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“Woodstock Art Colony Kids: with Barbara Carlson, Sarah Mecklem and Meed Wetterau Barnett”

Via Zoom

On February 28, 2023 at 7 PM, art historian Bruce Weber will interview Meed Wetterau Barnett, Barbara Carlson, and Sarah Mecklem, all of whom grew up in Woodstock’s art colony in the period after World War II. They will discuss their experiences coming of age in this unique community, their artistic families, and the impact growing up in Woodstock among a […]

Annual Sale of Treasures and Trinkets

Historical Society of Woodstock 20 Comeau Drive, Woodstock, NY, United States

Community members have generously gone into attics, barns, and cellars and have donated wonderful items to the HSW sale .

BENEFIT CONCERT featuring THE MARC BLACK BAND and SABRINA & THE GEMS with RENNIE CANTINE

Mescal Hornbeck Community Center 56 Rock City Rd., Woodstock, NY, United States

featuringThe Marc Black Band features the wonderful vocals of Amy Fradon, joyous Eric Parker on drums; and psychedelic inventor and Blues Magoos founder Mike Esposito on bass. Their wildly danceable blues has led to Marc’s induction into the New York Chapter of the Blues Hall of Fame, and his recent album, Everybody Wants My Hat, reached the top ten on the International […]

Woodstock Art Colony Works On Paper

Historical Society of Woodstock 20 Comeau Drive, Woodstock, NY, United States

Time: 1–5 p.m. Opening reception Saturday, June 10, 3–5 p.m. with talk by Bruce Weber at 3:30 p.m. William H. Arlt’s Flowers David Huffine Library FairFlorence Hubbard Overlook MountainKonrad  Cramer Self Portrait Gallery talk by Bruce Weber on July 8, 3 p.m.  Admission: Free The public is invited to “In Care of the Historical Society of Woodstock,” which highlights the […]

The Tools they used— A History of Woodstock Through Tools

Historical Society of Woodstock 20 Comeau Drive, Woodstock, NY, United States

  Two talks illustrating the use of tools throughout the history of Woodstock. Richard Heppner, the author of six local history books and the Town Historian, will talk on life in early Woodstock from 12:30 to 1:15. His presentation will cover farming, blue stone quarrying, ice harvesting, and woodworking. At 1:30, Graham Blackburn, a master woodworker, […]