Summer JAM Camp

This summer, come JAM with us!

Our 2026 Summer JAM Camp is a 9-week summer program where school-aged students can learn guitar, fiddle, or mandolin in the old-time tradition of playing and singing by ear.

The program is appropriate for all playing levels including beginners, and students are not required to be enrolled in public school to participate.

Summer JAM will be offered at The HUB Station Arts Center, located at 145 Cedar Valley Road in Hudson. Classes begin the second week of June and conclude with an end-of-camp performance on August 12th. 

Summer JAM fees are $75 for the 9-week camp. A 25% discount is available for siblings and for students who would like to take a class in multiple instruments! Need-based scholarships are available - please speak to your instructor or to Ashlea Mann at programcoordinator@caldwellarts.com for more information. Instruments are available for students to rent for $20 for the summer session. 

Our Summer 2026 Schedule will be as follows:

Wednesdays starting on June 17th:
Beginner Guitar - 3:30 and 4:30pm with Bob Henson
Beginner Fiddle - 3:30 and 4:30pm with Joshua Harris

Thursdays starting on June 18th:
Beginner Guitar - 3:30pm with Bob Henson (For students with at least one year of experience with instrument)
Beginner Fiddle - 3:30pm with Mary Ervin (For students with at least one year of experience with instrument)
Beginner Mandolin - 3:30pm with Jerry Mclean
Intermediate Guitar, Fiddle, and Mandolin - 4:30pm
Performance Class - 5:30pm with Jerry Mclean

All classes last for one hour.

Caldwell JAM is a program of the Caldwell Arts Council and receives funding from individual donors, the Wayne Henderson Foundation, and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.