From August 9 – 13, 2010, 30 young girls formed six bands, wrote one original song and practiced the song every day until they performed it with their band in front of a sold out crowd at Walter’s on Washington on Sunday August 15, 2010. Some girls had musical experience while others never touched a real instrument ever. So goes the challenge of Girls Rock Camp Houston. Mixed in with instrument sectionals and band practice were workshops on body image, women’s music history, dance movement, silkscreening, rock wall climbing and guitar decorating / smashing. Not to mention the numerous and spontaneous dance parties.

Read the positive reviews about the GRCH Showcase from houstonpress.com and 29-95.com.
Browse through the photo gallery posted on chron.com.

A good time was had by all and we can’t wait to do it again next summer.

Yes, Girls Rock Camp Houston will be back next year. Please keep checking our website and Facebook for upcoming details on our new camp location and registration.

In the meantime, check out this amazing video filmed by GRCH’s own, Susie Robinson.

See you next summer!

Please visit our website and Facebook regularly for updates during camp week.

45 days until the first day of the first ever Girls Rock Camp Houston.  Can you feel the excitement in the air? We can!

Updates! Updates! Updates! Updates! Updates!

1. GRCH proudly announces Walter’s on Washington (4215 Washington Ave.
   Houston, TX 77007) as the venue for our end of camp live music showcase.  Doors open at 4pm, show starts at 5pm. All ages. $5 cover.  All money raised at the showcase will go towards funding for the summer 2011 camp.
2. Francisco Pulido of the local punk band, H.R.A., and Frank Faerman of local grindcore band, P.L.F., have graciously organized a benefit show for Girls Rock Camp Houston.  Friday July 16 at The Ponderosa House 1503 Nance St (near the Last Concert Café) $5 bux. Obama Nation / Delta Block / HRA / Golden Axe / PLF.  Starts at 8:30 pm.  BYO Earplugz!

Friendly reminder: we need lots of volunteers for Camp Week and we need lots of pledges to our Kickstarter campaign. 

If you are interested in volunteering, we have all types of musical & non-musical positions still available. Contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Megan Easely at volunteer@girlsrockhouston.org for more information. 

We have until August 1 to meet our goal of raising $3000. Pledge now, pay later. Any pledge you make will not be cashed in UNTIL we meet or surpass our $3000 goal by August 1. If we don’t make the $3000 goal, all pledges are canceled. That’s it. All funds from this campaign will go towards musical equipment, art supplies, funding for scholarships, etc.  You can pledge as little as $5 and it would make the world of difference for the future of our camp. 

To make a pledge to our Kickstarter campaign, click on the link.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/227109839/girls-rock-camp-houston

Registration is officially closed because we no longer have any spaces available for the August 2010 camp. 

However, five fully funded scholarships are now available to the public. 

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Scholarships for Girls Rock Camp 2010

A limited number of scholarships are available for girls who would like to attend Girls Rock Camp Houston 2010. 

Scholarship Application Guidelines:

–Applicants must be a girl aged 8-18;

–Applicants should write an essay titled “Why I Want to Attend Girls Rock Camp Houston.”  (There is no word count and no penalty for incorrect grammar or spelling);

–Parent(s)/Guardian(s) must submit a short statement explaining the reason(s) for applying for the scholarship;

–Submitted materials must include the Applicants Name and DOB, Parent/Guardian Name, Mailing Address, Phone #, and E-mail Address;

–All materials must be received by the PCS Office no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday June 25th.  Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.  It is the responsibility of the applicant to confirm that the PCS Office has received all application materials before the deadline. Scholarships have no cash value if a student withdraws or is dismissed from the Girls Rock Camp 2010. 

Scholarship Materials should be submitted to:

 Preparatory and Continuing Studies & Girls Rock Camp Houston

University of Houston

120 School of Music Building

Houston, TX 77204 – 4017

Scholarship recipients will be notified on Friday July 2, 2010.

Please contact Uh PCS at 713-743-3398 or msmpcs@central.uh.edu with any questions.

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THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU… to every single person who pledged to our Kickstarter fundraising campaign and helped us EXCEED our fundraising goal of $3000 by August 1st. We raised a grand total of $3,632!! The funds raised through our Kickstarter campaign will go towards making Girls Rock Camp Houston bigger and better next summer. We have exciting new opportunities and HUGE plans in the works. The community of Houston, TX (and beyond) is amazing.

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What is Kickstarter, you ask? According to board member, Andy Baio, “Kickstarter aims to let creative people of all kinds — journalists, artists, musicians, game developers, entrepreneurs, bloggers — raise money for their projects by connecting directly with fans, who receive exclusive access and rewards in exchange for their patronage.”

Girls Rock Camp Houston’s goal is to raise $3,000 with a pledge minimum of only $5.00. Yes, it is a big chunk of change, but in the wise words of George Harrison, “It’s gonna take money, a whole lotta spending money, it’s gonna take plenty of money… to do it right child”.

The fundraising deadline is August 1, 2010. If the goal is reached by the deadline, then everyone who has pledged will be charged via Amazon Payments. If the goal’s NOT reached, nobody is charged. IT’S ALL OR NOTHING.

GRCH is offering small tokens of our appreciation based on pledge amount. The prizes are described on our kickstarter project page.

As a project backer, your monetary contribution will help fund Girls Rock Camp Houston’s musical equipment needs (such as instruments, amps, PAs, guitar strings, ear plugs, etc.), materials and supplies for our non musical workshops, and scholarships for families who cannot afford to pay the full tuition to attend the camp.

It takes a village to raise a Girls Rock camp.

Saturday May 22, 2010
Dean’s Credit Clothing  316 Main St
Doors open at 7 pm. All Ages. $8.00

Local bands rock for Girls…  Girls Rock Camp Houston, that is!

BLACK CONGRESS, OMOTAI, ELAINE GREER, NO RESISTANCE & THE MYDOLLS

DJ PARAMOUR will spin the best vinyl only punk, glam, pop and dance jamz.

Poster by Molly Rodriguez

Registration for Girls Rock Camp Houston 2010, scheduled from August 9 – 13 on the campus of the University of Houston with a live showcase scheduled on August 15 at a venue TBA, is now open.

Applications are available online on our site and will be available to download from the University of Houston’s Preparatory and Continuing Studies website very soon.

We are accepting only 30 campers in our inaugural year, so please act fast!

Girls Rock Camp Houston Registration Form

Emergency Contact Form