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drumSTRONG 2010 :: May 15th & 16th
drumSTRONG™ is a unique, multicultural, musical, charity event showcasing available regional and national resources that support people with cancer and those who love them. Featuring many exhibiters, including both conventional and complementary healthcare entities, together with private practices and cancer societies. It's a gathering to rhythm. It's the beat of community, the beat of hope. Music truly is universally engaging all ages, wages and stages of health.
Held in the pastures of Misty Meadows Farm, encouraging people to focus attention on cancer awareness, education, survivorship support and funding for research. The Guinness World Records organization has been informed that we will participate in the planet's longest, continuous rhythm 'drum•a•thon' ever held. drumSTRONG™ raises funds to be distributed among local and national cancer initiatives. We drum for 28 (non-stop) hours this year! RegistrationRegistration for drumSTRONG 2010 opens on January 1st, 2010 and is $25.00 for individuals 12 and over, and $50.00 for families with children under 12. Registration is good for both days of the event (all 24+ hours). Come and go as you wish. Please remember that the registration fee is a donation to our worthy causes. So let's take it up a(nother) notch.
Get in motion with your 'per hour' drumming sponsorship and/or form a TEAM TODAY! We also have a variety of corporate sponsorship opportunities. *check this out :: raise $2,500 + and DrumsForCures will donate the proceeds you raise to the cancer charity of your choice, in your community, in your name.
Registration and Fundraising InformationRegistrants receive the following packet. If you need to download another copy of the registration letter and sponsor sheets, please click below. registration letter & sponsor sheet (pdf) Here’s a sample letter that you can send to all of your family, playmates, workmates, employees, and all of the good-hearted folk you can think of. sample fundraising
letter (word document) T-Shirt (new 2010 designs!)When you pre-register you will receive your email confirmation that entitles you to admission to the event and access to all facilities. Recruit 10 drummers (registrants) or 5 sponsors ($250. min), and receive FREE t-shirt.
When and WhereMay 15 & 16, 2010 in Weddington, NC, (just outside of Charlotte), 4 miles south of Hwy 485 on Providence Rd. at the corner of Ennis Rd. and Providence Rd. S. 455 Providence Rd. S. Weddington, NC 28173. Please carpool. Festivities begin at 12:00 pm Saturday and drumming begins at 1:00 pm, May 15th and continues into the afternoon on Sunday, May 16th. rain or SHINE. Campers are recommended to come early & set up, check out the exhibits and vendors. Come early, stay late! Driving directions are posted on the F.A.Q.'s page.
The Event Grounds Misty Meadows Farm is a privately owned horse farm whose owners have generously donated their pastures for our event. Please respect the property and remain within the distinctly marked boundaries. These are very nice people. The horses are nice. Be nice people and only do nice things. Do not approach, touch, spook or feed the horses. They will like you just the same. And PLEASE keep it clean! Place all trash in receptacles And RECYCLE!!! The Rules
* KEEP IT CLEAN :: recycle and PLEASE, KEEP IT CLEAN! drumSTRONG is a CELEBRATION :: NOT a Party :: YES! Have a Great Time in the meadows and at the DrumCircle but do it withOUT artificial enhancement.No! alcohol or drugs allowed on the porperty. It will be confiscated. You will be asked to leave.Our mission is to raise cancer awareness, educate, support survivorship and BEAT cancer through rhythm. Our mission will not be compromised by potential safety concerns or bad press. Protected and Enforced by Police Services fromDELTA COMPANY POLICE www.deltacompanypolice.comTraffic / ParkingPlease carpool whenever possible. Just follow signs (and be nice to the parking/traffic control folks). Driving directions are posted on the F.A.Q.'s page. ConcessionsThere will be vendors providing great “hydration” and “fuel” on site available for purchase (very reasonably priced). CampingThere are beautiful pastures designated for camping (relatively flat!). If you plan to stay the duration of the event, bring a tent, sleeping bag, camp chair, etc. There are no shelters or running water. You are encouraged to bring any special food and drink items but camp fires will NOT be permitted due to the fire hazards. There are GREATvendors with a variety of foods including vegetarian. Port-o-Potty facilities available and Hand-wash stations. And there is handicap accessability. Sun, wind and rain protection recommended. Spring in Charlotte is beautiful :: warm days, cool evenings. This is a rain or SHINE event. First Aid on site. Health FestWe feature exhibiters including both conventional and complementary cancer healthcare entities, together with private practices and cancer societies. Vendors of quality food, drums and souvenirs and lots of kids activities create a festive environment. The music brings many people to an event where questions about health (particularly cancer) can be addressed. People receive guidance from the exhibitors and familiarize themselves with some of the cancer health resources available regionally and nationally that help address cancer concerns. Tai chi, Reiki, Massage and Yoga practices will be on-going throughout the weekend. On-Site, In-Motion percussion instruction available. Please contact Scott Swimmer at scott@drumstrong.org or call 704.375.7177 if you are interested in being an exhibitor at our event. VendorsLots of really nice drums and cool percussion toys for sale. GREAT New drumSTRONG Tee-Shirts and Merchandise! Beautiful books and music as well. GOOD food and snacks. (oh yeah, did I mention ice cream?) Please contact Scott Swimmer at scott@drumstrong.org or call 704.375.7177 if your company is interested in being a vendor at our event.
View This Year's Exhibitors and Vendors
Guest Artists Schedule 2010 ::The magNANIMOUS, BIG-hearted Larry Sprinkle will emcee throughout the weekend. Hardin Minor's fun-loving shenanigans will abound. Grey Seal Puppets will amuse... SATURDAY May 15 12:30 Special Guest Speakers 1:00 Scott & Swimmer Family 1:15 Kick Off :: Community Drummers 2:15 MoonSisters and the Mid-East Dance Belly Dancers 3:00 KidZ Parade in the Pastures (Hardin, GreySeal Puppets, Big Brass Band)
5:15 The Lamping Shades, Joey Vachon 7:00 Tamara Lyn Wilson 8:00 Vinx With Special Special guest Maria Howell 10:00 Tropic Culture 11:15 drumJAM :: Vinx, Jim Roberts, Rick Blackwell, Donnie Marshall, Frank Bloom, Tim Murray & Friends 12:30 am Bubonik Funk 1:45 am Frank Bloom :: ThunderDrums Late Night (all night!) DRUM CIRCLE SUNDAY May 16 10:00 Edie Wellman 10:30 MoonSisters and the MidEast Belly Dancers 11:00 Jeff Williams - percussive guitarist 12:00 Jim Donovan - MayPole Dance 12:30 segue > drumJAM :: Jim Donovan, Vinx, Jeff Sipe, Lee Venters, Tris Imboden {if available} 1:00 Jeff Sipe :: Solo 1:30 Tris Imboden {if available} 2:00 VINX (Tris Imboden {if available}, Jim Donovan, Jeff Sipe, Lee Venters & Friends) 2:30 KidZ Parade in the Pastures (Hardin, GreySeal Puppets, Big Brass Band) 3:00 Great reggae vibe of Don Kodzai and Dub Axxis 3:30 Native American Drum/Dance/Sing :: Catawba, Cherokee & Navajo Nations (in DrumCircle) 4:00 KidZ Parade in the Pastures (Hardin, GreySeal Puppets, Big Brass Band) > to DrumCircle
Arthur Hull (and Friends) ! MayPole Dance KidZone w Hardin Minor ! Drew Allison & Grey Seal Puppets ! Big Brass Band & Parade ! TaiChi w Mike Gentile and David Block (Phoenix & Dragon) ! YogaOne ! Yoga Club Charlotte ! capoeira group Academia Aprende (in the Meadow) Late Night (all night!) DRUM CIRCLE !!! Join the record-breaking 28 hour Drum•A•Thon To date, over 50 cities in 12 countries have signed up to play with us (simultaneously) and will webcast back to us so we can all play together to BEAT cancer.
InstrumentsIf you don’t have a drum we sell a variety of great percussion (including :: djembes, tambourines, claves, shakers and other fun percussion instruments) for a small donation. There will also be fine craftspeople on site in our artisan fair area with quality instruments for sale. We have stuff to bang on... Serious drummers :: watch the weather; you might want to bring synthetic skins in case of inclement weather/drumming conditions. Children's ActivitiesFace painting, shaker-maker station, Hardin Minor, Grey Seal Puppets, Parade, Inner-active Art Projects, Bambbo Dome Weave, inflatables and other children’s activities will be on site. Yoga & TaiChi :: all day/night PracticeRhythm Instruction
Drum Circle FacilitatorsWe have world class, professional, outrageously phenomenal DrumCircle Facilitators present to play with us and direct our rhythmical interchange. They will keep our rhythm in motion (for 28 hours) ::
There will be on-site, in motion hand drum rhythm instruction throughout the weekend. See below for drumSTRONG's Global Drumming connections **2010 Global Rhythm Participation to BEAT cancer!So far, drumSTRONG Albany drumSTRONG Atlanta drumSTRONG Austin drumSTRONG Baltimore drumSTRONG Birmingham, AL drumSTRONG Boston drumSTRONG Boulder drumSTRONG Charlotte drumSTRONG Charleston, SC drumSTRONG Chicago John Yost drumSTRONG Corpus Christi drumSTRONG Daytona Beach drumSTRONG Hartford drumSTRONG Hilo drumSTRONG Indianapolis drumSTRONG L.A. drumSTRONG Las Vegas drumSTRONG Maui drumSTRONG Memphis drumSTRONG Milwaukee drumSTRONG Nashville drumSTRONG Orange County drumSTRONG Oxford, OH drumSTRONG Pikes Peak drumSTRONG Providence, RI drumSTRONG San Antonio drumSTRONG San Diego drumSTRONG SeattleLin Gale. drumSTRONG Staten Island drumSTRONG Tampa drumSTRONG Washington, DC drumSTRONG Weddington, NC drumSTRONG WoodStock drumSTRONG Auckland drumSTRONG Bali drumSTRONG Belfast drumSTRONG Brisbane drumSTRONG Cairo drumSTRONG Dubai drumSTRONG Dublin drumSTRONG Düsseldorf drumSTRONG Hiroshima drumSTRONG Kagoshima drumSTRONG Kuala Lumpur drumSTRONG East London, UK drumSTRONG Lewes, UK drumSTRONG Matsuyama drumSTRONG Monreal drumSTRONG Ontario drumSTRONG Osaka drumSTRONG Roma drumSTRONG Sapporo drumSTRONG Tokyo drumSTRONG Vancouver
will be drumming (simultaneously) with us! All times noted are in the Time Zone of the Local event. Our Main Event is in the Eastern Standard Time zone (North Carolina, USA) and will be webcast from noon on Saturday, May 15 through 5:00 PM Sunday, May 16 Tune in to these rhythm events ::
*drumSTRONG Albany, NY Facilitator :: Kevin Lysogorski 518-331-8009 alwayslyzo@aol.com *drumSTRONG Austin, Tx Facilitator :: Eric Holland designeh09@gmail.com, Clark Richards crichards@rrsfirm.com *drumSTRONG Bali Facilitator :: Sarah Stein sarah.stein@bigpond.com *drumSTRONG Baltimore, Ma May 16 :: 1-3pm EST Facilitator :: Katy Gaughan katy@musicheals.us Orion Sound Studios, 2903 Whittington Ave Suite C. Baltimore, MD 21230 *drumSTRONG Belfast Facilitator :: Philip Doyle philip.doyle7@ntlworld.com *drumSTRONG Boston, Mass Facilitator :: Janet Farnesworth janetfarnsworth@yahoo.com, Otha Day othaday@drumtothebeat.com *drumSTRONG Boulder, Co Facilitator :: Jonathan Crowder jon@peakrhythms.com *drumSTRONG Cairo Facilitator :: Bahaa Hallabo hallabo11@hotmail.com, bahaa.hallabo@eaec.com.eg *drumSTRONG Charlotte/Weddington, NC May 15th & 16th :: (28 non-stop hours) Facilitator :: Scott Swimmer scott@drumstrong.org (and a host of others) *drumSTRONG Charleston Facilitator :: Chip Burr eburr3@comcast.net *drumSTRONG Chicago May 15th & 16th :: 5:00 PM Facilitator :: John Yost drumcircle@juno.com The Chicago Drum Show May 15th & 16th will simulcast their drumSTRONG DrumCircles and play with us during the weekend! They are scheduled for 5:00 PM both Days. 525 S. Randall Rd. 60174 *drumSTRONG Corpis Christi Facilitator :: Rebecca Esparza rebecca_esparza@sbcglobal.net *drumSTRONG Daytona Beach May 15 :: 6:00-9:00 PM Facilitator :: Karl Miranda karl.w.miranda@gmail.com The Yoga Center, 820 S. Atlantic Ave. Daytona Beach, Fl. 32118. 386.868.0954 *drumSTRONG Dubai Facilitator :: Julie-Anne Odell info@dubaidrums.com *drumSTRONG Dublin Facilitator :: Kelly Boutilier kelly.boutilier@gmail.com *drumSTRONG Düsseldorf Sonntag 16. Mai von 15 – 17 Uhr Facilitator :: Wilfried Mach Wilfried.Mach@machs.com Benefiz zu Gunsten des Kinderhospiz Regenbogenland in Düsseldorf
*drumSTRONG Hartford, Ct Facilitator :: Randy Brody rbdrumguy@sbcglobal.net Sound Directions / Drum-N-Dance, Weston, CT *drumSTRONG Hiroshima May 16, 2:00 PM Facilitator :: Tomonori 'Chapy' Ueno, Tomoko 'Tomtom' Yokota *drumSTRONG Indianapolis, In Facilitator :: Ed Guas edg@bongoboymusic.com *drumSTRONG Kagoshima, Japan May 9 Facilitator :: Koichiro Morita *drumSTRONG Las Vegas May 15 :: 4:00-6:00 PM Facilitator :: Estelle Emery estelle2976@yahoo.com Miracle Field, 101 South Rancho Road, Las Vegas, NV 89106 *drumSTRONG Lewes/Sussex, UK May 16 :: noon - 5:00 PM Facilitators :: Jamie Morgan & Carla Viegas viegas_carla@yahoo.co.uk, hello@rhythmsynergy.com *drumSTRONG L.A. May 15 :: 1:00-3:00 PM Facilitators :: Chris Rameriz chrisrdrums@aol.com, Ossie Mair ossiemair@gmail.com W Special Guest survivor/drummer Alphonse Mouzon! *drumSTRONG eastLONDON, UK May 16, 2:00 - 5:00 PM Facilitator :: Steve Ball drumnasium@googlemail.com LUNA LOUNGE ( Lounge Bar below 'The Eatery' ), 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone, London E11 1HG, UK *drumSTRONG Malaysia Facilitator :: John Hagedon johag@streamyx.com Yamaha Music, Jalan Perbandaran, Kelana Jaya, PJ, Selangor, Malaysia *drumSTRONG Maui, Hi Facilitator :: Paul Marchetti marchetti@hawaii.rr.com and Daniel Paul *drumSTRONG Matsuyama, Japan May 16, 2:00 PM Facilitator :: Tomoko 'Tomtom' Yokota tomrin85@nifty.com *drumSTRONG Memphis, Tn Facilitator :: Lee Wilkins leebear420@gmail.com *drumSTRONG Montreal Facilitator :: Louis Bellemare 'Samajam', Jean-Francois spikeneverstop@hotmail.com *drumSTRONG Nashville, Tn Facilitator :: Erik Dunton erik@hands-on-drums.com *drumSTRONG Ontario, Canada May 15 :: 1:00 - 3:00 PM Facilitator :: Bobbi Barnett PowerCircle bbernat1@sympatico.ca 905 637 9516 Lowville Park, Lowville Park Road, Guelph Line, Burlington, ON L7R 3Z6 *drumSTRONG Orange County, Ca May 15, noon-2:00 PM Facilitator :: Lee Kix kixcom@sbcglobal.net Graffiti, Inc. 13845 Alton Parkway Irvine, CA 92618 *drumSTRONG Osaka, Japan May 1 Facilitator :: Akiko Noguchi, Akiko Koike *drumSTRONG Oxford, Oh May 15, Facilitator ::Pete Carels carelspe@hotmail.com *drumSTRONG Pikes Peak, Co Facilitator :: Tony Kisling hotweelshippy@yahoo.com 719 964 8031 *drumSTRONG Providence, RI Facilitator :: Dustin Vinson dvinson12000@yahoo.com *drumSTRONG Roma, Italy suonaFORTE May 15 :: 4 pm Facilitator :: Lorenzo Rompato orenz99@gmail.com
in Parco XXV Nov, *drumSTRONG San Antonio, Tx Facilitator :: Kevin Cooley kevin@drummingaround.com, kbcooley@gmail.com *drumSTRONG San Diego Facilitator :: Kat Fulton kat@soundhealthmusic.com *drumSTRONG Sapporo, Japan May 16 :: 2:00 PM Facilitaor :: Noriko 'Noripen' Yonezawa http://mtbbs.i.pxc.jp/orangebb/drumSTRONG.htm http://mtbbs.i.pxc.jp/orangebb/drumSTRONG1.htm *drumSTRONG Seattle, Wa May 16 :: 1:00-3:30 PM Facilitator :: Mary Tolena mary@swps.org 206-579-8163, John Hayden jamtown@hotmail.com JAMTOWN 12729 Lake City Way NE *drumSTRONG Staten Island, NY Facilitator :: Paul Thompson friendsofarkadiy@yahoo.com *drumSTRONG Tokyo May 16, 2:00 PM Facilitator :: Kaoru Sassaki teranga@gol.com *drumSTRONG Woodstock May 15, 2:30-4:30 PM Facilitator :: Nathan Brenowitz lifemusic@earthlink.net 845-750-0593 *drumSTRONG Vancouver, Cananda May 16 :: Noon - 4:00pm Facilitator :: Lorraine Mock lorr2288@hotmail.com, Ron Radar Stelting yogadrum@shaw.ca Lilith Recovery House 14159 108th Avenue, Surrey, BC V3T 2L8 Albany dsalbany http://www.ustream.tv/channel/drumstrong-albany
Organize a drum circle in your village (3 to 3,000 people). Request a donation or per hour drumming sponsorship*, TUNE IN to our 28 hour drum•a•thon (1:00 pm EST, Saturday May 15th till 5:00 pm EST, Sunday May 16th) @ http://www.ustream.tv/channel/drumstrong Get it together, hook up a webcast (laptop w vid cam will do it) wherever you are so we (all) can see and hear each other. Facilitators around the world will take turns sculpting the most incredible rhythm event ever to grace the planet. How cool is that! Talk to scott@drumstrong.org for details. PerformersIf you’re a performing artist and want center stage time, please contact Scott at scott@drumstrong.com. Accommodations & Local RestaurantsAlso, if you’re a guest artist from out of town or just need a nice place to stay; contact carola@drumstrong.com for assistance with finding accommodations and local eateries, etc. We've blocked rooms @ SpringHill Suites by Marriott - Ballantyne $98. per night MediaThe Great Powers will be listening – (including the Guinness World Record folk). TV and radio personalities and newspaper and magazine reporters will be present during the course of the event. The entire event will be web-cast, film and photo documented. Pro-Photographers coordinated by our friend and wonderfully talented (& Big-hearted!) Jeff Cravotta. Many photos on this site by Jeff Cravotta
Photos from drumSTRONG™ 2008
Children’s & Young Adult's Health
DrumsForCures is developing rhythm and educational programs to help young people with compromised health and varied abilities. If anyone is interested in participating in this ongoing service activity, please contact Scott at scott@drumstrong.com
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