New year, new theme! In this year 2025, we are eager to live into the theme of RHYTHM OF RESISTANCE. Exploring this theme will give us each the opportunity to identify the objects of our resistance: what or who will we challenge, and why? The theme also asks us to find our rhythm of resistance:…
We are so excited to announce the theme for our 16th year, brainstormed by the talented and creative members of Amplified Teen Voices (ATV)…TURN UP & TUNE IN! We asked our staff and ATV, “What does ‘Turn Up & Tune In’ mean to you?” Here are some of our thoughts… Turn up by showing up…
Happy 15th Birthday to us! It’s another year of RCRC rockin’ and boppin’ along in our Wacky Wednesday finest, and for the first time, we are reviving a theme previously used in our fifteen year history. You may remember it from 2013…is everybody ready? This year’s theme is…drumroll please……MAKE A SCENE! We asked our staff…
Hello hello, RCRC community. I come to you with some news. Next week, I am stepping out of my role as Adult Programs Lead. I have been a volunteer and camper going back to 2014, and was officially brought on staff in 2018. I have loved my time here but I also have other aspirations…
OMG, friends! Spring’s Adult Rock Camp 👏🏾 WENT 👏🏾 AWFF! And just how did we go so hard for our new DJ curriculum? Here are just a few of the ways: We had the honor of having instruction and coaching from local favorites DJ Mike Steve, DJ Ray Ray, and Deejay Hershe. We had the…
Amplified Teen Voices When asked for their reflections on this year’s theme, our Amplified Teen Voices crew was more than up for the task. Their definition of Turn the Tables referenced favorite songs, musicals, TV shows, and internet media. One song we loved was Janelle Monáe’s Turntables, which features powerful video footage of popular uprisings…
The Board of Directors is excited to welcome the second Executive Director in Rain City Rock Camp history, Crystal White! Crystal brings a wealth of knowledge—over 15 years of experience—as an organizer, facilitator, and leader in youth-serving, education, arts, and community-based organizations. Hailing from DC and Ohio, Crystal is a first-gen college graduate, long-time rock…
A message from your Captain, Adra Boo, Adult Camp Director & Programs Lead Talk about a time of change, y’all. I hope each one of you are taking the time to be grounded, find balance and calm, especially now as the city, the state, and the country is rolling back and forth between opening, vaxxing,…
KEY OF CHANGE! Some of you heard us mention it in our podcast with KEXP for International Womxn’s Day! Yes, our chosen theme is here. What is meant by Key of Change, you ask? We asked our Program Staff what this means to them and their programs. Adra, Adult Rock Camp Director Key of change,…
After 13 wonderful years at RCRC, I will be transitioning out of my role as ED this spring. I am excited about the future opportunities that new leadership will provide for RCRC.
