Woodstock - 40 Years Later!

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     August 1969 was a real turning point in history for music.  It was during this month that the famous Woodstock festival took place; an event with an objective to promote music and show how powerful togetherness can be. Known to many people as “3 days of peace, love, and music”, it actually went on for an extra day (expected to last from the 15th to the 17th, the festival actually went into the 18th). This historical outdoor concert was hosted on a 600-acre dairy farm in New York State, consisting of a variety of 32 artists, including: Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, The Who, Blood, Sweat and Tears, Jimi Hendrix, and Santana, who performed in front of approximately 400,000 people. This was also a time where news media distinguished how powerful music can be to the public.

     The Newseum's new exhibit, "Woodstock at 40: The Rise of Music Journalism," features rarely seen photographs and artifacts from the historic music event. The exhibit, which ends Jan. 31, 2010, was made possible through the generous cooperation of Rona Elliot and Genesis Publications, publisher of "Woodstock Experience," along with Woodstock executive producer Michael Lang, Brad LeMee and the family of Dan Garson, and Henry Diltz and Mark Goff.

(http://www.newseum.org/exhibits_th/woodstock/)

     Cathy Trost is the Newseum’s Director of Exhibit Development.

     She’s been a journalist for almost 20 years, and is the author of books such as: Elements at Risk and President Kennedy Has Been Shot. She has worked as a reporter at the Detroit Free Press and United Press International before reporting for the Wall Street Journal, where she worked for 9 years.

     Cathy is also on the Board of Directors of the Alicia Patterson Foundation and was the Director of the Casey Journalism Center for Children and Families.