A Beginner's Discovering the Magic of hand Drumming Workshop is happening Friday evening, August 22nd from 7-9pm at Drumz, 3700 1/2 Kerbey Lane in West Austin. If you have been wanting to check out this phenomenon of hand drumming that is sweeping the nation ( and the world at large!), please join us for an evening for an evening of FUN exploring the FUN-damentals of West African style hand drumming! If you have a heartbeat, you have rhythm! Rhythm is an intrinsic part of who we are as human beings and our need to share rhythm with others and to express ourselves rhythmically is a very basic human need! Deny it no longer! We are all born to drum! Whether you are just starting out on this drummer's path or you have some beginner experience and simply want to continue onward and upward, this workshop is for you!
Drumming awakens our spirits and gives voice to our soul! Connect! Create! Communicate! In a safe and supportive circle of new friends! We will learn a West African rhythm or two, as well as the songs that accompany the rhythms, exercises to help develop and strengthen our technique, how to choose a drum, how to tune your own drum...among other things! Join us if you can!! Cost:$30. MC/VISA accepted.

A special workshop/retreat for women October 30th-Nov. 2nd in New Braunfels, Texas, "Women and the drum" and the quiet gifts of "SoulCollage" with facilitators Sherry Gingras and Doris Adams from Austin, Texas . Discovering our passions and the pathways for their creative expression is part of the reason we are here! Music and art have always provided guidance and a pathway to the inner world of spirit where the source of deep wisdom and the seeds of our creativity reside. You are warmly invited to attend this weekend workshop where we will combine the vibrant spirit of hand drumming with the gentle and joyful process of SoulCollage to create an opportunity for women to discover new and daring ways of opening, expressing, communicating, and listening. More details to follow soon but please contact Sherry at 512-453-9090 or email her at :sdrumz@austin.rr.com if you have questions or would like to get on the list for this event! The Women's Retreat in San Miguel de Allende has been postponed until the Spring to insure that all of us wanting to go have time to get our passports and choose our transportation. More details about this retreat south of the border to follow soon or please feel free to call or email for details.

Intermediate Workshop, Friday night, August 15 from 7pm-9pm at Drumz! Join Sherry Gingras for an evening of rhythmic exploration based on the new rhythm and drumming wisdom learned at Master Guinean drummer and teacher,Famadou Konate's recent drum intensive in Portland , Oregon! This workshop is designed to deepen your understanding of West African ensemble playing and expand your rhythmic horizons based on the wisdom and teachings of Famadou Konate. This experience will hopefully help move you to your edge and push it on out there, ultimately making more room for YOU to show up as the awesome drummer that you ARE! This will be challenging and still FUN! COST: $30. Please call to register or email Sherry at: sdrumz@austin.rr.com

Intermediate Workshop, Friday night, August 15 from 7pm-9pm at Drumz! Join Sherry Gingras for an evening of rhythmic exploration based on the new rhythm and drumming wisdom learned at Master Guinean drummer and teacher,Famadou Konate's recent drum intensive in Portland , Oregon! This workshop is designed to deepen your understanding of West African ensemble playing and expand your rhythmic horizons based on the wisdom and teachings of Famadou Konate. This experience will hopefully help move you to your edge and push it on out there, ultimately making more room for YOU to show up as the awesome drummer that you ARE! This will be challenging and still FUN! COST: $30. Please call to register or email Sherry at: sdrumz@austin.rr.com