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Summer Science in the Park – Launch water rockets, conduct chemistry investigations and explore engineering projects with the Girl Scouts Inland Empire Council. These messy and noisy science projects are scheduled for Monday at 12:30 p.m. at Liberty Park, and Tuesday and Aug. 2 at noon at Mission Park. All events are free and open to all girls. For information, call 747-8091 or visit www.gsiec.org.

Summer Youth Academy Programs – The Martin Luther King Jr. Family Outreach Center’s summer program is in progress and open to ages 31/2 through 12. Members of the program can participate in the center’s annual read-a-thon, a 24-hour reading event starting Friday at 1 p.m. and ending next Saturday at 1 p.m. For more information or to sign up, call the center at 455-8722.

Summer Art Camp – Elementary school-aged kids are invited to learn all about art with themes ranging from Greek mythology to modern pop art, with the Spokane Art School. Sessions run Monday-Friday from 9:15 a.m.-5 p.m. through the week of Aug. 8. Cost is $250 per week. For information or to register, call the school at 328-0900.

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Girl Scouts Urban Day Camp – Girl Scouts Inland Empire Council is hosting day camps Aug. 1-5 and Aug. 8-12 for girls ages 7 to 11. Cost is $100 per week or $190 for both weeks. Activities include playing in Riverfront Park, touring Fairchild Air Force Base and Krispy Kreme, and picking peaches at Green Bluff. For information, call Stacie at 747-8091 ext 217, or visit www.gsiec.org.