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Drums Not Guns, Drumming to End Violence - facilitates hand drum workshops & commUnity drum circles with youth at risk, encouraging intercultural dialogue through music and movement, to stop violence and increase peace!
Peace IS the way!

For More Info, email HappyShel or Suzanna Brown

Events
Drumcircles

FREE Hand drum workshops
Saturdays 10 am - Noon
Old Settlers Rec Center
1201 E Louisiana
McKinney, Texas

Welcome to

Drum EXtravaGanza March 15, 2008

Drums Not Guns Presents

SOLI Drum and Dance Festival

Fri, May 22 – Mon, May 25, 2009 - McKinney, Texas

Featuring
Master of the Djembe - Famoudou Konate

Along with Tenefig Dioubate, Moussa Diabate (Guinea)
and Jean Claude Lessou (Ivory Coast)
accompanied by Mamadouba “Mohamed” Camara on djembe

http://www.solidrumanddance.com/

2008 EVENTS
Pictures of What We Did in 2008

Winter SolstiCelebration
Friday, December 19, 2008 - 6 pm
Cathedral of Hope
Inwood & Cedar Springs
Dallas

Pictures of Winter SolstiCelebebration

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Run The Rock Marathon
Sunday, December 14, 2008
8:30 am
Bath House Cultural Center
512 E Lawther Drive
White Rock Lake
Dallas
Pictures

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4th Friday drumcircle
Mitchell Park - McKinney (weather permitting)
(beginning Oct 24, 2008) 7 pm. Zip: 75069
Click here to download flyer
West African
sponsored by Drums Not Guns & City of McKinney Arts Commission

Location: Mitchell Park, Downtown McKinney- four blocks west of McDonald (Hwy 5) and about 10 blocks east of Hwy 75, ZIP 75069

MAP

Drum_Circle_Description: open circle ....solid dunduns will be laying out West African and other rhythms...drummers and dancers are welcome. .....some drums available.

Focalizer: Randy Harp
Telephone: 214-641-0782

Directions: From Dallas- Hwy 75 North to Louisiana exit in McKinney go right ten blocks to Mitchell Park just west of the square
From Grapevine take 121 until it turns into Hwy 5 follow Hwy 5 to Virginia go left one block past the square and go left to Louisiana.... Mitchell park has the fountain
.Sponsored by Drums Not Guns and sponsored in part by the City of McKinney through the City of McKinney Arts Commission.
Email:
Facilitated_by: Drums Not Guns- Randy Harp, Michael Kenny and guests
West African

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Addison WorldFest 2008
A Kaleidoscope of music, culture and fun.

Saturday, October 25, 2008
Addison Circle Park – under the Addison watertower
4970 Addison Circle Drive

12 noon to 10pm
bring your drum – Join the DNG global drum jam at 9pm!

http://www.addisontexas.net/events/Worldfest/
ADMISSION: $5 for ages 4 and older

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MoonLady Autumn Equinox and Peace Fest
Sunday, Sep 21, 2008 5 pm
Bath House Cultural Center
White Rock Lake, Dallas
Video

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July 4th Parade
Plano Sr. High School
Independence & Park
"Best Musical" Float 2008
9 am

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Juneteenth Parade
McKinney, TX
Saturday, June 14, 2008

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May 24, 2008
HappyShel's Fundraiser and Silent Auction
Across the Street Bar
5625 Yale St
Dallas, TX 75206
8 pm to 2 am
$10
INFO

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Spoons Cafe Performance
On the Square
McKinney, TX
Saturday, May 10, 2008

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Dame Evelyn Glennie
Percussion Concerto
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Friday, May 2, 2008

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Movie Premiere
"The Visitor"
Angelika Film Center
Mockingbird Station
Dallas, TX
Wednesday, April 30, 2008

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l to r: Hadi Jawad, HappyShel, Suzanna Brown, & Michael Kenny

5th Anniversary Iraq Peace Rally
& Suzanna Brown's Birthday
Dealey Plaza
Downtown Dallas
March 19, 2008

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DrumCircle Events

Drums Not Guns

a part of the 11th annual
"Season for Nonviolence"

"Season for Nonviolence"
http://www.64-days.org/

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Pics by Lucy Watkins

Drum Extravaganza
Saturday, March 15, 2008
2 – 7 pm
Tenison Park
E. Grand Avenue & Tenison Pkwy
Dallas, Texas

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2007 Events

18th Winter Solstice
December 21, 2007
Cathedral of Hope
Dallas

DNG @ White Rock Marathon
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Pics

October 28, 2007 - Dia de los Muertos
Day of the Dead Special EVENT – DNG – Drum Circle

September 1, 2007
Moonlady Night at the Bath House
White Rock Lake Park
Dallas, TX 75218

July 10-15, 2007
The 3rd International Women’s Peace Conference
Adams Mark Hotel, Downtown Dallas. Every night, from Wednesday to Saturday, 9:30 - midnight - FREE drum circle. All are invited.
Bring your drums, didgeridoos, flutes, hand percussion and your dancing feet. Some drums will be available.

Global Community Drum Circles organized by Suzanna Brown
(Co-sponsored with DNG) for the Peace Conference.
See DNG Pictures!
http://www.womenspeaceconference.org/

SOLI FESTIVAL
May 18, 19, 2007
Old Settlers Park
McKinney, TX

2006 Events

HappyShel (l) &
Michael Kenny (r)

DNG at Moonlady Night 2006
Alternative festival with eclectic performance revue ~ drum jam ~
on the moonlit shore of White Rock Lake - Bath House Cultural Center