Arts camps

Art Camp 2008

When: July 7 to 11 (9 a.m. to noon, Jacobus studio; 1 to 4 p.m., West York studio)

Where: Inspire! Studio for the Arts, 53 N. Main St. Jacobus and 1731 W. Philadelphia St., West York

Coordinated by: Inspire! Studio for the Arts

Who can attend: Boys and girls, ages 7 to 13

What's offered: Tie-dye, paper mache, painting, sculpting and other projects from around the world

Cost: $125 per week

For details: Call 428-1402 or visit www.inspirestudioofthearts.com

Awesome Art Camp I and II

When: July 7-11; July 14-18 (9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday)

Where: Penn State York Campus, York

Coordinated by: Penn State York

Who can attend: Boys and girls, ages 10-17

What's offered: Drawing, painting and watercolor basics

Cost: $85 per week

For details: Call Laura B. Davila Reyes, youth programs coordinator, Penn State York, 771-4107, visit www.ce.yk.psu.edu, or e-mail lbj112@psu.edu

Creative Clay Camp 2008

When: June 23-27 (8 a.m. to noon, with after camp care available for a fee)

Where: Stewartstown

Coordinated by: Allison Seitz (art teacher for Baltimore County Public Schools and previous teacher at Baltimore Clayworks)

Who

can attend: Boys and girls, in grades kindergarten through eighth

What's offered: Working with clay to create pottery pieces

Cost: $100 ($10 discount for siblings); cost includes snack (register by May 30)

For details: Call Allison Seitz, 993-0243, or e-mail alandjim@verizon.net

Kid's Art Camp

When: June 23-27 (ages 9-12); July 14-18 (ages 6-8); 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. for both camps

Where: City Art Studio Gallery, York

Coordinated by: City Art Studio Gallery

Who can attend: Boys and girls, ages 9-12

What's offered: Fine arts camps includes the fundamentals of drawing and painting

Cost: $180 (does not include supplies)

For details: Call 699-2278 or visit www.cityartstudiogallery.com or e-mail info@cityartllc.net

Preschool/Kindergarten Art Camps 2008

When: June 12-13, Under the Stars; June 30 to July 1, Makin' a Splash; Aug. 7-8, The Zoo Crew (three sessions, 9 to 11 a.m. at Jacobus studio or noon to 2 p.m. at West York studio)

Where: Inspire! Studio for the Arts, 53 N. Main St. Jacobus and 1731 W. Philadelphia St., West York

Coordinated by: Inspire! Studio for the Arts

Who can attend: Boys and girls, ages 3 and older (who have not completed first grade)

What's offered: Guided art explorations at the preschool level and group activities

Cost: $40 per two-day session (includes snack)

For details: Call 428-1402, 779-8018, or visit www.inspirestudioofthearts.com

York College Theater Art/Digital Art/Mural Art Camp

When: June 16-20 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

Where: York College, Spring Garden Township

Coordinated by: York College Office of Community and Professional Development

Who can attend: Boys and girls, ages 10-14

What's offered: Campers create their own theater art, use digital photography to copy and create mural artwork

Cost: $195

For details: Call the Office of Community and Professional Development, 815-1451 or e-mail ocapd@ycp.edu

Dance camps

B'Dazzled Annual Dance Camp

When: One-week session is June 16-20; two-week session is June 16-20 and June 23-27 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

Where: B'Dazzled Dance Studios, Dallastown

Coordinated by: B'Dazzled Dance Studios

Who can attend: Boys and girls, ages 8-18 (no prior dance experience necessary)

What's offered: Instruction in dance history, ballet, tap, jazz, Irish, Spanish, Hawaiian, African, modern, lyrical ribbons, pantomime, western, hip-hop, nautical, Be Bop, cheer dance and swing

Cost: $80 for one-week class; $150 for two-week class; siblings receive 20-percent discount; 50-percent deposit required to hold space (campers receive daily snacks and camp T-shirt).

For details: Call Priscilla Hoffman Gill, 577-4407,or e-mail bdazzled4@comcast.net or visit www.bdazzleddancestudios.com

Also: Campers will give a mini-performance with costumes and props on June 28 for family and friends

Dance Camp 2008

When: July 14-18 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, with before- and after-camp care available)

Where: Inspire! Studio for the Arts, 53 N. Main St., Jacobus

Coordinated by: Inspire! Studio for the Arts

Who can attend: Boys and girls, ages 7-12

What's offered: Theme is Around the World as campers learn ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, create dance projects and participate in End of Summer Show Aug. 23 at the Strand Theatre

Cost: $175 for the week (cost includes T-shirt and snacks); cost does not include extended care

For details: Call 428-1402, 779-8018 or visit www.inspirestudioofthearts.com

Also: Tiny Dancer Dance Camp is offered for ages 3 and older (who have not yet competed first grade; June 10-11, and Aug. 5-6; 9 to 11 a.m. at Jacobus; noon to 2 p.m. at West York; cost $40 per two-day session

Dance Camp

When: June 16 to Aug. 22 (camp dates and times vary, depending on the ages/levels and camp themes)

Where: Experimental Movement Concepts, New Freedom

Coordinated by: Experimental Movement Concepts

Who can attend: Boys and girls, ages 2-4, 5 or 6-18 and adult for some programs

What's offered: Class themes include gymnastics and art, Discovery Camp, Country Line Dancing, Ballroom basics, Dancin' for Fun and Kreative Kids classes, Storybook Workshop Camp ("Cinderella" or "Wizard of Oz"), Broadway Babies ("Annie" or "Hair Spray"), Hip Hop Hooray Camp, High School Musical Camp, Music Academy, and Music Play Classes

Cost: Varies, depending on the camp

For details: Call Experimental Movement Concepts, 227-1166 or visit www.danceEMC.com

Summer Dance Programs

When: July 28 to Aug. 21 (weekly summer camps); July 28 to Aug. 14 (performing arts workshops); July 28 to Aug.15 (summer intensive pre-professional); week-long sessions and one-day-a-week classes available; day and evening hours available

Where: Greater York Center for Dance Education, Springettsbury Township

Coordinated by: Greater York Center for Dance Education

Who can attend: Boys and girls, ages 2 to adult, depending on the camp

What's offered: Weekly Dance Camp for Children includes Discover Dance Together for ages 2-3; Discover Dance for ages 3-4; Ballet/Jazz/Tap combo for ages 4-7; Intro to Jazz, Hip Hop for ages 5-8; Intro to Ballet for ages 5-8; Tap for ages 8-12; Performing Arts Workshops offer elementary, intermediate and advanced levels of modern, jazz, hip hop, musical theatre acting, conditioning and commercial work; and Summer Ballet Intensive classes

Cost: Cost varies, depending on the program

For details: Call 755-6683 or visit www.gycde.com

Music camps

Bucket Band Camp

When: Ten Saturdays, starting June 11 (once a week, 11 a.m. to noon) fourth through seventh grades; 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.; eighth through 12th grades, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.)

Where: Inspire! Studio for the Arts, 53 N. Main St., Jacobus

Coordinated by: Inspire! Studio for the Arts

Who can attend: Boys and girls, first through 12th grades

What's offered: Campers make instruments with buckets and other everyday objects

Cost: $120

For details: Call 428-1402 or 779-8018, or visit www.inspirestudioofthearts.com

Jazz Band Summer Camp 2008

When: Ten weeks one-hour per week; dates and times vary; call for information

Where: Inspire! Studio for the Arts, Jacobus

Coordinated by: Inspire! Studio for the Arts

Who can attend: Boys and girls, ages 9-18 (beginning, intermediate and advanced levels)

What's offered: Instruction on improvisation, reading, theory and performance with Curt Sipe, professional jazz educator; advanced placement by auditions only; performance at the Capitol Theatre

Cost: $200 for 10 weeks

For details: Call 428-1402, 779-8018, or visit www.inspirestudioofthearts.com

One Voice Choral Camp

When: June 23-27 (9 a.m. to noon)

Where: Penn State York Campus, Spring Garden Township (Pullo Family Performing Arts Center)

Coordinated by: York County Honors Choir

Who can attend: Boys and girls, entering grades fifth through seventh

What's offered: Music educators will conduct full choral rehearsals, sectional instruction, musical games and choral movement; also an end-performance for families 11:15 a.m. June 27.

Cost: $150 (includes T-shirt, music and snacks); scholarships available

For details: Call York County Honors Choir, 812-9255, ext. 102, e-mail gayle@stARTSomething-aie.org or visit www.stARTSomething-aie.org

Piano Camp & Piano Beginner Camp

When: Ten-week camp (June to August)

Where: Inspire! Studio for the Arts, 53 N. Main St., Jacobus

Coordinated by: Inspire! Studio for the Arts

Who can attend: Boys and girls ages 8 and older

What's offered: Piano camp is for the classical piano student, jazz chord and improvisation study; beginner camp is for the student with no musical experience

Cost: $150 for one hour per week

For details: Call 428-1402, 779-8018 or visit www.inspirestudioofthearts.com

Rock Band Summer Day Camp 2008

When: July 28 to Aug.1 (Jacobus studio); Aug. 11-15 (Jacobus studio); Aug. 18-22 (West York studio); Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where: Inspire! Studio for the Arts, 53 N. Main St., Jacobus and 1731 W. Philadelphia St., West York

Coordinated by: Inspire! Studio for the Arts

Who can attend: Boys and girls in eighth through 12 grades, all skill levels

What's offered: Instruction on guitar, bass, drum, keyboard, vocals, horn; song writing, record a performance; design a poster, T-shirt and CD cover, and Friday evening concert at 5 p.m.

Cost: $450 (discounts apply if you register for more than one week; before- and after-camp care available for an additional cost)

For details: Call 428-1402, 779-8018 or visit www.inspirestudioofthearts.com

2008 Summer Music Camps

When: June 16 to Aug. 8, depending on the camp (9 a.m. to noon)

Where: Penn State York, Spring Garden Township

Coordinated by: Penn State York and the York Symphony Orchestra

Who can attend: Boys and girls, grades third through 12th, depending on the music camp

What's offered: Song Writing Camp (grades third through 12th, June 16-20); Instrumental Workshop I (grades seventh through 12th, June 23-27); Instrumental Workshop II (grades seventh through 12th, July 7-11); What to Listen and Look for in Music (grades seventh through 12th, Aug. 4-8)

Cost: $75, includes snack

For details: Call Penn State York, 771-4067 or visit www.ce.yk.psu.edu

Theater camps

DreamWrights 2008 Summer Camps

When: June 15 to Aug. 15 (half-day camps are 9 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4 p.m.; full-day camps are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

Where: DreamWrights Youth and Family Theatre, York

Coordinated by: DreamWrights Youth and Family Theatre

Who can attend: Boys and girls, ages 4 or 5 to adult (depending on the camp)

What's offered: Half- and full-day camps, based on age, topics on creativity, production, puppets, improvisation, the theatre experience, scrap booking, fantastic fours, magic, playwriting, twisting balloons, Shakespeare, dance, costume production, and step back in time

Cost: Varies (from $85 per week to $215 per week); includes T-shirt, art supplies, snacks and beverages; scholarships are available

For details: Call 848-8623 or visit www.dreamwrights.org

Preschool Theatre Camp "Imagine That"

When: June 16 to 20 (noon to 3 p.m. Jacobus studio); July 21 to 25 (noon to 2 p.m. West York studio)

Where: Inspire! Studio for the Arts, Jacobus and West York sites

Coordinated by: Inspire! Studio for the Arts

Who can attend: Boys and girls, ages 3 to 5

What's offered: Preschoolers bring a story to life through movement, theater games, music, production crafts, costume construction and basic acting.

Cost $100 per week

For details: Call 428-1402, 779-8018, or visit www.inspirestudioofthearts.com

Theater/Art Camps

When: "Charlotte's Web" (Aug. 18 to 22, Jacobus Day Camp); "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (Aug.11-15, West York Day Camp); Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Inspire! Studio for the Arts, Jacobus and West York sites

Coordinated by: Inspire! Studio for the Arts

Who can attend: Boys and girls, ages 6 to 15

What's offered: Campers create everything needed for a performance; design and build set, attend rehearsals, try costumes, and play theater games; Aug. 23 performance at the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center

Cost: $175 per week (includes T-shirt and snacks); before- and after-camp care available for an additional cost)

For details: Call 428-1402 or 779-8018, or visit www.inspirestudioofthearts.com

Theater for Young People

When: June to August, depending on the camp

Where: Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg

Coordinated by: Harrisburg Area Community College

Who can attend: Boys and girls, ages 5-18

What's offered: Acting, improvisation, special effects make-up, dance/movement, puppetry, design and performance

Cost: Varies, depending on the camp

For details: Call HACC, 780-2521, ext. 4, or visit www.hacc.edu/typ

York Little Theatre Summer 2008 Theatre Arts

When: Six weekly sessions - June 16 to Aug. 1 (morning and/or afternoon classes)

Where: York Little Theatre, Spring Garden Township

Coordinated: York Little Theatre

Who can attend: Boys and girls, ages 5-18, depending on the camp

What's offered: Classes include stage performance, dance, fairy tales, Shakespeare, Harry Potter, musical theater, acting, writing, stage movement, theatrical make-up, story time dance, undersea odyssey, puppets, voice, stage movement, readers theater and text performance, stage combat, Broadway singing and dancing, improvisation, Kabuki, video production, poetry, dialect, directing, costume creations, character development, sketch comedy, monologues, sets and scenery, and singing

Cost: $75 per class per student; $60 for a second class in same week; $55 for a third class in same week; $190 for a full week of three classes per day; $135 for a double class

For details: Call 854-3894 or check www.ylt.org

Variety

Hanover YMCA Arts and Humanities Camps

When: Call for dates

Where: Hanover YMCA, Hanover

Coordinated by: Hanover Area Family YMCA

Who can attend: Age varies, depending on the camp

What's offered: Camps include art, sign language, jewelry making, cooking, cake decorations, photography and Spanish collage

Cost: Varies, depending on the camp and YMCA membership

For details: Call Jennifer Deardorff, senior program director, 632-8211, ext. 242, e-mail, jdeardorff@hanoverymca.org, or visit www.hanoverymca.org

Imagination Station camp

When: A Way with Words: The Art of Poetry, 1 to 4 p.m. June 23-27, seventh to ninth grades; Drawing & Painting & Sculpture, Oh My!, 9 a.m. to noon June 3-July 3, ages 5-7; Puppets, Portraits & Masks, 9 a.m. to noon July 7-11, ages 5-7; Hands-On Art Voyage, 1 to 4 p.m. July 7-11, ages 9-12; Musical Theater: Tricks, Tips & Techniques, 9 a.m. to noon July 14-18, ages 13 and older; Fabulous Found-Object Fashion, 9 a.m. to noon July 14-18, ages 8-10; Designing with Nature, 1 to 4 p.m. July 14-18, ages 5-7; Thinking 3-D, 9 a.m. to noon July 21-25, ages 8-10; Art Exploration, 9 a.m. to noon July 28-Aug. 1, ages 9-14; and Fashion Illustration, July 28-29, 1 to 5 p.m. July 30, ages 10-17

Where: Imagination Station's arts-learning space, 18 Carlisle St., Gettysburg (unless otherwise noted)

Coordinated by: Imagination Station by the Adams County Arts Council

Who can attend: Boys and girls, various ages and grades

What's offered: Various arts camps and classes

Cost: Call for details.

For details: Call the Adams County Arts Council at 334-5006, or visit www.adamsarts.org. Classes for kids are available throughout summer: Music in the Garden, 9 to 11 a.m. June 21 and 28, for kindergarten through third grades; Porcelain Hand Building for Kids and Adults, June 17-25, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, for ages 7 and older; and Clay Sculpture, 6 to 9 p.m. July 10 and 17, for ages 10 and older (younger children may attend with a parent).

Summer Music and Drama Camp

When: June 16-20 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

Where: First Assembly of God, Manchester Township

Coordinated by: First Assembly Fine Arts Department

Who can attend: Boys and girls, who have completed grades first through sixth

What's offered: Campers put a musical together, from music and drama rehearsals, to make-up and prop usage, public performances at the end of the week

Cost: $45 (includes CD and music book, T-shirt, snacks, pizza on Friday); general registration deadline is May 28; registration deadline to audition for special parts/solos is May 14

For details: Call Paul Boisvert, worship pastor, 848-5200