About Us!
Girls Rock Michiana is a program of The Music Village, in collaboration with The St. Joseph County Public Library and University of Notre Dame Professor Mary Kearney. The program was established at The Music Village in 2018 and had 32 participants in its first year. Since 2018, GRM has collaborated with many different local musicians, artists, and speakers to give students the ultimate rockstar summer camp experience! The program continues to grow thanks to the help of our wonderful community supporters, including dozens of volunteers, TMV instructors, and professional musicians.
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If you are interested in supporting Girls Rock Michiana financially, or by volunteering your time and becoming part of the team, please contact us! We’d be happy to plug you into an amplified experience serving the next generation of our community.
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Our team of enthusiastic committee members, instructors, and volunteers is growing - check back for updates!
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Melody Lutz
Director, Girls Rock Michiana
mel@girlsrockmichiana.org
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Josh Aerie
Executive Director, The Music Village
Co-founder, GRM
jaerie@themusicvillage.org
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Mary Celeste Kearney
Co-founder, GRM
Image Workshop Instructor
Associate Professor, Film, Television & Theatre
University of Notre Dame
mckearney@nd.edu
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From left to right: Isabella Viducich, Anne Jarrett, Audrey Grewe, Jacqueline Marino, Maggie Walsh, Hannah Dunn, and Erin Turley
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Pictured above are students from Mary Kearney's 2018 Gender and Rock Culture class at the University of Notre Dame. As a part of a community-based learning project, they helped raise funds, recruit students, and build promotional material for the first year of
Girls Rock Michiana.
Julia Steiner of Ratboys performing at a benefit for Girls Rock Michiana.
The rockstars from Girls Rock 2019 at The Music Village.