Bearsville News

Dr. Richard Craft and Harold Buley Jr. present "History of the Local Knife Making Industry" at 2 p.m. at the Neversink Town Hall on Route 55 in Grahamsville.

Shawn Colvin is far beyond her labeled persona: singer/songwriter. Yes, she does both those things; but how many can leave a listener blissed out, whether from an original composition or a well-chosen cover tune? Her records have found critical acclaim and a dedicated fanbase who have responded to her offerings from her pen or interpretations .

Besides performing, taping a PBS special and writing a memoir, singer/songwriter Shawn Colvin also has another responsibility.

Sunday is the last day to check out the Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bearsville Theater on Route 212 in Bearsville.

An archtop called Grace. Its sculpted face is made from Sitka Spruce, back and sides are figured maple, so it's blonde all around.

One of only four such events of its kind in the nation, the Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase is specific in its vision.

The Bearsville Theater in Woodstock tonight will host a concert by alt-folk-rocker Steve Earle.

Zoning and land use issues dominated the agenda at the Woodstock Town Board's October 13 meeting, which also featured compelling presentations by two advisory groups, the Comeau Trails Task Force and the town's Commission for Civic Design.

Just as last weekend was all about moving images and their makers , this coming Saturday and Sunday, October 10 and October 11, will be pulling in hordes of still photo aficionados, and makers, to Woodstock.

The Woodstock Chamber Orchestra opens its 31st season Thursday with a program combining oldies but goodies, along with some rare treats.

Singer-songwriter Allison Moorer has a pretty good story about meeting her future husband, the man whose album, 'Guitar Town,' came out when she was 14.

Ulster County native and resident Danny Louis, who plays keyboards in Gov't Mule, is set to join Journal music writer John Barry on WDST Thursday morning at 8:35 a.m. Louis and Barry will speak with DJ Greg Gattine about the concert Louis will play Saturday night, at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, with Jerry Joseph.

Wednesday evening. Press time for some of us. Movie time for others. At the Bearsville Theater, folks start rolling in for a big screen showing of Barbara Kopple's latest take on the big festival that gave our town new notoriety 40 years ago this past summer, "Woodstock: Now & Then." She, the Woodstock Film Festival's 2006 Maverick Award honoree , ...

Steve Israel is down at the Bearsville Theater getting set to watch "Neil Young Trunk Show." Before the screening, he watched the "Music in Film" panel, starring Jonathan Demme, director of the Young flick and many other great music films, including Talking Heads' "Stop Making Sense." Check out what Demme had to say about "Neil Young Trunk Show," ...

Scenes from day three of the Woodstock Film Festival: "Mighty Uke" screened Friday at the Bearsville Theater, and among those in the audience was a woman clutching a pink, daisy-covered ukulele case.

Scenes from the first full day at the Woodstock Film Festival: Before "The Time of Their Lives," viewers were treated to a short titled "Unbelievable Four." The animated film was styled as music video with urban racing, rocket ships and a live performance of Europe's "The Final Countdown" by a band featuring animated versions of former President ...

Actor Woody Harrelson will be at the Woodstock Film Festival tonight, to take part in a question-and-answer session after a screening of 'The Messenger,' in which he appears.

NEW PALTZ -A Bearsville man was arrested on a drug charge after police allegedly found him in possession of hallucinogenic mushrooms on the SUNYNew Paltz campus.

The man who brought a sadistic cannibal to life on the silver screen will be in Woodstock this week to promote a new documentary about an enigmatic songwriter from Canada who is as fond of loud, distorted, electric guitar leads as he is of a hushed harmonica and soft, lullaby -like strumming.

When a member of the Woodstock music community is in need, everyone rallies to his aid.