THE LAST NIGHT

Hey everyone!

Dominica and Amrit here on our -- can you believe it -- final night here at Arts-X-Press! It was fantastic seeing you all at the Parent Presentation, and we're looking forward to sharing more with you about the day.

After a slightly delayed start due to late-night Pageant shenanigans, the campers visited their usual arts workshops for their final presentation preparation and last-minute run-throughs. Then, four members of the Pacific Symphony joined us for lunch: Nancy, a violinist, Andy, a cellist, Mike, PSO's principal trombonist, and Cindy, a flautist.

Lunches devoured, your campers proceeded to an Instrumental Spotlight workshop, where our PSO guest musicians introduced and demoed their instruments. The students then were joined by members of the Pacific Symphony's Youth Ensembles, who graciously volunteered their time to allow your campers to try out a variety of instruments from the violin to the French horn. A huge shout out to these wonderful volunteers -- without them, this amazing workshop and opportunity would never have been possible.

Next, your young Arts-X-Pressers were visited by the one and only Molly Pontin, the former director of Arts-X-Press. Molly led us in a group percussion activity and asked a profound question of the campers: have you ever seen a penguin dancing? (Ask your students about this one)

But these excited penguins were not done for the day yet. They then proceeded to the Parent Presentation, which was held in Vanguard's beautiful Needham Chapel. The presentation was a resounding success! Many "Standing O's" were given :) Thank you to those who made it out.

The young grasshoppers continued to the Heath building, where they shared their amazing talents with one another during our much-awaited talent show, which featured acts as diverse as trio singing and recycled percussion.

And after a long day of learning, experimentation, and creativity, your campers took their customary 3-minute showers and hit the hay.

Just as a reminder, please be on time to your child's designated bus stop, which is the same as the one that he or she departed from.

This is Dominica and Amrit signing off for the evening (morning? week? year?)... it's been a wild ride with your fantastic campers. We hope that, inspired by their Arts-X-Press experience, they'll continue their pursuit of happiness and achieve their goals both inside and outside the artistic world!