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News | Aug 1, 2018
The Usdan Festival has been a camp tradition since we opened our gates in 1968. Every day, campers gather in the McKinley Amphitheater to watch performers from a range of disciplines and backgrounds. Over the last 50 years, many other well-known and emerging artists have graced the stage on...
News | Jul 18, 2018
The first day of our 50th anniversary season got a little attention from our friends at BroadwayWorld.
They noted our robust programs, incredible campers and the wonderful Usdan Festival lineup for the season.
Read all about it here
News | Jun 9, 2018
Team activities, done right, can take an organization to new heights.
This summer, corporate partners can bring employees to camp on a Friday, July 27 for a full and fun day of creativity and bonding on Usdan’s beautiful 140-acre woodland campus. Lucky participants will get to take part...
News | May 22, 2018
Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts announced the inaugural class of “Uniquely U” Scholarship recipients.
After reviewing hundreds of applications received from across Long Island and around New York City, Usdan chose nine young artists to receive full seven-week “Uniquely U”...
News | May 22, 2018
Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts launched their first-ever scholarship search, Uniquely U. Celebrating creativity and self-expression, the search asked artists ages 7 through 18 and in grades 2 through 12, from across New York City, Westchester, and Long island, to submit samples of their work in...
News | Sep 12, 2017
This summer, students at Usdan had the opportunity to watch and learn from some of the best and brightest on Broadway.
Most notably, Mat Eisenstein -- a Usdan alum and Assistant Conductor and Keyboard 2 for Broadway's Charlie & the Chocolate Factory – brought two of his "Charlie"...