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REALITY IS OPTIONAL NEWS

MEMBER NEWS!

Emily Firmston's stop motion on how to make stop motion is competing in the YYC Children's Festival Simple Fun competition. She needs to get over 25 LIKES on YouTube to win. Can you help?  http://youtu.be/jYLuzKSbfC8. 

Jessica Chen was published in the latest Grip On Life magazine. See her game review by going here http://www.griponlife.ca/grip/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=451&Itemid=55

Kim Firmston will be teaching in week one of WordsWorth camp. Apply to go here. She also has a new book out, Hook Up. Order that or her other book Schizo by going here.

Raven Whitby has a writing blog. Check out her art, stories and thoughts at
http://skullyloveswriting.tumblr.com/

Emma Jones
was published in the Calgary Herald February 25, 2012.
http://www.calgaryherald.com/search/Stereotypes/6209139/story.html

Emily Firmston won 3rd place with her stop motion animation in the Calgary Public Library's freedom to read contest. See her stop motion in the March E-Zine.

COMING THIS SUMMER:

RIO Summer Camp
Summer Camp the way you want it. Make movies and commercials, play role playing games, create poetry and short stories, write and play and run around madly.
Two camps to register in:
August 7-10th and August 27-31st
Details in our Camps section

RIO SHIRTS NOW AVAILABLE

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Do you want to look fashionable this year? Do you want to let the world know your position on reality? Do you want people to be in awe of your amazing writing? Then this T-shirt is for you.

Only $15.00

Comes in Small, Medium and Large (adult sizes).

Rep Your Writing!

DRAMANTICS THEATRE CAMP

Hang out with Kim Firmston and Mary Jean Uszy, at the Alexandra Centre in Inglewood.
Write a play
Create the set
Make the costumes
Become the actors
And put it on stage!
Ages 9-16.

Summer Session July 30 – Aug. 4 (Performance August 4th at the Calgary Fringe Festival)
Fee: $235.00 (Inglewood / Ramsay Residents and RIO club members)
$260.00 (Non-Residents)
To register just call 403.269.5588 or drop in at The Alexandra Centre 922 - 9 Avenue SE during office hours. Get a discount if you register for both the Spring and Summer camp at the same time!
(Click here for pictures from our summer 2011 camp)
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