Fall Back Into the Groove! Upcoming DRUMMM Events, Sept-Oct 2014

FALL BACK INTO THE GROOVE!
Upcoming DRUMMM Events
September-October 2014

Friday 9/12 @ 7-8pm - Drummm Jam at "2nd Fridays" Vallejo Art Walk (meet at the corner of Georgia St. and Marin St., right outside The Hub). Bring a drum or soundmaker and join in the fun at this monthly community art celebration! Open to all ages and levels/styles of drumming. Chairs provided. FREE!

Sunday 9/14 @ 2:30-4pm - "2nd Sundays" Monthly North Bay Drummm Circle at The Hub Vallejo, 350 Georgia St. This fun, playfully challenging drum circle is facilitated by DRUMMM Rhythmic Events founder Jeni Swerdlow, MA-ATR. Open to all ages, levels, cultures, and styles of drumming. No prior musical experience is necessary to participate. Adults $10; Kids (12 + under) $5. Bring a drum, or borrow one for $5, first come first serve.

Thursday 9/18 @ 3:30-4:30pm - Drummm OneBEAT at Danville Library, 400 Front St. DRUMMM hits the Arts Enrichment Book Club - fun for kids of all ages! FREE!

Saturday 9/20 @ 4-5:30pm - "3rd Saturdays" Monthly East Bay Drummm Circle - Special Autumn Equinox Celebration!  at Ashkenaz Berkeley, 1317 San Pablo Ave. Open to all styles of drumming (as well as singing and dancing)! Jeni Swerdlow's facilitation makes the experience engaging, accessible, meaningful and FUN for participants of all ages and levels. Adults $10; Kids (12 + under) $5. Bring a drum, or borrow one for $5, first come first serve.

Saturday 9/27 @ 6-7pm - Jeni Swerdlow leads the Closing Drum Circle at Oakland World Percussion Festival at East Bay Church, 4130 Telegraph Ave, Oakland. "Northern California's Largest One-Day Percussion Event!" FREE!

Friday 10/10 @ 7-8pm - Drummm Jam at "2nd Fridays" Vallejo Art Walk (meet at the corner of Georgia St. and Marin St., right outside The Hub). Bring a drum or soundmaker and join in the fun at this monthly community art celebration! Open to all ages and levels/styles of drumming. Chairs provided. FREE!

Sunday 10/12 @ 2:30-4pm - "2nd Sundays" Monthly North Bay Drummm Circle at The Hub Vallejo, 350 Georgia St. This fun, playfully challenging drum circle is facilitated by DRUMMM Rhythmic Events founder Jeni Swerdlow, MA-ATR. Open to all ages, levels, cultures, and styles of drumming. No prior musical experience is necessary to participate. Adults $10; Kids (12 + under) $5. Bring a drum or borrow one for $5, first come first serve.

Saturday 10/18 @ 4-5:30pm - "3rd Saturdays" Monthly East Bay Drummm Circle at Ashkenaz Berkeley, 1317 San Pablo Ave. Open to all styles of drumming (as well as singing and dancing)! Jeni Swerdlow's facilitation makes the experience engaging, accessible, meaningful and FUN for participants of all ages and levels. Adults $10; Kids (12 + under) $5. Bring a drum or borrow one for $5, first come first serve.

Check back often, as we're adding and updating events all the time!

More info: www.DRUMMM.com - jeni@drummm.com - 510.316.2850

2013 Drummm Gratitudes

DRUMMM wishes to thank these special people, companies, organizations, events and venues for an incredible 2013:

· Genentech
· eBay
· Google
· S.F. Winery
· de Young Museum
· Exploratorium
· Mickey Hart
· UCSF
· Cal State Hayward
· Delta College
· Mac World
· John Fitzgerald/REMO Inc.
· San Francisco Ballet
· Drum Circle Facilitators Guild (DCFG)
· Mentoring for Success
· Youth Enrichment Strategies
· San Francisco Unified School District
· Whim Agency
· Amy Kaneko Events
· Athena Academy
· Avenidas Rose Kleiner Senior Center
· El Carmelo Kids Club
· Bay Area Libaries - San Pablo, Walnut Creek, Sebastopol, Guerneville, Los Gatos, Menlo Park, San Lorenzo, El Sobrante, Union City
· Women Drummers International
· Ashkenaz Music and Dance Cultural Center
· Family Caregiver Alliance
· Kol Emeth
· Seneca Center
· Child Educational Center (CEC)
· YMCA Jones Gulch
· Shining Star Respite
· Masonic Homes
· Elizabeth House
· Camp Gan Israel
· Love Warriors
· Walters Jr. High
· Yavneh Day School
· Temple Isiah
· Victoria Fowler
· Francesca Genco
· Susanna Goldenstein
· Fairmount Elementary
· Otis Elementary
· IntegriTea

And a very special THANK YOU to all the new and continuing DRUMMM Co-Facilitators:

· Aaron Kierbel
· Adley Penner
· Craig Miller
· Patricio Angulo
· Paul Martin Sounder
· Peter Brightman
· Susan Jette
· Tomas Salcedo
· Yari Mander

And of course to our favorite little drummer boy Ethan - so glad you've joined the DRUMMM Team!!!

THANK YOU ALL FOR A BANGING YEAR!

In rhythm,

Jeni Swerdlow, MA-ATR
Founder, Director, Lead Rhythm Facilitator

DRUMMM Rhythmic Events

Community Drummm Events Calendar (Feb-May 2013)

Join us in these "hands-on" drumming events - engaging, accessible, meaningful and fun for ALL skill levels!

Sat 2/1 Closing Drum Circle Ceremony with Arthur Hull @ MacWorld/iWorld 2013, Moscone Center, S.F.
3:30-4:30pm

Sat 2/16 Monthly East Bay Community Drummm Circle @ Ashkenaz, Berkeley CA
4-5:30pm

Fri 2/22-Sun 2/24 8th Annual Drum Circle Facilitators Conference (with presentation by DRUMMM founder Jeni Swerdlow) @ Pasaro Dunes Resort, Watsonville CA

Sat 3/16 Monthly East Bay Community Drummm Circle @ Ashkenaz, Berkeley CA

4-5:30pm

Fri 4/5-Sun 4/7 Embodying Perspehone: Women's Spring Renewal Retreat with Drum, Yoga, + Song @ Black Mountain Retreat Center, Cazadero CA. Facilitated by Jeni Swerdlow + Francesca Genco

Fri 4/19 Imagining Nonviolence: Healing from Violence @ Ashkenaz, Berkeley CA
Non-Violence Workshops @ 6:30pm; Kids' Drum Circle @ 7:30pm; Healing Drummm Circle with Jeni Swerdlow @ 8:30pm; Followed by live music with SambaDa + Cosmos Percussion Orchestra.

Sat 4/20 Monthly East Bay Community Drummm Circle @ Ashkenaz, Berkeley CA

4-5:30pm - Dinner nearby immediately afterwards, followed by Baba Olatunji Birthday Celebration @ Ashkenaz

Sat 5/18 drumSTRONG "drumming to BEAT cancer" Annual Drummm Circle at Monthly East Bay Community Drummm Circle @ Ashkenaz, Berkeley CA. $10-25 Suggested donation. Proceeds to benefit S.F. Bay Area Cancer Support Community.
4-5:30pm

Fri 5/24 Full Moon Drummm Circle Celebration @ UCSF Saunders Court, Parnassus Campus, San Francisco CA. FREE!
12-1pm

Tue 5/28 DRUMMM OneBEAT @ Sebastopol Library, Sebastopool CA (Free + All ages!)
4-4:45pm

For more info, visit www.DRUMMM.com. Check back often - events are being added all the time!

DRUMMM is Back in the Bay and Ready to Play!

UPCOMING COMMUNITY DRUMMM EVENTS
September-December 2012

DRUMMM provides hands-on, facilitated drumming experiences for all kinds of groups and events. Programs are open to all ages, all levels, all styles of drumming. We're connecting the world in rhythm, one beat at a time...join us!

9/15 The Return of the East Bay Community Drummm Circle @ Ashkenaz Music & Dance Center, Berkeley

4:00-5:30PM

9/23 Drummm OneBEAT @ Art in Nature: The Nature of Art Festival, Steam Trail of Redwood Regional Park, Oakland
12:00-1:00PM on the Shuttle; 4:00-5:00PM Parade + Closing Ceremony

9/29 Drummm OneBEAT @ YES Family Camp, Pescadero
All Day

9/30 Drummm OneBEAT @ OMCA Family/Oakland Pride Celebration, Oakland Museum of California
2:15-3:00PM

10/13 Drummm OneBEAT @ YES Family Camp, Pescadero
All Day

10/20 East Bay Community Drummm Circle @ Ashkenaz Music & Dance Center, Berkeley

4:00-5:30PM

11/10 Drummm OneBEAT @ International Drum Month Celebration, Lafayette Library
1:00-1:45PM

11/17 East Bay Community Drummm Circle @ Ashkenaz Music & Dance Center, Berkeley

4:00-5:30PM

12/2 "Universal Grooves - Rhythm for All" with Jeni Swerdlow @ Drum Sundays, Oakland
1:00-3:00PM (Rescheduled from 11/4/12)

12/15 DRUMMM Holiday + Solstice Celebration @ Ashkenaz Music & Dance Center, Berkeley

4:00-6:00PM

More Info: www.DRUMMM.com

Contact: Jeni Swerdlow, MA-ATR - jeni@drummm.com or 510.316.2850

Check back again soon - new events are being added all the time!