NASHVILLE, TN - On Wednesday and Thursday, December 7^th and 8^th, the music of Les Miserables will be presented by an assortment of Nashville’s finest, local musicians at the Mercy Lounge in Nashville.  The concert is the brainchild of three prominent Nashville musicians, Larissa Maestro (Uncle Skeleton, Poly), Alex Caress (Ponychase, Little Bandit), and Jordan Caress (Ponychase, Tristen, Bobby Bare, Jr.).  The trio, long inspired by this beloved musical, decided to interpret the music of Les Mis for rock music and musical theater lovers alike.  Drawing from the extraordinary pool of talent available in Music City, the concert will feature the natural voices of prominent local rock and pop performers (with contributions from members of the opera and theater communities). This production does not hinge on Broadway traditions, but, instead, illuminates the emotionally potent content of the story and score. Costumes, professional lighting design, and a full orchestra make this an event more ambitious, powerful, and memorable than any rock show the cast members have presented individually. In the spirit of holiday giving and the unifying power of all music, all proceeds will benefit Youth Empowerment through Arts and Humanities (YEAH)’s Rock and Roll Camps; Southern Girls Rock and Roll Camp, Tennessee Teens Rock Camp, and Rock Block Summer Camp.

Doors open at 9pm, admission is $15 in advance and $18 day of show.

Tickets are available at: www.mercylounge.com, The Groove, and Grimey’s New and Preloved Music

All proceeds go to benefit YEAH’s Rock and Roll Camps, non-profit, 501c3 youth, music education programs with the shared mission of supporting a culture of positive self-esteem and collaboration among young people while building community through music.

Want to EARN your way into camp for FREE? Well, now you can! YEAH! and the Satelite Music Department has added a new way to earn your tuition to summer camp. Refer a friend (or more). Since we are offering 5 camps this summer, the programs will work like this:

Tennessee Summer CampsSGRRC & TNTRC Refer a Friend Program
Southern Girls Rock and Roll Camp
Southern Girls Rock & Roll Camp is a summer day camp for girls ages 10-17. SGRRC’s mission is to support a culture of positive self-esteem and collaboration among girls while building community through music. SGRRC recognizes the potential of every young woman to be a strong, talented, creative and empowered individual while providing a safe space where all girls rock. Aside from instrument instruction, SGRRC offers many ways for girls to rock out. Exclusive performances by women in the music industry offer campers an opportunity to experience a diverse range of musical styles. In camp workshops, girls learn skills like songwriting, recording, and screenprinting, in addition to life skills like teamwork as they join forces to complete projects over the course of the week. The most exciting part of camp week is the opportunity for campers to form their own band and collaborate on a song to perform at a showcase at the end of the week. SGRRC will be held at MTSU July 25-30, 2011 $300-- Click Here to Register
Tennessee Teens Rock and Roll Camp
Tennessee Teens Rock & Roll Camp (TNTRC) is a summer day camp for girls and boys ages 10-17. TNTRC’s mission is to support a culture of positive self-esteem and collaboration among young people while building community through music. TNTRC recognizes the potential of every young person to be a strong, talented, creative and empowered individual while providing a safe space where everyone rocks. Aside from instrument instruction, TNTRC offers many other ways to rock out. Exclusive performances by local, regional, and national bands and artists offer campers an opportunity to experience a diverse range of musical styles. In camp workshops, campers will learn skills like songwriting, recording, and screenprinting, in addition to life skills like teamwork as they join forces to complete projects over the course of the week. The most exciting part of camp week is the opportunity for campers to form their own band and collaborate on a song to perform at a showcase at the end of the week. BEST NEW MUSIC CAMP FOR KIDS: TENNESSEE TEENS ROCK’N’ ROLL CAMP The best song written about the Deepwater Horizon tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico, you should know, was called “Deepwater Horizon,” and written by a band called Rolling Radiation, who had only existed for a week — they met and formed at the inaugural Tennessee Teens Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp, the new, co-educational offshoot of the venerable Southern Girls Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp. If living in an industry town has made you forget that music is about fun and friendship and nervousness and joy, do us all a favor and send a kid — maybe even your own — to this camp next year. STEVE HARUCH TNTRC will be held at the University School of Nashville July 11-16, 2011 $300 --Click Here to RegisterRock Block Summer Camp Refer a Friend Program
Rock Block Summer Camp
Rock Block Summer Camp (RBSC) is a summer day camp for girls and boys ages 10-17. RBSC ‘s mission is to support a culture of positive self-esteem and collaboration among young people while building community through music. RBSC recognizes the potential of every young person to be a strong, talented, creative and empowered individual while providing a safe space where everyone rocks. Aside from instrument instruction, RBSC offers many other ways to rock out. Exclusive performances by local, regional, and national bands and artists offer campers an opportunity to experience a diverse range of musical styles. In camp workshops, campers will learn skills like songwriting, recording, and screenprinting, in addition to life skills like teamwork as they join forces to complete projects over the course of the week. The most exciting part of camp week is the opportunity for campers to form their own band and collaborate on a song to perform at a showcase at the end of the week. RBSC will be held at McFadden School in Murfreesboro June 13-18, 2011 $180 - Click Here to RegisterNew York City Summer Camps
N.Y.C. Rock Camp is a mixed genre music camp that focuses on empowering youth through music and building community through shared musical expression. Rock Camp is designed to allow New York City youth, regardless of race, class, or creed, freedom of expression and exploration in music and performance, and in so doing, empowers campers to find their own voice, sound, and be without creative boundary or inhibition. N.Y.C. Rock Camp is a music camp for boys and girls from the ages 9-17. For a limited time, go ahead and reserve a seat for the 2011 Camp.

• Session 1: July 18-23, 2011 Prospect Heights High School in Brooklyn, NY

• Session 2: August 8-13, 2011 Curtis High School of Staten Island

Southern Girls Rock and Roll Camp and Tennessee Teens Rock Camp are offering a $25 referral discount for every paid camper you refer to camp. The process is simple; You register and pay for your tuition to camp. In your registration application (SGRRC • TNTRC) provide us with the email addresses of as many friends as you like. We will send a special email to each of your referrals to sign up for camp, if they register and pay for camp, you will receive a $25 refund for camper. If 12 of your friends sign up we will refund your tuition in full! It's that easy! Your friends have the choice to register for either SGRRC or TNTRC Rock Camps.

Rock Block Summer Camp is the newest of the YEAH! Rock and Roll Summer camp programs. The RBSC Refer a Friend program is only valid for referrals to other campers to the RBSC program. For each friend referred (and registered) you will earn $15 off your tuition. The process is the same as for SGRRC/TNTRC referral program: You register and pay for your tuition to camp. In your registration application provide us with the email addresses of as many friends as you like. We will send a special email to each of your referrals to sign up for camp, if they register and pay for camp, you will receive a $25 refund for camper. If 12 of your friends sign up we will refund your tuition in full! It's that easy!

New York City Rock Camp is offering a $25 referral discount for every paid camper you refer to camp. The process is simple; You register and pay for your tuition to camp. In your registration application provide us with the email addresses of as many friends as you like. We will send a special email to each of your referrals to sign up for camp, if they register and pay for camp, you will receive a $25 refund for camper. If 12 of your friends sign up we will refund your tuition in full! It's that easy! Your friends have the choice to register for either Brooklyn Session or the Staten Island Session.

Then let me say: You Should Definitely Do It! There is no more satisfying experience than sharing your art with young artists who are so hungry and willing to learn. There is no greater rush than seeing your students on stage, performing their hearts out to a screaming and enthusiastic audience of friends, family and fans! You did that….you empowered those kids to express themselves through their art! And you will have so much fun doing it! Sign up now….we need musicians, visual artists, filmmakers, photographers, actors, dancers, comedians, fundraisers, administrators, lighting and sound people, recording arts engineers, writers, illustrators, costumers, carpenters…..you name it. If you can do it, we can use you! Volunteer now and have a great time with a great bunch of kids! YEAH! kids!

You can download the PDF here. YEAH Volunteer Application or click here to be taken to the online application. Each Camp is also looking for volunteers, please visit the appropriate camp website to submit a volunteer application. Click Here!

Part of Youth Empowerment through Arts and Humanities mission is to open the world of music to children who may not otherwise have the opportunity. Last summer over 20% of campers received either a half or full scholarship, and as we are offering 5 weeks of camp in the Summer of 2011 we will have a greater need of scholarship dollars. A donation in any amount would be appreciated but your $300 donation will make sure one deserving camper has a rockin’ good time and enjoys the empowering, community building experience that is at the heart of YEAH!.

To Adopt-A-Camper click here.

YEAH!'s Summer Camps rely heavily on the use and donation of equipment, please visit the appropriate camp website to donate gear for the week of camp. Click Here for a list of camps and their websites.

Youth Empowerment through Arts and Humanities (YEAH!) is a youth non-profit organization in Murfreesboro focused on empowering children and teens through arts and humanities education. Our signature Rock and Roll summer camps are gearing up for another ROCKIN' year and this year we are featuring 3 camps in Middle Tennessee.

Southern Girls Rock and Roll Camp

is by far our most popular, and longest running of all our summer camps. Running the week of July 25-30 at MTSU, girls ages 10-17 are invited to enroll for camp **no musical experience is necessary** they will be placed in a band, take classes in music education, instrument instruction, herstory, screenprinting, zine-making and other aspects of being in a real ROCK and ROLL Band. Their band will learn a song (or write a song) and at the end of the week they will perform at MTSU for a LIVE audience! This is one Rockin' week no girl should miss. Tuition for the week is $300 and there is a sibling discount of $25, a limited number of need based scholarships are available.
For more information about SGRRC, please visit our website at
www.sgrrc.org

Tennessee Teens Rock Camp

*Voted Best New Music Camp by the Nashville Scene 2010* Based on the same structure as Southern Girls Rock and Roll Camp with one very large difference… BOTH BOYS and GIRLS are invited to attend. TNTRC will be held at the University School of Nashville the week of July 11-16.
2011 Tuition is $300 and there is a sibling discount of $25 and a limited number of need based scholarship available. Please visit our website for more information or to register
www.tntrockcamp.org

New for 2011 Rock Block Summer Camp.

Rock Block Summer Camp is a week long summer camp to be held at McFadden School June 13-18. RBSC is an extenuation of our year round rock and roll education program "ROCK BLOCK". Students never need experience, just the drive to play and perform.
Rock Block Summer Camp is open to boys and girls ages 10-17 and their mission is to support a culture of positive self-esteem and collaboration among young people while building community through music. RBSC recognizes the potential of every young person to be a strong, talented, creative and empowered individual.
2011 Tuition is $180 and space is limited. Scholarships and sibling discounts available. Please visit our website for more information
www.rockblockcamp.org

Adopt-A-Camper/Volunteer/Donate Gear

In order for YEAH! to continue providing these amazing music camps each summer, we need your help. Part of our mission is to open up the ability for every child regardless of income to participate in our programming. We have never turned away a child who has the desire to participate. You can help by making a donation or adopting a camper (or 3).
We are also in desperate need of Volunteers and Gear. If you have time available and would like to work with these amazingly talented children, please consider volunteering for camp.
If you have gear available that we could use for the week(s) of camp, please let us know. We will take very good care of your equipment.

Click on a link below to:

• Adopt-A-Camper
• Volunteer -- Please select your camp of choice, then click on VOLUNTEER! *must be 18, background check is mandatory
• Donate Gear -- Please select your camp of choice, then click on DONATE GEAR!

Parents, enjoy a night out for Valentines Day while your kids enjoy a night in with us.

Nashville Rock Block and Yeah will be hosting a night of music and a rock and roll movie on Saturday, February 12th, 2011 from 6pm-10pm at the East Side Performing Artists Co-Op 107 N 11th St Nashville, TN 37206

Pizza and drinks will be provided!

>From 6-7:30 we will be serving pizza and showing The Labyrinth (PG)

The film stars David Bowie as Jareth the Goblin King, and Jennifer Connelly as Sarah Williams.  Young Sarah is left
home alone by her parents and she has to babysit her little brother Toby. While telling him a story she inadvertently
conjures the Goblin King who steals the child and brings him to his castle in the middle of a labyrinth. Sarah has to
rescue him before midnight, or the baby will became a goblin. Most of the other roles are played by puppets or by
a combination of puppetry and human performance.


>From 7:30-10:00 we will have a songwriting workshop!
Everybody will collaborate on an original Nashville Rock Block song  which we will record and send out in MP3 form
via e-mail!


Cost is $45 dollars for the evening including food

Register Here! http://e2ma.net/go/8981190533/3352475/101984999/31017/goto:http://yeahintheboro.org/nrb-presents-i-love-rock-n-roll/729/

ALL AGES are invited!
RSVP by Friday February 1st.

Youth Empowerment through Arts & Humanities, Inc. (YEAH!) announces collaborations with Central Magnet School and The Walnut House, both in Murfreesboro, for its music and arts programming for students. Principal Dr. John Ash and the Rutherford County School Board have approved YEAH!’s use of two classrooms in the annex at Central Magnet School for after school and weekend youth arts education classes.

YEAH!’s year round Rock Block program will begin its first session of 2011 on January 8 in these Central Magnet School classrooms, and young musicians who want to learn to play an instrument in the context of a rock and roll band are invited to join in for the fun! Registration for Rock Block is open now, and you can find more information and sign up by going to the YEAH! website at www.yeahintheboro.org. Rock Block is available to all kids ages 10-17.

YEAH! has also developed a collaborative relationship with The Walnut House of Murfreesboro. Owner Nathan Adam and promoter Chris Wright have generously offered to house YEAH!’s Recording Arts programming and the all ages shows that YEAH! produces for its members, students and the local music community. This collaboration will allow YEAH!’s Rock Block bands access to professional recording studios and professional recording engineers so that they can record their music and have CD’s to sell or to give away to their friends and families. It will also allow YEAH! students to enroll in recording arts classes taught by these professional engineers in these professional recording studios, and will provide a professional, age appropriate venue for YEAH! showcases and all ages shows in which YEAH! students and other local bands can perform.

These collaborative relationships are the hallmark of the local arts community’s newest efforts to thrive in difficult economic times while continuing to provide quality arts programming for young people. It is YEAH!’s goal to invest as much as possible in its programming, its students, and its teachers so that as many young people as possible have the opportunity to learn to express themselves artistically. YEAH!’s collaborations with these community organizations mirror its philosophy of encouraging young artists to work together collaboratively as bands.

YEAH! is a local youth arts organization dedicated to providing experiences in the arts for young people ages 10-17, believing that the arts and performance can empower youth to become creative, productive and confident members of our community. YEAH! strives to create a connected creative community.

Central Magnet School is located at 701 East Main Street, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The Mission of Central Magnet School is to challenge each student, teacher and parent with the high expectations of a challenging curriculum; to provide students with a rigorous educational program in a collaborative setting, with emphasis on mastery of academics, critical thinking, effective communication skills, and character development. Central Magnet is a Rutherford County middle/ high school, and Dr. John Ash serves as its principal.

The Walnut House is a live audio/video production company, recording studio and event facility, and is located at 116 N. Walnut Street in Murfreesboro, TN.

For more information, please contact info@ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 615-849-8140.

Youth Empowerment through Arts & Humanities, Inc. (YEAH!) is a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization devoted to providing opportunities in the arts in a safe environment to students ages 10-17 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Nashville, and Middle Tennessee.