Classes and Community

Drum Sundays

Sistah Boom!

Drum Sundays:

Come Participate In A Fun Afternoon Of Solo Performances And Drum

Dates: Coming up: JUNE 15 • 1:00 – 3:00 pm

Where: THE OAKLAND PUBLIC CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
1616 Franklin St., Oakland, CA 94610

Cost: $10.00 – 25.00 Sliding Scale

 

We had a great time with & CAROLYN BRANDY & AFIA WALKING TREE on April 20th.

CAROLYN BRANDY	AFIA WALKING TREE

Check out the photo album! 

Photos by Jackie Thomason

June 15:
MICHAELLE GOERLITZ & SUKI

The facilitators for June 15th will be Michaelle Goerlitz and Sue Kaye (Suki).  You can read their bios on the Born to  Drum website.

Bring: a Drum • percussive instruments • dancing feet •
clapping hands • and your friends!

Everyone welcome • No one turned away for lack of funds •

Children 12 and under - Free • Childcare not provided •

Contact: (510) 464-5902
womendrummers@womendrummersinternational.org •

 

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Sistah Boom! 

Sistah Boom in the early 80's

Photo by Cathy Cade

Sistah Boom at filming of MILK

photos and collage by Maria Verdan. More of Maria's photos (plus one of Maria by Jackie) of the filming here!

Statement:  Sistah Boom has been active in support of racial, gender and social justice. We are committed to working on these issues internally as well as playing kick-ass music!

Sistah Boom is excited to be playing on the Dyke March stage on June 28th, 2008, and to also lead the parade out into the streets.

The rehearsal schedule is below.  We have only a few rehearsals left so are not accepting new members for this event.  If you have already attended a rehearsal, please plan to attend the remaining rehearsals.

To join Sistah Boom for future events, contact Carolyn Brandy.

Rehearsal Schedule

*Montclair Women's Club is at 1650 Mountain Blvd, Oakland, CA 94611

We wish to thank Barbara Price for her generous donation to Sistah Boom, allowing us to use her beautiful, incredible space  -- Montclair Women's Club -- for our rehearsals.

 

 Aquatic Park is at the foot of Bancroft Way in Berkeley;  the address is 80 Bolivar Drive

For driving directions from your location enter the addresses here:

Contribution:  We will pass a bucket at each rehearsal for a contribution of $5 or more per player to help pay Carolyn, take care of expenses, and fund STB.

TEE SHIRTS:  We are having more Sistah Boom tee shirts printed. We will wear the tee shirts for the Dyke March. They will be on sale at the rehearsals, for $15.00.

Instruments: We would like women to bring their own instruments if they have ones that are part of our instrumentation. We also have some instruments that can be loaned. We will have a “check out” system for old STB instruments and some of Carolyn’s instruments. Women checking out instruments will be asked to pay a deposit to be held by STB.

Our Instrumentation: Bells, (Brazilian) Tamborims, Rattles, Shakers, Snare, Toms, Surdos, and any small percussion instrument that is easy to march with.