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34-676: In May 2004, Jenny Brown and Doug Abel founded a farmed animal sanctuary in Woodstock, New York . In 2015, Woodstock Farm Sanctuary purchased a 150-acre Epworth Camp and Retreat Center to accommodate it's continued growth. When the Sanctuary moved locations they also updated their name from Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary to Woodstock Farm Sanctuary . In its 18 years of animal rescue and advocacy work, Woodstock Farm Sanctuary has saved thousands of animals’ lives. With annual events, public weekend tours, and their award-winning on-site inn The Gray Barn,

68-534: A bar which became world-famous, the Joyous Lake. Another one-time Woodstock resident, Lee Marvin , was employed at the Woodstock Heckeroth Plumbing Company whose career was launched when the main actor of the defunct Woodstock Theater was sick, leading to Marvin being called in as a replacement. [REDACTED] Hudson Valley portal Greene County, New York Greene County

102-528: A county of 630 square miles (1,600 km ). On April 3, 1801, 90 square miles (230 km ) of land was transferred from Delaware and Ulster counties, raising the total area to 720 square miles (1,900 km ). This transferred Prattsville , Vly Mountain , Halcott Center , Bushnellsville, Highmount, Shandaken , Lanesville, and Pine Hill within Greene County. On May 26, 1812, Greene County lost 20 square miles (52 km ) to Ulster County, lowering

136-473: A female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.97. In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.00% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

170-464: A llama, cows, pigs, sheep, goats, and turkeys. Woodstock Farm Sanctuary's Mission is to rescue farmed animals and give them care and sanctuary, connect animals with people to advance veganism, and advocate for animal rights in alliance with other social justice movements. Woodstock, New York Woodstock is a town in Ulster County, New York , United States, in the northern part of

204-401: A mecca for artists, musicians, actors, and writers, even before the music festival made the name "Woodstock" famous. The town has a separate "Artist's Cemetery". Film and art festivals attract big names, and hundreds of musicians have come to Woodstock to record. Among the major musicians were the pioneer, Bob Dylan , followed by, among others, Joe Cocker . All those musicians were performing in

238-451: A strong year for Democrats. It supported John McCain by a margin just under ten points in 2008 over Barack Obama , another Democratic year. In 2012, 54.1 percent of the county's voters chose Republican challenger Mitt Romney , and 43.7 percent chose Democratic incumbent Obama, despite it being again a Democratic year. In 2016, 59 percent of the county's voters chose Donald Trump while 34 percent chose Hillary Clinton . It has not supported

272-575: A summer arts colony. The Sound-Outs inspired the original Woodstock Festival 's organizers to plan their concert at the Winston Farm in Saugerties. "The Sound-Outs just had a great feel", said Woodstock Festival producer Michael Lang. "And it was in the country and it provided all the guidelines that I needed." However, the town turned down their permit, and the "Woodstock" Festival was actually held almost 60 miles (97 km) away at Max Yasgur 's farm in

306-580: Is a county located in the U.S. state of New York . As of the 2020 census , the population was 47,931. Its county seat is Catskill . The county's name is in honor of the American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene . The county is part of the Capital District region of the state. On March 25, 1800, Greene County was created by the partitioning of Albany (360 Square Miles) and Ulster (270 Square Miles) counties, producing

340-530: Is land and 11 square miles (28 km ) (1.7%) is water. Greene County is located in southeast central New York State, just west of the Hudson River and south of Albany . The northern and eastern regions are mostly low-lying flatlands. Along the Hudson River the lowest elevation is at sea level. The southern and western areas rise sharply into the Catskill Mountains . Catskill Park takes up much of

374-565: Is now the steward of the 350-acre (1.4 km ) Byrdcliffe Colony. It is a multicultural organization which sponsors exhibitions, classes, concerts, dance and theatre events and runs the oldest craft shop in Woodstock, the Fleur de Lis Gallery, which features over 60 artists. Voice Theatre currently has permanent residency at the Byrdcliffe Theater, which they renovated in 2015. Byrdcliffe is on

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408-580: Is the border of Greene County . As of the census of 2000, there were 6,241 people, 2,946 households, and 1,626 families residing in the town. The population density was 92.5 people per square mile (35.7 people/km ). There were 3,847 housing units at an average density of 57.0 per square mile (22.0/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 94.25% white , 1.30% black or African American , 0.21% Native American , 1.57% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.79% from other races , and 1.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.56% of

442-447: The Hudson River border with Columbia County realigned accordingly. On March 3, 1836, 30 square miles (78 km ) of area was lost to Schoharie County, reducing the total area to 660 square miles (1,700 km ), and reassigning Manorkill, producing the Greene County that exists today. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 658 square miles (1,700 km ), of which 647 square miles (1,680 km )

476-500: The census of 2000, there were 48,195 people, 18,256 households, and 12,067 families residing in the county. The population density was 74 inhabitants per square mile (29/km ). There were 26,544 housing units at an average density of 41 units per square mile (16/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 90.76% White , 5.53% Black or African American , 0.28% Native American , 0.54% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 1.52% from other races , and 1.36% from two or more races. 4.31% of

510-493: The poverty line , including 15.7% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2010 census, the racial makeup of the county was 90.3% White, 5.7% African American, 0.3% Native American and 0.8% Asian. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 4.9% of the population. Greene County is considered a Republican stronghold. It was one of only eleven counties in New York that did not vote for Bill Clinton in 1996,

544-495: The Maverick Festivals, "in which hundreds of free spirits gathered each summer for music, art, theater and drunken orgies in the woods." A series of Woodstock Sound-Outs were staged at Pan Copeland's farm just over the town line in Saugerties from 1967 to 1970. These featured folk and rock acts such as Richie Havens , Paul Butterfield , Dave van Ronk and Van Morrison and were identified with Woodstock's reputation as

578-534: The Maverick colony, including Lucile Blanch , Arnold Blanch , John Bernard Flannagan , Eugene Ludins , and Hannah Small. The town is home to the Woodstock Artists Association and Museum (WAAM), founded in 1919 by John F. Carlson , Frank Swift Chase , Andrew Dasburg , Carl Eric Lindin, and Henry Lee McFee . The WAAM Permanent Collection features work by important American artists associated with

612-618: The National Register of Historic Places and is a haven for today's artists. In 1981, the town hosted the Woodstock Jazz Festival , a celebration of the Creative Music Studio , an organization founded in 1971 by Karl Berger and Ornette Coleman . The show featured Jack Dejohnette , Chick Corea , Pat Metheny , Anthony Braxton , Lee Konitz , and Miroslav Vitouš , among others. On April 19–22, 2012, Woodstock hosted

646-473: The Sanctuary has welcomed thousands of visitors from all over the country to visit, stay, and fall in love with farmed animals. The Sanctuary has grown to become one of the most recognized and well-respected animal sanctuaries in the world, continuing to advocate for animal rights in alliance with other social justice movements. Woodstock Farm Sanctuary currently provides daily care and medical support to over 380 rescued residents including ducks, chickens, geese,

680-591: The Woodstock Writers Festival. Ann Hood , Augusten Burroughs , Shalom Auslander , Kurt Andersen and Ned Leavitt spoke and offered workshops on a variety of topics related to literature. Woodstock is the home of the Woodstock Film Festival , founded in 2000. The Woodstock Film Festival is an Oscar®-qualifying festival in the short film categories - Live Action Short Film, Animated Short Film, and Documentary Short Film. The town has long been

714-403: The average family size was 2.71. In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.0% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 38.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males. The median income for a household in the town

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748-485: The country, still held annually as of 2019. Composers such as Henry Cowell, John Cage , Robert Starrer and Peter Schickele created works that were premiered there. Today, this hand-built concert hall with perfect acoustics is a multi-starred attraction on the National Register of Historic Places with world-class musicians playing there from June to September. Hervey White also hosted numerous young artists at

782-543: The county, northwest of Kingston . It lies within the borders of the Catskill Park . The population was 6,287 at the 2020 census , up from 5,884 in 2010. The first non-indigenous settler arrived around 1770, and the town of Woodstock was established in 1787. Later, territory from Woodstock was contributed to form the towns of Middletown (1789), Windham (1798), Shandaken (1804), and Olive (1853). Woodstock played host to numerous Hudson River School painters during

816-537: The first artists to Woodstock to teach and produce furniture, metal works, ceramics , and weaving and established Woodstock's first painting school. Byrdcliffe forever changed the cultural landscape of the Town of Woodstock. In 1916, utopian philosopher and poet Hervey White built a "music chapel" in the woods. This became the home of the Maverick music festival , the longest-running summer chamber music festival in

850-655: The late 1800s. The Arts and Crafts Movement came to Woodstock in 1902, with the arrival of Ralph Radcliffe Whitehead , Bolton Brown and Hervey White , who formed the Byrdcliffe Colony . In 1906, L. Birge Harrison and others founded the Summer School of the Art Students League of New York in the area, primarily for landscape painting. Ever since, Woodstock has been considered an active artists colony. From 1915 through 1931, Hervey White's Maverick Art Colony held

884-438: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 18.8% were of Irish , 17.8% Italian , 17.5% German , 8.6% American and 6.9% English ancestry according to Census 2000 . 92.3% spoke English , 2.8% Spanish , 1.5% German and 1.3% Italian as their first language. There were 18,256 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 10.3% had

918-408: The population. There were 2,946 households, out of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.8% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and

952-563: The region, including Milton Avery , George Bellows , Edward Leigh Chase , Frank Swift Chase , Florence Ballin Cramer , Arnold Blanch , Doris Lee , Marion Greenwood , Philip Guston , Yasuo Kuniyoshi , Paul Meltsner , and many others. The Art Students League of New York 's summer school was in Woodstock from 1906 until 1922, and again after World War II , from 1947 until 1979. The Woodstock School of Art has been operating since 1980. The Woodstock Guild, founded by Byrdcliffe artists in 1939,

986-503: The south central region. The park contains some of the tallest peaks south of the Adirondacks . For example, the highest elevation is Hunter Mountain , at approximately 4,040 feet (1,230 m) above sea level; In addition, there are many picturesque waterfalls in the park such as the famed, Kaaterskill Falls . The entirety of Greene County is in the 19th Congressional District , and is represented by Republican Marc Molinaro . As of

1020-414: The total area to 690 square miles (1,800 km ), reassigning Pine Hill, Highmount, and Shandaken to Ulster County. On April 15, 1814, the county borders were re-surveyed, and the line adjusted with no change in area. On April 17, 1822, the border was again surveyed, with no change in area, but Palenville was found to be inside Greene County. On April 23, 1823, the border was again resurveyed, and

1054-592: The town of Bethel . Woodstock is also home to the Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Buddhist monastery, situated at the top of Mead's Mountain Road. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 67.8 square miles (175.7 km ), of which 67.3 square miles (174.3 km ) is land and 0.54 square miles (1.4 km ), or 0.80%, is water. The northern town line

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1088-466: Was $ 49,217, and the median income for a family was $ 65,938. Males had a median income of $ 41,500 versus $ 33,672 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 32,133. About 6.9% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over. The town is famous for lending its name to the Woodstock Festival , which

1122-412: Was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.2 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 36,493, and the median income for a family was $ 43,854. Males had a median income of $ 35,598 versus $ 25,346 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 18,931. About 8.6% of families and 12.2% of the population were below

1156-512: Was actually held at Max Yasgur 's dairy farm almost 60 miles (97 km) away in Bethel in Sullivan County . The festival was never planned to be held in or near the town of Woodstock; instead, it was first planned for Wallkill, New York , but was relocated to Bethel after Wallkill withdrew. The 1903 Byrdcliffe art colony is one of the nation's oldest Arts & Crafts colonies. It brought

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