After the week of camp, the girls will showcase their new musical skills by presenting their original works at Washington’s 9:30 Club on Saturday, August 14th at 11:00 am. The showcase is open to the public.

Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door. Free admission for youth 12 and under.

Hey GR!DC supporters! This year, we are going to have MORE CAMPERS THAN EVER! That means, we are going to need more instruments than ever. If you have any used, working instruments you would like to loan or donate (tax-deductible), it would be GREATLY appreciated. We also need items for the goody bags campers receive at camp. If you want to loan or donate, please email shelly@girlsrockdc.org, by Friday July, 30, to make arrangements. Thanks for your support–You rock!

We need:

DJ Equipment:
direct drive turntables
intermediate mixers
needles (donation only, these get a lot of wear and tear)
relevant laptops (last five years),
cables, all kinds (donation only)
powered speakers
PA Systems

Drums:
drum kits
any extra drums, cowbells, mountable tambourines, etc.
cymbals
hardware
sticks (donation only)

Bass Amps

Guitar Amps

Microphones

Microphone Stands

Tuners

Picks (donation only)

Working Instrument Cables (donation only)

Effects Pedals

Keyboards

Guitars

Basses

2GB SD Memory Cards (2 or more)

2-Way Radios (6 or more)

75 Reusable bags

75 Notebooks

75 Pens/relevant goody bag items

FREE & open to the public! No musical experience necessary!

Try out an instrument – instructors will be on hand to answer your questions!
Find out more about ROCK CAMP 2010  and fill out an application!

May 1, 2010
1-3pm
at Northwest One Neighborhood Library
155 L St NW (Walker Jones Campus at 1125 New Jersey Ave NW – must use L St entrance)

May 15th, 2010
1-3pm
at Southeast Neighborhood Library
403 7th St SE

Rock on!

(If you can’t make it applications will be available soon on our website under the Registration tab)

Call for Volunteers!

Be part of a community that teaches girls self-confidence, self-expression, leadership, collaboration, and how to ROCK OUT!

Click below to download:

GR!DC Volunteer Information Packet

GR!DC 2010 Volunteer Application

Volunteer Roles @ Camp Include:

Before and during camp there is a wide range of important volunteer positions to be filled, many positions are open to women with and without musical experience and some positions are open to people of any gender identity.

Save the Dates!

Volunteer Training: Saturday, June 19th
Mandatory Orientation: Sunday, August 8th
Locations: TBA

Day Camp 2010:
Monday, August 9th – Friday August 13th, 2010
9 AM – 5:30 PM Daily
Location: Kingsbury Day School: 5000 14^th St. NW, Washington, DC 20011

Camper Band Showcase:
Saturday, August 14th, 2010
Time: TBA
Location: 9:30 Club: 815 V S. NW, Washington, DC

The deadline for all Volunteer Applications is Monday, May 3rd. We will review applications as they come in, and contact applicants regarding interviews as soon as possible, but please be patient with us! Final job notification will occur by Monday, June 7th.

Join us Friday, February 19th as Potter’s House Sounds of Hope presents
a benefit for Girls Rock! DC and the Girls Rock Camp Alliance!

Featuring music by The Pushovers!

Friday, February 19th @ 7:00pm
Potter’s House is located @ 1658 Columbia Road NW (Adams Morgan)

This is an all ages event!

Tickets will be available at the door for a $15+ SUGGESTED donation. NO ONE will be turned away for lack of funds. Smaller donations are also welcome!

All proceeds will benefit Girls Rock DC and the Girls Rock Camp Alliance, an international coalition of programs serving to empower girls and women through the tools of music education.

Lunch Time Camp Rock Out with NOON:30 from Girls Rock! DC on Vimeo.