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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday June 4, 2008 - 23 Camp runs throughout summer Continued from page 22 bullying and the outcome was amazing." The personal growth of the students participating in the full-day camp is amazing, according to Gabriella Colavecchio, a former student of West End Studio Theatre and a current theatre studies major at the University of Guelph. She volunteered at last year's summer camps and has been hired on this year as an instructor. "We help these kids find themselves and their personalities," Colavecchio said. "The age that they are, they are going through insecurities and teenage angst, so they can really let loose and it has been so nice to see them grow." A popular aspect of the full-day camps is a trip to see a show at the Stratford Festival. This year, youths will see either Romeo and Juliet or The Music Man. "Stratford has plays that are appropriate for kids and they always enjoy it," Mustafa said. "Romeo and Juliet is so popular and lots of kids are studying it in school. And The Music Man is great musical fluff." Classes are capped at 20 students for the junior camp and 40 students for the senior camp. Teams of professional actors and directors, as well as theatre students enrolled in post-secondary institutions oversee the sessions, with outside presenters brought in for specialty workshops. This year, there will be an emphasis on dance and choreography in the guest-presented workshops. "Because our camp is not a day camp with theatre, but a theatre camp, it is very important that the instructors are qualified," Mustafa said. Spots are filling fast as the camp has an 80 per cent return rate, according to Mustafa. There are currently a higher number of spaces available in the sessions scheduled for early July. Both summer camps operate out of West End Studio Theatre at 1109 North Service Rd. E. For information or to register, contact West End Studio Theatre by calling 905-845-9378 or go online to www.the-west.ca. If you have a news tip or story idea, call the Oakville Beaver at 845-3824. Now With Two Convenient West End Locations! NEW summer theory and history courses in Burlington, Music With Your Baby/ToddlerTM, Summer Music Camps, Guitar from Scratch and Preparatory Music Register Today Daniels show at Abbozzo Gallery Abbozzo Gallery is presenting a new series of work by Tim Daniels exhibited in a solo show in the gallery from June 5 to 29. Daniels is a painter, teacher and signature member of Pastel Artists Canada. This new exhibition of oil paintings is titled Journey, reflecting his interest in travel, and his personal and professional journey of the past year. To preview the show, go online to www.abbozzogallery.com. A reception will be held June 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. during the Downtown Oakville First Thursdays Gallery Walk. Abbozzo Gallery is located at 179 Lakeshore Rd. E. The gallery will also be holding a small exhibition of woodblock prints by Naoko Matsubara from June 7 to 22. The exhibition is being held in conjunction with the World Washi Summit in Toronto. Matsubara is a woodblock print artist who resides in Oakville. She was commissioned to create works for the Oakville YMCA and recently finished a significant commission for the Royal Ontario Museum. For information, call the gallery at 905-8444481. www.rcmusic.ca/communityschool communityschool@rcmusic.ca 905.891.7944 The RCM in Mississauga, 850 Enola Ave (Cawthra Rd & Lakeshore) NEW LOCATION! 1433 Baldwin Street, Burlington (Brant St. & Fairview St.)