By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com Although no visible work is going on right now for the Woodstock Opera House remodeling and renovation project, plenty is happening behind the scenes. Contracts for […]
“I think this is a historic City Band concert,” Woodstock Opera House manager Daniel Campbell said. “To my knowledge, the City Band has never played inside the Opera House before.” […]
More than $115,000 in tourism-related grants have been made to 14 organizations for 2023-24 from Woodstock’s hotel-motel tax revenue. The City Council last week approved Tier 1 grants to three […]
By Ruth Raubertas news@thewoodstockindependent.com Imagine being in the spotlight, maybe in front of an audience, with hardly any idea of what you are going to say next. That sounds scary […]
What does the new year promise for Woodstock? Lots, it seems. Based on what happened – and didn’t happen – in 2022, several things could come our way in 2023. […]
Quilts dating from the 1870s to the 1940s will be on display Jan. 5 to 31 in the Community Room of the Woodstock Opera House. The quilts, from the collection […]
Restoration and renovation of Woodstock’s 133-year-old Opera House should be underway by the time a similar project is wrapping up at the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House, themselves 19th century […]
By Ruth Raubertas news@thewoodstockindependent.com Scrooge played by a woman? Isn’t that just a cheap gimmick? According to Jeffery Cook, author of the upcoming Woodstock Opera House/Theater 121 adaptation of “A […]
For Creative Living speaker Riva Lehrer, art is powerful, radical, and political. “My art is about being enthralled with people being enthralled with who they are,” said the artist, author, […]
As the calendar flips to October, pumpkins and bonfires replace sunflowers and barbecues. That chill in the air can invoke a chill down the spine, as favorite ghost stories are […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
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