CMW summmer * camp underway!

What an incredible moment it was, after months of planning for this
pilot summer program, to be There: standing in a circle in the CityArts
Gallery on Broad Street. There were more than twenty-five of us
(students, volunteers, teen mentors, staff) in our CMW summer t-shirts
ready to go!

We played in orchestra, learned a fiddle tune, spent some
quality time with the D Major scale and arpeggio, and got together to
dance and improvise with CityArts/Highlander students. Of course, we
took breaks for lunch, the playground, and made time for "Show 'n Play,"
where each student has a chance to perform for the group and earn
colorful beads for his/her name-tag. 

I can't wait to travel with this
group on our final day, July 31st, to share our work from the
summer. We're now confirmed to perform at the Steelyard, Park View
Nursing Home, and a Community Meal at the Matthewson Street Church
downtown.

Stay tuned for more news after we meet again next Friday!

* If you are wondering about the unusual spelling, the answer is either a) we wanted to savor all that is delicious and beautiful about summer, so we add some extra "mmm" or
b) we have a policy at CMW that each "pilot" project (of which the
summer program is one) must have at least one mistake. We wanted
everything else to go right, so we chose the t-shirts.

-Rachel Panitch, CMW staff