HI "One-Heart Community Drum" Folks!,
     Apologies for my absence of a newsletter, and my non=presence last weekend at drum circle. I have been experiencing some relapse of my cancer, and needing to take some time off work, and off drumming to handle it. I am working with my doctors, and hope to get things back under control. In the interim, please attend the Saturday sessions at the park, and keep the spirits flying! Much Love, Steve

    Saturday, Sept 3rd, Open community drum circle, Stewart Park NW corner, Bring drums if able. Thanks to James/Tor for his efforts last week in getting some drums from Jabberwock. Children welcomed, Potluck Optional.

     Monday, Sept 5th, Labor Day drum circle, Stewart Park, NW corner. Start Time mid-afternoon. Bring drums if able. Children welcomed. Potluck.

From: sfioramonti@twcny.rr.com
     Friday, September 9th, Drum Circle,   7-9pm Liverpool Art Center 101 Lake Drive, Liverpool NY 13088

September Full Moon: Sept 12, 5:27A.M. EDT

    Saturday, September 17th, Going Away and Birthday Celebration Drum Circle for James/Tor.  Contact James for more ideas to make this event creative and fun! Cell: 607-216-5721

    Saturday, September 17, 9am - 6pm, The 12th Annual Central New York Pagan Pride Day/Autumn Equinox Festival will be held on , at Longbranch Park in Liverpool. The day's festivities will include food vendors, merchants, and readers, drum circle, belly dancing and workshops for all ages. A Mabon/Autumn Equinox ritual will be celebrated in gratitude for the gifts of the earth that sustain us. Our very special guests this year are award-winning authors, teachers, and Craft practitioners, Raven Grimassi and Stephanie Grimassi, Admission is free, but we do encourage the donation of a non-perishable food item to be given to the CNYFoodBank. For more information, including directions and regular updates on of the day's events, please visit http://www.cnyppd.org

September 23, 5:05 A.M. EDT, Fall Equinox

From: jml11us@juno.com
  Saturday, Sept 24 starting at 5 pm, Earth Dance 2011, at Sheela Kingsbury's Tea Garden, 133 Jersey Hill Rd, Ithaca, NY.
    Directions: From Ithaca: 96B South, past Ithaca College to stop light at W. King Rd. & Upper Buttermilk Falls sign. Turn right, travel 3.1 miles until Jersey Hill Rd. Turn right on Jersey Hill and go 1000ft Blue mailbox, Tea Garden sign & 700ft. driveway on the left.
    We will be creating a spirit dance and chanting circle to live tribal drums. Spirit Dance and chant Circle to live tribal drums raising positive energies for peace, love, harmony, strength, respect.
    The focus of the circle is to get people to spirit Dance and chant to live tribal drums raising energies for peace,love, harmony, and respect. We will be doing this in the rustic Henge we built at The Tea Garden Ithaca, which we call "The Well", which is behind Sheela's house in the woods.  Far enough to not interfere with what is going on at the house or have the live music interfere with us or our drumming with them, but close enough to be quick and easy to reach.   So we will be drumming constantly for people to come and spirit dance and chant to live tribal drums to raise positive energies for peace, love, strength,harmony and respect. 
     Come and spirit dance sand chant to live tribal drums to raise positive energies for peace, love, strength,harmony and respect. On going at "The Well."  Just follow the path behind Sheela's house and come and dance and chant. We will not have extra drums so if you wish to drum, bring one! 

September New Moon: Sept 27: 7:09A.M. EDT

    October 6-9, 2011, Fall Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance.  More info: http://www.shakorihills.org/

October Full Moon: Oct 11th, 10:06P.M. EDT

October New Moon: Oct 26th, 3:56P.M. EDT

November Full Moon: Nov 10th, 3:16P.M. EST

November New Moon: Nov 25th, 1:10A.M. EST

November 25, Partial Solar Eclipse, 1:20A.M. (Southern Hemisphere)

November 25-December 14, Mercury Retrograde

December Full Moon: Dec 10th, 9:36A.M. EST

December 10th, Total Lunar Eclipse, Partially visible at moonset only in Eastern U.S. 6:33P.M. EST

December 22, 12:30 A.M. EST, Winter Solstice

December New Moon: Dec 24th, 1:06P.M. EST

    Million Women Drummers Gathering 2013 - If you are a woman drummer, check out what is going on! This event is a vision by Ubaka Hill and is in the beginning stages of creation on Facebook. Get involved, TODAY! Help spread the word to all and any women drummer sister friends and become a part of the process! www.millionwomendrummers.com

Other events will be posted as they become confirmed! 

Some weekly hand drumming classes available:

From: Jeremy and Erica Crytzer
  Classes discontinued until later in the Fall. More info: 607-532-4037

From: Jonathan Kline <jkline@jonathankline.org>
    Subject: Afro-Caribbean Percussion Class Questions: jkline@jonathankline.org

Have great week! Love, Steve

Hi "One-Heart Community Drum" Folks!,
    Thanks to all that attended the Anniversary gathering for Matt and Camilla Johnson last Saturday at Beech HIll Pond Community! At last miute I had to bow out, as I pulled a muscle in my abdomen the earlier day, and felt I needed a couple extra days to heal for exerting myself. Lots of folks had a good time, enjoyed the music and drumming. Love, Steve
Upcoming drumming:
    Saturday, August 20th, 4P.M. Stewart Park NW corner, (south end of Cayuga Lake), Ithaca NY. Extra drums available, potluck optional, children welcomed!
August New Moon: Aug 28th, 11:04P.M. EDT
From Elizabeth: drumzzone8@gmail.com
  DrumZZone news:  The last concert series on Washington Ave, Endicott, NY, is August 31st with a car show, vendors and yep, drumming people in at around 5:00! You are welcome to come on down for outside mini drum circle  in front of the store! Contact Elizabeth for details.

From: sfioramonti@twcny.rr.com
     Friday, September Drum Circle 9th   7-9pm Liverpool Art Center 101 Lake Drive, Liverpool NY 13088

September Full Moon: Sept 12, 5:27A.M. EDT

    Saturday, September 17th, Going Away and Birthday Celebration Drum Circle for James/Tor.  Contact James for more ideas to make this event creative and fun! Cell: 607-216-5721

    Saturday, September 17, 9am - 6pm, The 12th Annual Central New York Pagan Pride Day/Autumn Equinox Festival will be held on , at Longbranch Park in Liverpool. The day's festivities will include food vendors, merchants, and readers, drum circle, belly dancing and workshops for all ages. A Mabon/Autumn Equinox ritual will be celebrated in gratitude for the gifts of the earth that sustain us. Our very special guests this year are award-winning authors, teachers, and Craft practitioners, Raven Grimassi and Stephanie Grimassi, Admission is free, but we do encourage the donation of a non-perishable food item to be given to the CNYFoodBank. For more information, including directions and regular updates on of the day's events, please visit http://www.cnyppd.org

September 23, 5:05 A.M. EDT, Fall Equinox

September New Moon: Sept 27: 7:09A.M. EDT

    October 6-9, 2011, Fall Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance.  More info: http://www.shakorihills.org/

October Full Moon: Oct 11th, 10:06P.M. EDT

October New Moon: Oct 26th, 3:56P.M. EDT

November Full Moon: Nov 10th, 3:16P.M. EST

November New Moon: Nov 25th, 1:10A.M. EST

November 25, Partial Solar Eclipse, 1:20A.M. (Southern Hemisphere)

November 25-December 14, Mercury Retrograde

December Full Moon: Dec 10th, 9:36A.M. EST

December 10th, Total Lunar Eclipse, Partially visible at moonset only in Eastern U.S. 6:33P.M. EST

December 22, 12:30 A.M. EST, Winter Solstice

December New Moon: Dec 24th, 1:06P.M. EST

    Million Women Drummers Gathering 2013 - If you are a woman drummer, check out what is going on! This event is a vision by Ubaka Hill and is in the beginning stages of creation on Facebook. Get involved, TODAY! Help spread the word to all and any women drummer sister friends and become a part of the process! www.millionwomendrummers.com

Other events will be posted as they become confirmed! 

Some weekly hand drumming classes available:

From: Jeremy and Erica Crytzer
  Classes discontinued until later in the Fall. More info: 607-532-4037

From: Jonathan Kline <jkline@jonathankline.org>
    Subject: Afro-Caribbean Percussion Class Questions: jkline@jonathankline.org

Have great week! Love, Steve

Hi "One-Heart Community Drum" Folks!,
    Apologies for not getting out a newsletter last week, but nothing was new that was not posted the week prior, and the weather turned out to be very inclement, so the park was not conducive to outdoor drumming.
    Meghan and Chris Foreacre's daughter's birthday party, (Madeline's), was a huge success, and much fun was had by all! Thanks to the Foreacre's for the opportunity to join in the festivities!
    This weekend we will be at the annual wedding anniversary celebration of Matt and Camilla Johnson, at the Beech Hill Pond Community, in W. Danby. Since the gathering begins with a potluck meal in the mid-afternoon, there won't be time to drum in Stewart Park prior. CU at Beech Hill Pond. P.S. Food is potluck, so be sure to bring something to share! Thanks! Also, Happy Full Moon tomorrow afternoon! Love, Steve

Upcoming drumming:
    Saturday, August 14th, 3P.M.ish, Wedding Anniversary celebration of Matt and Camilla Johnson, 280 Beech Hill Rd, West Danby, NY. The "Native Earthling Band" will be performing as well as open community drumming well into the night. Come, and drum, dance and celebrate their anniversary.

    Directions:  Take Rte 13 South, to junction Rte 34/96 South, bearing left onto 34/96. Go 4.5 miles to VanBusKirk Gulf Rd, turning right onto it. Go 1/4 mile to Tupper Rd, turning left onto Tupper Rd. Go approx 3 miles to the top of Tupper Hill, turning left onto Seeley Hill Rd. Go 1/3 mile to Beech Hill Rd, turning left onto it. Go approx 1 mile, passing Beech Rd on the left, approx 100 yards past Beech Rd, is a 90 degree right hand curve in the road. At the beginning of this curve, a drive way goes off to the left-front, into Beech Hill Pond Community.  Park either along the road, (not in the curve), or off the driveway into the community. A path on the left of the entrance of the driveway leads to the pond and the picnic and drumming area, about 200 feet up the path.

August Full Moon: Friday, Aug 13th, 2:58P.M. EDT

August New Moon: Aug 28th, 11:04P.M. EDT

From: sfioramonti@twcny.rr.com
     Friday, September Drum Circle 9th   7-9pm Liverpool Art Center 101 Lake Drive, Liverpool NY 13088

September Full Moon: Sept 12, 5:27A.M. EDT

    Saturday, September 17, 9am - 6pm, The 12th Annual Central New York Pagan Pride Day/Autumn Equinox Festival will be held on , at Longbranch Park in Liverpool. The day's festivities will include food vendors, merchants, and readers, drum circle, belly dancing and workshops for all ages. A Mabon/Autumn Equinox ritual will be celebrated in gratitude for the gifts of the earth that sustain us. Our very special guests this year are award-winning authors, teachers, and Craft practitioners, Raven Grimassi and Stephanie Grimassi, Admission is free, but we do encourage the donation of a non-perishable food item to be given to the CNYFoodBank. For more information, including directions and regular updates on of the day's events, please visit http://www.cnyppd.org

September 23, 5:05 A.M. EDT, Fall Equinox

September New Moon: Sept 27: 7:09A.M. EDT

    October 6-9, 2011, Fall Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance.  More info: http://www.shakorihills.org/

October Full Moon: Oct 11th, 10:06P.M. EDT

October New Moon: Oct 26th, 3:56P.M. EDT

November Full Moon: Nov 10th, 3:16P.M. EST

November New Moon: Nov 25th, 1:10A.M. EST

November 25, Partial Solar Eclipse, 1:20A.M. (Southern Hemisphere)

November 25-December 14, Mercury Retrograde

December Full Moon: Dec 10th, 9:36A.M. EST

December 10th, Total Lunar Eclipse, Partially visible at moonset only in Eastern U.S. 6:33P.M. EST

December 22, 12:30 A.M. EST, Winter Solstice

December New Moon: Dec 24th, 1:06P.M. EST

    Million Women Drummers Gathering 2013 - If you are a woman drummer, check out what is going on! This event is a vision by Ubaka Hill and is in the beginning stages of creation on Facebook. Get involved, TODAY! Help spread the word to all and any women drummer sister friends and become a part of the process! www.millionwomendrummers.com

Other events will be posted as they become confirmed! 

Some weekly hand drumming classes available:

From: Jeremy and Erica Crytzer
  Classes discontinued until later in the Fall. More info: 607-532-4037

From: Jonathan Kline <jkline@jonathankline.org>
    Subject: Afro-Caribbean Percussion Class Questions: jkline@jonathankline.org

Have great week! Love, Steve

Hi "One-Heart Community Drum" Folks!,
    The "Happiness Parade" at the Grassroots Festival went very well, and off-site drumming occurred each evening, for those that wished to participate. Thanks to all that contributed. We'll be back in the park this weekend. Hope to see you there! Love, Steve

Upcoming drumming:

    Saturday, 30 July, Open Community Drum Circle, Stewart Park, NW corner, south end of Cayuga Lake, Ithaca, NY. Extra drums available, children welcomed, potluck optional.


July 30th 2:40P.M. EDT New Moon (2nd New Moon of Month): Happy New Beginnings!

From: Meghan Fouracre:
  Hi Steve:
    Please add August 6th, Madeleine's 1st Birthday Party: Baby Drum Circle and it is Chickie's birthday (thinking vegan cupcakes)  unofficially it is also our housewarming party.  We are welcoming guests starting at 1 pm and we will probably go well into the evening but we may have to respect some neighbors, so migration to Stewart Park is also possible.  The address is 107 Indian Creek Rd.  Up 96 towards T-Burg, turn right onto Dubois Rd just before the entrance to Indian Creek Farm. (use Indian Creek farm as a turnaround if you miss Dubois)  Off Dubois take the very first right onto Indian Creek.  We are 3rd house on the left.  This event is especially for kids of all ages.  We are strongly discouraging gifts, just good drumming energy and a dish to pass if you like.  The rain plan is simply to drum indoors.  ~Meghan
    Steve's Note: I plan on going to Meghan's daughter's birthday party/housewarming prior to our regular drum circle Saturday afternoon. Let me know if you need a ride. This day is also Chickie's birthday, (and two days after my own.) Feel free to bring a dish to pass for drum circle, but gifts are not expected. Thanks!

August 3-August 18 Mercury Retrograde

August Full Moon: Aug 13th, 2:58P.M. EDT

August New Moon: Aug 28th, 11:04P.M. EDT

September Full Moon: Sept 12, 5:27A.M. EDT

September 23, 5:05 A.M. EDT, Fall Equinox

September New Moon: Sept 27: 7:09A.M. EDT

    October 6-9, 2011, Fall Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance.  More info: http://www.shakorihills.org/

October Full Moon: Oct 11th, 10:06P.M. EDT

October New Moon: Oct 26th, 3:56P.M. EDT

November Full Moon: Nov 10th, 3:16P.M. EST

November New Moon: Nov 25th, 1:10A.M. EST

November 25, Partial Solar Eclipse, 1:20A.M. (Southern Hemisphere)

November 25-December 14, Mercury Retrograde

December Full Moon: Dec 10th, 9:36A.M. EST

December 10th, Total Lunar Eclipse, Partially visible at moonset only in Eastern U.S. 6:33P.M. EST

December 22, 12:30 A.M. EST, Winter Solstice

December New Moon: Dec 24th, 1:06P.M. EST

    Million Women Drummers Gathering 2013 - If you are a woman drummer, check out what is going on! This event is a vision by Ubaka Hill and is in the beginning stages of creation on Facebook. Get involved, TODAY! Help spread the word to all and any women drummer sister friends and become a part of the process! www.millionwomendrummers.com

Other events will be posted as they become confirmed! 

Some weekly hand drumming classes available:

From: Jeremy and Erica Crytzer
  Classes discontinued until later in the Fall. More info: 607-532-4037

From: Jonathan Kline <jkline@jonathankline.org>
    Subject: Afro-Caribbean Percussion Class Questions: jkline@jonathankline.org

Have great week! Love, Steve

Hi "One-Heart Community Drum" Folks!,
     Great job to all that participated in the "Spirit Rhythm" Drum and Dance Quest. Kudos to all the facilitators, and workers that made it possible, and a special thanks to Sheila Kingsbury for hosting the event on her land. The event was very successful, and a great time was had by all!
     I'll be in North Carolina for the remainder of the week, (attending my folks 60th wedding Anniversary), so will miss this weekends drum circle at the park. Be sure to bring your drum(s), and I'll be back the following weekend. Love, Steve

Upcoming drumming:

July Full Moon: Friday, July 15th, 2:40A.M. EDT

From: Sandra Fioramonti sfioramonti@twcny.rr.com
    Friday, July 15th 7-9pm, DRUMMING, Liverpool Art Center, 101 Lake Drive, Liverpool NY 13088,  (Also, August  12th,   7-9pm),   Open to public (free).    EMAIL OR CALL FOR ATTENDANCE  (315)234-9333

    Saturday, July 16th, 4P.M. Open Community Drum Circle, Stewart Park, NW corner, Ithaca, NY, (south end of Cayuga Lake.) Children welcomed, potluck optional.

    July 21-24th, Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance. Trumansburg Fairgrounds, Trumansburg, NY.
    Steve's Note: We generally drum for the "Happiness Parade", on Saturday, July 23rd, 3P.M., followed by an open drum circle on the small knoll across from the concession stands. Then we do an all-night drum circle, at the off-site camping area, off Agard Rd. For more info on the festival: http://www.grassrootsfest.org/festival/
     Steve's Note: Let me know if you are interested in being put on the 'performers list' for the "Happiness Parade." (This will give you a free pass to the Grassroots Festival for that day.) There will be a limit to the number of people that Gwen can add to her list, so let me know as early as possible.

July 30th 2:40P.M. EDT (2nd New Moon of Month):

August 3-August 18 Mercury Retrograde

August Full Moon: Aug 13th, 2:58P.M. EDT

August New Moon: Aug 28th, 11:04P.M. EDT

September Full Moon: Sept 12, 5:27A.M. EDT

September 23, 5:05 A.M. EDT, Fall Equinox

September New Moon: Sept 27: 7:09A.M. EDT

    October 6-9, 2011, Fall Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance.  More info: http://www.shakorihills.org/

October Full Moon: Oct 11th, 10:06P.M. EDT

October New Moon: Oct 26th, 3:56P.M. EDT

November Full Moon: Nov 10th, 3:16P.M. EST

November New Moon: Nov 25th, 1:10A.M. EST

November 25, Partial Solar Eclipse, 1:20A.M. (Southern Hemisphere)

November 25-December 14, Mercury Retrograde

December Full Moon: Dec 10th, 9:36A.M. EST

December 10th, Total Lunar Eclipse, Partially visible at moonset only in Eastern U.S. 6:33P.M. EST

December 22, 12:30 A.M. EST, Winter Solstice

December New Moon: Dec 24th, 1:06P.M. EST

    Million Women Drummers Gathering 2013 - If you are a woman drummer, check out what is going on! This event is a vision by Ubaka Hill and is in the beginning stages of creation on Facebook. Get involved, TODAY! Help spread the word to all and any women drummer sister friends and become a part of the process! www.millionwomendrummers.com

Other events will be posted as they become confirmed! 

Some weekly hand drumming classes available:

From: Jeremy and Erica Crytzer
  Classes discontinued until later in the Fall. More info: 607-532-4037

From: Jonathan Kline <jkline@jonathankline.org>
    Subject: Afro-Caribbean Percussion Class Questions: jkline@jonathankline.org

Have great week! Love, Steve

Hi "One-Heart Community Drum" Folks!,
    Excellent job for all those that helped with making the Ithaca Summer Jam a drumming success, especially to James/Tor for all the work he did with building the drum dome, cutting the firewood, and feeding the fire for a few days. The festival was pleasant, with a small crowd, but very good vibes, and a beautiful natural setting. It should be a success for years to come!
     The Rainbow gathering in the Finger Lakes National Forest fell through, so we will not be attempting to drum there this weekend. Regular drum circle this weekend, in Stewart Park, followed next weekend by the "Spirit Rhythm" drum and dance event.
Hope to see you all there! Love, Steve

Upcoming drumming:

July New Moon: July 1st, 4:54A.M. EDT

July 01, Partial Solar Eclipse 4:38A.M. (Antarctica)

    July 2nd, 3P.M., Open community drum circle, Stewart Park, (south end of Cayuga Lake), NW corner. Extra drums available, potluck optional, children welcomed.
   
Spirit-Rhythm 2011: Drumming and Dancing in The Forest, July 8, 9, 10, 2011  a Joe Drumn production See our website for more information:www.oneheartcommunitydrumming.org
Spirit-Rhythm: 2011 Drumming and Dancing in the Forest will be held at Sheela Kingsbury's "Tea Garden Ithaca". Located at 133 Jersey Hill Rd Ithaca, NY. Tea Garden Ithaca is a beautiful forest like quiet oasis where guests can share sixty acres of the serenity and beauty of nature.
Directions: From Ithaca: 96B South, past Ithaca College to stop light at W. King Rd. & Upper Buttermilk Falls sign. Turn right, travel 3.1 miles until Jersey Hill Rd. Turn right on Jersey Hill and go 1000ft Blue mailbox, Tea Garden sign & 700ft. driveway on the left.
Spirit-Rhythm will be July 8, 9, 10, 2011. Please try to arrive Friday, as the festival starts on Friday, and there will be workshops on Friday. See schedule of events.
Spirit Rhythm will be focused on drumming workshops (two separate styles of drumming workshops are offered this year), dance workshops (two separate style of dance workshops), an optional Japanese Tea Ceremony, Reike workshops and all night drumming around the fire Saturday night, and  building and celebrating a close connected community. (Plan on arriving either Friday night or no later than Saturday morning by 9 am.)
During the day you can explore: many types of ceremonial, ritual, spiritual, drumming, dance, and other natural, magical and artistic practices via workshops, We offer an optional Japanese Tea Ceremony, nature hikes, forest walks, drumming, chanting, singing, and dancing in a circle; together, around a beautiful bonfire. Hanging out with new friends in the community exchanging insights, thoughts, ideas, moments, trust and forging connection .
When the sun goes down, the bonfire light will light up the night to the sights and sounds of amazing ceremonial, freestyle, and beautifully rhythmic and stimulating magical dancing, spiritual and ceremonial chants, songs, drumming, laughing and that special spark that comes from a close connected community enjoying and celebrating itself!
Please treat the land as sacred. Pick up all trash and place it in the designated receptacles. There will be containers for garbage as well as recycling. Please leave the area better than you found it. Cigarette butts and other trash must be disposed of in the containers or sand buckets provided, and not thrown onto the ground, into the woods, or into the sacred fire. No smoking in the dome, circle or around the sacred fire.. Simply leave the circle for a moment.
Alcohol is restricted to your camp site. No strolling around with open containers or inebriated. No alcohol in the dome, circle or sacred fire. Simply leave the circle for a moment.
Disruptive inebriated behavior, abusive behavior or trespassing will not be tolerated.
Right is reserved to remove anyone displaying these types of behaviors from the gathering.
Meeting and greeting Friday night: we will have the optional drum making workshop at 7 pm followed by a gathering around the fire. We will also have snacks, beverages, food and fruit available. We will also gather around the fire to get to know each other, drum a bit, share information about Spirit-Rhythm and get ready for two fun filled days of drumming and dancing and celebrating our community.
We will have workshops Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, with a bonfire Friday night and all night drumming Saturday night.
We will have workshops in two different styles of drumming.
This year we will be offering both "Spirit-Rhythms": Ceremonial and Ritual
Drumming Workshops and African Drumming Workshops.
See schedule for times of workshops
"Spirit-Rhythms": The Ceremonial and Ritual Drumming Workshops, will include ceremonial and ritual drumming techniques and rhythms, chants, songs, "ritual dance and working the fire" for people and circles whose drumming and dance has a ritual, spiritual, magical or ceremonial focus or working.
"Spirit-Rhythms" will be taught by Spirit Drummer and Master Reike instructor Raymond Eldridge. Ray has a great local and non local reputation for his  dedication to Spirit-Drumming and his overall capabilities as a master drummer. Ray has drummed for many percussion musicians, bands and performers, is on CD's, and has performed in countless festivals, concerts and events. Ray brings his extensive spirit drumming experience to Spirit-Rhythm and the Spirit-Rhythms Workshops.
Ray will also be conducting Reike personal atunements. These will be limited to four, and are available on a first come first serve basis. See Ray at at the gathering to schedule.
The African drumming workshops will be taught by Jeremy Crytzer.
Jeremy Crytzer: Learn rhythms from Guinea and Mali , West Africa , on djembe and doun douns with Jeremy Crytzer. Jeremy has studied West African drumming for over 21 years with many master teachers including Karamba Dioubate, Abdoul Doumbia, Yaya Diallo, Mamady Keita, Mbemba Bangoura,  and others. He has performed all over the country and facilitated workshops with many of the African masters with whom he studied and played. He has been teaching drum classes since 1999, previously in Tucson , Arizona , and is considered a patient and encouraging but rigorous teacher.
Erica Crytzer will be teaching a beginners African Dance Class. Erica's class will be a beginner class focusing on one of the traditional dances from Guinea .
Erica has been dancing most of her life and has been a student of traditional West African dance for many years, as well as participating in many performances of traditional drumming and dance.
SpiritSoar - A Beginning African Dance Class

offered by Jaekah Chase

Jaekah has an immense love of opening the individual spirit through dance. She has studied various forms of dance throughout her life and focused on African Dance with master dancer and drummer, Maurice Haltom. She was a teacher of African Dance at Full Life Fitness in Ithaca, NY, as well as a student of yoga and djembe drumming for 10 years. She was deeply impressed with the fact that, once her students learned to move their bodies in a new way, they became, not only better dancers but, more confident and graceful in the 'dance of life'. This is what she truly loved about teaching.

As a Licensed Massage Therapist, Jaekah is fully aware of the Mind-Body connection and, as an African Dance teacher, she witnessed over and over again, that once one opens up the body through rhythmic movement, it opens the mind and imagination to more creative thinking. This, in turn, can foster a greater sense of inner peace and well-being.

Beginning African Dance works particularly well for this kind of personal expansion for three main reasons: 1) it is well-suited for every body-type as it's less about perfect technique than it is about learning to move the body parts (torso, arms, legs & feet, head) in unison, rhythmically; 2) it opens the core (mid-section or torso) of the body thus allowing for a better flow of energy along the spine and 3) so much of it focuses on cross-crawl movement (left foot/right arm, right foot/left arm...like crawling and walking) which connects the brain hemispheres.

Jaekah will be offering a Beginning African Dance class, using some simple African Dance inspired sequences done to traditional rhythms, that promises to be energizing and uplift the spirit.

Come and dance and let your spirit soar!

Should the weather be inclement there is a nice very large comfortable main house where we will have our meals and workshops. We can fit people in easily and comfortably. We will also have overhead tarps to cover the camping area.
The price $75.00 includes all workshops (other than optional), camping, bonfires, meals and snacks. But feel free to bring some of your favorite snacks. We will have a menu that has great vegetarian and meat dishes. Prepared by the Tea Garden chefs known for their culinary skill and magic!
Optional Workshops:
You must be registered for Spirit-Rhythm to attend these workshops.
Spirit-rhythm will be offering an "optional" drum making workshop. There is an additional charge for these:

Make your own Ashiko: Tom Kozlowski of TOKO Imports, (located in
Ithaca NY, (on the lower level of The Dewitt Mall, 215 N. Cayuga St.
Ithaca, NY 14850, 607-277-3780 www.toko-imports.com) will be conducting two drum making workshops at Spirit-Rhythm. They will be on Friday at 7 pm and Saturday at 5 pm, he will provide a finished drum shell, wrapped rings, rope and a head for the drum. Under his guidance you will "rope" (assemble) the drum. The Ashikos are 22 to 24 inches tall and have a 9 inch head and are made out of hard pine. The cost for this workshop is $125.00.
If you wish to take part in this workshop you must register in advance (when you register for Spirit-Rhythm). You may include with your Spirit-Rhythm registration an additional check or money order made out to "TOKO Imports" in the amount of $125.00. or bring cash to the workshop. Remember this is in addition to your Spirit-Rhythm registration.

Optional Japanese Tea Ceremony
For a separate $10.00, paid directly to Tea Garden Ithaca, you can enjoy The Japanese Tea Ceremony.
Japanese Tea Ceremony is an art form. In the simple act of making tea and drinking it, host and guest share in a ritual of beauty that promotes a profound sense of well being and connection between participants.
Sheela Kingsbury has been studying traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony for over 20 years, both in New York City and in Japan. She is a certified tea practitioner and teacher with the Urasenke Chanoyu Tradition, the oldest and largest world wide Tea school.
As a professional Landscape Designer, Sheela specializes in the creation of Contemplation Gardens, a synthesis of traditional Japanese garden design with a strong naturalistic approach. She is developing Tea Garden Ithaca into a quiet forest and oasis, a unique garden destination, open to the public and available for events, teas and weddings. More info on this serenely beautiful place: http://www.teagardenithaca.com
If you wish to take part in The Tea Ceremony, include, in the same envelope you use to send in your Spirit-Rhythm registration, A SEPARATE CHECK OR MONEY ORDER, made out to Sheela Kingsbury in the amount of $10.00 for each person taking part in the tea Ceremony. Include the number of people taking part and their information sent with your separate check or money order for your Spirit-Rhythm payment.
Registration: Payment may be made by check or money order.
Checks or money orders are to be made out to One Heart Community Drum.
Checks must be mailed prior to 15 June.
Mail to: Joseph Lorincz, 1028 Ellis Hollow Rd. # 236, Ithaca, NY 14850
Include on a separate sheet of paper, included with your check or money
order, your name, address, phone number and e mail. Indicate if you prefer
vegetarian menu or meat menu. If you are registering more than one person
with your check or money order indicate that and include the above required
information.
You may e mail questions to me personally at:
Spirit-Rhythm-owner@yahoogroups.com,
feel free to join the Spirit-Rhythm group by sending e mail to:
Spirit-Rhythm@yahoogroups.com
Scholarships Available:

Thomas Kozlowski owner of TOKO Imports, located in

Ithaca NY, (on the lower level of The Dewitt Mall, 215 N. Cayuga St.
Ithaca, NY 14850 607-277-3780 (www.toko-imports.com)

has funded four scholarships of $25.00 each

To participate you must submit in person at TOKO Imports, in written form
(not e mail) a brief and concise paper answering the following questions:

1. What does drumming mean to you

2. Why do you want to go to Spirit-Rhythm.

You must personally bring in your paper to TOKO Imports and

answer a couple of questions that Tom will pose to you.

You must submit you paper personally no later than 1 June 2011!

Winners will be chosen by Tom Kozlowski, and this scholarship program is

the sole property and purview of Tom Kozlowski and TOKO Imports.
If you are from out of the region, give Tom a call about how to participate!
Schedule of Events

Friday July 8:

You may arrive anytime after 12 noon; if you arrive earlier send e mail to let us know.

6:00pm Gathering officially opens. There will be food in the dome for your convenience. Fruit, Juices, vegetables, salads, grains, breads, muffins etc, coffee, tea

7:00 pm Build your own drum workshop, requires either pre registration or bring cash to workshop. Let us know if you will be doing this so Tom brings enough supplies.

8:15 pm Welcoming Ritual

10:00 pm meeting and greeting and bonfire, this can go till dawn.


Saturday July 9

10:00 am rise and shine continental breakfast in dome

11:00 am Spirit Soar Workshop

12:30 am Lunch at the main house

1:45pm and Drum Workshops, African and Ritual and Ceremonial

3:15 pm African Dance Workshop

4:30 pm Drum Workshops, Ritual and Ceremonial

6:00 pm Drum making workshop

7:00 pm Reike atunements: see Ray to sign up, class size limited

8:00 pm Dinner at the main house

9:00 pm Main Ritual

10:00 pm Start of the magickal, ritual all night bonfire and drumming till dawn


Sunday July 10

10:00 am Rise and Shine

11:00 am Spirit-Soar Workshop

12:00 pm Lunch at the main house

1:00pm Ceremonial and Ritual Drumming Workshop

2:30 pm African Dance Workshop

3:30 pm African Drumming Workshop

5:00 pm Closing Ritual


July Full Moon: July 15th, 2:40A.M. EDT

    July 21-24th, Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance. Trumansburg Fairgrounds, Trumansburg, NY. We generally drum for the "Happiness Parade", on Saturday, July 23rd, 3P.M., followed by an open drum circle on the small knoll across from the concession stands. Then we do an all-night drum circle, at the off-site camping area, off Agard Rd. For more info on the festival: http://www.grassrootsfest.org/festival/

July (2nd New Moon of Month): July 30th 2:40P.M. EDT

August 3-August 18 Mercury Retrograde

August Full Moon: Aug 13th, 2:58P.M. EDT

August New Moon: Aug 28th, 11:04P.M. EDT

September Full Moon: Sept 12, 5:27A.M. EDT

September 23, 5:05 A.M. EDT, Fall Equinox

September New Moon: Sept 27: 7:09A.M. EDT

    October 6-9, 2011, Fall Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance.  More info: http://www.shakorihills.org/

October Full Moon: Oct 11th, 10:06P.M. EDT

October New Moon: Oct 26th, 3:56P.M. EDT

November Full Moon: Nov 10th, 3:16P.M. EST

November New Moon: Nov 25th, 1:10A.M. EST

November 25, Partial Solar Eclipse, 1:20A.M. (Southern Hemisphere)

November 25-December 14, Mercury Retrograde

December Full Moon: Dec 10th, 9:36A.M. EST

December 10th, Total Lunar Eclipse, Partially visible at moonset only in Eastern U.S. 6:33P.M. EST

December 22, 12:30 A.M. EST, Winter Solstice

December New Moon: Dec 24th, 1:06P.M. EST

    Million Women Drummers Gathering 2013 - If you are a woman drummer, check out what is going on! This event is a vision by Ubaka Hill and is in the beginning stages of creation on Facebook. Get involved, TODAY! Help spread the word to all and any women drummer sister friends and become a part of the process! www.millionwomendrummers.com

Other events will be posted as they become confirmed! 

Some weekly hand drumming classes available:

From: Jeremy and Erica Crytzer
  Classes discontinued until later in the Fall. More info: 607-532-4037

From: Jonathan Kline <jkline@jonathankline.org>
    Subject: Afro-Caribbean Percussion Class Questions: jkline@jonathankline.org

Have great week! Love, Steve

Hi "One-Heart Community Drum" Folks!,

     Thanks to all that found there way to the school last weekend, after the weather decided to unload a good amount of water on us at the exact start time of the drum circle! Great time, drumming in the library at the school, (after a dinner required use of the cafeteria that we normally use.)      
     Also, thanks to those that spend the good part of Sunday afternoon removing two major tree trunk roots from the drum circle area that will be used for "Spirit Rhythm" in July. Excellent work, and thanks for your persistence! Lots of fun drumming coming up! See you there! Love, Steve

Upcoming drumming:

   Saturday, June 18th, 3P.M.ish, One-Heart Community Drum" Summer Solstice Celebration: Open community drum circle, Stewart Park, NW Corner, Extra drums available, children welcomed, potluck. Come help us celebrate the solstice! 

June 21, 1:16 P.M. EDT, Summer Solstice

    Friday, June 24th-26th, Ithaca Summer Festival, (former MUSE Festival), Peter Rd, Danby, NY. Take 96B/Danby Rd through the hamlet of Danby, then right on S. Danby Rd, to Peter Rd, right on Peter Rd, across from Nature's Song Retreat 217 Peter Rd.
    Steve's Note: The drum circle plans on erecting a dome that James/Tor has put together on Thursday afternoon, so any whom are free Thursday afternoon to help lift the dome, would be greatly appreciated. James cell phone is 280-2118 for more details. The drummers will drum there Friday and Saturday evenings, and the normal fee for entrance will be waived for those that assist with the drum dome area. ($35) Many locals bands will be performing throughout the weekend.

From: drumzzone8@gmail.com
    Monday, June 27th at 6pm! JANET PECK is returning to The DrumZZone for another hot kickin' African dance class!  Reserve the date now.  Contact Elizabeth. Nonrefundable pre-registration required, cost only $20.00  Register at The DrumZZone ASAP! Need at least 20 to run the class. Janet is incredible, don't miss this opportunity.
    DrumZZone will be present and teaching this year at Where Womyn Gather, a women's spirituality festival in PA.  That's going to be in June check out the website for more info and registration. www.wherewomyngather.com

  From: newclayitph@gmail.com
  Clay Inthepottershands wrote:
    Hey folks... new to area, loved the circle yesterday... high vibes!...I was the one in straw hat with buttons...  We are focalizing a Regional Rainbow Gathering for the 4th... starting mid/late June in Finger Lakes National Forest/Hector... I was told some of the local focalizers are there to start with... I put up a site calledwww.ithacarainbowfamily.org and or www.ithacafamilyrainbow.org ... looking for some folks to help form this... Working on getting "Kiddie Village" going and have talked to some folks about doing CALM... I realize we need to Buffalo in Water and founsd some willing to pay for that... We are looking to Scout tomarrow and would love some help... I heard this is usually coming in from the north down into Blueberry Patch and I was wondering if coming up from the South into Blueberry patch would be a new alternative? South Slope trail? Finger Lakes Trail? area and this would give access on trail close to the Lake? I am not sure but from asking around... everyone sounds ready for it! Please get back with me ASAP...  607-262-6124 We are going to Scout the area in the morning... mid-morning... Thanks and Blessings to you ... Clay Inthepottershands Open for suggestions/changes all the family jump in! Love your web-site and the focalizing! Who would be has a local kitchen? Thanks again? I do have a small school bus GMC3500... Diesel ran... http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/greenmountain/htm/fingerlakes/images/maps/fl_trail_use11x17.jpg 

Clay T.
New Clay I.T.P.H.
711 Burt Rd.
Little Falls NY 13365
Text: (575)-779-7114
Cell:  {607}262-612

Steve's Note: The drum circle group would like to make an appearance this weekend at the regional Rainbow gathering, and I believe that Saturday evening might be the best time. I'd still like to do the normal circle in the park Saturday afternoon, then go up to Hector in the P.M. I'll find out the site, and post that next week!

July New Moon: July 1st, 4:54A.M. EDT

July 01, Partial Solar Eclipse 4:38A.M. (Antarctica)
   
Spirit-Rhythm 2011: Drumming and Dancing in The Forest, July 8, 9, 10, 2011  a Joe Drumn production See our website for more information:www.oneheartcommunitydrumming.org
Spirit-Rhythm: 2011 Drumming and Dancing in the Forest will be held at Sheela Kingsbury's "Tea Garden Ithaca". Located at 133 Jersey Hill Rd Ithaca, NY. Tea Garden Ithaca is a beautiful forest like quiet oasis where guests can share sixty acres of the serenity and beauty of nature.
Directions: From Ithaca: 96B South, past Ithaca College to stop light at W. King Rd. & Upper Buttermilk Falls sign. Turn right, travel 3.1 miles until Jersey Hill Rd. Turn right on Jersey Hill and go 1000ft Blue mailbox, Tea Garden sign & 700ft. driveway on the left.
Spirit-Rhythm will be July 8, 9, 10, 2011. Please try to arrive Friday, as the festival starts on Friday, and there will be workshops on Friday. See schedule of events.
Spirit Rhythm will be focused on drumming workshops (two separate styles of drumming workshops are offered this year), dance workshops (two separate style of dance workshops), an optional Japanese Tea Ceremony, Reike workshops and all night drumming around the fire Saturday night, and  building and celebrating a close connected community. (Plan on arriving either Friday night or no later than Saturday morning by 9 am.)
During the day you can explore: many types of ceremonial, ritual, spiritual, drumming, dance, and other natural, magical and artistic practices via workshops, We offer an optional Japanese Tea Ceremony, nature hikes, forest walks, drumming, chanting, singing, and dancing in a circle; together, around a beautiful bonfire. Hanging out with new friends in the community exchanging insights, thoughts, ideas, moments, trust and forging connection .
When the sun goes down, the bonfire light will light up the night to the sights and sounds of amazing ceremonial, freestyle, and beautifully rhythmic and stimulating magical dancing, spiritual and ceremonial chants, songs, drumming, laughing and that special spark that comes from a close connected community enjoying and celebrating itself!
Please treat the land as sacred. Pick up all trash and place it in the designated receptacles. There will be containers for garbage as well as recycling. Please leave the area better than you found it. Cigarette butts and other trash must be disposed of in the containers or sand buckets provided, and not thrown onto the ground, into the woods, or into the sacred fire. No smoking in the dome, circle or around the sacred fire.. Simply leave the circle for a moment.
Alcohol is restricted to your camp site. No strolling around with open containers or inebriated. No alcohol in the dome, circle or sacred fire. Simply leave the circle for a moment.
Disruptive inebriated behavior, abusive behavior or trespassing will not be tolerated.
Right is reserved to remove anyone displaying these types of behaviors from the gathering.
Meeting and greeting Friday night: we will have the optional drum making workshop at 7 pm followed by a gathering around the fire. We will also have snacks, beverages, food and fruit available. We will also gather around the fire to get to know each other, drum a bit, share information about Spirit-Rhythm and get ready for two fun filled days of drumming and dancing and celebrating our community.
We will have workshops Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, with a bonfire Friday night and all night drumming Saturday night.
We will have workshops in two different styles of drumming.
This year we will be offering both "Spirit-Rhythms": Ceremonial and Ritual
Drumming Workshops and African Drumming Workshops.
See schedule for times of workshops
"Spirit-Rhythms": The Ceremonial and Ritual Drumming Workshops, will include ceremonial and ritual drumming techniques and rhythms, chants, songs, "ritual dance and working the fire" for people and circles whose drumming and dance has a ritual, spiritual, magical or ceremonial focus or working.
"Spirit-Rhythms" will be taught by Spirit Drummer and Master Reike instructor Raymond Eldridge. Ray has a great local and non local reputation for his  dedication to Spirit-Drumming and his overall capabilities as a master drummer. Ray has drummed for many percussion musicians, bands and performers, is on CD's, and has performed in countless festivals, concerts and events. Ray brings his extensive spirit drumming experience to Spirit-Rhythm and the Spirit-Rhythms Workshops.
Ray will also be conducting Reike personal atunements. These will be limited to four, and are available on a first come first serve basis. See Ray at at the gathering to schedule.
The African drumming workshops will be taught by Jeremy Crytzer.
Jeremy Crytzer: Learn rhythms from Guinea and Mali , West Africa , on djembe and doun douns with Jeremy Crytzer. Jeremy has studied West African drumming for over 21 years with many master teachers including Karamba Dioubate, Abdoul Doumbia, Yaya Diallo, Mamady Keita, Mbemba Bangoura,  and others. He has performed all over the country and facilitated workshops with many of the African masters with whom he studied and played. He has been teaching drum classes since 1999, previously in Tucson , Arizona , and is considered a patient and encouraging but rigorous teacher.
Erica Crytzer will be teaching a beginners African Dance Class. Erica's class will be a beginner class focusing on one of the traditional dances from Guinea .
Erica has been dancing most of her life and has been a student of traditional West African dance for many years, as well as participating in many performances of traditional drumming and dance.
SpiritSoar - A Beginning African Dance Class

offered by Jaekah Chase

Jaekah has an immense love of opening the individual spirit through dance. She has studied various forms of dance throughout her life and focused on African Dance with master dancer and drummer, Maurice Haltom. She was a teacher of African Dance at Full Life Fitness in Ithaca, NY, as well as a student of yoga and djembe drumming for 10 years. She was deeply impressed with the fact that, once her students learned to move their bodies in a new way, they became, not only better dancers but, more confident and graceful in the 'dance of life'. This is what she truly loved about teaching.

As a Licensed Massage Therapist, Jaekah is fully aware of the Mind-Body connection and, as an African Dance teacher, she witnessed over and over again, that once one opens up the body through rhythmic movement, it opens the mind and imagination to more creative thinking. This, in turn, can foster a greater sense of inner peace and well-being.

Beginning African Dance works particularly well for this kind of personal expansion for three main reasons: 1) it is well-suited for every body-type as it's less about perfect technique than it is about learning to move the body parts (torso, arms, legs & feet, head) in unison, rhythmically; 2) it opens the core (mid-section or torso) of the body thus allowing for a better flow of energy along the spine and 3) so much of it focuses on cross-crawl movement (left foot/right arm, right foot/left arm...like crawling and walking) which connects the brain hemispheres.

Jaekah will be offering a Beginning African Dance class, using some simple African Dance inspired sequences done to traditional rhythms, that promises to be energizing and uplift the spirit.

Come and dance and let your spirit soar!

Should the weather be inclement there is a nice very large comfortable main house where we will have our meals and workshops. We can fit people in easily and comfortably. We will also have overhead tarps to cover the camping area.
The price $75.00 includes all workshops (other than optional), camping, bonfires, meals and snacks. But feel free to bring some of your favorite snacks. We will have a menu that has great vegetarian and meat dishes. Prepared by the Tea Garden chefs known for their culinary skill and magic!
Optional Workshops:
You must be registered for Spirit-Rhythm to attend these workshops.
Spirit-rhythm will be offering an "optional" drum making workshop. There is an additional charge for these:

Make your own Ashiko: Tom Kozlowski of TOKO Imports, (located in
Ithaca NY, (on the lower level of The Dewitt Mall, 215 N. Cayuga St.
Ithaca, NY 14850, 607-277-3780 www.toko-imports.com) will be conducting two drum making workshops at Spirit-Rhythm. They will be on Friday at 7 pm and Saturday at 5 pm, he will provide a finished drum shell, wrapped rings, rope and a head for the drum. Under his guidance you will "rope" (assemble) the drum. The Ashikos are 22 to 24 inches tall and have a 9 inch head and are made out of hard pine. The cost for this workshop is $125.00.
If you wish to take part in this workshop you must register in advance (when you register for Spirit-Rhythm). You may include with your Spirit-Rhythm registration an additional check or money order made out to "TOKO Imports" in the amount of $125.00. or bring cash to the workshop. Remember this is in addition to your Spirit-Rhythm registration.

Optional Japanese Tea Ceremony
For a separate $10.00, paid directly to Tea Garden Ithaca, you can enjoy The Japanese Tea Ceremony.
Japanese Tea Ceremony is an art form. In the simple act of making tea and drinking it, host and guest share in a ritual of beauty that promotes a profound sense of well being and connection between participants.
Sheela Kingsbury has been studying traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony for over 20 years, both in New York City and in Japan. She is a certified tea practitioner and teacher with the Urasenke Chanoyu Tradition, the oldest and largest world wide Tea school.
As a professional Landscape Designer, Sheela specializes in the creation of Contemplation Gardens, a synthesis of traditional Japanese garden design with a strong naturalistic approach. She is developing Tea Garden Ithaca into a quiet forest and oasis, a unique garden destination, open to the public and available for events, teas and weddings. More info on this serenely beautiful place: http://www.teagardenithaca.com
If you wish to take part in The Tea Ceremony, include, in the same envelope you use to send in your Spirit-Rhythm registration, A SEPARATE CHECK OR MONEY ORDER, made out to Sheela Kingsbury in the amount of $10.00 for each person taking part in the tea Ceremony. Include the number of people taking part and their information sent with your separate check or money order for your Spirit-Rhythm payment.
Registration: Payment may be made by check or money order.
Checks or money orders are to be made out to One Heart Community Drum.
Checks must be mailed prior to 15 June.
Mail to: Joseph Lorincz, 1028 Ellis Hollow Rd. # 236, Ithaca, NY 14850
Include on a separate sheet of paper, included with your check or money
order, your name, address, phone number and e mail. Indicate if you prefer
vegetarian menu or meat menu. If you are registering more than one person
with your check or money order indicate that and include the above required
information.
You may e mail questions to me personally at:
Spirit-Rhythm-owner@yahoogroups.com,
feel free to join the Spirit-Rhythm group by sending e mail to:
Spirit-Rhythm@yahoogroups.com
Scholarships Available:

Thomas Kozlowski owner of TOKO Imports, located in

Ithaca NY, (on the lower level of The Dewitt Mall, 215 N. Cayuga St.
Ithaca, NY 14850 607-277-3780 (www.toko-imports.com)

has funded four scholarships of $25.00 each

To participate you must submit in person at TOKO Imports, in written form
(not e mail) a brief and concise paper answering the following questions:

1. What does drumming mean to you

2. Why do you want to go to Spirit-Rhythm.

You must personally bring in your paper to TOKO Imports and

answer a couple of questions that Tom will pose to you.

You must submit you paper personally no later than 1 June 2011!

Winners will be chosen by Tom Kozlowski, and this scholarship program is

the sole property and purview of Tom Kozlowski and TOKO Imports.
If you are from out of the region, give Tom a call about how to participate!
Schedule of Events

Friday July 8:

You may arrive anytime after 12 noon; if you arrive earlier send e mail to let us know.

6:00pm Gathering officially opens. There will be food in the dome for your convenience. Fruit, Juices, vegetables, salads, grains, breads, muffins etc, coffee, tea

7:00 pm Build your own drum workshop, requires either pre registration or bring cash to workshop. Let us know if you will be doing this so Tom brings enough supplies.

8:15 pm Welcoming Ritual

10:00 pm meeting and greeting and bonfire, this can go till dawn.


Saturday July 9

10:00 am rise and shine continental breakfast in dome

11:00 am Spirit Soar Workshop

12:30 am Lunch at the main house

1:45pm and Drum Workshops, African and Ritual and Ceremonial

3:15 pm African Dance Workshop

4:30 pm Drum Workshops, Ritual and Ceremonial

6:00 pm Drum making workshop

7:00 pm Reike atunements: see Ray to sign up, class size limited

8:00 pm Dinner at the main house

9:00 pm Main Ritual

10:00 pm Start of the magickal, ritual all night bonfire and drumming till dawn


Sunday July 10

10:00 am Rise and Shine

11:00 am Spirit-Soar Workshop

12:00 pm Lunch at the main house

1:00pm Ceremonial and Ritual Drumming Workshop

2:30 pm African Dance Workshop

3:30 pm African Drumming Workshop

5:00 pm Closing Ritual


July Full Moon: July 15th, 2:40A.M. EDT

    July 21-24th, Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance. Trumansburg Fairgrounds, Trumansburg, NY. We generally drum for the "Happiness Parade", on Saturday, July 23rd, 3P.M., followed by an open drum circle on the small knoll across from the concession stands. Then we do an all-night drum circle, at the off-site camping area, off Agard Rd. For more info on the festival: http://www.grassrootsfest.org/festival/

July (2nd New Moon of Month): July 30th 2:40P.M. EDT

August 3-August 18 Mercury Retrograde

August Full Moon: Aug 13th, 2:58P.M. EDT

August New Moon: Aug 28th, 11:04P.M. EDT

September Full Moon: Sept 12, 5:27A.M. EDT

September 23, 5:05 A.M. EDT, Fall Equinox

September New Moon: Sept 27: 7:09A.M. EDT

    October 6-9, 2011, Fall Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance.  More info: http://www.shakorihills.org/

October Full Moon: Oct 11th, 10:06P.M. EDT

October New Moon: Oct 26th, 3:56P.M. EDT

November Full Moon: Nov 10th, 3:16P.M. EST

November New Moon: Nov 25th, 1:10A.M. EST

November 25, Partial Solar Eclipse, 1:20A.M. (Southern Hemisphere)

November 25-December 14, Mercury Retrograde

December Full Moon: Dec 10th, 9:36A.M. EST

December 10th, Total Lunar Eclipse, Partially visible at moonset only in Eastern U.S. 6:33P.M. EST

December 22, 12:30 A.M. EST, Winter Solstice

December New Moon: Dec 24th, 1:06P.M. EST

    Million Women Drummers Gathering 2013 - If you are a woman drummer, check out what is going on! This event is a vision by Ubaka Hill and is in the beginning stages of creation on Facebook. Get involved, TODAY! Help spread the word to all and any women drummer sister friends and become a part of the process! www.millionwomendrummers.com

Other events will be posted as they become confirmed! 

Some weekly hand drumming classes available:

From: Jeremy and Erica Crytzer
  Classes discontinued until later in the Fall. More info: 607-532-4037

From: Jonathan Kline <jkline@jonathankline.org>
    Subject: Afro-Caribbean Percussion Class Questions: jkline@jonathankline.org

Have great week! Love, Steve

Women's Drumming Circle Djembe Workshop June 26th, 4-6P.M. Women's Info Center 601 Allen St, Syracuse, NY 315-478-4636 RSVP by June 19th, Cost: Donation: $5-10. Led by Elizabeth Orleski from THE DRUMZZONE 112 Washington St.,  Endicott, NY.

Hi "One-Heart Community Drum" Folks!,
    Excellent drumming both for the Ithaca Festival parade, and at the ALL DAY Drum Circle at Stewart Park on Sunday! Thanks to all that contributed their energies to these events! Smile! The local radio media group happened to record our group at the parade, and placed it as a lead in to all their local news casts the following day, mentioning our group by name! Cool! The weather was fantastic for both drumming venues, and I believe we sounded as good as we ever have, so thanks again!
    This weekend we will be at our normal location in Stewart Park, either in the grove area, central-south, or the north-west corner, (dependent on available picnic tables, and or cool wind off the lake.)
    Also, there are some folks attempting to get a local Rainbow gathering going centered around July 4th. Here is a brief note fro one of the organizers:


  From: newclayitph@gmail.com
  Clay Inthepottershands wrote:
    Hey folks... new to area, loved the circle yesterday... high vibes!...I was the one in straw hat with buttons...  We are focalizing a Regional Rainbow Gathering for the 4th... starting mid/late June in Finger Lakes National Forest/Hector... I was told some of the local focalizers are there to start with... I put up a site calledwww.ithacarainbowfamily.org and or www.ithacafamilyrainbow.org ... looking for some folks to help form this... Working on getting "Kiddie Village" going and have talked to some folks about doing CALM... I realize we need to Buffalo in Water and founsd some willing to pay for that... We are looking to Scout tomarrow and would love some help... I heard this is usually coming in from the north down into Blueberry Patch and I was wondering if coming up from the South into Blueberry patch would be a new alternative? South Slope trail? Finger Lakes Trail? area and this would give access on trail close to the Lake? I am not sure but from asking around... everyone sounds ready for it! Please get back with me ASAP...  607-262-6124 We are going to Scout the area in the morning... mid-morning... Thanks and Blessings to you ... Clay Inthepottershands Open for suggestions/changes all the family jump in! Love your web-site and the focalizing! Who would be has a local kitchen? Thanks again? I do have a small school bus GMC3500... Diesel ran... http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/greenmountain/htm/fingerlakes/images/maps/fl_trail_use11x17.jpg 


Clay T.
New Clay I.T.P.H.
711 Burt Rd.
Little Falls NY 13365
Text: (575)-779-7114
Cell:  {607}262-612


Upcoming drumming:


    Saturday, June 11th, 3P.M.ish, Open community drum circle, Stewart Park, central-south/grove area, or, north-west corner, (dependent on availability of tables, etc.) Extra drums available, children welcomed, potluck optional.


    June Full Moon: June 15th, 4:13P.M. EDT

June 15th, Total Lunar Eclipse,  Total eclipse begins 3:22P.M. Greatest eclipse: 4:12 P.M. EDT Total eclipse ends 5:02P.M. (Africa-Asia)

    Saturday, June 18th, 3P.M.ish, One-Heart Community Drum" Summer Solstice Celebration: Open community drum circle, Stewart Park, NW Corner, Extra drums available, children welcomed, potluck. Come help us celebrate the solstice. 


June 21, 1:16 P.M. EDT, Summer Solstice

From: drumzzone8@gmail.com
    Monday, June 27th at 6pm! JANET PECK is returning to The DrumZZone for another hot kickin' African dance class!  Reserve the date now.  Contact Elizabeth. Nonrefundable pre-registration required, cost only $20.00  Register at The DrumZZone ASAP! Need at least 20 to run the class. Janet is incredible, don't miss this opportunity.
    DrumZZone will be present and teaching this year at Where Womyn Gather, a women's spirituality festival in PA.  That's going to be in June check out the website for more info and registration. www.wherewomyngather.com

July New Moon: July 1st, 4:54A.M. EDT

July 01, Partial Solar Eclipse 4:38A.M. (Antarctica)
   
Spirit-Rhythm 2011: Drumming and Dancing in The Forest, July 8, 9, 10, 2011  a Joe Drumn production See our website for more information:www.oneheartcommunitydrumming.org
Spirit-Rhythm: 2011 Drumming and Dancing in the Forest will be held at Sheela Kingsbury's "Tea Garden Ithaca". Located at 133 Jersey Hill Rd Ithaca, NY. Tea Garden Ithaca is a beautiful forest like quiet oasis where guests can share sixty acres of the serenity and beauty of nature.
Directions: From Ithaca: 96B South, past Ithaca College to stop light at W. King Rd. & Upper Buttermilk Falls sign. Turn right, travel 3.1 miles until Jersey Hill Rd. Turn right on Jersey Hill and go 1000ft Blue mailbox, Tea Garden sign & 700ft. driveway on the left.
Spirit-Rhythm will be July 8, 9, 10, 2011. Please try to arrive Friday, as the festival starts on Friday, and there will be workshops on Friday. See schedule of events.
Spirit Rhythm will be focused on drumming workshops (two separate styles of drumming workshops are offered this year), dance workshops (two separate style of dance workshops), an optional Japanese Tea Ceremony, Reike workshops and all night drumming around the fire Saturday night, and  building and celebrating a close connected community. (Plan on arriving either Friday night or no later than Saturday morning by 9 am.)
During the day you can explore: many types of ceremonial, ritual, spiritual, drumming, dance, and other natural, magical and artistic practices via workshops, We offer an optional Japanese Tea Ceremony, nature hikes, forest walks, drumming, chanting, singing, and dancing in a circle; together, around a beautiful bonfire. Hanging out with new friends in the community exchanging insights, thoughts, ideas, moments, trust and forging connection .
When the sun goes down, the bonfire light will light up the night to the sights and sounds of amazing ceremonial, freestyle, and beautifully rhythmic and stimulating magical dancing, spiritual and ceremonial chants, songs, drumming, laughing and that special spark that comes from a close connected community enjoying and celebrating itself!
Please treat the land as sacred. Pick up all trash and place it in the designated receptacles. There will be containers for garbage as well as recycling. Please leave the area better than you found it. Cigarette butts and other trash must be disposed of in the containers or sand buckets provided, and not thrown onto the ground, into the woods, or into the sacred fire. No smoking in the dome, circle or around the sacred fire.. Simply leave the circle for a moment.
Alcohol is restricted to your camp site. No strolling around with open containers or inebriated. No alcohol in the dome, circle or sacred fire. Simply leave the circle for a moment.
Disruptive inebriated behavior, abusive behavior or trespassing will not be tolerated.
Right is reserved to remove anyone displaying these types of behaviors from the gathering.
Meeting and greeting Friday night: we will have the optional drum making workshop at 7 pm followed by a gathering around the fire. We will also have snacks, beverages, food and fruit available. We will also gather around the fire to get to know each other, drum a bit, share information about Spirit-Rhythm and get ready for two fun filled days of drumming and dancing and celebrating our community.
We will have workshops Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, with a bonfire Friday night and all night drumming Saturday night.
We will have workshops in two different styles of drumming.
This year we will be offering both "Spirit-Rhythms": Ceremonial and Ritual
Drumming Workshops and African Drumming Workshops.
See schedule for times of workshops
"Spirit-Rhythms": The Ceremonial and Ritual Drumming Workshops, will include ceremonial and ritual drumming techniques and rhythms, chants, songs, "ritual dance and working the fire" for people and circles whose drumming and dance has a ritual, spiritual, magical or ceremonial focus or working.
"Spirit-Rhythms" will be taught by Spirit Drummer and Master Reike instructor Raymond Eldridge. Ray has a great local and non local reputation for his  dedication to Spirit-Drumming and his overall capabilities as a master drummer. Ray has drummed for many percussion musicians, bands and performers, is on CD's, and has performed in countless festivals, concerts and events. Ray brings his extensive spirit drumming experience to Spirit-Rhythm and the Spirit-Rhythms Workshops.
Ray will also be conducting Reike personal atunements. These will be limited to four, and are available on a first come first serve basis. See Ray at at the gathering to schedule.
The African drumming workshops will be taught by Jeremy Crytzer.
Jeremy Crytzer: Learn rhythms from Guinea and Mali , West Africa , on djembe and doun douns with Jeremy Crytzer. Jeremy has studied West African drumming for over 21 years with many master teachers including Karamba Dioubate, Abdoul Doumbia, Yaya Diallo, Mamady Keita, Mbemba Bangoura,  and others. He has performed all over the country and facilitated workshops with many of the African masters with whom he studied and played. He has been teaching drum classes since 1999, previously in Tucson , Arizona , and is considered a patient and encouraging but rigorous teacher.
Erica Crytzer will be teaching a beginners African Dance Class. Erica's class will be a beginner class focusing on one of the traditional dances from Guinea .
Erica has been dancing most of her life and has been a student of traditional West African dance for many years, as well as participating in many performances of traditional drumming and dance.
SpiritSoar - A Beginning African Dance Class

offered by Jaekah Chase

Jaekah has an immense love of opening the individual spirit through dance. She has studied various forms of dance throughout her life and focused on African Dance with master dancer and drummer, Maurice Haltom. She was a teacher of African Dance at Full Life Fitness in Ithaca, NY, as well as a student of yoga and djembe drumming for 10 years. She was deeply impressed with the fact that, once her students learned to move their bodies in a new way, they became, not only better dancers but, more confident and graceful in the 'dance of life'. This is what she truly loved about teaching.

As a Licensed Massage Therapist, Jaekah is fully aware of the Mind-Body connection and, as an African Dance teacher, she witnessed over and over again, that once one opens up the body through rhythmic movement, it opens the mind and imagination to more creative thinking. This, in turn, can foster a greater sense of inner peace and well-being.

Beginning African Dance works particularly well for this kind of personal expansion for three main reasons: 1) it is well-suited for every body-type as it's less about perfect technique than it is about learning to move the body parts (torso, arms, legs & feet, head) in unison, rhythmically; 2) it opens the core (mid-section or torso) of the body thus allowing for a better flow of energy along the spine and 3) so much of it focuses on cross-crawl movement (left foot/right arm, right foot/left arm...like crawling and walking) which connects the brain hemispheres.

Jaekah will be offering a Beginning African Dance class, using some simple African Dance inspired sequences done to traditional rhythms, that promises to be energizing and uplift the spirit.

Come and dance and let your spirit soar!

Should the weather be inclement there is a nice very large comfortable main house where we will have our meals and workshops. We can fit people in easily and comfortably. We will also have overhead tarps to cover the camping area.
The price $75.00 includes all workshops (other than optional), camping, bonfires, meals and snacks. But feel free to bring some of your favorite snacks. We will have a menu that has great vegetarian and meat dishes. Prepared by the Tea Garden chefs known for their culinary skill and magic!
Optional Workshops:
You must be registered for Spirit-Rhythm to attend these workshops.
Spirit-rhythm will be offering an "optional" drum making workshop. There is an additional charge for these:

Make your own Ashiko: Tom Kozlowski of TOKO Imports, (located in
Ithaca NY, (on the lower level of The Dewitt Mall, 215 N. Cayuga St.
Ithaca, NY 14850, 607-277-3780 www.toko-imports.com) will be conducting two drum making workshops at Spirit-Rhythm. They will be on Friday at 7 pm and Saturday at 5 pm, he will provide a finished drum shell, wrapped rings, rope and a head for the drum. Under his guidance you will "rope" (assemble) the drum. The Ashikos are 22 to 24 inches tall and have a 9 inch head and are made out of hard pine. The cost for this workshop is $125.00.
If you wish to take part in this workshop you must register in advance (when you register for Spirit-Rhythm). You may include with your Spirit-Rhythm registration an additional check or money order made out to "TOKO Imports" in the amount of $125.00. or bring cash to the workshop. Remember this is in addition to your Spirit-Rhythm registration.

Optional Japanese Tea Ceremony
For a separate $10.00, paid directly to Tea Garden Ithaca, you can enjoy The Japanese Tea Ceremony.
Japanese Tea Ceremony is an art form. In the simple act of making tea and drinking it, host and guest share in a ritual of beauty that promotes a profound sense of well being and connection between participants.
Sheela Kingsbury has been studying traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony for over 20 years, both in New York City and in Japan. She is a certified tea practitioner and teacher with the Urasenke Chanoyu Tradition, the oldest and largest world wide Tea school.
As a professional Landscape Designer, Sheela specializes in the creation of Contemplation Gardens, a synthesis of traditional Japanese garden design with a strong naturalistic approach. She is developing Tea Garden Ithaca into a quiet forest and oasis, a unique garden destination, open to the public and available for events, teas and weddings. More info on this serenely beautiful place: http://www.teagardenithaca.com
If you wish to take part in The Tea Ceremony, include, in the same envelope you use to send in your Spirit-Rhythm registration, A SEPARATE CHECK OR MONEY ORDER, made out to Sheela Kingsbury in the amount of $10.00 for each person taking part in the tea Ceremony. Include the number of people taking part and their information sent with your separate check or money order for your Spirit-Rhythm payment.
Registration: Payment may be made by check or money order.
Checks or money orders are to be made out to One Heart Community Drum.
Checks must be mailed prior to 15 June.
Mail to: Joseph Lorincz, 1028 Ellis Hollow Rd. # 236, Ithaca, NY 14850
Include on a separate sheet of paper, included with your check or money
order, your name, address, phone number and e mail. Indicate if you prefer
vegetarian menu or meat menu. If you are registering more than one person
with your check or money order indicate that and include the above required
information.
You may e mail questions to me personally at:
Spirit-Rhythm-owner@yahoogroups.com,
feel free to join the Spirit-Rhythm group by sending e mail to:
Spirit-Rhythm@yahoogroups.com
Scholarships Available:

Thomas Kozlowski owner of TOKO Imports, located in

Ithaca NY, (on the lower level of The Dewitt Mall, 215 N. Cayuga St.
Ithaca, NY 14850 607-277-3780 (www.toko-imports.com)

has funded four scholarships of $25.00 each

To participate you must submit in person at TOKO Imports, in written form
(not e mail) a brief and concise paper answering the following questions:

1. What does drumming mean to you

2. Why do you want to go to Spirit-Rhythm.

You must personally bring in your paper to TOKO Imports and

answer a couple of questions that Tom will pose to you.

You must submit you paper personally no later than 1 June 2011!

Winners will be chosen by Tom Kozlowski, and this scholarship program is

the sole property and purview of Tom Kozlowski and TOKO Imports.
If you are from out of the region, give Tom a call about how to participate!
Schedule of Events

Friday July 8:

You may arrive anytime after 12 noon; if you arrive earlier send e mail to let us know.

6:00pm Gathering officially opens. There will be food in the dome for your convenience. Fruit, Juices, vegetables, salads, grains, breads, muffins etc, coffee, tea

7:00 pm Build your own drum workshop, requires either pre registration or bring cash to workshop. Let us know if you will be doing this so Tom brings enough supplies.

8:15 pm Welcoming Ritual

10:00 pm meeting and greeting and bonfire, this can go till dawn.


Saturday July 9

10:00 am rise and shine continental breakfast in dome

11:00 am Spirit Soar Workshop

12:30 am Lunch at the main house

1:45pm and Drum Workshops, African and Ritual and Ceremonial

3:15 pm African Dance Workshop

4:30 pm Drum Workshops, Ritual and Ceremonial

6:00 pm Drum making workshop

7:00 pm Reike atunements: see Ray to sign up, class size limited

8:00 pm Dinner at the main house

9:00 pm Main Ritual

10:00 pm Start of the magickal, ritual all night bonfire and drumming till dawn


Sunday July 10

10:00 am Rise and Shine

11:00 am Spirit-Soar Workshop

12:00 pm Lunch at the main house

1:00pm Ceremonial and Ritual Drumming Workshop

2:30 pm African Dance Workshop

3:30 pm African Drumming Workshop

5:00 pm Closing Ritual


July Full Moon: July 15th, 2:40A.M. EDT

    July 21-24th, Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance. Trumansburg Fairgrounds, Trumansburg, NY. We generally drum for the "Happiness Parade", on Saturday, July 23rd, 3P.M., followed by an open drum circle on the small knoll across from the concession stands. Then we do an all-night drum circle, at the off-site camping area, off Agard Rd. For more info on the festival: http://www.grassrootsfest.org/festival/

July (2nd New Moon of Month): July 30th 2:40P.M. EDT

August 3-August 18 Mercury Retrograde

August Full Moon: Aug 13th, 2:58P.M. EDT

August New Moon: Aug 28th, 11:04P.M. EDT

September Full Moon: Sept 12, 5:27A.M. EDT

September 23, 5:05 A.M. EDT, Fall Equinox

September New Moon: Sept 27: 7:09A.M. EDT

    October 6-9, 2011, Fall Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance.  More info: http://www.shakorihills.org/

October Full Moon: Oct 11th, 10:06P.M. EDT

October New Moon: Oct 26th, 3:56P.M. EDT

November Full Moon: Nov 10th, 3:16P.M. EST

November New Moon: Nov 25th, 1:10A.M. EST

November 25, Partial Solar Eclipse, 1:20A.M. (Southern Hemisphere)

November 25-December 14, Mercury Retrograde

December Full Moon: Dec 10th, 9:36A.M. EST

December 10th, Total Lunar Eclipse, Partially visible at moonset only in Eastern U.S. 6:33P.M. EST

December 22, 12:30 A.M. EST, Winter Solstice

December New Moon: Dec 24th, 1:06P.M. EST

    Million Women Drummers Gathering 2013 - If you are a woman drummer, check out what is going on! This event is a vision by Ubaka Hill and is in the beginning stages of creation on Facebook. Get involved, TODAY! Help spread the word to all and any women drummer sister friends and become a part of the process! www.millionwomendrummers.com

Other events will be posted as they become confirmed! 

Some weekly hand drumming classes available:

From: Jeremy and Erica Crytzer
  Classes discontinued until later in the Fall. More info: 607-532-4037

From: Jonathan Kline <jkline@jonathankline.org>
    Subject: Afro-Caribbean Percussion Class Questions: jkline@jonathankline.org

Have great week! Love, Steve

Hi "One-Heart Community Drum" Folks!,
   Excellent drum circle in the grove at Stewart Park, for our first outdoor drum circle of the season! Thanks to all that attended. Looks to be another nice day this Saturday, and we'll start at 3P.M. to accommodate the earlier sun sets this time of year. Well do a special Memorial Day barbecue/potluck and drum circle starting at Noon, on Monday as well. Hope to see you there! Love, Steve

Upcoming drumming:

    Saturday, May 28th, 3P.M. Open community drum circle, Stewart Park, (south end of Cayuga Lake), grove area, (Central south). Extra drums available, children welcomed, potluck optional!    

    Monday, May 30th, Noon, Memorial Day celebration, (with barbecue and potluck.) Open community drum circle, Stewart Park, (south end of Cayuga Lake), grove area, (central south side of park.) Extra drums available, children welcomed.

June New Moon: June 1st, 5:03P.M. EDT

June 01, Partial Solar Eclipse, 7:16P.M. (Siberia)
   
    June 2nd-5th, Ithaca Festival:
       Parade: Thursday, June 2nd at 6:30 pm., Cayuga St, Ithaca.

From: drewnoden@gmail.com Ithaca Festival Parade Director:
     The 2011 Ithaca Festival Parade  Thursday, June 2nd, starting at 6:30 pm.
    Vehicles should be on site by 5:30 PM when the barricades go up; this is especially critical for oversized vehicles and anything that needs to be unloaded or assembled. Pedestrians should be on site by 5:45 - 6:00 PM.
    INSTRUCTIONS FOR DRIVERS  - Vehicles with staging sites on Cayuga Street should enter Cayuga Street from Lincoln Street.  Vehicles for EAST Lewis or EAST Jay Streets should enter from Utica Street, while those on WEST Lewis or WEST Jay Streets enter from Auburn Street.  Parade staff at each entrance will assist you.
    At DeWitt Park all vehicles must turn LEFT onto Buffalo Street.  Be especially careful at this turn – it usually is dense with onlookers.  Please stay in formation until you pass the boundary of DeWitt Park. Do not stop your vehicles on Buffalo St, as this arrests progress for the Parade groups behind you.  If you need to unload passengers, either pull briefly to the side of Buffalo St. or proceed east and turn left onto Tioga Street.  If you have special needs persons who need to be escorted, you can discharge them in the large parking lot behind the Courthouse.
    The Tabernacle Baptist Congregation at the corner of Cayuga and Lincoln Streets will again provide free cold drinks and cookies for us, and also allow access to their bathroom facilities beginning at 5:00 PM.  Just be careful and stay on the sidewalks on Cayuga Street, as there will be a series of 1-mile races from the High School to DeWitt Park from 6 - 6:30 PM.  And of course thank them for this generous hospitality.
     I expect each adult in the Parade to buy ($5) and wear an Ithaca Festival button. Drew Noden, Ithaca Festival Parade Coordinator

       Sunday, June 5th, Ithaca Festival Open Community Drum Circle, All Day in Stewart Park Grove Area, set-up beginning at Noon. To get into Stewart Park with a vehicle, you need a pass, and we only receive one vehicle pass, as a group. If you want me to transport any drums, get them to me by Saturday P.M. Drumming to begin as soon as set-up is complete. This is always a great event, attended by several thousand people. Hope you can join us! It's a real party/celebration!              

From: drumzzone8@gmail.com
    Wednesday, June 1st, 7:30 - 8:30pm, DrumZZone Community Drum Circle. Donation and yep drums to share.  Summer schedule will be 1x a month, first wednesday 7:30 - 8:30pm.
 
June Full Moon: June 15th, 4:13P.M. EDT

June 15th, Total Lunar Eclipse,  Total eclipse begins 3:22P.M. Greatest eclipse: 4:12 P.M. EDT Total eclipse ends 5:02P.M. (Africa-Asia)

    Saturday, June 18th, Summer Solstice Celebration at Peter Karig's home in West Danby. (Rte 34/96). Potluck, bonfire, extra drums available. (More info to follow.)

June 21, 1:16 P.M. EDT, Summer Solstice

From: drumzzone8@gmail.com
    Monday, June 27th at 6pm! JANET PECK is returning to The DrumZZone for another hot kickin' African dance class!  Reserve the date now.  Contact Elizabeth. Nonrefundable pre-registration required, cost only $20.00  Register at The DrumZZone ASAP! Need at least 20 to run the class. Janet is incredible, don't miss this opportunity.
    DrumZZone will be present and teaching this year at Where Womyn Gather, a women's spirituality festival in PA.  That's going to be in June check out the website for more info and registration. www.wherewomyngather.com

July New Moon: July 1st, 4:54A.M. EDT

July 01, Partial Solar Eclipse 4:38A.M. (Antarctica)
   
Spirit-Rhythm 2011: Drumming and Dancing in The Forest, July 8, 9, 10, 2011  a Joe Drumn production See our website for more information: www.oneheartcommunitydrumming.org
Spirit-Rhythm: 2011 Drumming and Dancing in the Forest will be held at Sheela Kingsbury's "Tea Garden Ithaca". Located at 133 Jersey Hill Rd Ithaca, NY. Tea Garden Ithaca is a beautiful forest like quiet oasis where guests can share sixty acres of the serenity and beauty of nature.
Directions: From Ithaca: 96B South, past Ithaca College to stop light at W. King Rd. & Upper Buttermilk Falls sign. Turn right, travel 3.1 miles until Jersey Hill Rd. Turn right on Jersey Hill and go 1000ft Blue mailbox, Tea Garden sign & 700ft. driveway on the left.
Spirit-Rhythm will be July 8, 9, 10, 2011. Please try to arrive Friday, as the festival starts on Friday, and there will be workshops on Friday. See schedule of events.
Spirit Rhythm will be focused on drumming workshops (two separate styles of drumming workshops are offered this year), dance workshops (two separate style of dance workshops), an optional Japanese Tea Ceremony, Reike workshops and all night drumming around the fire Saturday night, and building and celebrating a close connected community. (Plan on arriving either Friday night or no later than Saturday morning by 9 am.)
During the day you can explore: many types of ceremonial, ritual, spiritual, drumming, dance, and other natural, magical and artistic practices via workshops, We offer an optional Japanese Tea Ceremony, nature hikes, forest walks, drumming, chanting, singing, and dancing in a circle; together, around a beautiful bonfire. Hanging out with new friends in the community exchanging insights, thoughts, ideas, moments, trust and forging connection .
When the sun goes down, the bonfire light will light up the night to the sights and sounds of amazing ceremonial, freestyle, and beautifully rhythmic and stimulating magical dancing, spiritual and ceremonial chants, songs, drumming, laughing and that special spark that comes from a close connected community enjoying and celebrating itself!
Please treat the land as sacred. Pick up all trash and place it in the designated receptacles. There will be containers for garbage as well as recycling. Please leave the area better than you found it. Cigarette butts and other trash must be disposed of in the containers or sand buckets provided, and not thrown onto the ground, into the woods, or into the sacred fire. No smoking in the dome, circle or around the sacred fire.. Simply leave the circle for a moment.
Alcohol is restricted to your camp site. No strolling around with open containers or inebriated. No alcohol in the dome, circle or sacred fire. Simply leave the circle for a moment.
Disruptive inebriated behavior, abusive behavior or trespassing will not be tolerated.
Right is reserved to remove anyone displaying these types of behaviors from the gathering.
Meeting and greeting Friday night: we will have the optional drum making workshop at 7 pm followed by a gathering around the fire. We will also have snacks, beverages, food and fruit available. We will also gather around the fire to get to know each other, drum a bit, share information about Spirit-Rhythm and get ready for two fun filled days of drumming and dancing and celebrating our community.
We will have workshops Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, with a bonfire Friday night and all night drumming Saturday night.
We will have workshops in two different styles of drumming.
This year we will be offering both "Spirit-Rhythms": Ceremonial and Ritual
Drumming Workshops and African Drumming Workshops.
See schedule for times of workshops
"Spirit-Rhythms": The Ceremonial and Ritual Drumming Workshops, will include ceremonial and ritual drumming techniques and rhythms, chants, songs, "ritual dance and working the fire" for people and circles whose drumming and dance has a ritual, spiritual, magical or ceremonial focus or working.
"Spirit-Rhythms" will be taught by Spirit Drummer and Master Reike instructor Raymond Eldridge. Ray has a great local and non local reputation for his dedication to Spirit-Drumming and his overall capabilities as a master drummer. Ray has drummed for many percussion musicians, bands and performers, is on CD's, and has performed in countless festivals, concerts and events. Ray brings his extensive spirit drumming experience to Spirit-Rhythm and the Spirit-Rhythms Workshops.
Ray will also be conducting Reike personal atunements. These will be limited to four, and are available on a first come first serve basis. See Ray at at the gathering to schedule.
The African drumming workshops will be taught by Jeremy Crytzer.
Jeremy Crytzer: Learn rhythms from Guinea and Mali , West Africa , on djembe and doun douns with Jeremy Crytzer. Jeremy has studied West African drumming for over 21 years with many master teachers including Karamba Dioubate, Abdoul Doumbia, Yaya Diallo, Mamady Keita, Mbemba Bangoura, and others. He has performed all over the country and facilitated workshops with many of the African masters with whom he studied and played. He has been teaching drum classes since 1999, previously in Tucson , Arizona , and is considered a patient and encouraging but rigorous teacher.
Erica Crytzer will be teaching a beginners African Dance Class. Erica's class will be a beginner class focusing on one of the traditional dances from Guinea .
Erica has been dancing most of her life and has been a student of traditional West African dance for many years, as well as participating in many performances of traditional drumming and dance.
SpiritSoar - A Beginning African Dance Class

offered by Jaekah Chase

Jaekah has an immense love of opening the individual spirit through dance. She has studied various forms of dance throughout her life and focused on African Dance with master dancer and drummer, Maurice Haltom. She was a teacher of African Dance at Full Life Fitness in Ithaca, NY, as well as a student of yoga and djembe drumming for 10 years. She was deeply impressed with the fact that, once her students learned to move their bodies in a new way, they became, not only better dancers but, more confident and graceful in the 'dance of life'. This is what she truly loved about teaching.

As a Licensed Massage Therapist, Jaekah is fully aware of the Mind-Body connection and, as an African Dance teacher, she witnessed over and over again, that once one opens up the body through rhythmic movement, it opens the mind and imagination to more creative thinking. This, in turn, can foster a greater sense of inner peace and well-being.

Beginning African Dance works particularly well for this kind of personal expansion for three main reasons: 1) it is well-suited for every body-type as it's less about perfect technique than it is about learning to move the body parts (torso, arms, legs & feet, head) in unison, rhythmically; 2) it opens the core (mid-section or torso) of the body thus allowing for a better flow of energy along the spine and 3) so much of it focuses on cross-crawl movement (left foot/right arm, right foot/left arm...like crawling and walking) which connects the brain hemispheres.

Jaekah will be offering a Beginning African Dance class, using some simple African Dance inspired sequences done to traditional rhythms, that promises to be energizing and uplift the spirit.

Come and dance and let your spirit soar!

Should the weather be inclement there is a nice very large comfortable main house where we will have our meals and workshops. We can fit people in easily and comfortably. We will also have overhead tarps to cover the camping area.
The price $75.00 includes all workshops (other than optional), camping, bonfires, meals and snacks. But feel free to bring some of your favorite snacks. We will have a menu that has great vegetarian and meat dishes. Prepared by the Tea Garden chefs known for their culinary skill and magic!
Optional Workshops:
You must be registered for Spirit-Rhythm to attend these workshops.
Spirit-rhythm will be offering an "optional" drum making workshop. There is an additional charge for these:

Make your own Ashiko: Tom Kozlowski of TOKO Imports, (located in
Ithaca NY, (on the lower level of The Dewitt Mall, 215 N. Cayuga St.
Ithaca, NY 14850, 607-277-3780 www.toko-imports.com) will be conducting two drum making workshops at Spirit-Rhythm. They will be on Friday at 7 pm and Saturday at 5 pm, he will provide a finished drum shell, wrapped rings, rope and a head for the drum. Under his guidance you will "rope" (assemble) the drum. The Ashikos are 22 to 24 inches tall and have a 9 inch head and are made out of hard pine. The cost for this workshop is $125.00.
If you wish to take part in this workshop you must register in advance (when you register for Spirit-Rhythm). You may include with your Spirit-Rhythm registration an additional check or money order made out to "TOKO Imports" in the amount of $125.00. or bring cash to the workshop. Remember this is in addition to your Spirit-Rhythm registration.

Optional Japanese Tea Ceremony
For a separate $10.00, paid directly to Tea Garden Ithaca, you can enjoy The Japanese Tea Ceremony.
Japanese Tea Ceremony is an art form. In the simple act of making tea and drinking it, host and guest share in a ritual of beauty that promotes a profound sense of well being and connection between participants.
Sheela Kingsbury has been studying traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony for over 20 years, both in New York City and in Japan. She is a certified tea practitioner and teacher with the Urasenke Chanoyu Tradition, the oldest and largest world wide Tea school.
As a professional Landscape Designer, Sheela specializes in the creation of Contemplation Gardens, a synthesis of traditional Japanese garden design with a strong naturalistic approach. She is developing Tea Garden Ithaca into a quiet forest and oasis, a unique garden destination, open to the public and available for events, teas and weddings. More info on this serenely beautiful place: http://www.teagardenithaca.com
If you wish to take part in The Tea Ceremony, include, in the same envelope you use to send in your Spirit-Rhythm registration, A SEPARATE CHECK OR MONEY ORDER, made out to Sheela Kingsbury in the amount of $10.00 for each person taking part in the tea Ceremony. Include the number of people taking part and their information sent with your separate check or money order for your Spirit-Rhythm payment.
Registration: Payment may be made by check or money order.
Checks or money orders are to be made out to One Heart Community Drum.
Checks must be mailed prior to 15 June.
Mail to: Joseph Lorincz, 1028 Ellis Hollow Rd. # 236, Ithaca, NY 14850
Include on a separate sheet of paper, included with your check or money
order, your name, address, phone number and e mail. Indicate if you prefer
vegetarian menu or meat menu. If you are registering more than one person
with your check or money order indicate that and include the above required
information.
You may e mail questions to me personally at:
Spirit-Rhythm-owner@yahoogroups.com,
feel free to join the Spirit-Rhythm group by sending e mail to:
Spirit-Rhythm@yahoogroups.com
Scholarships Available:

Thomas Kozlowski owner of TOKO Imports, located in

Ithaca NY, (on the lower level of The Dewitt Mall, 215 N. Cayuga St.
Ithaca, NY 14850 607-277-3780 (www.toko-imports.com)

has funded four scholarships of $25.00 each

To participate you must submit in person at TOKO Imports, in written form
(not e mail) a brief and concise paper answering the following questions:

1. What does drumming mean to you

2. Why do you want to go to Spirit-Rhythm.

You must personally bring in your paper to TOKO Imports and

answer a couple of questions that Tom will pose to you.

You must submit you paper personally no later than 1 June 2011!

Winners will be chosen by Tom Kozlowski, and this scholarship program is

the sole property and purview of Tom Kozlowski and TOKO Imports.
If you are from out of the region, give Tom a call about how to participate!
Schedule of Events

Friday July 8:

You may arrive anytime after 12 noon; if you arrive earlier send e mail to let us know.

6:00pm Gathering officially opens. There will be food in the dome for your convenience. Fruit, Juices, vegetables, salads, grains, breads, muffins etc, coffee, tea

7:00 pm Build your own drum workshop, requires either pre registration or bring cash to workshop. Let us know if you will be doing this so Tom brings enough supplies.

8:15 pm Welcoming Ritual

10:00 pm meeting and greeting and bonfire, this can go till dawn.


Saturday July 9

10:00 am rise and shine continental breakfast in dome

11:00 am Spirit Soar Workshop

12:30 am Lunch at the main house

1:45pm and Drum Workshops, African and Ritual and Ceremonial

3:15 pm African Dance Workshop

4:30 pm Drum Workshops, Ritual and Ceremonial

6:00 pm Drum making workshop

7:00 pm Reike atunements: see Ray to sign up, class size limited

8:00 pm Dinner at the main house

9:00 pm Main Ritual

10:00 pm Start of the magickal, ritual all night bonfire and drumming till dawn


Sunday July 10

10:00 am Rise and Shine

11:00 am Spirit-Soar Workshop

12:00 pm Lunch at the main house

1:00pm Ceremonial and Ritual Drumming Workshop

2:30 pm African Dance Workshop

3:30 pm African Drumming Workshop

5:00 pm Closing Ritual


July Full Moon: July 15th, 2:40A.M. EDT

    July 21-24th, Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance. Trumansburg Fairgrounds, Trumansburg, NY. We generally drum for the "Happiness Parade", on Saturday, July 23rd, 3P.M., followed by an open drum circle on the small knoll across from the concession stands. Then we do an all-night drum circle, at the off-site camping area, off Agard Rd. For more info on the festival: http://www.grassrootsfest.org/festival/

July (2nd New Moon of Month): July 30th 2:40P.M. EDT

August 3-August 18 Mercury Retrograde

August Full Moon: Aug 13th, 2:58P.M. EDT

August New Moon: Aug 28th, 11:04P.M. EDT

September Full Moon: Sept 12, 5:27A.M. EDT

September 23, 5:05 A.M. EDT, Fall Equinox

September New Moon: Sept 27: 7:09A.M. EDT

    October 6-9, 2011, Fall Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance.  More info: http://www.shakorihills.org/

October Full Moon: Oct 11th, 10:06P.M. EDT

October New Moon: Oct 26th, 3:56P.M. EDT

November Full Moon: Nov 10th, 3:16P.M. EST

November New Moon: Nov 25th, 1:10A.M. EST

November 25, Partial Solar Eclipse, 1:20A.M. (Southern Hemisphere)

November 25-December 14, Mercury Retrograde

December Full Moon: Dec 10th, 9:36A.M. EST

December 10th, Total Lunar Eclipse, Partially visible at moonset only in Eastern U.S. 6:33P.M. EST

December 22, 12:30 A.M. EST, Winter Solstice

December New Moon: Dec 24th, 1:06P.M. EST

    Million Women Drummers Gathering 2013 - If you are a woman drummer, check out what is going on! This event is a vision by Ubaka Hill and is in the beginning stages of creation on Facebook. Get involved, TODAY! Help spread the word to all and any women drummer sister friends and become a part of the process! www.millionwomendrummers.com

Other events will be posted as they become confirmed! 

Some weekly hand drumming classes available:

From: Jeremy and Erica Crytzer
  Classes discontinued until later in the Fall. More info: 607-532-4037

From: Jonathan Kline <jkline@jonathankline.org>
    Subject: Afro-Caribbean Percussion Class Questions: jkline@jonathankline.org

Have great week! Love, Steve