Drum Circles galore in Newport
Chandler Davis and the enduring celebration of humanity and drumming.
AUGUST 2016 EVENTS…for everyone’s Calendar of Events
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2 — NEWPORT COMMUNITY DRUM CIRCLE — 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m., in the gazebo at Don Davis Park, across from the Performing Arts Center. Free and family friendly, all ages and skill levels. No experience needed. Bring a drum or borrow one of theirs. Contact chandler@chandlerdavis.com or 541-272-4615.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 — SIXTH ANNUAL NYE BEACH SECOND SATURDAY SUMMER CELEBRATION — Noon-3:00 p.m. rain or shine, Café Mundo Courtyard, 209 NW Coast St., Newport. Free summer-long family friendly block party features traditional and indigenous world beat rhythm and Native American flutes by Thunder & Lightness Ensemble, OCEAN THUNDER drummers, special guests. Contact chandler@chandlerdavis.com or 541-272-4615
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16 — NEWPORT COMMUNITY DRUM CIRCLE — 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m., in the gazebo at Don Davis Park, across from the Performing Arts Center. Free and family friendly, all ages and skill levels. No experience needed. Bring a drum or borrow one of theirs. Contact chandler@chandlerdavis.com or 541-272-4615.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17 — Traditional Harvest Rhythms at the Lighthouse Gardens — 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Chandler Davis and members of the Newport Drum Circle help celebrate the harvesting of the community garden at the lighthouse in Yaquina Bay State Park and recognize Lincoln County Master Gardener Week with African and other indigenous harvest rhythms. The harvest will be donated to Lincoln County Food Share; the public is invited to participate in both the drumming and the harvest. Contact chandler@chandlerdavis.com or 541-272-4615.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 — Thunder & Lightness at the Fair — 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Main Stage, New Lincoln County Fair, Fairgrounds, Newport. Traditional and indigenous World Beat music returns with the Thunder & Lightness flute and drum ensemble and OCEAN THUNDER drummers. chandler@chandlerdavis.com or 541-272-4615.
