Extra! Extra! Read all about it! CultureSpot article about the Community Sings published May 16, 2018

https://www.culturespotmc.com/songs-to-share/

HISTORY AND BACKGROUND OF OUR COMMUNITY FAMILY SINGS

We hosted the first Carpe Diem Community Sing on June 21, 2012 at the Historic Silver Spring B&O Train Station, which was once the home of Class Acts Arts (now Artivate).

We later moved the Sings to the Silver Spring Civic Building, soon after it opened, since we were also holding our monthly Community Dances there in the Great Hall. 

In July 2013, Carpe Diem Arts partnered with Washington Revels and began presenting the Community Family Sings at Revels. 

As of January 2018, we moved the Carpe Diem-Revels Community Family Sings to our new location, Seekers Church (across from the Takoma Metro) -- for the sake of easier parking and access via public transportation.

The monthly Sings take place on the 21st of each month -- to coincide with the Solstices and Equinoxes, and to make the dates easy to remember!  Also so as to have the day of the week rove around to accommodate everyone's busy schedule, at least from time to time. 

We celebrate the cultural heritage months (i.e. February: Black History Month; March: Irish Heritage and Women's History; April: Arab-American Heritage; May: Asian Pacific Heritage, Jewish Heritage and Women's History; September/October: Hispanic Heritage; November: Native American Heritage -- plus special holidays (Martin Luther King Day, Valentine's Day and Mardi Gras, St. Patrick's Day, Earth Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Independence Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and the December holidays.

We almost always have a special guest artist and song leader by way of celebrating the cultural heritage month.

We also celebrate birthdays each month, complete with candles and cake.

The Sings are welcoming of all ages, and children and adults alike will come with songs to share.

We ask for a donation of $5 or more at the door to help offset the cost of renting the space, refreshments and paper goods, and to provide an honorarium for our guest artists and song leaders.

www.carpediemarts.org/sing-with-us

http://revelsdc.org/shows-events/community-sings/

CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY OR YOUR CHILD'S BIRTHDAY, AN ANNIVERSARY, GRADUATION, OR OTHER SPECIAL OCCASIONS AT THE SING!

We provide the entertainment and refreshments, and all you have to do is invite your friends and family to join you in a memorable shared experience!

Some families have caught on to the fact that the Carpe Diem-Revels Sing is a perfect platform for the celebration of special occasions -- like birthdays, anniversaries -- or just a great excuse to gather together a bunch of friends with whom we never find time enough to get together and enjoy a shared experience.  Carpe Diem Arts (with some help from our regular attendees and occasional birthday celebrants) provides the entertainment and refreshments. 

Carpe Diem Arts & Washington Revels

FAMILY COMMUNITY SING

21^st of every month

Celebrating the Seasons, Heritage Months, and Birthdays!

The Carpe Diem-Revels Family Community Sing is an opportunity for singers of all ages and backgrounds – regardless of musical training – to participate in the experience of singing together in harmony.  We enjoy songs led by song leaders from diverse cultures and traditions.

Time: Held the 21st of each month

• 6:30-8:00 pm – Songs, Rounds and Music-Making for All Ages
• 8:00-8:30pm – Refreshments, Social Time and Celebration of Birthdays

NEW LOCATION: Seekers Church, 276 Carroll St. NW D.C. (across from Takoma Metro) 

• Featuring numerous special guest song leaders
• All ages welcome, no experience necessary
• Bring refreshments and songs to share if you wish
• Suggested donation $5.  

Sign up in advance to lead a song by contacting Busy Graham: BusyGraham@CarpeDiemArts.org (301-466-0183) or Jo Rasi: jrasi@revelsdc.org (301-587-3835). Or just come to sing.
                                 

January 21          
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
with songs of Peace, Liberty and Justice 

February 21       
Celebrating Black History Month with Songs of Hope and Freedom
in the Blues, Gospel and Spiritual tradition
Songs of Love from across the globe for Valentine’s Day

March 21             
Welcoming the Spring / Songs for Gatherings (spring equinox);
Irish Heritage Month: Celebrating Celts & Ceilidhs; Women’s History Month;
National Reading Month

April 21                 
One Planet / One Future: Songs for the Earth (eve of Earth Day)
Arab American Heritage Month

May 21                  
Traveling and Reveling -- and May Revels Songs
Asian Pacific Heritage and Jewish American Heritage Month

June 21: Annual Potluck Picnic & Sing in Celebration of the Summer Solstice
Celebration of Song and Summer Solstice ~ Sligo-Bennington Park (599 Bennington Dr., Silver Spring 20910)
Caribbean American Heritage Month and National Accordion Month!

July 21             
Songs from Around the World
National Ice Cream Month!

August 21            
Rhythms, Rhymes & Routines (Back to School)

September 21  
Fall Equinox. Hispanic Heritage
African Heritage Month
Harvest and Labor Songs

October 21         
Seasons of Life: Time and Change
Italian Heritage and Polish Heritage Month

November 21    
Songs of Grace and Gratitude for Thanksgiving
American Indian Heritage Month

December 21: Annual Winter Solstice Celebration & Caroling in the Revels neighborhood  
Celebration of the Season and Solstice
National Maritime Heritage Month

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CONTACT:             
BusyGraham@carpediemarts.org / 301-466-0183
JRasi@RevelsDC.org / 301-587-3835

MORE INFO:        
www.CarpeDiemArts.org
www.RevelsDC.org