This highly interactive exhibit consists of audio/visual experiences, informative displays, and a collection of artifacts, some of which are owned by The Museum and others of which are on loan to The Museum.

• Introduction Area — Quotes and performance clips from Woodstock performers and attendees as well as Sixties icons and images serve as an introduction to the themes of The Museum. Their stories are continued throughout the exhibit.
• The Sixties — The decade of the 1960s was one of optimism, idealism, cultural change, turmoil, and the coming of age of the Baby Boomers. The election of John F. Kennedy signaled the passing of the torch to a new generation, a generation that, in turn, created new styles, sounds, and attitudes, and challenged traditions.

- Timeline
- Civil Rights and the Rights Revolution
- Space race
- The Cold War Comes Home
- The Counterculture: Retreat and Renewal

• The Woodstock Festival is Born/Planning — What inspired four young men to create the largest music festival of all time, why did it take place in Bethel instead of the town it was named for, and what did it take to pull it all together?
• The Journey to Woodstock — They came from near and far, by VW Beetle, helicopter, bus and thumb, to take part in an Aquarian Festival. Re-create the journey and get on the bus for a spirited film about the road to Woodstock.
• Three Days of Peace and Music — Experience the entire festival, from the audience perspective, in a nine-minute immersive multimedia presentation, explore the festival site through a touch screen interactive, and examine artifacts such as staff T-shirts and the 1969 equivalent of instant messaging.
• The Legacies of the 1960s and Woodstock — What Do the Sixties and Woodstock Mean Today? Leave your thoughts, browse other people's, and hear from personalities of the era as well as contemporaries as they address the lasting impact of the civil rights movement, the protest movement, the movement to care for the environment and much more. Explore music that extends the legacy of Woodstock and the Sixties to today and share your suggestions for additional songs that continue the legacy to the future.
  
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THE PIG LIGHT SHOW FEATURING THE WORK OF MARC RUBINSTEIN
Saturday, November 5 - Saturday, December 31, 2011

Check out a brief interview with Marc

This exhibit will be closed on December 3 and 4.

Music performances of the Sixties and Seventies were sensory experiences to delight both the ears and eyes.  The development of psychedelic folk, pop and rock music along with the altered consciousness of the audience served as the impetus for development of a light show that could further enhance the performance and its sensory impact while also offering a "performance within a performance".

These old-school liquid light shows were an integral part of live rock performances from the mid-Sixties through the mid-Seventies.  Using overhead projectors and dishes filled with colored oils, glycerin, water, and other materials, the liquid light show artists created psychedelic patterns that undulated and moved with the music.  Bands such as Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, and others of the era made these light shows a regular part of their performances, and the artists who created them were often featured on the marquee along with the bands.  The light show was considered an attraction that was as compelling as the musical artists.

The most famous of the light show artists was Joshua White, whose Joshua Light Show was the house light show at the Fillmore East in NYC and was scheduled to provide the light show for all the acts performing at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair.  A young Marc Rubinstein learned at the feet of Joshua White, eventually taking over the light show duties at the Fillmore East under the name Pig Light Show.

Unlike the recorded, automated "light shows" of many of today's performers, liquid light shows were live performances in and of themselves.  As Rubinstein notes, "most musicians and groups are NOT variety shows.  They perform MUSIC.  They exist to be LISTENED TO, not watched.  I provide for the eyes what musicians create for the ears."

Today, Marc still creates live light shows for various bands, but rather than liquids and overhead projectors, he uses his computer.  His current light shows are NOT, however, the canned programmed, computer-generated light shows most bands take along with them on tour - they utilize elements of the liquid designs and are created in real time, on the fly, as an equal collaborator with the musicians.  Marc has recorded hundreds of these fascinating light shows, and we are proud to exhibit a sampling of his work along with the music that inspired them.

The exhibit will feature several of Marc's full length light show/song creations as well as a documentary on the history of Pig Light Show and the work involved in creating old-school liquid light shows.

Marc will be in the Special Exhibit Gallery on November 5 from 1pm to 3pm to interact with museum guests as they experience The Pig Light Show.

Skolnick/Byrd (working title)
Sunday, April 1, 2012 thru Sunday, July 22, 2012

Across the Great Divide
Sunday, August 12, 2012 thru Monday, December 31, 2012

This highly interactive exhibit consists of audio/visual experiences, informative displays, and a collection of artifacts, some of which are owned by The Museum and others of which are on loan to The Museum.

• Introduction Area — Quotes and performance clips from Woodstock performers and attendees as well as Sixties icons and images serve as an introduction to the themes of The Museum. Their stories are continued throughout the exhibit.
• The Sixties — The decade of the 1960s was one of optimism, idealism, cultural change, turmoil, and the coming of age of the Baby Boomers. The election of John F. Kennedy signaled the passing of the torch to a new generation, a generation that, in turn, created new styles, sounds, and attitudes, and challenged traditions.

- Timeline
- Civil Rights and the Rights Revolution
- Space race
- The Cold War Comes Home
- The Counterculture: Retreat and Renewal

• The Woodstock Festival is Born/Planning — What inspired four young men to create the largest music festival of all time, why did it take place in Bethel instead of the town it was named for, and what did it take to pull it all together?
• The Journey to Woodstock — They came from near and far, by VW Beetle, helicopter, bus and thumb, to take part in an Aquarian Festival. Re-create the journey and get on the bus for a spirited film about the road to Woodstock.
• Three Days of Peace and Music — Experience the entire festival, from the audience perspective, in a nine-minute immersive multimedia presentation, explore the festival site through a touch screen interactive, and examine artifacts such as staff T-shirts and the 1969 equivalent of instant messaging.
• The Legacies of the 1960s and Woodstock — What Do the Sixties and Woodstock Mean Today? Leave your thoughts, browse other people's, and hear from personalities of the era as well as contemporaries as they address the lasting impact of the civil rights movement, the protest movement, the movement to care for the environment and much more. Explore music that extends the legacy of Woodstock and the Sixties to today and share your suggestions for additional songs that continue the legacy to the future.
  
  View The Museum exhibit map.

THE PIG LIGHT SHOW FEATURING THE WORK OF MARC RUBINSTEIN
Saturday, November 5 - Saturday, December 31, 2011

Check out a brief interview with Marc

This exhibit will be closed on December 3 and 4.

Music performances of the Sixties and Seventies were sensory experiences to delight both the ears and eyes.  The development of psychedelic folk, pop and rock music along with the altered consciousness of the audience served as the impetus for development of a light show that could further enhance the performance and its sensory impact while also offering a "performance within a performance".

These old-school liquid light shows were an integral part of live rock performances from the mid-Sixties through the mid-Seventies.  Using overhead projectors and dishes filled with colored oils, glycerin, water, and other materials, the liquid light show artists created psychedelic patterns that undulated and moved with the music.  Bands such as Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, and others of the era made these light shows a regular part of their performances, and the artists who created them were often featured on the marquee along with the bands.  The light show was considered an attraction that was as compelling as the musical artists.

The most famous of the light show artists was Joshua White, whose Joshua Light Show was the house light show at the Fillmore East in NYC and was scheduled to provide the light show for all the acts performing at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair.  A young Marc Rubinstein learned at the feet of Joshua White, eventually taking over the light show duties at the Fillmore East under the name Pig Light Show.

Unlike the recorded, automated "light shows" of many of today's performers, liquid light shows were live performances in and of themselves.  As Rubinstein notes, "most musicians and groups are NOT variety shows.  They perform MUSIC.  They exist to be LISTENED TO, not watched.  I provide for the eyes what musicians create for the ears."

Today, Marc still creates live light shows for various bands, but rather than liquids and overhead projectors, he uses his computer.  His current light shows are NOT, however, the canned programmed, computer-generated light shows most bands take along with them on tour - they utilize elements of the liquid designs and are created in real time, on the fly, as an equal collaborator with the musicians.  Marc has recorded hundreds of these fascinating light shows, and we are proud to exhibit a sampling of his work along with the music that inspired them.

The exhibit will feature several of Marc's full length light show/song creations as well as a documentary on the history of Pig Light Show and the work involved in creating old-school liquid light shows.

Marc will be in the Special Exhibit Gallery on November 5 from 1pm to 3pm to interact with museum guests as they experience The Pig Light Show.

Skolnick/Byrd (working title)
Sunday, April 1, 2012 thru Sunday, July 22, 2012

Across the Great Divide
Sunday, August 12, 2012 thru Monday, December 31, 2012