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On Tuesday, May 26, Usdan shared our very difficult decision to cancel in-person camp this summer. We made this decision because we knew we couldn’t provide the Usdan summer our students know and love. For the full announcement, please visit our Covid-19 updates page.
Two Long Island organizations recently gave the gift of music to students attending Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts in Wheatley Heights.
Bob Murphy’s Violin Shop , a Melville-based shop that offers repair and restoration, as well as rentals...
Usdan welcomed the über talented Jazz musician Grace Kelly to campus on August 5th.
The colorful Kelly performed as part of the Usdan Festival, before an engaging improv session and chat with Jazz students. Read more...
Viral recording artist and U.N. Celebrity Youth Activist Meredith O'Connor visited campus on August 6th.
The Long Island-born singer/songwriter sat down with Usdan Institute students to talk share about her life and...
TV Producer and Usdan alum Richie Jackson returned to camp on August 1.
Jackson, who attended Usdan in from 1979-1981, had a chance to take in a performance of Drowsy Chaperone and to sit down with some of the theater students backstage. He reminisced to the aspiring performers...
Arts and crafts aren’t the only way that Usdan bas been reusing and upcycling. This spring, educator and mom, Georgeanne Rousseau generously donated a collection of over dozens of alphabet books to our early childhood Discovery program. The Georgeanne Rousseau Alphabet Book Collection contains...
Two-time Tony nominee (and former Amreican Idol contestant) Constantine Maroulis visited campus to perform as part of the Usdan Festival. He also did a talkback with some of our students. Newsday was on hand to capture the fun. Find out more...