Day 3 Session 1

Arts-X-press had an awesome Laguna Day! We kicked it off with a delicious and nutricious breakfast. Everyone was in a great mood and ready to go!



They then went to CE, arts-Workshops, lunch and right after that loaded onto the bus and headed for the Festival of the Arts in Laguna Beach. The students got a backstage tour of Pageant of the Masters then worked on their own pieces of art!





Finally, before Pageant of the Masters, students walked down to Heisler Park for some pizza and new games.

At the park, we had some very special friends join us.

Carl St.Clair and his family visited and hung out with the students. We then headed back to the Festival of the arts to see the show.

Supper Time!

Wow, Monday already! Time sure flies when your having fun. Today I think we should discuss the proper form for arts-X-press meals. First it is important to sit respectfully and wait in the Mesa quad for your camp director to inform you on the day and send you into the commons. Next remember to maintain an orderly line while approaching the food counters so as not to spook the kind women who have prepared your delicious morning consumables. Once you have chosen your desired meal (making sure you have something green and a glass of H2-Oh-Ya) you will wait patiently for your friendly administrative staff to assign you a seat. This is so that you get to meet new members of camp you may not have spoken with yet. Once arriving at your selected table try and eat with some decorum so as not to cause sickness in your table mates. Finally remember to always smile for the camera. Next stop Laguna for a day of Visual Arts and the world renowned pageant of the master. Hope you all have as great as day as we are.

Hi!!! Welcome to your next installment of our first session of art-X-press 2008 Blog. When we left off all the children had headed of for a refreshing nights sleep. Since then everyone has participated in our favorite activities of delicious Mesa commons meals and arts/creative expression workshops. This afternoon we were given the opportunity to see a production of Evita at the Chance Theater in Anaheim. It was a beautiful performance of such a prolific piece. We then returned to UCI for a presentation from some of the youth orchestras finest and are about to embark on a wonderful drama workshop. Later on this evening we will get some time to prepare for our up coming talent show and of course the wonderful 3 minute showers we have all grown to love. Till next time stay tuned, same arts-X-press time, same arts-X-press channel.

First Day Workshop Pictures

Here is a photo overview of what arts-X-press students worked on today.

DANCE WORKSHOP

VISUAL ARTS WORKSHOP

INSTRUMENTAL WORKSHOP

VOCAL WORKSHOP

THEATER WORKSHOP

Garret & James Counselor Post

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Yo yo yo dawgie fresh. This is James and Garret bringing you an inside scoop on the nightly procedures of AXP. We just put your boys to bed and we have word from the girl counselors that the girls are doing fine. But anyways, let us get back to the big story of the night. They survived the three minute showers! That’s right, it was a rough, tedious journey between making their beds, brushing their teeth, and showering in under 15 minutes. We had a busy day so the showers were much appreciated. =] While one was in the shower, another was their brushing teeth, and yet another was making their bed and preparing their clothes for tomorrow's busy day. This may seem chaotic to you parents, but don’t worry, we are experienced counselors and are extremely time efficient; basically we are the best in the entire world. Period. But enough about us, we can have a whole blog dedicated to how great we are in a few days. We have exactly seven hours to recharge, replenish, and revitalize our bodies for an exciting day at the theater. Until next time parents, this is James and Garret leading the way to greatness. Over and out; peace!

arts-X-press Session 1 Day 1 "THE FUN BEGINS!"

Session One has kicked off to a great start. All the students arrived at UCI safely, some more awake than others, checked in and then headed to New Games! Students got to know each other as counselors led them in icebreaker games. Students got tangled in knots, learned to count as a group, and memorized each other's names!

After students broke the ice, they prepared for tonight's concert by listening to staff member's presentation about concert etiquette. Students and staff then headed to lunch where we got to know each other by mixing it up at the tables! After lunch students found out what arts workshop they had been assigned to and headed to their classrooms.

arts-X-press starts SATURDAY!

arts-X-press Session 1 starts this weekend!

We are so excited to have you all join us for 5 days of EXCITEMENT, FUN and EXPLORATION IN THE ARTS!

Parents! We encourage you to write to your student:

E-mail:
Please put in subject line:

arts-X-press Mail: Student’s Name

Send to arts-x-press@pacificsymphony.org

Snail Mail:
Please send snail mail at least 3 days in advance
Student’s Name
Attn. arts-X-press
Pacific Symphony
3631 S. Harbor Blvd., Suite 100
Santa Ana, CA 92704

Feel free to give us a call at the arts-X-press Hotline (714)876-2336 if you have any questions or concerns...

arts-X-press is on the Countdown

We hope you are all getting excited for arts-X-press 2008!!

arts-X-press Session 1 begins in 11 days!

arts-X-press Session 2 begins in 18 days!
arts-X-press Session 3 begins in 25 days!

We are so excited to get to meet you ALL within the next month!

If you have any questions or concerns before the program, please feel free to call the arts-X-press Hotline at (714)876-2336 or email us at arts-x-press@pacificsymphony.org

arts-X-press Pacific Symphony Concerts

Dear arts-X-press Friend,

We are so looking forward to seeing you at arts-X-press this summer! We hope you are getting excited about the program too. For those of you in Session One, we are only 5 weeks away!

Here is informations on the Pacific Symphony Concerts each session will be attending!

Session One:

• The Pacific Symphony Concert on Aug. 2 in Mission Viejo is FREE. Click here for more information.

Session Two:

• The Pacific Symphony Concert on Aug. 9 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater has a special price for arts-X-press friends and family members. We can offer tickets at the reduced price of $22 per person. If you would like to purchase tickets for this concert, please contact Sheri Mitchell at (714) 876-2384 or smitchell@pacificsymphony.org. Be sure to mention you are a part of arts-X-press to get the special price. PLEASE NOTE: Tickets purchased for this concert are not guaranteed to be near the arts-X-press student seats.

Session Three:

• The Pacific Symphony Concert on Aug. 16 in Irvine is FREE. Click here for more information.
  

Don’t forget, the arts-X-press 2008 Reunion is still to come! Please save the date on your calendar for Saturday, September 6, 2008. We will be attending the Tchaikovsky Spectacular Summer Festival Concert at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Click here to read more details about the concert or hear some of the music in advance!

We hope you will be able to stop by some of these performances and say hello to us! Remember, even if you are attending arts-X-press in a different session, you are invited to get tickets to the events in other weeks and stop by our group to say a quick hello. See you in a few weeks!

Warmly,
arts-X-press Staff

DARTS Begins Their 40th Season!

This week, Days In the Arts (DARTS), hosted by the Boston Symphony, began their 40th season!!

Feel free to visit the DARTS Blog and keep up with what they are up to!


As some of you may know, DARTS, our sister program, was the inspiration and model for arts-X-press.

We wanted to congratulate them and wish them an amazing summer of exploration in the arts!

Meet Your 2008 arts-X-press Counselors!

Hey arts-X-press 2008,

arts-X-press is approaching quickly, we wanted to introduce you to the Counselors for arts-X-press 2008!

Many of our counselors have attended arts-X-press themselves or started their involvement with arts-X-press as members of the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra.



Rylee, Kit and Tina

"It was amazing. I love sharing with the students." ~Kit

Jacob

Why have you returned to arts-X-press?

"I want to give back."~Jacob

Maxwell

Jordan and Alexis

James

Yolanda

What has brought you back to arts-X-press?
"It's such a great memory that I want to share with others."~Yolanda

Stacy

Aileen and Lexi

Elyse

Jack

Greg

Garret

Stephanie and Kristen
Why have you returned to arts-X-press?
"To help the students discover new skills." ~Kristen

Laurel and Ruthie

We can't wait to see you at arts-X-press!

arts-X-press Alumni Takes the Stage in Huntington Beach

arts-X-press Alum, Lizzy Mulroy, takes the stage at The Huntington Beach Playhouse in

Born to Ride the Waves
July 4-July 20

For Tickets Call HB Playhouse Box Office: 714.375.0696

Over Labor Day weekend, 1964, the last days of an idyllic California Point Break, champion surfer and confirmed loner Tom Bannick finds his carefree world suddenly challenged by love and a demolition crew.

Inspired by Dana Point's colorful past and featuring songs from Surfstory, which the LA Times hailed as "fresh, inspired, elegant, engaging, and blissfully unpretentious", this world premiere musical evokes a slice of coastal Orange County "the way it'll never be again.""…

Mulroy’s infectious music and sensitive lyrics are so good thatit’s hard to resist jumping out of your seat and dancing in the aisle.” Joel Beers, OC WEEKLY.

Break a Leg Lizzy!

Summer Orientations

The arts-X-press Summer Orientations are starting tomorrow!

This is a time for you all to get to learn more about arts-X-press. You will have the opportunity to meet some of the staff members who will be with you during your week as well as learn about what to pack, the bus pickup and dropoff locations and have any questions answered!

We will gladly accept any paperwork that hasn't been turned in at the Orientation sessions.

You get to choose one of the two following dates to attend:

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 - 7PM-8:30PM

OR

Saturday, June 14th, 2008 - 10AM- 11:30AM

Both Meetings will be held at the Orange County Department of Education.

The address is:
200 Kalmus Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Click HERE for Map to OCDE

**PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING CHANGE: The Orientation will now be held in BUILDING D**

arts-X-press Myspace and Facebook Groups!

Hi Everyone,

Wanting to stay in touch with fellow arts-X-press students?

You Can!!

There are arts-X-press Groups on Myspace AND Facebook.

For the Myspace Group Go HERE
For the Facebook Group Go HERE

Come Volunteer!

Hi Everyone,

The Education Team would like to invite you to come volunteer this Summer! There are a BUNCH of wonderful opportunties coming up that we wanted to share with you all.

Volunteers for Parent Presentations for arts-X-press Summer 2008!

The dates are as follows: Aug 5th, Aug 12th, and Aug 19th.

Come help at the Musical Playground for Target's Symphony in the Cities!

Saturday, August 2nd in Mission Viejo

Sunday, August 3rd in Brea

Saturday, August 16th in Irvine

Sunday, August 17th in Lake Forest

Come help in the Office!

If you are sitting around with not much to do, schedule a time to come help us in the Symphony Office.

If you are interested in volunteering for any of the above activities, please contact arts-X-press@pacificsymphony.org. We would love to see all your shining faces again!!