See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com. noun. 1. an apparatus at the end of a railroad car, railroad track, etc., for absorbing shock during coupling, collisions, etc. 2. any device, material, or apparatus used as a shield, cushion, or bumper, especially on machinery.
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair was an event held at Max Yasgur's 600 acre (2.4 kmÂ²) dairy farm in the rural town of Bethel, New York from August 15 to August 18, 1969. Many of the best-known musicians of the time appeared during the rainy weekend, captured in a successful 1970 movie, Woodstock.
In 2008, an interactive museum commemorating Woodstock and the Baby Boomer generation opened at Bethel Woods. On July 1, 2006, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts opened on the site of the original Woodstock Festival and hosted the New York Philharmonic. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young closed out the inaugural season in August 2006, bringing the foursome back to Bethel for the first time since August 1969.