Text Box: LOCAL CHURCH HOLDS SUMMER MUSIC CAMP The Church of the Redeemer’s third-annual Summer Music Camp will take place Monday, August 4 – Friday, August 8, 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. daily. The camp, designed for children and youth ages 7-15 (campers must have completed first grade), will be staffed by Redeemer’s Director of Music, Tom Smith, and two professional musical educators from the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Tuition for the week is $300. This includes a non-refundable fee of $100 due at registration. Camp highlights include: - Utilization of portions of the Orff and Dalcroze methodologies ; Study of rhythm through motion; Study of basic vocal production and solfege; Introduction to reading musical notation; Demonstration of the church’s new pipe organ; and arts and crafts and outdoor recreation time. Lunch and a snack provided daily. Scholarships available for those who cannot afford tuition For more information, please contact Thomas Smith, Director of Music, at (301) 229-3770, or by e-mail at music.redeemer@verizon.net. Registration materials are available on the parish website.<http://redeemerbethesda.org/documents/SummerMusicCampRegistrationMaterials.pdf> Deadline for registration is June 15, 2008. Space is limited to 25 campers. The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer is located on Dunrobbin Drive, just off MacArthur Boulevard, across from Text Box: TOWN COUNCIL NOTES April 14 Improvements to the town hall continue slowly but surely. New smoke alarms and emergency lights have been installed. The council approved expenditures for the replacement of the sinks, faucets and plumbing traps in the restrooms. Councilmember Nancy Long reported that she was not able to negotiate a substantially lower price from John Shorb Landscaping to maintain the new town parks. it landscaped at Princeton and University Aves. The council will therefore seek a bid from Chapel Valley Landscaping, which currently maintains the town’s green spaces. One of the issues with the Shorb company was the extra charge it would impose for watering, a concern given the amount of water that the new shrubs and trees will require. --Tom Helf Text Box: TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE This is the time of the year when residents need to take a walk alongside their property to see if any of their vegetation is hanging over or intruding on the sidewalk in such a way to inconvenience pedestrians. And this is the time to cut it back.