Exhibit will showcase artwork of MCC faculty Works of the Art and Design faculty at McHenry County College will be showcased through Dec. 22 in Galleries One and Two. This biennial exhibit features work created by faculty artists at MCC, allowing students to learn from and be inspired by their instructors in a different context. […]
After touring the Opera House last week before their meeting, members of the Woodstock City Council gave nodding approval to $3.8 million in renovations to the 133-year-old theater. Eight projects were on the list that was scheduled for discussion, as the council already had approved some of the work that is funded by a state […]
MCC gallery to feature Venezuelan artist’s work “How One Becomes What Is?,” an exhibit by artist Jeffly Gabriela Molina, is on display through Sept. 15 in Galleries One and Two at McHenry County College. Molina’s paintings are inspired by personal history and contemporary life in the places she has lived in Venezuela and the U.S. […]
By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock’s Park in the Square will benefit from the same state of Illinois funding that is moving many Opera House renovation projects along this year and in 2024. The park work will include improving electrical power, enhancing perimeter lighting, and upgrading the sound system for events on the Square. Funding for […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com For the second week in a row, the weekly summer concert of the City Band will be forced inside tonight, July 5. Instead of playing its Independence Day concert (“An American Portrait”) at the Park in the Square, the band will move across the street to the Opera House. The performance in […]
By Lydia LaGue news@thewoodstockindependent.com Spring is a time for new beginnings, and with it brings opportunities for new expressions. The Woodstock Opera House will showcase Judith Svalander School of Ballet’s “Spring Festival of Dance” in performances at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, June 3. With nearly 100 dancers, the show is divided into two acts […]
Folk Festival spring concert set for April 16 at Stage Left Woodstock Folk Festival has scheduled its first in-person spring concert since 2019 for 2 p.m. Sunday, April 16, at Stage Left Cafe, 125 W. Van Buren St. The concert will feature Cape Cod-based Grace Morrison and folk and blues musician Radoslav Lorkovic. Local favorites […]
Moose Lodge, Opera House, Boy Scouts, and Difference Makers were donors to the Woodstock Food Pantry during the past month. “I am in awe of the generosity of our local organizations “said Carolyn O’Leary, the pantry’s first vice president. The pantry is counting on that generosity to fill the void left by the end this […]
By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com Broadway musicals, according to Michael Weber, are a fusion of “opera … operetta … [and] the world of American vaudeville.” Weber, artistic director of Chicago’s Porchlight Music Theatre, will talking about the Broadway musical, one of America’s unique theater traditions, at the next Creative Living Series presentation on Thursday, March 16. […]
Introduction to community theater at Opera House for D-200 students All third-grade students in Woodstock School District 200 have been invited to the first “Let’s Put On A Show!” program at the Opera House on Friday, March 10. Theatre 121, the Opera House, and city of Woodstock will host the field trip as part of […]
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