2024 Woodstock Cheez-In

When you think “Woodstock” do you immediately see Cheez-Its, those orange, rectangular (1” by .94”) crackers first introduced in 1921? Well, this week you can and should. From Monday, May 20, to Sunday, May 26, the makers of the iconic snack food are hosting a pop-up diner here called Cheez-In. It’s drawing people from all over the eastern U.S., and it’s just plain fun. You can order Cheez-It-infused burgers, milkshakes, and sides, visit the Cheez-It Taste-It Station, and buy retro Cheez-It merch. And because it’s Woodstock, you can play tunes on the world’s first Cheez-It Jukebox . . . fed not by coins, but by you guessed it, Cheez-It crackers!

Shakespeare in the Catskills

From April 8 through 28, 2024, Catskill Mountain Shakespeare’s presentation of The Tempest will be on tour throughout the Catskills at various middle schools, high schools, and community venues. Performances open to the public include:

 

·      Prattsville, NY: Prattsville Arts Center, Saturday, April 13, 7:30 pm

·      Mt. Tremper, NY: Emerson Resort & Spa, Sunday, April 14, 2 pm

·      Cairo, NY: Storybrook Hollow, Saturday, April 20, 2 pm and 7:30 pm

·      Margaretville, NY: Open Eye Theatre, Sunday, April 21, 2 pm

·      Delhi, NY: Bushel Collective, Thursday, April 25, 7:30 pm

·      Red Hook, NY: Rose Hill Farm, Friday, April 26, 5:30 pm

·      Hunter, NY: Doctorow Center for the Arts, Saturday, April 27, 7:30 pm

·      Saugerties, NY: Opus 40 Sculpture Park: Sunday, April 28, 1 pm

 

Click here for tickets to the can’t-miss production, headed by founder and artistic director Sarah Reny and managing director Frank Wildermann.

Woodstock Bookfest!

Don’t miss Woodstock’s fun and thought-provoking writer/reader festival, now in its 15^th  year. From Story Slam (this time: “That’s Not What I Meant”) on Thursday evening, 3/21, to Memoir A-Go-Go on Sunday, 3/24, this fest delivers the goods. All events will take place at the historic Bearsville Theater. If you don’t yet have your tickets, link here. Remember, as festival leader Martha Frankel always says, “Reading changes everything.” See you there!