Good drum circle Saturday, (in a new space, due to the upcoming construction in the room we normally use.) Our traditional drum room will be off-limits from now, until the end of the summer, (so that construction can be completed to connect the old building to the new ones being constructed.) We will be using either the gym of one of the other classrooms for the remainder of the indoor season.
The Ithaca Ecstatic Dance group invited drummers to lead a dance session last Friday, and it was very well received. They will be asking us back to drum again in March, so look for the dates, and try to join this fun activity! Love, Steve
Here are this week's activities and beyond:
Saturday, January, 30th, 5-6P.M. Set-up and Rhythms instruction, 6-9P.M. Open Community drum Circle. Location: Lehman Alternative Community School, 111 Chestnut St., Ithaca, NY. Extra drums available, children welcomed, potluck optional.
From: Evelyn Ward de Roo <wavesong@bell.net>
I sell handmade 'djembe drum straps' from recycled clothing. http://WaveSong.etsy.com
My demonstration video is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze08Hcv377A
From: Elizabeth Orleski <drumzzone@verizon.net>
Saturday, February 6th at 7:00pm DrumZZone Drummers Night Out!! Djembe students, JCC drum students, BCC Women CAN Drum and African Drumming for Couples grads from beginners to advanced players will be showing off their skills for family and friends. There may be food...maybe an Alode' number or 2 and mayyybe a drum circle afterwards. We are asking donations from our guests for this event. Location: DrumZZone, 112 Washington Ave. Endicott, NY.
Thursday, February 18th, 5:30 - 7:30 P.M. Corning Glass Museum "2300 Degree" - "Fire and Ice" Celebration! This is always a special event, with a large crowd, and lots of excellent drumming, so don't miss it, if you are able to attend. All drummers will receive tickets for free food and drink, and the drum circle a stipend for their participation. We need to start setting up about 4:30P.M. to be ready to begin drumming around 5P.M., as people are arriving. We will need to leave the Alternative School around 3:30P.M. in order to be on time. Let me know if you plan on driving, so we can set up car pooling. Thanks!
From: Louise Maio <MaioLM@cmog.org>
Hi Stephen,
It is that time again where to wish to have the drumming circle be part of our 2300 degree event on February 18, 2010. This year is the 10th anniversary and we have many surprises throughout the evening. We anticipate a huge crowd. You are such a big hit at our event. Louise
Saturday, February 20th, 5P.M. "One-Heart Community Drum" 15th Anniversary/Birthday Party. Potluck meal, and birthday party, followed by open community drum circle in the gymnasium at the Alternative Community School, 111 Chestnut St, Ithaca, NY. Extra drums available. Children welcomed!
Note: Our first drum circle at the Alternative School was 2/22/96, so we have completed 14 years of drumming at that location. We were drumming in Stewart Park the summer of 1995 prior to this. Happy Birthday!
From: Elizabeth Orleski <drumzzone@verizon.net>
Saturday Feb 27th, and Sunday, Feb 28th Judy Piazza coming for a concert ( Feb 27th, 7P.M. $15); and, frame drum, riq, and doumbek workshop on Sunday Feb 28th, 1-5:30P.M., $40). She is an amazing performer and an excellent teacher. For tickets and more info. Check out notbongos.com
Saturday, April 24th, Noon til 5P.M., Ithaca Earth Day, Washington Park in downtown Ithaca. (This is a change from the previous several years at the Farmer's Market.) The change in venue is due to this being the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, and a special Earth Day event will be held in Washington D.C. on Sunday, April 25th, so holding the event on Saturday, allows people interested in attending the freedom to do so. Drum circle will be at the conclusion of the days activities, with music, food and booths available throughout the day. Always a great time!
April 29th-May 2nd, "Pagan Odyssey 2010", in Oxford, CT at Schreiber’s Farm. Beltaine: A Pagan Odyssey, is Connecticut’s oldest Pagan festival, and it is hosted by the Panthean Temple, which was founded in 1995. This festival is educational, spiritual and a chance to experience community at its finest. We bring together people from many varying traditions within the Wiccan, Pagan, and Earth-Based spiritual communities. The community at large makes this huge festival possible for our small temple and your participation is welcomed. We celebrate with a bonfire, all night drumming, ceremonies and a Maypole dance. There will also be children’s activities, hay rides, fire spinning, vendors, readers and healers. Our special guest speaker for 2010 will be Z Budapest. There will be over 70 well-known teachers, leaders and elders in attendance for lectures, hands on workshops and classes. Concerts with a wide variety of music are also planned for 2010. For more info: http://www.PaganOdyssey.com "
From Joe Lorincz <oneheartcommunitydrummers@yahoo.com>
July 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010 Spirit-Rhythm: 2010, A Magickal Drum and Dance Quest, Newhart's Lodge, 172 Griffin Road, Enfield NY. Drumming, Dance and Magickal work shops, all meals, camping, and drumming in the dome $125..00 Check our website: www.oneheartcommunitydrumming.org
Saturday August 14th, Lansing Harbor Festival, Myers Park on Cayuga Lake. We will be leading an open community drum circle as part of this festival this year. It is a nice location, and good even. should be a lot of fun!
Steve's Note: A LOT more activities will be being added to the calender, as we move close to the dates.
Some weekly hand drumming classes available:
From: Jeremy and Erica Crytzer
Mondays, 5:30-6:30P.M., West African Drum Class, learn fundamentals of technique &
traditional polyrhythms on djembe and doun douns. Location: Moonlight Dance Studio, 407
Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY. More info: 607-532-4037
From: Katrina Baxter <kirtrina@yahoo.com>
Tuesdays, 4:30P.M. African Drum Class; 5:30P.M., African Dance Class, Southside Community Center.
From: Jonathan Kline <jkline@jonathankline.org>
Subject: Afro-Caribbean Percussion Class Questions: jkline@jonathankline.org
From: jml11us@juno.com
Saturdays 3-4 pm, The Universal Rhythm School "The best damn drum class period" -Hand drumming for humans--You are guaranteed to learn- FIRST TIMERS BUY ONE GET ONE FREE $10 AN HOUR
@Soma Yoga & Living Arts 409 West State Street. Ithaca, -Around back-
universalrhythm@gmail.com www.somayogaithaca.com
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