Happier Hours: WERQOUT x One-Day Choir
An official Park Circle Pride event. WERQOUT with Ariel Padilla x One-Day Choir facilitated by Kenter Davies of Gaia Music Collective.
Date and time
Location
2301 Noisette Blvd
2301 Noisette Boulevard North Charleston, SC 29405Refund Policy
Agenda
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Doors Open
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
WERQOUT
Ariel Padila
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Coffee Break
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
One-Day Choir
Kenter Davies
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Food Trucks and "See You Laters"
About this event
- 4 hours
The Drop In exists to create diverse experiences that cultivate resilience and build joy. The goal of everything we do? To leave people and places better than we found them.
For our second installment of Happier Hours and in conjunction with the 4th annual Park Circle Pride festival, we’re bringing an infusion of music and movement to the Navy Yard. The morning will begin with a WERQOUT with acclaimed NYC-based movement facilitator, Ariel Padilla, who will lead participants through a HIIT workout with a focus on fun, community, and group choreography. Afterwards, we’ll come together for a One-Day Choir: an opportunity to sing in a choir for one day only; a celebration of song and the connective power of singing in harmony, and an opportunity to build community, make some new friends, and raise our powerfully diverse voices as one. No auditions. No commitment. No need for perfection. Just the joy of creating something bigger than ourselves with a room full of beautiful humans!
In celebration of Pride Month, this event’s featured piece will be “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga. A champion of LGBTQ+ rights and writer of many a queer anthem, it only seems fitting to sing one of her most impactful songs together this June. This iconic song is one of self-love, radical acceptance, and standing proudly in your truth. Our version will be arranged by our guest facilitator Kenter Davies, who leads One-Day Choirs in New York City with Gaia Music Collective.
Happier Hours is rooted in community and human connection and exists to help combat the global epidemic of loneliness and lack of belonging, and the drive to cultivate more feelings of joy and hope.
Teaming up with Ariel Padilla, Kenter Davies, Park Circle Pride, We Are Family, and AFFA, we invite you to drop in for a morning of movement, music, belonging, and community.
About the Drop In
Founded in 2023 by Gillian Zettler and Chandler Frisbie, The Drop In exists to cultivate resilience and build joy. We are more than creators – through our values of transparency, curiosity, and compassion, we are architects of diverse experiences and spaces for human pollinators: those who are curious and want to contribute. With purposeful design and mindful execution, we aim to leave a lasting impact. Our promise: to leave people and places better than we found them.
About Kenter Davies
Kenter Davies is a vocal arranger, music educator, and choral facilitator based in Brooklyn, New York. He dedicates his work to creating spaces where people can engage with music without the pressure of perfection, but full of complexity and joy. He highlights the journey over the destination and firmly believes in making music for music-making’s sake. Kenter facilitates One Day Choirs and other music events with the NYC-based creative community, Gaia Music Collective. His greatest love is leading others in song and having fun doing it!
About Ariel Padilla and WERQOUT
Ariel is a native New Yorker with 10+ years in the fitness and entertainment industry. Ariel is the founder and creator of WERQOUT, an instructor at SoulCycle in New York City and a Founding Instructor on the Equinox+ digital platform. You can also listen to him on SoulCycle Radio and can be seen across many TV/Film projects.
WERQOUT is a high-energy, HIIT workout with a focus on fun and community followed by group choreography for all ages and fitness levels.
About Park Circle Pride
Join us June 4th through 9th, 2024 for the 4th Annual Park Circle Pride in the Park Circle neighborhood of North Charleston, SC as we celebrate Pride! An inclusive event celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. The festival will be a week of events at various locations around the area including bars, restaurants, breweries, and more. Park Circle Pride features the largest schedule and the most diverse Pride Festival in the South. This annual event features an eclectic schedule of events including drag brunches, trivia, dancing, workshops, an art walk, a poetry stage, restaurant specials, panels, karaoke, trivia, a vendor market a youth fest, a cabaret show, bingo, dance parties, drag storytime, a pride service and more.
Park Circle Pride is a benefit for We Are Family and AFFA.
Learning the Music
Sheet music and vocal recordings of each part will be available as learning resources before the event, and our collective goal is to practice the parts ahead of time so that we might come into the gathering with some familiarity with the music! This way we can spend our time together really diving into the richness of music-making, rather than trying to teach the parts one by one. We don't need to know our parts by heart by any means (and you definitely don’t have to memorize it), but the stronger we are in our parts coming in, the more we'll be able to really dig into the fun stuff!
Media Consent
There will be photographers and videographers present at this event. By attending, you consent to being a part of that media, some of which may be posted online. Please email us at worthsharing@thedropin.com with any questions or concerns.
Participation Waiver
Please note: all participants are required to sign a waiver of liability before the event begins.
Frequently asked questions
Happier Hours will be one part fitness experience, one part group performance. Please wear sneakers and attire you feel comfortable moving in for a 30-minute sweat session. We recommend traveling light as there will not be secure lockers or cubbies to store personal belongings.
Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
The Navy Yard in North Charleston.
Sheet music and vocal recordings of each part will be available as learning resources before the event, and our collective goal is to practice the parts ahead of time so that we might come into the gathering with some familiarity with the music!
There is ample parking throughout the Navy Yard. We suggest the large space outside of The Drop In’s warehouse or the spaces/parking lot behind Celadon warehouse.
Reach out to worthsharing@thedropin.com with any questions!
This event takes place indoors and is rain or shine. All proceeds from the event will be donated to two incredible local organizations – We Are Family and AFFA. Tickets are non-refundable but may be transferred to a new attendee.
Your ticket to Happier Hours includes a 30-minute WerQout with Ariel Padilla and a one-day choir experience led by Kenter Davies of Gaia Music Collective along with beverages provided by Sèchey x Kin Euphorics. Food trucks and merchandise will be available for purchase and beats by DJ B
Yes! If you have specific accessibility questions, please reach out to worthsharing@thedropin.com.
Absolutely not! Our goal is for Happier Hours to be a space where you feel safe and encouraged to step out of your comfort zone and try something new. We promise you won’t regret it!
Feel free to participate in any of the activities and events during Park Circle Pride week in North Charleston. The first event begins Tuesday, June 4 at 5pm and lasts through Sunday, June 9. Park Circle Pride benefits Alliance for Full Acceptance (AFFA) and We Are Family.
Yes! You can join for only the sweat, for only the choir, or for both parts of the experience. Take a look at the agenda to get a feel for the event timeline.