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    Summer Camp Guide 2023: Arts camps
    • March 26, 2023

    ACTING ACADEMY FOR KIDS SUMMER PERFORMING ARTS CAMPS

    ● Ages: 4-13

    ● Dates: June 5-Aug. 11

    ● 24196 Alicia Parkway, Mission Viejo; 14281 Chambers Road, Tustin; 202 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clemente

    ● 949-427-0072

    www.actingacademyforkids.com

    Campers are guided through the production of a popular musical from start to finish. Students take daily classes in music, acting, directing and dance. The weekly program culminates in a Friday showcase. Both virtual and in-person camp options are available.

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    APA KIDS AND APA JR. SUMMER PROGRAMS

    ● Ages: Grades 1-9

    ● July 10-21; July 24-Aug 4

    ● Huntington Beach High School, 1905 Main St., Huntington Beach

    ● 714-536-2514, ext. 51454

    www.hbapa.org

    Students will participate in art, music, dance and acting. Separate camps are offered by grade level. Each camp ends with a showcase performance and a mini art show.

    ARTS & LEARNING CONSERVATORY SUMMER CAMPS

    ● Ages: Kindergarten-12th grade

    ● Dates: June 26-Aug. 11

    ●151 Kalmus Drive, G3, Costa Mesa

    ● 714-728-7100

    ●  www.artsandlearning.org

    Performing arts camps offer instruction in theater, voice, stage tech, instrumental music and dance. Older teens will rehearse “West Side Story” while younger students can play roles in “Annie.” There also are camps devoted to band, strings, musical theater revues and camps devoted to “Encanto” and “Hamilton.” Each week of camp culminates in a performance

    ART STUDIO ART CAMP

    ● Ages: 7-17

    ● Dates: TBA

    ● 6450 Westminster Blvd., Westminster

    ● Studio: 714-899-6001; Mobile: 714-458-2800

    theartstudio.us

    All Art Studio camp classes are taught by professional, working artists who also have a mission to teach their art forms. Camps are tailored to the individual from beginning to advanced. Mediums offered this year are oil painting, drawing, sculpting and custom skateboard designing.

    CHAPMAN SUMMER CHORAL MUSIC CAMP

    The Chapman Summer Choral Music Camp is open to high school students.(Photo by Doug Gifford)

    ● Ages: High school students

    ● June 19-23

    ● One University Drive, Orange

    ● 714-997-6871

    chapman.edu

    Experience college-level singing in daily vocal classes and small ensemble practice directed by Keith Hancock, the Grammy Music Educator of the Year for 2017. The week culminates with a concert in the Musco Center of the Arts. Final date to register is May 1.

    THE COLLECTIVE SOUND ACADEMY

    ● Ages: 12-18

    ● Dates: TBA

    ● Vanguard University, 55 Fair Drive., Costa Mesa

    thecollectivesound.com/california-summer-music-camp

    Campers will write and perform original music. They will record in a professional studio, film a music video and perform in front of an audience during the three-week session.

    CREATIVE KIDS PLAYHOUSE THEATER IMMERSION CAMP

    ● Ages: 3-18

    ● Dates: June 26-July 22

    ●  Camino Real Playhouse, 31776 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano; Laguna Hills High School, 25401 Paseo De Valencia, Laguna Hills

    ● 949-297-6257

    creativekidsplayhouse.com

    With guidance from theater professionals, kids will put together a one-act musical in one week with training in drama, dance, vocal music, set design and more. Virtual options are available.

    CULINARY KIDS SUMMER CAMP

    Kids in the Culinary Kids Summer Camp at Aliso Viejo Middle School in Aliso Viejo on Friday, July 22, 2022 work as a team to make bacon cheeseburger biscuit pies. Pictured, from left, are Charlotte Thornton, 11, Cassidy Rudin, 9, Delaney Alderman, 9, Annabelle Thornton, 10 and Savannah Mason, 8. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    ● Ages: 6-14

    ● Dates: Weeklong camps June 12-Aug. 4 in Aliso Viejo (except week of July 3); June 12-July 28 in San Clemente (except weeks of July 3, July 17)

    ● Aliso Viejo Middle School, 111 Park Ave., Aliso Viejo; San Clemente Community Center, 100 N. Calle Seville, San Clemente

    ● 949-292-4720

    culinarykids.biz

    Young chefs gain hands-on cooking experience with camps titled Perfect Pizza Pairings, Terrific Taco Time and Beach Bash: Meals and Treats to Beat the Heat. Note: Book early. Some camps are already full.

    FIVE DAYS OF BROADWAY AT THE SEGERSTROM CENTER

    ● Ages: 11-18

    ● Dates: Middle School June 19-23 (ages 11-13); High School June 26-30 (ages 14-18)

    ● 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa

    ● 714-556-2122, ext. 4104, or [email protected]

    scfta.org

    Students will be coached in musical theater performance by professional artists and educators. Campers will build a foundation in music, acting and dance and be introduced to backstage and technical elements of theater.

    MUDDY’S STUDIO CLAY CAMP

    ● Ages: 8-15

    ● Dates: TBA

    ● 2610 South Halladay St., Santa Ana

    ● 714-641-4077

    muddysstudio.com

    This camp introduces kids to the art of clay and teaches the fundamentals of ceramics. Work on a potter’s wheel, hand build and glaze pieces created from scratch. Book quickly because spots are limited and filling up fast.

    PALETTE STATION SUMMER ART CAMP

    Chase Hung works on a watercolor of a pirate ship during art camp at Palette Station in Santa Ana, CA, on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    ● Ages: 5-12

    ● Dates: June 5-Aug. 11

    ● 1526 Brookhollow Drive, Ste. 84, Santa Ana

    ● 714-714-0126

    palettestation.com

    Teachers will work with campers to create projects using acrylic paint, watercolor, colored pencils, oil pastels and modeling clay.

    THE PERFORMER’S ACADEMY

    ● Ages: 7-15

    ● Dates: June 5-Aug. 18 (no camp week of July 3)

    ● 23721 Birtcher Drive, Lake Forest

    ● 949-609-1600

    performersacademy.net

    Campers will rehearse throughout the week and perform a show Friday evening. A video of the show will be shared with the camper’s family. No singing or dancing experience is necessary.

    ‘PLUG INTO POP MUSIC’ SUMMER CAMP

    ● Ages: 9-16

    ● Dates: July 17-28

    ● Huntington Beach High School, 1905 Main St., Huntington Beach

    ● 714-536-2514, ext. 51454

    www.hbapa.org

    This camp, operated by the Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts, will introduce students to pop and rock instruments (guitar, bass, drums, keyboards), and teach them how to write songs and build their brands. Participants will present a concert on the final day of camp.

    SCHOOL OF ROCK

    Alani Gonzalez, 13, of Los Alamitos plays “Hey Bulldog,” by The Beatles, along with other campers during the School of Rock Tustin’s Classic Rock camp in 2015. Students spend a week preparing for a performance at the end of the week. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG

    ● Ages: 7-18

    ● Weekly camps June 5-July 16

    ● Locations in Huntington Beach, Rancho Santa Margarita, Santa Ana and Tustin

    ● 714-847-7788 (Huntington Beach); 949-888-7625 (Rancho Santa Margarita); 949-774-7625; 714-975-9116

    www.schoolofrock.com

    Kids learn the basics of playing live music and receive studio/band rehearsal time. Camp includes instruction and clinics with music professionals and a rock show performance.

    SEWING CAMP

    ● Ages: 7-15

    ● Dates: June 5-Aug. 28

    ● The District at Tustin Legacy, 2477 Park Ave., Tustin

    ● 714-259-0946

    createdesignsew.com

    The camp offers half-day and full-day sessions and both a regular sewing camp (ages 8-15) and junior sewing camp (ages 7-8). Participants will learn the basics of machine sewing such as ironing, cutting patterns and threading and filling bobbins. Students choose the projects to create. The camp also offers 2-hour Fashionable Fundays workshops on Wednesdays. Off-site options are available.

    SOUTH COAST REPERTORY SUMMER WORKSHOPS

    ●  Ages: Third to 12th grade

    ●  Dates: Sessions July 10-21 and July 24-Aug. 4

    ●  655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa

    ●  714-708-5555

    ●  scr.org

    Students can choose acting, improv or musical theater as their focus for the two-week program. Students will gain exposure to various aspects of theater, such as design, improvisation, combat, singing and play writing.

    STEVE & KATE’S CAMP

    ●  Ages: 4-12

    ●  Dates: June 19-Aug. 18

    ● Renascence School International Orange County, 1701 Baker St., Costa Mesa

    ●  949-669-5134

    ●  steveandkatescamp.com/costa-mesa

    Campers get to choose their own activities from options that include dancing games, karaoke, building and playing games on iPads, a sewing salon, a bakery, a “makery” for creating crafts, water play and sports.

    ​ Orange County Register 

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