Event
French Quarter - Drum Circle
Fee:
Free. Free and open to the publicLocation: LAT/LONG: 29.954800, -90.064754
National Park Service French Quarter visitor center - 419 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130. (Near the statue of Bienville.)
Repeating Event
Days:
Every week on Saturday
Dates:
June 14, 2025 to June 28, 2025
Time:
10:30 AM
Duration:
1 hour
Type of Event
Cultural/Craft Demonstration
Performance
Talk
10:30 to 11:30 am Central Time
Description
The New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
and the
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve
present a
Drum Circle
led by
Ausettua AmorAmenkum
At the National Park Service French Quarter visitor center
419 Decatur St, New Orleans
Join us for an interractive drum & dance circle led as we honor those who came before us. Play drums and learn about our cultural history and the legacy of Congo Square in New Orleans. This drum circle is open to all ages. No experience required.
Ausettua AmorAmenkum is a cultural educator, professor of African and Hip-Hop dance at Tulane University, Big Queen of the Washitaw Nation Black Masking Indians, Director of Kumbuka African Drum & Dance Collective, and co-director of the Louisiana Correctional Institution for Women Drama Club and The Graduates, a performance group of formerly incarcerated women.
This program is free and open to the public.
More information
Reservation or Registration: No
Reservations are NOT required. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.