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Title: Saturday Stream Snapshot (SSS) Citizen Monitoring Program Volunteer Training
Description: Volunteers needed collect samples, transport samples to the lab, analyze samples, and enter data into a database. Every Saturday at 9:30 a.m., we train new volunteers and give tours of the lab. As a 501(c) 3 organization, we can offer volunteers Community Service Hours. Come join the fun!
Date: Saturday, July 12, 2008
Time: 9:30 – 10:00 am Volunteer Orientation; 10:30 am – 2:30 pm Lab Analyst On-The-Job Training
Location: Greenacres River Lab, 211 Railroad Avenue, Loveland, OH 45140
Target Audience: Families and Students Grades 3-12
Cost: Free
Contact Person: Anne Lyon
Contact Phone: (513) 891-4227
Contact E-mail: alyon@green-acres.org
Other Information: Click here to download program flyer (pdf, file size 68 kb)

Title: Classical Guitar for Beginners
Description: Have you been thinking about how much fun it would be playing the guitar? Guitar camp for 8-11 year olds will focus on the basic playing skills. You will learn to read and play music based on the notes from the first four strings, including strumming. Simple melodies will be used for the note reading, using quarter, half and whole note time values. Simple strumming patterns will be learned for the chord accompaniments, using the same quarter, half and whole note time values. Students should bring their own acoustic guitar. Instructor: David Taulbee
Date: July 14-18 (Monday through Friday)
Time: :9:30AM-11:30AM
Location: Greenacres Arts Center, 8400 Blome Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242.
Target Audience: Ages: 8-11
Cost : $85.00 plus $15 for guitar methods book
Contact Person: Leslie Daly
Contact Phone: (513) 374-2388
Contact E-mail: ldaly@green-acres.org
Other Information: Click here to download program flyer

Title: Classical Guitar for Cool Kids
Description: Do you bomb out at Guitar Hero? Wouldn’t you rather be able to rock out on your own? Guitar Camp II will immerse you with intermediate playing skills for the guitar. You will learn to read and play music on all six strings and to strum chords on four, five and six strings. Melodies will be used for the note reading using quarter, half and whole note time values. Also, eighth notes and dotted - quarter notes will be learned. Basic strumming patterns as well as advanced strumming will be learned for the chord accompaniments, using all of the rhythmic time values learned for the note reading. Students should bring their own acoustic guitar. Instructor: David Taulbee
Date: July 14-18 (Monday through Friday)
Time: :12:30PM-2:30PM
Location: Greenacres Arts Center, 8400 Blome Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242.
Target Audience: Ages: 12-15
Cost : $85.00 plus $15 for guitar methods book
Contact Person: Leslie Daly
Contact Phone: (513) 374-2388
Contact E-mail: ldaly@green-acres.org
Other Information: Click here to download program flyer

Title:Batik
Description: Mud on material? Tree leaves as stencils? Tea bags as fabric dye? The art of batik is the application of wax and dye to create beautiful designs on fabric.
Learn the batik process, its history and its current use. But mostly, create your own batik pieces using the ancient process. You will be surprised how detailed your
patterns can be using natural substances. Instructor: Leslie Daly.
Date: July 14-18 (Monday through Friday)
Time: :12:30PM-2:30PM
Location: Greenacres Arts Center, 8400 Blome Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242.
Target Audience: Ages: 12-15
Cost : $85.00
Contact Person: Leslie Daly
Contact Phone: (513) 374-2388
Contact E-mail: ldaly@green-acres.org
Other Information: Click here to download program flyer

Title: Family Fishing at Greenacres
Description: Greenacres and the Cincinnati Chapter of the Izaak Walton League will host a Family Fishing Program.
Date: July 19, 2008
Time: 1-3 p.m.
Location: Greenacres Pond
Contact Person: Anne Lyon
Contact Phone: (513) 891-4227
Contact E-mail:WQPDir@green-acres.org alyon@green-acres.org
Other Information: Advance registration required.