🌱 How Woodstock’s Abigail Thomas keeps writing — and mentoring — at 84
Woodstock, New York Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning to you Woodstock! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Woodstock’s Abigail Thomas keeps writing — and mentoring — at 84
- Which jam band is bringing new songs to Woodstock this Halloween?
Also on today's calendar: Deer Tick at Bearsville Theater and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 93 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Partly sunny; hot, less humid, temps: high: 90, low: 62.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• At 84, author Abigail Thomas is ready for 'next thing that makes me curious' (timesunion.com) — Longtime Woodstock resident and acclaimed memoirist Abigail Thomas, 84, is still writing daily from her home here and mentoring others through workshops and online classes. She reflects on how Woodstock’s creative community, her late husband’s illness, and years of teaching have shaped her life, while encouraging neighbors to tell their own stories at any age. 
• God Street Wine Debut Phish Cover, Test New Material on East Coast Tour (relix.com) — Jam band God Street Wine has announced a Halloween run in Woodstock, with shows planned here on October 31 and November 1 following an October 30 New York date. Fresh off recording a new LP at Woodstock’s Utopia Studios, they’re road-testing new songs and inventive covers before bringing the music back to town this fall.
📸 Around Woodstock
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Music Events →
Pearl Moon Woodstock, 52 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock
7:30 pm
Friday July 17
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Other local events
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Deer Tick at Bearsville Theater →
Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St, Woodstock
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Honky Tonk Last Sunday w/ Hudson Valley Flyers →
Colony, 22 Rock City Rd, Woodstock
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Reggae in the Garden Fest - Celebrating Jamaica Independence *OUTDOOR GARDEN SHOW* →
Colony, 22 Rock City Rd, Woodstock
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Dis-N-Dat Band →
Colony, 22 Rock City Rd, Woodstock
5:00 pm
Thursday July 23
Sunday July 26
Saturday August 8
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Mocktails in the Garden
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County 232 Plaza Road, Kingston, NY 12401
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Catskill Mountain Railroad: Dinosaur Express (July 17-19) →
Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce Catskill Mountain Railroad Co.
10:00 am -
Library Forum: How to Trace the Genealogy of Your Land with Brent and Wendy Robison
Woodstock Library Sussman-Blythe Community Room (2nd Floor)
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RCAL's Disability Awareness Parade
Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce Commercial corridor Broadway, Kingston. Parade steps off at 572 Broadway, Kingston, NY.
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Golden Notebook Book Club →
Woodstock Library Sussman-Blythe Community Room (2nd Floor)
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Simon's Dream: The Music of Penguin Cafe Orchestra →
Maverick Concerts Inc, 120 Maverick Rd, Woodstock
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WINDSYNC with EVREN OZEL, piano →
Maverick Concerts Inc, 120 Maverick Rd, Woodstock
4:00 pm
Thursday July 16
Friday July 17
Saturday July 18
Sunday July 19
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- anyone want to give feedback on archtop.
they told me they are in woodstock. do the cover the internet and iphone. seems to me she said only land lines? i want one provider. thanks. (Nextdoor Woodstock) - I would like to meet some walkers in Kingston.
I am inviting anyone who would like to walk and talk to meet at 10 am in the pavilion at Forsyth Park this Friday July 17. We will walk around the… (Nextdoor Woodstock)
- UnitedHealthcare At Home posted a job opening for In-Home Personal Care Aide in Woodstock. Apply here.
- Cumberland Farms posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Woodstock. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woodstock here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Saugerties teen pleads not guilty to murder for death of elderly woman (dailyfreeman.com)
- Orange County's Best Kept Secret Beach Is Now Open For The Summer (hudsonvalleypost.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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