Tiger Lily's Winter Solstice Drum Circle

There is nothing quite like the experience of a drum circle to help you feel exuberantly and powerfully alive! Holiday revelers may welcome the Winter Solstice and the arrival of Hanukkah by joining in a Spiritual Drum Circle at Tiger Lily on Sunday, December 21 at 4:00 p.m. No musical training is necessary. The drum circle will be led by master drummer Rich Reiter. Rich brings many drums and percussion instruments for everyone to use if you don't have one yourself. Tiger Lily also carries a selection of Fair Trade drums and percussion instruments for those who would like to buy their own. A $10 donation is requested. Refreshments will be served. Tiger Lily is located at 569 Cedar Lane in Teaneck (at the intersection of Cedar Lane and Lincoln Place.)

The Winter Solstice – the shortest day of the year, when the northern hemisphere is at its furthest distance from the sun – has been celebrated by cultures around the world, throughout human history. Drumming and dance are often a part of the festivities. Tiger Lily’s Drum Circle will be an opportunity for anyone and everyone to discover how profoundly moving it can be to drum together in a group. Leader Rich Reiter will teach basic rhythms and drumming techniques for the uninitiated and talk about the cultural histories of drums and spiritual drumming.

Rich Reiter, an acclaimed jazz musician and Emmy Award-winning composer has studied African drumming in Senegal, and has led drum circles around the country including New Jersey venues such as the Puffin Cultural Forum, Outpost in the Burbs, Fairleigh Dickinson University, and Montclair’s First Night. Rich, who is more well-known as a jazz saxophonist and composer, has performed with his ensembles internationally. He was recently acknowledged in a New York Times feature as one of the area’s busiest drum circle leaders.

Drummers and last-minute shoppers may also enjoy other great holiday bargains throughout the day from Tiger Lily’s selection of Fair Trade certified gifts and jewelry crafted by artisans from around the world.