Arts Briefs
November 14, 2023
Exhibit will showcase artwork of MCC facultyWorks of the Art and Design faculty at McHenry County College will be showcased through Dec. 22 in Galleries One and Two. This biennial exhibit […]
Exhibit will showcase artwork of MCC facultyWorks of the Art and Design faculty at McHenry County College will be showcased through Dec. 22 in Galleries One and Two. This biennial exhibit […]
After touring the Opera House last week before their meeting, members of the Woodstock City Council gave nodding approval to $3.8 million in renovations to the 133-year-old theater.Eight projects were […]
MCC gallery to feature Venezuelan artist’s work“How One Becomes What Is?,” an exhibit by artist Jeffly Gabriela Molina, is on display through Sept. 15 in Galleries One and Two at […]
By Eileen Millardnews@thewoodstockindependent.comWoodstock’s Park in the Square will benefit from the same state of Illinois funding that is moving many Opera House renovation projects along this year and in 2024.The […]
Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.comFor the second week in a row, the weekly summer concert of the City Band will be forced inside tonight, July 5.Instead of playing its Independence Day concert (“An […]
By Lydia LaGuenews@thewoodstockindependent.comSpring is a time for new beginnings, and with it brings opportunities for new expressions.The Woodstock Opera House will showcase Judith Svalander School of Ballet’s “Spring Festival of […]
Folk Festival spring concert set for April 16 at Stage Left Woodstock Folk Festival has scheduled its first in-person spring concert since 2019 for 2 p.m. Sunday, April 16, at Stage […]
Moose Lodge, Opera House, Boy Scouts, and Difference Makers were donors to the Woodstock Food Pantry during the past month.“I am in awe of the generosity of our local organizations […]
By Eileen Millardnews@thewoodstockindependent.comBroadway musicals, according to Michael Weber, are a fusion of “opera … operetta … [and] the world of American vaudeville.” Weber, artistic director of Chicago’s Porchlight Music Theatre, will […]
Introduction to community theater at Opera House for D-200 studentsAll third-grade students in Woodstock School District 200 have been invited to the first “Let’s Put On A Show!” program at […]
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