Goin' to Town...A Celebration of the Woodstock Village
2023-08-05 - 2023-09-17 | Historical Society of Woodstock, 20 Comeau Drive, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
The Historical Society of Woodstock announces the opening of a new exhibition
Goin’ to Town… a Celebration of the Woodstock Village
Saturdays & Sundays, August 5 through September 17, 1–5 p.m.
Opening reception
Saturday, August 5, 3–5 p.m.
20 Comeau Drive Woodstock, N.Y.
Admission: Free
The Historical Society of Woodstock announces the opening of a new exhibition Goin’ to Town…a Celebration of the Woodstock Village on Saturday August 5, 2023, at 20 Comeau Drive Woodstock, N.Y. with an opening reception on August 5 at 3 pm. The exhibition includes images and reminiscences of Woodstock’s Town Center from the 1800s to present times. The exhibition will run through September 17, and is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 pm to 5 pm. Admission is free.
“I’m goin’ to town.” For generations Woodstockers from all over the township have said these words as they set off by foot, horseback, wagon, bike, or car…to the Woodstock Village…for supplies, for work, for entertainment, to worship, to watch a parade, to protest, to trick or treat, to wait for Santa. Woodstock’s original Town Center was located at the intersection of what is now Route 212 and Mink Hollow Rd. in Lake Hill. By 1805 this hub of activity had relocated itself to its present site. At that time “town” was made up of a store, a church, several taverns, and small farms. This exhibition will celebrate the Town Center, so vibrant and well-loved.

Arriving at Rose’s Store on Tinker Street – circa, 1900. (Historical Society of Woodstock Archives/Town Center Collection)

On Mill Hill Road – circa, 1970. (Historical Society of Woodstock Archives/Town Center Collection)

Also open to visitors is the new permanent exhibit Remembering Woodstock and the newly renovated The Tool Shed.
The Historical Society of Woodstock is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 5 and admission is free.

Murder Mystery at the Art Colony - Sept 10
2023-09-10 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd., Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
To be performed as a fundraiser for the Historical Society of Woodstock
It's 1902 and you're invited to dine at the new Byrdcliffe Art Colony. You’ll socialize with Ralph Whitehead and his wife Jane Byrd McCall. Artist Bolton Brown and hotelier Elizabeth Reynolds will also be present along with college professor Percy Longfellow. You'll be fussed over by a loyal butler and a fortune-hunting maid. Katherine Kerry, a local writer for the Kingston Daily Freeman, observes much more than merriment and gaiety when she witnesses a murder.
Written and directed by Anika Krempl for Theatre on the Road, her historical whodunits have enjoyed sold-out performances throughout the Hudson Valley since 2015. Anika remarked, “Mystery at the Art Colony is a work of historic fiction. Although it features four historic characters, we do not represent any of them as a murderer. Like all of Frank Marquette’s productions, it is rich in fact and fiction, comedy, drama and mystery.”
Along with Anika Krempl, the cast includes Theatre on the Road owner-operator Frank Marquette, Erica Woolley, Nicole Prepeluk, Tom Roberts, Lauren Roberts, Ken Stallon and Jim Keenen. Live period music will be performed by Hannah Tufano.
“Mystery at the Art Colony” will be performed as a fundraiser for the Historical Society of Woodstock, on Saturday, September 9 at 7:00 pm and Sunday, September 10 at 5:00 pm. Tickets are $18.00 in advance and $20.00 the day of the event. Light refreshments will be available for a nominal fee.

Celebrating its 25th year in business, Theatre on the Road is owned and operated by Frank and Kirsten Marquette of Rosendale, New York. For more information visit www.theatreontheroad.com

SPONSORS

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Diane and Garry Kvistad of the Kvistad Foundation
Woodstock Building Supply
