Please come out to Alchemy Drumming and Dance’s annual Bellydance show and student recital among the art at the lovely Quinlan Visual Arts Center. We have a wonderful show for you this year which will benefit the local women’s organization NOA (No One Alone) http://www.noonealone.org/.
Dances from the middle east will include students of both Kathryn Hinds and Fox Gradin. Everyone is welcome!
The event is available on Facebook here.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Quinlan Visual Arts Center
514 Green Street Northeast
Gainesville, GA (view map)
 - Image by Olaf via Flickr
…and with Spring come warmer days, indeed! I’m looking forward to days like we had this weekend, consistently. It was sunny and warm, or at least relatively so. As Spring approaches, I have to start thinking what the Alchemy Drum Circles are going to look like. As a nod in that direction, I decided to take the plunge and create an event on meetup.com. I’ve been a long-time member, and I even hosted the event there before they began charging for the service. Now I’m back in an attempt to further garner community support and interest in keeping the drum circle alive. I’ll be looking forward to how the drum circle can grow with this added socialization thrown in the mix. Head over to Meetup.com and join us if you’re in the Hall County area and would like to be notified about drum circle events.
An exhibit is unveiled at Brenau University today at 4:00pm. Dian Fossey, author of “Gorillas in the Mist,” was murdered in 1985 in her hut in Rwanda for her local controversial life’s work with the gorillas. To commemorate the public display of her life in the jungle, Alchemy Drumming & Dance will open it up with African drumming. For some of the items on display, it will be the first time the public has witnessed them. For the library in which Alchemy will perform, it will be the loudest it has ever been. Whatever your interest, you’re sure to want to be at the Brenau library before 4:00 for the event!
Continue reading Alchemy Performs at Opening of Dian Fossey Exhibit
Saturday September 19 10:00am-12:00pm
The first in our “Dance Exploration” series…this month try out HIP HOP. No experience necessary, just an open mind and a sense of adventure. Learn a crash course type dance in two hours! The cost is $20 and is has a limited enrollment. Please call to register for this class 678-989-0013
Alchemy Dancer, Fox Gradin is currently collaborating on a project with Chestatee Middle School called “Moving Voices.” Working with teens, fox develops choreography consisting of various world dance forms and the students create verse for the performance.
We’ve attended Camp Cocoon for several years now, and we’ve just finished up this year’s facilitation of a very large drum circle. Each year, we try to bring new activities and new ways for the camp’s youth to explore rhythm in a community setting. We had an all-time highest helpers crew this year! Not only did the camp really go above the call of duty and help us with our equipment, but Alchemy had 8 representatives to work with the campers.
Camp Cocoon is a bereavement camp for Hospice survivors, ages 5-17. The camp does a great deal of therapeutic work in many inventive ways for the children. We’re honored, as always, do be a part of their services.
The video below is from 2007, I believe. The Alchemy Drumming & Dance circle form an intro for their video presentation of the camp’s message and services.
We’ re on the square all day today to celebrate the bikes, bands, and healthy bodies for the fifth annual Grand Prix Criterium. Come see the Alchemy Drumming and Dance booth we’ve setup to encourage new participants in our public drum circles and frequent belly dance classes. We’ ve already heard from a lot of people, so don’ t be shy. Come on over and introduce yourself; we’ d be happy to demonstrate and even happier if you want to demonstrate your skills!
Gainesville Times: Cyclists descend on Gainesville today
Alchemy Drumming and Dance presents our first recital and show Saturday June 6th at the Main Street Market, 118 Main Street SW in Gainesville. Doors open at 6:30pm and the show starts at 7:00pm and runs, at longest, an hour. Join us for Mediterranean appetizers in our café setting, and enjoy dance by Alchemy’s students troupe and our special guest, the fabulous Alima. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for children; benefiting our friend and Troupemate, Kathryn Hinds, who is facing two open-heart surgeries this month.
Fox will be starting a beginner bellydance class at Gainesville College on Tuesday, June 2nd 5:15pm-6:15pm. Contact Gainesville College Continuing Education for more information (678.717.3605).
New classes will begin with Fox the third week in June:
- Intermediate – Beginning Monday, June 15th 5:30-7:00
- Open (all levels) – Beginning Wednesday, June 17th 5:30-6:30
- Beginner – Beginning Thursday, June 18th 5:30-6:30
Due to some technical problems with the old site, Alchemy Drumming and Dance is undergoing a major renovation! This space will soon hold the newly transformed space for the northeast Georgia rhythm and dance crew: Alchemy Drumming & Dance. Check back soon to see our developments as we work through the winter and usher in the dawn of spring.
What we’re doing in the meantime:
Fox is still teaching belly dance classes, though now she’s doing this out of her own space at Celestial Studios in Mainstreet, downtown Gainesville. Contact Fox for more information about this class.
Fox Gradin
(678) 989-0013
fox [at] alchemydrumming [dot] org
Kathryn is currently teaching Belly Dance for Fitness and Fun at North Georgia College and State University Continuing Education, and on March 30th will begin an eight-week Intermediate Belly Dance class.
Kathryn Hinds
kathryn [at] alchemydrumming [dot] org
Olaf is still conducting the drum circle and instructional classes on a routine basis. For the winter, we’ve moved indoors at the Mainstreet Market. As always, you can keep up with the schedule via the Google Calendar. Contact Olaf for more information about drumming.
Olaf Gradin
(770) 539-3995
olaf [at] alchemydrumming [dot] org
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