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10 • Off icial Kids Mag • MARCH & APRIL 2018 On the court In Fayetteville, the Ronnie Brewer "Brew Crew" Basketball Camp is always a popular summer time experience for those looking to improve their game and up their moves on the court. Ronnie Brewer graduated from Fayetteville High School, attended the University of Arkansas, where he played basketball, and then joined the National Basketball Association playing for several pro teams including the Thunder and the Jazz. Candice Graham, Ronnie's sister, runs his charitable foundation. She believes 100 percent in the importance of summer camps of all kinds. But, she is partial to her brother's namesake camp. "It's a camp that meets every kid where their skills are at," she said. "You don't have to be the star athlete that's on track to go on to a Division-1 school, or even on to the pros." The Brew Crew camps are divided into two age groups. The first is for kindergarten through sixth grade kids. "We start with just learning how to play," she said. "We have some of the best coaches as counselors. They all have experience playing college basketball and/or from the NBA. It's fun and not a stressful camp. It's not one of those with a lot of pressure. Everybody gets something out of the camp. Everyone gets to participate." The goal of this camp, Candice said, is to learn the fundamentals of the game of basketball and improve skills over the summer. So, when you go back to your team, season, or your league, you have improved. Candice said the most popular camp is easily the kindergarten through sixth grade camp. "It is the biggest one with lots of kids," she explained. "It's so good for them because they are getting to socialize in the summer. You are getting to play with large groups of kids and play fun activities. It's a safe place for releasing some of that energy during the summer." Go to Facebook and search for "RonBFoundation" to learn more about the charity and Brew Crew camps. In the spotlight Basketball or a traditional summer camp not your style? How about trying out a summer theater camp. Trike Theatre in Bentonville offers theatrical summer camps for kids of a variety of ages. Paul Savas, executive director of Trike Theatre, said the theater for youth will be offering a variety of camps and learning experiences this summer. "The Trike Academy is basically theater camp and classes throughout the school year and summer," he explained. "There are acting classes and behind the stage classes, audition classes and musical theater classes. Over the summer we have in-depth summer camps for a wide range of kids who are out of school." While the theater is serious business to many trained professionals, Paul suggested kids not lose sight of a very important aspect of theater, it's fun. "Kids are going to have fun in a safe environment with a highly educated staff Odyssey PREMIUM REPLACEMENT WINDOWS AND DOORS Start Saving Today! Call (479) 361-3169 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ LeafGuard is the ONLY one-piece seamless debris-shedding gutter 1-800-LEAFGUARD or 479-221-9516 • leafguardandmore.com

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