GREENSBORO â Percussion instruments include more than drums.
Eastern Music Festival percussion faculty John Shaw, Eric Schweikert, Matt Decker and Catherine Cole and two guest artists will demonstrate that in a July 21 concert.
It will include works by living and female composers, three of whom are from North Carolina.
Not only will percussionists make music with drums, but with a xylophone, marimbas (the larger cousin to the xylophone, both played with mallets), vibraphone, tambourines, flower pots, brake drum, even their hands on a table.
Shaw defines a percussion instrument as those âstruck, shaken or scraped.â
âOne of the things I was trying to convey was to show the variety of percussion instruments weâve got and the variety of styles,â said Shaw, principal percussionist for the annual summer music festival based at Guilford College.
Specker Gym’s new Functional Fitness Room is open, giving patrons a variety of new equipment to improve both cardio and strength while giving Soldiers specific tools to prepare for the Army Combat Fitness Test.
It’s tick season: Protect yourself from diseases
Matt Decker
Fort Leonard Wood
When the weather warms, ticks emerge. Reducing exposure to ticks is important because they transmit disease. While they are born pathogen-free, these blood-sucking arachnids often acquire a variety of diseases some of them potentially debilitating and life-threatening to humans from the animals they feed upon. In fact, reducing exposure to ticks is the best defense against diseases such as Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and several other tick-borne illnesses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Not only do ticks multiply during warmer weather, but all animals also become more active, giving ticks a steady food supply and a way to hitch a ride to new areas.
Woodworks: Plenty of ‘Summer Fun’ coming to Fort Leonard Wood
Matt Decker
Fort Leonard Wood
There was plenty of “Summer Fun” announced May 7 from multiple agencies on post, which fit the theme of the Woodworks community forum at Pershing Community Center.
Among the announcements: Fort Leonard Wood will reopen its swimming pools for the first time since 2019.
Katy Carter, Business and Recreation director for Morale, Welfare and Recreation, announced that the Wallace Outdoor Pool will be open for recreational swimming when the Fort Leonard Wood Rec Plex opens its mini-golf course Memorial Day Weekend.
“Yes, the pools are opening,” Carter said. “We will (also) be bringing back birthday party reservations in the evening after hours, so you’ll be able to do that shortly.”
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