The Kingston Daily Freeman from Kingston, New York • Page 16

HE KINGSTON DAILY FREEMAN, JUNE 28. 1969-16 Wall kill Music Festival Really Ticket Sales Boom Extended By TOBIE GEERTSEMA Idollar entertainment complex This August a bombshell will oc Ventures, explode on the rock music sponsors of the mammoth scene. And the fireworks will evenH Contract negotiations take place right here in Ulster are underway for additional County in the first major music SWEETWATER, new group been electrifying audiences at Fillmore East, gets set appear at 3 day Aquarian Exposition opening Aug. 15 in Wallkill. Known as The wood- stock Music and Art Fair, giant festival will offer free music, poetry and craft workshops along with 12 hours of top rock entertainment each day.

festival of its type in New York State. Festivals of such gigantic superabundance have gained large followings in An Art Fair All of which means that many road will lead to Wallkill scene makers will be satiated with 12 house of music Monterey, in mv.ivv.vj, Miami and Newport but, until day days (2 p.m. 2 this summer, Empire State Interspersed with the lovers of contemporary music headline acts will be a big open air exhibition of contemporary had to be satisfied with an pajntjng sculpture and photog- occasional musical get-together Five hundred ex hibitors wre contributing to the Art Fair portion of the event, a feature offering prove to be the giant pop scholarships and inside the metropolitan of Manhattan. Now. however, what mayi outstanding work prizes to in a com- festival of them all is headed for 500 acrvs cleared Coun.

UUve invitational show, trysido in Wallkill. Top rock, free musi acts, including Jams Jophn. and crafl work5hops and Jefferson Airplane and by on the fringes Sweat and Tears, have been groups. along with sculpture gar.ing a 20 foot the Woodstock Music and An ns the Fair-An aquarian Exposition. Zodiac to mark the Thousands Expected 'perimeter of the performance The festival of contemporary and spectator area, music and art had originally I On a specially designed stage been announced for Aug.

16 and arena, the biggest names in the 17 as a two day event expected pop music world today ill to draw crowds of 100,000 per perform before crowds coming day. Such a figure was not too from all over the Catskills difficult to believe inasmuch as throughout the east to see the All Star bill would include, along with those listed The Band: Canned Heat; Creedence Clearwater Revival; Crosby, Still and Nash; Arlo Guthrie: Tim Hardin; Havens: Iron Butterfly; Nyro; The Moody Blues; and the Family Stone; Johnny Winter. Even so, the response followed the initial versatile musicians romp above: their repertoires. The new price schedule released this week to take into account the addition of a third Richie day scales tickets at $7 for one Laura day, $13 for two. and $18.50 for Sly all three days.

These prices are and based on purchase in advance I from Woodstock Ventures. that Radio City Station, an York, N. Y. 10019. Tickets exceeded ex be offered at the gate in pectations.

Directors of the Wallkill, but will cost $8 per day. Roster Includes WoodstocKers Most of the talent for the festival will come from San festival. Friday, Aug. 15 is the ranciso. England new kick off music and art will now rock around and i 1 n't' The the clock at Wallkill for a three Woodstock Fair said this week that the demand for tickets has been so brisk, they have now added a third day to the day stand.

Because of the third day Band, who made ttie hit album, From Big backed Bob Dylan on some of extension, new acts have also concert tours and have been been signed, including some top Woodst0ck with him. British groups. To the array of talent already announced, the roster now includes: The Joe Crocker and his Grease JL Band; Incredible String Big (named for the pink house in Woodstock where the lived and worked) one of the the Woodstock Musk and Art Fair, taking over 5M acres of Wallkill countryside from Aug 15 17. Roster of top rock talent hooked for the Aquarian Exposition also includes The Band, Blood. Sweat and Tears, Arlo Guthrie, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Iron Butterfly, Laura Nyro, and The Who.

Ravi Grateful Dead. Santana Band and Sweetwater. But, hang in there, music lovers, the wealth of musical entertainment is still not complete. Says the multi million or from Dylan himself is always an event. The group includes five (Robbie) (Continued on Page 30) A Never-Never Fantasy World The wooded charm of Spa State Park, and the sparkling, shimmering brook adjacent to Saratoga Performing Arts Center blends with the gossamer sheen and never- never fantasy world of Midsummer for a bigger than life presentation of George Balanchine's full length ballet which the New York City Ballet presents lor the opening weekend of fourth season, July 3, 4, 5 and 6 An all star cast of favorite dancers heads the list in the same work that inaugurated the! first Saratoga Performing Arts Festival in 1966.

The second of four full length ballets by Bala chine now in the New York City Ballet repertoire. Midsum mer was the first to be made into a full length movie which has been seen in all the leading theaters of America since it was released two years ago. Midsummer is one of his happiest and most loved comedies. It is called a because of the unrealistic happenings that occur to the characters in the! Bringing Midsummer play real, yet unreal events to Saratoga such as crossed lovers, will be no mean feat. The meaningless quarrels.

forest elaborate sets, designed by chases leading to more con Hays, take about three fusion, and magic spells woven days to pack, transport and set by the infamous Puck. The up again. music for the ballet used all magnificent costumes, both real the works composed for and fanciful, take as much care play by Men in packing and shipping as the delssofan, plus incidental music, sets. Wedding Ceremony Added Performances of Mid- George summer during choreography for the inaugural season of the follows the play closely. One Saratoga Performing Arts main difference, however, is to Center in 1966 drew capacity be found in the second act.

In audiences to the Amphitheater. Diace of the play by the Ballet lovers wanting to assure tradesmen in celebration of the themselves of good locations for marriages of the lovers, this brilliant work for its four Balanchine has inserted a performances as well as for the beautiful wedding ceremony other nine programs in the four- complete with a brilliant Pas week season of the New York de Duex to be danced by two city Ballet should purchase of the leading members of the tickets now. Company. por a detailed brochure In addition to the entire au programs of the New company of more than 75 Vork City Ballet under George dancers plus a full symphony Balanchine, and The orchestra of 65 players, con Philadelphia Orchestra under 25' frorri ag, aet Arts EDWARD VILLELLA IN MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM' Saratoga Springs. N.Y.

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