ByKevinLyons District 200 While leading the Woodstock High School choir for many years, Paul Rausch hoped to one day expand the joy of music and singing beyond the classroom, but […]
By Julian Senn-Raemont news@thewoodstockindependent.com Ramshackle Farm seems the perfect venue for a music festival featuring seven punk-bands. Trans-Farm-Ation is the brain-child of Shannon Mingalone, one of the owners of Ramshackle […]
By Lydia LaGue news@thewoodstockindependent.com A new place to let creativity shine has come to Woodstock. Established in 2011 as a nonprofit studio, Creative Arts offers a variety of classes for […]
MCC Art Gallery features prints about migrant issues “Nuestras Historias,” an exhibit by artist Juana Estrada Hernández, will be on display through March 22 in the Epping Gallery at McHenry […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock High School junior Giavanna Kozlow was the winner of the Superintendent’s Award in the 2023-24 Winter Art Show in School District 200. Hundreds of pieces of […]
It is a truth universally acknowledged that when a passion for the wilderness, a lifetime devoted to the study of anthropological history, and an interesting family lineage intersect, a novel […]
MCC Black Box Theatre to stage ‘Present Laughter’ Noel Coward’s “Present Laughter,” directed by Angie Kells of Woodstock, will be the spring production of The Black Box Theatre at McHenry […]
Woodstock High School orchestra and choir students will perform with a world-renowned Chinese musician, composer, and educator in a public concert at 7 p.m. Monday, March 4, in the high […]
MCC planetarium shows explore space, solar eclipse Explore the wonders of outer space with a series of upcoming shows in the state-of-the-art planetarium at McHenry County. The first show, “Tales […]
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