FREE SUMMER CAMP! 6th Annual Sand Hills Community Center Summer Youth Program

6th Annual Sand Hills Community Center Summer Youth Program in 2 one-week sessions from June 12-16 & June 26 – 30; Creative and Program Director legendary ballerina Karen Brown and team to conduct FREE In-person and Hybrid classes with noted instructors

Again, Augusta native Karen Brown, legendary ballerina formerly with Dance Theatre of Harlem who is the founder of En Pointe Plus Dance Mastery Institute and her team will conduct the free in-person and hybrid 6th Annual Sand Hills Community Center Summer Youth Program in 2 daily separate sessions from June 12-16 and June 26-30 scheduled from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the center located at 2540 Wheeler Road in Augusta, GA, and Friday fun, celebratory culminating events are on June 16 and June 30 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Presented by Karen Brown and the En Pointe Plus Dance Mastery Institute Painting, Singing, Dancing, Financial Literacy & Athletic Training

For Girls and Boys Ages 10-14

6th, 7th & 8th Grade

AWARDS and PRIZES! LUNCH & SNACKS DAILY! IN-PERSON & HYBRID!

Featuring instructors Karen Brown, Baruti, Pepper, Funmi, and Russell Joel Brown

6th Annual Sand Hills Community Center Summer Youth Program

Sand Hills Community Center, 2540 Wheeler Rd., Augusta, Georgia 30904

Week 1: June 12 – June 16, 2023

Week 2: June 26 – June 30, 2023

Monday through Friday: 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Made possible by a collaboration with the City of Augusta, the Richmond County Board of Education, Contemporary Ballet Theatre, the Augusta Commission with the Augusta Recreation and Parks Department REGISTER AT augustaga.gov/sandhillssummercamp

Info: (706) 842-1912 or sandhillssummeryouthcamp@gmail.com

Again, the successful arts enrichment program in its sixth year was created to aid youth in the Sand Hills neighborhoods and again is sponsored by the City of Augusta, the Richmond County Board of Education, Contemporary Ballet Theatre, the Augusta Commission and the City of Augusta Recreation & Parks Department.

This program is designed for students from ages 10 to 14 that are 6th, 7th and 8th graders to experience painting, writing, dancing, singing, financial literacy, and athletic training. Throughout the program there will be awards, prizes, t-shirts and daily lunch and snacks. Online registration is required by going to augusta.gov/sandhillssummercamp and parents or guardians and the participants need to attend the information seminar Zoom calls on Thursdays; May 25, June 1 and June 8.

The students will be taught by several renowned instructors such as Karen Brown, Baruti, Pepper, Funmi and Russell Joel Brown.

“Again I’m grateful to have the opportunity again to fulfill our vision of this program for the sixth time which so positively impacts a growing number of students in the Augusta community and we target a proven underserved population,” said Karen Brown, Creative and Program Director of the 6th Annual Sand Hills Community Center Summer Youth Program. “And we’re so pleased that our city and county sponsors return to continue supporting the summer youth program in a seamless manner as possible,” adds Ms. Brown.

Karen Brown, is a native of Augusta, Georgia who spent 22 years as a Principal Ballerina touring the world as a featured artist, master teacher and lecturer with the Dance Theatre of Harlem, an international ballet company that was under the direction of the company’s founder, the late Arthur Mitchell. She’s had a long career of teaching in the dance world, being a dance administrator and she has received numerous awards. In fall 2020, she was hired as a new Assistant Professor of Ballet at the University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory. Please go to www.karenbrowndancemastery. com for more details about her dance career, teaching and performing around the world.

Submitted by Adrienne D. Warren, Karen Brown Marketing Consultant and Publicist