“Life is the sacred mystery singing to itself, dancing to its drum, telling tales, improvising, playing” ~ author unknown
There's this funny thing about drum circle...I always stress out about getting ready and wonder why we do this every month, and then we DRUM, and I can't imagine NOT drumming every month! I hope you can join us this May!
THE DETAILS:
WHEN: Saturday, May16th
TIME: 6:00 - 10:00 PM
WHERE: Melton House in Aurora - ask for the address/map if you need it
WHAT: potluck supper and drum circle - We'll make a big salad with grilled chicken on the side, and there's cheesecake calling!
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Couple of HOUSE RULES:
1) RSVPs are strongly encouraged!!!! We've canceled due to lack of interest, only to find out people ARE interested....
2) Guests are welcome as long as they want to drum.
3) Please limit the alcohol you bring to what you want to consume, and please take the leftovers home with you.
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Monday, May 11, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Earth Day Drumming: April 18, 2009
"Why do I drum? It opens you up to the heartbeat of Mother Earth. [I drum] so I can hang out with Mom."
- Tom Bickford
The Fox Valley Drum Circle will be participating in the Earth Day festivities in St. Charles again this year. We will be gathering in the shelter area, near the fireplace. We will be gathering at 10 am - 2 pm at Campton Hills Park (map and directions are below).
I would suggest bringing the following goodies:
chairs or blanket to sit on (the shelter has a cement floor)
sunscreen (!)
bug spray
drinks for yourself
drums!
anything else you like to bring to picnics
If you have any questions, please shoot them my way and I'll track down the answers!
THE DETAILS:
WHEN: Saturday, April 18th
TIME: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
WHERE: Campton Hills Park, St. Charles (map and directions below)
WHAT: potluck picnic and drum circle
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Couple of HOUSE RULES:
1) RSVPs are encouraged so we can keep an eye out for you.
2) Guests are welcome.
3) NO ALCOHOL IN THE PARK!
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Directions to Campton Hills Park
The park is located at the southwest corner of Peck Road and Campton Hills Road. For entrance to the Earth Day Celebration, proceed west on Campton Hills Road and pass the first entrance that leads to the athletic fields, splash park and dog park. Turn left at the second entrance, which also leads to the St. Charles IYC ("boys' home) facility. Park personnel will direct you to where you can unload, as well as where to park.
- Tom Bickford
The Fox Valley Drum Circle will be participating in the Earth Day festivities in St. Charles again this year. We will be gathering in the shelter area, near the fireplace. We will be gathering at 10 am - 2 pm at Campton Hills Park (map and directions are below).
I would suggest bringing the following goodies:
chairs or blanket to sit on (the shelter has a cement floor)
sunscreen (!)
bug spray
drinks for yourself
drums!
anything else you like to bring to picnics
If you have any questions, please shoot them my way and I'll track down the answers!
THE DETAILS:
WHEN: Saturday, April 18th
TIME: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
WHERE: Campton Hills Park, St. Charles (map and directions below)
WHAT: potluck picnic and drum circle
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Couple of HOUSE RULES:
1) RSVPs are encouraged so we can keep an eye out for you.
2) Guests are welcome.
3) NO ALCOHOL IN THE PARK!
*****************************************************************************************
Directions to Campton Hills Park
The park is located at the southwest corner of Peck Road and Campton Hills Road. For entrance to the Earth Day Celebration, proceed west on Campton Hills Road and pass the first entrance that leads to the athletic fields, splash park and dog park. Turn left at the second entrance, which also leads to the St. Charles IYC ("boys' home) facility. Park personnel will direct you to where you can unload, as well as where to park.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Equinox Drumming
"March is a month of considerable frustration - it is so near spring and yet across a great deal of the country the weather is still so violent and changeable that outdoor activity in our yards seems light years away."
- Thalassa Cruso
Anyone else aching for spring to arrive? We've had some lovely teases from Mother Nature, but I'm very ready for the real deal. Let's drum in the April rains and the May flowers! Join us to celebrate the Vernal Equinox on Saturday, March 21st!
THE DETAILS:
WHEN: Saturday, March 21st
TIME: 6:00 - 10:00 PM
WHERE: Melton House in Aurora - ask for the address/map if you need it
WHAT: potluck supper and drum circle
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Couple of HOUSE RULES:
1) RSVPs are strongly encouraged!!!! We've canceled due to lack of interest, only to find out people ARE interested....
2) Guests are welcome as long as they want to drum.
3) Please limit the alcohol you bring to what you want to consume, and please take the leftovers home with you.
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- Thalassa Cruso
Anyone else aching for spring to arrive? We've had some lovely teases from Mother Nature, but I'm very ready for the real deal. Let's drum in the April rains and the May flowers! Join us to celebrate the Vernal Equinox on Saturday, March 21st!
THE DETAILS:
WHEN: Saturday, March 21st
TIME: 6:00 - 10:00 PM
WHERE: Melton House in Aurora - ask for the address/map if you need it
WHAT: potluck supper and drum circle
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Couple of HOUSE RULES:
1) RSVPs are strongly encouraged!!!! We've canceled due to lack of interest, only to find out people ARE interested....
2) Guests are welcome as long as they want to drum.
3) Please limit the alcohol you bring to what you want to consume, and please take the leftovers home with you.
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Friday, February 20, 2009
Ojibway Traditional Drum Circle 2-25-09
Meet Ron Kanutski, who brings a lifetime of instruction and training from numerous Ojibway, Oji-Cree and Cree elders, healers, drum keepers, pipe carriers, lodge keepers, storytellers and medicine people to his work. He Will be making an appearance at the Hozhoni Gallery for a traditional Ojibway Drum Circle on Wednesday, February 25th, 7-9 pm.
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THE DETAILS:
WHEN: Wednesday, February 25, 2009
TIME: 7:00 - 9:00 PM
WHAT: Ojibway Drum Circle
WHERE: Hozhoni Gallery, 103 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville, IL
For more information on this event, please contact the Hozhoni Gallery direction at 630.717.8080
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THE DETAILS:
WHEN: Wednesday, February 25, 2009
TIME: 7:00 - 9:00 PM
WHAT: Ojibway Drum Circle
WHERE: Hozhoni Gallery, 103 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville, IL
For more information on this event, please contact the Hozhoni Gallery direction at 630.717.8080
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Saturday, February 7, 2009
Fox Valley Drum Circle: February 21
"When people start to arrive, you may as well begin playing....Let the rhythm happen for as long as everyone wants to keep playing, it will probably organically evolve on its own."
~ How to start a community drum circle, Megan Romer, About.com
Funny how simple it sounds, and how amazing complex our rhythms and connects become! I hope that you will join us for the February gathering of the Fox Valley Drum Circle to share in the "organic evolution" of our own sound.
THE DETAILS:
WHEN: Saturday, February 21st
TIME: 6:00 - 10:00 PM
WHERE: Melton House in Aurora - ask for the address/map if you need it
WHAT: potluck supper and drum circle
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Couple of HOUSE RULES:
1) RSVPs are strongly encouraged!!!! We've canceled due to lack of interest, only to find out people ARE interested....
2) Guests are welcome as long as they want to drum.
3) Please limit the alcohol you bring to what you want to consume, and please take the leftovers home with you.
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Apparently, February is National Potato Lovers Month so I believe we will have baked potatoes and a selection of toppings to offer as our potluck contribution.
~ How to start a community drum circle, Megan Romer, About.com
Funny how simple it sounds, and how amazing complex our rhythms and connects become! I hope that you will join us for the February gathering of the Fox Valley Drum Circle to share in the "organic evolution" of our own sound.
THE DETAILS:
WHEN: Saturday, February 21st
TIME: 6:00 - 10:00 PM
WHERE: Melton House in Aurora - ask for the address/map if you need it
WHAT: potluck supper and drum circle
******************************************************************************************
Couple of HOUSE RULES:
1) RSVPs are strongly encouraged!!!! We've canceled due to lack of interest, only to find out people ARE interested....
2) Guests are welcome as long as they want to drum.
3) Please limit the alcohol you bring to what you want to consume, and please take the leftovers home with you.
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Apparently, February is National Potato Lovers Month so I believe we will have baked potatoes and a selection of toppings to offer as our potluck contribution.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Fox Valley Drum Circle: January 2009
"In his series How Music Works, Howard Goodall presents theories that rhythm recalls how we walk and the heartbeat we heard in the womb. However neither would seem to have any survival value in Man's evolution. More likely is that a simple pulse or di-dah beat recalls the footsteps of another person. Our sympathetic urge to dance is designed to boost our energy levels in order to cope with someone, or some animal chasing us -- a fight or flight response."
~ Origins of human appreciation of rhythm
I'm not so sure that our circles instill a fight-or-flight response...but I like the thought that we experience a sympathetic urge to dance. Are you ready to drum again? I am! Let's resume the tradition of drumming on the third Saturday of the month. This month, that means January 17th.
THE DETAILS:
WHEN: Saturday, January 17th
TIME: 6:00 - 10:00 PM
WHERE: Melton House in Aurora - ask for the address/map if you need it
WHAT: potluck supper and drum circle
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Couple of HOUSE RULES:
1) RSVPs are strongly encouraged!!!! We've canclled due to lack of interest, only to find out people ARE interested....
2) Guests are welcome as long as they want to drum.
3) Please limit the alcohol you bring to what you want to consume, and please take the leftovers home with you.
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As a foreplanning thought, the Fox Valley Drum Circle has been invited to participate in Earth Day 2009 at Campton Hills Park in St. Charles. This year's event will be held on Saturday April 18, 9am-noon, and will be a bit scaled back from last year. Rather than a "circus" approach, this year we'll be focusing more on the earth itself, offering people an opportunity to remove the invasive shrub buckthorn. Pam thought it would be neat to have the restoration work take place to the beat of the drums. What say you?
~ Origins of human appreciation of rhythm
I'm not so sure that our circles instill a fight-or-flight response...but I like the thought that we experience a sympathetic urge to dance. Are you ready to drum again? I am! Let's resume the tradition of drumming on the third Saturday of the month. This month, that means January 17th.
THE DETAILS:
WHEN: Saturday, January 17th
TIME: 6:00 - 10:00 PM
WHERE: Melton House in Aurora - ask for the address/map if you need it
WHAT: potluck supper and drum circle
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Couple of HOUSE RULES:
1) RSVPs are strongly encouraged!!!! We've canclled due to lack of interest, only to find out people ARE interested....
2) Guests are welcome as long as they want to drum.
3) Please limit the alcohol you bring to what you want to consume, and please take the leftovers home with you.
*****************************************************************************
As a foreplanning thought, the Fox Valley Drum Circle has been invited to participate in Earth Day 2009 at Campton Hills Park in St. Charles. This year's event will be held on Saturday April 18, 9am-noon, and will be a bit scaled back from last year. Rather than a "circus" approach, this year we'll be focusing more on the earth itself, offering people an opportunity to remove the invasive shrub buckthorn. Pam thought it would be neat to have the restoration work take place to the beat of the drums. What say you?
Friday, November 7, 2008
Thanks for a GREAT year!!!
"Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon... must inevitably come to pass!"
~ Paul J. Meyer
My dear friends,
Our last drum circle of the year was on Friday, October 31st. Traci graciously hosted and I've heard it was truly an amazing gathering. Keith has shared his photos of the event.
Click here to see more photos.
What a fantastic year 2008 has been for the Fox Valley Drum Circle! I wondered if my goal of a monthly drum circle was impossible, but thanks to YOU, we made it happen! We have gathered together for the last ten months in celebration of friendship, music, and rhythm. We've been inside and out. We've had dancers and fire spinners. We've had small gatherings and crowds. Thank you so much for sharing it!
As is tradition, there will not be another gathering this year so that we may all enjoy our holidays and family time. I hope that you enjoy a happy and peaceful year's end, and I look forward to drumming with you in 2009!
*hugs*
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Lissa Melton
drum circle organizer
~ Paul J. Meyer
My dear friends,
Our last drum circle of the year was on Friday, October 31st. Traci graciously hosted and I've heard it was truly an amazing gathering. Keith has shared his photos of the event.
Click here to see more photos.
What a fantastic year 2008 has been for the Fox Valley Drum Circle! I wondered if my goal of a monthly drum circle was impossible, but thanks to YOU, we made it happen! We have gathered together for the last ten months in celebration of friendship, music, and rhythm. We've been inside and out. We've had dancers and fire spinners. We've had small gatherings and crowds. Thank you so much for sharing it!
As is tradition, there will not be another gathering this year so that we may all enjoy our holidays and family time. I hope that you enjoy a happy and peaceful year's end, and I look forward to drumming with you in 2009!
*hugs*
--
Lissa Melton
drum circle organizer
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