
Playing with Fire at Burning Bush Drum Circle - Click for full size
A little more than two years ago a drum circle was born at the corners of Montecito and 7th Avenue in downtown Phoenix. The Burning Bush Drum Circle continues to meet on the First Friday of every month, rain or shine, holiday or not.
The event attracts many different people from all walks of life, from doctors and nurses to mechanics and hippies. I’m sure if you were to ask the crowd there would even be a wide variety of political and religious views contained within the groups that form every First Friday.
Week to week no two groups are the same, though often you’ll see some of the same people in attendance. Every month brings new people, and sees a different set of regulars as well.
The event organizer is a gentleman named Frank Thompson, a musician, author, and music teacher. He runs Arizona Rythym Connection, hosts the monthly circle, and provides a supply of extra drums for people who are interested in getting their groove on, but don’t have a drum of their own.
Don’t attend if you aren’t interested in participating in one form or another. You will have fun. It’s almost mandatory.
NOTE: I have several Project 2010 photos from these circles, so expect to see some more as the days pass this week.