ARTS CAMPS IN CAPE MAY

AGES 6 - 10.

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AGES 10 - 14

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ART CAMPS IN WILDWOOD

Ages 10 - 14

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ART CAMPS IN LOWER TOWNSHIP

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CAPE MAY ART WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS

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ART AT THE LIBRARY

Ages 6 - 10

Wildwood Crest Library - Mondays starting June 25, 1 pm . Free.
Cape May City Library - Thursdays starting Jund 28, 1 pm. Free.

SUMMER ART CAMP IN CAPE MAY

The Center for Community Arts announces the seventh year of YAP in the Summer, a half-day summer visual arts camp for youth ages 10-14. Campers can do one week or any combination of all eight weeks, from June 25 – August 17. Weekly themes are Sculpture (June 25), Photography (July 2), Printmaking (July 9), Collage & Assemblage (July 16), Abstract Painting (July 23), Jewelry (July 30), Pencils, Paint & Scissors (August 6) and Painting & Pastels (August 13). The program will meet at Cape May City Elementary School, and costs $85/week, $300/any combination of 4 weeks, or $550/8 weeks. Some scholarships are available.

CCA also plans to offer the third year of Camp Congress Hall (ages 4-12), Kids Art Camp (ages 6-9), YAP camps in Wildwood and Lower Township, and art camp for adults throughout the summer.

For registration and further information, call 884-7525 or see www.CenterForCommunityArts.org.

Center for Community Arts, celebrating twelve years of community building through the arts and humanities, is a multicultural educational organization whose arts and humanities programs foster creativity, community building and appreciation for the rich diversity of our world. These programs are made possible in part by grants from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, Lower Cape Alliance, the Byrne Fund for Wildwood, and many generous businesses and individuals.

CELTIC RADIO AND SINGER-SONGWRITER SHOW
DEBUT ON CAPE MAY 101.5

The Center for Community Arts announces two new community-created programs on its volunteer-run radio station, WCFA-LP Cape May 101.5 FM.
“Original Audio,” with Phil Broder, features some of the best original singer-songwriters that you’ve never heard of, including New Jersey artists. The show is on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. beginning May 8, with a different theme each week. This Tuesday, Phil features female artists.
“Celtic Radio” debuts Saturday, May 12 at noon with Harry Patterson and other members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, featuring Celtic music, history and heritage.
“Everyone at the Center for Community Arts is excited to be adding community-produced programs to Cape May 101.5,” said Steve Bacher, CCA’s Executive Director and WCFA’s Station Manager. “We’re on the air seven days a week, 6 a.m. to midnight. The vast majority of the music is Drew Butkocy’s special blend of jazz, sometimes selected from his collection by our volunteer DJs, sometimes computer programmed for broadcast by Drew.
“After five months on the air, we’re happy to begin moving to our next level in the development of the station by celebrating the diversity of our community, which is part of CCA’s mission statement, through programs such as ‘Celtic Radio’ and ‘Original Audio.’”
Volunteers first learn to operate studio equipment and choose from among 600 pre-screened jazz CDs, a mixture of smooth, straight and latin jazz honed over many years by Butkocy. They tell listeners what they have heard and are about to hear, and promote upcoming free events throughout Lower Cape May County, as well as the programs of the Center for Community Arts.
“And we always ask for people to send in membership dollars,” Bacher added. “The special phone line needed to connect our Cape May studio to the antenna atop the Wildwood Crest water tower costs over $400 per month.
“We are also seeking more underwriters. The station reaches Stone Harbor, Middle and Lower Townships, the Wildwoods and Cape Island, with a summer population of as many as 300,000. In recognition of a modest donation, as little as $60, we will announce a business’s name, what they do and how to contact them, three times a day for a week. The per-announcement fee drops if they sign up for a month or more. Memorial Day to Labor Day is only $500. And the donation is tax deductible.”
Bacher stated that most of the station’s volunteers need only a few hours of training before going on the air. Their ages range from 16 to 78, and they live everywhere from Cape May Point to Ocean City. After training, volunteers are on the air for three-hour shifts once a month, twice a month or every week.
Interested volunteers or underwriters can contact Bacher at 884-7525 or email WCFA@centerforcommunityarts.org.
The Center for Community Arts received a Citation of Excellence from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. It receives operating support from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

ONE PERSON – MULTIPLE CAREERS WORKSHOP AT CONGRESS HALL
Fundraiser for Center for Community Arts

The Center for Community Arts presents a workshop led by journalist/author Marci Alboher based on her groundbreaking new book, One Person/Multiple Careers (Warner Books: 2007). The workshop will be held June 7, 2007 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the Harrison Room at Congress Hall. The cost is $20.00.
From realtor/chef to artist/entrepreneur and community activist/mom, few are able to describe themselves these days with a single word. This interactive workshop will highlight the gaining popularity of “hybrid” careers and how they can be the cure for many of today’s workplace woes including job insecurity, work/life conflict, and burnout. Alboher will address issues such as how to build a business while keeping a job and how to create business cards or web sites which reflect a multifaceted life.
“Combine careers and reinvent yourself,” says Alboher, who grew up on the Jersey Shore. The author/journalist/speaker popularized the term “slash” to refer to a new breed of individuals who can’t answer the question “What do you do?” without a series of slashes. After nearly ten years of practicing law, she used her law background as a springboard to a second career as a journalist. Her articles have appeared in numerous national publications including: Time Out, New York, Travel and Leisure. She has been a regular contributor to the New York Times since 2001 and currently writes the “Shifting Careers” column for The New York Times on the Web. Alboher is a popular teacher at the New York Writers Workshop, where she sits on the executive committee.
Ms. Alboher’s book will be on sale at the event and she will be available to sign books. The workshop fee of $20.00 is payable upon arrival. Contact the Center for Community Arts at (609) 884-7525 for more information.
Use of the Harrison Room and light refreshments are donated by Congress Hall. The Center for Community Arts receives operating support from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and received an operating grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission.