Tonight at 7:30 pm, the Woodstock City Band will hold its first summer concert of the 2019 season. It won’t be their first rodeo – the group has already performed for 134 seasons, making it one of the oldest surviving city bands in America. This year, alongside the City of Woodstock in an official proclamation, … Continue reading “On The Square” for 175 years

Arch-idealism. The truth of nature, in rational mind and emotional heart. The liberation of formlessness. The descent to brutality. This summer, on the last Thursday of each month, the Woodstock Opera House and Woodstock Fine Arts Association presents Great Art On Screen, the latest in its new lineup of audio-visual and film programming. The series … Continue reading From The Pinnacle To The Pit: Woodstock Opera House Tours Great Art

In 1973, Woodstock came close to being victimized by a nationwide architectural tragedy. The Old McHenry County Couthouse had lost its county government tenants, and with the US in the grip of the Urban Renewal movement – which erased landmarks like New York’s Pennsylvania Station across the country in the name of efficiency and cost … Continue reading Dream Of The Blue Tortoise

What do Africa, India, British WWII military surplus, Led Zeppelin, and Creekside Middle School in Woodstock all have in common? Like Callaloo (a Caribbean dish that’s halfway between a soup and a salad), they’ve all blended together in a concave bowl – figuratively and literally. On Saturday April 13th, Creekside Middle School will host the … Continue reading A Pan-American Tradition

When most people hear the words “family farm,” there are some things that might come to their mind right away: pigs, sheep, freerange chickens, and local beehives to name a few. Things they might not expect: bath bombs, beard oil, a renovation fundraiser for a century-old CNW caboose, and the inside scoop on Walmart’s robot … Continue reading Bees, Balm, Bacon, and a B&B