Girls Rock Weekend / Middle School Girls Conference ~ April

Girls Rock! Weekend Hardy Girls' Girls Rock! Weekend will celebrate girls' voices in music, art and literature and we hope you will be a part of it. We have put together three fabulous days of events, so there are many opportunities to take part. Also be sure to visit the Blue Marble Gallery to see an exhibit of art produced during this spring's Media Makeover Workshops. The exhibit will open during Girls Rock! Weekend and will be on display through late May. Friday, April 4 - Girls Rock! Weekend kicks off with the opening of Girls Rock! the movie, an audience favorite at MIFF last summer. Festivities will begin at 6:30 pm at Railroad Square Cinema with a live performance by Portland girl-rocker Marie Moreshead, followed by the showing of Girls Rock! This documentary follows a rock 'n' roll camp for girls where they are taught that it's OK to sweat like a pig, scream like a banshee, and wail on their instruments with complete and utter abandon. Following the film there will be a reception for all at Buen Apetito. Tickets for the entire evening are $15 for adults, $5 for kids under 18. Watch the trailer for Girls Rock! Saturday, April 5 - This incredible weekend continues with the 10th annual Girls Unlimited Conference, a conference for all girls in 5th-8th grade. This year's conference, Media Makeover: Changing the Face of Art, will include workshops on sculpture, step dance, poetry, photography, and other amazing visual and performing art forms. The conference will take place from 9:00 am - 3:30 pm in a variety of locations in downtown Waterville. Save the date for this incredible day-long conference for girls in 5th-8th grade: April 5th, 2008 Sunday, April 6 - Girls Rock! Weekend wraps up with the First Annual Girls Poetry Mashup, from 1:00 - 3:00 pm at Soup to Nuts on Main Street in downtown Waterville. This open mic will be the culminating showcase for Winslow Jr. High School students who will be spending the spring semester writing poetry with students from Colby College. Don't miss this amazing performance, which will also feature Colby's Poets Rest at Dawn. Admission is free so bring your friends! back to top Save the Date for GU08! On April 5, come celebrate our 10th annual Girls Unlimited Conference, open to all girls in 5th-8th grade. Thanks to generous support from Colby College, the Hudson Foundation, and EES, Inc, this year's conference, Media Makeover: Changing the Face of Art, will engage girls in creating art that reflects their own aspirations, frustrations, dreams, desires, and experiences. Workshops will include sculpture, step dance, poetry, photography, and other amazing visual and performing art sessions. Also be sure to visit the Blue Marble Gallery to see an exhibit of art produced during the run-up to Girls Unlimited, the Media Makeover Workshop series. The exhibit will open during Girls Unlimited and will be on display through late May. We hope to see you there! Save the date for this incredible day-long conference for girls in 5th-8th grade: April 5th 2008 back to top