Summer Fun In The Arts Catalog

LITTLE MUSIC EXPLORERS

This half-day morning program (9–11:30 a.m.) is intended for 4 and 5 year old children who are enrolled in preschool in September of 2024. This class is also an option for those who have completed kindergarten but are not ready for a full-day program.

Cost: $250 a week | Member Price: $237.50

This program aims to provide a fun and safe learning space to develop basic musical skills and foster broader development in each student. Each week is different focusing on core aspects of development in music and life that will be targeted are auditory perception, gross motor skills, fine motor skills, rhythm, and memory. Through musical games, group sing-a-longs, and hands-on craft activities, students will explore the basics of music, its expressive capability, and its creation.

Drop-off between 8:45–9 a.m.

Pick-up is at 11:30 a.m.

Children should bring one snack and a water bottle—no nut products.

Schedule & Themes

WEEK 1:

June 24–June 28 | Lost in Space

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WEEK 2:

July 1–July 3 I The Great Outdoors (3-day program)

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WEEK 3:

July 8–July 12 | Time Travel

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WEEK 4:

July 15–July 19 | Magic & Wonder

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WEEK 5:

July 22–July 26 | Science Adventures

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WEEK 6:

July 29–Aug 2 | Superheroes

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WEEK 7:

August 5–August 9 | Imagination & Mindfulness

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WEEK 8:

August 12–August 16 | A Trip Around the World

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ART EXPLORERS

For rising 1 & 2 graders. Students MUST have completed kindergarten to be eligible for this program.

Cost: $500 a week | Member Price: $475

Art Explorers are one-week full-day programs designed to make participants in the first half of elementary school feel right at home. Arts activities will be different each week and are based on a new creative theme, allowing for lots of exploration and imaginative play. Programming includes visual arts and music, drama, movement, games, and story time.

This full-day program is for any child who loves to paint, draw, sing, dance, and move their bodies! Students will create unique art pieces in the morning using model magic, paint, and other fun materials. In the afternoon, students will perform activities involving acting out stories and singing songs. There will be story-time, imaginative play, echo songs, circle games, song tales, classical music, and so much more.

All programs for this age group except our Dance programs occur at our 98 Hayden Rowe location. All dance programs take place at our 34 Hayden Rowe Street dance studio.

All students must bring their lunch and snacks—no nut products. No food is provided.

Drop-off between: 8:45–9 a.m.

Lunch/recess: 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Pick-up: 3 p.m.

Pick-ups after 3 p.m. will incur a fee of $10 for the first 15 minutes and $5 a minute after that.

HCA MEMBERS SAVE ON CLASSES:

Your membership helps the HCA change the lives of artists and art lovers through its nurturing faculty, state-of-the-art facility, and need-based scholarship program. We are pleased to offer 5% off class costs to HCA Members from the Insider–Plus LEVEL and up Please remember to log in to your account before making your purchase.

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Schedule & Themes

WEEK 1:

June 24–June 28 | Lost in Space

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WEEK 2:

July 1–July 3 I The Great Outdoors (3-day program)

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WEEK 3:

July 8–July 12 | Time Travel

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WEEK 4:

July 15–July 19 | Magic & Wonder

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WEEK 5:

July 22–July 26 | Science Adventures

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WEEK 6:

July 29–Aug 2 | Superheroes

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WEEK 7:

August 5–August 9 | Imagination & Mindfulness

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WEEK 8:

August 12–August 16 | A Trip Around the World

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ARTS FOCUS

Arts Focus programs enable students to focus on their selected art forms. Instructors promote the exploration of materials and the discovery of the creative voice.

Drop-off is between 8:45 and 9 a.m.

Lunch/break is 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Pick-up: 3 p.m.

Pick-ups after 3 p.m. will incur a fee of $10 for the first 15 minutes and $5 a minute after that.

All students must be picked up by 3:30 p.m. All students must bring their lunch and snacks—no nut products. No food is provided.

Fine Arts Academy (Gr. 3–8)

Entering grade 3 as of September 1, 2024, through grade 8. Students will be split up and placed in groups based on age.

Cost: $500 a week | Member Price: $475

This program is based on one of the HCA’s most popular programs because it covers a little of everything relating to art making. Drawing, watercolors, acrylic, pastel, mixed media, pen, and ink.

Every week, the students will be inspired by that week’s theme. In the morning, students will focus on drawing foundations and observational drawing and learn new techniques. Students will study proportion and composition to draw various people, objects, and landscapes. Students will complete the fun with gestural drawing exercises and longer durational studies. The afternoons focus on that week’s theme, where students will learn about different artists and make work inspired by those artists and their chosen mediums.

Fine Arts Schedule & Themes

June 24–June 29 | Lost in Space

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July 1–July 3 I The Great Outdoors (3-day program

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July 8–July 12 | Time Travel

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July 15–July 19 | Magic & Wonder

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July 22–July 26 | Science Adventures

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July 29–Aug 2 | Superheroes

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August 5–August 9 | Imagination & Mindfulness

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August 12–August 16 | A Trip Around the World

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Show in a Week (Rising 3–8 graders)

Cost: $500 a week | Member Price: $475.00

July 29– August 2 | Disney Songs and Scenes

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This week, we will explore theater art through acting games, physical movement, improvisation, and scenes from the muchloved canon of Disney movies and musicals. Students will gain basic acting skills working individually and in group settings with instructors and tap into their innate creativity to help build and devise a final show. At the end of the week, actors will take to the stage and perform for family and friends.

August 5–August 9 | Improv & Sketch Comedy

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This week, we will explore the art of improvisation, sketch, and devised theater through the lens of acting games and exercises, pantomime, clowning, physical comedy, and other group-building and reacting activities. Students will gain basic acting skills and a working knowledge of the skill sets involved in improvisation and sketch comedy. This is certain to compliment the skills needed to perform in all theater auditions and productions. There will be student showcase at the end of the final class.

August

12–August

16 | Talent Show Week

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In this unique week-long class, we invite students of all levels and abilities who have the performance bug to come and try out their unique talents firsthand. Whether you are a singer, an actor, a comedian, an improviser, a clown, a magician, or just trying to figure out where exactly your talents might lie, this class is sure to be the perfect fit! Join us to explore acting, stage presence, movement, and other pertinent performance skills to develop and enhance your natural talents! This class will culminate in a talent show for family and friends at the end of the last class.

Youth Summer Stock

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr Musical: 2½ week program (Rising 4–9 graders)

Cost: $1250 | Member Price: $1187.50

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Take a fantastic musical adventure with an out-ofthis-world car that flies and sails the seas. Based on the beloved film featuring an unforgettable score by the Sherman Brothers (Mary Poppins).

June 24–June 28 | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

July 1–July 3 | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (students who need to miss part of this week for vacation may still participate in this production)

July 8–July 12 | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

TWO public performances on Saturday, July 13 12 Noon and 2:30 p.m.

AFTERNOON ONLY FOR GRADE 3

This afternoon 1/2 day program will cover nine dates and is designed for students entering grade 3 as of September 2024. Program dates include all the following dates:

July 1–July 3 | 12:30–3 p.m.

July 8–July 12 | 12:30–3 p.m.

TWO public performances on Saturday, July 13 12 Noon and 2:30 p.m.

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Disney’s The Aristocats for Kids: 2-week program (Rising 2–5 graders)

Cost: $950 | Member Price: $902.50

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Based on the beloved Disney animated film and featuring a jazzy, upbeat score, Disney’s The Aristocats KIDS is a non-stop thrill ride of feline fun, complete with unbelievable twists and turns.

July 15–July 19 | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

July 22–July 26 | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

TWO public performances on Saturday, July 27 12 Noon and 2:30 p.m.

Teen Theater Arts Intensive (Rising 6–9 graders)

Cost: $500 | Member Price: $475

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This late afternoon theater arts intensive program is designed to engage your performing artists in training that grows their enthusiasm, talent, and interest in theater arts. Instructed by artists and educators with first-hand experience, our intensive program includes in-depth training in acting, dance, music, voice, movement, audition etiquette, and performance.

The summer Theater Arts Intensive is designed to lay a strong foundation and nurture the love of theater for the growing performing artist. A final showcase will be presented to families on the final day.

Monday, Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 3:30–6 p.m.

July 15–July 17, July 22–24 & July 29–July 31

Showcase: August 2 at 6:30 p.m. and August 3 at 1:30 p.m.

Summer Stock

Pippin The Musical

(Rising 9th Grader to college students age 25)

Auditions: May 20 & 21 (by appointment)

Production Dates: August 9 & 10 | 16 & 17

Rehearsals: Mon., Tues., Wed., evenings starting in June

Cost: $450 | Member Price: $427.50

With an infectiously unforgettable score from fourtime Grammy winner, three-time Oscar winner and musical theatre giant, Stephen Schwartz, Pippin is the story of one young man’s journey to be extraordinary.

Heir to the Frankish throne, the young prince Pippin is in search of the secret to true happiness and fulfillment. He seeks it in the glories of the battlefield, the temptations of the flesh and the intrigues of political power (after disposing of his father, King Charlemagne the Great).

If you are interested in auditioning please contact us at info@hopartscenter.org

CERAMICS

Hand building & Clay Sculpture

(Rising 3–6 graders)

NOTE: All ceramics programs take place at 34 Hayden Rowe Street, Suite 304

Cost: $350 a week | Member Price: $332.50

This workshop will focus on hand-building and sculpture techniques, giving students the skills to create functional and decorative pieces. Students will learn to build structurally sound vessels and small to medium-sized sculptures. Each week, a new theme is presented to inspire the students in their creations. Students can paint their projects but must wait approximately 4–5 weeks until they are glazed and fired in the HCA kiln to pick up their projects. Note: In this workshop, no wheel throwing will be taught.

Time: 1–4 p.m.

July 15–July 19 (SOLD OUT)

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July 29–August 2 (SOLD OUT)

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August 12–August 16

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HCA MEMBERS SAVE ON CLASSES:

Your membership helps the HCA change the lives of artists and art lovers through its nurturing faculty, state-of-the-art facility, and need-based scholarship program. We are pleased to offer 5% off class costs to HCA Members from the Insider–Plus LEVEL and up. Please remember to log in to your account before making your purchase. Not a Member? Click Here for Details

Teen Wheel-Throwing (Rising 7–12 graders)

NOTE: All ceramics programs take place at 34 Hayden Rowe Street, Suite 304

Cost: $350 a week | Member Price: $332.50

Come and learn the basics of making pottery on the potter’s wheel! For beginners, intermediate, and advanced ceramics students. In these workshops, students will explore the fundamentals of creating functional pottery forms. Students will focus on wheel-throwing and learn about working in the HCA’s Ceramics Studio. Includes clay, firing and glazing. Students will be able to paint their projects, but will have to wait approximately 4-5 weeks until they are glazed and fired in the HCA kiln to pick up their projects.

Time: 1–4 p.m.

June 24–June 28

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July 8–July 12

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July 15–July 19

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July 22–July 26

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July 29–August 2

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August 5–August 9

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August 12–August 16

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FILM: Movie Making Madness

(Rising 4–8 graders)

Cost: $500 a week | Member Price: $475

In this introduction to movie making, get ready for a fun five-day workshop of making movie trailers and sketches. For beginner and intermediate-level movie makers and actors, this workshop will focus on what goes into making a movie while getting hands-on experience in front of and behind the cameras.

Week 3: July 8–July 12 Click here to register

Week 4: July 15–July 19 Click here to register

Week 5: July 22–July 26 Click here to register

Week 7: Aug. 5–Aug. 9 Click here to register

Week 8: Aug. 12–Aug. 16 Click here to register

Time: 9 to 3 p.m.

Drop-off between 8:45 and 9 a.m.

Lunch/break: 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Pick-up: 3 p.m.

Pick-ups after 3 p.m. will incur a fee of $10 for the first 15 minutes and $5 a minute after that.

VISUAL ARTS: Teen Artist

Mentorship (Rising 7–12 graders)

Cost: $145 a week | Member Price: $137.75

Time: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Monday–Thursday

In this 4-day afternoon program we will allow students to work independently on projects of their choosing with the availability of a professional artist and instructor to help them find their creative voices. Students will learn how to cultivate ideas into artwork, and participate in group discussions learning how to benefit from positive critique sessions.

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Week 7: Aug. 5–Aug. 8 Click here to register

Week 8: Aug. 12–Aug. 15 Click here to register

MUSIC: Rock Band

(Rising 7–12 graders)

Cost: $420 | Member Price: $399

Minimum Age 12 as of September 1, 2024

Dates: July 11–August 22, 2024 (7 weeks)

Days: Thursdays

Times: 3 to 6 p.m.

Performance: August 22 at 5:30 p.m.

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Do you have a rock star teen at home who needs a musical outlet? Perhaps a young musician looking for more chances to perform? Want some help to improve listening and playing skills? Then join this weekly summer afternoon program! HCA music teacher and professional musician Robb Millett will help you take your music out of the garage/basement and onto the stage. This program will culminate with a live rock band concert with professional lighting and sound. This program is the perfect chance to play your favorite tunes with help from the pros!

DANCE

Dance Adventure (Rising 1–3 graders)

Students entering grade 1 as of fall 2024 through those who are entering grade 3 as of fall 2024.

All dance programs take place at 34 Hayden Rowe Street, Suite 302

Cost: $250 a week | Member Price: $237.50

This half-day program is perfect for kids who love dance, music, acting, and crafts! Each day is designed to encourage creativity through the exploration of a theme. The daily schedule consists of ballet, music, jazz, and hip hop, snacks, story and acting, a craft activity related to the story, and a movement game or choreography and improvisation activities. No prior formal training is required. Students may enroll in more than one Dance Adventure week.

Time: 9 a.m. to 12 noon

June 24–June 28

Dance Adventure: Carnival of Animals Register Here

July 8–July 12

Dance Adventure: Cinderella & Charming Register Here

July 15–July 19

Dance Adventure: Firebird & The Sorcerer Register Here

Dance Adventure (Rising 4–7 graders)

Students entering grade 4 as of fall 2024 through those who are entering grade 7 as of fall 2024.

All dance programs take place at 34 Hayden Rowe Street, Suite 302

Cost: $250 a week | Member Price: $237.50

Each exciting and fun-filled day is carefully designed to contribute a strong technical dance foundation while encouraging creativity by exploring a theme using dance, crafts, props, acting, and music. The daily schedule consists of ballet, music, jazz, and hip hop, snacks, appreciation, acting, a craft activity related to the theme, and a movement game or improvisation activities. The week culminates with a demonstration for families. This program is most suited for dancers who have had at least a year of formal dance training, but beginners willing to take the plunge into the fun and exciting world of dance are more than welcome!

Time: 9 a.m. to 12 noon

August 5–August 9

Dance Adventure: Midsummer Night’s Dream

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August 12–August 15

Dance Adventure: Alice in Wonderland

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Dance Intensive

(Rising 6–10 graders) Intermediate/advanced dancers in grade 6 and above. All dance programs take place at 34 Hayden Rowe Street, Suite 302

The Dance Intensive is a three-week course of study, but students may opt to participate in only two of the three weeks. Students will spend their afternoons immersed in dance while improving their technique, exploring artistry and expression, learning repertory, and experimenting with student choreography.

Daily classes include ballet and pointe/pre-pointe, jazz, contemporary, acting and pantomime, historical dance, hip-hop, choreography, and more. Explore dance in a fun and welcoming environment. Dress Code and supplies required: ballet attire (navy bullet point skirt or white shirt and black dance pants), jazz and contemporary attire (dance pants or shorts), character skirt, ballet shoes/pointe shoes, jazz shoes, character shoes, yoga mat, notebook. Please bring your own packed snack/lunch. This program is suited for dancers with formal training. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with jessica@hopartscenter.org with any questions about the program.

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Week 1: July 15–July 19 | 12 to 5 p.m.

Week 2: July 22–July 26 | 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Week 3: July 29–August 2 | 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

HCA MEMBERS SAVE ON CLASSES: Your membership helps the HCA change the lives of artists and art lovers through its nurturing faculty, state-of-the-art facility, and need-based scholarship program. We are pleased to offer 5% off class costs to HCA Members from the Insider–Plus LEVEL and up. Please remember to log in to your account before making your purchase.

Not a Member? Click Here for Details

Guidelines For Parents

Prior to arriving at the HCA

Parents are strongly urged to not bring their child to the HCA if they are exhibiting any signs of illness. For full day programs, parent should send with their child the following: lunch, 2-snacks, water in a refillable water bottle, sunglasses, sunscreen, and bug spray.

DO NOT BRING: Valuables and/or electronics.

Food & Beverage Guidelines

All staff/students must provide for their own meals/ snacks/beverages. There is no access to refrigeration, and the HCA does not provide food.

At no time will any nut products be allowed at the HCA. The HCA will alert instructors and assistants of other potential food allergies communicated by parents.

Summer Fun In The Arts Drop-Off and Pick-Up Directional Map

HCA Drop Off and Pick-up:

• Enter from the Hopkinton High School entrance on Hayden Rowe.

• Queue up your cars on the amphitheater side facing the HCA.

• Exit out the Hopkins Road side

Little Music Explorers:

• Enter and exit HCA using main entrance on Hopkins Road

• Parents: please escort your child into the building

Center for the Arts

HCA Registration Policies

2024 Summer REFUND POLICY

If you wish to cancel a registration:

1. Refunds of program fees will be offered (less a $50 cancellation fee) until May 31st of the current year. No refunds will be given if the cancellation request occurs after May 31st. All cancellation requests must be submitted in writing via email to the Administration Office at info@hopartscenter.org.

2. The HCA asks individuals and families to consider donating a portion of their fees to the HCA to help with the ongoing activities and operational support.

Switching Summer Program weeks:

1. A $25 switch fee will be accessed for patrons who request to switch the registration of a summer program to a different week (when space allows).

Waivers

I understand there is a certain amount of reasonable risk of minor injury associated with this program and do not hold the Hopkinton Center of the Arts, Enter Stage Left Theater, or the Town of Hopkinton responsible for any such injuries.

I give permission for my or my child’s image in videotapes, photographs and/or motion picture films in which she/he appears, and audio recordings made of him/her may be used by the Hopkinton Center for the Arts and Enter Stage Left Theater for publicity purposes. You may request for your images not to be used by submitting a formal request to info@hopartscenter.org.

HCA Financial Aid

The Hopkinton Center for the Arts believes the arts are for everyone and thanks to the generosity of the Dora Kishibay Garabedian Scholarship Fund and individual donations to our scholarship fund we are able to assist children, teens, and adults who might not otherwise be able to afford classes. Need-based scholarships are available for HCA classes to residents of Hopkinton and surrounding MetroWest communities. Assistance is awarded on the basis of demonstrated need, motivation, and potential benefit to the student. Please visit our website www.HopArtsCenter.org and fill out our online scholarship form.

Code of Conduct

The Hopkinton Center for the Arts is committed to fostering an environment that is free of racism, discrimination, and harassment. All individuals are treated with respect and dignity, contribute fully, and have equal opportunities.

All persons working or associating with our community of The Hopkinton Center for the Arts are expected to uphold and abide by this Code of Conduct. You will refrain from any form of harassment, bullying, or discrimination, and cooperate fully in any investigation of a harassment or discrimination complaint.

Read the full HCA’s Code of Conduct at www.HopArtsCenter.org/hca-code-conduct

CONTACT INFORMATION

Phone: 508.435.9222

EMAIL: info@hopartscenter.org www.HopArtsCenter.org

HCA LOCATION

98 Hayden Rowe St. (Rt. 85) Hopkinton, MA 01748

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