Registration is now open for summer classes at the Soo Theatre Arts Resource Studios (STARS.) The summer term begins June 2. Classes, workshops, lessons and day camps for children, teens and adults are offered in dance, music, acting, visual arts and yoga. Brochures listing class time and tuition fees are available at the STARS office or online at www.sootheatre.org. Interested students should register in person at the STARS office weekdays 10 am to 6 pm.Arts Day Camps for children and teens will be offered during July. Musical theater camp for middle school and high school students will be July 7-18, concluding with a performance of “The Best Little Theater in Town.” Elementary musical theater camp will be July 28-August 1, concluding with a performance of “This Old Gingerbread House.” Elementary arts exploration camp will be July 21-25.
Class offerings in dance include Movement & Dance, Pre-Ballet, Ballet I, II, III & IV, Pre-Pointe and Pointe, and Footlights Dance Company. All dance classes are taught by Dianna George. Ronda McGreevy will be teaching Beginning Piano Classes for ages 9-12, 13-16 and adult. Tunes for Toddlers, parent-child music classes for preschoolers, will be offered by Nancy Powers. Chamber Music, Fiddle Club and “Not Quite Ready for Prime Time” Players offer ensemble opportunities for string players of all ages. Lee Carlson will teach yoga classes for adults. Meg Stevens will lead the Flute Choir. Stage-fighting Workshop for teens will be offered June 30-July 5. Private lessons will be available in violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet, voice and piano.
Soo Theatre Arts Resource Studios (STARS) is a community arts center offering instruction in music, dance, theater, visual arts and yoga for students of all ages. STARS is a program of the Soo Theatre Project, housed in the historic Soo Theatre complex. For more information on classes and lessons, call the STARS office, 632-1930.
STARS summer arts camps are supported in part by a grant from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.