Upcoming performances and a Visit with Young Entrepreneurs

Last Friday we had the opportunity to visit a group of young Entrepreneurs at Schoolcraft College for their Kids on Campus program. We went there to talk about what it has been like to start up a new business, how we prepared and some of the challenges we faced (continue to face) and then they asked us questions.  Since many people in Michigan are still unfamiliar with taiko, we brought one of our drums and some videos to show them what it is that we do.  Everyone was very impressed with the volume of the taiko drum.  One of the questions we got: "Why is it so loud?" Actually, most of the questions from the kids were more about taiko than about starting a business, but luckily, the instructors kept them on track by asking a few important questions.  We enjoyed the visit and will be visiting another group of young entrepreneurs again this Friday.

In other news, after a somewhat slow month in July, we are now gearing up for what should be a busy August and hopefully a new influx of students for fall classes.  For the second time, we will be bringing along a group of students to perform at an event along with Raion Taiko. This time it is on August 14th in downtown Detroit.  Raion Taiko will be performing a 30 minute set at the Heidelberg Project's Dancin' on the Streets festival and at the end we will be joined by about 10 of our students for a big Mushi Okuri finale! See details for this performance on the performances page.  We are excited to play down in the city for the first time.

Finally, as the Great Lakes Taiko Center approaches the mid-point of our first year, we are making some big plans (with special guests from far away) for the fall and the winter next year.  More information to come as events are confirmed...