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Free admission at Woodstock Museum Film Festival

Free admission at Woodstock Museum Film Festival

Through Sept. 4: The independent films on view are submitted from all around the world. Two air-conditioned theaters run each scheduled film simultaneously. There are countercultural exhibits to view and grounds to stroll in the daytime and a café on-site that opens at 6 p.m., one hour before the evening movie programs get underway. There will also be music, light shows with Jim C., a bonfire and, weather permitting, access to a swimming pool with underwater stereo speakers.

Remains of a roadside attraction

Remains of a roadside attraction

Discover the Emile Brunel Studio & Sculpture Garden in Boiceville. When it was known as Le Chalet Indien resort, it was the summer home of Harold Prince and Max Ernst; regular visitors included Enrico Caruso, George M. Cohan, Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson.

Gardiner town hall spruced up by Watchtower volunteers

Gardiner town hall spruced up by Watchtower volunteers

Gardiner’s historic town hall has been just been given a facelift by volunteers from the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society (a/k/a the Jehovah’s Witnesses). In a demonstration of civic-mindedness, the tax-exempt religious organization provided free labor to the town to powerwash, repair, prime and paint the entire exterior of the building.