DALLAS - Drums Not Guns hosts Drum Extravaganza in support of the "Season for Nonviolence"
Saturday, March 15th   2PM to 7PM at Tenison Park

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Drums Not Guns hosts Drum Extravaganza in support of the "Season for Nonviolence"

DALLAS, TX - On Saturday, March 15th from 2PM to 7PM at Tenison Park at the corner of E. Grand Blvd. and Tenison Parkway, Drums not Guns, www.drums.org/dng a local community service group, is hosting a Drum Extravaganza in support for the "Season for Nonviolence". Drummers, dancers, children and families are invited to participate.
 
Michael Kenny, MMT, MT-BC, Drums Not Guns newly elected Board president said "The Drum Extravaganza is a way for us to gather the drum and dance community and the community at large to emphasize and explain our mission and to join together in expanding our personal awareness of how community drumming can create a culture of peace."
 
Drum Extravaganza will bring attention to the idea of peace and nonviolence through rhythm in support of the "Season for Nonviolence". The "Season for Nonviolence" framed by the anniversaries of the assassinations of Mohandas Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., offers a 10-week period to learn from the lives and teachings of these models. The Season for Peace and Nonviolence runs Jan. 30 to April 4 of each year. For local community information http://www.64-days.org/

The event will include community drum circles, drum performances, drumming games and lessons along with drum making and drum repair displays. People of all ages and skill levels are invited to join. Drums and rhythm instruments will be available for those who want to do more than tap their feet.
 
Drums Not Guns has recently had a major reorganization and a newly engaged Board of Directors expect to expand the work of Drums Not Guns in north Texas in support of peace and nonviolence by using drumming as a tool to engage at risk youth and the community at large in a culture of nonviolence.

Schedule of Events-Drum Extravaganza

Throughout the day – food and refreshments available

Musical Drums and Musical Dancers (a drum and dance version of musical chairs) fun and prizes

2:00PM – Opening Drum Circle
2:30PM – Rhythm Rides - a series of small drum circles that quickly create a burst of drumming thrills
3:00PM – Children's Drum Circle - Facilitator Michael Kenny, MMT
3:45PM – Basics Drum Class –taught by Michael Kenny, MMT
4:30PM – Facilitated Community Drum Circle –Facilitator Eric Stuer
5:30PM – Community & its' effect on Global Healing - reflections on global healing & the Season of Nonviolence
6:00PM – Closing Drum and Dance Circle
 

About Drums Not Guns (DNG): - a Dallas, Texas fun 501 (c)(3) non-profit membership organization devoted to nonviolence through the power of percussion; providing young people and our community with creative ways to re-channel negative energy...diffuse anger....build team spirit, self-worth, self-esteem and learn to listen better,.... thru the power of percussion."

Drums Not Guns is a non discriminatory membership organization composed of all people, welcoming all people who appreciate and value rhythm to join. DNG is multi-cultural in perspective. DNG seeks to nurture, celebrate and share our world's percussion traditions, both old and new. Drumming is worldwide. Drumming is a communal activity that brings people together and DNG believes that all traditions have something to offer our communities. DNG supports efforts to develop, revitalize, and appreciate these traditions in north Texas, North America and the world.

Drums Not Guns' goal is to promote the concept of nonviolence through drumming, believing that when people come together to enjoy and play music, greater communication and understanding are fostered and all are reminded of our common humanity and interdependence. DNG seeks to make drumming accessible, and to create a safe and community in rhythmic expression so that people can experience drumming and dance as the powerful forms of self-expression that administer global healing and create a culture of peace.

Become a Drums Not Guns Member
http://www.drums.org/dng/join.htm

Contact
Suzanna Brown, suzanna@... 214-906-7528
Drums Not Guns  http://www.drums.org/dng/

The following are the recently elected Board of Directors of Drums Not Guns:
 
Michael Kenny, MMT, MT-BC — President / Resident Music Therapist
Season Kerr — Secretary / Community Social Activity Coordinator
Randy Harp —  Treasurer / Community Outreach Coordinator
Suzanna Brown — Director Media/Marketing / Cultural Liaison
Happy Shel — Founder / Artistic Director / Webmaster