For Creative Living speaker Riva Lehrer, art is powerful, radical, and political. “My art is about being enthralled with people being enthralled with who they are,” said the artist, author, […]
Groundhog Days are here again … soon. The Groundhog Days Committee has released the 2023 schedule celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of the movie “Groundhog Day” starring Bill […]
Options & Advocacy, a local nonprofit agency that works with families whose children have developmental disabilities, has started a new arts program in memory of one of their devoted volunteers. […]
Holiday classic adapted for Opera House stage Theatre 121 will present a world-premiere adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” in 11 performances beginning Nov. 18 at the Opera House. Adapted and […]
By Lydia LaGue news@thewoodstockindependent.com For a night of knowledge, music, and camaraderie, Stage Left Cafe offers Pub Trivia Night every Thursday at 7 p.m. Provided by Pub Trivia USA, each […]
As the AIDS epidemic swept through the United States in the 1980s, news coverage tended to focus on New York City and San Francisco. Largely ignored was the Chicago story, […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com “Eight Hours Don’t Make A Day,” a photo exhibit by artist Daniel Ramos, is on display through Oct. 28 in Art Galleries One and Two, inside and […]
As the calendar flips to October, pumpkins and bonfires replace sunflowers and barbecues. That chill in the air can invoke a chill down the spine, as favorite ghost stories are […]
Rikki Lee Travolta of Woodstock will head the cast of Elgin Theatre Company’s “I Hate Hamlet,” a comedic play by Paul Rudnick. “I Hate Hamlet” will open Friday, Sept. 30, […]
The 2022 Annual Members Show of the Clayworkers’ Guild of Illinois will be hosted by Artisans on Main in Woodstock. The show will run from Sept. 30 to Oct. 30 […]
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Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
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