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Our
Fourteenth
Year!
DRAFT
Wednesday July 2nd
through Sunday July 6th, 2008
at Four Quarters
DRAFT UPDATE
May 31st
Master Listing for
Drum and Splash at Four Quarters, 2008
General Times:
8:30 - Morning Meditation, in the Stone Circle
9-11AM - Meal Plan Brunch
10:30AM-1PM - Morning Workshop Set
1-2PM - Mid-day Break
2-5PM - Afternoon Workshop Set
5-7PM - Meal Plan Dinner
6:30-7:30PM - Evening Workshop Set
8:45 PM - Performance and Drum Circle
10PM - Bardic Circle and Labyrinth Walks
11PM - Late Night Special
Sweat Lodge - With Buffalo Heart, late morning and late afternoon
every day. Men's and Women's sweats too. Visit the Sweat Lodges for
specifc times.
Special Events
Wednesday
9:00PM - First Fire and Open Drum Circle Upper
Fire Circle
Thursday
9:00PM - "An Arabesque" with Kostana and Sidqi
Second Fire and Teachers Drum Circle Upper
Fire Circle
11:00pm- "A Taste of Honey" American Voudoun
Dance and Trance Circle,
in The North Crook
Friday
8:45pm - Masters Performance, Sogbety Diomande
with Djo Bi + Moha Dosso, Ivory Coast
Stilt Dance Upper Fire Circle
11:00pm- "Universal Temple of Spirit"
Song, Invocation and Dance
to the Spirit of Freedom,
in The North Crook
Saturday
5PM Members Neighborhood Ice Cream Social
and Backyard Block Party in
The North Crook
8:45 - The Four Quarters Fireworks
and The Masked Dance "Portals
of Fire"
with Waking Dream in
the Meadow
9:15 - Drum Circle to The Stars
MidNight - The Midnight Masquerade Party
Special Notes:
The Eyeclopean Creation Station:
Down by the river in the cool North Crook,
a sensual sound and sight environment, toys to play and people to
play them with. Help us decorate the space!
Make your Masquerade Mask for the Dragon Dance
Procession through the Portal of Fire. We provide the materials.
Games, workshops and sillyness. Many Childrens
craft workshops with Eliza Riggs.
Saturday, The Midnight Maskquerade Party.
Hosted by your impresario of The Smile Factor, Ken Crampton.
The Four Quarters Talks:
PEAK OIL, PEAK EVERYTHING
The Onset of the Age of Limits
with Orren Whiddon
Commutarian Living in the Age of Limits
The Four Quarters Community of Service
Master Schedule
Wednesday
5-7PM - Meal Plan Dinner
9:15PM Upper Drum Circle First Fire and Open Drum Circle
9:30PM Bardic Circle at the Bardic Circle
Thursday
All Day - Sweat Lodges
8:30AM
Stone Circle Robin Renee + Dan Trevino
- The Art of Stillness: Morning Meditations and Movement
9-11AM - Meal Plan Brunch
11:30 - 1:00
Bardic Circle Dan Trevino - Introduction
to basic Jun Jun technique
Main Stage R. Tigre Cruz - The
Absolute Beginners Drumming Workshop
Upper Drum Circle Waking Dream - Masking,
Puppets and Improvasation. See the Waking Dream Schedule at the Drum
Circle for details
2PM - 3:30
The North Crook Eliza Riggs
- Color The Sun: A take home Hands-On Art Project for Kids
Kitchen Pavilion R. Tigre Cruz
- JUNK JAM! - Got soda cans, coffee cans, a stick, soda bottles??
Under the inspiration of Ubaka Hill, this workshop will be a fun time
playing rhythms and making music with everyday stuff! Shakers and
rattles too! Bells, whistles and any fun stuff you have! Drums are
always welcome :-)
Main Stage Sidqi - An Introduction
to Balkan Romani (Gypsy) drumming. All drums are welcome
Stone Circle Djo Bi - An introduction to the Basics
of the Djembe
3:30- 5:00
The North Crook Ken Crampton
- TBA
The Kitchen Pavilion Sogbety Diomande
- Ivory Coast Djembe and Ashico
Main Stage Amara - An Introduction
to the Basics of Belly Dance
Stone Circle Alex Wedmedyk -
Drum Circle Etiquette, Meet and Greet and Community Drum Circle
5-7PM - Meal Plan Dinner
6:30PM
The North Crook Help us decorate and
prepare for "A Taste of Honey"
Main Stage Cindy and Kevin Ryan
- TBA
Upper Drum Circle Waking Dream
- Masking, Puppets and Improvasation. See the Waking Dream Schedule
at the Drum Circle for details
9:00 SPECIAL
Upper Drum Circle A Mini-Performance with Kostana and Sidqi,
"An Arabesque"
followed by
Upper Drum Circle Open Drum Circle
10:00PM
Bardic Circle Bardic Circle
11:00 SPECIAL
The North Crook Four Quarters Drum Camp Presents:
"A
Taste of Honey" American Voudoun Drum, Trance
and Dance Circle
Friday
All Day - Sweat Lodges
8:30AM
Stone Circle Robin Renee + Dan Trevino
- The Art of Stillness: Morning Meditations and Movement
9-11AM - Meal Plan Brunch
10:00AM Carrie Krystec - The Labyrinth
Building Project at Four Quarters. An introduction to the history
of Labyrinths and the Labyrinth at Four Quarters.
11:00 - 1PM
Bardic Circle Orren Whiddon
- Peak Oil, Peak Everything. The geology of oil and natural gas deplition
and your future in The Age of Limits
Stone Circle - Whitney Matlock + Mike Miller An
Introduction to the Art of Fire Spinning, Safety and Practical Skills
Assesment.
11:30 - 1:00
Wedmedyk Booth Alex Wedmedyk - Drum Making
and Drum Tuning
Main Stage Moha Dosso - with
Sogbety Diomande and teaching an introduction to traditional African
dance
Upper Drum Circle Waking Dream - Masking,
Puppets and Improvasation. See the Waking Dream Schedule at the Drum
Circle for details
1:00 - 2:00 Mid Day Break
2PM - 3:30
The Wedmedyk Booth Alex Wedmedyk - The
Care and Feeding of your Drum. A practical how-to, and a chance to
build your own drum!
The North Crook Eliza Riggs
- Paint The World Green: A take home Hands-On Art Project for
Kids
Bardic Circle Ken Crampton -
The Kalimba - $15. Learn to play the amazing little thumb piano, and
then take it home with you
Kitchen Pavilion R. Tigre Cruz
- Rhythm Fusion. The West African Djembe and the Middle Eastern Dumbek
meet very frequently, but the popularity of the djembe has overtaken
many community circles. This intermediate class will marry the two
traditions and play a fusion of their rhythms reflecting how these
drums share so many places in the western world.
Main Stage Kostana + Sidqi -
Arabic Drum + Movement Circle for Dancers. Learn the fundamental rhythms
in Arabic music and how to internalize these rhythms through movement
and by playing the rhythms on drums, zils or tamborines
Stone Circle Djo Bi - Mixed level
djembe and developing the techniques of group play
3:30- 5:00
The North Crook Ken Crampton
- The Rubber Duck Race. Now infamous, chasing your duck to the finish
at the Hemlock Hole. A great way to Drum and Splash!
Bardic Circle Cindy Ryan - TBA
The Kitchen Pavilion Sogbety Diomande
- Ivory Coast Dun Dun. A Masters Class
Main Stage Amara - North African
Tunisian Dance
Stone Circle Special R. Tigre
Cruz - Alchemical Rhythmatism, The Magical Group Music Making
Technique as developed by Joshua Levin and practised at Fires Rising.
Easy to learn method of ensemble group play. Highly reccomended
5-7PM - Meal Plan Dinner
6:30 to 8:00PM
The North Crook Robin Renee
- The Kirtan, A Chanting Prayer and Meditation based in Hindu traditions,
but open and accessable to all
Bardic Circle Mike Miller and Whitney
Matlock - Fire Circle Chant and Song. Want to learn those amazing
songs from last years Fire Circle?
Main Stage Kevin Ryan - TBA
Upper Drum Circle Waking
Dream - Masking, Puppets and Improvasation. See the Waking Dream
Schedule at the Drum Circle for details
9:00PM Special
Upper Drum Circle Sogbety Diomande
with Djo Be + Moha Dosso
Masters
Performance - Ivory Coast Stilt dance
Then
an all night Open Drum Circle with the stars
10PM
Bardic Circle Open Bardic
Circle Song and Story Telling
Hilltop Labyrinth Nightime Labyrinth
Walk at the Main Parking Hilltop
11PM Special
The North Crook The Universal
Temple of Spirits, The Spirit of Freedom, is a celebratory group
working in the Global Spirits tradition. This celebration welcomes
all Spirits from around the Globe in Love. This Ritual is theme-based
rather than pantheon-based, and encorporates what we have in common
as fellow humans: shared food, dance, song, drumming, art, and possession
trance. Global Spirits is a harm-none tradition. Very Highly Reccomended
Saturday
8:30AM
Stone Circle Robin Renee + Dan Trevino
- The Art of Stillness: Morning Meditations and Movement
9-11AM - Meal Plan Brunch
10:30-11:30
Bardic Circle Alex Wedmedyk
- Basics of Djun Djun
11:00-1:00
Bardic Circle Patricia Althouse + Orren
Whiddon The Four Quarters Community of Service: Commutarian
Living for the Age of Limits. A practical account of intentional commutarian
living in active preparation for The New Age of Limits. Advice, stories,
the good, bad and inspiring
The Stone Circle Whitney Matlock
+ Mike Miller - Advanced Fire Spinning and
Practice
for “The Portal of Fire.” GOT FIRE ?
11:30-1:00
The North Crook Ken Crampton
- Drumming for Kids! Adults allowed under their children's supervision!
Main Stage Moha Dosso - Advanced
African Dance. A Masters Class
Upper Drum Circle Waking Dream - Masking,
Puppets and Improvasation. See the Waking Dream Schedule at theDrum
Circle for details
1:00 - 2:00 Mid Day Break
2:00-3:30
The North Crook Marcia Bourgeois
- Adult Mask Making, Last Chance to make your Mask for the Masquerade.
Materials provided. of course
Bardic Circle Dan Trevino - Mixed
level Jun Jun, Riding the Bass
Kitchen Pavilion R. TigreCruz
Have you ever wanted to set an intention or make
sacred space with sound? Delve into the influences and thoughts used
to provide drumming for rituals and ceremonies. We will discuss sounds
and play rhythms together that can be utilized in many areas of a
ceremony.
Main Stage Kostana - Turkish
Romani Dance: An introduction to traditional Turkish Romani Social
dance and the 9/8 rhythm. Men and women welcome
Stone Circle Djo Bi - Advanced
Djembe Pyrotechnics
3:30-5:00
The North Crook Eliza Riggs
- Kids Graffiti Wall. Make a Giant, Humongous Amazing Mess with Paint.
Parents allowed.
Bardic Circle Cindy Ryan - TBA
Kitchen Pavilion Sogbety Diomande
- $15 Masters Class - Advanced Ivory Coast Djembe
Main Stage Amara - Dancing Arms
and Hands, an exploration of movement
Stone Circle Ken Crampton and The
Bongo Buddas What’s Up? What’s Down? Whats In, Whats
Out?! Find Out!
5:00-6:30
At The North Crook Our Members Ice
Cream Social and Back Yard Cook Out.
YOU ARE INVITED!
5-7PM - Meal Plan Dinner
6:30-7:30
The North Crook Special Robin
Renee - A Kirtan Party: Bring your drums + voice as we “Kick
the Jambs Out”
Bardic Circle Patricia Althouse - The Songs
of Four Quarters, Joy, Celebration and Ceremony
Main Stage Kevin Ryan - TBA
Upper Drum Circle Final Planning Meeting
Calling all Fire Spinners, Dancers, Pyrotechnists and Puppeteers
9:00
High Meadow - Merchants Green Fireworks
and The "Portals of Fire" Masquerade Procession
9:30
Upper Drum Circle A Drum Circle
to The Stars
10:00
Bardic Circle Open
Bardic Circle Song and Story Telling
Hilltop Labyrinth Nightime Labyrinth
Walk at the Main Parking Hilltop
MIDNIGHT
The North Crook Special - MidNight
Masquerade Party
Come
in your best coustume and of course, in Mask
Sunday
10-Noon - Meal Plan Brunch
11:00 Upper Drum Circle “Everybody
Drum” Community Rhythm Circle with Alex Wedmedyk
Noon
Stone Circle A Closing Ceremony and Our Fairwells
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