Woodstock Remembered: 50 Years of Music & Memories
Did you know that it has been fifty years since the Woodstock Music & Art Fair, better known simply as Woodstock? In August 1969, one of the most iconic live music events in history began on a dairy farm in upstate New York outside of a small town named Bethel. The list of legendary rock and folk musicians who played at Woodstock is truly remarkable: Richie Havens, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Santana, The Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jefferson Airplane, Crosby, Still, Nash, & Young, and Jimi Hendrix are just a few on that list.
Fifty years later we remember those defining days of music and memory through these free community programs at the Dover Public Library:
1969: 365 Days of Transformation
Thursday, August 8 at 6:30 PM
It was a year of extremes, violence and madness as well as achievement and success. It started with The Ohio State Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl and ended with Jimi Hendrix in New York. Along the way, we saw man walk on the moon, Woodstock, the Cuyahoga River catch on fire, John Wayne in True Grit, Vietnam, and so much more. Join Chris Hart for an examination of twelve months that is unparalleled in American history.
Should I Just Go Back to Being a Dairy Farmer?
Thursday, August 15 at 6:30 PM
Woodstock was the ultimate music festival in 1969, perhaps of all time. After two area villages declined to provide venues, dairy farmer Mas Yasgur leases his daily farm to festival promoters. One year later, Max has been asked to rent his property again. But is he ready to endure the anger of his neighbors, the threatening phone calls and the boycott of his milk, not to mention the damage to his land? Or does his belief in freedom of expression (not to mention the fee) dictate that he adopt the cause once again? Join Max at his kitchen table as he recalls those three days in August and ponders his decision. Presented by Chris Hart.
-Jim Gill
Director
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