Beyond the Stage
Entertainment and Enrichment at Camp Holler Fest 2025
All workshops in the Yurt or at Second Holler
(unless noted elsewhere)
Friday Evening
5:00 PM and throughout the weekend | DIY Camp Holler Fest Tees! Location and hours tbd. We have a beautiful new design to commemorate Camp Holler Fest 2025. Using the vinyl transfer method, we can add the design to your favorite tee, reusable bag, bandana or fabric. Some new t-shirts will be available (small charge; quantity and sizes limited). Volunteers will be on hand to operate the heat transfer machine. |
Free Store! Ongoing. Our favorite shopping experience! Bring some goodies to pass on; find a treasure you didn’t know you were looking for! If you’re “shopping”, please help keep the Free Store tidy! | |
Faery Forest - Ongoing. A quiet place in the woods to create faery-sized structures/environments out of natural materials - some provided and some found. Near the stone cabin. | |
Bubbles - prolific and/or giant. Ongoing. From the rim of the hill above the Main Holler, use giant bubble wands to release these whimsical airborne frothy droplets. Decorate the air! | |
Games and Sandpile - Ongoing. Find your fun in Cedar Way: Corn Toss, Hoops, Balls, Sand toys and trucks |
Saturday
8:45 - 10:00 AM YURT | A Workshop for All Ages - Stretching the Body and Resting the Mind with Yoga - with seasoned practitioners and teachers, Debbie Olsen and Dorothyann Coyne. Chairs available, bring a strap or block if you have them. |
10:10 AM YURT | Master Mime Michael Lee brings his artistry to this intimate setting. |
10:00 AM SECOND HOLLER | Qi Gong - The ancient Chinese healing art for aligning the breath and movement, and for cultivation of vital energy, relaxation and meditation. Led by Leslie Lampron, 25-year practitioner. |
11:30 AM SECOND HOLLER | Beginning Clogging, with Sheila Graziano The basic steps of Appalachian clogging will be taught in this workshop. It will get your feet moving to the fiddle tunes you hear at sessions and concerts! No special shoes required, but please no sandals or flip flops, for safety reasons. |
11:15 AM YURT | Writers in the Round - hear local published authors from the Holler Fest community share excerpts and stories about their writing process. So far: San Slomovits, Tom Hines, Dorothyann Coyne. |
11:00 AM MEET AT HOLLER KITCHEN | Compass Alignment Workshop, a signature Sarah Brabbs experiential workshop If you're navigating change, uncertainty, or feeling a deep inner shift—you're not alone. If you're seeking clarity and wisdom also, this Compass Alignment experience is for you. In a small-group peaceful setting, Sarah guides participants through a personal, metaphorical compass-making exercise, different for each person, and unique to your current season. She journeys alongside you, doing alignment compass'ing for herself, along with you. You'll find - as you play around with your compass afterwards - it to be a useful tool, offering you insight, clarity, and calm as you move through the unknown. It’s also Sarah’s Holler Gift—offered freely here on this land in this space, to those present, who feel drawn to it. Sarah Brabbs is a Community Founder & Intuitive Life Coach for Creatives (sarahbrabbs.com) |
1:00 PM YURT | Play the Bones - with San Slomovits. Try your hand at making rhythm with this traditional percussive instrument. Practice bones will be available. San is the leading bones player in this, or maybe any, area! |
1:30 PM MEET AT HOLLER KITCHEN | Wild Edibles Walk with Rachel Mifsud. |
2:00 PM YURT | Children’s Songs with Chewy! Join Chris Anderson (Chewy) in this lively musical exchange. Kids can spin the song wheel for a surprise song! All welcome. |
3:30 PM MEET AT HOLLER KITCHEN | Nature Walk - with Sybil Kolon. Explore the trails and trees at Frog Holler, with an eye toward conservation and land stewardship. |
4:00 PM | |
6:00 PM YURT | Sparking Creativity with Davy Rothbart of FOUND Magazine and NPR's This American Life. Join Davy for a couple breezy creative games (writing and drawing) to get your creative mind up and moving — followed by a brief group discussion centered on the creative projects you've got in motion (or are dreaming of), the challenges you're facing, and finding a path to reach your goals. |
Sunday
9:00 AM YURT | Mental & Physical Relaxation - with Michael Lee Techniques from around the world |
12 Noon in the Holler | Contra Dance! with the Stout-Hearted String Band and cloggers |