woodstock festival
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- Aimee O'Neill, co-chair of the Harford County farm fair board reports day after day of rainy weather took its toll on attendance at this year's fair, as organizers had to cancel many key events. She invites the public to weigh in at the fair board's September meeting as it plans next year's fair.
- On Saturday, August 4, 2018, the Cultural Center at the Opera House (Opera House) will celebrate its first anniversary with a daylong celebration.
- Woodstock County Music Fest will offer support to Ellicott City and the Baltimore homeless community.
- Michigan rock act Greta Van Fleet headlined a sold-out Rams Head Live in Baltimore on Wednesday night.
- Bel Air resident Clifton M. “Clif” Dowling Jr., who died May 1 at age 72, lived his life straight out of Baby Boom era into which he was born.
- Preview of Howard County Conservancy event on Nov. 9 featuring Kate Campbell Stevenson portraying three historic female figures, Rachel Carson, Louise A. Boyd and Sacagawea.
- The Laurel jazz festivals, held at Laurel Race Course in 1967, 1968 and 1969, attracted big-name bands including Dizzy Gillespie, Etta Jones, Woody Herman and his Big Band, Thelonious Monk, Gloria Lynne and Herbie Mann Octet,
- Rebecca Polen "Becky" Hartman Obituary
- Merriweather Post Pavilion is the crown jewel of Columbia's arts venues, a performance stage ranked as the No. 2 amphitheater in the nation by Billboard magazine. All Columbians embrace it.
- Marriotts Ridge High School PTSA awarded four seniors a $1,500 scholarship in recognition of their commitment to the mission of Marriotts Ridge High School – exemplifying honor and excellence in all that we do. These students were chosen based on their essays describing their challenges and successes.
- Many local churches are offering vacation Bible school and here are a few for you to choose from.
- The Howard County Tennis Tournament was held at the Wilde Lake Tennis Center May 5-9, with several Marriotts Ridge Mustangs placing in the top spots.
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- By the time they got to Woodstock, they weren't exactly half a million strong. More like 300. But it was still a party. And musician John Sebastian, who played at the original Woodstock in 1969, was the headliner.
- The Maryland State Highway Administration has approved some major safety upgrades to Route 32 in Sykesville, between Day Road and West Friendship Road.
- genealogy is the fastest growing hobby in the country, says Dennis Ayers, who lives in Ellicott City and is president of the Howard County Genealogical Society
- In "Mad Men" Season 7 premiere, Don's on the mend. Sort of.
- In the hours after many began to hear about the passing of former Orioles center fielder Paul Blair, former teammates came to grip with the news.
- If people had a good time, organizers feel like things went well and it didn't become a money pit, then it was a success. Building on that, and lessons learned, next year's can be an even bigger success.
- We have all heard about the 1969 Woodstock Festival that took place in New York, but a new Woodstock Music Festival and Picnic is coming to Maryland on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2-5 p.m.
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- Mary F. Hewes, a former newspaper reporter and longtime Charles Village resident, died May 16 from cancer at Mount Pleasant Hospice. She was 81.
- Columbia resident Angela Webb's growing mobile pet grooming business emphasizes convenience and one-on-one care.
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- The delay of the Keystone XL pipeline is one in a long series of decisions that has strangled the nation's economy, tied our fortunes to Middle East oil and ceded the advantage to China and other Asian economies.