MUSIC WRAP REPORT- by Eleni & Grace

The February PCYC was one to remember! It was full of fun and exciting activities to fill the evening. This included a ukulele workshop with prize- winning Stavri Comino, a drumming circle with Rhythm Hut PC Parlour and a Blue-light disco.

The ukulele workshop with Stavri was a first to PCYC and many turned up ready to learn and came out with a couple of Jazzy tunes up their sleeves, such as ‘I’m Yours’ by Jason Mraz and ‘Brown Eyed Girl’ by Van Morrison. It was great to see lots of talent emerging from everyone that participated. 

Next up was the drumming circle with the Rhythm Hut.  As always this workshop was very popular with children and adults and was probably the highest attendance level yet! The fantastic rhythms that they created echoed around the PCYC building and was stuck the heads of everyone long after the workshop finished.

 Once again, before the Blue-light disco commenced there was a fabulous PC parlour to snazzy everybody up! Our hairdressers were Eleni, Grace, Olive and Tynan, that did an excellent job of adding colour, glitter and fun to the heads of those participating. The face painting was a great hit with kids leaving with beautiful butterflies, love hearts and shocking lightning bolts.  

Whilst all these activities were happening the fabulous staff of the PCYC were cooking up a fabulous afternoon, made up of party pies, small sausage rolls, vegetarian rolls, cupcakes and cordial. Which, might we add, all tasted sensational. Just before the disco kicked off a sausage sizzle was served for everyone to enjoy.

Now to the highlight of the night- the Blue-light Disco! Once again it was a marvellous turn out with a fantastic vibe. The DJ was pumping out great hits of the past and present to entertain all. It was great to see so many kids up and dancing with such passion. Not was only was the music and dancing cool but there was also some pretty cool costumes to add the energy of the night. The smoke machine and strobe lights that the DJ brought along perfected the night like a cherry on top and was a tremendous hit with kids.

Overall it was a brilliant night and everyone left with the widest smiles on their faces. Thank-you PCYC and Blue-light for an unforgettable night

Eleni Comino, Grace Murphy

"MUSIC WRAP"...

ART2264@MORISSETPCYC

FRIDAY 15 FEBRUARY  5.00PM – 7.00PM *

–followed by Blue Light Disco from 7.00pm- 10.00pm

Morisset PCYC Kahibah Street Morisset (next door to the pool).

Art2264 “Music Wrap”

This month, we are celebrating music (“Art2264 Music Wrap”) with a workshop run by our local star, ’Stavri’,  playing and teaching the ever so portable and fun Ukulele –  from 5pm to 6pm. Bring along your own Ukulele and join in the class learning some of the basics in using simple chords and playing some simple, fun melodies. (A couple of spare Ukulele’s may be available to borrow, -bring your own if you can!)

Following the Ukulele class, feel the rhythm and get in the beat with the ‘The Rhythm Hut’ drumming workshop playing Japanese Taiko Drums from 6pm to 7pm. These drums must be played standing up using sticks and are a very physical form of musical expression- perfect in a PCYC sports setting! During the art2264 session, find the PC parlour mistress (Margrete) for a quick spray of hair colour and sparkles to add some pizazz to your outfit in time for the BESTEST Blue Light Disco yet!

The Blue Light Disco starts at 7pm sharp and costs $10 per person. There are no pass outs, no alcohol or drugs and plenty of police supervision to keep this night super fun and super safe for all. The PCYC Gaming Van will also be in attendance and DJ Kite will be there spinning the latest tunes to the giant video screen and laser lights.

If you missed last years Blue Light Disco, then be here for the start of this years program, with Blue Lights to be a regular feature at Morisset PCYC every 2 months, in collaboration with the art2264 program.

Rosmairi Dawson, the centre’s new Manager, said “the excitement of hosting our first Blue Light Disco is immense! Finally there’s a safe, fun environment for our youth to enjoy. They can socialise outside of the school environment, and make new friends”.

“We really need something for our kids to do, in the local area, and regular Blue Light events should help fill this gap”.  ‘It’s all part of the PCYC mission’ explained Andrew Best, exiting Manager. ‘We get young people active in life. It’s all about building positive relationships between kids and their communities’.

Entry is $10 per child and this includes a sausage sandwich and water/cordial. Any other food and drinks must be purchased at the kiosk. Blue Light is a drug, alcohol and smoke free event and there are no pass outs (parents must collect their kids at 10pm).

Blue Light will kick off after Morisset PCYC’s regular monthly youth art event, art2264, which will run between 5-7pm.

Picture from November 2012 Blue Light Disco at Morisset PCYC

(*The art2264 program usually runs on the 3^rd Friday of each month from 4-7pm.)

"Swim Under Stars" on Saturday 19 January at Morisset Swim Centre and try some new skills

Morisset PCYC JANUARY 2013 POOL PARTY- “Swim Under Stars!”

No quantity of rain could ever prevent the PCYC pool party participants from having the time of their lives! On the 19^th of January PCYC finally held its long awaited pool party at the Morisset Swim Centre and although the rain was streaming down, nobody let it affect the dynamic atmosphere! Those in the pool, seemed the warmest of all with the pool hovering at around the 31° C mark. It was great to see people of all ages hopping in the pool, participating in the synchronized swimming and aquatic aerobics.

As soon as you entered the pools gates, you were hooked into the feel good mood all around with great music filling the atmosphere, not to mention the many pool toys floating around the pool up for grabs to anyone. The helpful Morisset Rotarians had set up a sausage sizzle and were selling them to many hungry mouths and keeping every body warm with coffee, tea and hot chocolate.

The party started at 7 pm and continued all the way on till past 9 pm. The synchronised swimming was a great hit with the kids and others who all wanted to test out their synchronised swimming skills and see if there was a future for them at the Olympics one day. Naomi Emerson,  instructor of the synchronised swimming group brought two helpful assistants along and together helped the participants to create an energetic routine.

Later on the aquatic aerobics started, run by Morisset Swim Centre challenged many of the older attendees into participating in this fun-filled work out. All though I myself wasn’t participating, I almost worked up a sweat watching them! Some of the things they had to try and do!  However by the end, there were smiles on all faces that participated (and some on the others who preferred to watch instead as well!)

The amazing Morisset Pool Lifeguards were on hand to lend assistance and kept the much needed canteen serviced throughout the session. It was great to see many happy families come along and enjoy themselves, as well as kids bringing friends along and sharing the fantastic experience.

The memorable evening finished with an all ages game of Giant Ball Water Polo in the pool where everybody was split into two teams. They then had to battle it out to see who could score the most points by throwing inflatable balls between the goal posts close together at either sides of the pool.

Overall it was a joyful evening packed with laughs, smiles and happiness. I think I speak for all when I say I cannot wait for another PCYC pool party.

Written by Eleni Comino, 14

“Swim Under Stars” Saturday 19 January

7pm- 9.30pm Morisset Swim Centre

On Saturday 19^th of January, ‘art2264@morissetpcyc’ is holding its monthly event this month at Morisset Swim Centre to make a great Charity Fundraising event for all ages!

“Swim under Stars” will be held at the Morisset Swim Centre on Kahibah Street in Morisset. Bruce, Manager of ‘Swim Oz’ is excited about the prospect of bringing some now innovative activities to the pool, like a Synchronised Swimming Class, Aqua aerobics Class, Giant Ball Water Polo game - all ‘under stars’ to the grooves and beats of the latest hits and mixes played by poolside DJ Pip . The event will run from 7:00pm – 9:30 pm under the stars.

“Swim under Stars” is a very special inaugural event where all the family can join in and experience an art2264 program at our great 25 metre local heated pool at night!

Gates open at 7pm and at 7:15pm the night starts with an awesome synchronised swimming clinic which will give you cool skills that you can teach and/or show your friends. If you love dancing and water, then this one is for you!!!! The workshop is the first ever synchronised swimming class to be held in Morisset. 8:00pm is the Aqua Aerobics class. Aqua Aerobics is a water workout for men and women that give the same benefits of weights, aerobics and stretching all in one class. A game of unique Water Polo will start at 8:30 with a GIANT inflatable ball. If you aren’t interested in that, you can just swim under the stars with family and friends until 9.30pm.

A sausage sizzle dinner will be provided by the Morisset Rotary Club who has been supporting Morisset since 1967. The PCYC Gaming Van will also be there with all the latest and best in gaming technology.

Tickets cost only $5/person or $15/family (2 adults + 2 children-under the age of 16). Your cheap tickets include pool entry, all workshops + classes, access to the PCYC gaming van.  plus pool inflatable (if you are one of the first 50 to buy your ticket in advance!) Bookings 4973 1070.

Come along and bring the whole family- you will have a great time. You can meet friends, become a superstar Synchronised Swimmer, get fit with Aqua Aerobics, play a gram of water polo with your community or just hang around with friends and Swim under the Stars…

All proceeds from the event will go to Morisset PCYC to help with purchasing some much needed equipment for its diverse program of activities.

-Article by Grace Murphy (aged 13 years for art2264)

For more information about “Swim Under Stars” please contact:

Margrete Erling on 0412 324 228 , Email: artevent@tpg.com.au or see the blog site

www.art2264morisset.blogspot.com or “PCYC Morisset” on Facebook.

*only the first 50 bookings will receive a free pool inflatable, so get in quick before they all go!
 

Art2264 Christmas Spectacular

@ Morisset Showground

 

 

Come along to this special art2264@morissetpcyc event at Morisset Showground as part of "Southlake Christmas Spectacular"on Saturday 22 December.

Art2264 will be hosting "3 Free Arts Workshops" at the 2264 marquee near the drivethrough breezeway. Join in with Djembe Drumming from 5.30pm, a fire twirling workshop (without the fire) from 6.30pm or work on our new youth sports mural designed by Lillian Webb from 5.30- 7.30pm- or do all 3!!!! The fire twirlers (Bec and Tangles) will perform at 8.45pm in front of the main stage just before the fireworks! Read more below....

Join us at Morisset Showground this December for our special 2264 event!
Santa Claus is coming to ‘art2264@MorissetPCYC’ on the 22^nd of December!

Art2264 is going to be part of the Southlake Christmas Spectacular, this is held each year at Morisset Showground. We can assure you it will be a very merry afternoon!

The art2264 program starts up at 5:30pm with a Djembe Drumming Workshop by Rhythm Hut. A Djembe drum is a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet drum, which is played with bare hands. Last time Rhythm Hut made an appearance at art2264, it was a great success!

 Next from 6:30pm we have a twirling workshop from ‘Bec and Tangles’ who with teach you the basics of fire twirling (but without the fire). If you’ve ever wondered how they make it look so effortless, come down and give it a try.

 “I know that watching fire twirling is amazing and I can’t wait to actually be part of the action!” journalist and enthusiast for art2264, Grace Murphy said.

 Running from 5:30pm through to 7.30pm will be a cool, new mural of sports figures designed by Lillian Webb. Why not come along and leave your own artistic touch on the mural, and get a chance to meet some other cool people who like art too?

The last (but certainly not the least!) art2264 activity is a demonstration fire-twirling act by ‘Bec and Tangles’ for 15 minutes. They will perform in front the main stage at 8.45pm just before the fireworks so be sure not to miss the fantastic performance!

The evening will end with a bang! Be prepared for the night sky to light up with colours and sparkles with the 9pm fireworks display.

 Tickets to the Christmas Spectacular cost a mere $2 per person or $10 per car. There is also a great deal on the rides- $10 for a pass to ALL the rides! All of the art2264 activities are free once you are inside the showground. Bring the whole family for a great time. Be sure to be there because it is going to be truly spectacular!

Art2264@morissetpcyc writer, Grace Murphy aged 13 years.

Join us on Friday 16th November from 5pm for art2264. Then at 7pm, dance the night away with Morisset's first ever Blue Light disco!

Blue Light, the PCYC’s popular under 18s music event, is coming to Morisset! For the first time, young people in West Lake Macquarie will be able to experience this Australian cultural icon, and groove to some of the best dance music around. On Friday 16^th November, from 7-10pm, local youth can show us that yes, they really can dance, to the awesome sounds of DJ Gary Kite.

Rosmairi Okeno, Morisset Town Coordinator, said “the excitement of hosting our first Blue Light Disco is immense! Finally there’s a safe, fun environment for our youth to enjoy. They can socialise outside of the school environment, and make new friends”.

“We really need something for our kids to do, in the local area, and regular Blue Light events should help fill this gap”.

It’s a sentiment likely to be shared by many of Morisset teens and tweens, whipped to a fever pitch of popular entertainment by reality television shows like ‘So, you think you can dance?’ and the slick dance moves on offer in ‘The X Factor’. While Blue Light events are extremely popular across the country, similar events at Bateau Bay PCYC regularly attract over a thousand young people.

Here’s some vision of Blue Light in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCOxyK7vADo

‘It’s all part of the PCYC mission’ explained Morisset PCYC Manager, Andrew Best. ‘We get young people active in life. It’s all about building positive relationships between kids and their communities’.

Borrowing the Starbucks marketing phrase, Best describes the PCYC as being a friendly ‘third place’ for kids between school and home.

Entry is $10 per child and this includes a sausage sandwich and water/cordial. Any other food and drinks must be purchased at the kiosk. Blue Light is a drug, alcohol and smoke free event and there are no pass outs (parents must collect their kids at 10pm).

The event will feature a lucky door prize of DJ and Band Hero PS3 consoles, as well as dance demonstrations and other cool stuff.

Blue Light will kick off after Morisset PCYC’s regular monthly youth art event, art2264, which will run between 5-7pm.

Blue Light cheatsheet:

When: 7-10pm, Friday 16^th November, 2012

Where: Morisset PCYC

Cost: $10 per person, with no family discounts

Age limit: under 18 only 

Tickets available from the door or from the Morisset Multi Purpose Centre. 

Next art2264 starts at 4pm Friday 19th October: be there!

 

***Bluelight is coming***Bluelight is coming***Bluelight is coming***

The first Bluelight in Morisset will happen at the PCYC on Friday 16th November from 7pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCOxyK7vADo

Put the date in your diary now!

 

Here's a story about last month's art2264 event:

Wow! What an amazing start to the school holidays! On the 21/09/12 Morisset PCYC started school holidays with a bang by holding another one of its much-awaited events. A great atmosphere was created with the friendly help from the police service and the ever willing Morisset rotary club: their assistance was invaluable. This PCYC event was full of great activities for a wide range of ages.

The afternoon kicked off with the usual drumming class with the “Rhythm Hunters”. This class is a great way to either form the basis of your drumming skills, or build on top of your skills; everyone participating in the class was having tonnes of fun while learning at the same time.

The many drums all pounding at the same time provided great background music for those who were having some fun shooting some hoops or playing a game of volleyball. Morisset PCYC had cooked up another one of tasty barbeques for parents, kids and the police, who do get hungry too, believe it or not.

The music from the drums was a great lead into the new guitar work shop with Marcus Harkness . He’s an amazing, not to mention self-taught guitarist, who shares his great passion for music and the guitar. He taught those participating in the work shop different chords, strumming patterns and told great stories of his life in the music business. At the end of the class, Marcus handed out a booklet so that kids could practice right throughout their spare time in the holidays.

Once again the police brought along the PCYC mobile, their mobile gaming centre, which was set up for the whole night and had kids practically fighting for a seat. The police also joined in with the kids and had some fun with different sports and gaming.

After the guitar workshop was another music based class, the hip-hop workshop. This energetic class, run by Deborah Lee Dance Academy, is great fun for the kids participating and is a great opportunity for the adults to watch their children shine. They danced to a variety of songs including Party Rock Anthem and some other great hits.

The first night of the holidays is a night when people want to go out and have fun, and PCYC was definitely the place to go to play around, catch up with friends, meet new people and learn some good skills along the way. And I think we speak for all when we say that nobody can wait for the next fabulous event from the PCYC.

      Written by Eleni Comino and Grace Murphy, aged 13

School Holiday Special!

art2264 is on again this Friday 21st September from 4pm onwards at Morisset PCYC. Join us on the first night of the school holidays for a fun evening of sounds, moves and gaming.

Here's our funk-tastic program:

4pm: Drum circle with The Rhythm Hut
5pm: Guitar workshop with Markus Harkness (please bring your own guitar)
6pm: Hip hop dance workshop with Deborah Lee Dance Academy

We'll also have a free BBQ and the PCYC Mobile will be in attendance (a van stuffed with all that's good in gaming). See you there!

Join us on Friday 17th August for another funky night at Morisset PCYC. We kick off at 4pm with a very loud drum circle, courtesy of the Central Coast outfit 'The Rhythm Hut'. At 5pm things get louder still, with the talented dancers from the Deborah Lee Dance Academy; they'll be teaching hip hop dance moves to anyone and everyone. Then at 6pm we've got two things happening: the first is live performance by Kahibah Brass, a funky/family friendly band- with one of the best playlists around, we challenge you to remain seated!

The second thing happening at six o'clock is a Creative Writing workshop, for 14-16 year olds, with Hollie Pich. Hollie's from the Hunter Writers Centre, she's helping promote the National Young Writers Festival (it's happening in Newcastle this September). Within the Festival there will be an opportunity for younger writers to shine: Hollie will tell you all about the Younger Young Writers workshop, for writers under the age of 18.

Plus there's a BBQ, tasty snacks from Busy Baking, and the PCYC mobile (a van stuffed with all that's good in gaming) will be in attendance.

Be there!