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Volume 6 Issue 32
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31st Annual Woodstock Folk Festival
By Anne Eickstadt, CORRESPONDENT
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he Woodstock Folk Festival began in 1986 as a one-time event. 31 years later, it is traditionally held on the third Sunday of July. It features folk musicians, folk dancers and storytellers. Among the performers were Small Potatoes (Jacquie Manning & Rich Prezioso), Tret Fure, The Hounds of Finn (Michelle MacGregor, Pete McCauley & Lojo Russo), Rev. Robert B. Jones, The Heather Pearson Trio (Heather Pearson, Shawn Nadeau & Davy Sturtevannt), Woody Pines, and Villa Palagonia (Allison Scola & Joe Ravo). It can be found in the park on the historic Woodstock Square. This year’s events on Sunday, July 17, included performances at both the Gazebo in the park and at the Stage Left Café next to the Woodstock Opera House. The Stage Left Café is offering an Open Mike Stage with an additional performance by local band, ‘Big Fish’ (Al Fyfe, Kent Fishburn, Deb Firak & Martin Brunkalla), Gloria Burchfield, and Mark Lyons. The festival offers “an afternoon of folk, pop, country, Celtic, Italian, blues, Americana and down home swing” on the Main Stage [Pavilion in the Park].’ Small Potatoes’ opens the events at noon. They were followed by several groups and artists, then return to present a Lifetime
ANNE EICKSTADT PHOTO McHenry County News
Tret Fure, onstage in the Pavilion on the historic Woodstock Square at the 31st Annual Folk Festival
Achievement award to Bill Staines. A native of New England, Bill Staines has travelled across North America for over 40 years, singing and performing.
“He has gained an international reputation as a gifted songwriter and performer.” Staines’ performances include gentle humor and storytelling about everyday
Crystal Lake Central catches fire By Samantha Fetzner
people, truckers, the Midwest and the Yukon. Staines’ songs appear in scouting campfire songbooks, grade school music books and hymnals. His music can be heard in the movie ‘The Return of the Secaucus Seven’ and other films. He is one of very few songwriters with eight songs published in the classic song collection “Rise Up Singing”. Staines performs nearly 200 concerts a year. Some of his most popular songs are: ‘Ceremony’, ‘Flowers in the Snow’, Lord Franklin (Lady Franklin’s Lament)’, ‘I must Be Going Home’, and ‘Symphony of Gold’. He has performed in the Woodstock Folk Festival concerts in the past, but this is his first performance at the summer Folk Festival. The Woodstock Folk Festival is traditionally held in the Woodstock Square with open lawn seating. The small pavilion on the side of the park has been set up with hands on children’s activities. It is currently attended by Folk Festival vice-president Suzanne Campbell. “Kids are so much fun to work with. The music is great and the weather is sublime.” The Woodstock Folk Festival organization sponsors concerts throughout the year at several locations. Information about the Woodstock Folk Festival can be found at www.woodstockfolkfestival. com. A folk music concert schedule for the Woodstock area can be found at www. offsquaremusic.org.
is under construction and as a result, it was not a heavily occupied space. Late in the afternoon on Wednes- The fire was contained to the roof day, July 27, reports of smoke rolling within that area and the fire departout of the structure at 45 W. Franklin ment determined that the integrity of Street in Crystal Lake were reported the building was still intact and no to local authorities. The roof of the damage had come to the structure itbuilding, which is more commonly self. known as Crystal Lake Central High The alarms at the school regisSchool, was on fire. First responding tered severely enough that additional firefighters from the city were on site firefighters from all over the county, at approximately 3:45 Wednesday as well as departments in Wauconda, afternoon where a black cloud was Barrington, and the Dundee/Carpenrising from the top of the building. tersville area were on site. All of the The cause of the fire is yet to be de- responding firemen were utilized termined. due to the extreme heat and humid The firefighters were able to ity at the time of the fire. Medical safely evacuate all people inside of aid was on site to check over those the building with no injuries. Those working. Two of the firefighters on on site at the time of the fire were the scene were transported to Censchool maintenance staff. The por- tegra/NIMC- Northern Illinois Medtion of the building that was on fire ical Center- in McHenry for heat exhaustion, but have since been released. No other treatment was necessary for anyone on site during the fire. The area was thick with the buzz of people passing by and nearby residents eager to make sure the area was safe Wednesday evening. With the swift response of the local fire departments, everything was addressed and safe Wednesday. The school was open and operational ANNE EICKSTADT PHOTO McHenry County News Thursday for present summer schedules and employees. No SUBMITTED PHOTO McHenry County News further details regarding the Smoke was seen rolling out of the struc- cause of the fire were availture at 45 W. Franklin Street in Crystal able as of 4 p.m. on Thurs. Julian is playing native Incan wind pipes during the Fiesta Days Arts & Crafts Fair in Veterans Memorial July 28. Park in McHenry. See story on page 2. Lake on Wednesday. REPORTER
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