Woodstock, get ready to get your polka on at Oktoberfest. The inaugural fall fundraiser will be held from 4 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Woodstock Water Works in […]
The Woodstock City Council and its Historic Preservation Commission met for two hours last week to discuss a plan for the Old Courthouse Building project. At the end of 2011, […]
The Woodstock Opera House will kick off the fall season with a variety of musical entertainment. September events include a show with musicians Liza Day and Broken Arrow at 8 […]
More than 350 people turned up to rock out at the second annual Wasted Plains Rock and Roll Festival held at the VFW Post 5040 Aug. 25. The event was […]
Santah, a Chicago-based rock band, will perform at the Wasted Plains Rock & Roll Revival. The Wasted Plains event in Woodstock will be one of the final stops on the […]
The former Kroozers Cars for Kids car show will return to the Woodstock Square once again this year from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, under the new name […]
In the subterranean world of Atomberg, noble gases face a disturbance in their realm when carbon dioxide molecules (COO) invade from above, in the TownSquare Players Phoenix Workshop production of […]
The Woodstock City Council came to a consensus to provide financial assistance to Tivoli Enterprises, owners of Woodstock Theatre, that will help to pay for the cinema’s expansion project. The […]
While the Wasted Plains Rock & Roll Revival Festival features entertainment geared toward a 21-and-older crowd, organizers will host a family-geared event earlier in the day. Wacky Plains will run […]
A report prepared by Gary W. Anderson Architects and released by city of Woodstock officials shows about $143,000 in immediate critical needs and nearly $4.5 million in longterm costs associated […]
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