Percussion and Drum Workshops

Sat, April 13, 2019 12:00 P.M.
Music Department at Parkway Central Library

PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE: This program now starts at 12:00 PM.

The Free Library’s Music Department presents a new series of FREE workshops. The series will kick off with a visit from the Sistahs Laying Down Hands ensemble, led by Karen Smith (also of Weez the Peeples Collective), an all-woman percussive poetry, storytelling, dance, and
drumming troupe. 

Programs start at 2:00 PM [except 4/13 at 12:00 PM], and musicians at any skill level are welcome!

Karen Smith is lead percussionist and artistic director for Weez the Peeples Collective & Sistahs Laying Down Hands, an all-woman percussive poetry, storytelling, dance and drumming troupe. Her play Legacy 2: Where are the Tubman's? Premiered in Rowan University in March, and Library patrons might also know her for her work on the popular Mysterious Travelers concert series.

Reserve your spot for these FREE workshops on Eventbrite: tinyurl.com/flp-percussion

• March 2nd (w/ Sistahs Laying Down Hands)
• March 16th 
• April 13th 
• May 18th

Music Department, Free Library of Philadelphia
Parkway Central Library, First Floor
1901 Vine Street 
Philadelphia, PA
19107

Accessability: A wheelchair ramp is located at the Library’s Wood Street entrance, and a public elevator is located next to the building’s northeast courtyard.