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Best Fest - Touch Mother Earth 2024

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May 13, 2024

From: Best Fest - Touch Mother Earth

Are You Ready to Experience the Best Fest in New Jersey? Get Ready for Four Days of Non-stop Excitement, Entertainment, and Unforgettable Memories. Whether You’re a Local Resident or Visiting From Out of Town, This Event Promises to Be the Highlight of Your Year. Here’s a Sneak Peek of What You Can Expect at the Best Fest:

The Best Fest Kicks Off With a Bang at Camp Sacajawea in Farmingdale. Join Us for the Grand Opening, Featuring Live Music, Food Trucks, and an Awe-inspiring Drum Circle Around the Fire.

Bring a Camp Chair or Drum Stool and Enjoy a Relaxing Evening With Your Family and Friends as We Set the Tone for an Incredible Festival Weekend.

Schedule:

May 24, 2024

Music Jam - Stage:

3pm - Festival Opens

4pm - Music Stage Begins Saturday 11am

Drum Camp:

3pm - a Reminder That Smoking is Only Allowed in the Parking Lots and Not in Camp.

5pm - Open Drum Circle Bring Your Drum and Stool or Use Ours

6pm - Yahaya Kabore African Djembe Learn Rhythms of Burkina Faso

8pm - Drum and Dance Circle Tommy Purple Hayes Calling the Directions Lighting the Fire 

Dance Pavilion:

3pm - a Reminder That Smoking is Only Allowed in the Parking Lots and Not in Camp.

6pm - Joy Okoye Ecstatic Dance Weekend Release Your Joumey Begins Now

Mind Body Spirit Zone Bring a Mat or Blanket:

3pm - Saturday Reminder 9am-10am - Mat to the Lake Yoga With Bharati Carla

5pm - Jaimie Adkins Jai Yoga Zen Bring Amat to the Lake

6pm - Mary Dimeglio Richie Parrella in Camp-the Art & Science of Sound Healing and Meditative Sound Journey

Sacred Moon Camp:

Friday Workshops Begin at 5:00pm - Get Settled in and Ready for a Full Weekend!

6pm - Koshek Swaminathan Seven Levels of Intuition Recognize Fields and Auras Awaken and Develop Senses Trigger Subtle Consciousness

Mother Earth Nature Camp:

Friday Workshops Begin at 5:00pm - Get Settled in and Ready for a Full Weekend!

5pm - Jim Dav-berimbau Camp Walk + Orientation Welcome Home Tour

6pm - Michael Edley Guided Meditation Journey Into the Chakras Discover to Open Expand Chakra Self-evaluation

Kids at Mother Earth Camp:

5pm - Nancy Schroeck Percussion Making Ratle Away Negative Energy

6pm - Opening Circle Meet and Greet Map + Camp Safety

7pm - Talent Show, Show Us Your Hidden Talent at the Fire Circle! Jokes, Stories, Songs, More!

May 25, 2024

Music Jam - Stage:

10am - Festival Opens - Vendors Are Open

11am - Scott Pehnke Sonic Musings for Keyboard

12pm - Sawmill Run Old Time String Band American Appalachian Fun Fiddle Tunes

1pm - Amanda Conti Singer/songwriter Originals Covers

2pm - Arne Reece Erickson aka Kokopelli Neopagan Friendly Folk Classic Rock Tunes

3pm - Tony and the Trees a Rare Blend of Cherished Rock and Roll Classics Plus Powerful Originals

5pm - the Mystical Kirtan of Mirabai Moon

7pm - Ubaka Hill Drum Song Story Community Special Guests

Dance Pavilion:

10am - Festival Opens - Vendors Are Open

11am - Clyde K Williams Jr. West African Djembe Rhythms From Guinea, Senegal, and the Gambin

1pm - Stephen Hoog Open Drum Circle Bring Your Drum or Borrow One

2pm - Drumlady Kristen Arant and Friends Drumspiration! Bring Out the Voice of Your Djemba With Inspiring African Rhythms & Songs. Other Drums and Instruments Are Welcome to Add Spice!

4pm - Bharati Carla Sand Jim Dav Play the Frame Drum Learn Now Rhys

Drum Camp:

10am - Festival Opens - Vendors Are Open

11am - Mary Dimeglio Funky Yoga Dance Groove Streich Breathe

12pm - Bridgette Dance Belly Dance With Goddess Moves, Improvisation,

Healing, and Self Love

2pm - Gina Marie Sacred Danceart Let Space Be Your Canvas. Your Body Be the Brush, Your Spirit Be the Artist. No Dance Experience is Needed!

4pm - Belly Dance Performance and Workshop With Audie

Mind Body Spirit Zone Bring a Blanket or Mat:

9am - Yoga at the Lake With Bharati Carla 9 Am

10am - Sound Bath With Dmitriy Healing Meditation by Lake

11am - Amara Willey Camp Wamat 90 Min Shamanic Joumey Animal Wisdom Spirit Quides

12pm - Elizabeth Riger Igielski Energy Medicine Yoga on Mat at the Lake Working With the Body's Natural Energy Circuit

1pm - Jayme Rose [together] Connect With Our Self Soften the Walls Prans Breath Movement Powerful Healing Gangs

2:30pm - Bring a Mat or Blanket to the Lake Beach

3pm - Kimberly Kubicke Steamp Using Food as Medicine the 6 Tastes of Ayurveda Choose Foods to Support Health

4pm - Savitri Kaur Kundalini Yoga for Peace and Love

5pm - Bring a Mest or Blanket to the Lake Beach

Sacred Moon Camp:

10am - Bring a Mat or Blanket

11am - Lois Wilson for Women/women Embracing the Crone Aging With Beauty and Crace

1pm - Leticia Gutievaz Ix-cacao Gathering With Gabriela Guadalupe Infused Healing Sound Voice & Movement Sip Cacao, Sing Songs Community Sharing Circle Connecting to the Earth

3pm - Ksenia Yanchis Menstruation Magick Rediscover Power Within Work With Your Cycle

4pm - Hands of Change Amara Willey Arne Erickson Full Moon Circle Call the Four Directions "Cakes & Ale" (Vegan, Non-alcoholic)

Mother Earth Nature Camp:

9am - All Day-stop by the Nofa Booth and Build Wildflower Seed Bombs

11am - Nofa-nj Spring Vegetables Culinary Veggie Art

12pm - Jim Furey Herbal Forest Walk Learn to Distinguish Medicinal Edible Toxic Plants

1pm - Rodger Heckman Native Flute Workshop Learn the Basics Play for Meditation

2pm - Broccli Rob Tap Into the Flow a Hip-hop Style Song Circle Qi Gong & Eft Topping

3pm - Richie Parrella Men's Connection Empathy Circle Eye-gazing Conscious Movement Build a Deeper Trust (2 Hrs)

Kids at Mother Earth Camp:

9am - Open Time

10am - Nancy Schroeck Make a Talking Stick

11am - Remmi Nicole Drum Circle for Kids

12pm - Lunch Time (Not Provided) Live Music on Stage Open Play Time

1pm - Nance Schroeck Grow Your Own Food No Tilling, Nochemicals Non-gmo Seeds Given Out

2pm - Open Play Time

3pm - Wisteria Dawn + Shao Kaze Forest Bathing Meditation in the Forest With Creative Writing

4pm - Dnd With V Nature Themed Oneshot Untamed Multiverse Age 14 and Up

5pm - Open Play Time Dinner Time (Not Provided)

May 26, 2024

Music Jam - Stage:

11am - Scott Pehnke and Swardas Meghwa

12pm - Jipsee Aatma Hindu Dance

12:30pm - State Street Dancers Fat Chance Belly Dance

1pm - Whitney Kelly and T.e. Westervelt Americanas Originals, More

2pm - Om Saloon Eclectic Fusion Ensemble Psychedelic Experimental

3pm - Bele Bele Rhythm Collective W/drumlady Kristen Arant

4pm - Daniel Leyes + Friends Bluesy Folk, Stories and Classic Covers

5pm - Tommy and Mommy With Friends Conscious Folk Soul Good

7pm - Faye Adinda and Special Quests Medicine Music Uplifting Humanity

9pm - Gaia Raga World Music Fusion Indian, Jazz, Folk Harmonies Horns Ukulele Harmonium Sitar Mandolin

Drum Camp:

11am - Remmi Nicole Patterns and Techniques for Djun Kenkene Sangbal To Support and Enhance Your Next Drum Circle

1pm - Ubaka Hill Inspirational Visionary Artist Percussion, Poetry, Songs, and Stories of the Heart Bring a Stool or Chair

3pm - Bele Bele Rhythm is Onstage With Bumbada

4pm - Mamoudou Konate Simbo African Djembe + Djun Rhythms of Burkina Faso Drum Class and Circle Bring a Stool

Dance Pavilion:

11am - Audrey Davis Dunning With Victor Marshall Unleash Your Inner Rhythm Warrior a Dance Odyssey Awaits!

1pm - Lois Wilson Music, Movement, and Dance for Birthing New Possibilities Good for the Bally Love Your Body

3pm - Monica Steffey Untamed Curiosities Improvisation-based Somatic Meditation Movement & Exploration Surrendering Our Bodies

5pm - Jipsee Aatma Learn Indian Dance Flirtation Hand Gestures

May 27, 2024

Music Jam - Stage:

10am - Scott Pehnke and the Touch Mother Earth All Stars Withswardas and Friends

12pm - Jipsee Aatma Hindu Belly Dance Fusion

12:30pm - Dennis McDonough aka Jung Wombats Aboriginal Folkfrom the Far Side Archetypal Rock N Roll

2pm - Goodstock and the Jam - Band Featuring Andreas Rebmann Dance Music Vibe

Drum Camp:

10am - Open Drum Circle

11am - Yahya Kamate African Djembe and Djun Class With Open Drum Circle Bring Your Drum or Use One of Ours!

1pm - Open Drum Circle

Dance Pavilion:

10am - Shaka Georges Taichi Bring a Maticement Floor

11pm - Charee Janelle Embodied Expression a Somatic Ecstatic Dance Workshop Shoes Optional

1pm - Bridgette Dance Belly Dance Working With Veils and Creating Routines and Moves to Improve Your Flow

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Date: May 24-27, 2024

Time: Friday, May 24, 2024 3pm - 11pm

Saturday, May 25, 2024 10am - 11pm 

Sunday, May 26, 2024 10am - 11pm

Monday, May 27, 2024 9am- 4pm

Location: Camp Sacajawea

242 Adelphia Rd, Farmingdale, NJ

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