[mocha] May E-News Has Arrived!

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special programs at mocha

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MOCHA Coffee Club
May 5 | 11 a.m.-Noon (and every first Thursday)

MOCHA parents get a group of their own! Meet other parents, exchange 
ideas and discuss topics related to artmaking with young children. On 
May 3, guest Lee Eisman of East Bay Moms will facilitate a discussion 
on choosing the best childcare program for your child. Coffee and 
light refreshments provided!

SATURDAY STORIES

How the Leopard Got His Spots and Other Just So Stories
may 5 | 1-4 p.m.| free

The first Saturday of every month, MOCHA links literacy with art, 
featuring children's stories read out loud followed by artmaking 
based on the themes of these captivating tales. On May 5, we'll read 
Rudyard Kipling's "How the Leopard Got His Spots" and other Just So 
Stories then make our own striped, polka-dotted and colorful 
critters! Saturday Stories are sponsored by Target.

SCHOOL'S OUT MOCHA'S IN

One Day Wonder Camp and Free Drop-in Art
may 25 | 8:30-3:45 (camp)/$60 (10% discount for members) | 10 a.m.-5 
p.m. (drop-in)/free

We have two art-filled options on Memorial Day! Register for our One 
Day Wonder Camp to make pop-up puppets or drop in for free art 
activities with our on-site artist. To sign up for camp, contact the 
MOCHA Registrar at (510) 465-8770 x308 or registrar at mocha.org.

WEEKEND EXTRAVAGANZA

Up the Flagpole
april 22| 1-4 p.m. | $5 per child | 10% discount for members

Weekend fun for the whole family! Enjoy yards of creative fun as you 
produce your own personal banner.  Design a flag or pennant that 
shouts out your own style.  Collage with satins, velvets and 
glittering gold lames to produce art that you will be proud to hang 
from the rooftops.

EXHIBITION

Children's Art: Childcare and the Home Front, 1943-1966
April 17- June 3

During World War II, with many fathers away fighting and mothers 
working in the shipyards, the young children of Richmond were cared 
for in childcare centers funded by the Kaiser shipyards and the U.S. 
Maritime Commission.  These 14 centers were trailblazers in an era 
well before childcare outside the home became the norm. This historic 
exhibit, on loan from the Richmond Museum of History, documents an 
important period in American history through artwork created by the 
children who attended these centers.

Read more about the exhibit in a front-page article from the San 
Francisco Chronicle: 
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/23/MNGEQPDITN1.DTL>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/23/MNGEQPDITN1.DTL

SUMMER CAMP

THEMED ART CAMP FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARTISTS AND ADVANCED STUDIO 
CAMP FOR PRE-TEENS AND TEENS
june 11-august 24 | $265 per week by June 1 | $275 per week after 
June 1 | 10% member/multi-child discount

Sign up now for themed, week-long art camps. The Art Apprenticeship 
Program offers teens age 15 and up opportunities to gain experience 
working in the arts. Contact the MOCHA Registrar at (510) 465-8770 
x308 or registrar at mocha.org.


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ongoing programs at MOCHA

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open studio drop-in art program
tuesday through sunday

Art du Jour with a variety of materials and projects. Find out the 
weekly theme at 
<http://www.mocha.org/openstudios/>http://www.mocha.org/openstudios/

Weekday Studios [all ages]

10am - 5pm

Weekend Studio [all ages]
Saturday & Sunday | Noon - 4pm

$5 per child | companion adults free | free to members

gallery hours

tuesday through friday | 10am to 5pm

weekends | noon to 5pm

free admission | more information <http://www.mocha.org/>http://www.mocha.org/


volunteer at mocha!
next volunteer orientation:
saturday, may 19 | 11am - Noon

MOCHA's Volunteer Program provides a unique opportunity for 
individuals, community groups and
corporations to make an impact in the fields of arts, youth 
development and education

more information at 
<http://www.mocha.org/volunteer/>http://www.mocha.org/volunteer/


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thank you

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A special thank you to Washington Mutual, which recently awarded a 
grant to MOCHA to support our professional development programs.


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