Topic: Michael Lang
Michael Lang (born December 11, 1944 in Brooklyn , New York ) is a musical concert promoter , producer and artistic manager who is best known as the co-creator of the Woodstock Music & Art Festival in 1969. With Kornfeld and partners John P. Roberts and Joel Rosenman , Lang set into motion the Woodstock festival, which was held on Max Yasgur's farm in Bethel, New York , from August 15 to August 17, 1969. Michael Lang was featured in many scenes of the 1970 Academy Award winning documentary film Woodstock : Lang and Grateful Dead manager Rock Scully were then offered the Altamont ...
In neighboring studios, Katherine Burger, 58, cuts fabric into a bear shape for a collage while Erin O'Brien, 38, paints colorful geometric designs on a canvas with acrylics at Byrdcliffe Art Colony in Woodstock, N.Y. (pop. But since 1969, Woodstock ...
The article focuses on a program that was launched by the National Center for Teacher Education at the Maricopa Community College District in 2004, through the help of grant awarded by the National Science Foundation. " recalled Michael Lang, director of science pro- ...
One of the perks for working at the Smithsonian is the amazing people we meet on a daily basis. Michael Lang, the Study Leader for our Antarctica trip, definitely leads the pack. Here, he talks about dipping into the seas off Antarctica ...
Woodstock's next incarnation to take the form of a Broadway musicalFirst it was an iconic concert, then an acclaimed documentary. It was followed by countless books and recordings, not to mention a recent film by Ang Lee. Next, it'll be ...
Now imagine the hundreds of marine biologists, archaeologists, geologists and botanists who work for the Smithsonian and need to get out of the office to do a little underwater fieldwork. Lang, a marine biologist himself, runs a rigorous entry-level science diving program ...
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Back in 1969, Woodstock organizers billed their three-day festival as " Conceived by entrepreneurs Rosenman, Michael Lang, John Roberts and Artie Kornfeld amid a backdrop of social upheaval, the three-day concert had an impact that resonated far beyond the confines of ...
On 40th anniversary, Woodstock legacy felt across vibrant (but less groovy) festival circuitToday's robust festival culture owes much to Woodstock lessons from both its incredible success and its logistical nightmares. "It stands out in everybody's mind as the originator," said ...
What was the impetus for your new book with Woodstock producer Michael Lang, The Woodstock Experience, and the new exhibit at the Morrison Hotel Gallery? Michael Lang wrote his autobiography about Woodstock, and then Genesis Books-which is an amazing English publishing company-decided ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Life! ) - Woodstock lives -- on stage, on film, in books and TV news clips, and forever in the memory of anyone who came of age in the '60s.Forty years after the three-day music festival that celebrated peace and love ...
