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This fall equinox, join a circle of drummers for an introductory workshop in the Tar (a Middle Eastern/North African frame drum played with bare hands.)

The weekend will combine a Layne Redmond-style introduction to the basic strokes and playing technique of the tar drum with experiential explorations of where each stroke resonates in your body.

Our learning and “research” will be done in community, in the context of Nature’s New Year, the Fall Equinox. During the weekend, the drumming will facilitate your turn from gratitude for the previous year’s cycle in your own life into welcoming in your New Year at this moment when Nature’s deepest seeds are planted in Earth’s yearly cycle.

Our drumming instruction method, which Rachel learned from Layne Redmond*, who learned it from Glen Velez, is a whole-brain technique that involves stepping the pulse, speaking the rhythms, and then playing them. The drum circle will support you as you learn this complex set of skills.

You may borrow a drum for this introductory workshop—Rachel has 19 drums available for loan. Or inquire about drum ordering options. See below for lodging information (hotel, B&B, and camping available locally).

To pre-register, or for more information, contact Rachel Nelson

bardlive@usfamily.net

218-834-3683 or 651-353-3370

*Layne Redmond is the author of When the Drummers Were Women: A Spiritual History of Rhythm which looks at the role of women playing frame drums in ancient cultures.

Lodging info - Two Harbors area

HOTELS:

AmericInn of Two Harbors, 1-800-634-3444 or 218-834-3000, www.americinn.com

Country Inn of Two Harbors, 1-877-604-5332 or 218-834-5557, www.countryinntwoharbors.com

Flood Bay Motel, 218-834-4076, economical alternative 1 mi. NE of Two Harbors

Superior Shores, 1-800-242-1988 or 218-834-5671, www.superiorshores.com

Voyageur Motel, 218-834-3644, www.voyageur-motel.net economical alternative in town

BED & BREAKFAST ACCOMODATIONS: (include kitchen privileges)

B&B Whistlestop, 218-834-5510 or 218-834-5571, www.BNBwhistlestop.com complimentary wine & cheese served in evening. Mary Rosati, owner, will give workshop participants her Mon-Thurs rate this weekend.

Lighthouse B&B, 1-888-832-5606 or 218-834-4814, www.lightousebb.org, email: lakehist@lakenet.com

Victoria's House Bed & Breakfast, 1-877-837-3222 or 218-834-3222, www.victoriashousebandb.com

CAMPING: (bone up on campfire restrictions; it's been dry up here)

Burlington Bay Campground, City of Two Harbors, 218-834-2021, phone reservations with credit card. Situated on the recreational bay in Two Harbors, just off Hwy. 61. Smaller sites, beautiful bayside hiking trail adjacent.

Penmarallter Campsite, 218-834-4603. On the 2.5 mi SW of Two Harbors on Scenic Old Hwy. 61.

Gooseberry Falls State Park, (10 miles up the shore from Two Harbors, closest Lake Superior state park), had no reservable sites left when I checked 9/1/2007. Be there at 11am to have first shot at the non-reservable sites.