by Weston | Mar 11, 2024 | Roots of Woodstock Blog |
Detail from the cover of Still Life with Violin, a biography of Stefan Lokos[/caption]Stefan Lokos (1913-1994) was born in Budapest, Hungary, and studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest, the City Music Academy of Budapest, and the Music Conservatory of...
by Weston | Dec 30, 2010 | Roots Book |
The Woodstock Festival of 1969 was officially named the Woodstock Music & Art Fair. According to Michael Lang in Roots of the 1969 Woodstock Festival, the inclusion of “art” in the festival name was a nod to Woodstock, NY’s status as an art colony—beginning...
by Weston | Oct 19, 2010 | Roots Book |
The Historical Society of Woodstock’s Folk Songs of the Catskills: The Spirit of Camp Woodland exhibit and related events drew hundreds of attendees this past summer. For example, on August 14, nearly 100 people attended the presentation/folk concert with Sue...
by Weston | Sep 8, 2010 | Roots of Woodstock Blog |
Raising Reds Author to Give Talk and Sign Books Woodstock, NY—On Sunday, September 12, from 2 to 4 p.m., Paul C. Mishler, author of Raising Reds: Young Pioneers, Radical Summer Camps, and Communist Political Culture, will give a talk at the Eames House, 20...
by Weston | Jul 23, 2010 | Roots Book |
New Exhibit at the Historical Society of Woodstock Examines the Renaissance of Catskill Roots Music Woodstock, NY—On Saturday, July 31, 2010, a retrospective exhibit on Camp Woodland opens with a reception from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Eames House, 20 Comeau Drive in...
