Next weekend: The Paralounge Drum Gathering helps bring a community of people together to interact and educate each other. Music is intellectual stimulation. Spontaneous creation of music, drum circle, is a process of community intellect. It’s time to get back to the circles, I’ve been too long away. Details and links below.  Paralounge Drum Gathering May 10-12, 2013 at Camp Kiwanis, 19300 SE 3rd St, Silver Springs, Florida 34488-5750.  The next Paralounge Drum Gathering is packed with some really great workshops and performances. This is your chance to spend the weekend with hundreds of drum circle enthusiast from around the world. Bring your entire family to enjoy a unique experience that promotes cultural awareness and community interaction. 

All ages will enjoy the amazing performances by professional percussion artist. See all types of indigenous instruments played by musicians in traditional and non-traditional music. Your family will explore the music and dance of many cultures and learn traditions past down for generations.

Musicians, hobbyist and Therapist can benefit from the educational and fun workshops. These workshops include the ingredients of the drum circle world. Professional musicians teach traditional and sometimes non-traditional techniques used for playing indigenous instruments, instruments created by tribesman and ancestors. These instruments were created without electricity and produce the sounds of nature.  It’s a unique experience the entire family can enjoy! Camp with hundreds of drum circle enthusiast from all over the world.

The Paralounge Drum Gathering helps bring a community of people together to interact and educate each other. Music is intellectual stimulation. Spontaneous creation of music, drum circle, is a process of community intellect.

We are about to celebrate our 22nd. Paralounge Drum Gatherings. For many the Paralounge Drum Gathering is not an event they attend, but a necessary journey to interact with a community they call “Family”. When a community comes together so often, it becomes a tradition!

Please visit www.paralounge.net and see the pictures and videos available. A full schedule and detailed workshops are ready for your drum circle adventure. Vendors will be present with all kinds of unique and hand crafted instruments. Shorty Palmer will be present for all the best drums and drum accessories.

Admission prices are posted on the website along with camping and lodging information. Directions are available on the www.paralounge.net website