Music
A co-creator and promoter of the 1969 Woodstock music festival that served as a touchstone for generations of music fans, Michael Lang has died.
Jan. 9, 2022
Entertainment & Arts
John Morris, who helped organize the historic 1969 Woodstock music and art festival, died Nov. 10 at his Santa Fe, N.M., home. He was 84.
Nov. 12, 2023
Movies
Barak Goodman and Jamila Ephron’s documentary “Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation” is structured like an oral history of the 1969 festival.
June 6, 2019
A range of companies from Warner Bros. to a Woodland Hills souvenir distributor have moved into strategic positions to transform the summer of 1989 into three months of hype and hoopla commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Woodstock music festival’s three days of peace and music.
May 25, 1989
Now dubbed Woodstock 50 Washington, the embattled anniversary festival will be occurring at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Maryland. But who will perform?
July 25, 2019
To celebrate the golden anniversary of the counterculture-spawning Woodstock festival, the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts will co-host the Bethel Woods Music and Culture Festival next year in the the same location as the pivotal 1969 event.
Dec. 28, 2018
“There is always a little heaven in a disaster area.”
Dec. 3, 1999
Travel & Experiences
You can still buy a ticket to the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair at a couple of downtown Saugerties shops--but the price has risen just a bit in 25 years.
July 24, 1994
Located in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, this town of 18,000 is not far from where, once upon a time, Rip Van Winkle took a very long nap.
May 1, 1994
“It used to be us versus them. Then, we became them and the kids became us.
Aug. 2, 1994