
NYC art debut
NEW YORK – Journeys can be measured prosaically, in terms of time, such as the 14-hour drive in a rented Dodge Caravan that Prairiewood Elementary art teacher Chuck Jones and […]

NEW YORK – Journeys can be measured prosaically, in terms of time, such as the 14-hour drive in a rented Dodge Caravan that Prairiewood Elementary art teacher Chuck Jones and […]

Seventy-five years marks a milestone, so, when traveling piano teacher Don Beyer realized his birthday fell on a Saturday, he decided to have a piano recital to mark the occasion. […]

A Woodstock resident and relentless supporter of veterans, U.S. Army veteran Orville “Butch” Borchardt never has taken the easy way out of anything. Drafted into the military in 1970, he […]

Melissa Hannon, co-founder of Peace and Paws Dog Rescue, will present the final program in the 2017-2018 Creative Living Series at the Woodstock Opera House, at 10 a.m. Thursday, April […]

A book can be a vehicle by which a reader is transported to incredible places. But on Wednesday, April 4, Rita Collins – owner of St. Rita’s Amazing Traveling Bookstore […]

Beautiful verse soon will be a familiar refrain around the city of Woodstock. Local businesses, inspired by the passionate Atrocious Poets, will show their support for National Poetry Month all […]

Award-winning documentary filmmaker Mary Skinner will bring the story of Irena Sendler, a member of an underground network that conspired against the Nazis to save Jewish children from the Warsaw […]

When Paradox Squared opens in a few weeks at 231 Main St., next to Unique Nails, the escape room fad will land just off the Woodstock Square. This is a […]

The band will perform a mix of music from Lyle Lovett to Michael Jackson The Stage Left Café will come alive with street corner harmonies at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. […]

Richard Cahan and Michael Williams will be the featured presenters for the January edition of the Woodstock Fine Arts Association’s Creative Living Series at the Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van […]
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