By Julia Eastham news@thewoodstockindependent.com Buckets of paint, brushes, and smiling faces were seen on Benton Street as Community Paint Day began on Saturday morning with community members painting sections of […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Chicago artist Mauricio Ramirez will connect with the community through events such as Community Paint Day this weekend as he begin work on a mural at 220 […]
By Julia Eastham news@thewoodstockindependent.com Community members wrapped in blankets as they filled the Park in the Square last week to listen to the 138th annual concert season of the Woodstock […]
By Julia Eastham news@thewoodstockindependent.com Dogs, families, and various food trucks filled the Woodstock Square Saturday afternoon as the second annual food truck festival began. Long lines and even some rain […]
A lot can change in a half century, but for Woodstock resident Judith Svalander, a lot can stay the same. Svalander, born in Woodstock and raised in McHenry County, grew […]
On the same day that Zac Bleicher took the stage of the Woodstock Opera House to conduct audience members on a virtual tour of Chicago’s Glasner Studio, the Woodstock Fine […]
McHenry County College In 1991, McHenry County College had just completed a massive expansion, increasing the size of its campus by nearly 40 percent in response to the significant growth […]
Chicago artist Mauricio Ramirez will create Woodstock’s newest mural on the 30-by-12 foot west wall of the building at 220 N. Benton St., in the block north of Judd Street. […]
With foreboding prophecies of doom, what will become of the Renaissance-era Kingdom of Arcadia? Our lips are sealed, but audience members can find out on opening night of “Head Over […]
Zac Bleicher, executive director of the Edgar Miller Legacy, said he hears a common response after giving a presentation about the 20th century Chicago artist. “Miller’s work is so compelling,” […]
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Woodstock resident Bob Will is like many of us. He worked hard all his life, raised a beautiful…
