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September 12, 2023

Go See This: Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival featuring Blackspace and Chatham Middle School

an aerial view of Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival with pavilion tents and audience

This year’s headliners include the legendary Mavis Staples, GRAMMY award-winning reggae star Kabaka Pyramid, widely-followed Donna the Buffalo, and genre-defying Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country. The four-day festival is packed with musical talent to light up multiple stages.

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: Artists-in-Schools, Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: beat making, Blackspace, Chatham Middle School, Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country, Donna the Buffalo, hip hop, Kabaka Pyramid, Mavis Staples, reggae, Shakori Hills

August 8, 2023

Go See This: Phil Wiggins, Hubby Jenkins, and Women in Old-Time Music at The Hoppin’ John Fiddlers Convention

A highlight of this year’s Hoppin’ John will be performances by esteemed guest artists, Phil Wiggins and Hubby Jenkins.

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Bluegrass, blues, fiddle, Hoppin John, old time, Recipients - Grassroots Arts Grants, Shakori Hills, traditional music

August 25, 2021

Go See This: The Green Grass Cloggers perform live at Hoppin’ John, plus Flatfooting and Clogging Workshops!

As new members of our Chatham County community, Chatham Park is powering our Go See This series this year because art is an integral part of Chatham County’s identity. They join us in inviting you to Go See This . . . After so many months of cancelled concerts, performances, and live dance classes, we’re so… Read More →

By Rachel Flanagan | Filed Under: Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Alice Gerrard, Chatham County, Clogging, Flatfooting, Go See This, Green Grass Cloggers, Hoppin John, Rodney Sutton, Shakori Hills

September 12, 2019

Go See This: Hoppin’ John Old-Time & Bluegrass Fiddlers’ Convention

As new members of our Chatham County community, Chatham Park is powering our Go See This series this year because art is an integral part of Chatham County’s identity. They join us in inviting you to Go See This . . . The 13th Annual Hoppin’ John Old-Time & Bluegrass Fiddlers’ Convention is being hosted at Shakori… Read More →

By Selbe Bartlett | Filed Under: Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Chatham County, Children, Community, Creative Culture, Go See This, live music, Music, Shakori Hills

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