DRUMFEST 2000 - SAT NOV 25

Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 22:02:59 -0400 (AST)
From: Peter Douglas Watson <aq071@chebucto.ns.ca>
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Two messages today:
1. From Peter Watson - re Drumfest
2. From Angelica Feigin - re Corporate Responsibility & Community Development
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This posting may at first glance appear to have little direct
environmental relevance, but it is a local, non-corporate, artist-run,
multicultural event that will produce virtually no waste, AND it promises
to be quite a show. Perhaps file it under 'sust-entertainment'.   :) 

Peter         (Note: Children under 12 get in free)

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           DRUM FEST 2000  -  A Celebration of the DRUM

Saturday Nov. 25 from 8 to 11pm Halifax will be home to the largest drum
show in the east. This 2nd annual event is a showcase for metro’s finest
percussionists. A multicultural presentation featuring many genres. From
Micmac to Celtic to African to Middle East. Soca, samba, classical and
jazz.

Where? - St Matthew’s church, 1479 Barrington St in Halifax.

Tickets are $15 at the door, $12 for students, under 12 yrs free.

For more information contact Matthieu Keijser at 422-2183.

featuring:

John Little - sound sculpture
Kathy Martin - traditional native song and drum
MacCrimmons Revenge - celtic fusion
Ken Shorley - East European and Indian
Amr Shurafa & friends - Egypt and Palistine
Kumba - traditional African drum & dance
World beat rhythm - traditional African drum & dance
Chiumbo - traditional African drum
Rumba Posse - Afro-Cuban drum
Jerome Thomas - Caribbean drum set
Dalhousie percussion ensemble - marimba and xylophone
Tom Roach - Jazz drum set
Squid - Scottish pipe drums
Samba Nova - Brazilian percussion

**for high resolution electronic images of last years event contact Dan
Callis at 425-8093 - email:  dan.callis@ns.sympatico.ca


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From:	afeigin <afeigin@is2.dal.ca>
Subject: Corporate Responsibility & Community Development

The Society for Corporate Environmental and Social Responsibility (CESR) is
hosting a panel discussion on "Corporate Responsibility & Community
Development" on Thursday, November 23 at 7:30 PM in Room 218 in the Arts &
Administration Building (the building with the clock tower on top) at
Dalhousie University.

Confirmed panelists are: Peter Robinson, CEO of Mountain Equipment Co-op;
Greg Smiley, Owner of The Trail Shop; Liz Crocker, Owner of P'lovers
Environmental Store; and Dr. Robert Blunden, Associate Professor of Business
at Dalhousie. The event will be facilitated by Alex Mason of the CBC.

Come join in this lively discussion on the opportunities and challenges of
sustainable development. There will be light refreshments, displays and door
prizes. A chance to win MEC gear! To learn more about the event and CESR,
please visit our web site at: http://is2.dal.ca/~cesr

"And forget not that the earth delights to feel your barefeet and
        the winds long to play with your hair" -Gibran

                  Angelica Solena Feigin
        Master of Environmental Studies Candidate
      School for Resource and Environmental Studies
            Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S.



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