Here & There Column 6-17-08

Wow....Another Great Season At Bethel Woods

One sometimes wonders if it can get any better but it certainly gets better and better at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts and the 2008 season is just another example of what this facility is doing for the economic betterment of Sullivan County.
Alan Gerry's creation of the Gerry Foundation, an organization established to stimulate a wide range of economic activity and revitalize Sullivan County is doing exactly what it was designed to do.
With the addition of the award-winning Museum at Bethel Woods and the addition of two new performance stages these additional performance spaces will maximize Bethel Woods' full potential with new and diverse cultural offerings this season.
The new Arts Under the Stars series will be presented at the 1,000 seat Terrace Stage and the Music In the Museum performances will be presented in the 300 seat Indoor Events Gallery at the Museum.
Visitors to Bethel Woods this year must definitely take time to travel back in time to the 1960's by visiting The Museum which tells the story of the Sixties and of course the world-famous Woodstock Festival. History here unfolds in three different galleries, The Sixties, The Woodstock Music and Art Fair and the Impact of Woodstock and the Sixties.
Just a small introduction of The Pavilion performances this year includes world-class entertainment like The New York Philharmonic, Donna Summer, Tony Bennett, Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift, The Original New York Doo Wopp Show and The Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra.
And last but certainly not least don't forget the Harvest Festival events which run from August 24 through October 12.
For a complete calendar listing of all the events at Bethel Woods visit www.bethelwoodscenter.org/events/calendar Reserve seats and lawn tickets can be purchased through the web site, by phone at 845-454-3388, at all Ticketmaster outlets and also at the Bethel Woods box office at 200 Hurd Road, Bethel.
Thanks once again to Alan Gerry and all the professionals who work to bring everything they do to this world-class entertainment center.