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UPCOMING EVENTSOur mainEVENT ::
drumSTRONG '11Join the record-breaking 29 hour Drum•A•Thon with celebrity artists and Global participation :: drumSTRONG 2011 :: Saturday and Sunday :: May 21 & 22
¡REGISTRATION starts soon! --------------------------------------------------------------------- drumSTRONG @ Floyd Fest 2010 July 22- 25, 2010 http://www.floydfest.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- drumSTRONG @ Camp Care July 28 all day drummin with the campers! http://www.campcare.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- drumSTRONG @ Buddy Kemp Caring House TBA
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:: Already done Happened ::--------------------------------------------------------------------- drumSTRONG @ BONNAROO 2010 :: see pics at :: http://www.facebook.com/pages/DrumsForCures-drumSTRONG/293323809106?ref=ts and http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=999999271&v=feed --------------------------------------------------------------------- Our world famous, main event On Stage and in the Drum Circle :: Rusted Root's driving force, great drummer and GREAT humanitarian JIM DONOVAN, the illustrious VINX and Special Special Guest, lovely MARIA HOWELL, JEFF SIPE (Leftover Salmon, Apt. Q258, Col. Bruce Hampton, Susan Tedeschi, Steve Vai, Hellborg-Sipe-Lane Trio, Keller Williams, Phil Lesh, Zambiland Orchistra), Frank Bloom & ThunderDrums, Tropic Culture, The Lamping Shades, Tamara Lyn Wilson, Jeff Williams, DUB AXXIS, Bubonik Funk, Local Community Drummers, MoonSisters and Mid-East Dance BellyDancers, Edie Wellman, Hardin Minor, Grey Seal Puppets, Big Brass Band and MORE have to came out to play with us! In the DrumCircle :: Outrageously phenomenal Facilitators will keep our rhythm in motion (for 28 hours) in the Circle include :: More Info & Details :: :: see pics at :: http://www.facebook.com/pages/DrumsForCures-drumSTRONG/293323809106?ref=ts and http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=999999271&v=feed --------------------------------------------------------------------
WEBCAST '10 (drum circle) WEBCAST '10 (stage)
drumSTRONG Chicago Chicago Drum Show 2010, May 15th & 16th simulcast their drumSTRONG DrumCircle and played with us during the weekend! Over 50 cities in 12 countries signed up to play with us (simultaneously) and some webcast back to us so we all played together to BEAT cancer. 2010 Global Rhythm Participation to BEAT cancer! drumSTRONG Albany drumSTRONG Atlanta drumSTRONG Austin drumSTRONG Baltimore drumSTRONG Birmingham, AL drumSTRONG Boston drumSTRONG Boulder drumSTRONG Charlotte drumSTRONG Charleston, SC drumSTRONG Chicago drumSTRONG Corpus Christi drumSTRONG D.C. drumSTRONG Daytona Beach drumSTRONG Hartford drumSTRONG Hilo drumSTRONG Indianapolis drumSTRONG L.A. drumSTRONG Las Vegas drumSTRONG Maui drumSTRONG Milwaukee drumSTRONG Nashville drumSTRONG O.C. (Orange County, Ca.) drumSTRONG Oxford, OH drumSTRONG Pikes Peak drumSTRONG Providence, RI drumSTRONG San Antonio drumSTRONG San Diego drumSTRONG Seattle drumSTRONG Staten Island drumSTRONG Tampa 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 London drumSTRONG Matsuyama drumSTRONG Melbourne drumSTRONG Monreal drumSTRONG Ontario drumSTRONG Osaka drumSTRONG Roma drumSTRONG Sapporo drumSTRONG Sussex, UK drumSTRONG Tokyo drumSTRONG Vancouver
--------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- CMC Cancer Survivors Day 2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Providence Day School Men's Varsity Lacrosse 'Team DocBrock' raises $25,000. for Levine Childrens Hospital through drumSTRONG. Funds are matched. http://char.carolinaweeklynewspapers.com/story/20100416/providence-day-lacrosse-plays-beat-cancer http://www.lchchildrensfund.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=391&Itemid=38 ...................................................................................... March 28, 2010 Jim Donovan Jim Donovan was in Charlotte to hold a full day of drumming. Those who have had the pleasure to participate in Jim's rhythm events know what a treat it is to play with him and what great value for the bucks. Experience rhythmic rejuvenation as you enjoy a full day of energizing drumming workshops with Jim Donovan, award winning teacher and founding member of the band Rusted Root. http://www.theeveningmuse.musictoday.com/EveningMuse/calendar.aspx http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=279094561923&ref=mf --------------------------------------------------------------------- February 26-28, 2010 5th Annual Drum Circle Facilitators Guild Conference http://www.dcfg.net/dcfg06/news.shtml --------------------------------------------------------------------- drumSTRONG L.A. sponsored by REMO & VillageMusicCircles
JAN. 24, 2010 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm REMO Recreation Music Center
drumSTRONG L.A. was a 2 hour, non-stop DrumCircle and cancer health expo. It was lively, entertaining and uplifting with special guest artists joining in to help keep the rhythm in motion.
View WEBCAST! from Sunday, January 24, 2010
The open DrumCircle was facilitated by Arthur Hull, John Fitzgerald, Chris Ramirez, Cameron Tummel, Valeska Thomas & Lindsay Rust, with a host of very cool invited guests (including Peter Erskine, Rick Latham, Leon Mobley, Franklin Vanderbilt). We raised awareness of important cancer resources and raise funds to support local cancer initiatives. Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Simms/Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology, LiveStrong and Camp Hope Foundation are among our benficiaries. Special thanks to the Remo family for your sincere efforts and support. Dr. Ami Belli, Mr. Remo Belli, Dr. Angelo Belli, John Fitzgerald, Mike DeMenno, Jerry Zacharias, Ana Thomas, and friends. Couldn't happen without you...
Registration/Donation Form and Sign-up --------------------------------------------------------------------- 12-31-09 First Night New Year's Celebration Uptown Charlotte
11-26-09 Thanksgiving Day Parade FLOAT & kids surviving cancer on board :: Carolina's Thanksgiving Day Parade :: We'll have drummers and kids on board, drummers and dancers in the street around the float and folks handing out fliers and candy :: info soon come… We had 35+ kids on board and 40+ drummers/dancers marching w us. t'were very cool. WBTV's coverage http://www.wbtv.com/global/Category.asp?c=179177 (about 9 mins 15 secs in) Nov. 7 drumSTRONG Albuquerque (w/supergiant, sandia man, suspended, and kimo) 10-31-09 Halloween in the SouthEnd :: sponsors of DrumsForCures --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10-17-09 LIGHT The NIGHT Leukemia Lymphoma Society WalkFamily Drum Circle 5:00 - 6:00 SouthPark Symphony Park 10-17-09 Save the Ta-Tas Breast Cancer Prevention event Plaza Midwood Krawl for Breast cancer Awareness month8 10-24-09 Central Ave 8:00 pm Open Drum Circle jams in several locations :: 8:00pm @ Hair Klaudt.
10-24-09 Gantt Afro-American Cultural Arts Center DrumsForCures :: drumSTRONG and the Chalotte Community Drummers will play an integral part in the Opening Ceremony and Ribbon Cutting for the new Gantt Center. Chuck Davis Dancers and other great players will participate. 9:00 am Stonewall & Tryon, Charlotte, NC 10-24 & 25-09 Avon Walk for Breast Cancer DrumsForCures :: drumSTRONG supports the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Charlotte – with Cheering (drumming!) Stations Sat and Sun Oct 24 & 25. We need drummers to play and encourage the Walkers. please contact Scott@drumstrong.org for details 10-29-09 Uptown Mag's SEXY the auction THIS was crazy fun! Uptown Magazine Names Six Sexiest in Charlotte; Auctions Them for Charity. DrumsForCures :: drumSTRONG is collaborated with Uptpwn Magazine and Enso Restaurant and donated the proceeds to Levine Children's Hospital as part of our matching funds campaign.
10-10-09 CMC HopeBuilders 5K 7:00 – 10:00 HopeBuilders 5K
10-10&11, 2009 Waxhaw Fall Fest
10-2-09 drumSTRONG for LIVESTRONG @ The Double Door Inn http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=135215287886&index=1 DrumsForCures and The Double Door Inn present a charity benefit concert with the popular Southern roots, blues, funk, rock, jam bands Sol Driven Train and Bloodkin. We'll auction/raffle some cool, one-of-a-kind Lance Armstrong, Mickey Hart, Rusted Root (and more) autographed stuff. A buck per beer goes to BEATing cancer. Proceeds will benefit The Lance Armstrong Foundation's and DrumsForCures' global efforts to support survivorship and eradicate cancer. 10-3&4-09 Rhythm Planet Workshop with Jonathan Murray and Dave Holland. http://www.fundrumrhythmcircles.com 9-26-09 Camp CARE 2009 Walkathon at Butler High School http://campcare.org/walk-a-thon/pjwalk.php
drum circle set up in the middle of the track while the fund-raising walk is going on. 9-25-27, 2009 South African Festival www.ejmevents.com 9-19-09 ONE DRUM 2009 GLOBAL DRUMMING EVENT Global drumming :: Open Drum Circle jam 9-17-09 Neighborhood Theatre 'everything doesn't suck party' On stage Open Drum Circle jam 8pm to 11pm.
drumSTRONG Rome (Italy) 09.09.09 suonaFORTE ’09
Fri 8-14 @ 6:30pm we will drum for the dedication of Rachel's BandShell @ Morrison YMCA (corner of N. Community House Rd & Bryant Farm Rd near Ballentyne). Tom and Becky Giblin have created a beautiful space to commemorate their daughter's spirit. Drummers welcome guests to the memorial/dedication ceremony and celebration of Rachel's life @ 6:30pm Fri, Aug. 14th. We will drum and invite all to join in for 20 mins. After a short (15 min "service" @ 7:00 pm) we can drum some more if inclined. Fri night we hold a DrumCircle at The Neighborhood Theatre 8:00 - 10:00 pm, Everything Doesn't Suck Party free music, free food, cheap drinks, mucho fun! Sat. 8-15, SouthPark's Symphony Stage for the School of Rock "Woodstock" fest, we'll facilitate DrumCircles at 2:00, 4:00 & 6:00. Stage set time will be 3:30 pm. We'll play a couple of songs from Santana's Woodstock set list :: http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/santana/1969/woodstock-festival-bethel-ny-13d6b531.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, June 27, 2009 HIGHEST Drum Circle on the planet!!! drumSTRONG and LoveHopeStrength.org on top of Pikes Peak!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn8isDmACFE http://www.youtube.com/user/PaintedSpurRanch This is DrumsForCures :: drumSTRONG in collaboration with the LoveHopeStrength Foundation drumming to BEAT cancer Saturday, June 27, 2009 on top of Pikes Peak. About 100 LHS hikers (including Kevin and Michael Bacon) joined drumSTRONG to celebrate their climb to the top (14,110') and drummed to show support for survivorship; in honor of and/or in memory of ... during the HIGHEST Drum Circle ever facilitated. Pretty awesome! http://www.gazette.com/articles/bacon-57303-plans-shoes.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- Judson Terrell plays for drumSTRONG!!! Please come join Elevate Lifestyle Magazine and Blackfinn for a live acoustic performance by JUDSON! Proceeds go to DrumsForCures :: drumSTRONG charity. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JAPAN May 16, 2009 drumSTRONG Sapporo Hosted by OrangeBoomBoom July 18-19, 2009 drumSTRONG Kuma Kogen hosted by OrangeBoomBoom July 4th @ NODA's Prevue 3:00 - midNIGHT 2909 N Davidson St $5 suggested cover and proceeds donated to DrumsForCures :: drumSTRONG to benefit The Levine Children's Hospital Case Federal, Sights & Sound, Just Monroe, IlliCitizen & Josh Carter! --------------------------------------------------------------------- June 11-14, 2009 drumSTRONG @ bonnaroo '09 --------------------------------------------------------------------- JUNETEENTH! June 18th - 21st Independence Park --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 9 p.m.Cancer Corner Live ShowOur own Scott Swimmer interviewed. Cancer Corner Live ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Friday, February 6th, 2009, 6 p.m.Not•So•Silent Auctionbenefiting Levine Children's Hospital COME OUT & PLAY! DrumsForCures presents our ‘Not•So•Silent’ Auction with music by the world renowned Brubeck Brothers Quartet (Dave's sons), Jim Donovan (Rusted Root), Jim Brock & Jim Roberts and other musical surprises (join the JimJam). With a 'knock-yer-socks-off' opening act by internationally acclaimed Vinx. Enjoy the magnanimous Larry Sprinkle as emcee. Our ‘Not•So•Silent’ Auction will be at Spirit Square, 345 N. College St. Charlotte, NC, 28202 @ 6:00 pm, with a famous musical jam in the McGlohon Theater. :: Fabulous hors d’oeuvres, open bar and over 100 exciting silent auction items including signed Lance Armstrong jerseys and posters, Willie Nelson, Mickey Hart, Stephen King and other celeb. autographed items, vintage wines, travel, restaurant & spa packages, 'Meet & Greet' Mickey Hart, premium Dead tix, a rare dw Timeless Timber drum kit and MUCH more. :: All proceeds benefit the Levine Children’s Hospital cancer research and clinical trials programs. Donations to Levine Children’s Hospital through DrumsForCures will be matched Dollar for Dollar!
:: $75 per person, $125 per couple (2 months ago, it cost more to fill your tank AND this $ goes A WHOLE LOT farther!) :: TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR! * If you have purchased tix, just Pick em up at the Event. we are not mailing tickets; your name will be on the PAID list @ Registration Table. Attire :: Snappy Casual! Parking info and directions (7th St Station @ Reids recommended) :: parking 6:00 Silent Auction bidding, drinks, hors d'ouevres, Lydia Mannix & Jim Duckworth jazz in the lobby, Highway Seventeen and MoonSisters Belly Dancers. 7:30 Vinx 8:00 The Brubeck Brothers Quartet 9:30 SIlent Auction Closing 9:45 Jim Jam w/ Jim Donavan, Jim Brock, Jim Roberts, Vinx, the Brubecks, Beverly Botsford, you and me! Vinx transcending languages and borders BBQ The Brubeck Brothers Quartet The Brubeck Brothers live (sample) Jim Donovan Jim Donovan Drums Jim Donovan (with Rusted Root) Jim Brock Jim Brock! Jim Roberts Jim Roberts Percussion Our 2009 DrumsForCures 'Not•So•Silent' Auction was a resounding success! Outrageous auction items, food, drink and MUSIC. Vinx, The Brubeck Brothers, Jim Donovan, Jim Brock, Jim Roberts, Tim Murrey, Donnie Marshall, Beverly Botsford, Lydia Mannix, Hwy Seventeen and 30 energetic percussioists on stage for a late night Jam made for a phenominally fun time. All for a great cause (see 'past events'). The 'Not•So•Silent' auction would not have been possible if not for the kind and gracious donors and volunteers noted below :: Carolinas HealthCare Foundation, Leon & Sandra Levine, Larry Sprinkle, The Brubeck Brothers, Vinx, Jim Donovan, Jim Brock, Jim Roberts, Beverly Botsford, Lydia Mannix & Jimmy Duckworth, Highway Seventeen, The MoonSisters Belly Dancers, Corder Philips Agency, Harry & Marilyn Swimmer, David Jewell Agency, Frame Warehouse, Erica Anne de Flamand, Taylor Richards & Conger, Sprirt Square, Nikko Restaurant, Queens University, SilverBone Dog Beds, Charlotte Symphony, Erika’s Sulas Chocolate, Center of the Earth Gallery, Misty Meadows Farm, Yoga One, WRFX, Guitar Center, Brownlee Jewelers & Harold Rousso, Erik Murphy, David Lee, Starbucks, Katz NY Deli, Uptown Magazine, Jeff Cravotta Photography, Villa Élon :: Kathleen Posey, Holiday Inn Center City, Carolina Events Calender, WonderWorld Film & Video, Jim McGuire Photography, The Neighborhood Theatre, The Blossom Shop, Modern Salon and Spa, The Fresh Market, Paragon Salon, Party City, Alex Arato, Yoga For Life, Ruth Ava Lyons, The Charlotte Weekly, Emerson Joseph, Skydive Carolina, Charlene Scharf, Harry T. Cavalaris, Sheila & Adam Spitz, Lance Armstrong, Mickey Hart, Jewelology, Jerald Melberg Gallery, Djembe Drums & Skins, Tryon Distributors, Osiris Rain, Practical Handiman Plus, Costco, Blue Restaurant, Inner Peaks, Club Tan, South Park Jewelers, Dr. Jay Levy, VESPA, Lisa Cude, David Lee Photography, Maxine Dewhurst, Ageless Remedies, Dinner A’Fare, REMO Drum Co., Axel Dahlberg & Janice Love, Stephanie Chesson Photography, Radiant Skin Organic Spa, Charlotte Knights Baseball, Mitchell Kearney Photography, Sonia & Marc Scholl, PRP Wine international, Tribul Merchandise Services, Africa Dream Travel, Terra Restaurant & Thierry Garconnet, The Toasting Belles, Mindy Kirshbaum & Jeanne Bartolucci, Carola, Mason, Toby & Scott Swimmer, Clarke Harbold Hotair Balloons, Jay Johnson @ Rock Graphics, Ruckus House, Smithfield (the Painting Pig), The City Tavern, Brandt Polzer, Ralph Melvin Photography, Triiinity Fitness, Arthur’s Wine Shop, Supercar Sensation, Dave Salama, Custom Trophy & Engraving Service, Todd Greene, Granite City, Ruth’s Chris Restaurant, Carmen! Carmen! Salon e’ Spa, Classic Art Incorporated, Nada’s Italy, Creative Loafing, Jeff Conway & Doug Etheridge, Erin & Hendrik Van Vuuren, Guliani’s Fine Jewelry, LEAF, Custom Home Pubs, Gary Holland Photography, Dustin Peck Photography, Suzie Peck, Pewter Rose Bistro and Tutto Mundo, Chipotle’s NC Restaurants, Pizza Peel, Perry’s Jewelry, EastCoast Entertainment, Ballantyne Resort Spa and Golf, Caren Knox-Hundley, Sotac mag.com, Ella Rabe, Cookie Lee, Asheville Vacation Houses, Shelton Vineyards of Yadkin Valley, NC, Sharon Newman, Pasta & Provisions, Waxhaw Tack Exchange, MonaVie LLC, Neiman Marcus, PaulE Drums, Amelies French Bakery, Art Aspects, Gina Gertzman, Scott Hann :: Area Arts (John Lennon), Frank Muller, Marnie Poirier, Hillary Young, Becky Engen (& Queens University), Alan Schecterson, David Lentz, Kaye Yaffe, Susan Grey, Carola Swimmer, Gina & Lee Gertzman, Ann & Jerry Overcash, Dan Alexander, Rick Moll, Rodney Rowen, Alison & Aidan Morrissey, Toby Swimmer, Lindsay deCastrique, Kathy Rowan, Keith Larson d = BC2 drumSTRONG = BEATing Childhood Cancer --------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, February 7th, 2009Drum Workshop with Jim DonovanThe Neighborhood Theater 12:30 - 3:00 511 E. 36th St. {NODA} Charlotte, 28205 "The Rhythm Renewal Drumming Workshop" with Jim Donovan formerly of Rusted Root --------------------------------------------------------------------- All Summer '08 drumSTRONG @ The Epicentre every Thursday 5:00 pm (Live Music) --------------------------------------------------------------------- June 6, 2008CMC Cancer Survivors Day June 14, 2008PlazaMidwood Kraw to benefit drumSTRONG June 20, 2008Juneteenth kick-off monster drum circle
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