Buck's Rock

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Buck's Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp is an educational summer camp located in New Milford, Connecticut. The camp was established in 1942 by Dr. Ernst Bulova and his wife Ilse, Austrian educators who had studied under Maria Montessori. ^[1] It was originally called Buck's Rock Work Camp. ^[2]

Later history

Campers hang out on the Gong

In 2015, the camp was purchased by Noah Salzman, a former camper, from Mickey and Laura Morris. In 2020, the camp was sold and has become a not-for-profit camp, with alumna Antonia Steinberg serving as President of the board. Former camper and counselor Scott Kraiterman serves as the camp's current director. ^[3]

Notable staff and alumni

• Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ^[4]
• Sadie Dupuis, guitarist and singer in rock band Speedy Ortiz
• Kerri Green, actress best known for her roles in The Goonies and Lucas
• Paz de la Huerta, actress and model
• Erica Jong, novelist, satirist, and poet, known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying
• Molly Jong-Fast, writer, journalist ^[5]
• Myq Kaplan, standup comedian ^[6]
• Nicholas Kaufmann, author of horror fiction, urban fantasy, and adventure fiction
• Ellen Kempner, singer and guitarist in Palehound
• Elle King, singer and musician ^[7]
• Ezra Koenig, frontman and singer of indie rock band Vampire Weekend ^[8]
• Mattie Lubchansky, cartoonist and illustrator ^[9]
• Sasha Martin, author and poet, known for cooking a meal from every country in the world ^[10] and her National Geographic memoir, Life From Scratch: A Memoir of Food, Family, and Forgiveness ^[11]
• Matt McGorry, actor in Orange is the New Black. ^[12]
• Fred Melamed, actor in A Serious Man and several Woody Allen films.
• Ezra Miller, actor in The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and as The Flash in Warner Bros' Justice League ^[13]
• Griffin Newman, actor on The Tick and Search Party
• Lionel Shriver, novelist
• Henry Sapoznik, musician and music historian specializing in klezmer music.
• Dana Wickens, producer and drummer at Earwolf
• Jason Zimbler, former child actor ( Clarissa Explains It All )
• David Miner, television producer

References

1. "History". Buck's Rock. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
2. "History". New York Times. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
3. Schwartz, Casey; Estrin, James (2023-08-13). "That's No Counselor. She's the Head of the Camp". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-02-16.
4. Nadine Brozan, Chronicle, New York Times (June 13, 1992).
5. Schwartz, Casey (August 13, 2023). "That's No Counselor. She's the Head of the Camp". New York Times . Retrieved 13 August 2023.
6. https://www.unlockingconnecticut.com/2015/09/americas-got-talents-myq-kaplan/, Unlocking Connecticut (September 13, 2015)
7. Carson Griffith, 13 East Coast Camps Where Hollywood Stars Spent Their Summers, The Hollywood Reporter (August 23, 2016).
8. Carson Griffith, 13 East Coast Camps Where Hollywood Stars Spent Their Summers, The Hollywood Reporter (August 23, 2016).
9. Mattie Lubchansky Twitter
10. Floreak, Michael (March 17, 2015). "Sasha Martin faced poverty of resources but not of spirit - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-21. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
11. "A 'Life From Scratch' Offers a Seat at the World's Dinner Table". Culture. 2015-09-25. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
12. Wright, KC (July 24, 2014). "8 Performing Arts Summer Camps and Their Famous Alumni". Backstage . Archived from the original on 2021-01-21.
13. Carson Griffith, 13 East Coast Camps Where Hollywood Stars Spent Their Summers, The Hollywood Reporter (August 23, 2016).

External links

• Buck's Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp official website

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