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Saturday September 9 2006 - Lower Eagle Falls - For our September Flute Circle, Loping Wolf will lope up to Lower Eagle Falls overlooking Emerald Bay at South Lake Tahoe. Meet at noon at Eagle Falls - bring a potluck picnic item, munchies, cameras, swimsuit, towels and of course "Flutes"!

A high summer party/ceremony featuring:
Ume Taiko Dan, Loping Wolf Flute Circle, Tosan Cervantes
Art, Refreshments and Fun!
$5.00 per person
7:00 p.m. @ the Arts Building Gallery
808 Lincoln Way, Auburn

Saturday August 12 2006 - Mary Youngblood returns to Moaning Cavern! Loping Wolf of NCFC will lope after Mary as she guides our August Flute Circle back to Moaning Cavern State Park, where she recorded portions of her first CD "The Offering"!

Mary Youngblood at Moaning Caverns
August 12 2006
Vellicitos CA
Awesome! Spectacular!

2:00 - 5:30 - Mary Youngblood and Northern California Flute Circle (NCFC) arrives,
-Some will rappel
-Potluck get-together at reserved picnic tables (there are four tables in this area. If a lot of people are coming, some may want to bring chairs)
-Last opportunity to get in line for the rappel should be by 4:30 so they have time to come back up and get their instrument, unless someone carries it down for them, in which case they should be in line by 5:00
5:50
-Flute group starts down the stairs
6:00
-Customers start down
6:10 - 7:00
-Concert
Concert to consist of:
- Several solos by Mary
- A few solos by advanced students
- A few rhythm percussion
- 1-2 group flute
- 1-2 group flute & percussion
- 7:00
  -Customers start out
7:00 - 8:30
-Loping Wolf/NCFC group has the cavern to themselves to play music. A guide will remain.

Concerning the N. CA. Flute Circle Participants:
Participation limited to flute & percussion musicians.
Some musicians will go back up the stairs a little way for the concert, others will stand on the bottom platform. They are welcome to bring a cushion or small, compact chair.
With the understanding that at least 20 people will do the rappel, the costs are:
-Rappels are only $29.00
-Musicians who walk down for the concert at 5:50 - no cost
-Anyone who is not a musician that comes for the concert,
will pay the ticket prices listed below.

Concerning Concert Ticket Sales:
50 spaces will be available for the bottom platform and 20 spaces on the top platform. Attendees will be allowed to bring a cushion or small, compact chair.
Ticket rates: Bottom platform- $19.95 adults, $9.95 children, Top platform - $12.50 adults, $6.25 children
RSVP to flutecircle@lopingwolf.com

Sunday June 18 2006 10:00 AM – 11:00 Noon - "Chant" at the actual American River Confluence located at the bottom of the canyon off Hwy 49, just before you cross the bridge and head up toward Cool.

Sunday June 11, 2006 - Protect The American River Confluence Festival: The 15th Annual American River Confluence Festival was held Sunday June 11. Protect American River Canyons (http://www.parc-auburn.org/arcpark.html) sponsors the event and Stan Padilla does a wonderful job as the "Spiritual Host" (my title for him). It was held at the American River Overlook on Pacific Avenue in Auburn, California. Loping Wolf played the "Dance of the Firefly" in "A minor", as a "Call to Gather" and the "Zuni Sunrise" in "G minor", as Stan Padilla's introduction.

April 22 2006 - Loping Wolf's 1st "Official" Flute Circle with Mary Youngblood as our special guest.

LOPING WOLF

Medicine Cards, by Jamie Sams & David Carson

Yosemite Flute Fest