- Bethel Woods
The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is a state-of-the-art performing arts center located at the site of the 1969
Woodstock Festival inBethel, New York . The hope of its founders is to provide artists with the opportunity to play and perform on one of music’s most legendary grounds while providing a catalyst for strong economic growth for theSullivan County, New York area and a premier cultural destination for music lovers and concert goers.History
Beginning in 1996, cable television pioneer and philanthropist
Alan Gerry purchased the original festival field and 1,700 surrounding acres, with eventual plans for an arts center. Bethel Woods is a multi-venue performing arts complex that can accommodate 15,000 fans at the main outdoor concert pavilion.Bethel Woods features a 7,500 square foot stage, a 4,500 covered seat pavilion and a sloping lawn accommodating up to 10,500 people. The outdoor terrace stage has space for 1,000, and the Woodstock Site Festival Field can accommodate events up to 30,000 capacities.
The inaugural season of 2006 included 9 show days, while in 2007 that number was increased to 16.
Museum at Bethel Woods
Scheduled to open in 2008 is a museum and event gallery dedicated to the legacy of the 1969
Woodstock Festival and the decade it concluded. The $100 million project, launched by the Gerry Foundation in 2004, has employed over 650 New York State laborers and artisans in every trade and skill, many from the local area. The museums is designed to preserve the historic site on which the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair took place.The interactive exhibits consist of audio/visual experiences, informative displays, and a collection of artifacts, and the permanent exhibits include: The Sixties, The Woodstock Festival, The Journey to Woodstock, Three Days of Peace and Music—Film, Legacies of the 1960s and Woodstock.
Venue Schedule
[http://bethelwoodscenter.org/Events/calendar/ 2008 Season] (19 Confirmed Shows)
June 14 - True Colors featuring
Cyndi Lauper ,The B-52s Rosie O'Donnell ,Deborah Cox ,The Cliks , hosted byCarson Kressley June 20 -
Lynyrd Skynyrd June 21 -
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band "Canceled"June 28 -
New York Philharmonic June 29 - Chicago &
The Doobie Brothers July 10 -
Steely Dan July 11 -
Donna Summer [http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080320/ENTERTAIN/80320035/-1/ENTERTAIN]July 13 -
The Steve Miller Band andJoe Cocker July 19 -
Tony Bennett July 23 -
Terrance Simien and the Zydeco ExperienceJuly 27 -
Rascal Flatts andTaylor Swift July 31 -
John Pizzarelli August 2 - NY Doo Wopp Show
August 3 - Hippiefest 2008
August 7 -
Del McCoury Band August 12 -
The Allman Brothers Band & Surprise GuestAugust 13 -
Counting Crows ,Maroon 5 andSara Bareilles [http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080324/ENTERTAIN/80324023]August 14 -
Jonas Brothers August 22 -
Boston Pops Esplanade OrchestraKeith Lockhart conductingAugust 30 - Journey
Cheap Trick , and Heart [http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080326/ENTERTAIN/80326014]References
* [http://bethelwoodscenter.org/events/calendar/archive/#2007 2007 Season] (16 Shows)
* [http://bethelwoodscenter.org/events/calendar/archive/#2006 2006 Season] (8 Shows)ee also
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List of contemporary amphitheatres External links
* [http://www.bethelwoodscenter.org Bethel Woods Homepage]
* [http://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/Museum/default.aspx The Museum at Bethel Woods]
* [http://www.scva.net Sullivan County Visitor's Association homepage]
* [http://www.catskills.com Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce homepage]
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