May 23, 2011

Woodstock Farm Festival 2011 Events

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Opening Day is June 1

Seed Starting & Planting:

Free seedlings and expert gardening advice with the Master Gardeners of Cornell Cooperative Extension http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/ulster/MG/MG%20Home.htm

Music on the Main Stage:

Byrdsong directed by Nancy Chusid - A local womens a cappella singing group presents an eclectic mix of songs with spirit. Singing along is encouraged! www.NancysMusicRoom.com

Music in the Farmer's Market:

Fiddle Music with Deb Tankard and Friends. Starts at 5pm. Also, Billy Faier www.billyfaier.com

June 8th

Music on the Main Stage:

Josh Tyler Band - Americana mix of folk, rock, blues, country, and jazz. www.joshtyler.net

Music in the Farmer's Market:

Mamalama - Mamalama weaves together both modern and ancient musical culture through the sounds of traditional harp, violin/chincello, hammered dulcimer, cello, hurdy gurdy, native flutes, and other world-folk instrument coloration. www.myspace.com/mamalamaband

Community Group:

Good Neighbor Food Pantry - Serving an average of 300 persons each month. Located on the ground floor of the Reformed Church of Woodstock. www.christwoodstock.org/good_neighbor_food_pantry.html

Kids:

Afternoon Poetry for Kids & Kidders with Piper & Phillip Levine plus various invited and surprise guests. For more info: pprod@mindspring.com

June 15th

Music on the Main Stage:

Steven Michael Pague & Friends - Steven's original and collected uplifting songs express the true commonalities of the experience of being human; feeling, dreaming, waking, wanting, needing, hoping, loving, losing, finding oneself, letting go, and being thankful. Voice and guitar. Folk, pop, reggae, country, skiffle. myspace.com/stevenmichaelpague Starts at 5pm

Music in the Farmer's Market:

Fiddle Music with Deb Tankard and Friends. Starts at 5pm

Kids:

'Kid's Song Fest' with Melody Newcombe and her singing puppets Lolitta, Bunny Foo Foo, Granny and Mugsy the Dog. www.melodynewcombe.com Starts at 4pm on the main stage.

June 22nd

Celebrate the Spring Harvest:

Chef Demonstration & Tasting with Kevin Katz of The Red Onion. Chef Katz will prepare a delicious dish using local, seasonal ingredients from our farmers. www.redonionrestaurant.com

Music on the Main Stage:

Frank Luther and Friends. Starts at 5pm

Kids:

Elly Wininger will lead a community sing-along for the whole family. www.ellywininger.com Starts at 3:45pm on the main stage.

Music in the Farmer's Market:

Dave Kearney - Dave got his first guitar, a Sears Silvertone with hula dancers on it, from his father when he was nine years old. He now writes and performs songs about the human condition. www.myspace.com/davekearneymusic Starts at 5pm

June 29th

Music on the Main Stage:

TBD

Music in the Farmer's Market:

Fiddle Music with Deb Tankard and Friends. Starts at 5pm

Kids:

The Ivy Vine Players Puppet Theater www.grianmacgregor.com Starts at 5:45pm on the main stage.

Community Group:

Woodstock Land Conservancy - Committed to the protection and preservation of the open lands, forests, wetlands, scenic areas and historic sites in Woodstock and the surrounding area. www.woodstocklandconservancy.org

July 6th

Music on the Main Stage:

String Machine - String Machine delivers a distinctive and infectious blend of Bluegrass, Folk, Classic Country and String Band music, tinged with Swing, Irish, Blues, Rockabilly and other ingredients that spice up the rich gumbo of American music. Get a sneak peek right here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fjusA3PEV0

Kids:

Mountaintop School Puppet Shows with Wendy Weinburd Fairy tales and folk tales from around the world told with natural woolen table puppets and silk marionettes. www.Mountaintopschool.com Show starts at 3:45pm

Music in the Farmer's Market:

Billy Faier www.billyfaier.com

July 13th

Music on the Main Stage:

Brian Madden with the Neo Trio - Jazz and Blues www.brianmaddenmusic.com Starts at 5pm

Music in the Farmer's Market:

Fiddle Music with Deb Tankard and Friends. Starts at 5pm

Kids:

Afternoon Poetry for Kids & Kidders with Piper & Phillip Levine plus various invited and surprise guests. For more info: pprod@mindspring.com Starts at 3:45 on the main stage.

Community Group:

Woodstock Time Bank - www.woodstocktimebank.org

July 20th

Music on the Main Stage:

Cleoma's Ghost - Sweet as a Georgia peach, spicy as a chili pepper. Cleoma's Ghost plays old time Cajun music from the heart. Blending in some of their own original songs, they are a dance party contained in a duo. Sweet vocal harmonies.They will make you want to get up and dance and swoon. Sometimes at the same time! www.cleomasghost.com

Music on the Farmers' Market:

Miriam Rose - Miriam Rose is seven years old, and has been playing violin since she was three and a half. Miriam plays a mostly classical repertoire, with a few surprises that show the range of her musical interests. Starts at 5pm

Kids:

Kids Yoga in the field with Tamara. Starts at 3:45pm

Community Group:

Woodstock Garden Club Youth Program

July 27th

Annual Corn Roast

- Stop by for an ear of farm fresh grilled corn on the cob. All proceeds benefit the Woodstock Farm Festival.

Music on the Main Stage:

The Acoustic Medicine Show - Progressive mountainfolkgrass is what we call it; fine string music done jam style is what you might say. The Acoustic Medicine Show features guitar, fiddle, mandolin, standup bass and 3-part harmonies on original homespun music. Come on people, come on, let's gooooo. www.facebook.com/pages/Acoustic-Medicine-Show/179810319675, and www.theacousticmedicineshow.comStarts at 5pm

Music in the Farmer's Market:

Fiddle Music with Deb Tankard and Friends. Starts at 5pm

Kids:

Mountaintop School Puppet Shows with Wendy Weinburd Fairy tales and folk tales from around the world told with natural woolen table puppets and silk marionettes. www.Mountaintopschool.com Show starts at 3:45pm

August 3rd

Music on the Main Stage:

Hope Machine - Hope Machine was born at a 2003 Woody Guthrie hootenanny hosted by Woody's granddaughter Anna Canoni. It was named after the Woody quote: "about all a human being is anyway, is a hoping machine." http://www.ericpuente.com/hopemachine/index.htm Starts at 5pm

Music in the Farmer's Market:

Dave Kearney - Dave got his first guitar, a Sears Silvertone with hula dancers on it, from his father when he was nine years old. He now writes and performs songs about the human condition. www.myspace.com/davekearneymusic Starts at 5pm

Kids:

Mountaintop School Puppet Shows with Wendy Weinburd Fairy tales and folk tales from around the world told with natural woolen table puppets and silk marionettes. www.Mountaintopschool.com Show starts at 3:45pm

August 10th

Music on the Main Stage:

Justin Love www.justinlove.com

Music in the Farmer's Market:

Fiddle Music with Deb Tankard and Friends. Starts at 5pm

Kids:

Afternoon Poetry for Kids & Kidders with Piper & Phillip Levine plus various invited and surprise guests. For more info: pprod@mindspring.com Starts at 3:45 on the main stage.

Community Group:

Woodstock Land Conservancy - Committed to the protection and preservation of the open lands, forests, wetlands, scenic areas and historic sites in Woodstock and the surrounding area. www.woodstocklandconservancy.org

August 17th

Tomato Day

- Chef Demonstration & Tasting with Cucina. Chef Gianni Scappin of Cucina will come to the market to prepare a dish using fresh, local, juicy tomatoes. www.cucinawoodstock.com

Music on the Main Stage:

Connor Kennedy - Before even hitting the age of 16, Connor Kennedy has performed with members of both The Levon Helm Band, and The Gregg Allman Band, and has put his name on the Hudson Valley music scene. Tracing his influences to a handful of musically rich names such as Bob Dylan, The Band, Muddy Waters, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, he performs songs of the past, as well as his own original material which is as diverse as his musical tastes. www.myspace.com/connorkennedyguitarist Starts at 5pm

Music in the Farmer's Market:

Billy Faier www.billyfaier.com

Plus:

Zumba Demonstration with Jessica Bartoletti of Studio One Dynamic, fun, and simple dance fitness moves set to Latin and International rhythms. Come and shake it with us or just see what it's all about. Ditch the workout, join the party! 5:45 on the main stage www.woodstockzumba.com

August 24th

Kids Back to School Bash

- Kids Paint your own t-shirt. Starts at 4pm

Music on the Main Stage:

Spiral Up Kids - Organic free range children's music the whole family can groove to. www.spiralupkids.com Starts at 5pm

Music in the Farmer's Market:

Fiddle Music with Deb Tankard and Friends. Starts at 5pm

Kids:

Storytelling with the Woodstock Library www.woodstock.org Starts at 3:45pm

Community Group:

Woodstock Library www.woodstock.org

August 31st

Music on the Main Stage:

Ira & Laurie McIntosh - Get a true taste of the Catskills with regional darlings, Ira & "Story" Laurie McIntosh, a husband-wife team whose concerts are all made to order and seasoned to taste with a dash of originality. While Laurie beguiles with her rich jazz-inflected voice and inimitable style, Ira's exquisite guitar & banjo picking will keep your toes tapping. Ira & Laurie will be serving up a cornucopia of tunes just right for the season, & with a groove so infectious you can't help but sing along. www.catskillmountainmusic.com

Music in the Farmer's Market:

TDB

Kids:

Songs & Stories with Laurie McIntosh www.storylaurie.com Starts at 3:45pm

September 7th

Music in the Farmer's Market:

Fiddle Music with Deb Tankard and Friends. Starts at 5pm

September 14th

Music in the Farmers' Market:

Dave Kearney - Dave got his first guitar, a Sears Silvertone with hula dancers on it, from his father when he was nine years old. He now writes and performs songs about the human condition. www.myspace.com/davekearneymusic Starts at 5pm

Community Group:

Woodstock Film Festival - 12th Annual Festival The annual fall festival services over 15,000 film lovers from NY and throughout the US. SCREENINGS featuring more than 130 of some of today's best independent films are the anchor. PANELS cover a broad spectrum of current artistic, technical and social issues; CONCERTS present musicians in Folk, Americana, Rock, Blues and other genres and fabulous PARTIES are always a mainstay. www.woodstockfilmfestival.com

September 21st

Music in the Farmer's Market:

Fiddle Music with Deb Tankard and Friends. Starts at 5pm

Community Group:

TBD

September 28th

Fall Fruit

- Chef Demonstration & Tasting featuring fresh, local fall fruit.

Music in the Farmer's Market:

TBD

October 5th

Music in the Farmer's Market:

Fiddle Music with Deb Tankard and Friends. Starts at 5pm

October 12th

Music in the Farmer's Market:

TBD

Community Group:

TBD

October 19th

Music in the Farmer's Market:

Fiddle Music with Deb Tankard and Friends. Starts at 5pm

Community Group:

TBD

October 26th Closing Day

Winter Squash

- Enjoy some hot Butternut Squash soup while you shop.

Music in the Farmer's Market:

TBD

Kids:

Pumpkin Decorating - Purchase your pumpkin at the farmers' market and bring it to our Pumpkin Decorating Booth to spruce it up for free.

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