Eugene V. Debs entered the McHenry County Jail in May 1895 as a union leader charged with mail obstruction. Six months later, he left the facility on the Woodstock Square […]
Although only a few days into spring, the Woodstock Folk Festival will skip a season and celebrate the Summer of Love at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 26, at Unity Spiritual […]
After 15 years, Music4Martin is continuing to accomplish the dreams organizer Ken West had from its inception: first, to honor Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream; second, to support youth; and […]
Audiences will take a comedic trip from Southern California to Harvard Law School — all without leaving the Woodstock Opera House — during TownSquare Players’ production of “Legally Blonde — […]
Artists – like anyone with a project in the works – sometimes need a deadline to finish a song or poem, or polish it to be performance-ready. The new Songwriter […]
In a move fitting of “Groundhog Day” the movie, the Woodstock Community Choir has once again been scheduled to perform as part of the Groundhog Days festivities. The choir will […]
When the former owner of Woodstock Ballet Studio decided to let go of her dance school, she couldn’t step away entirely from sharing her love of dance. Kim McLaughlin, who […]
The women of the Grace Lutheran Church sewing circle religiously gather twice per month to offer their time and talents to benefit the elderly of the area. The sewing group, […]
David Catlin, a founding member of Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre Company, will come to the Woodstock Opera House Feb. 16 as part of the Woodstock Fine Arts Association’s Creative Living Series. […]
The Woodstock Opera House is the backdrop for an original web comedy series that creator Jeff Cook hopes could one day find its way into mainstream media such as Netflix […]
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