Usdan/Courses Still Avail./6/30 Opening

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Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the renowned summer arts day camp now entering its 47th season, announces that there are still spaces available in some programs for the 2014 season, which begins Monday, June 30.

There are availabilities in: Visual Arts (Painting and Drawing, Ceramics), Music (Chorus, Orchestra, Band, Jazz Ensemble), Creative Writing and Ballet. Also, Usdan’s unique Organic Gardening course is still available as a major, although it is sold out with a waiting list as a minor – every Usdan program includes both a major and a minor subject.

Interested families should contact Usdan Center immediately and make an appointment to obtain information and to tour the 200-acre woodland campus in the Huntington area of Long Island. Call [phone], write to [e-mail], or visit www.usdan.com. On the Usdan web site, families can click on “Students and Parents,” then click on “Classes Offered,” and fill out a form with the child’s age and interests, to get a full listing of programs offered in their areas for 3, 4 and seven-week seasons.

Usdan Center offers more than 40 programs in music, dance, theater, visual arts, creative writing, nature and ecology and chess, annually hosting more than 1,600 students from towns throughout the Tri-State New York area. No audition is needed for most courses, and transportation is provided in air- conditioned buses that depart from most New York-area neighborhoods. One-third of Usdan’s students receive scholarship assistance based on family need. Video from many of Usdan’s programs and special events, may now be viewed on the Center’s website, http://www.usdan.com as well as on YouTube. Also, families can check out Usdan’s Facebook site, where additional information and late-breaking news is featured.? ?

Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts has introduced the arts to more than 60,000 Tri-State Area children since its founding in 1968. The Center, whose alumni include Natalie Portman, Mariah Carey and Jane Monheit, is open to all young people from age 6 to 18. Although the mission of the Center is for every child to establish a relationship with the arts, the unique stimulation of the Center has caused many to go on to arts careers. Alumni also include members of Broadway shows and major music, theater, and dance ensembles such as the Boston Pops and the New York City Ballet. In addition to its regular programs, Usdan offers special opportunities for advanced high school- age performing and visual artists. These include Music Staff Internships, and a Summer Ballet Intensive. Usdan Center is an agency of the UJA-Federation of New York.? ?Usdan’s 47th season begins June 30, 2014 and runs through August 15. For more information, write to [e-mail], Call [phone]. ###






Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts