Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on LinkedIn: 𝟑 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟… (2024)

𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐃: The Woodstock Oral History Initiative has added a stop in 𝗢𝗻𝗲𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮, 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤 on April 19-21.Can't make it? No worries! Additional pop-ups include:+ March 11-12: Boston, MA+ April 1-3: New York, NY+ April 11-15: Santa Fe, NM+ April 22-23: San Diego, CA+ April 24-29: Los Angeles, CA+ June & July: Several Places in New York – Stay Tuned!If you or someone you know attended the greatest festival of all time, please consider sharing your story →https://bit.ly/49zZwIk𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘴.Support for this initiative provided by National Endowment for the Humanities.

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𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐃: 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒!The 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝-𝐓𝐡𝐞-𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 and the 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐞 tours at Bethel Woods have been extended until September 29! Get direct access to the stories, research, and operations of the historic site of 1969 Woodstock festival and discover where the art fair took place and where the original Main Gate path was planned!Learn more by visiting → https://lnkd.in/eCkgNj2j

𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞'𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭: 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐬 𝐑𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲! 🕮Congratulations to Darius Rucker on the release of his much-anticipated memoir! From his chart-topping hits to his inspiring journey, fans can now delve deeper into the life and stories of this iconic musician. Catch Rucker alongside the iconic band Hootie and the Blowfish at Bethel Woods on June 27! Purchase tickets here → bit.ly/3QHLUna

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲!☮️From all of us at Bethel Woods, we extend heartfelt gratitude to those who have served and sacrificed for our nation. This Memorial Day, we honor their courage and commitment. Let's come together in remembrance and appreciation, and may your day be filled with moments of reflection and joy!If you are currently serving U.S. military personnel, enjoy 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 admission into The Museum at Bethel Woods until September 2,2024. Learn more about The Museum at Bethel Woods here → https://lnkd.in/eCkgNj2j

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𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊 𝐋𝐄𝐅𝐓: The Family Concert Series begins on June 1! 🎶The Family Concert Series is back and ready to rock with our youngest audience members! Jam out with us next Saturday with the music of Taylor Swift and more and celebrate Bethel Woods' unique history and vision for a world made better through music and art. → Learn more and get tickets: https://lnkd.in/eJyzAd4s

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Meet George Dennehy! 🎵George has overcome so many challenges in his own life, he believes that every individual has a purpose and absolutely anything is possible. He started his musical journey learning to play the cello at the age of 8. With the cello as his launching pad, he has taught himself guitar, electric bass, and basic piano. George gained worldwide attention in 2012 after he posted a video of himself playing guitar and covering the Goo Goo Dolls song “Iris." Since then, his career has continued to take off. Watch George along with other talented musicians at the 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 hosted by Bethel Woods on July 12! Purchase tickets here → bit.ly/44K4dOa

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Summer programs for children ages 10-15 allow young artists to hone in on the specifics of various art specialties during two-week sessions. Guided by skilled Teaching Artists, participants will deepen their skills while weaving together community, caring, and creativity.𝗨𝗣𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗗𝗘:🎸 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽: July 1-12 | Ages 10-15 → bit.ly/3ITyVdS📽️𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: July 15-26 | Ages 10-15 → bit.ly/4acrTgm🤘 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮: July 29-August 9 | Ages 10-15 → bit.ly/3PDlG4u🗿 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀: August 12-23 | Ages 10-15 → bit.ly/3VA5TaC𝘐𝘯 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘵𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 100%. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯@𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳.𝘰𝘳𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦.

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𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮!Since 2020, the Museum has been deeply committed to the collection and preservation of stories from the people who know Woodstock best!Our incredible team will be stopping by:+ June 9-10: New York City → Dyman Farmhouse+ June 28-30: Columbus, Ohio → ComFestLearn more about our Oral History Initiative here! → bit.ly/3QTG95I📷: gift of Ian R. Slater

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𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤?The Woodstock festival, lasting from August 15-18 of 1969, welcomed nearly half a million people. However, Woodstock's massive attendance wasn't its only impressive feat:+ there were only a total of 𝟔𝟎𝟎 porta-potties at the festival. That's only 1 toilet for every 62 fans!+ 𝟏𝟖𝟔,𝟎𝟎𝟎 tickets were sold in advance. As the masses kept coming, the only option was to let everyone in for free!+ only 𝟖𝟎 arrests were made during the duration of Woodstock (mostly drug charges)!Want to learn more insane Woodstock facts by numbers? Read this article by Stacker here → bit.ly/3WMgTSS

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