Around the Stage

Entertainment and Enrichment at Camp Holler 2026

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 in Merch area; hours tbd. We have a beautiful new design to commemorate Camp Holler 2026. Using the vinyl transfer method, we can add the design to your favorite tee, reusable bag, bandana or fabric. (items need to be primarily cotton; no spandex)A small fee will be asked for printing the design on your item. Some pre-printed t-shirts will be available for $25.00(quantity and sizes limited). Volunteers will be on hand to operate the heat transfer machine.This Camp beautiful, unique-to-Camp Holler design by Laura Meyer.
	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.
	Donate to Brooklyn Food pantry through art purchases. Ongoing. Find Dino’s tent in the Main Holler. For thirty years, Dino Lampron has supported Food Gatherers, and this year the Brooklyn Food Pantry, through the sale of his paintings, that are inspired by his world travels and long life..
	Thai Massage – with Cassie Catania. Remain fully clothed while lying on the ground to receive the benefits of Thai Massage from this local master practitioner. Schedule tbd.

Saturday 

8:30 – 9:30 AM Big Tent on hilltop Bring your mat or blanket, some “loaners” available.	Wake-up Yoga with Marly Spieser-Schneider Yoga is the practice of learning to live well and this is a practice for EVERYONE. Marly will tailor the class to those in attendance and variations of postures will be offered so that each individual can be appropriately challenged. You’ll leave standing taller, moving with more ease and with a more nuanced awareness of your physical, mental and emotional body. Marly Spieser-Schneider is a Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor and a movement artist (BFA in Dance from the University of Michigan). She strives to work with the body in a way that recognizes it as a source of power, a teacher, a tool for growth and a place for discovery and play.
9:00 AM YURT	Easy flow wake-up movement with Michael Lee, a mime of many skills! Join Michael for a friendly flow to loosen up and face the day!
10:00 AM YURT	Coming Together in Celebration and Harmony with D.R.“Dino Lampron (ages 18 and above!) A workshop crafted for the Camp Holler attendees focusing on fun activities designed to facilitate deeper levels of awareness, within a small group setting. Dino’s goal: To have each of you leave with more joy in your heart-of-hearts, and an even bigger smile, as you mingle back into the music and fun, and maybe meet at least one new friend!  Dino is a retired EMU instructor in the Counseling Dept. Former president of the MI Humanistic Counseling Society.
11:15 AM YURT	Gravel Mine Proposal: What’s at Stake for Watkins Lake and the Irish Hills A proposal to build a 625-acre (nearly one square mile) sand and gravel mine just over a mile from Holler Fest has raised concerns throughout the Irish Hills community. If approved, the mine would operate for 20 years, extracting up to 20 million tons of sand and gravel immediately adjacent to Watkins Lake State Park & County Preserve, a designated bird refuge that is also home to globally rare prairie fens. Join Emily Jade Foley, Communications Chair of Irish Hills Concerned Citizens (IHCC) for a brief overview of the proposed mine, its potential impacts on the surrounding area, and the grassroots community effort to protect Watkins Lake and the Irish Hills.
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.
11:15 AM SECOND HOLLER	Master Mime Michael Lee brings his artistry to the cozy Second Holler stage.
2 PM-6 PM	Reiki with Lainey. Lainey has generously served the Holler community for many years with her Reiki skills. Check at Holler Kitchen or Merch area for signup and location.
1:00 PM 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.
1:00 PM MEET AT MERCH AREA	“Walk Around the Pond” Plant WalkCome explore the pond plants where a whole other world awaits. We will look at the wetland plants around the lake and hopefully access some truly aquatic plants. It might be buggy but bug spray is available and plant gazing is worth it! (The walk will take place on land not in the water). With field botanist, Amanda Klain.
2-4 PM CEDAR WAY TENT	Holler Fest Keychain – with Bliss. Make and take a Leather Dragonfly keychain, pendant, hair or hat clip to remember your Camp Holler community all year long. We will be working with leather tools, punches, hammers, natural dye, and sharp cutting blades. Under 14 with an adult, please. $10.00 donation to cover costs. Some precut dragonflies available for the little folks to personalize in a simple way.
2 PM SECOND HOLLER	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 are welcome.
3 PM SECOND HOLLER	Drum Circle with Sundance
3:30  PM MEET AT MERCH AREA	Oak Wilt at Frog Holler Join us for a short walk to an active oak wilt remediation site, where we’ll see firsthand what oak wilt looks like and how we’re treating it. Afterward, we’ll talk about where oak wilt comes from, how it spreads, our experience managing it at Frog Holler, and ways to prevent it. We’ll leave plenty of time for questions and discussion. With Emily Foley, who has researched and been dealing with Oak Wilt for several years.
4 PM SECOND HOLLER	Appalachian Clogging Showcase – see Appalachian Clogging come to life with the Commonwealth Dance Collective.
5 PM SECOND HOLLER	Music with Rosie and Zoe’s band: Zozina
6 PM SECOND HOLLER	Music with Anna Snoo’s band: Landline

Sunday 

9:00 AM YURT	Yoga Gets Better as We Grow Older – Dorothyann Coyne. Almost-nonagenarian Dorothyann shares insights and practical tips from her 60-year love affair with the whole spectrum of yoga! Light stretching.
10:15 AM YURT	Fighting Line 5, America’s Most Dangerous Pipeline: with Andy Buchsbaum Line 5 carries up to 23 million gallons of oil and gas through tribal reservations and along the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac. It is over 70 years old, has never been replaced, and has been hit and damaged by ships’ anchors multiple times. Tribal authorities and Michigan’s governor have ordered it to be shut down, but its owner, Enbridge Energy, has fought them in court. Enbridge also has proposed putting the pipeline in a tunnel underneath the lakebed– despite the risk of collapse and explosion and the destruction of tribal burial grounds. Federal agencies, the U.S. State Department, the government of Canada, and even the U.N. have gotten involved. In the past month, three major court and agency decisions have come down that substantially change the forecast for the future. Get the latest update and learn what you can do to combat this pipeline, which Governor Whitmer calls a ticking time bomb in the Great Lakes.” Andy Buchsbaum directed the Great Lakes office for the National Wildlife Federation and has been fighting Line 5 for over 14 years. He now teaches environmental law courses at UM law school and represents NWF in litigation against Enbridge.
11:15 YURT	Fostering Intentional Communities, with Professor of Ecology Mark Ott Humans need other humans, it’s just a fact of our biology. We are ‘pack’ animals who only thrive when we have other people to support us, laugh with us, and help us in our times of need.Modern society, with social media and world headlines, clouds the relationships that should matter most, those with the people who are literally closest to us in time and space.During this talk, we will discuss the historical importance of the good kind of ‘tribal thinking’ and how we can get back to making real connections with people to foster more dependable and resilient communities.
11 AM SECOND HOLLER	Introduction to Qi Gong with Suzanne Shelata. Learn how to work with your qi to support and enhance your health, longevity, and well-being. You will learn principles and practices that you can take home and use for cleansing and rebalancing your chakras, charging and containing your energy, opening your heart, and alchemizing your spirit.