• Tyrone Recreation will offer a Baseball Camp at Handley Park June 18-22 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. For ages 7-13. Cost: $185. Sharpen all basic fundamentals such as fielding, pitching, hitting, base runnung. Staffed by the experts from the Dug Out Club. Please contact Jennifer Patton, Tyrone Recreation programmer/event coordinator at 770-487-4694 for registration.

• Princess Pirouette Camp: Dancers will explore the art of ballet and dance from many cultures. Students will showcase their talents in a workshop performance on the last day of camp. Grades: K-3. Date: July 9-13 from 10-11:30 a.m. Cost: $75, includes a free tutu and tiara for each club member. Location: Our Lady Of Mercy Catholic High School, 861 Highway 279, Fairburn, Ga. Call Kathleen Senger to reserve your spot, 770-632-1544.

• Master Scuba Diving Instructor and Georgia Aquarium Diver James Gilchrist will instruct the Sgt. Scuba Inc. Youth Aquatic Program camp June 11-15 at the Sgt. Scuba Campus, Fairburn, Ga. The camp is for ages 10-15. Learn water safety, snorkel, scuba, water education. To register visit www.sgtscuba.org, email info@sgtscuba.org or call 678-612-9974.

• The Peachtree City Parks and Recreation Department will offer “Fusion” Teen Trip Camp and “Camp MacAttackular.” Trips are planned each and every day. Fusion Camp is for ages 11-14 yrs. Camp MacAttackular is for ages 7-11. Camp MacAttackular is scheduled for July 23-27 from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Cost is $140 for Fayette County residents, and $210 for out of county. “Camp Fusion” Teen Trip Camps will have four one week sessions beginning June 18-22 and ending July 23-27 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $140 for Fayette County residents, and $210 for out of county. Call Art Sivertsen with the PTC Parks and Recreation Department at 770 486-3936 or visit www.ptcrecreation.org for more info.

• The Legacy Theatre will host Disney’s “High School Musical” all day theatre camp. Mon.-Fri., July 9-13 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost is $300. A deposit of $150 will be due when registering with remainder due June 1. This all-day camp will let your child experience private voice lessons, dance classes, theatre games and much more. They will also be learning a number to be performed as pre-show entertainment for a production of “High School Musical.” All classes are taught by theatre professionals at south metro Atlanta’s only full time professional theatre, The Legacy Theatre located just off Ga. Highway 74 in Tyrone. For more info call 404-895-1473 or visit website www.thelegacytheatre.org.

• Fayette Art Center and Gallery, 2011 West Hwy. 54, Fayetteville, will offer summer art camp starting June 4. Cost is $140/week plus $20 material fee (clay). Mon-Fri.,10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Morning sessions are painting and drawing. Afternoons vary per day of the week. Intro to photography & editing, pottery - wheel and slab, and design work (jewelry, architecture, fabric design). Ending the week of July 23-27. Call 770-631-2780 for info.

• Atheltic and dance summer camps at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School. Registration is currently open for volleyball, football, boys and girls basketball and dance. Athletic camps open for 3rd – 8th graders. Boys basketball, June 4-8; girls basketball, June 18-22; volleyball, June 25-29; football, July 16-19; dance July 9-13. Please call 770-461-2202 for more information.

• Fayette County/Whitewater Summer All-star Basketball Camp for boys & girls ages 7-14. Session 1: June 11-15 at WHS; Session 2: July 23-27 at FCHS. Cost: $150 per week. Mon. - Thur. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Fri. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Please bring lunch daily. Concession are available. Coaches: Brent Jackson of WHS and Andre’ Flynn of FCHS. More info or to register call 770-716-7844.

• Offshoot Productions will offer Creating Fairy Tale Theatre camp through the Tyrone Recreation Department. The camp runs July 16-20, meeting each day from 1 to 4:15 p.m. Open to young actors ages 6-14, the camp will employ improvisation, scripts, music and, importantly, the participants’ imagination. The campers will form a unique acting ensemble to create a short play which they will perform for an invited audience. This camp is suitable both for those with theatre experience and for newcomers to the stage. The camp costs $90. All registration is conducted through Tyrone Recreation, located at the Roger Spencer Community Center, 145 Commerce Drive. For info, call Tyrone Rec. at 770-487-4694 or email tyronerec@numail.org. For info on camp content, contact Dr. Steadman at 770-631-2362 or offshootpr@aol.com.

• Kids June Jam, a summer dance & performance camp, will be offered by One Word Productions June 4-29 for ages 3-12. Space is limited and registration ends May 25. Registration fee: $20. All registered students get a free camp T-shirt. Dances: praise, hip-hop, tap, creative movement, jazz. Contact One Word Productions, 60-A Millard Farmer Industrial Blvd., Newnan, Ga. 30263, at www.onewordproductions.com, info@onewordproductions.com or 770-309-7604 for more info.

• Camp Broadway: Do you dream of performing on Broadway? Learn to become a triple threat from Broadway star Kay McClelland and dance professional Kathleen Senger. This music camp will focus on singing, dancing, acting, audition tips, theatre make-up and performance skills. Students will produce a workshop performance on the last day of camp. Grades: 4-8. Date: July 9-13 from 12-4 p.m. Cost: $150, includes a free T-Shirt for each club member. Location: Our Lady Of Mercy Catholic High School, 861 Highway 279, Fairburn, Ga. Call Kathleen Senger to reserve your spot, 770-632-1544.

• Tyrone Recreation will offer Challenger British Soccer Camp June 22 and/or July 23-27 at Handley Park. British Soccer is the #1 soccer camp in the U.S. Sign up at www.challengersports.com or call Jennifer Patton, Tyrone Recreation programmer/event coordinator at 770-487-4694 for registration.

• Images Studio will offer three weeks of art camp. Children ages 7-14 may enroll by emailing imagesart1@bellsouth.net or online at www.imagesgallery.biz. Younger children will need to be evaluated for ability to work on task. Campers will recieve their camp T-shirt and spend five fun filled days with some of Coweta’s finest art instructors. They will complete a matted watercolor, a canvas floor cloth, a charcoal sketch, decorative wind chimes, a mosaic for the smaller hands and a stained glass piece for the older children. Class time will run 10 a.m.-3 p.m. with a 30 minute break for lunch. Children will need to bring a sack lunch, drinks and snacks provided by Images. Dates for each session June 4-8, June 18-22, and June 25-29. Cost for each session is $120 with $20 due by May 26 to reserve your spot. Only 20 spots are available per session. Space filled on first come basis. Call 678-850-1868 or 770-583-2200 for more info.

• Little Art Garden is offering summer Mommy & Me Art Classes for children ages 2-4. Each one hour class includes four art experiences, two textures and a circle time with bubbles, stories, songs, parachute games and so much more. Summer classes will be held at 10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. on Fridays at the new Shenanigan’s Jump Zone on Ga. Highway 74. Class size is limited. Register online at www.littleartgarden.com/classes. For more info call 770-380-6070 or email info@littleartgarden.com.

• The Peachtree City Parks and Recreation Department will offer Camp McIntosh, an adventure camp like no other, this summer. Camp McIntosh now meets at Glenloch Recreation Center, 1086 Stevens Entry in PTC (next to the Glenloch Soccer Fields). Hours are 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Ages are 6-11. On M, W, F we stay at camp and swim at the Glenloch Pool and plan group activities, sports, art craft and other fun and creative stuff! Tuesdays and Thursdays hours are 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. On these days we go on trips to Six Flags, Whitewater, Stone Mountain and much more. All trips are included in the price. Camp McIntosh costs $100 for Fayette County residents ($148 out of county). First camp begins June 4-8. Last camp is July 16-20. Call Art Sivertsen with the PTC Parks and Recreation Department at 770 486-3936 or visit www.ptcrecreation.org for more info.

• The Fayette County Recreation Department will offer many summer camps this year. Early registration is encouraged as programs/events fill up fast. Pre-registration for all programs is required. At some point we must determine if enrollment is sufficient to hold the activity. Your cooperation will assist us in providing the best organization and administration of our programs. For more information call 770-719-4320 or visit www.fayettecountyga.gov.

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