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West African Drum Class- All levels
with Etienne Tolno

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Date: May 1, 11:45 am-12:45am
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Location: Crested Butte Center for the Arts
Details: ONE more weekend of West African Drum & Dance in the Gunnison Valley! All levels! West African Dance 1015am and Drum Class 1145am, @ CB Center for the Arts- Jones room Etienne Tolno is a professional musician from Guinea, West Africa, youngest brother of world renowned artist Gabriel Fara Tolno. His area of expertise is in percussion. He has been a practicing music since he was sixteen years old, playing with various professional companies such as Sole Africa, Kissidugu Ensemble, Samato De Guinea, Africa Dance, and Merve De Guinea. He is currently a member of the Kissidugu Foundation and came to the United States for the first time in March of 2019. He has been sharing drum & dance with many different communities around the Nation since. Etienne has immense passion for sharing his cultural arts! It's quite a treat to have him in Western Colorado to drum and dance with us! Drum and Dance classes are all levels! If you have any questions or would like to confirm your participation please email etiennetolnofaya@gmail.com



Upcoming Events
  TIME   EVENT   LOCATION
Saturday, May 1
  10:00am-1:00pm CB Devo 2nd Annual Bike Swap Big Mine Ice Arena
  10:15am-11:15am West African Community Dance Class Crested Butte Center for the Arts
  11:45am-12:45am West African Drum Class- All levels Crested Butte Center for the Arts
Sunday, May 2
  5:30pm-7:00pm Night of Hope I Bar Ranch- 850 County Rd 49, Gunnison CO 81230
Monday, May 3
  -12:00am “Conversion” by Paige Stewart, Brian Stewart & Ma Gunnison Arts Center Upper Gallery
  -12:00am Wood Burning (Ages 13-16) Gunnison Arts Center Adult Studio
  -12:00am Mud Makers Clay Camp 2 (Ages 6 – 9) Gunnison Arts Center Clay Studio
Wednesday, May 5
  -12:00am School of Environment & Sustainability Forum Zoom webinar: https://western.zoom.us/j/93581555738
Friday, May 7
  4:00pm-8:00pm Rolling Spokes - A Bike Powered Scavenger Hunt Downtown Gunnison
  5:00pm-8:00pm Rolling Spokes - A Bike Powered Scavenger Hunt Downtown Gunnison
  5:00pm-8:00pm Gallery Openings at the Gunnison Arts Center Gunnison Arts Center Galleries & Clay Studio
  5:00pm-8:00pm Gunnison's First Friday ArtWalk & Music All Over Gunnison
  5:00pm-7:00pm Laura Elm’s the Next Big Thing Center for the Arts Crested Butte
  7:30pm-12:00am Lets Get Funky with MILLK I Bar Ranch
Saturday, May 8
  7:30pm-11:00pm The Dead Head Ed Benefit with Easy Jim I Bar Ranch, Gunnison
  7:30pm-11:30pm Easy Jim Benefit Concert for Deadhead Ed I Bar Ranch
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