French Woods Summer Camp Blog

Broadway Show - The Adams Family - session 3

michaelknauf — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:29:01 +0000

We have some exciting news. On Sunday, August 1st, we have made arrangements to attend the new Broadway production of “The Adams Family” and meet with the cast. Seating will be limited to the Front Mezzanine and orchestra sections only.

We will have brunch at camp. Our coach bus will arrive in NYC by 2:15 pm. Showtime is at 3 pm. There will be a question and answer session with the cast following the show. We will leave the city at 6:00 pm. We will have dinner at 7:00 pm on the way back to camp.

The all-inclusive fee is $150.00 (Ticket and transportation). So, if you are interested, please forward a check to French Woods for $150.00 along with the tear off slip below. We are also limiting the trip so act soon. Parents who wish to join us at the theatre will be welcome at the same fee. This is a first come first serve opportunity. Once the initial tickets have been sold, we are unable to get anymore.
lSee the website for the permission form or call the office

2010 Camp Fairs

david — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:00:51 +0000

Please check out our schedule for the upcoming fairs. Feel free to come down and join us!

February:

Tue Feb 2, 2010

Where: Gulliver PREP High School Campus 6575 N. Kendall Drive Miami, FL

11am - 1:30pm TIPS Fair - Miami, FL

Thu Feb 4, 2010

Where: Tower Hill Academy Weaver Gym Tower Hill School 2813 West 17th Street Wilmington, DE 19806

3:30pm - 7:00pm

Sat Feb 6, 2010

Where: Westridge School 324 Madeline Drive, Pasadena, CA 91105

10am - 3pm Westridge, CA

Where: Chestnut Hill Academy Chestnut Hill/Philadelphia 500 W. Willow Grove Ave.

11am - 2pm Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118

Where: The Franco - American Community Center in Paris 65 quai Orsay 75007

2pm - 7pm Camp Experts - Paris, France

Sun Feb 7, 2010

Where: Marymount High School 10643 Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles,CA

11am - 2pm TIPS - Los Angeles, CA

Where: Westtown School Fieldhouse 975 Westtown Road West Chester, Pennsylvania 19382

11am - 3pm West Chester, PA

Where: Cincinnati Museum Ctr 1301 Western Ave cincinnati, Ohio 45242

12pm - 4pm Cincinnatti Fair

Where: Metro Parent Camp Activity Fair West Bloomfield High School 14925 Orchard Lake Rd
West Bloomfield, MI 48323-2964

11am - 3:30pm

Mon Feb 8, 2010

Where: Camp Experts - Paris, Franc 70 rue du Theatre 75015 Paris

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Where: George School, Worth Sports Center 1690 Newtown-Langhorne Rd. Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940

5:30pm - 8:30pm Newton, MA

Wed Feb 10, 2010

Where: Colegio Buen Consejo C/Juan Montalvo 30 28040 Madrid Spain

5:30pm - 8:30pm Camp Experts - Madrid, Spain

Thu Feb 11, 2010

Where: Colegio San Agustin C/ Padre Damian 18 28036 Madrid Summer Camp & Teen Expo

5:30pm - 8:30pm Camp Experts - Madrid, Spain

Sat Feb 13, 2010

Where: Pittsburgh Camp Expo Ross Park Mall Dr/N Hills Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania 15237

11:00am - 2:00pm

Sat Feb 20, 2010

Where: Bernard - New York Open House

11:00am - 2pm

Sun Feb 21, 2010

Where: The Episcopal School of Dallas 4100 Merrell Road Dallas, Texas

1:00pm - 4:00pm

Wed Feb 24, 2010

Where: Spanish River High School 5100 Jog Rd Boca Raton, FL 33496-2299

7pm - 9pm Camp Experts - Boca Raton, FL

Sat Feb 27, 2010

Where: Solon Community Center 35000 Portz Parkway Solon, OH 44139

10:30am - 2:30pm Solon, OH

Where: Middlesex School 1:00 - 3:30 pm Middlesex School 204 Hollow Tree RidgeRd. Darien, CT

1pm - 3:30pm Tips Fair - Darien, CT

Sun Feb 28, 2010

Where: The Gemini Center 20777 Lorain Road Fairview Park, Ohio 44126

11:30am - 3:30pm Cleveland, OH

March:

Sun March 7, 2010

Where: The Silow’s Residence - 548 Manayunk Road Merion Station, PA 19066

12:00pm - 4:00pm (RSVP to isaac@frenchwoods.com)

Thu Mar 11, 2010

Where: Rue Fer à Cheval, 78100 St Germain en Laye

4:30 - 7:00pm Tips Fair - St. Germain, France

Fri Mar 12, 2010

Where: 28 Aveenue George V Paris, France 4:00-8:00 PM

4pm - 8pm Tips Fair Eurosites - Paris, Franc

Sat Mar 13, 2010

Where: 28 Aveenue George V Paris, France 2:00-7:00 PM

2pm - 7pm Tips Fair - Paris, France

Where: NY Camp Fair - Upper East Side - Lycee Francais,505 East 75th St. @ York Ave

12:00pm - 3:00pm

Sun Mar 14, 2010

Where: International School of Brussels Kattenberg 19 Brussels,Belgium

1pm - 4pm Tips Fair - Brussels, Belgium

Where: NY Camp Fair - Upper West Side - 200 west 72nd street @ Broadway

12:00pm - 3:00pm

For the Francophiles among us

michaelknauf — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:01:15 +0000

If you speak french, or are otherwise interested, here’s a french article about French woods alumni Zoe Deschanel, that mentions the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts.

a message about the H1N1 virus and camping

michaelknauf — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:49:09 +0000

More camper news:

michaelknauf — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:09:09 +0000

Rachel Curcio has been cast in A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the New Jersey Arts Incubator (www.njai.org) Festival at Verona Park in Verona, NJ.Â This is NJAI’s inaugural productionÂ which will be part of a two-day Arts Festival in Verona Park on July 18 and 19, 2009.
This spring Rachel was selected to sing a Jersey Boys Medley, in a sextet,Â at H.B. Whitehorne Middle School in Verona, for the school’s concerts. Rachel is also a member of the Acoustics Select Chorus at HBW and plays the clarinet in the Gold (highest level) Band.
Sarah Shane is playing Helena in her schools production of A Mid Summers Night’s Dream
Riley Sexton was part of Downtown Youth Behind the Camera Program at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City this year. Riley and his fellow filmmakers from the Children’s Museum of the Arts Film Class had a film in this years festival called The Pain. an homage to the old black and white silent film. He was an active participant in the Q and A following the film, and was interviewed by Marshall Curry, director of the documentary Racing Dreams, and winner of the 2005 Audience Award for Street Fight.
Riley couldn’t be more excited attending French Woods this summer!
Heather Braverman’s film Crickett and the Little Girl Power will be part of the Hoboken Film Festival. The screening will be in Teaneck on May 30, 2009 at noon!

Because of Camp

michaelknauf — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:15:28 +0000

Here’s a PSA put out by the ACA (American Camp Association), what did you get out of camp?

Check out the story about French Woods on the MTI website!

michaelknauf — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:08:42 +0000

Our friends at Music Theatre International have posted a story about French Woods, MTV, and musical theater, MTI holds the legal rights to produce many of the shows we do at camp. Check it out.Ã‚Â

Camper news that came in too late for the performer

michaelknauf — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:04:11 +0000

We have received some camper news that came in after the May newsletter went to print:

Ben Schrager played Picasso in “Picasso at the Lapin Agile”Â by Steve Martin.

Lisa Graye completed an NYU film titled “Daughter of Lilith” directed by Manja Lyssy. Lisa played the lead role of a haunted Hasidic girl named Techiya.

Molly Lang appeared as Louise in Â the Lower Merion High School Players’ spring production of Moliere’s comedy “The Imaginary Invalid”.Â

Emilie Sohl played Willy Wonka in her school’s performance of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Melanie HabermanÂ will be performing at Carnegie Hall in New York City with the Childrens Orchestra Society’s Young Symphonic Ensemble on June 3rd and with the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra’s Suffolk Principle Orchestra on JuneÃ‚Â 7th. She will also be attending the Crane School of Music in the fall

Jenna Shelby-Glick recently sang her first solo in her 6thÂ grade school production ofÂ School Daze.

That’s all for now, keep us informed!

Billy Elliot Tickets are still Available

michaelknauf — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:39:52 +0000

We have made arrangements to attend the new Broadway production of Ã¢â‚¬Å“Billy ElliotÃ¢â‚¬Â on Sunday August 2nd.Seating will be limited to the orchestra and mezzanine.
Brunch will be served at camp and the coach bus will arrive in NYC by 2:00pm. Showtime is at 3:00pm and we will leave the city at 6:00pm. At 6:45pm we will stop for dinner on the way back to camp.
The all-inclusive fee is $150.00 (Ticket and transportation). Billy Elliot is expected o be a sellout so act soon.Ã‚Â Downled the form here or call the office at 954-346-7455 to reserve your space.

If you want to know more about the show, the website:Ã‚Â http://www.billyelliotbroadway.com/sights-sounds.phpÃ‚Â has some great video about the show.

Camper Recruitment Fairs

michaelknauf — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:46:45 +0000

As of Jan 1, 2009, (Happy New Year) there are only 160 days left until session one begins and only 180 days to the beginning of session two.

Enid Marcus, will represent French Woods at the following open houses. We would love for some of our Frenchwoodites to join her in order to help her meet new French Woods Campers. Bring a friend or relative and introduce them to French Woods as well.

Saturday, January 17
12 Noon Ã¢â‚¬â€œ 4 PM
Westchester Marriott Hotel
670 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591
914-631-2200

Sunday, January 18
12 Noon Ã¢â‚¬â€œ 4 PM
The Inn at Great Neck
30 Cutter Mill Road
Great Neck, NY 11121
516-773-2000

Saturday, January 24th
From 12 Noon Ã¢â‚¬â€œ 4 PM
At the Doubletree Fort Lee/George Washington Bridge
2117 Route 4 Eastbound, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Tel: 201-461-9000

Sunday, January 25th
From 12 noon Ã¢â‚¬â€œ 4 PM
At The Moore-Bernards:
3 St. BernardÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Road
Far Hills, NJ 07931
908-234-2702
Park directly across the street at the Gill St. Bernard School

SummerFare Ã¢â‚¬â„¢09 at
GREENWICH HIGH SCHOOL
10 Hillside Road Greenwich, CT 06830
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Larry will be in New York City for an open house
Open House Ã¢â‚¬â„¢09 at
The Leslie Lewis Residence at
521 East 14th Street apt 5B
(Stuyvesant Town)
New York, NY 10009
Buzzer 143
Saturday, January 17 & Sunday, January 18
From 12 noon Ã¢â‚¬â€œ 4:00 pm

Isaac will be in the Boston From Friday January 23rd through Sunday, January 25th, and Philadelphia area on the dates below and would love to see you in those areas.

NEWTON MARRIOTT HOTEL
The address is:
2345 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE
NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02466
PHONE: 617-969-1000

You can meet with Isaac at the KIDS Opportunities Fair 2009
Sunday, January 25 2008, 12pm - 3pm
Brookline High School Ã¢â‚¬Â¢ 115 Greenough StÃ¢â‚¬Â¢ Brookline MA Ã¢â‚¬Â¢ 02445

You can also see Isaac at the following camp fairs in the Philly, Cherry Hill, and Delaware areas:

2009 Main Line Camp Fair
Wednesday, January 28
5:30-8:30 pm
Conestoga High School
200 Irish Road
Berwyn, Pa 19312

Thursday, January 29th
3:30 to 7:00 p.m.
In the field house at Tower Hill School, Rising Sun Lane (off Route 52), Wilmington, De

Chestnut Hill Academy’s Camp Fair 2009
Saturday, January 31
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
500 West Willow Grove Avenue
Philadelphia PA 19118
215.247.4700

Isaac will be staying at the

Omni Hotel at Independence Park from January 28th through February 1st

401 Chestnut Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106

Phone: (215) 925-0000

He will gladly meet with you at your home or at the hotel.

For Atlanta area families:

Saturday, February 7th

From 12 noon Ã¢â‚¬â€œ 4:00 pm

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David Weinstein, one of our assistant directors, will be in Atlanta at the Eplan-Frankel Residence, to meet with you and answer all of your questions. You can reach him directly on his cell phone at 347-556-5981

or email him at davidweinstein@frenchwoodscamp.com

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The Eplan Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Frankel Residence at
1736 Homested Avenue
Atlanta, Ga 30306
404-388-9238

Call us or email us and let us know that you can participate in these fairs and open houses. We look forward to seeing you then.

We are also planning an open house in Chicago as well.Ã‚Â Anyone out of these areas interested in meeting with one of our representatives should call us at 800-634-1703. Ã‚Â I will keep you all posted.