SpritFest Midsummer Reunion Dinner Party. Potluck style! With music to follow!

Date: Tuesday, July 31st
Time: 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Where: Shara & David's—562 Main St., a 10 minute walk north of Main St. subway station (Main/Danforth)
Bring: A potluck dish to share, instruments, your kids, and your Spiritfest sparkle!
RSVP: let us know if you'll be joining us!

ALSO! You might be interested to hear about these upcoming events. We've spontaneously decided to run a small-scale drum camp this August... and next weekend Shara is running a drumming/meditation daylong retreat, just an hour north of the city.

Drumming & Meditation
from sound into silence
A day-long retreat with Shara Claire
Saturday July 21st, 2012

This workshop will take you on a journey through drumming & sound into the silence and depth of meditation. Experience firsthand how rhythm can gently ease you into a restful, meditative state, even if you are a beginner drummer or meditator.

We will learn & practice specific rhythms which are helpful for meditation, mantra (simple, ancient chants), walking & sitting meditation, partner work, sensory awareness, listening, creating & receiving meditative sound. You will have the opportunity for deep rejuvenation & peace, emerging from the day calm, joyful, & ready to better face the ups and downs of daily life.

This retreat will take place on the lovely grounds of Shaw Percussion, which includes a pool (bring a swimsuit!), a wonderful drum & percussion shop, a beautiful sunny back deck, a big lawn for frisbee, and a firepit—stay later & we might have a jam around the fire, and a late-night moon meditation!

When: Saturday, July 21st, 2012
Time: 11 am - 6 pm
Where: Shaw Percussion, 5258 Old Homestead Road, Sutton West ON (1 hr north of Toronto)
Cost: $115
Potluck lunch at 1:30 pm
Pre-registration required
Contact Shara Claire: 416.708.1279 or sharadrum@gmail.com for more details or to register

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1st Annual Falls Drum Camp
with instructors David Aubrey Berger & Shara Claire
August 17 (eve) - 20 (morning), 2012

Come & celebrate our FIRST ANNUAL Falls Drum Camp!
(Be there at the beginning so you can say you were there at the beginning later on)

Longtime instructors Shara Claire & David Aubrey Berger will offer the following workshops over the course of the weekend:

Afro-Cuban Drum, Dance & Song
Relational Improvisation on Drums & Percussion
Frame Drum Making (extra materials fee required)
Rhythm & Melody
The Soul of 6/8
Mantra Meditation/Kirtan
Tai Chi
...and more! (jamming around the fire, ultimate frisbee...)

Falls Drum Camp will happen at a beautiful piece of land we call "The Falls," so named because of its natural Zen garden-style, 50-foot waterfall cascading into a very swimmable river. The Falls is located 3 hrs north of Toronto and 45 mins east of Parry Sound. Accommodation will be bring-your-own-tent & camping gear. Flush toilets & running water are available. Food will be shared—participants will be divided into cooking groups prior to the event.

Weekend cost is $230.
Pre-registration required.
Contact Shara Claire: 416.708.1279 or sharadrum@gmail.com for details or to register.