A polygamist, a thief, and a cheat, James Strang proclaimed himself divine king of earth, heaven, and the 78-square-mile Beaver Island, Mich., before he was assassinated in 1856.“The most infamous […]
Magic, music acts March 27 to benefit families in needAn afternoon of magic and music at the Woodstock Opera House will benefit programs of the Woodstock Area Community Ministries and […]
Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.comMore than 130 nominations have been made in in nine award categories for which winners will be announced this month during the 77th annal awards gala of the Woodstock […]
Author Stephen Coss calls the 2020 cancellation of the NCAA March Madness tournament his “Harvard commencement moment.”“Come again?” you say.Several months after it began its deadly course through 1721 Boston, […]
Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.com“The Creation of The Music Man,” Charles Troy’s 90-minute multimedia presentation on the making of the classic musical, will be shown at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at the […]
When Liesl Olson delivers her presentation on the Chicago Avant-Garde at the Jan. 20 installment of the Creative Living Series, she will tell the stories of five women from the […]
The Toyota Christmas commercial filmed on the Square – featuring the Woodstock Opera House, the Thoughtfulness Shop, and My Little Bo Peeps Shop, renamed Sam’s Books for the shoot – […]
Opera House window repairs involve asbestosEmergency repairs to six windows in the Opera House will cost nearly $70,000.The City Council last week approved the expense, which is high, Finance Director […]
By Lydia LaGuenews@thewoodstockindependent.com“The best way to spread Christmas Cheer is singing loud for all to hear.”A line made famous in the 2003 movie “Elf ” has now come to life […]
Jacqueline Saper remembers the Iranian Revolution of 1978-79 as “an absolutely chaotic time.”Just 17 years old when the uprising against the U.S.-backed Mohammad Reza Shah commenced in 1978, Saper was […]
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