Ally Sheedy for Kids Creative

Actress Ally Sheedy gives her support for the Peace Education mission of Kids Creative (If the video is choppy, click here to see the full version).

New Programs, New People, New Fun

Hey there people in Kids Creative Land,

Big week for Kids Creative:

All of our after school programs with 8 schools are under way and going swimmingly. We are so excited to have our old teachers back and new teachers starting and to have Suzu McConnell-Wood guiding them in the Kids Creative process as our brand new Curriculum Supervisor. Stay tuned for a brand new video from Ally Sheedy about Kids Creative.

Also this week:

Wednesday, October 21st--6-10 PM--The Urban Heroes Benefit with the Catalog for Giving

Thursday, October 22nd--Lights on After School

Saturday, October 24th, 10 AM-1 PM--The 61st Street Day of Action:

Come plant trees and beautify West 61st Street in Manhattan with Kids Creative, Border Crossers, PS 191/Hudson Honors Middle School, The Gateway Schools, The Speyer School, the Beacon School and the whole community

Sunday, October 25th, 1-3 PM--The Dirty Sock Funtime Band (featuring KC founder Stephen Jacobs on the guitar and KC Executive Director as Mr. Clown) plays at The Best Halloween Party Ever with New York Family, Manhattan House 200 East 66th street (between 2nd and 3rd), New York, New York

Cost: FREE-- UNFORTUNATELY THIS EVENT IS BEYOND CAPACITY, but you can sign up for the wait list.

Last, check out this important piece about after school programming that aired on NY1 last week. Thanks NY1 for covering this important topic.

SHOWS TOMORROW!!!!

DON'T FORGET
Summer Camp Final Performances START TOMORROW!!!(see below for details)

Thanks to everyone who came out to see the awesome performances and to support Kids Creative
at Barnes and Noble on the Upper East Side

STARTING TOMORROW:

Come see FOUR brand new musicals created and performed by the Kids Creative campers, Grades K-8

"The Cyclops and the Cheesy Robotic Quest for Friendship: A One-Eyed Mystery"
by Create-A-Play 1 aka I Forgot Odd Squad SISMA
Tuesday, August 11,10:00-11:00 AM
Wednesday, August 12, 4:30 -5:30 PM


"The Legend of Spicy Icy"
by Create-A-Play 2 aka The Cyclone Potatoes
Tuesday, August 11, 4:30-5:30 PM
Thursday, August 13,10:00-11:00 AM

"Sky Flies and the Attack of Jack's Banana Toe Dino"
by Create-A-Dream aka The Peace WarriorsWednesday, August 12,10:00-11:00 AM
Thursday, August 13,4:30-5:30 PM

"The Food Fight in the Kitchen Beyond Wrestling"
by Create-A-Tale aka The Crazy Lightning Cat Superstars
Friday, August 14, 10:00 AM followed by the end of camp potluck

All performances will take place in Auditorium at Joan of Arc, 154 West 93rd Street between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenue
Suggested donation of $5


The New York State Department of Education 21st Century Learning Center
The Dirty Sock Funtime Band
The After School Corporation
Materials for the Arts of the Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of New York
City Council Member Gale Brewer

THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 9th

THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 9th
2 PM
KIDS CREATIVE PERFORMS at Barnes and Noble
on the Upper East Side
Watch preview performances and USE THIS VOUCHER when making purchases to help raise money for Kids Creative

PLUS
Summer Camp Final Performances NEXT WEEK:
Join us for the BIGGEST Kids Creative Performances of the Year

Come see FOUR brand new musicals created and performed by the Kids Creative campers, Grades K-8

"The Cyclops and the Cheesy Robotic Quest for Friendship: A One-Eyed Mystery"
by Create-A-Play 1 aka I Forgot Odd Squad SISMA
Tuesday, August 11,10:00-11:00 AM
Wednesday, August 12, 4:30 -5:30 PM


"The Legend of Spicy Icy"
by Create-A-Play 2 aka The Cyclone Potatoes
Tuesday, August 11, 4:30-5:30 PM
Thursday, August 13,10:00-11:00 AM

"Sky Flies and the Attack of Jack's Banana Toe Dino"
by Create-A-Dream aka The Peace Warriors
Thursday, August 13,10:00-11:00 AM
Friday, August 14, 10:00-11:00 AM

"The Food Fight in the Kitchen Beyond Wrestling"
by Create-A-Tale aka The Crazy Lightning Cat Superstars
Friday, August 14, 10:00 AM followed by the end of camp potluck

All performances will take place in Auditorium at Joan of Arc, 154 West 93rd Street between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenue
Suggested donation of $5

CAP Express 2 was awesome

The Rockin’ Bellum Link Blink Streaks Players
presents
The Journey Through Gameworld

Create-A-Play Express 2 created and performed their original, 30-minute musical on Thursday of the second week. It was a great show. Here is their story summary and some pictures to go along...

The Journey Through Gameworld Summary

We join our story at the Cat and Dog Baseball Game, which ends with the most awesome homerun ever seen. After watching the game, Manzilla decides that he wants to keep the homerun ball and goes to talk to the players. They go on a search for the ball and find it in front of a mysterious “Italian Door” in a wall they have never seen before. And someone lives inside the wall! After noticing Andrikiqu, the person inside the wall, they are sucked through it and land in Narnking the Lost Gameworld. Here, Manzilla finds out from his new friends, Rosa, Rose, Rosie, Kitty and Link, that there are games besides baseball and he has to play them in order to travel through Gameworld and win prizes, such as a golden key, that holds the secrets to playing all of the games.

Drake Vampula, the Vampire of Gameworld, is upset by Manzilla’s holding this key. He sends his minion out to steal the key and stop the gamers from travelling to his castle. The minion takes the key and Manzilla. Manzilla’s new friends travel to the castle with the help of Link the Tourguide to win their friend back.

Just before the epic battle, Drake Vampula’s assistant asks for their help. He asks if they can help him replace Drake Vampula’s bad heart with a good one, so he can be good as well. The gamers accept and they change Drake Vampula, get Manzilla, and all play games together!

Congrats to the Rockin Creative Express

The Rockin Creative Express show was awesome! Congrats on an amazing story and a great job creating and original musical in only 2 weeks! Here is the story summary and some pictures to go along.

A World of Surprises Play Summary

One billion years ago in The World of Surprises, a Superhero put a Giant to work saving the world by standing outside of a witch’s house, catching the many flaming space boulders and meatballs coming from an ongoing game of Space Boulder Meatball Baseball between Space and Mouskinland. However, the giant is also blocking the sun from entering the witch’s house. Annoyed, the witch and her long lost witch friend prepare a potion to shrink the giant. It works, and the giant is shrunk. This story is not over, though. Simultaneously, the Mad Scientist is trying to get back at the witches by creating Half-Halfs. The Half-halfs wake up and are immediately on a quest for superhero powers! They journey to visit their arch-nemeses, the witches. In the Witches Potion Shop, the witches give them a fake potion, but the half-halfs know this trick and steal the real potion. While this is a seemingly dastardly deed, the Half-halfs actually mean good. They join the Space Boulder-Meatball Victory Party, where the witches are leading the soiree. Almost a conflict, the Half-Halfs surprise everyone including the Witches by giving them all new superpowers with the real potion, much like Super Delivery Guys. And they become friends by realizing they are all super and they eat brownies to celebrate.

Counselor John helped them project their voices through the entire auditorium.

SUMMER IS ROCKIN!!!!!

Hey all,
Camp is going really well. Thank you to everyone who has helped--kids, parents, TASC, 21st Century, the Dept of Education in NYC, the AMAZING staff.

AND...Don't miss the WORLD PREMIER OF

"The World of Surprises," by the Rockin' Creative Express

TOMORROW, FRIDAY, July 17, 2009 @ 10 AM

Kids Creative Summer Camp

93rd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam

NYC

PS, KC Founder and Summer Music Director Stephen Jacobs was featured on the blog of Summer Video/Recording Specialist and all around super star, Brandon Morel aka Feel-X