Happenings Fall 2009

Opening Ceremony

The whir of the machine halts for a moment, and we glance around the silence to discover a world a bit more beautiful: healthy harvest from the labors of love. This festival, let’s join together in seizing this moment, in celebration of our progress, and preparation for the next mountain to cross in this collective journey. Meadow Stage, Thursday 4pm

Children’s Activities

Seedlings & Sprouts
Designed for children up to age 10. Parents and children can enjoy community- building themed crafts and activities with creative re-use materials. Toddlers and parents stop by the expanded seedling corner for relaxing play-time. Check out the Children’s Building Area, and on-going tapestry weaving. Also new this year, “make & take” crafts for family concert-goers. Playshop and activity schedule posted in the tent. Kids’ Tent: Friday 10am-5pm; Saturday 9:30am-6pm; Sunday 9:30am-4pm
Family Games Night, Thursday 5pm-7pm
Shakori Bingo, Saturday 5pm-6pm

Songs, Chants, Stories & Games
Fun for three to five year-olds! Back for a third season at Shakori Hillls,
Tim Wells is sure to delight your child with interactive and participatory
stories, songs and games that are quickly learned and can be taken home for
even more enjoyment! Kids Tent, Saturday 9am

Mother Goose
Mother Goose will be visiting Shakori Hills again! Dr. Laura Janelle Royster’s Mother Goose combines educational theatre with fun, fun, fun! Come play along with Mother
Goose and special musical guest stars from her special curriculum I Feel Better With Music! This magical experience is for children of all ages. Cabaret Tent, Friday 12:30pm

Spread Your Musical Wings
The Angel Band Foundation will share music education with our growing youth here at Shakori Hills! We will bring together musicians of all ages, experience and instruments to create a magical, musical atmosphere! 45-minute workshops feature: Sing-a-long-song, world instrument introductions, rhythm/percussion experiments and Appalachian folk music. We will stimulate individual growth and group jam sessions. Bring your children and any fun-time instruments they favor to play and share, or use any of our wide variety of instruments. Come Spread Your Musical Wings with The Angel Band Foundation and witness the musicians of tomorrow! Children under 10 at the Sustainability Pavilion: Saturday 3:30pm; Ages 10+ at The Outpost, Saturday 11am

Baron Von Rumblebuss
Durham’s Baron Von Rumblebuss plays kid-centric blasts of tunage that take you straight to the playground, combining child-friendly themes and generous doses of humor to engage kids and empower them to rock on their own terms. The Baron leads his audience on an in-teractive listening experience incorporating classic rock bombast, alt-country, funk and syn-thetic new-wave textures. Song topics include everything from robots and superheroes to fal-ling into onion dip. Cabaret Tent, Saturday 11:30am

Lunch Money!
Lunch Money brings the indie-rock experience to family audiences with an affectionate and ener-getic salute to the stuff of childhood: roller coasters, giant cookies and getting dizzy. This trio “artfully treads the line between alt-kids and just plain alternative - with lots of parents on the fan wagon as well. Kids go for the lyrics about things like roller coasters and tricycles, but singer Molly Ledford could make just about anything sound good” [Nick Jr. Family Magazine]. The band has traveled beyond their Columbia, SC home base to perform at such venues as World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, the New York Public Library in Manhattan and the XM Satellite Radio Performance Theater in Washington, DC. Lunch Money delivers a high-energy show that aims to get children and their parents dancing, thinking and laughing. Cabaret Tent, Sunday 11:15am

Multi-Dynamic Dance
Join Joy Williams of Dance Chapel Hill and dance your way through “The Dynamic Food Pyramid.” This playshop is a fusion of dance, health education and cultural understanding and a terrifically fun way of understanding who we are in relation to what we eat. Cabaret Tent, Saturday 10am

Louise Omoto Kessel & Friends- Storytelling
Louise’s stories wave humor and spirit. Rivers speak, an elderly woman sights an angel out near her backyard barbeque pit, rocks sing, a small boy helps an elderly neighbor find her lost memories. The stories reflect our experience and bring us to a feeling that we share this jour-ney of being human together. Louise will be joined Friday by her friend Mike Hamer, who has been delighting children’s audiences with songs and music for over 25 years. On Sunday, percussionist Beverly Botsford creates soundscapes for Louise’s stories using bells, chimes, drums, gongs, rattles and shakers from around the world. This is a high-energy collaboration and we look forward to ringing, grooving and dancing our way through the stories with you! Cabaret Tent, Friday 2pm & Sunday 12:30

Magic of African Rhythm
The Magic of African Rhythm presents a fully interactive experience of African drums, dance and storytelling. The audience is invited to become a part of the history, songs and uses of the drums. Then join us for dancing and dance games before settling down to an interac-tive African story that ties the whole experience together. Cabaret Tent, Sunday 10am

Family Music Games
Join Barbara Wright and musical guests for some fun family game time! All ages are invited to put their whole selves in for cooperative circle games, a barnyard dance, musical not-so-squares, the Virginia Reel Fun and more. Cabaret Tent, Friday 11am

HoopJam – Parade Pep Rally!
Engage the senses ~ Exercise the bodymind~ Enliven the soul.
Join Jewels & Scott Crews for a hoop jam prior to the Paperhand Puppet Intervention Parade. Scott will bring percussive instruments and Jewels will bring the community hoops. If you have your own hoop or drum, bring it on! Hoop jam welcomes all ages! www.hoopdrum.com Near the Kids’ Area, Saturday 1:30pm

Paperhand Puppet Intervention Show
Come explore the amazing world of Paperhand Puppet Intervention! This imaginative pup-peteering troupe uses cardboard, paper maché, trash and a variety of puppetry styles to help promote social change, peace and hope for a better world. Cabaret Tent, Saturday 1pm

Earth Day Celebration Parade
Bring your puppets and noise-makers and get dressed up in your masks and costumes. Then come along with Paperhand Puppet Intervention on a magical tour through the festival grounds! EVERYONE is the parade celebrating this wonderful life!
Meet at the Kids’ Area, Saturday 2pm

The Outpost

The Outpost is an area for young people. Check out the schedule in the program, or just stop by and see what’s happening! Attend a hip hop or instrument workshop, play your song in the Open Jam Session, paint on the graffiti board, play human fooze ball or just hang out, read and play board games. Activities and area geared for people ages 10 to young adult. Friday & Saturday 11am-6pm; Sunday 10 am-4pm

Open Jam Session
We’ve got the sound equipment and drum kit. Bring your instruments and get ready to rock out! Everyone is welcome to participate or just listen, Pierce Freelon of The Beast will again host the teen open mic. The Outpost, Saturday 8pm

Silence Fiction: CD Listening Party with The Beast
Join visionary hip hop artists, The Beast, at an exclusive listening party as they pre-view their genre-bending new album, Silence Fiction one week before it’s October 16th release. Be among the first to listen to, and purchase autographed advance copies of Silence Fiction. The Outpost, Saturday 7pm

Big Kid Games
Human fooze ball, elbow tag, Ah-wa, The Evolution Game……never heard of any of this before? Neither have we! Stop by and play a few rounds of these and other crea-tive interactive games. The Outpost, Friday 2-4pm, Saturday 3-5pm, Sunday 2-3pm

Different Drum Music & Stories
Join Alex and Li-Lan Hsiang-Weiss for music and stories from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean as they weave together stories & music, connecting the continents through the rhythms. Participatory and FuN! The Outpost, Sunday 1pm

Dance Workshops

Hoop Dance
Want to experience the hoop movement that is revolving bodies all over the world? These larger, hand-made hoops move slower, making hoping accessible to everyone. Join Jewels for a playshop to learn the basics so you can get your groove on throughout the festival. Hooping is a beautiful exercise for the bodymind, a fun community ritual and is guaranteed to make you smile. www.hoopdrum.com. Dance Tent, Friday 12:00pm; The Outpost, Sunday 11am

African Dance Workshop
Members of the Elikem African Dance Company, based in Durham, will teach you how to move to the drums of West Africa. Come join them for an unforgettable dance experience. The live music and teachers’ high energy will leave no one standing still!! All ages are wel-come. Dance Tent, Sunday 11:45am

Poi Dance
Poi spinning and fire twirling are based on a tradition of the indigenous people of New Zea-land. The Maori word “poi” literally means “Ball on string.” These percussive and dance in-struments are swung rhythmically and are beautiful to watch. They are also used in other ways: to enhance flexibility, increase strength in the arms and hands, and to improve coordi-nation. They are used in story-telling and grandmothers use their rhythmic swinging to lull children to sleep. Poi dance is both a meditation and an exercise. Spinners spin not only balls on strings but flags, staffs, chains and numerous other instruments – including fire. Carolyn Mabry will be sharing her spinning and twirling expertise at the workshop. In the healing arts area, Saturday 12noon

Apple Chill Cloggers
Learn to clog, a form of percussive dance based on local dance styles hundreds of years old! Get your feet flying as the Apple Chill Cloggers teach some easy steps to get you started. No experience necessary; if you can walk, you can clog! Dance Tent, Saturday: Performance 10:45pm; Workshop 11:45pm

Salsa & Swing
Award-winning ballroom dancer, Adam Phillips, started teaching when he was 19. He teaches a variety of dance styles including Salsa, Merengue, Rhumba, Foxtrot and Tango. He is currently a freelance dance instructor and teaches private and group classes throughout the Triangle. Dance Tent: Salsa, Friday 9:30pm; Swing, Saturday 2:30pm

Zydeco & Cajun
Jack Wolf and Sandra Smith from Hillsborough, NC, like to think of themselves as “cross-dancers.” They run a bimonthly dance called Dance Gumbo. This is a gumbo of swing, latin, zydeco, waltz, cajun and country two-step. To quote Jack, “Improv is great, but learning to couples-dance – lead and follow – is an intimate way to communicate with friends or strang-ers, in a gentle, sensual, caring manner. My goal in particular is to get the younger adults and teenagers to catch the dance fever.” Dance Tent: Cajun, Saturday 8:30pm; Zydeco, Sunday 3:30pm

Basic Belly Dance
Learn isolations that are common throughout the different styles of belly dance. We will focus on the body parts used in dance (hands, hips, chest, shoulders, head, etc) and prac-tice moving each individually. As we learn to move our body, we will discuss how moves vary among belly dance styles. We will also go over the musicality of moves. Led by Crystal Lewis. Movement Tent, Sunday 1pm

Music Workshops,

Songwriting with Jim Lauderdale
Come learn some song writing tips from one of the most artful songwriters of both bluegrass and country music. Jim Lauderdale’s songs have been recorded by many of Nashville’s top stars. As a performer, he has produced a multitude of albums, both solo and collaboratively with artists such as Ralph Stanley and Donna the Buffalo. Join him on the Front Porch, Sunday 3pm

Blackademics with The Beast
From Bebop to Hip-Hop, join The Beast (emcee Pierce Freelon, pianist Eric Hirsch, drummer Stephen Coffman and bassist Pete Kimosh) inthis historically based interactive workshop. Blackademics was founded by Freelon, now a Professor in the department of African Ameri-can Studies at UNC Chapel Hill, in 2004. This award-winning hip-hop curriculum has taken him from New York to New Dehli,and now back to Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival! Front Porch, Saturday 12pm

Unknown Tongues Cajun Workshop
Join Brian and Barbara Blake of Unknown Tongues, that Mystico-morphic Cajun-zydeco band of the Down-East coastal NC bayou for a front porch workshop. Brian will demonstrate fiddle and accordion, with Barbara on rhythm guitar, rubboard and triangle. Front Porch, Saturday 4:30pm

Belleville Outfit Swing
This six-piece outfit from Austin, Texas has been taking the country by storm since their in-ception at Merlefest just a few years ago! Come to the workshop to learn some of the secrets of this cross-genre Americana group as they show you their best in acoustic swing! Front Porch, Saturday 1pm

Ukulele Support Group
Why do you play the ukulele? The answer to this question is always interesting, sometimes funny, often poignant. Mad Tea Party wants to hear your answer. And we know you’ll be interested to hear what your peers have to say on this subject, too. In this workshop, we will share anecdotes about how the ukulele has shaped our life stories. Also, everyone who wants will share a song that best represents their relationship with our favorite oddball instrument. Open to ALL levels of players. Front Porch, Saturday 2pm

Old Time Fiddle with Lydia Garrison & Ruth Ungar
Bring your fiddle and feel free to record. Lydia Garrison on the Turtle Duhks (and other front porch configurations), and Ruth Ungar of The Mammals (here this festival with Mike & Ruthy) will teach an old-time fiddle workshop for all levels of skill. We’ll learn the same tune that Leonard & Mike will teach in their banjo class, and at the end we’ll all play the tune together! Front Porch, Saturday, 3pm

Old Time Banjo with Leonard Podolak & Mike Merenda
Join Leonard Podolak of The Duhks and Turtle Duhks, and Mike Merenda of The Mammals and Mike & Ruthy on the porch to learn an old-time banjo tune. Bring your banjo and tape recorder if you like. We’ll be learning the same tune taught by Lydia and Ruth in the old-time fiddle workshop and will all jam together in the end! Back Porch, Saturday, 3pm

African Drum Workshop
Bring your Djembe and let the high energy of Daniel Appah, with Elikem African Dance Company, help you learn the rhythms of West Africa. Cabaret Tent, Sunday 1:45pm

Children’s Music Workshop
Spread Your Musical Wings with the Angel Band Foundation. See description in Children’s Activities. Children under 10 at the Sustainability Pavilion, Saturday 3:30pm; Ages 10+ at The Outpost, Saturday 11am

Movement Workshops

Tensegrity
Modern version of movements called “magical passes” developed by Indian Shamans who lived in Mexico prior to the Spanish conquest. A mix of the terms tension and integrity – terms which connotate two driving forces of magical passes. Dance Tent: Friday 10:45am; Saturday 9:45am; Sunday 9:00am

Hatha Yoga
Relax your body and restore your soul! Hatha yoga is the practice of linking the deliberate movement of the body with deliberate movement of the breath and moving into the stillness that is You. Class difficulty is adjusted according to student experience. Take a break from the hustle & bustle of the festival and enjoy an hour of great Yoga. Led by Sharie Camren Friday morning and Laurel Grouper Friday afternoon and Sunday. Movement Tent: Fri-day 9am & 2:30pm; Sunday 8:30am

Gentle Flow Yoga
Combines gentle asanas (movement) through pranayama (breath). This class has an easy-going pace and welcomes every BODY. We will flow through space with movement and breath as we open our hearts, minds and bodies. Led by Christina Craven, Movement Tent, Saturday 9am

Partners Yoga
Two bodies are better than one! Come find out how to share the power of yoga together and use each other for great benefit. Led by Liz Carey. Movement Tent, Saturday 12:30pm

Couples Yoga – Bliss Breathing
Pure magic is the intention. Within sacred space we will watch it unfold. Sharie brings her decades of experience with ancient spiritual traditions to this offering. We will explore some simple yet powerful ways to create bliss with focus, breath, gazing and synchronizing charkas. Any two people wishing to deepen love while discovering each other and themselves can come as a couple. Movement Tent, Friday 12pm or by appointment at the Healing Arts Tent

Creative Movement for Kids
Creative movement is a way for children to explore movement through music,develop physical skills, use energy, provoke imagination and be creative! We will use body actions to communicate images, ideas and feelings. Let’s have fun creating and learning new moves to share with friends, family and show off at music stages throughout the festival! Christina Craven has been practicing yoga for over 10 years and is a certified yoga instructor. All ages welcome! Movement Tent, Saturday 2pm

Nia
Come and experience the pleasure of Nia (Pronounced “nee-ya,”), the hottest fusion fitness in mind-body wellness. For all levels and ages. Nia is a joyful and exhilarating practice that combines martial arts, yoga, dance and spiritual self-healing. It delivers a safe, effective cardiovascular workout with total body conditioning and personal growth benefits. Join us for Nia and experience the joy of movement…the body’s way! Led by Amanda Kaufman on Fri & Sat and Caroline Dyar on Sunday. Movement Tent, Friday 4pm, Saturday 4pm, Sunday 4pm

Qi Gong
Chi Gong exercises and animal play will promote flexibility and Chi energy stimulation. Chi Gong was developed ages ago in China by Shaolin monks as a method of energy cultivation and focus of “chi,” or life force. Led by Raymond Smith. Movement Tent, Friday 5pm; Saturday 11am & 3pm

The Power of Touch & Movement
Led by Sharie Camren: A gentle introduction to touch and the awareness of energy patterns within the self, others and the space around us. We will deepen our sensitivity with chi gong breathing, yoga and simpleshamanic healing tools. We will then invite spontaneous movement and engage with others int gentle and deeply respectfujl ways. More on Sharie: bodyandsoulwellness.net Movement Tent, Saturday 10:30am

Intro to Holotropic Breathwork
Holotropic Breathwork is a safe, natural technique to expand awareness and access extraordinary states of consciousness. “Holotropic” comes from the Greek meaning “moving toward wholeness.” By activating the unconscious and mobilizing blocked energies, various experiences unfold. Join us to learn more. Transformative weekend sessions are held regularly in the area. www.holoquest.org. Led by Bob Brame. Movement Tent, Saturday 5pm & Sunday 12pm

Beginner Tribal Combos
ATS or American Tribal Style is a dance language used among belly dancers all over the country. Each combo has a cue that is recognized by other dancers and allows dancers to perform together even if they’ve never met. This workshop will go over the cues and moves of some of the more common combos. Led by Crystal Lewis. Movement Tent, Sunday 2pm

Capoeira
Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art, rooted in the rich African cultures brought to the coun-try by slaves. Come explore the movements and music of this beautiful, energetic art from, originally created as a tool liberation. Led by Chris Geddings. Movement Tent, Friday 11am; Sunday 11am & 3pm

Tai Chi
Experience the art of Taijiquan (T’ai Chi Ch’uan) thru a brief introduction to taiji (T’ai Chi) fundamental principles of “8 gates-5 elements” and “dantian breathing” thru the ex-ercise of “Simple Taiji Walking & Four Flowers,” and an exploration of the 700 year old “Wudang Mountain 108 Taijiquan” form. Led by LaoMa and Jason “Guhl” Lentz. Movement Tent, Friday 10am

Taiji and Qigong Class
We will start with the 9 Joint Warm-up, followed by a short Qigong (energy work) set to enhance breathing and energetic flow throughout the body. We will conclude with movements from the beginning of the Chen Style Taijiquan with focus on balance, stance and posture. Led by Nina Maier. Movement Tent, Sunday 10am

Demonstrations

Eli Thomas Landscape Imagery
The application of his paint to canvas drips a myriad of images forming a panorama of earth, wind, fire and water. To experience the painting of Eli Thomas is to discover the oral traditions and cultural symbols of the Onondaga Nation. Stop by and see a grandfather’s shoulders create the ridges of hills, or a horizon touching images of wolves with birds as their eyes unfold with the stroke of his brush. Crafts Area by the pond, throughout the Festival

Basket Weaving
Authentic handmade ash baskets and their makers are becoming very rare. Master basket-maker, Jamin Uticone, demonstrates traditional Black Ash basket-making techniques learned in his six-year apprenticeship. Using simple hand tools, each basket splint is hand-pounded, cut, shaved and shaped to ensure the uniqueness and fine quality of these baskets. Near the Coffee Barn, Friday, Saturday & Sunday

Hand-Thrown Pottery
Mess around with a lump of clay while you watch pots spring from clay on the potter’s wheel. Play “Stump the Potter” and share the challenge of designing and creating pottery forms with local potter, Sarah Howe, from Durham. Under the Oak Tree near the Coffee Barn, throughout the Festival

Traditional Soap Making
Bella Luna Farm will be demonstrating the art of soap making. Soap making has been around since ancient Babylonian times, and still consists of the same basic ingredients today. Different cultures discovered soap by different means, and each had their own method of re-creating it. Stop by to learn more of the history, and watch how goat’s milk soap is made. Near the coffee barn, Fri, Sat & Sun, 11am & 5pm

Wood Working
Windsor chairmaker Elia Bizzarri likes to call himself a chair “bodger,”
a British word for the turner who provides parts for chairmakers. Using locally harvested wood, Elia splits a rough log into fine chair parts using only a few simple hand tools. Watch the shavings fly as Elia shapes the parts down to size with a drawknife and spokeshave while sitting on a foot-operated clamp, called a “shaving horse,” Learn more at www.handtoolwoodworking.com.

Bill Anderson is a long-time woodworker and member of the Woodturners Guild of NC, MidWest Tool Collectors, Early American Industries, and Triangle Woodworkers, Associations. He will demonstrate handtool woodworking skills and techniques, hand-cut dovetail and mortise and tenon joints, and will work on various projects, including simple boxes, tables and making woodworking tools. Bill teaches classes locally on a variety of woodworking topics. Near the Coffee Barn, throughout the Festival

More Great Happenings

Capture the Flag!
Come play Capture the Flag with us this weekend! Sophia Hoffer-Perkins creates a safe and supportive environment in summer camps, community play and workshops in which people can explore their identity, learn leadership, team-building and communication skills. Everyone 8-120 years old who loves to be playful and run around can get involved in an epic 5-team game. The game can be joined every 20 minutes, as long as materials last.. Everyone must sign a waiver to participate, so bring a guardian with you if you’re younger than 17. Come to the Meeting Oak, Saturday, ages 17+ 3:30-4:30, ALL ages (under 8 can play with accompanying adult) 4:30-7:30pm

Wild Autumn Walkabout with Leif Diamant
Fall is dynamic, spectacular, abundant…and happening Now! Enjoy the beauty and wildness of Nature with Kim Calhoun (community herbalist and healing arts practitioner) and Shakori neighbor Leif Diamant (psychotherapist, ordained inter-spiritual minister, naturalist) as we explore the flowers, roots, fruits, and nuts of autumn for food and medicine. Open your inner nature to the power and depth of Autumn. During this popular walk, we’ll wander from Shakori to Leif’s homestead, meet some asses and other animals, sample wild plants and the organic garden, and experience greater knowledge and deeper intimacy of wild nature. Leif’s website is wildearthconsulting.com and Kim’s is AbunDanceHealingArts.com. Meet at the bridge by the rock garden, Friday 12:30-2:30pm

Sunday Morning at Shakori: Wading into the Sacred
We will gather together to greet the day and bless Shakori, honoring all
traditions, celebrating the Earth, welcoming into the circle all peoples and beings. Song, meditation, ritual and more. Led by our friend Gary Phillips. Do you want to participate? Contact Gary at garfield@blast.com or find him at the festival. Meadow Stage, Sunday 9:30am

Spirit Mask-Making
Come with a partner and make a plaster mold of each other’s face. Embellish your mask with color and natural or found objects. Create an archetypical symbol of your personal totem. Be prepared for lots of fun and a little mess. Bamboo Geodesic, Friday afternoon and Saturday morning.

Peace Park
The Peace Park is dedicated to the idea that embracing peace is the way forward as we face environmental, economic, political and social challenges. Visit the rock garden, bamboo dome, and the meditation trails. Explore the spirit of peace and the beauty of nature. Peace just might be the answer.

Parasols for Peace Project
Transform a plain umbrella into a colorful conversation-starter that expresses your vision of a world secure and united in peace! Bring your own umbrella or transform one of ours. Reclaimed paint, smocks and brushes provided. Bamboo Geodesic, Saturday afternoon & Sunday

Carrom
For centuries, people in the South Asian countries of India, Burma and Sri Lanka have played the game of CARROM—a cross between marbles, pool and penny hockey. Come play carrom throughout the festival at the tent near the Kids’ Area.

Burning Love Fire Dance Circle
Continue the family tradition and come watch scheduled, professional fire dancers perform within a safe Fire Dance Circle Saturday night! An early show, choreographed and performed by Burning Love Fire Performance, will be happening just after dark so that children can en-joy the excitement! Between bands, Jewels and Scott of HoopDrum will share their fiery, rhythmic duet! Upper Meadow Stage Field, Saturday night

Advocacy Booths

As you’re passing from the Grove Stage to the Meadow Stage, stop by and check out local organizations. Come on by, get some information and find out what they are about!

Healing Arts Area

Skilled practitioners from around the country will be offering Massage and Bodywork Therapy, Reiki, Thai Massage, Shiatsu, Kinesiology, Energy Healing, Chiropractic, Cranio-sacral therapy and Hypnotherapy. Also – care for (non-life threatening) injuries and other health concerns will be available. Natural healing, gentle care.
The Healing Arts Area is open 10am - 6pm. Later or earlier appointments can be scheduled with available practitioners. After-hours contact info will be posted at the table.