Camp Closed
Camp will not be in session on this day.
Festival Guest Artist: LADAMA (12:10, 12:35 & 1:40 PM)
Festival performances take place at the McKinley Amphitheater. Usdan will livestream select guest performances, which you can watch on Usdan's YouTube and Facebook pages and on our website.
For more information on Festival, visit our Festival Performances page.
Guest Artist: Samba New York!
On the first day of camp, we will have Samba New York! performing for campers at the end of the camp day as they depart.
Javan Howard
Javan joined Usdan’s full time staff in 2017. Year round hip hop and poetry are his modes of survival and inspiration. A Bronx born creative that hails from the same high school as James Baldwin, he spreads love one word at a time. He truly believes that the lived experience is the ultimate teaching tool and uses poetry as a social forum to foster discourse about love, culture, and identity. He was named a 2022 Aspen Words Emerging Writer Fellow. He also suffers from severe milk chocolate withdrawals and has been diagnosed with a case of the New York Knicks.
Kyra Leeds
Kyra Leeds is an actor and arts administrator from Queens, NY. Kyra was a student at Usdan for ten glorious summers, a Discovery Counselor for three summers, and has worked in Usdan’s administrative offices for the past five years. Kyra has also done some development and fundraising work for DCM, Inc.
COVID Updates Info Session
When: Friday, June 4th @ 5:15 — 6:00 PM.
Where: Virtual
- Join us for a review of our updated COVID protocols and policies for Summer 2021.
- Learn what adjustments have been made after new NYS guidance for camps was released on May 19th and 24th.
- Share your questions and concerns about COVID protocols.
If you did not receive a link to join, please email questions@usdan.org.
Parent & Caregiver Cocktail Hour
When: Thursday, June 10th & 17th @ 5:15 — 5:55 PM
Where: Virtual
- Join Usdan leadership and fellow parents and caregivers at one or both of our pre-season cocktail hours. We welcome you to bring your favorite beverage.
- Connect and help build community pre-season.
- Get information and ask questions about the summer.
- Share your excitements and concerns.
If you did not receive a link, please email questions@usdan.org.
Parent & Caregiver Cocktail Hour
When: Thursday, June 10th & 17th @ 5:15 — 5:55 PM
Where: Virtual
- Join Usdan leadership and fellow parents and caregivers at one or both of our pre-season cocktail hours. We welcome you to bring your favorite beverage.
- Connect and help build community pre-season.
- Get information and ask questions about the summer.
- Share your excitements and concerns.
If you did not receive a link, please email questions@usdan.org.
Parent & Caregiver Gala Committee
When: Thursday, June 10th & 17th @ 6:00 — 6:45 PM
Where: Virtual
- Join a group of community-minded parents and caregivers to support this year's Gala.
- Help generate creative ways to ease the planning and communication process.
- Help with outreach efforts to generate support for the benefit.
If you did not receive a link, please email us at questions@usdan.org.
Parent & Caregiver Gala Committee
When: Thursday, June 10th & 17th @ 6:00 — 6:45 PM
Where: Virtual
- Join a group of community-minded parents and caregivers to support this year's Gala.
- Help generate creative ways to ease the planning and communication process.
- Help with outreach efforts to generate support for the benefit.
If you did not receive a link, please email us at questions@usdan.org.
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