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 […]
Drawing on her long history as an educator, retired Woodstock teacher Caryl Dierksen recently published her second book, a fictional murder mystery about a young English teacher set in the […]
One of the Woodstock Opera House’s most popular events again will feature a packed house. Ed Hall’s Woodstock Christmas Guitar Night continues the late musician’s holiday music tradition Saturday, Dec. […]
Woodstock-area residents will notice something familiar in the recently released book “After Tono’s Party.” Penned by Woodstock author Marsha Portnoy, the novel is set in the city. “‘After Tono’s Party’ […]
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