This is only a sample WomenDrum schedule! The real WomenDrum schedule might get uploaded closer to time for the event (but probably not… please don’t hold your breath!). 🙂

Friday: (all times Eastern Daylight Savings Time)

4:00 p.m.: Arrivals, registrations, settle in, nap, hike
Drum tune-up with staff; watch or learn (yes, learn!)
6:30 p.m.: Dinner
7:30 p.m.: Opening, welcome, introductions, and evening activities
9:45 p.m.: Pre-snooze stretching and yoga with Nina Ryan
10:30 p.m.: Noise curfew for the Community Building; 11:00 curfew for silo

Saturday:
7:00 a.m.: Yoga to greet the day (optional) with Nina Ryan
8:00 a.m.: Breakfast
9:00 a.m.: Drumming 101: the skills you need to drum happily!
10:15 a.m.: Break
10:30 a.m.: Intermediate/advanced breakout with Sally (location TBA)
Beginner breakout with Wendy/Debbie (location TBA)
12:00 p.m.: Lunch and a bit of free time
12:30 p.m.: More drum tuning with staff (you can still learn!)
1:30 p.m.: Movement with Nina (get the rhythm in your body!)
2:30 p.m.: Drumming 201: West African rhythm
4:00 p.m.: Arts and Crafts time: optional pareau dyeing with Fabric Diva Stephanie Robertson ($25 payable to Steph at the workshop);
free time to hike, nap, sit in the garden, see the bluebells, etc.
6:00 p.m.: Dinner
7:15 p.m.: Breakout sessions (TBA)
9:00 p.m.: Bonfire drumming, chanting, pool time and general carrying on
10:00 p.m.: Pre-snooze stretching and yoga if you ask for it; 15 minutes
10:30 p.m.: Noise curfew for Community Building
11:30 p.m.: Noise curfew for pool and fire

Sunday:
7:00 a.m.: Yoga to greet the day (optional) with Nina Ryan
8:00 a.m.: Breakfast
9:00 a.m.: Drumming 301: Putting it all together; facilitation skills, improvisation,
or whatever you want more of
10:15 a.m.: Break
10:30 a.m.: Taiko—beginning piece “Renshu”
12:00 p.m.: Closing
12:30 p.m.: Lunch, then goodbyes and happy trails!

The contents of Drumming 101, 201, and 301 will be changed as necessary to meet the skill levels, needs, and wants of the group. Specific workshops may be moved to a different day to accommodate weather issues. Please let Sally or any of the facilitators know what you most want/need so you can go home with what you came for!