99
Drums
April
25-27, 2003
Click here for a link to the Registration
Flyer
What:
99 Drums; a weekend
of hands-on music and dance workshops exploring the arts, history, customs,
and food of West African, Native American, Mexican, and Caribbean cultures.
Why:
99 Drums will bring together a diverse group of children ages 7-16 years old
(including at-risk youth, children with disabilities and children without disabilities)
to experience music and dance in a celebration of diverse cultures in a safe,
inclusive environment.
When:
Friday, April 25 – Sunday, April 27, 2003. The weekend will culminate with
a free public performance on Sunday afternoon at the Kansas State School for
the Blind.
Where:
The Kansas State School for the Blind, 1100 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.
Who:
Children ages 7-16 from across the state of Kansas and the Kansas City metropolitan
area will be treated to hands-on workshops and performances by artist/educators
from the Traditional Music Society, the Pelathe Community Resource Center, and
Fiesta Mexicana, Hmong Dancers and Milton Gray. Adult volunteers are needed
(in four-hour shifts) to accompany the children from workshop to workshop.
Cost:
The fee is only $35 per child (includes 11 workshops, 6 meals, 2 overnight stays
and free performances by professional artists). Some scholarships are available
on a first-come/first-served basis.
How:
99 Drums is presented by Accessible Arts, Inc., Kansas State School for the
Blind, Kansas Arts Commission, VSA arts, Greater Kansas City Community
Foundation—Community Arts Fund, Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation, Theresa
Foundation, Traditional Music Society, Fiesta Mexicana, YWCA of Greater Kansas
City, KanArts, and St. Paul's Breakfast.
Info:
For more information, to make reservations for a child or to volunteer, call
Accessible Arts at (913) 281-1133 or email us by clicking here.
This program is being offered by Accessible Arts, Inc.; Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency, by the National Endowment for the arts, a federal agency; and by VSA arts.