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We are a community creating a festival at the intersection of justice, spirituality and art. The first festival took place in June 2011; the next one is June 21-24 2012. We take inspiration from many places, such as Greenbelt, Burning Man, the Iona Community, SXSW, and others. The festival is open to everyone; we don’t censor what can be said; we invite respectful - but fearless - conversation and action for the common good.
The Wild Goose is a Celtic spirituality metaphor that evokes unpredictability, beauty, and grace. The festival resonates with this image because we recognize that in the current climate of religious and political division and lack of civility, embracing the creative and open nature of our faith is perhaps our greatest asset for re-building and strengthening our relationships with each other, with our enemies, with our stories, our questions, and the other. In that spirit, in an informal setting, and in the context of creative and respectful relationships, we invite you to imagine a new world with us.
Festival Info » Travel & N Carolina
Shakori Hills is just 20 minutes southwest of Chapel Hill, NC, near Silk Hope, and just a short drive north of Pittsboro, NC. It’s an easy trip from Charlotte, Asheville, Wilmington, Atlanta, Nashville, DC, NYC, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Boston, Miami... pretty much anywhere you might be!
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1439 Henderson Tanyard Road
Pittsboro, NC 27312
From Chapel Hill, NC and points northeast
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Take US 15-501 South from Chapel Hill, past Cole Park Plaza, Fearrington Village, and Northwood High School
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Shortly past Northwood High School, turn right onto the entrance ramp for Route 64 West
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Take exit 381 for NC 87 North
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Follow NC 87 North, and turn left onto Silk Hope Gum Springs Road. (There’s a yellow Y road sign right before the turn.)
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Just after you pass Emmaus Baptist Church on your right, turn right on Emerson Cook Road
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Follow Emerson Cook until you reach a stop sign
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Turn left at the stop sign onto Henderson-Tanyard Road
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Shakori Hills is less than a mile on your left
From Raleigh, NC and points east
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Take US 64 West toward Pittsboro
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Take exit 381 for NC 87 North
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Follow NC 87 North, and turn left onto Silk Hope Gum Springs Road. (There’s a yellow Y road sign right before the turn.)
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Just after you pass Emmaus Baptist Church on your right, turn right on Emerson Cook Road
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Follow Emerson Cook until you reach a stop sign
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Turn left at the stop sign onto Henderson-Tanyard Road
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Shakori Hills is less than a mile on your left
From Greensboro, NC and points west (I-40)
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From I-40 / I-85, take US 421 South via Exit 126A toward Sanford to US 64
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Take US 64 East, go over the Cape Fear River Basin, just past Wal-Mart, and take the next left on Silk Hope Rd.
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Go straight on Silk Hope Rd for about 5 miles, go through the blinking yellow light in Silk Hope and take the next right on Epps Clark Rd.
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At the Stop Sign go straight and you’re now on Henderson Tanyard Rd.
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Shakori Hills is less than a mile on your right
INFORMATION ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Visitors Bureau- http://www.visitnc.com/
North Carolina State Parks- http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/main.php
North Carolina Beaches- http://www.outerbanks.org/visitor_services/beach_information
Ferry Service- http://www.ncdot.org/ferry/
North Carolina Outdoors- http://www.northcarolinaoutdoors.com