The Soulshine Tent offers a series of hands on and interactive activities throughout the festival to show you the many ways you can Make a Difference. Activities in the tent include acoustic sets and discussions with Summer Camp artists and representatives from the non-profit organizations about ways to get involved in civic engagement and activism. The Soulshine Tent also has hands on art, recycling and environmental education projects, instrument building and so much more.

Make a Difference Treasure Hunt

Go Green Raffle

Campers who participate in keeping the festival Green and beautiful will have a chance to win great prizes, such as watching the bands from the stage, winning tons of band memorabilia, Summer Camp goodies, and much more. Green Educators will be disbursing raffle tickets to campers doing an act of “Greenness” such as bringing trash, compost, or recycling bags to the Waste & Sorting Center, picking trash off the ground, using reusable camping items, and any other green acts. For more information, check out the Soulshine Tent or talk to a Summer Camp Green Educator. Raffle winners will be presented daily at the Soulshine Tent; check the schedule for times.

More projects and activities for 2012 coming very very soon!

2011 Soulshine Activities

Ongoing Soulshine Tent Activities
Back again by popular demand, with support from Change of Atmosphere and other partners, the Soulshine Tent will be bringing you a daily dose of loving goodness to empower, inspire, and educate you with the tools for a sustainable world! Daily workshops, live bands, discussions, and open mic will be alongside ongoing demonstrations, live art, and education. Be sure to checkout the ongoing activities like the community murals with artist Mike Mayosky, the eco-clothing swap, various demonstrations, and AM/PM yoga by Heading OM.

Bloom HS Renewable Energy Outreach
Bloom High School is located in Chicago Heights, IL. Our science teachers have been dedicated to greening the school and teaching our students, as well as other schools, how to be green. We have many on-going green projects, such as school wide recycling, an organic greenhouse, a rooftop garden, gray water recycling, brownfield education, development of green curriculum in all subjects, biofuel production, and renewable energy outreach programs. We are committed to teaching our students about environmental issues and sustainable living practices. We are very proud of our outreach program where our students travel in the Bloom Biodiesel Bus to k-12 schools, environmental/ Earth Day events, and parades to teach about climate change and renewable energy solutions. We believe Americans need to be made aware of the choices they have, to make our Earth a better place. Stop by and say hello to show your support for our Earth and the biodiesel bus project.

Recycled Rhythms
Wanna make a difference in the lives of young musicians? Help the Recycled Rhythms team build, paint and donate 20 drums to an area school in need. All drums are made from junk and debris from construction sites and discarded items from large and small corporations.
Pre-registration required. Limited to 20 campers. Workshop will take place in the Soulshine tent on SATURDAY at 1PM.

Sun Foundation and Primitive Arts Collective
Come join the Sun Foundation and Primitive Arts Collective as we explore the world of primitive living skills. Learn about native art forms and survival skills that allowed our ancestors to live in harmony with the natural world. There will be workshops all weekend on primitive fire making, native arts, flint knapping, hide tanning and shelter building to name a few. Participants will get hands on with many of these unique skills. We will be located in the “Make a difference” area next to the Soulshine tent.

TranscenDANCE
Come explore bliss and gain new perspective within the circle of hoopdance! Tarapin and Sitara Bird are bringing one playshop a day to Summer Camp Music Festival. Each ninety minute class will explore the rhythm and movements that make up the breath of hoop dance. We will explore movement and expression through the hoop, understanding technique as well as spiritual form or formless. Utilizing the concept of being present and moving with the breath, we will move into the experience of the now is all there is, tuning inward, discovering the momentum of acceptance and empowerment through the sacred circle. The class will allow all levels within the hoop to push their boundaries, heal and explore transcenDANCE. Step inside the hoop and explore inner movements. Tarapin and Sitara will be covering basic trick concepts and transistions as well as teacniques to incoroporate flow. By the end of each class, you can walk away with something new and be falling deeper into the discovery of your inner fluidity.

Mack Glass
Jason Mack and his team of glass artists return to the Soulshine tent to demonstrate the ancient craft of glassblowig. Over the course of three days, artists will work to create a unique glass installation titled, “1,000 Year Old Flower”. Watch as each artist builds a portion of the flower before combining all of the parts to create a larger sculpture. Artists will also demonstrate the process of turning beer and wine bottles into pendants and jewelry.

*Photo outside of the 2011 Summer Camp Soulshine Tent. Photo by Studio 601.