen. place take will in thisworkshop instructor, culinary cuisine. and chef Taught alocal by California Southwest/ and Louisiana, Southern, regional includes that to Hawaii England New from journey aculinary making USA, the across Taste way your Rochester, 14607 NY the Incarnate World, 597 Avenue, East at the Meets NOTE: Lutheran Church of David FestensteinINSTRUCTOR: $198 W&B Members/$220 General Public 1pm-4pm, July 13-17AFTERNOONS: JY20-C02 America Writers &Cooks: Flavors of Ages 9-13 year. last from recipes and new instructor New Note: writing. creative taste-bud-tickling of and abit do variations) creative own our (including recipes the meal each day.a full and illustrate We annotate will and discussing dishes for eating, snack—cooking, evening through day’s menu—breakfast afull from work will place Participants in ateaching kitchen. take will workshop this instructor, andchef culinary Taught alocal by and writers. budding cooks young for workshop tasty creative, in busy, this cookbook own your together and put up astorm Cook Rochester, 14607 NY the Incarnate World, 597 Avenue, East at the Meets NOTE: Lutheran Church of David FestensteinINSTRUCTOR: $198 W&B Members/$220 General Public MORNINGS: 9am-12pm, July 13-17 JY20-C01 Meal Every Writers &Cooks: Menus for Ages 9-13 WEEK 3 JULY 13–17 novelist! becoming a for and insights and abundle tools of done writing of amount afair with week the leave will You characters. different voices for distinctive and developing dialogue of use the at look will We also conflicts. through interest and sustaining and creating view; of choosing point atmosphere; and setting, characters, develop help that exercises and examples on We focus will to life. stories their to bring use writers fiction successful that tools and the discover skills the to develop want you’ll novels, realist or contemporary historical, fiction, science fantasy, to write aspire you Whether WendyINSTRUCTOR: Low $125 W&B Members/$138 General Public MORNINGS: 9am-12pm, July 13-17 JY20-F25 Novel Tools Ages 12-14 lunch hour. the during sites these between teachers with walk and will Workshop, Creative the at afternoon and the &Books Writers at morning the spend will Students book. comic and story own your home take you’ll week, the of end the At museum. in the drawing time spend We’ll also language. all juicy using and setting, character, plot, of basics the learn to draw—and how know don’t you things and draw style, afitting choose idea, an to illustrate trade—how the of tools the learn You’ll and artist. avisual awriter teaching artists, master two from learning while story self-written and illustrated fantastically own your create you’ll Gallery, Art Memorial the at Workshop Creative and the &Books Writers between collaboration to say? exciting this In want you do What https://mag.rochester.edu/classes To register, please visit: TracyINSTRUCTORS: Cretelle &Ben Leyer $300 General Public $270 W&B and Members MAG DAY:ALL 9am-4pm, July 13-17 Story Your Illustrated Incredible Ages 10-13 Park and take inspiration from other Rochester Rochester other from and inspiration take Park in Highland monument Douglass’s Frederick of site to the We’ll travel name in justice. of the acts valiant other perform or school, at friends their help mysteries, solve rights, citizens’ for advocate who characters developing justice? We explore will toward apath on others to guide help skills writing creative your to and use adesire to others, help have apassion mind you their to it? Do set they when things extraordinary do can justice for to fight adesire with anyone that believe you Do TracyINSTRUCTOR: Cretelle $125 W&B Members/$138 General Public 1pm-4pm, July 13-17AFTERNOONS: JY20-F87 Justice for Fight who Characters Day Heroes:Every Creating Ages 12-14 monologue your own. your monologue make you your as characters and voice these of life, physical text, the explore will we intensive week thisone In own! your words these making of power and fun the experience Come you. is camp for This guidance? some need and you classics exploring time piece? a new on first your Isit to work and want adding piece? Shakespeare aclassic love you Do by and experience rep your to expand wants who an actor you auditions? college for Are material on is working who student ahigh-school you Are Ages Teen process! creative their to exploring committed teens for is perfect workshop This ourselves. authentically to be how of unique,makes and an examination us into what is an exploration &Iworkshop Myself, Me, The environment. non-judgmental a liberated, in to work opportunities students providing when self-concept an improved and support character self-expression. Dramatic can strengthen arts on focus that skills character-building develop students and acting, combine that writing exercises and activities, games, theatre-based With theatre. of world the through and skill-building exploration exciting for and actor, allows director an acclaimed by led workshop, brand-new This Marshall DeWitt Gary INSTRUCTOR: $125 W&B Members/$138 General Public MORNINGS: 9am-12pm, July 13-17 JY20-D49 Self Creative the Exploring I: & Myself, Me, Ages Teen thing. right to the do others and influence injustice on take boldly characters where stories to write and histories landmarks INSTRUCTOR: Sara Bickweat Sara PennerINSTRUCTOR: $125 W&B Members/$138 General Public 1pm-4pm, July 13-17AFTERNOONS: JY20-D51 Intensive Monologue Classical DEADLINE TO REGISTER: TO DEADLINE 11:59PM on June 28 SUMMERWRITE 2020 CLASSES & WORKSHOPS | TO REGISTER, CALL 473-2590 x107 | WAB.ORG 11 11:59PM on July 5 July on 11:59PM DEADLINE TO REGISTER: Ages 12-14 Ages Write a Short Play! JY20-D37 20-24 July 9am-12pm, MORNINGS: Public General Members/$138 W&B $125 Varga INSTRUCTOR: Katherine Do you love theatre? Have you always wanted to write your own Then play? for this camp is you! Through theatre games writing and exercises, we will learn how a story tell to meant for the stage. Our own 5-10-minute plays will be presented a staged in forreading friends families and on Come Friday. prepared to play and write. Ages 9-12 Ages Camp Comedy Shakespeare’s JY20-D26 AFTERNOONS: 20-24 July 1pm-4pm, Public General Members/$138 W&B $125 INSTRUCTOR: Penner Sara Bickweat Calling Are young thespians! you a world builder, a loverof language, a reader with a flare for expression spend the week We’ll imagination? and walking the into world of William Shakespeare, exploring life times, and his unlocking and the secrets use his to of language. play theatre We’ll games bring and life to wildly fun stories. Join this workshop cook to some up chaos,some incite rivalry,sibling get serious about look comedy, lightlyat tragedy, create and some conflict as we construct a performance of our own. disciplines. NOTE: This camp may NOT be taken conjunction in with Hogwarts It Academy, only is for young witches wizards and who not have read the full series. Absolutely no spoilers beyond book 4 will allowed.be This brand-new workshop for is young wizards witchesand who haven’t yet read the full series. With dramatic read-alouds, creative projects, visitsand from professors, special students will the into dig first to a chance have four books of the series a supportive in environment. will We wands; studymake the history of magic and Hogwarts; learn about other wizarding schools; study magical creatures; experiment with charms, potions, transfiguration; and and more.much so Mornings will be spent with seasoned Hogwarts faculty member “Professor afternoons Dalton,” with guest professors who are experts various in magic these sites during the hour. lunch 8-10 Ages Hogwarts Express: Harry First 4 Years Potter’s JY20-R39 20-24 July 9am-4pm, ALL DAY: Public General Members/$360 W&B $325 (Professor INSTRUCTOR: Fanning Chris guest several professors plus Dalton) Come immerse yourself the in world of Harry Potter! Books the and Creative Workshop at the Memorial Art Gallery, you’ll create your own characters and explore your own story ideas while learning at the of master artists,hand teaching a writer a and visual artist. learn the You’ll tools of the trade—how illustrateto idea, an choose a fitting style, and draw things you don’t knowhow draw—and to learn the basics of plot, character, setting, and using all juicy language. At the end of the week, you’ll take home your own or story comic book illustrated and stories.mini will also We spend time drawing in the museum. Students will spend the morning at Writers & Books the and afternoon at the Creative Workshop, will and walk with teachers between Ages 7-9 Ages Tales Telling 20-24 July 9am-4pm, ALL DAY: MAG Members/$300 and W&B $270 General Public INSTRUCTORS: & and Brown Sarah visit: please register, To Casey Cardillo. https://mag.rochester.edu/classes/ In this exciting collaboration between Writers &

JULY 20 - 24 20 JULY

WEEK 4 4 WEEK

make a differencecommunity.in our make

artistic creativeand selves embody to our power to

acts of kindness, picture make books, use and our

by reading age-appropriate biographies. do We’ll

Helen Keller, LouHelen Gehrig, Keller, other and historic figures

Anthony, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr.,

like Fredericklike Douglass, Rosa Parks, Susan B.

“social good”“social muscles. learn We’ll about people

different times, and encourage to us stretch our

heroes us, among levels at all of society in and

guide us. This camp will help us learn about the

And stories, true fictional, and have the powerto

the world a better place, one action at a time.

Be a change-maker! the have all power We make to

INSTRUCTOR: Alexa Scott-Flaherty $125 W&B Members/$138 General Public General Members/$138 W&B $125

AFTERNOONS:20-24 July 1pm-4pm,

JY20-M53

Leaders, Rebels, and Innovators

Ages 5-7 Ages

student work on the last day.

world environment. will be invited Families view to

learn review and everyday vocabulary a real- in

a walking field trip to market, the public we will

songs, games, stories, outdoor crafts, play, and fun, creative the this is way, camp for you! With

If you want explore to language the Spanish a in

INSTRUCTOR:Megan Lawrence $125 W&B Members/$138 General Public General Members/$138 W&B $125

MORNINGS: 9am-12pm, July 20-24 July 9am-12pm, MORNINGS:

JY20-L01

¡Bienvenidos! Fun with Fun Spanish¡Bienvenidos! Ages 5-7 Ages 12 SUMMERWRITE 2020 CLASSES & WORKSHOPS | TO REGISTER, CALL 473-2590 x107 | WAB.ORG crafting a screenplay that sings. screenplay a crafting into goes what films. We’llsee and horror thrillers, dramas, for comedies, scripts between differences the examine to scripts—and to treatments loglines go—from we as ideas develop We’ll each other help in asituation. acharacter or aplot for ideas in with should come made all Students it happen. writer the how to see scripts their down and break genres, movie different from We’ll scenes watch and format. dialogue, characters, story, structure, on focusing techniques by basic and learn work, screenplays makes what about thiscamp, we’ll In talk roll! cameras the before happens stuff best the All Galvin Michael INSTRUCTOR: $125 W&B Members/$138 General Public 1pm-4pm, July 20-24 AFTERNOONS: JY20-D04 Movies Writing Ages 14+ silence. resilience and breaking as writing to see ways new of exploration thisweeklong during story a short finish even or begun, already one strengthen or novel a Start injustices. today’s illuminate that in worlds readers immerse that stories to write inspired be will we Atwood, and Margaret Jemison, M.K. Butler, Octavia as such writers Considering dialogue. justice social spaces for generative are fantasy and fiction Science land? other’s each to steal trying creatures or world, the over taking and silenced robots voices? see you Can topics social important about passionate you Are Melissa MichalINSTRUCTOR: Slocum $125 W&B Members/$138 General Public MORNINGS: 9am-12pm, July 20-24 JY20-F39 Today’s Social Issues With Building World Writing: Fantasy and Fiction Science Ages 14+ ideas. of realms new toward imagination our bend to Cemetery Hope Mt. explore We’ll even stories. strange and unique building for springboards as and creatures settings earthly different with experiment will we workshop, this In human world. our enters weird the where writing, like fabulist you tale? Then fairy amodern-day to write wanted ever situations? you Have into real-life absurdity like you inserting Do books? in other see don’t you and places that characters, plots, in odd interested you Are stories? weird like you creating Do Melissa MichalINSTRUCTOR: Slocum $125 W&B Members/$138 General Public 1pm-4pm, July 20-24 AFTERNOONS: JY20-F05 Real. As Absurd the Fabulism—Writing Ages 12-14 WEEK 4 JULY 20-24

participate in this advanced camp. in advanced this participate to Hogwarts at time Potter’s Harry of all 7years with familiar be must students All world. wizarding the the for chance to write You’ll and more. have a Charms, Magic, of History Creatures, Magical Arts, Dark the Against Defense include will Wands, study of areas and advanced Activities studies. serious for Requirement of Room the into disappear then activity, group alarge for students Hogwarts fellow Hall with Great each in day the and witches? We begin will wizards like-minded with to gather opportunities had more you wish you Do Phoenix? the of Order the of members up to the look you an auror? Do as acareer considering you Are ChristineINSTRUCTOR: Green, plus professors guest DAY:ALL 9am-4pm, July 27-31 Ages 14+ Dumbledore’s Army 4. week during Express NOTE: Express. Hogwarts with in conjunction taken be NOT may camp This week. the throughout covered be will YEAR: THIS NEW day. the to start aspecial activity Hall for Great in the gather will house and year every every from all students morning, Every birthday! Potter’s Harry celebrate will we Friday on and world, the muggle into trip field amagical take Prophet, Daily the for write Quidditch, play points, house earn You imagination. to sorted, spur be the will exercises writing accompanied be will creative by activities Hands-on and much more. Potions, Arts, Dark the Against Defense Magic, of History Divination, Transfiguration, Charms, Creatures, Magical of Care in Herbology, classes attend will students week, the Throughout into Hogwarts! turns &Books all Writers of as Potter Harry of world in the yourself Immerse Varga Katherine Scott-Flaherty, Alexa Nemecek, Callahan, Tracy Cretelle, Day, Rylie Chris Fanning, Michelle LaVarnway, Paul Moyer, Tracy DAY:ALL 9am-4pm, July 27-31 Ages 8-13 INSTRUCTORS INCLUDE INSTRUCTORS WEEK 5 Witches and wizards ages 8-10 who have not yet read the entire series may enroll in Hogwarts in Hogwarts enroll may series entire the read yet have not who 8-10 ages and wizards Witches

Students must be familiar with all seven books/movies, as material from all seven years years all seven from material as books/movies, all seven with familiar be must Students Daily Prophet Daily JY20-R10 JY20-R29 JULY 27–31 : Sara Bickweat: Sara Penner, Jamie Bozek, Sarah Brown, Ben , practice Quidditch, and engage in philosophical discussions of and Quidditch, engage , practice $325 W&B Members/$360 General Public $325 W&B Members/$360 General Public DEADLINE TO REGISTER: TO DEADLINE 11:59PM on July 12 SUMMERWRITE 2020 CLASSES & WORKSHOPS | TO REGISTER, CALL 473-2590 x107 | WAB.ORG 13 11:59PM on July 19 July on 11:59PM DEADLINE TO REGISTER: with necessary. is music Accommodations will be formade writers who are not singers. Ages teen Ages Songwriters’ Workshop JY20-M31 August 3-7 9am-4pm, ALL DAY: Public General Members/$350 W&B $325 INSTRUCTORS:Robert & Jefferson Sean Ricks Contemporary NOTE: Meets Rochester at Factory Pickle The Old Music, of School 122A, Street, Suite 1 Grove Building, Pittsford, NY 14534 Is a tune constantly playing your in Are head? you always Do you wish you music? to listening could write your own songs, your favorite like artists? At SummerWrite you can! Professional songwriters, poets and musicians, will you lead through the creative process of writing your own will song. You participate poetry in songwriting and workshops, learning turn to poetry lyrics, into guest and songwriters and musicians your will enhance experience. By the end of three days, student each will at have least one set of polished lyrics. The final two days will be spent putting your lyrics music, to rehearsing, recording. and No previous experience Ages 12+ Ages Stand-Up for Comedians Young JY20-D43 August 3-7 9am-12pm, MORNINGS: Public General Members/$138 W&B $125 DonofrioINSTRUCTOR:Julie Have you ever seen a stand-up comedy routine, monologue,a comedic or a funny speech and thought, “That looks fun”? like It fun, is and now you can try it atSummerWrite! In this camp, students will be introducedstand-up to comedy givenand a brief introduction other to types of live performance. comedic will learn We different our writing to humor add to techniques an have and opportunity write to try and out stand-up comedy, monologues, or short (student’s sketches choice). The a dayperformance include final will for family friends.and and thought, and Whose Is Line It Anyway? . hone communication skills, creative problem-solving abilities, boost and speaking, in public all confidence while having fun a supportive in atmosphere designed for experienced inexperienced and improvisers. will We learn trust to support and our fellow players learn and for askto the suggestions audience on how create to scenes. There will be a performance for friends and families on Friday. JY20-D03 AFTERNOONS: August 3-7 1pm-4pm, Public General Members/$138 W&B $125 INSTRUCTORv: Donofrio Julie Have you ever seen a comedy or the improv show, television show “That looks fun!” like It fun, is here and your is chance seeto for yourself! Comedy improvisation the is art of acting without a script. will try You theatre many games, some with the suggestions, use of audience with results that are always entertaining often and hilarious. Students will learn the craftcomedy of group- and warm-up playing through improvisation games,building skill-building theatre games, and finally moreadvanced improv games.Students will main charactermain seems just like another kid, with the usual hopes anxieties, and just offto another summer untilday camp, another kind of world shows through the surface. Find the magic the in historic Writers & Books the and eccentric building Neighborhood of the Arts, which will serve as the setting for your story. Use your own magical, mystical, mythical, sci-fi and/or elements put to your characters a plot filled into with surprises. a thrilling Spin tale from the realistic and fantastical opportunities and challenges that your characters face 11-13 Ages Comedy Improv to seeto Rochester a new in light, so put on your hiking shoes! the When walls back inside of Writers & Books, usewe’ll our imaginations write to descriptive pieces about what we’ve observed nature. in 10-13 Ages Here: Happen It Could Mixing Reality and Fantasy JY20-F41 AFTERNOONS: August 3-7 1pm-4pm, Public General Members/$138 W&B $125 Low INSTRUCTOR: Wendy Everything seems normal...on firstYour appearance. Ages 10-13 Ages Hike & Write! JY20-M75 August 3-7 9am-12pm, MORNINGS: Public General Members/$138 W&B $125 INSTRUCTOR:Megan Lawrence Immerse yourself the in outdoors! Students will express themselves writing, in using nature as a source ofunique inspiration. Throughout the week, we will travel outdoors observe,to record, discuss and thatall natureaddition In hasto offer. to exploring the local neighborhood, we will travel Park Hill Cobbs to

Superheroes are are Superheroes AUGUST 3 – 7 – 3 AUGUST

, by Kamala Harris. Before Kamala Harris

WEEK 6 6 WEEK

reading for friends and families.

Center. On Friday, thereCenter. will be art an poetry show and

will walk from Writers & Books Flower to City Arts

old police station). During police old students the hour, lunch

station) Writers and & Books University (on the Ave in

Flower City Arts Monroe (on Center the Ave in fire old

taught by professional artists writers and at both the

written. This camp will be a real hands-on experience

and useand a letterpress print to the words you have

inspired poems, interview real artists, paper, make

You will handbuild a ceramic book, will handbuild You write pottery-

opportunity merge to visual arts with creative writing. the Flower City Arts you’ll a unique have Center,

In this collaboration between Writers & Books and

INSTRUCTORS: Lisa Johnson & Kate Whorton & Kate INSTRUCTORS: Johnson Lisa $270 W&B Members/$295 General Public General Members/$295 W&B $270

ALL DAY: 9am-4pm, August 3-7 9am-4pm, ALL DAY:

JY20-A09

Poetry, Pottery, & Paper Pottery, Poetry,

Ages 8-11 Ages

their own background share. to

Participants are encouraged bring to a story from

complete withcomplete heroes unique monsters. and

cultures. even We’ll create our own fairytales,

literature discovering and the details of different

encourage us celebrate to diversity while exploring

even learn a bit of a new language. This camp will

day, we will exploreday, a new culture, do crafts, and

India, Ghana, Germany, France, elsewhere. and Each

various cultures people, and China, Japan, including

from cultures read fairy We’ll far. and near tales from

& Books you can! Come listen stories to poems and

Wish you travel could around the world? At Writers

INSTRUCTOR: Rylie Day $125 W&B Members/$138 General Public General Members/$138 W&B $125

AFTERNOONS: August 3-7 1pm-4pm,

JY20-R14

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Ages 5-7 Ages

will how realize amazing our own stories are.

differentcultural, ethnic, and backgrounds,social we

by authors from diverse backgrounds. By exploring

can be. In we this camp, will explore books written

need be do to to a superhero be to the is best that you

wherever looked. she discovered She that you all

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find find them everywhere! herIn her among family,

And when looked she around, was she amazed to

senator, she was she senator, a little girl who loved superheroes.

became a district attorney a United and States

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INSTRUCTOR: Buck Lisa

$125 W&B Members/$138 General Public General Members/$138 W&B $125

MORNINGS: 9am-12pm, August 3-7 9am-12pm, MORNINGS:

JY20-M85

Super Heroes are Everywhere are Heroes Super Ages 5-7 Ages 14 SUMMERWRITE 2020 CLASSES & WORKSHOPS | TO REGISTER, CALL 473-2590 x107 | WAB.ORG $125 W&B Members/$138 General Public MORNINGS: 9am-12pm, 3-7 August JY20-F49 Between In Everybody and Villains, Heroes, Characters: Writing Ages 14+ Citizen of a copy receive will and family. Students friends to with share week the of end the at collected be will work student of anthology An healing dialogue. a to facilitate and identity nuances racism of with encounters everyday of stories original create will students process, and an arts dialogue ongoing “other.” open, the makes aperson what of Through question the We examine issues. will justice social and identity racial around anddiscussion writing Lyric book Rankine’s Claudia Using Almeta WhitisINSTRUCTOR: $124 W&B Members/$138 General Public 1pm-4pm, 3-7 August AFTERNOONS: JY20-N31 Democracy and Identity, Ethnicity, Race, On Conversation Citizens: A Ages 14+ never before. like readers your with enemy, and able to connect worst or friend best your as vivid as them making inside the out, from characters and passionate unique, dynamic, You’ll to develop learn writing. of and lots videos, discussions, exercises, fun through magic that of We’ll some create magical. almost feel can in words to life characters Bringing Twilight or Everdeen, Katniss Potter, makes Harry What Sanchez Alex INSTRUCTOR: WEEK 6 as a jumping off point, we will engage in willengage we ajumpingpoint, as off on the first day. first the on ’s Bella and Edward so real and beloved? and beloved? real so ’s and Edward Bella AUGUST 3–7 Citizen: An AmericanCitizen: An by a visit from the ZooMobile, and on the last day, last and the on ZooMobile, the from avisit by inspired We be will drawings. or stories own our and create skits, out act stories, the of some from scenes We read will visit. we environment each new in animals and people the about learn will we Jack, and Annie Like Outback. Australian the or Ireland, ancient China, visit We might time. and through world the around and travel people, help problems, Tree House the from adventures in wonderful Take part Rossi Marna INSTRUCTOR: $135 W&B Members/$148 General Public 1pm-4pm, 10-14 August AFTERNOONS: JY20-R07 Club Tree Adventure Magic House Ages 5-7 and grow! create, Together, read, will we worries. in battling to use puppets and create to emotions, our to relate and build thermometers weather the of power the harness uniqueness, own our of appreciation agreater to gain series book the from themes will apply We effectively. more emotions our and express to understand movement creative and use art, create a group, as We’ll challenge. stories of read times and face joy, of moments appreciate and feelings, thoughts own our at look acloser take us help can Stories books. of world great the through YOU to know Get TracyINSTRUCTOR: Nemecek $125 W&B Members/$138 General Public MORNINGS: 9am-12pm, 10-14 August JY20-R65 Stories to Grow On Ages 5-7 the week. Program fee includes all materials. fee Program week. the during ten books to make many as as opportunity have the will Students books. in new our write and draw then covers, the for papers beautiful We’ll choose pages. the turning of action the with move that parts with book a pop-up or interweave, that pages of aseries with book aflag helix, DNA or like opens afan that book kaleidoscope including a constructions, unique book several explore will we workshop, this In an artform. be can itself, book, the sometimes And creations. their with to fill books need and artists writers All Jackett Laura INSTRUCTOR: $185 W&B Members/$198 General Public MORNINGS: 9am-12pm, 10-14 August JY20-A33 Extravaganza Bookmaking Ages 8-11 and friends. family for skit or astory present WEEK 7 series. Join Annie and Jack as they solve solve they and Jack Annie as Join series. AUGUST 10–14 Elmer Magic Magic

AFTERNOONS: 1pm-4pm, 10-14 August AFTERNOONS: JY20-R55 Fantastic 101 Beasts Ages 8-11 Percy Jackson’sPercy Magic Pen Ages 9-12 adventure. of and asense creatures magical on books own your for. Bring prepared to be need you’ll is something THAT because dragons on afternoon a whole dragons, be will there oh, And, own. our create and even beasts, fantastic real-life about to learn ZooMobile Center, from have avisit and Science Museum Rochester to the avisit pay clues, creature for looking Arts the of Neighborhood the around We’ll travel world. magical Rowling’s JK from beasts fantastic the camp,this we’ll discuss In 101. Beasts Welcome to comes. 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SUMMERWRITE 2020 CLASSES & WORKSHOPS | TO REGISTER, CALL 473-2590 x107 | WAB.ORG 15 AUG 17 – 21 17 AUG WEEK 8 8 WEEK INSTRUCTOR: Marna Rossi Learn about sound imagineering imagineer and poems that can rock, the to beat! sing and dance, read poetryWe’ll with the sounds in we made hear world around us from people, animals, objects, robots, explore vehicles. and We’ll rhythms and syllables that vibrate, ring resonate; and learn about sound effectsletters,in syllables, words, phrases;and our poems alive. come make and With read a team, your raucous or lyrical poems; try musical paint water-sculpted accompaniments; and Lake Ontario rocks illustrate to one of your poems. With the create camp, a rocking poetry production for family friends and enjoy. to Watson, Betty, Plus, the Hamster. Hamisher and we’ll explore bottom to top the building one of us and will be framed for a crime! Get out your thinking caps, drawing hats, clever and disguises, create we’ll and some mysteries of our own. Poetry Rocks! JY20-P29 AFTERNOONS: August 17-21 1pm-4pm, Public General Members/$138 W&B $125 Find a Mystery JY20-F43 August 17-21 9am-12pm, MORNINGS: Public General Members/$138 W&B $125 INSTRUCTOR: BarthCaren There’s something mysterious about Writers & Books. Was designed the building who by a man talked ghosts? to Where does the staircase go, and what’s with the little What door happened at the top? theto cracker I left on mantle the last It’s a month? mystery! Whether your favorite sleuth Nancy is Drew, Herculeah Jones, Duncan, Dink or Encyclopedia Brown, you’re sure follow get to to their a chance somethinglead: mysterious always is happening our own up make curious this camp! We’ll in crime- solvers, with complete lovable sidekicks Dr. like Ages 7-9 Ages Ages 7-9 Ages Whose 11:59PM on July 26 July on 11:59PM and thought, and do to like “I’d DEADLINE TO REGISTER: —SummerWrite participant make mistakes. make I’ve learned that I’m a better writer writer a better I’m Also that it’s okay to to okay it’s Also that than I thought I was. than I thought skills creative and problem-solving abilities, and boostspeaking, in public all confidence the while having fun a supportive in atmosphere designed for experienced inexperienced and teenage improvisers. will learn We trust to support and our fellow players for ask to and the audience suggestions on how create to scenes. There will be a performance for friends families and on Friday. AFTERNOONS: August 10-14 1pm-4pm, Public General Members/$138 W&B $125 DonofrioINSTRUCTOR: Julie Have you ever seen the television show IsLine ItAnyway? that!” Comedy your chance. Here’s improvisation theis art of acting without a script. In this camp, we will try theatre many games, some with the suggestions,use of audience create and scenes that are entertaining oftenhilarious.and We will learn the craftcomedy of improvisation through playing warm-up and group-building games, skill- theatrebuilding games, moreadvanced finally, and improv games. will hone our communication We grappling with challenges, celebrating joys, or speaking out against injustices. will study We the works of traditional contemporary and poetry that will help inform strengthen and our own writing. In students this camp, will be provided with their own personal kit” “slam bring to their words from page stage. to There are two prerequisites for all participants: Open Open mind. heart. The world is eager you! hear to 14+ Ages ComedyTeen Improv JY20-D23 Ages 14+ Ages Poetry Fire: Slam Breathe We JY20-P02 August 10-14 9am-12pm, MORNINGS: Public General Members/$138 W&B $125 INSTRUCTOR:Robert Ricks PoetrySlam art an is form where performance meets reality. story, It used is show to one’s to breathe and speak life a poem. into word Spoken outlet, an is forvoice a sharing a funny moment, AUGUST 10 – 14 10 AUGUST

: Juliana Muniz & Sarah Cedeño & Sarah Muniz : Juliana

WEEK 7 7 WEEK

Writers & Books.

Center. All activitiesCenter. will be walking distance from

and workand the in darkroom at the Flower City Arts

excursions around the Neighborhood of the Arts

writing; the in afternoons,photography we’ll take

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through MagCloud. spend our mornings We’ll at

pictures a student-designed in book published

white prints, creatively and words and combine

City Arts our own we will make black and Center,

condition. Using thecondition. community Using darkroom at Flower

and approaching universaland truths about the human

by reimagining perspectives, exploring contexts,

to theto images we’ve found, captured, created and

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in thesein environments, write and about what we

areas. also We will take portraits of other each

of historic buildings, gardens and natural and

and sculptures,and the interior exterior and details

and writeand aboutoutdoor such art as wall murals

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INSTRUCTORS

General Public

$300 W&B and FCAC Members/$330 FCAC Members/$330 and W&B $300

ALL DAY: 9am-4pm, August 10-149am-4pm, ALL DAY:

JY20-A17

Writing with Light Ages 12-14 Ages 16 SUMMERWRITE 2020 CLASSES & WORKSHOPS | TO REGISTER, CALL 473-2590 x107 | WAB.ORG Signing! Deaf Lens: Walls These Are Ages 11-15 books. your each of from excerpts of an anthology another, and creating one with and sharing conferencing, writing, spent willbe afternoons Our writers. becoming better Fletcher’s Ralph of copies usingpersonal our craft author’s We’ll study and villains. heroes and to become life characters book’s your bring you help and places can people ordinary how observe Arts, the of Neighborhood in to sites the trips walking daily our on While plot. into ajuicy it idea and turning great your taking chapter chapter, by to abook plot how Learn aplan? need you but abook, to write want you So TracyINSTRUCTOR: Cretelle $265 W&B Members/$288 General Public DAY:ALL 9am-4pm, 17-21 August JY20-F29 Build-A-Book Ages 10-13 August 28th! 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In would-be Calling Lawrence Stacy INSTRUCTOR: W&B Members/$515$480 General Public 17-28 DAY,ALL 9am-4pm, August WEEKS: TWO JY20-V09 ‘It is easier to build strong children than to repair to repair than children to is build easier strong ‘It WEEK 8 broken men.’ - Frederick Douglass men.’broken -Frederick Live Writing Live AUGUST 17–21 as our guide to guide our as ready. we’re when and work shareour prompts, writing of avariety with work in discussion, We’ll engage and in communities. our ourselves, change within to create power the has Writing most. us moves form whatever or essay, personal monologue, fiction, poetry, started—through conversation the get will words Our out. hearts our space to write is this asafe else, anything or environment, the injustice, poverty, parents, politics, pressure, peer it’s Whether days. some on focus our disrupt or night up at us keep that things the about and write community, our examine hearts, our in dig will deep camp, this we In most. matters is loud what out say don’t we what Sometimes Ricks Robert INSTRUCTOR: $125 W&B Members/$138 General Public MORNINGS: 9am-12pm, 17-21 August JY20-M21 Change for Writing Have: ConversationThe We to Need Ages 12-14 In this week, I’ve learned that learned I I’ve In thisweek, can doanythingalongasIput some thoughtsome into it. —SummerWrite participant —SummerWrite Questions Eternal Exploring Wonder: I friends on Friday. on friends and family with We’ll creations our share stories. of beginnings and the illustrations, characters, world, the for couldwhich include amap, “rules” world, afictional for building the blocks create will student Every told. are stories and how peoples unconventional of tales classic investigate will we Together, writing. creative in your worlds depth to build which in- from perspectives new Learn between. in everything and to science fiction fantasy from worlds, surprising of an exploration for us Join Jupiter! on storms Snow riders! 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SUMMERWRITE 2020 CLASSES & WORKSHOPS | TO REGISTER, CALL 473-2590 x107 | WAB.ORG 17 as well as the 11:59PM on August 9 on August 11:59PM New Moon New DEADLINE TO REGISTER: , and Stone Soup Stone Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. She was an award-winning student, writer, athlete, and an accomplished musician and actor, as well as a Girl Scout. In 2016 she was one of 36 girls selected from the U.S. and Canada (from over 8,000 entries) for the Annual Leadership Summit of Discovery Girls magazine in San Francisco, CA. She was very bright, incredibly kind, and had a passion for social justice. Claire passed away in September Her memory of 2017. lives on with the Claire Allen Young Writers Conference. Claire Allen was a dedicated SummerWrite student in 2016 She wasand 2017. an avid reader and writer whose writing was published as a tween and young teen in the national publications it can be?” Thisworkshop offers seniorsrising a supportive, creative, fun and environment which theyin can draft Common their App essay with the help of a professionalwriter and journalist. Students will leave with a full, edited draft of their essay and tips for getting started on other college specific essays. Ages Rising High School Seniors High Rising Ages Prep Essay College JY20-B01 AFTERNOONS: August24-28 1pm-4pm, Public General Members/$138 W&B $125 Green INSTRUCTOR:Christine College-bound students can get early an start on their Application Common personal essay. Students may be asking themselves, “Where do I start? How this essay can I make the best

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Workshop, SUNY Brockport. She is currently a Teaching Artist Brockport. SUNY Teaching a currently Workshop, is She

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learning the Old Norse language in his spare time.

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finished with reading, writing, learning, or growing yet. Having

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senior year in high school. Though she recently graduated

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competition. competition.

work for students at her school to participate in a poetry

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Dance. She has taught at the elementary level for four years.

English with a concentration in Creative Writing and a B.A. in

attended Denison University where she received a BA in

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and teens. and

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term substitute art teacher in several local school districts. He

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from the Cleveland Institute of Art and a Master Degree in Art

in the arts. Ben earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration

other experiences fedhis creativity and led to a long journey

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