Miami drums

from Randy Robinson:
100+ drummers for big huge drum circle all day on Labor Day Monday
September 3, 2007 from 8:00am to 8:00pm
Pavilion 3 at Hugh Taylor Birch State Park 3109 East Sunrise Blvd at A1A Fort Lauderdale Fl http://www.floridastateparks.org/hughtaylorbirch/
Bring drum, chair, food, drink, blanket, umbrella, grill and a positive mental
attitude. This is an open drum circle – play what you want. Beginners to
advanced.
$5 plus park entrance fee
Vendors call (954) 839-5732 to make arrangements

Malick Faye will teach a West African Drum Ensemble Workshop
This Sunday 8/12/07 at 2PM
FIU Biscayne Campus Academic 2 Bldg. Rm. 220
3000 NE 151 St. Miami Fl. The workshop includes 2 hours of instruction in several West African rhythms.
Workshop participants are invited to stay and drum for the Delou Community Dance Class which follows the workshop.
Workshop fee is $50
Malick will have a performance quality drum for sale.

Next Sunday (12/10/06) at noon, another STREET DRUM CIRCLE in Coconut Grove, on Grand Ave in front of the Mayfair, right down the street from “Out of Africa”. We can play throughout the afternoon. Bring your drum, bring your dancing feet. I’ll have some extra drums.

Take advantage of the last Miami & South Florida drum circles of 2006!

also:

The following weekend Dec 16, 17 (Sat & Sun) 10AM – 6PM, at Coral Castle -28655 South Dixie Highway Homestead, FL 33033 (305) 248-6345- in South Dade, the “Moonfaire” invites drummers to come and drum anytime during the event. It is a pay-to-play event, as the entrance fee to Coral Castle is ~$10. The tribal belly dancers from Lotus Dance Studio will be at the drum circle Saturday afternoon.

The Thursday following that, there’s the Winter Solstice Tequesta Drum/Dance/Fire Circle Celebration from 6-12pm on Thursday, December 21, 2006 (Rain Date for the event Friday December 29, 2006) at Hugh Taylor Birch State Park (Primitive Camp area), 3109 E. Sunrise Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale FL. (954) 468-2791 (954) 564-4521. They are planning a potluck buffet, so people who might like to participate may want to bring a little something to share.

Thanks Mark again for the info…
I’m afraid I’m going to be out of town for both events, but all drummers in the area should check them out!

This Saturday at 5PM at the AHCAC at 6161 NW 22nd Avenue in Miami, Saidou Ba presents West African Drum and Dance followed by an open drum circle. Bring your drums!

This Sunday at noon, a STREET DRUM CIRCLE in Coconut Grove, on Grand Ave in front of the Mayfair. We can play throughout the afternoon. Bring your drum, bring your dancing feet. Right down the street from “Out of Africa”.

See you guys over there!

Thanks again to Mark Richards from the Miami Drums yahoo group!!!

Full Moon Dates

[December – 2006]:
Sunday, Dec 3 – Full Moon Eve
Monday, Dec 4 – Full Moon Night

The address remains the same, 85th st and Collins Ave. on the beach. Since full moon eve is a Sunday, drum circle will start around 8:30

Last Friday we did a small drum circle at Peacock park. I’m posting some pictures. I played for about two hours. Thanks again to Mark Richards that organized the event and also showed me how to create a djembe strap with some nylon webbing I got online. [I’m going to comment on this in the following days, I try to get nylon webbing locally and I end up ordering it online]

Anyway, here’re the upcoming dates for the next moon drumcircle in miami beach, Fl:

Upcoming Full Moon Dates [December – 2006]:
Sunday, Dec 3 – Full Moon Eve
Monday, Dec 4 – Full Moon Night

The address remains the same, 85th st and Collins Ave. on the beach. Since full moon eve is a Sunday, drum circle will start around 8:30

Couple days back I got a comment from Marizel and Armando from the The Witch’s Garden They’re going to have an event next month, with a lot of interesting topics. There’s also going to be a drum circle at the closing of it. Here’s their invitation:

“We wanted to invite you and any of your readers to our next production called Moonfaire.This is an event that will be held on December 16th and 17th 2006 at the Coral Castle in homestead Fl. and it will feature a huge drum circle for all to enjoy.The event itself is metaphysical in nature and is focused on feeling the energies of this powerfull place. There will be vendors selling from a wide spectrum of metaphysical and spiritual products and services.
For more info go to our website and click on the Moonfaire image. “

Tonight it was a very nice crowd. We can call it the night before the full moon…Tomorrow, or actually is already today :), we should have another nice hand drum circle at almost the same place [Tonight we started at 85st, and then moved a block south to avoid our neighbor building calling the police on us] Lots of beach dancers, lots of drums, a really nice vibe and people…The rain showed up around 12:00 Am I decided it to call it a night…
Don’t miss it tomorrow night!

New event from the Miami Drum Yahoo! Group

Mad Hatter Art Festival Drum Circles in Coconut Grove
Saturday November 11 and Sunday November 12
from 1 to 4PM on both days at the shady clearing along the trail to The Barnacle.

The Barnacle trail entrance is on Main Hwy across the street from Commodore Plaza.

Thank to Mark R. Richards

Come drum…

Tuesday, Oct 17

on the beach at Collins & 85th Street

people will start showing up around 8

Some people have determined that a wave of something is happening tomorrow:

* cosmic trigger event
* radiating from higher dimensions
* soul groups operating from Universe-2
* thought and emotion will be amplified intensely one million-fold
* Every thought, every emotion, every intent, every will, no matter if it is good, bad, ill, positive, negative, will be amplified one million times in strength

Believe it, don’t believe it. Who cares! This is a great excuse to drum on the beach. And if it does happen to be true, where else would you want to be?

Pictures were taken at the drumming concert by Jan Sebon, last night at Sheba Restaurant