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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://bucksrockcamp.org/history |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Buck's Rock |language=en-US}}</ref> It was originally called Buck's Rock Work Camp.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/28/nyregion/ernst-bulova-98-founder-of-camp-with-a-free-spirit.html |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=New York Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Later history== thumb|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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schwartz |first=Casey |last2=Estrin |first2=James |date=2023-08-13 |title=That’s No Counselor. She’s the Head of the Camp. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/style/bucks-rock-camp-steinberg-von-furstenberg.html |access-date=2024-02-16 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Notable staff and alumni==

*Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's<ref>Nadine Brozan, [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/13/style/chronicle-564192.html Chronicle], '' New York Times'' (June 13, 1992).</ref> *Paz de la Huerta, actor<ref name=":0" /> *Rebecca Drysdale, comedian and writer<ref name=":1">Carson Griffith, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/13-east-coast-camps-hollywood-920426/item/french-woods-east-coast-camps-920404 13 East Coast Camps Where Hollywood Stars Spent Their Summers], ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (August 23, 2016).</ref> *Sadie Dupuis, guitarist and singer in rock band Speedy Ortiz *Molly Jong-Fast, writer, journalist<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schwartz |first1=Casey |title=That’s No Counselor. She’s the Head of the Camp. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/style/bucks-rock-camp-steinberg-von-furstenberg.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare |access-date=13 August 2023 |publisher=New York Times |date=August 13, 2023}}</ref> *Myq Kaplan, standup comedian<ref>https://www.unlockingconnecticut.com/2015/09/americas-got-talents-myq-kaplan/, ''Unlocking Connecticut'' (September 13, 2015)</ref> *Elle King, singer and musician<ref name=":1" /> *Ezra Koenig, frontman and singer of indie rock band Vampire Weekend<ref name=":1" /> *Mattie Lubchansky, cartoonist and illustrator<ref>[https://twitter.com/parabasis/status/1127710140835225603 Mattie Lubchansky Twitter]</ref> *Matt McGorry, actor in Orange is the New Black.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Wright|first=KC|date=July 24, 2014|title=8 Performing Arts Summer Camps and Their Famous Alumni|url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/performing-arts-summer-camps-famous-alumni-11555/|url-status=live|website=Backstage|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121021542/https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/performing-arts-summer-camps-famous-alumni-11555/ |archive-date=2021-01-21 }}</ref> *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<ref name=":1" />'' *Griffin Newman, actor on ''The Tick'' and ''Search Party'' *Lionel Shriver, novelist *Jason Zimbler, former child actor (''Clarissa Explains It All'')<ref name="TRTIbio">{{cite web |title=Dramatis Personæ |url=http://www.retheatre.org/dramatis.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090929035233/http://retheatre.org/dramatis.shtml |archive-date=2009-09-29 |accessdate=2009-05-29 |website= |publisher=The Re-Theatre Instrument |location=Portland, Oregon, US}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.bucksrockcamp.com Buck's Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp official website]

Category:Buildings and structures in New Milford, Connecticut Category:Summer camps in Connecticut Category:Tourist attractions in Litchfield County, Connecticut Category:1942 establishments in Connecticut