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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Update on the Art Block Summer Camp

Posted by: lain // Category: West End, Shirking Responsibility, Failed Attempts at Looking Reputable, Wren's Nest Publishing Co., Transparency // 12:14 pm

A few weeks back we discussed the Art Block–the summer camp for middle schoolers we’re hosting right now–and how nobody had signed up.

The Art Block, Presented By Hammonds House, Fly-By Theatre, and The Wren's Nest

Well, I’m pleased to say that we had seventeen kids sign up at the eleventh hour. Way to be, us.

Unfortunately, the kids are no longer writing their play at the Wren’s Nest as previously planned. Uh oh.

Instead, they’ll be creating the play entirely at Hammonds House and the West End Performing Arts Center (home of Fly-By Theatre) right down the street.

There are two reasons for this, and they’re certainly related:

1. Our professional writers disappeared faster than the drummers of Spinal Tap.


2. The other artistic professionals who took over the writing component deemed our workspace too “depressing,” our dining room too “cramped,” and our outside too “hot.”

Had we been able to provide a writer, the theater people would have been spared the horror of our venue.

And while it’s our own fault for not anchoring down a writer, I think it would have been irresponsible for us to involve a contract when the Art Block may or may not have had campers. I wouldn’t have wanted to explain to our accountant how we just paid someone, say, $2,000 because s/he woulda taught a camp for us, except we couldn’t come up with any campers. Oops!

Frankly, we’re not too upset about our lack of involvement.

After all, the camp is indeed happening, plus it’s a lot less work for us and a lot less wear and tear on the house. No doubt the kids will put on a great show without our help–

The Art Block - Heroes and Sheroes

In the meantime, I’m happy to get on with the Wren’s Nest Publishing Company. It’s more exciting for me…which is what counts. Who did you think we were doing this for, the children?

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