Virtual ‘Lightbulbs’
Leaf-peeping in the Twin States is a well-established tradition, but for the past few years another fall happening also has provided a feast for the eyes — and ears. The fifth annual Woodstock Digital Media Festival, held on Oct. 16, featured speakers from across the country, including Phoebe Judge, host of the podcast Criminal ; Chicago activist and writer Suey Park; and Jesse Kriss, a designer and tool builder who works at NASA’s...
Let’s Get Digital: Building a World-Class Media Event in Woodstock
When visitors to this year’s Woodstock Digital Media Festival don their Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets, they will be transported not to a gaming fantasy world, but to West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo., where they will become virtual witnesses to the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson. Firsthand Ferguson is a “transmedia documentary” by graphic journalist Dan Archer. Archer will be among the...
The Big Event: At The Taste of Woodstock festival, a feast for all the senses
L ocal cheese, sweets and spirits are among the flavors featured at The Taste of Woodstock. But with music, dancing and art also on the menu, the free festival on Aug. 8 was a feast for the other senses, too. Beth Finlayson started the event several years ago. “The idea was to close down the street, have a street dance and give people a reason to come and taste all the good things Woodstock is known for,” said Finlayson, director of...
At the Hospitals: Aug. 2, 2015
Mt. Ascutney Hospital Opens New Acute Rehabilitation Center Windsor — The new acute inpatient rehabilitation center at Mt. Ascutney Hospital has opened its doors to patients. The 10-bed facility includes a simulation kitchen, transitional apartment, therapeutic workshop, space for family members to stay overnight and private patient rooms. It is located in Mt. Ascutney’s former nursing home, which will eventually also house the...
