Recent Events
Summer Camp Starts Mon, July 11th Till Fri, August 12th
Each year WorldBeat Center and Diva Works Dance offer a unique Summer Camp experience for the diverse families of San Diego. The Camp’s programming continues to grow and will include STEAM based activities in dance, theater, arts, hands-on gardening activities and weekly field trips. The Camp is under the direction of veteran dancer and school teacher Monica Harris, from the Diva Works Dance Company with guest community artists and instructors. Activities include hip hop and contemporary dance workshops, improv theater, children’s chorus, sustainable arts and crafts, hands-on gardening, bird watching and citizen science (supported by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology), and just added yoga and meditation. You can’t miss signing up for the best Camp yet!
Each year WorldBeat Center’s Camp programming keeps growing and improving and this year will be one of the best. Thanks to the donations provided by the community all campers will receive a Camp T-Shirt, gardening tools, costumes for theater and so far we have 3 scholarships that we’ve given! Please share our campaign with your friends so that we may meet our goal.
Ages 5-12
Session 1 – July 11th -15th
Session 2 – July 18th – 22nd
Session 3 – Aug 1st – 5th
Session 4 – Aug 8th – 12th
Join us for an evening of frituras, drinks and dancing. Also, enter a raffle for a chance to win an HP Laptop which will benefit our High School Scholarship.
Death and Dying Lecture by Lama Lhanang Rinpoche
Join us Sunday, July 24th @5PM for a lecture on peaceful living and peaceful dying.
Donations Appreciated
Mon. July 25th – Day Out of Time
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF TIME WAS NOT A FACTOR?
On July 25th, we will find out!
According to the 13 Moon Calendar of Natural Time, adapted from the Mayans,July 25th is a day between the years, outside of time.
So often in our fast paced culture, time is viewed as a limiting factor. A DAY OUT OF TIME IS ABOUT REMEMBERING THAT WE ARE LIMITLESS! And that the concept of time is just a tool. We can step into it, to organize and track, measure, and coordinate. But we can just as readily step out of it, to dream and explore and expand and enjoy!
EVENT WILL INCLUDE:
-Time bending LIVE MUSIC
-Mind bending LIVE ART
-Workshops exploring the Mysteries of Time, Space, and Reality
-Interactive Sacred Theater
-Kids Activities
-Conscious Local Food, Drink, & Craft Vendors
& More!
Admission is Donation Based
People of Color Retreat at
Deer ParkMonastery (Encinitas)
Join us in a safe, open, and loving community of mindfulness practitioners of color as we learn how to take deep care of ourselves, each other, and our communities through mindfulness practices, including walking meditation, eating meditation, sitting meditation, loving speech, deep listening, touching the earth, deep relaxation, ceremonies and celebration, quietude and reflection.
Click here for more information about this retreat.
Sat. August 13th – Reggae SummerSplash
Worldbeat Cultural Center Presents
Reggae Summersplash 2016
feat Dezarie
with the “Architect of Midnite“, Ronnie Benjamin
Rob Symeonn
Prof I
Alika
Layne Tadesse
SM Familia
DJ King Martyr
Spiritual Gangsta Yoga & more!
Outdoor/Indoor Stages
Graduation and Orientation
Saturday, July 9th celebrated the Rebirth into Kemetic Culture. An orientation of the M’Tam School of Kemetic Spirituality and Philosophy’s 34th Graduation. Participants learned Spirituality, culture, and healing from a Dogon perspective.
Noche Cubana
San Diego’s biggest Cuban music & dance party for a steamy summer installment!! Featured live performances by Tambores de mi Cuba, IN-FLOW, Afro-Cuban fused Hip-hop/R&B, Casino dance performance by Timba-thon Dance Contest Winners, Complementary Salsa lesson w/ Master Dancer Juan Carlos Blanco of Havana & former lead soloist of Raices Profundas! Hot dance floor with DJ WARAPO playing only the best Cuban Timba & Son kept us movin’ and groovin’ a lo Cubano.
Spirit of the Ancients
On Saturday, June 26th WorldBeat Center hosted Spirit of the Ancients, a Summer Solstice celebration. featuring a powerful, PRANA-fied Shamanic Yoga and Sound Immersion.
San Diego Crop Swapmeet
Congratulations to the San Diego Crop Swap Meet, Haji and all the volunteers that helped. Thank you for hosting the Swap at WorldBeat Center on June 18th! Save your seeds, garden harvests, and fermented foods and look out for the next Crop Swapmeet!
June 4 – Tibetan Chod led by Lama Lhanang Rinpoche
Chod is a Tibetan Buddhist ritual which helps free yourself from negative emotions including stress, worry, anxiety, sadness; removes karmic obstacles, heals physical and mental sickness, brings awareness, and more.