Fall 2016

Opening Ceremony

Join Kinobe for our opening celebration and thanksgiving. Meadow Stage, Thu 4pm

Paperhand Puppet Intervention Parade

Bring your noisemakers, don your snazziest festival garb and come along with Paperhand Puppet Intervention and the Bulltown Strutters as they journey through Shakori Hills celebrating life, love and the changing of the season! Parade starts at the Kids Area, Sat 2pm

Carrom

For centuries, people in the South Asian countries of India, Burma and Sri Lanka have been playing this cross between marbles, pool and penny hockey. Come play carrom throughout the festival at the Tent near the Coffee Barn

Make Your Own Didgeridoo

The didjeridoo/didjeridu/didgeridoo is an Aboriginal wind musical instrument created and traditionally played in the tropical north of Australia. It is generally a trunk of a eucalyptus tree that has been eaten out by termites, but western versions use bamboo for its natural hollowness. In this workshop, you will make and design your own didgeridoo to take home, under the skilled instruction of Piedmont Earthskills Gathering’s Fuz Sanderson, and then learn how to play it! Class limited to 15 participants with suggested donation of $20 per person to cover materials and tool replacement. Sustainability Pavilion, Fri 2pm

Fire by Friction

Fuz Sanderson of the Didgeridoo workshop shares another of his areas of expertise: survival skills. Connect with the original human technology of fire—watch demonstrations, then practice the art of fire by friction (matchless fire making) yourself. Sustainability Pavilion, Sun 3pm

Flowjo Family Circus Fire Dance

The Flowjo Family Circus, based in Carrboro, is a collective of performance artists including hoopers, acrobats, aerialists, musicians, dancers and fire-spinners. Come watch their fire spinning spectacle in the Upper Meadow Field, Fri Night

Wild Autumn Walkabout

Come along on this popular walk to enjoy the beauty and wildness of nature with Shakori Hills’ neighbor and organic farmer, Leif Diamant, as we explore and experience some of the wild and cultivated bounty of Fall. Meet at the Bridge by Healing Arts, Fri 12pm

Spirit Masks

Come with a partner and make and decorate a plaster mould of each other’s face. Create
an alter-ego, an archetypical symbol or your personal totem. Be prepared for lots of fun and a little mess. Geodesic Dome, Sat and Sun afternoons

Bee Keeping Basics

Why have one beekeeper with a thousand hives? One thousand beekeepers with one hive each makes better sense! Join the Bee Clubs of Chatham, Durham and Hoke Counties for these informative workshops in beekeeping, the importance of pollinators, planting flowers that attract honey bees and sustainable products from the hive. Community Garden, Fri 5pm & Sun 2pm

Fall Garden Forum

Let’s meet in the Shakori Hills Community Garden for a garden tour/discussion and some planting fun. Come to learn and also share your own experiences with others so that we can all eat fresh and local year-round. Community Garden, Sun 1pm

Friends of Bill W.

Come join the fellowship with others that are clean and sober at the festival. We will have an informal 12-Step meeting for all persons that would like to attend. This is a place where we can find strength, hope and support with others in recovery. Bring your own chair. Healing Arts Area, Fri 5pm, Sat 10am & Sat 5pm

Aerial Silks Performance

Liz Bliss dances through the air—soaring upwards, spiraling downwards and maneuvering her body into the most unimaginable of positions. Carson’s Grove during Elastic Bond, Sun 5pm

Sunday Morning at Shakori Hills

We will gather together on Sunday morning to celebrate—blessing Shakori Hills, honoring all traditions, celebrating the Earth and welcoming into the circle all peoples and beings. Led by Reverend Gary Phillips of Silk Hope. We’ll feature The Seldom Together Gospel Band, Reverend Pat Jobe, Mother George Friday, the Goddess Trio and a few sweet surprises. Leif Diamant will invite intimacy with spirit through words, chant and meditation. Led by Reverend Gary Phillips of Silk Hope. Do you want to participate? Contact Gary at garfield@blast.com or find him at the festival.