Sogbety Diomande's 6th Annual West African Celebration September 6-8, 2013
I host a West African Celebration in Ohio with lots of my friends featured as the drum and dance teachers. Please come out for a great time and soak up all the African culture in a wonderful setting. Stay all weekend and enjoy the company of many like-minded people. Make new friends, see colorful performances with many different masks, enjoy our late night campfires, early special classes, drum and dance classes, African food, African vendors, lots of fun stuff for the kids. Don't miss out on this exciting weekend.
Please see www.sogbetydiomande.webs.com for more information.
Be a sponsor!! If you are coming for the whole weekend, please do it by donating $200 adult includes site admission, 1 African meal on Sat. night, lodging, all classes and performances, campfires, festival DVD, festival T-shirt.
Full weekend rate for ages 6-17 $100. Includes all of the above. Children 5 and under are free!
Or take advantage of our Sat. special by paying $65 for all the classes (includes site admission).
Or just come and pay the $5 site admission and then pay for the classes you want, the performance, African meal, etc.
Just don't miss out on all the fun! We really appreciate when people choose to spend their time and money on this important event.
Full weekend rate for ages 6-17 $100. Includes all of the above. Children 5 and under are free!
Or take advantage of our Sat. special by paying $65 for all the classes (includes site admission).
Or just come and pay the $5 site admission and then pay for the classes you want, the performance, African meal, etc.
Just don't miss out on all the fun! We really appreciate when people choose to spend their time and money on this important event.
Templed Hills Camp and Conference Center
5734 Durbin Rd., Bellville, OH 44813
220 acres of beautiful woodlands, meadows, pond and trails
• Take a virtual tour of Templed Hills •
Check out the camp website:
http://www.ocucc.org/OutdoorMin/TempledHills/TempledHills.htm
5734 Durbin Rd., Bellville, OH 44813
220 acres of beautiful woodlands, meadows, pond and trails
- Large dining hall and fully equipped kitchen to feed up to 300
- Comfortable adult sleeping facilities for 88
- Spring, Summer, Fall cabins with inside bathrooms for 45
- Summer cabins with separate bath and showers for 166
- Three meeting rooms which accommodate up to 100 each
- Swimming pool, open from Memorial Day to Labor Day
- Basketball court, football field, sand volleyball court, action-challenge course
- Cross-country skis available to rent when appropriate. Two nearby down-hill ski slopes
- Three high hills with panoramic view, fire circles, and benches. Nature observation blinds.
- Click here for information about handicap accessibility.
• Take a virtual tour of Templed Hills •
Check out the camp website:
http://www.ocucc.org/OutdoorMin/TempledHills/TempledHills.htm
Sogbety Diomande’s 6th West African Celebration
Schedule of Events (Subject to Change)
Friday September 6, 2013
5-6:30 Downtown Mansfield free performance on Main St. for First Friday
5pm Registration/Set up camp
8pm Presentation by S’yVelt https://www.facebook.com/TheSyVeltEnsemble
9pm-10:30pm African Hip Hop class with Stacy Letrice AND Guinea Dance Class with Hamidou Koivogui
10:30pm Drum Circle and campfire jam
Saturday September 7, 2013
8:30-9:30am Afro Fit w/ Samba Diallo AND Kids drum making w/ Baba Jubal
10am-11:30am Ivory Coast Drum Class w/ Blaise Zekalo AND Guinea Dance Class w/Hamidou Koivogui AND Kids drum and dance class w/Sogbety and Moha Dosso
12-1:30pm Guinean/Mali style Drum Class w/ Amadou Kouyate AND Kids Scavenger Hunt/Nature Activities w/ Lily AND Kids dance class with Samba Diallo
2:00pm-3:30pm Ivory Coast Dance Class w/ Vado Diomande AND Ivory Coast drum class w/ Caph Guei AND Kids Kids drum making and instruction class w/ Baba Jubal
4:00pm-5:30pm Ivorian Drum Class w/ Tra Bi Lizie AND Guinea Dance Class w/ Stacy Letrice AND Kids Tractor-pulled wagon ride around camp
6:00pm African Supper (Must RSVP by Sept. 1st so we know how much food to prepare)
8:00pm West African Drum and Dance Performance followed by campfire jam
Sunday September 8, 2013
9am Kids Crafts/Mask Making
10am-11:30am Ivorian Dance Class w/ Samba Diallo and Finale with all teachers
Noon- Camp Closes See you next year!
Schedule of Events (Subject to Change)
Friday September 6, 2013
5-6:30 Downtown Mansfield free performance on Main St. for First Friday
5pm Registration/Set up camp
8pm Presentation by S’yVelt https://www.facebook.com/TheSyVeltEnsemble
9pm-10:30pm African Hip Hop class with Stacy Letrice AND Guinea Dance Class with Hamidou Koivogui
10:30pm Drum Circle and campfire jam
Saturday September 7, 2013
8:30-9:30am Afro Fit w/ Samba Diallo AND Kids drum making w/ Baba Jubal
10am-11:30am Ivory Coast Drum Class w/ Blaise Zekalo AND Guinea Dance Class w/Hamidou Koivogui AND Kids drum and dance class w/Sogbety and Moha Dosso
12-1:30pm Guinean/Mali style Drum Class w/ Amadou Kouyate AND Kids Scavenger Hunt/Nature Activities w/ Lily AND Kids dance class with Samba Diallo
2:00pm-3:30pm Ivory Coast Dance Class w/ Vado Diomande AND Ivory Coast drum class w/ Caph Guei AND Kids Kids drum making and instruction class w/ Baba Jubal
4:00pm-5:30pm Ivorian Drum Class w/ Tra Bi Lizie AND Guinea Dance Class w/ Stacy Letrice AND Kids Tractor-pulled wagon ride around camp
6:00pm African Supper (Must RSVP by Sept. 1st so we know how much food to prepare)
8:00pm West African Drum and Dance Performance followed by campfire jam
Sunday September 8, 2013
9am Kids Crafts/Mask Making
10am-11:30am Ivorian Dance Class w/ Samba Diallo and Finale with all teachers
Noon- Camp Closes See you next year!
Sogbety Diomande's
West African Celebration
Registration Form
SEPTEMBER 6-8, 2013
Name________________________________ Age_________
Address_____________________ City _____________ State ___
Zip Code________
Cell Phone ___-___-____ Email ____________________
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Emergency contact Name________________
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Any special medical/health problems we should be aware of: Yes__ No__ __________________________________________
Be a sponsor by paying full weekend rate, includes: site admission, food, lodging, all classes, and performances, festival DVD, festival T-shirt. $200/person age 18 and up.
Full weekend rate for ages 6-17 $100 Children 5 and under free!
Sat. Special rate $60 adult for all classes on Sat. Kids (6-17) all classes on Sat. $30. Does not include food, overnight or performance.
Prices if not paying sponsor rate: $5 daily admission. $3 Fri. night and Sat. night admission. Lodging per night $35 ages 18 and up. $25 per night ages 6-17. Lodging for ages 5 and under free. Meals: On your own except for Sat. eve African Dinner $10 Dinner Adult/ $5 kids under 12. Friday night $10 includes Performance by S'yVelt, Hip Hop dance class and Guinean Dance Class, African party/campfire Jam. Saturday West African Performance $10. (Note: Children 12-17 $5 for Friday night festivities and Free for Sat. performance. Under 12 free for Friday evening festivities and Sat. performance.)
Adult classes are $20 each. Children's classes are $10 each. Ages 6-17. See Schedule of Events for list of classes.
Use separate forms for each participant.
Registration deadline is Aug. 22 All others pay at the gate.
Detail Sheet
Please fill out and return with Registration
Name_____________________________________ Age____
Please check if you will be eating so we can prepare enough food.
Sat. Dinner $10___ adult /$5___kids under 12
Friday evening there will be no regular meal service. Please check if you plan on attending Friday night$10 ___ $5 ages 12-17___. We may cook over the fire so bring food to cook. Please bring snacks so you won’t go hungry.
If staying overnight in your own tent or non electric RV price is $20 per site/night. $____
If staying in one of the dorm rooms or cabins on site price is $35/person 18 and up/night. $35___Fri. $35___Sat. Ages 6-17 pay $25 per night. $25___Fri. $25___ Sat. 5 and under free! We won’t assign dorm rooms. Families can stay together in dorms or cabins. BRING YOUR OWN BED AND BATH LINENS. NONE ARE PROVIDED.
Classes $20 adult____$10 child (6-17)____ Sat. special rate all classes $60 adult______ $30 Kids (6-17)_____ Sat. performance $10 adult____ Free ages 12-17____
NO ALCOHOL permitted on grounds.
NO PETS allowed.
Check out the camp website:
http://www.ocucc.org/OutdoorMin/TempledHills/TempledHills.htm
Please sign below:
I understand that I am responsible for myself and my family and I voluntarily assume all risks of accident, injury or loss of property and hold harmless anyone associated with Templed Hills or Sogbety Diomande’s West African Celebration during this event. I also understand that the staff reserves the right to ask anyone to leave due to disruptive or inappropriate behavior.
Signature___________________________ Date______________
Please make check out to Sogbety Diomande and send registration to 480 Edgewood Rd., Mansfield, OH 44907. Total Amount enclosed $_____
West African Drum and Dance Performance
Sogbety Diomande's West African Celebration
Experience West Africa through drumming and dance with colorful costumes, masks, and native rhythms and songs. See Gue-Pelou, a powerful, awe-inspiring mask danced on stilts. Master dancers and drummers will amaze you with their exciting displays of incredible energy and talent. An unforgettable experience!
What: Sogbety Diomande's 6th Annual West African Celebration
When: Saturday September 7, 2013 Time: 8 pm
Where: Templed Hills Camp and Conference Center, 5734 Durbin Rd., Bellville,OH 44813
Price: $3 site admission; $10 performance/adults. Free kids (0-17).
Contact: highlands@neo.rr.com 419-884-5116
Stay after the performance for our late night campfire jam!
Check out the camp website: http://www.ocucc.org/OutdoorMin/TempledHills/TempledHills.htm
Experience West Africa through drumming and dance with colorful costumes, masks, and native rhythms and songs. See Gue-Pelou, a powerful, awe-inspiring mask danced on stilts. Master dancers and drummers will amaze you with their exciting displays of incredible energy and talent. An unforgettable experience!
What: Sogbety Diomande's 6th Annual West African Celebration
When: Saturday September 7, 2013 Time: 8 pm
Where: Templed Hills Camp and Conference Center, 5734 Durbin Rd., Bellville,OH 44813
Price: $3 site admission; $10 performance/adults. Free kids (0-17).
Contact: highlands@neo.rr.com 419-884-5116
Stay after the performance for our late night campfire jam!
Check out the camp website: http://www.ocucc.org/OutdoorMin/TempledHills/TempledHills.htm
