SOUTHEAST FLORIDA DRUM/DANCE CIRCLE NEWSLETTER
Wednesday, 3 January 2007

Offered to you by the Southeast Florida Drum Circle Community
Michael Dean Goodman, Coordinator, 561-350-3930
SoutheastFloridaDrumCircleCommunity-owner@yahoogroups.com

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FULL MOON DRUM CIRCLES TONIGHT!
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PALM BEACH COUNTY

*** TODAY - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3RD, 8PM-MIDNIGHT ***

Full Moon Drum Circle - Lake Worth - Palm Beach County
Monthly on the full moon, on the beach, Lake Ave. at A1A, 1st lifeguard
station north of the Ocean Pier, Lake Worth FL, 8pm-midnight, free (ex-
cept for possible parking costs)
The beach closes at midnight.
If it rains, or gets too windy, we drum/dance under the big shelter in
the park, just across the parking lot from the beach.
In October we had 50+ people - great drummers who really listen to each
other and beautiful dancers! Come join us!

Directions:
* From I-95:
- Southbound
1. Exit 10th Ave. North - eastbound
2. Turn right (south) on Dixie Hwy (US1) or Federal Hwy.
3. Turn left (east) on Lake Ave.
See 4-9 below
- Northbound
1. Exit 6th Ave. South - eastbound
2. Turn left (north) on Dixie Hwy (US1) or Federal Hwy.
3. Turn right (east) on Lake Ave.
See 4-9 below
* From the Florida Turnpike:
1. Exit Lake Worth Rd. east
2. Eventually it turns into Lake Ave.
3. See 4-9 below
* In every case:
4. Cross the Intercoastal Waterway going east
5. Cross A1A
6. Enter the park and bear right (the road makes a large circle)
7. Go all the way around the back, and just past the pier
8. Park by the 1st lifeguard station just north of the pier
9. Parking costs $1/hr. till midnight - pay at the central meter
and put the receipt on your dashboard

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BROWARD COUNTY

*** TODAY - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3RD, 8PM-1AM ***

Full Moon Drum Circle - Ft. Lauderdale - Broward County
Monthly on the full moon, on the beach, South Ft. Lauderdale Beach Park,
Ft. Lauderdale FL, 8pm or moonrise (whichever is earlier) till 1am
Free (except for possible parking costs)
Info: Debe Fisher 954-292-1581, Debe24@...,
http://www.hometown.aol.com/debe24/myhomepage/profile.html; Sophia
<sophialinus@...>, 954-984-4183
Established 1995. There's a 15-minute Pagan full moon ritual at 10pm.

Directions:
1. On A1A just north of the 17th St. Causeway, or 1/2 mile south of Las
Olas Blvd.
2. Park in the municipal lot (enter off A1A), toward the south end, $4
fee, closes 1am (you'll be ticketed after that).
3. Drum circle is on the beach just off the parking lot, near the volley-
ball courts, across from Bahia Mar, about a block north
of the Yankee Clipper Hotel complex.

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

The background story (according to local drummers):
22nd St. on the full moon night was the unified location for a while, but
it was dispersed a couple of times by the police due to rowdiness (youngsters,
alcohol/drug use), so some drummers broke away and moved to 75th St. until
that also got too crazy (and it's also too close to hotels and apartments).
So the good drummers moved on to 85th St. on the full moon eve (the night
before the full moon) to "hide" from all the partiers. When the parking
lot at 75th St. was turned into a staging area for hurricane repairs in
late 2005, everyone moved to 85th St. on the full moon night. Once the
parking lot at 75th was cleared, and the situation at 22nd St. cooled off,
some drummers started congregating at all three locations on the full moon
night - but currently most of the action is at either 85th St. or 22nd St.
These days, the problem of youngsters/alcohol/drugs/rowdiness gets worse
when the full moon drum circle falls on a weekend night (Friday or Saturday).


*** TODAY - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3RD ***

Full Moon Drum Circle - Miami Beach - Miami-Dade County
Monthly on the night of the full moon, in 2 different locations, each just
east of Collins Ave. (A1A), on the beach, Miami Beach FL.
Free (except for possible parking costs)
Info: Mark R. Richards <bloodthump@...>

Locations:
1) 85th St., starts between 9:00 and 10:00pm weekends (weeknights a little
earlier) - and can continue till very late (around 2-3am).
2) 22nd St., starts around 8:30 or 9:00pm - continues till midnight, be
sure to feed the parking meters. When this one ends, some people migrate
up to 85th St. for the bigger circle there.
[Whether people are still gathering at 22nd St., or whether they've all
congealed back to 85th St., is unclear. - editor]


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DRUM CIRCLES (REGULAR, REPEATING WEEKLY OR MONTHLY)
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There are about 48 opportunities to drum/dance each month in the SE
Florida area!

There are at least 5 drum circles every week - plus 3 that occur every
other week, plus 10 that are monthly, plus 9 every month around the full
moon, plus special events!

TO SEE THEM ALL, VISIT OUR ONLINE CALENDAR OF DRUM/DANCE CIRCLES

http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/SoutheastFloridaDrumCircleCommunity/calendar/

If you've never registered with YahooGroups, you'll need to in order to
use the calendar. Registering is free; it's quick (just a few pieces of
info to supply); you only have to do it once; you'll get NO spam by regis-
tering. In fact, nothing will change EXCEPT that you'll have full, easy
access to our drum circle website forever-after!

On our calendar, you can search by clicking on any day - you'll see all
the drumming/dancing circles anywhere in the whole Southeast Florida area
that are happening on that day! Click on any event - you'll see all the
details (location, time, driving directions, special considerations, con-
tact info, etc...)

Now there's no excuse not to go drumming/dancing and enjoy the bliss.


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CHECK OUT THE FILES SECTION OF OUR WEBSITE!
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www.groups.yahoo.com/group/SoutheastFloridaDrumCircleCommunity/files/

You'll find useful drumming and dancing resources -

a. DANCING - LESSONS & CLASSES
b. DANCING - PERFORMANCES
c. DANCING - RESOURCES & LINKS (for belly dancers)

d. DRUM CIRCLES - ETIQUETTE
e. DRUM CIRCLES - LISTED BY DAY OF THE WEEK (Dancers warmly welcome!)

f. DRUMMING - CARE OF YOUR DRUM
g. DRUMMING - HOW TO PLAY A DRUM
h. DRUMMING - INSPIRATIONAL
i. DRUMMING - LESSONS & CLASSES
j. DRUMMING - PERFORMANCES - REGULAR (WEEKLY)
k. DRUMMING - RESOURCES & LINKS


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Namaste,

Michael
Southeast Florida Drum Circle Community, Coordinator
southeastfloridadrumcirclecommunity-owner@yahoogroups.com
561-350-3930 (you can call 24 hours/day)






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