Cervantes appearance postponed until Nov. 7
October 16, 2019
Welcome to my brand spanking new column, Showverse! I’ll be bringing you news, reviews and dates for theatrical and entertainment news around Woodstock each month. I’ve been involved in local theater productions for nearly 15 years as an actor, producer, and director. In that time I’ve seen amazing growth in the sophistication and artistry of […]
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 Ghetto, to the Creative Living Series at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 15. Skinner spent seven years conducting research and recording interviews for “Irena Sendler: In […]
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 Buren St. Cahan and Williams co-authored “Richard Nickel/Dangerous Years: What He Saw and What He Wrote,”a hardcover book released in 2015 which documents more than […]
WFAA announces lineup for 54th season of popular speaker series Renowned ’60s singer/songwriter Judy Collins will kick off the 54th season of the Woodstock Fine Arts Association Creative Living Series. Beyond her music, Collins is an accomplished painter, filmmaker, social activist and author; she will present “Judy Collins: Conversation with a Modern-Day Renaissance Woman,” at […]
The woman best known for her childhood portrayal of Scout Finch in the 1962 film adaptation of Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” will visit the Woodstock Opera House. Mary Badham will be the featured speaker at the Woodstock Fine Arts Association’s Creative Living Series Thursday, April 20. Badham appeared opposite Gregory Peck’s Atticus Finch […]
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