It may be mid-July, but some summer camps in and around Davidson still have openings. Davidson Parks & Recreation has slots open for basketball, sailing, golf and other camps in the week of July 18. Meanwhile, Know Your Farms summer food camp has openings over the next couple of weeks, and the Davidson Art Camp is accepting registrations for camps beginning July 26.

PARKS & REC CAMP OPENINGS

Davidson Parks & Recreation still has openings in summer camps scheduled for next week:

• Basketball Camp from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. with Larry Garloch for ages 7-14 at Davidson Day School. Fee is $65.00.
• Golf from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. with NorthStone Golf Studio for ages 8-13 at NorthStone Country Club. Fee is $85.00.
• Preschool Hop Aboard for potty-trained 3 year olds with Tabitha Lindsay. The camp runs Monday thru Thursdays 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.. Fee is $90.00.
• Learn to Sail – 420 Sailing Experience with NC Community Sailing & Rowing Center for ages 11-17. The camp runs 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Fee is $195.00.
• Wild, Wooly and Wonderful Drama Camp with the Davidson Community Players for ages 8-10. The camp runs from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday. Fee is $80.00

Register online at www.ci.davidson.nc.us ^[1] or call Parks & Rec at 704-892-3349.

DAVIDSON ART CAMP

Davidson Art Camp has a few spaces left in two weeks of camps at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 301 Caldwell Lane.

Fashion Design Camp runs July 26-30, with sessions 8:30 to 11:30 for kids going into K-3, noon to 3 p.m. for 4th to 6th graders, and 5-8 p.m. for teens (grades 7-9). All students will come Friday at 3 for an evening fashion show at 6.

“I Am a Natural Disaster:  a Science and Art Experiment,” runs Aug. 2-6. Sessions are Monday-Friday 8:30-11:30am for Rising K-3rd graders; noon-3 p.m., for rising 4th-7th graders.

Some camp scholarships are available. For registration information visit www.davidsonartcamp.com ^[2]

FOOD CAMP

Davidson-based Know Your Farms LLC is offering a series of a series of “Food, Land & People” ^[3] camps this summer that aim to give kids 8-12 a better understanding of local food and where food comes from. Spaces are open in camps the weeks of July 26-30 and Aug 9-13.

The July week has been revised as a camp for 6-8 year olds, and will be running 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Know Your Farms LLC is a Davidson-based company that runs local food buying clubs in Davidson, Cabarrus County, north Mecklenburg and Charlotte. The company’s goal is to help connect consumers with meat, produce and other food from local producers.

Activities will include helping out with the community garden at Ada Jenkins Center, “Iron Chef” style cooking competitions with boxes of food delivered from local farms, visits to local food businesses such as Davidson Chocolate Co., where kids will learn about where chocolate comes from. Campers also will participate in other activities including behind-the-scenes visits to restaurants, craft projects with recycled objects and scavenger hunts, games and geocaching.

“It’s mostly about having fun with food – the production, the preparation and the preservation of food,” said Christy Shi, co-founder of the company.

More information about Know Your Farms camps is on Facebook ^[3].

See our previous coverage of Know Your Farms, http://davidsonnews.net/foodanddining/tag/know-your-farms/ ^[4]

OTHER CAMPS

Cornelius Arts Center – Adult & tween summer classes, as well as summer camps for youth are registering now at www.corneliusartscenter.com ^[5].

Dance Davidson – At last report, some spaces remained in summer camps at the local dance school, which is on Jackson Street next to the post office. Classes include for ages 8-12 include July 26-30, American Idol camp, and A. 9-13: Wicked. Also, for ages 5-11, July 26-30: True Jackson VP; Aug. 2-6: Zoey 101; and Aug. 9-13: Sonny with a Chance. For more info: call 704-892-5632 or visit www.dancedavidson.com ^[6]

Have other camps to list? Email editor@davidsonnews.net ^[7]