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‘Kindness rocks’: Kids’ art sprouting on Woodstock Square on Farmers Market days

By Ruth Raubertas news@thewoodstockindependent.com If you are a regular at the Saturday Farmers Market on the Woodstock Square, you might have noticed a booth in the grassy area surrounded by kids, complete with art supplies, smocks, and messy projects. There is a bubble machine nearby and a sign announcing “Free Art in the Park.” This […]

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‘You can paint on the wall’: Arts advocate proposes center where children can create community

By Lydia LaGue news@thewoodstockindependent.com Holly Adkins has been involved in the arts her whole life, and now she wants to bring more of it to Woodstock. Growing up in a family of artists, Adkins participated in every art program possible, including theater and painting.  “It’s part of who I am,” she said. Her family, before […]

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Wrapping up Woodstock wonder in winter; New kid-friendly decorations to debut Nov. 30 on Square

It’s been 11 months since the Christmas decorations in Greenwood, S.C., inspired Gordy and Anita Tebo to dream up some new wonder for the Woodstock Square. In the meantime, local elves have been busy creating a stack of decorations that the city’s public works department will install on Tuesday, Nov. 30. “The majority of the […]

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