Concerts promise ’60s peace and music
May 1, 2019
Looking for a little extra Christmas spending money? How about a lot? Tickets will be sold through Dec. 16 in a first-of-a-kind 50-50 raffle to support free carriage rides offered in downtown Woodstock during the Christmas season. According to a news release from the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce and Industry, funds are needed this year […]
El Segundo año en perspectiva… Cuando uno tiene una visión, algo más grande que uno mismo, y tiene la fortuna de encontrar gente maravillosa que haga parte de ella y comparta esa visión y le ayude a mejorarla por el camino, uno va a tener éxito. Esto es Conexiones Hispanas, un grupo […]
As an avid jazz musician, Jim Hecht would have appreciated the standing ovation he got at the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce’s 74th annual dinner and awards presentation. The long-time Woodstock attorney – and a founding member of Jazz on the Square – was honored with the prestigious Harold Buschkopf Award March 8, just weeks after […]
A Hispanic business group is hosting a fundraiser to raise money for the Miss Woodstock Scholarship Pageant, and the public is invited. Hispanic Connections Woodstock will hold its first-ever Salsa Night with Hispanic Connections from 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, at Flores Banquets, 240 N. Throop St. The $5 admission charge will go […]
Woodstock is set to come under the spell of “Harry Potter” this week. The Wizarding World of Woodstock will descend on the Woodstock Square from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday, July 27. Hosted by the Woodstock Public Library, the city of Woodstock and the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the “Harry Potter” celebration will […]
The city of Woodstock will launch a pilot co-working center in August with the help of a grant. The co-working center at Stage Left Cafe, 125 W. Van Buren St., will be open weekly from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays beginning Aug. 7. The concept of co-working is a centered workplace option for home-based […]
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