Golf Summer Camps Available at Buffalo Olmsted Parks' Golf Courses

Steve Harber- United States Golf Teachers Federation Certified Teaching Professional

Steve Harber has 15+ years teaching experience working in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States.  He offers a relaxing yet very effective approach to golf instruction.  Mr. Harber's specialty is group instruction although he has extensive experience teaching private lessons.

Steve will be involved with the Buffalo Olmsted Park's summer golf camps for kids and golf clinics which will rotate between Delaware park, South Park& Cazenovia Park golf courses.  Check with the individual golf houses for more information.

Steve can be reached at 716-207-1630 for any questions on the summer camps.

2011 Buffalo Olmsted Park's Junior Golf Camps & Clinics
Golf Camps scheduled for July & August, 2011

Where: Delaware Park & South Park Golf Courses
When: Starting July 5th through August 4th- 5 one hour sessions
Eligibility: 3 age groups available 2010, **5-7, 8-12, and 13-17.

There will be two group sizes for the 2011 season- 4 & 8 golfers per group
**5-7 ages will only be 4 per class due to safety reasons

Instructor: Steve Harber-United States Golf Teachers Federation Certified Golf Teaching Professional (15+ years experience)

DELAWARE PARK CAMPS
Tuesdays July 5, 12, 19, 26, & August 2- ages 5-7 (9:00am-10:00am)
ages 8-12 (10:15am-11:15) & (11:30am-12:30pm)

Wednesdays July 6, 13, 20, 27, & August 3- ages (9:00am-10:00am)ages 8-12 (10:15am-11:15am) ages 13-17 (12:30pm-1:30pm)

Thursdays July 7, 14, 21, 28, & August 4- ages 5-7 (9:00am-10:00am) ages 8-12 (10:15am-11:15am) ages 13-17 (12:30pm-1:30pm)

SOUTH PARK CAMPS
Tuesdays July 5, 12, 19, 26, & August 2- ages 5-7 (1:30-2:30pm) ages 8-12 (2:45pm-3:45pm)

Thursdays July 7, 14, 21, & August 4 ages 13-17 (2:15pm-3:15pm)

Camp Rates: $40.00 per golfer for 8 student groups
$50.00 per golfer for 4 student groups

All camp golfers must provide their own set of clubs

Sign-up registration for the camps is on a first come basis until the camp is full.
Send completed registration form and check payable to "Buffalo Olmsted Parks Golf"

Attn: Dave Hoover  

84 Parkside Ave.
Buffalo, NY 14214.

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Name:___________________________________________________________________

Street Address:____________________________________________________________

City:____________________State:____________________ Zip:_______________

Phone:____________________________________________________________

Email:________________________________________________________________

Boy:_____________________ Girl:___________________ Age:___________________

First Choice Camp:___________________________________________________________

Second Choice Camp:_________________________________________________________

8 Student Class $40.00______________________________________________________

or 4 student Class (ages 5-7) $50.00______________________________________________

Note: If you are registering more than one camper, make another copy and complete.
If you have any questions about the golf camps, call Dave Hoover at 716-838-1249 ext 19.

Free Golf Clinic at South Park

This Saturday, June 11th at 10:00am, Steve Harber, the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy's resident golf teaching professional, will be offering a FREE golf clinic at the South Park Golf Course-Putting Green.  

In this clinic, golfers will learn how to improve their Golf Swing through good set-up.  Grip, stance, alignment, posture, and ball position will be addressed in this clinic to lead to a more consistent swing.

What to bring:

• Your clubs
• Golf balls
• A willingness to learn

Come check out this FREE clinic and improve your golf game while spending time in beautiful South Park.

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Buffalo Chamber Players Support the Olmsted Parks!

The Buffalo Chamber Players will be pledging 20% of ticket sales from their June 8th concert, "Dead Elvis and other American masterworks," to the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy.  Please read below for additional information on the Buffalo Chamber Players and their June 8th Concert!

BUFFALO CHAMBER PLAYERS PRESENT “DEAD ELVIS”: AN ALL-AMERICAN PROGRAM

Buffalo, NY – On Wednesday, June 8, 2011, special guest BPO associate conductor Matthew Kraemer will lead the Buffalo Chamber Players as they conclude their 2010-2011 concert season. The innovative program explores the unique and diverse canon of American music, featuring works by Michael Daugherty, George Rochberg and Aaron Copland. 20% of ticket sales from the concert will benefit the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy.

“Dead Elvis” will open the program. Written by Grammy award-winner Michael Daugherty, the piece is purposely scored for the same instrumentation as Stravinsky’s “The Soldier’s Tale.”  The Faustian scenario, in which a soldier sells his violin and soul to the devil, is recast around the iconic American performer. Playing the role of Elvis will be bassoonist Glenn Einschlag—dressed in the composer-requested 1970s Las Vegas Elvis jumpsuit.

Written in 1967, George Rochberg’s “Music for the Magic Theater” is a powerful work highlighting the composer’s break from serialism,  the dominant art-music movement of the time. Upon the death of his teenage son in 1964, Rochberg (1918-2005) abandoned serialism, concluding that it "was empty of expressive emotion and ... inadequate to express [his] grief.”

The title of the works refers to Herman Hesse’s novel “Steppenwolf.” In the novel, the Magic Theater is a place where past and present coexist. The piece quotes heavily from a variety of composers, including Beethoven, Miles Davis, Mahler, Mozart and Varèse. The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra premiered an orchestrated version of the work in 1969, under the baton of Melvin Strauss.

The final piece in the program will be the quintessential American composer Aaron Copland’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Appalachian Spring.” Commissioned by choreographer and dancer Martha Graham in 1944, it quickly became an audience favorite. Often heard in its orchestrated version, the Chamber Players will present the work in its original chamber version for 12 players.

The Buffalo Chamber Players is a critically acclaimed ensemble presenting innovative chamber music programs performed by the region’s finest musicians. Formed in 2007 by BPO violist Janz Castelo, the Players’ mission is to challenge and redefine the public’s perception of chamber music and to promote the city of Buffalo as an inspiring place to live, work and play.

The concert takes place at Buffalo Seminary, 205 Bidwell Parkway at 7:30 PM, and is open to the public. Tickets are $15/$5 for students, and available at buffalochamberplayers.org and at the door.

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WHAT: “Dead Elvis”: All-American Music

WHO: Buffalo Chamber Players

WHEN: Wednesday, June 8, 2011, 7:30 PM

WHERE: Buffalo Seminary, 205 Bidwell Parkway

TIX: $15/$5 students, at buffalochamberplayers.org and at the door

INFO: buffalochamberplayers.org

"Summer Breeze by the Lake" FREE CONCERT SERIES

The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy is proud to announce the "Summer Breeze by the Lake" FREE concert series.  Summer Breeze at the Lake is a 9 week all-ages concert series that features a variety of musical acts performing at the top of Shakespeare Hill in Delaware Park every Thursday from June 16^th, 2011 through August 11^th, 2011.  Proceeds from the series benefit the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy.  The schedule for the concert series is as follows:

JUNE 16 SOULIS

JUNE 23 ALL-STAR BAND 

JUNE 30 4-IN TUNE

JULY 7 NEVILLE FRANCIS

JULY 14 MEGHAN CALLAHAN & FRIENDS AND THE ALBRIGHTS

JULY 21 THE JT BLUES BAND

JULY 28 PARTY SQUAD

AUG 4 ANDREW J. REIMER'S COUNTRY PUNK EXTRAVAGANZA 

AUG 11 WILLIE MAY BLUES BAND

"Summer Breeze by the Lake" can be seen as a complimentary event to "Shakespeare in Delaware Park" as it concludes immediately before the beginning of that event.  An official announcement of the concert series will be made next week.