Some evidence to the contrary, we have plenty of summer remaining. Sure, students are back in class, high school football will be seriously underway this coming Friday, and we’ve had […]
By Lydi LaGue news@thewoodstockindependent.com With the Benton Street mural under their belt, members of the Woodstock Arts Commission are moving steadily forward with more initiatives. At its monthly meeting July […]
By Julia Eastham news@thewoodstockindependent.com Cheers erupted from the crowd at Benton Street Thursday evening as the “Made In Woodstock” mural ceremony concluded with a ribbon-cutting. Muralist Mauricio Ramirez from Chicago […]
By Julia Eastham news@thewoodstockindependent.com Buckets of paint, brushes, and smiling faces were seen on Benton Street as Community Paint Day began on Saturday morning with community members painting sections of […]
Chicago artist Mauricio Ramirez will create Woodstock’s newest mural on the 30-by-12 foot west wall of the building at 220 N. Benton St., in the block north of Judd Street. […]
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 […]
By Lydia LaGue news@thewoodstockindependent.com In their last meeting of a tumultuous 2021, members of the Woodstock Arts Commission are looking forward to the projects they hope to accomplish in the […]
By Lydia LaGue news@thewoodstockindependent.com When you put a group of artsy-minded people in one room, the anticipation of what they are about to create is nearly palpable. Members of the […]
Woodstock’s 22-month-old Arts Commission has canceled more meetings than it’s conducted. In fact, its members have never met face-to-face as a commission. That should change with the appointment of a […]
A recent strategic planning workshop of the Woodstock City Council revealed numerous complications within the city’s Arts Commission, which is still searching for an identity 19 months after its inception. […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
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