The PORT is excited to announce an upcoming partnership with the local arts education group Add Verb Productions! Starting in May, students in grades 6-8 will be invited to participate in a "Say It Loud" program that will meet on Wednesdays at the teen center.
"Say It Loud" uses the power of hip hop and spoken word to create a safe and supportive environment for teens to speak up, voice their opinions, and tell their point of view. To offer this program, Add Verb collaborates with local songwriters, poets, and hip-hop/spoken word artists to facilitate workshops and intensives to help youth create pieces that reflect their unique perspective.
The best part is that there is NO COST to Freeport teens to participate in these great workshops. We just encourage you to sign up ahead of time by calling Rec & Community Ed at 865-6171.
Want more information? Check out the MySpace page for the "Say It Loud" project.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
April Break
As always, we've got a wide variety of activities planned for April vacation week at The PORT. The basic schedule is posted below, but feel free to stop in or give us a call if you have any questions!
Thursday April 15th: The PORT will open at 12:30 for the early release day, and we've also got a bowling trip lined up through Rec & Community Ed! (You do need to pre-register for bowling, so call 865-6171 if interested.)
Friday April 16th: Open from 12-5, with Trailblazers comics class meeting at 3:00.
Monday April 19th: CLOSED for the Patriots Day Holiday
Tuesday April 20th: Open from 12-5, with Delectable Delights Baking starting a new made-from-scratch dessert at 1:00.
Wednesday April 21st: Open from 12-5, with paper crafting and paper toys starting at 1:00.
Thursday April 22nd: Open from 12-5, with Nintendo Wii on the big screen including Mario Kart and Wii Sports Resort.
Friday April 23rd: Open from 12-5, with a big screen movie and popcorn starting at 1:00.
Thursday April 15th: The PORT will open at 12:30 for the early release day, and we've also got a bowling trip lined up through Rec & Community Ed! (You do need to pre-register for bowling, so call 865-6171 if interested.)
Friday April 16th: Open from 12-5, with Trailblazers comics class meeting at 3:00.
Monday April 19th: CLOSED for the Patriots Day Holiday
Tuesday April 20th: Open from 12-5, with Delectable Delights Baking starting a new made-from-scratch dessert at 1:00.
Wednesday April 21st: Open from 12-5, with paper crafting and paper toys starting at 1:00.
Thursday April 22nd: Open from 12-5, with Nintendo Wii on the big screen including Mario Kart and Wii Sports Resort.
Friday April 23rd: Open from 12-5, with a big screen movie and popcorn starting at 1:00.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Creating Comics
Tuesday kicked off our latest session for Trailblazers, this month with comic artist Jay Piscopo. We're excited to be working with such a talented local artist who is also a great educator! This week's workshop focused primarily on using simple geometric shapes to create characters, including triangle Dracula and rectangle Frankenstein. Participants also got started on creating their own individual characters, which will eventually be turned into one- or two-page stories.
We're also psyched to have 12 middle school teens in this month's workshop, which is a new Trailblazers record! Stay tuned as we dive deeper into comic arts, and hopefully we'll be able to publish some teen work this month.
If you haven't yet joined us for one of these great middle school programs, the year is almost over... So check out our upcoming Gardening series with Wolfe's Neck Farm!
We're also psyched to have 12 middle school teens in this month's workshop, which is a new Trailblazers record! Stay tuned as we dive deeper into comic arts, and hopefully we'll be able to publish some teen work this month.If you haven't yet joined us for one of these great middle school programs, the year is almost over... So check out our upcoming Gardening series with Wolfe's Neck Farm!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)