Mr. Woodstock to share his uncensored tale

LIBERTY, NY — Elliot Tiber could best be described as Mr. Woodstock. He often says he’s the man most responsible for bringing the Woodstock Music Festival to Bethel in 1969. His has documented his experience in two books and will share his uncensored story at the 4th annual Sullivan County Preservation Conference on Saturday, May 7 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Liberty Museum and Arts Center.

Tiber’s first book, “Knock on Woodstock,” was published in 1994 and has been described as “the confessions of Elliot Tiber, who rescued the canceled Woodstock Festival by providing his own festival permit and the site of his friend, Max Yasgur’s farm.”

Tiber’s second book, “Woodstock Delirium: Music, Mayhem & Madness,” is described as “the unzipped, uproarious story of how the Woodstock Music Festival was born in August 1969, as told by the out-of-control funny man who made it happen.”

The theme for this year’s Sullivan County Preservation Conference event is “The Woodstock Music Festival: How It Came to Sullivan County and What It Left Behind.” The conference is free to the public.

The conference is annually co-sponsored by the museum and Historic Sullivan, the preservation society of Sullivan County.

“It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity for most people to get a look at what went on behind the scenes in the weeks leading up to the concert,” said museum trustee Robert Dadras who predicts that Tiber will be the most entertaining speaker to ever present at the conference.

“These conferences are important to the overall effort to protect and preserve local history in Sullivan County,” Dadras said.

For more information visit libertymuseum.com or historicsullivan.org.