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Harvard native has been into art for years By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com “Every child is an artist,” Pablo Picasso said. “The problem is staying an artist when you grow […]

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WHS, WNHS collaborate to stage ‘Chicago’

By Kevin Lyons news@thewoodstockindependent.com Dozens of students from both Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools are bringing all that jazz to the stage for six weekend performances of “Chicago: Teen […]

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‘If you like it, you practice harder’

Musical aspirations lead to a tour … and Carnegie Hall By Lydia LaGue Lopez news@thewoodstockindependent.com Practice makes perfect. It also makes dreams come true. Gavin Kempf-Kutemeier is a Woodstock resident, […]

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‘The power of storytelling’

Tribune News Service columnist Heidi Stevens to speak at Opera House By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com Heidi Stevens has been a columnist for the Chicago Tribune since 1998, perhaps best known […]

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‘All a little mad’ about theater

“Alice in Wonderland JR.” is 20th production at St. Mary since 2011 By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com Cast and crew members from St. Mary School’s 2011 production of “Alice in […]

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‘I would 1,000 percent do this again’

By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com When Marian Central Catholic High School senior Colin Zecchin was in third grade, he stepped onstage for the first time and has never looked back. Zecchin […]

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Woodstock Arts Commission working on 2025 projects

By Lydia LaGue Lopez news@thewoodstockindependent.com With so much in the pipeline for 2025, the Arts Commission is making headway on its various projects. Since the commission’s inception, members have worked […]

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Dreams really do come true

Woodstock woman takes a spin on the Wheel of Fortune, wins $3,700 By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com So many people wonder whether dreams really do come true, but Woodstock resident Jo […]

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‘A riveting book with a big movie idea’

Author to share his 30-year journey from book to movie By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com What’s it like to have a great idea for a book, get a movie deal before […]

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