Dear EarthBeat Music Family,

First I must start this email by offering my deepest gratitude to Bolokada Conde for entrusting our community with his lessons in Malinke djembé and dunduns music, culture and history, and for his outlook on our one world interconnectedness.

Big ups to all of you wonderful drumily for building this EarthBeat Music community, for supporting Bolokada's life's work including Bolokada and Friends Village Project's mission, and for stimulating your own personal musical and mental development!

Thank you to Sarah Murphy and the Greenwich Free Library for organizing and hosting a free community drumming workshop in your beautiful community room!

Read on for details on this Saturday’s World Labyrinth Day Drum Circle at Hudson Crossing Park; Monday’s WomenSing for Peace workshop at Live Oak Wellness; and the Strum in Joy Summer series beginning June 3rd!

And scroll all the way down for group photos from our two unforgettable days with Bolokada.

Love Chelsie

🌈 May 2 | 6:30-7:30 pm | Hudson Crossing Park, Schuylerville
World Labyrinth Day Drum in Joy All Ages Drumming Circle 
with Chelsie featuring Drum in Joy students + EarthBeat Drummers
🎵 Bring a drum (some percussion available)
🎵 Bring a chair (limited chairs available)
🎵 Rain or shine!  Shine = OUTSIDE in labyrinth | Rain= UNDER COVER in pavilion
🎵 Donations will be accepted for Saratoga Immigration Coalition

🌈 May 4 | 6:00 - 7:30 pm | @ Live Oak Wellness, Greenwich NY
WomenSing for Peace May Sing!
with Chelsie Henderson
🎵 For all experiences, ages 13+
🎵 $25 | 20% of class fees donated to Saratoga Immigration Coalition
🎵 Pre-registration required - online registration closes at 4 pm on day of workshop, or until filled!

🌈 June 3 | 4:00-5:15 pm | @ Idlenot Fibersmiths, Greenwich
Strum in Joy All Levels Summer 2026 9 Week Session begins!
with Chelsie Henderson
🎵 For all experiences, ages 13+
🎵 Registration closes on June 1

Also mark these dates for June-August EarthBeat Music drum circles! More details will be shared soon, and more opportunities will likely get added as Summer approaches.

🌈 June 13 | 1:00-2:00 pm | Pompanuck Farm Institute, Cambridge
Drum in Joy at the Battenkill Valley Pride Festival
with Chelsie featuring EarthBeat Drummers

🌈 June 25 | 6:30-8:00 pm | Fish Creek Marina, Saratoga Springs
EarthBeat Music Summer Kick Off Drum Circle
with Chelsie featuring EarthBeat Drummers + North Star Samba

🌈 July 30 | 6:30-8:00 pm | Fish Creek Marina, Saratoga Springs
EarthBeat Music July Full Moon Drum Circle

🌈 August 27 | 6:30-8:00 pm | Fish Creek Marina, Saratoga Springs
EarthBeat Music August Full Moon Drum Circle