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Green Grooving
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MORGAN CARTIER WESTON
The Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance, a collaborative effort between the Shakori Hills Community Arts Center and the GrassRoots Festival organization, took place Oct. 5-8. The twice yearly festival is committed to environmental sustainability and integrates eco-friendly practices such as composting, recycling, solar energy utilization, sourcing local food and employing renewable biodiesel-powered equipment for the event. Attendees enjoyed four days filled with diverse creative performances, seminars, arts and crafts and more during this celebration of music, dance, art and education. CM 4 1 Babs Eesley, Emily Fuller of Heart Song Farm and Pittsboro Farmers Market manager Mary Blais. 2 Moya Hallstein with the Hempsmith team: Arlo Estill, Tyler Distasio, Reese Holland, Rob Hamlet and Sawyer Chipley. 3 Pat & the Kountry Boys. 4 Sheila Fleming and Maria D’Amelio. 5 Auna Namkung, service dog Winnie and Joshua Klein. 6 Moriah Bruner, Calle Bruner and Artemis Bruner, 2. 7 Melissa Wolter and Justin Wolter with their children, Axel Wolter, 4, Jude Wolter, 10, and Clara Wolter, 7.
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CHATHAM MAGAZINE
WINTER 2023-2024
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