Song-writing and Location Recording

The songwriting and location recording workshop provides participants the opportunity to learn about, and support, Wellesley ABC by creating and recording original songs for a CD that will be sold to raise money for Wellesley ABC. The Workshop  is open to all children, ages 10-18. While music experience is helpful, it is not required. The fee for workshop is $125 and takes place over the course of two days, Saturday,  April 24 and Sunday, April, 25,  from 1 p.m. to 6 op.m., at Olin College. This event will also take place in June, dates to be determined.

Plugged In is a non-profit organization in Needham that teaches kids how to be in rock bands and about using music to better the world.  Plugged In is about bringing young people together through music, teaching them the importance of using their music to make positive change in the world, and helping them gain self-confidence.  Students participating in Plugged In come from many towns in Massachusetts. For more information, call  781-956-4281.

Plugged In will also be holding a benefit concert for Wellesley A Better Chance, a non-profit organization that makes a difference in the lives of academically talented and promising young women of color from underserved communities. These students move from their home to Wellesley and enroll at Wellesley High School, and live together in the ABC House. They achieve academic, personal, and community oriented goals through incredible year-round support.