BoomShake

Do you love drum lines, marching bands, or blocos? Are you excited about using art and creativity as a form of activism and community building? Join our 8-Week Winter session where we explore & share our ancestral rhythms and songs leading up to our Drumluck intergenerational community gathering. Learn new skills/rhythms, dig deep into your ancestral landscape, and share our collective experiences via drumming, play/movement and song. Holding values of social justice, creative expression and skill-building, this workshop is open to all levels of player from never-drummed to proficient drummer. We aim to create a welcoming space for Womxn, trans and gender non-confirming people of color to be loud, active participants of culture and build community. We prioritize and center the participation of people of color in this class, especially Black and Brown people. Winter 2019 is currently open to people of color [POC], spots for non-POC are currently full. Priority enrollment for...

Hello all,  It's the official countdown to the premiere of The Marvelous Adventures of Cape and Fist Drumsical, Saturday Dec 8 & 9 at EastSide Cultural Center, Oakland!! We are so excited! To help optimize our community experience please keep in mind the following VERY IMPORTANT NOTES: EastSide Cultural Center is Wheelchair accessible  Please help us make the space accessible to people with chemical sensitivities by refraining from wearing scented/fragrances products. We will have a fragrance free seating area (if you need this accommodation please let us know upon your arrival, or email  boomshakemusic@gmail.com ) Priority for Seating will be to elders and people with Disabilities  Please plan to lap children 3 and under  Bring Hearing Protection for young children, we will have foam ear plugs at the door for older kids/adults Unclaimed Reserved Tickets will be released 15 minutes after the event start time Text 415-320-6534 if you're R...