REMO™ Sponsoring Two Huge Drum Circles
at 1:00 and 4:00 Each Day in the Lobby

REMO, the largest drum company in the world, is providing 100 drum and percussion instruments for our drum circles being held at 1:00 and 4:00 both days on the Plaza.  Christine Stevens will facilitate them with her wonderful energy and enthusiasm.  By using the universal language of music, drum circles bring groups together and empower the innate musical spirit within each soul.  When we drum together, we celebrate community and life through rhythm and music. The experience happens whether we are drumming in the circle or standing outside clapping our hands to the beat.  Everyone is invited to join in the fun, no prior musical experience necessary!

To find out more visit www.remo.com

Christine Stevens

Drumming Workshop, the HeartBEAT of Life
Sat. & Sun. at 2:00 each day

"Christine Stevens can introduce you to the magic, fun, and healing power of drumming."   - Dr. Andrew Weil, MD, author, Healthy Aging.

Activate your highest creative potential and elevate your personal practice!  Discover the ten health benefits of drumming for body, mind, and spirit in this interactive rhythmical keynote.  Experience joy, energy, creativity, active meditation, stress reduction, spirituality, self-expression, and unity.

In this workshop Christine will show you how to hold, play, and bless the drum for your personal wellness based on the Bodhi Tree best-selling kit, The Healing Drum Kit. No prior musical experience necessary.  Instruments provided by Remo or bring your own.

Christine Stevens is an internationally acclaimed speaker and music therapist.  The founder of UpBeat Drum Circles, she has appeared on NBC, CBS and Living Better TV.  Christine trains drum circle facilitators internationally in Remo HealthRHYTHMS.  She has drummed with many Fortune 500 companies, survivors of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, and most recently, in northern Iraq with Kurds and Arabs for conflict-resolution and peace-making.  She is the author of The Healing Drum Kit and The Art and Heart of Drum Circles.   

For more information about Christine, visit www.ubdrumcircles.com

ASHTI DRUM—peace building in IRAQ

5:00 pm Saturday & Sunday in the Theater

As troops withdraw from Iraq, music is moving in!

Watch how the power of music can unite people from different cultures, languages, and even religions through the simple use of a handmade drum.  This 5 minute short film features a program called ASHTI Drum which means “Peace Drum” in Kurdish. 

In 2007, author and music therapist Christine Stevens took a team to Iraq to train Iraqis in the art of drum circle leadership.  These 38 facilitators have begun drum circles all over this war-torn area, helping to create a lasting model for peace. Drumming together as a group is a powerful way to develop conflict resolution, youth empowerment, therapeutic healing and peace building.

"Music rebuilds the human soul. This is the greatest testimony to the healing power of music I've ever seen. We are establishing a model for global diplomacy through music." Christine Stevens

Christine Stevens will give a short talk at the beginning of this film.  Come and meet the person behind this amazing program.