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A group performance at 2009 ShastaYama
ShastaYama is a Mt. Shasta event full of grace, imagery, music and dance. Since its inception in 2005, ShastaYama as brought powerful music, inspired costumes and dance, along with a memorable community experience to Shastice Park in Mt. Shasta. With the mountain looming over the scene and the majesty of this traditional Japanese art, ShastaYama is a spectacle you won’t want to miss. The event is set for July 31st – gates open at 5pm and you’ll want to go early to pick your spot and be settled in for the 6pm show.
ShastaYama was created by Shasta Taiko, formed by Russel Baba and Jeanne Mercer. They will perform along with a number of other artists and groups, including their son, Masato Baba, who is a member of TaikoProject. Somei Yoshino Taiko Ensemble for San Francisco, musician and dancer Michelle Fujii, and Toru Watanabe and the members of Shasta Taiko all take part in this amazing evening.
In my first year at ShastaYama we joined in the festive group dance that opened the event as members from the crowd joined in with musicians and performers to set the mood for the evening. The event starts out in the sunshine and finishes well after dark, so you’ll want to bring warm clothes and a flashlight for navigating. It’s all lawn seating, so bring your picnic blankets and lawn chairs and settle for an amazing evening.
To get a sense for the performance, go to the ShastaYama website to view the gallery and read about the event. Tickets are available in Mt. Shasta at Village Books and Soul Connections, in Yreka at the Chamber of Commerce and Bogbean Books and Music in Redding. You can also order by phone with your credit card by calling 800.926.4865 x 203.
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Events, Uncategorized | Visit Siskiyou Staff July 28, 2010 | Comments (0)
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axe throw at the McCloud Lumberjack Fiesta
If you’re in south Siskiyou County the weekend of July 24th & 25th you should head out to McCloud for the Lumberjack Fiesta. This is a three-day event that celebrates McCloud’s history of being a lumber mill town, back in the days when “Mother McCloud” (the mill) owned the whole town and anyone who lived there worked for the Mill. There are certain skills that are required to fall timber, and you can witness some of those in the competitions at the Lumberjack Fiesta – the junior axe throw is on Saturday, then on on Sunday the adults get going with the axe throw, double buck and choker setting. If you haven’t seen this kind of thing before, it’s worth checking it out.
While you’re in McCloud, be sure to take a look around. All of the buildings in the old part of town were built during the era of Mother McCloud. The old Mercantile Building is full of shops and a beautifully restored hotel upstairs where you can take a look around at the construction. Brown Dog Gallery and other downtown shops are also in old mill buildings, and you can really get a sense for what town looked like back in the day when Mother McCloud was alive and thriving.
Friday, July 23th
6pm: Little Miss Fiesta/Little Logger Contest
Vendor Booths open
Papa Anderson Memorial Softball Tournament Begins
7:30pm Wedding: come see who is tying the knot and have some fun
(Wedding time is subject to change by a few minutes.)
8pm Music: Geeia Dexter will be digitally mastering the tunes up til midnight
Saturday, July 24th
8am: Vendor Booths open
Papa Anderson Memorial Softball Tournament
11am Parade on Main Street— Grand Marshal is Mr. Sam Sarti
Come support the parade
Trophies Immediately Following at Hoo-Hoo Park
11:00am-3:00pm Head Start– for your lil’ one’s
12 pm Junior Axe Throw Sign-Ups
1pm Harold Benedict Memorial Horseshoe Tournament (singles)
1pm Junior Axe Throw Sign-Ups Competition starts
8pm Music: Geeia Dexter will be digitally mastering the tunes up til midnight
Sunday, July 25th
8am: Vendor Booths open
Papa Anderson Memorial Softball Tournament
11:00am-3:00pm Head Start– for your lil’ one’s
( times are subject to change )
11am Adult Amateur logging show sign up
Harold Benedict Memorial Horseshoe Tournament (doubles)
noon Adult Amateur logging show competition begins
1pm Watermelon eating contest
Powder Puff/Men’s/Business Person’s/Professional axe throwing, double buck,
single buck, jack and jill
jill and jill choker setting.
Dunk Tank / Power Jump is back this year / many other activities happening
all weekend
Everyone is invited to sign-up to participate in the Horseshoe Tournament,
Amateur Logging competition’s, and all kids are invited to participate in
kids events
There may be some times subject to change…..
For information call the McCloud Community Recreation Council at 530-964-2718
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