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Senior Editor Polly Sparling lists her top picks for November 2009

A new Valley museum opens its doors to the public this month

A former ad man finds his true calling working with his hands

The Woodstock Film Festival Turns 10

See how the government’s stimulus packages affect the Valley. What do you think?

We’ve seen the famous images countless times: the mud, the nudity, the traffic jams, the flower power in full display — and of course the biggest rock and roll performers of a generation. Still, it’s hard to imagine that it was 40 years ago this month that the Woodstock Festival (formally the Woodstock Music and Art Fair) roared onto Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, transforming not only that Sullivan County town but the entire tenor of the country. So let’s go for a fun journey down Memory Lane — and, along the way, take a look at how the charming town of Woodstock laid the roots for this once-in-a-lifetime extravaganza. It’s all cool, man

Taking his cues from classic Italian gardens, a landscape designer uses local materials and lush plantings to create his own interpretation

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Corinne Hudson’s colorful canvas floorcloths combine beauty and practicality