Live Music with Juju Drum

About this event

Juju Drum at the Community Cookout

Brigadoon Civic League is pleased to welcome JUJU DRUM to kick off our Annual Community Cookout!

Everyone in the Virginia Beach community is invited to enjoy an afternoon of food, music, and family fun at Brigadoon Pines Park. From 11 a.m. to noon, JuJu Drum will bring lively percussion, music, and movement to the cookout. Enjoy an energetic mix of rhythms, audience participation, and musical fun for all ages.

Bring your dancing shoes, bring the family, and come enjoy a fun start to the cookout!

Free and open to the public.

Please RSVP here

About JUJU DRUM:

Gary L. Garlic AKA JuJu Drum is a professional musician, private instructor, music educator, author, band director, music director, clinician, adjudicator, teaching artist, and entrepreneur. Born in Washington, DC, JuJu relocated to Norfolk, VA in 1988 to study music education at Norfolk State University as a percussionist.

Since the 1990’s JuJu has worked with many companies as a percussionist, such as: Alvin Ailey Dance Company, Mark Morris Dance Company, and the famous Dance Theatre of Harlem. He has worked as a bass player, drummer, sound engineer, and bandleader for Busch Gardens Entertainment. Most recently JuJu has been a featured artist on Steel Drums during the Busch Gardens Food and Wine Festival.

JuJu has performed with many major acts throughout his career, including Stevie Wonder, Albertina Walker, Donna Summer, Chris Vadala (Chuck Mangione), and as an opening act for Earth, Wind, and Fire.

In partnership with Arts 4 Learning Virginia.

This event is funded in part by the citizens of Virginia Beach through a grant from the City of Virginia Beach Cultural Affairs.

From Brigadoon Civic League