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Bill Frye, strolling guitarist, will entertain the crowds at the second annual Festival of Wood in Milford.
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Editor's pick: Folk, fiddles and flutes at the Festival of Wood
Saturday, August 12 and Sunday, August 13, from 12:00 noon on Saturday through 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. Musical performances at the annual Festival of Wood. Grey Towers National Historic Site, Milford, PA. $10 donation requested for Saturday night concert, at 5:30 p.m.; other music free. greytowers@fs.fed.us or 570/296-9630.
One of the many functions of wood that enriches our daily lives without our much thinking about it is its ability to shape sound. The annual Festival of Wood will remind visitors of this fact by weaving a procession of musicians, playing instruments largely made of wood, throughout its weekend of activities.
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Editor's pick: The Grascals at Wildflower
Saturday, August 12, 6:00 p.m. The Wildflower Amphitheatre of the Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary. $15. 570/253-5500.
After hearing the Grascals inaugural album, Dolly Parton, who hired them not long after they formed as both her opening act and her backing band, called their debut one of the greatest albums Ive ever listened to.
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Editor's pick: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young make it back to the garden
Sunday, August 13, 7:30 p.m. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY. $40.50 lawn; $76 and $126 amphitheatre. 866/781-2922.
Thirty-seven years almost to the day after they first performed at the original Woodstock Festival, Crosby, Stills, Nash &Young are returning to the same venue—now Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.
For reflections on their return, see our editorial.
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