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ABOUT GRASS VALLEY TAIKO
Grass Valley Taiko (http://grassvalleytaiko.com/ ) is the
local Japanese Taiko drumming group in Grass Valley, CA. Taiko drumming is a traditional Japanese
art form which has been a part of Japanese culture for centuries. Under the
guidance and teaching of our director, Mitzi Garnett, Grass Valley Taiko has been the place to learn Taiko drumming and
perform for the local community since 2000. This year, marks a
significant milestone in the life of Grass Valley Taiko. We’ve been invited to
perform at the 2016 California Worldfest (http://worldfest.net/ ) taking
place at the Nevada Country Fairgrounds on July 14-17, 2016.
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OUR DRUMS NEED SOME LOVE!
We build all of our large performing drums out of
recycled wine barrels. The process in making a Taiko drum takes several months
and involves many hands. It’s a process of labor and love that we feel
embodies the spirit of those who help contribute to the making of the drum.
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Unfortunately many of our drumheads are beginning to show the
wear and tear of having been played over the last 16 years. We want to go on
stage at Worldfest with the deepest thundering sound possible and that’s where
we need your help. It costs about $250 to replace a Taiko drumhead,
and we need to replace 14 drumheads in our inventory of performing drums.
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We
would love to have you in the audience at the California Worldfest, supporting
us and knowing that you have helped make this performance the best that we can
offer. Therefore we are offering you the opportunity to join us by contributing to
this crowdfunding campaign.
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WE NEED YOUR HELP
If you enjoy our music and the Taiko artform, why not
contribute $250 to help us replace a drumhead?
In exchange, we’ll give you a 4-day adult pass to the event
(value: $190), along with a Grass Valley Taiko t-shirt to wear at
the event, this year’s tenugui** and we’ll engrave your name* on the drumskin so
that you can be with us in spirit on stage.
If $250 is too much for your budget, we have other
contribution levels and rewards or we’ll take any monetary contribution you’re able to
make and help support us in this fundraising effort. We'll take all the love you can give us...
WE NEED TO START NOW
The California Worldfest event is only 3 months away. Rehearsals have started already and we need to work the reskinning project into our busy schedules. We are going to have some busy weekends ahead in order to get the drums in shape for the event. If you are going to contribute, please do it early, so that we can get started on the reskinning project.
HELP GET THE WORD OUT
Please help us spread the word about this campaign to others in your circle of family and friends who love Taiko! Use the sharing tools below to share on your social media circles.
*Note: Due to lack of space, names engraved
on drumheads are subject to edits [with your approval]
**A Tenugui (手拭い) is a thin
Japanese hand towel, about 35 by 90 centimeters in size, and made of cotton.
Each year, we print a new Tenugui with a unique image along with the Grass
Valley Taiko stamp.
JOIN GRASS VALLEY TAIKO
We are proud to bring you this exciting traditional Japanese
art form. If you’d like to experience the excitement of Taiko first hand, we
invite you to join our beginner classes which take place every Thursday evening 5:30 – 7:00 pm. Check out the Grass Valley Taiko website for more details!
