Summer art camp

Summer art camp
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- Registration will begin Tuesday for the summer art camp at Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, 124 E. Leasure Ave. Following the theme "In the Footsteps of the Masters," children will learn about Pablo Picasso from July 8 to 11; Leonardo da Vinci from July 15 to 18; and Vincent Van Gogh from July 22 to 25. All sessions will be from 9 to 11 a.m.
Groups for ages 3 to 5, 6 to 8 and 9 to 12 will participate in hands-on activities. Fee is $30 per week or $81 for all three weeks. Hoyt members will receive discounts. Call (724) 652-2882 to register.
Concert festivals
GARRETTSVILLE -- Four concert festivals are planned this summer at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, 12001 state Route 282. The first will be "Grateful Fest 4," from June 13 to 15, featuring two performances by Grateful Dead tribute band Dark Star Orchestra plus other bands. A "Smokin' Seafood Festival," from July 3 to 6, will include music by Sam Bush Band, Jazz Mandolin Project, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Bernie Worrell and the Woo Warriors and more. Jam band Ekoostik Hookah will be headliners of the "Summer Hookah Weekend" from July 25 to 27, and "Rhythm Fest 2" from Sept. 12 to 14 will include a performance by Airto Moriara and his wife, jazz vocalist Flora Purim, drum workshops and a yoga class on the beach.
Single tickets and weekend passes are available. Some tickets include camping privileges. Call (800) 594-TIXX to place ticket orders, or see the Web site www.nlqp.com.
Playhouse production
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- New Castle Playhouse's Solo Series will feature "Peter Proctor -- The Singer Returns" at 8 p.m. June 21 in the Annex Theatre, 202 E. Long St. Proctor's repertoire includes Broadway and contemporary music. Guest vocalists will be Dionne Corely, Maura Fornataro and Allyson McCoullough. Tickets are $13 and include a wine and cheese reception at 7 p.m. that night. Call (724) 657-9369 for details.
Proctor, originally of Salem, has performed with Youngstown Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall and was a special guest artist at Lincoln Center, both in New York.
Rock and Soul Day
CLEVELAND -- Celebrate black music at the fifth annual Rock and Soul Day from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. June 29 at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Admission will be free, and music will be played by local and national recording acts, including Ready For the World ("Oh, Sheila," "Love You Down").
The event will double as a send-off for the Freedom Schooner Amistad, a wooden recreation of a 19th-century Spanish cargo ship that was used in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The history of the Amistad inspired a Hollywood movie several years ago. The Freedom Schooner will dock June 14 in Cleveland.