The Jones Center in Springdale is hosting a Summer Youth Academy for youngsters ages 9-12.This education experience will include cooking, drama, science, sports, arts and more during eight weeks of interactive learning and growing.The ACADEMY kicks off on Tuesday, June 9th. A flexible schedule lets you pick what week or weeks work best for your family.The ACADEMY’s high quality instructors and presenters will ensure your child’s success in this unique learning environment. Cost is $45.00 per week, per child, but scholarships are available. Space is limited so call now 756-8090 or jonesnet.org for more information.
Tricycle Theatre for Youth (The Trike) is launching its Summer Trike Academy programs, which will run from June 8th – August 14th.The skill-based drama camps are for ages 4 – 18 and will be held at both The Trike space in Downtown Bentonville and the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville.
Half-day camps include Pirate Adventures on the High Seas, Nate the Great-Super Sleuth and Upside Down Fairytales. The Trike’s Conservatory offers students in grades 3rd-12th a variety of half and full-day performance camps including High School Musical 2.Many of the camps are based on The Trike’s upcoming production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, June 12-21.This high energy adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ famous book will be performed at The Trike, 120 S. Main St. and is recommended for ages 6 and up.
“Our approach to the theatre experiences is unique to the region,” said Kassie Misiewicz, executive artistic director and co-founder of The Trike, “and we offer an expertise culled from our work at professional theatres across the country, including the Seattle Children’s Theatre, Children’s Theatre Company of Minneapolis and First Stage Children’s Theatre in Milwaukee.”
The Trike, which offers programming taught by trained theatre professionals and teaching artists throughout the year, integrates Arkansas Department of Education literacy and reading standards with cutting edge drama training curriculum. In addition to its core teaching staff, The Trike recently hired three new professional actors from England and Cincinnati to teach during the Summer Trike Academy.Misiewicz holds her MFA in Theatre for Youth from Arizona State and has been working professionally for fifteen years as a director, teacher and administrator.
Registration for camps and performance tickets are available on-line at www.triketheatre.org or by calling 866-331-3681.
For the eleventh year in a row, Malco Theatres is happy to let KIDS HELP KIDS through our 2009 Kids Summer Film Fest. Over the past ten years, the festival has raised thousands of dollars for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, The Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi! Every Tuesday and Wednesday from June 2nd thru July 29th, select Malco Theatres will play favorite kids movies at a discounted price.
Attendees will be able to choose from favorite kids movies such as Alvin and the Chipmunks, Nim’s Island, Kung Fu Panda, Space Chimps, Horton Hears a Whoand more for just $2.00 per ticket! Participating Malco Theatres: Razorback Cinema (Fayetteville), Sunset Cinema (Springdale), Rogers Towne Cinema Shows start promptly at 10am and full schedules are available at each location. Downloadable schedules will be available in mid-May at www.malco.com<http://www.malco.com> . Malco Theatres is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee and is fourth-generation family-owned and operated. Malco operates over 300 screens at 32 locations in 5 states across the mid-south.