By Laureen Summers Woodstock was originally billed as a two-day music and crafts festival. It soon became a three-day festival of music that reflected the mood and times of a tumultuous era – and many of us buried ourselves in the music that spoke loudly of our hopes, dreams, and yearnings for a life we could love. But were there crafts? If you look at photos of the Woodstock audience, you will probably see tie-dyed clothing, stoneware...

By Kevin Adler & Gina McNeal Like many other people in Takoma Park, the Folk Festival was our first exposure to this wonderful town. We were living in Silver Spring in the early ‘90s, and we heard about the Festival. We visited, we loved it, and a year later we bought our first house here. We like to think of our family as growing up at the Festival. Our kids, Eliza and Emmett, have been attending ever since they were infants. Now,...

Volunteer help is what makes the Festival possible.  It is a great way to enjoy the Festival, interact with your neighbors, and make a lot of people happy! Volunteer shifts on the day of the Festival are generally for 2 hours, between 8:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.  Pre-Festival help is also needed.  Volunteer roles include publicity, programming, sound, food, logistics, construction, parking, hospitality, recycling, fund-raising, and more! A...

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Sunday Sept. 9, 2012
Takoma Park Middle School
7611 Piney Branch Rd.
Takoma Park, MD

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Yearly Inflation Rate USA 7.62%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 805
Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 11.75%
Average Cost of new house $54,800.00
Average Income per year $17,000.00
Average Monthly Rent $260.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 63 cents
1LB of Bacon$1.20
Dozen Eggs 48 Cents

Following on from the oil crisis Japanese car Imports account for half the US import market.

The first first ever Cellular Mobile Phone.

Space Invaders appears in arcades Launching a Craze for Computer Video Games.

Sweden is the first country in the world to recognize the effect of aerosol sprays on the Ozone Layer and bans the sale.

The Serial killer David Berkowitz, "Son of Sam," is convicted of murder after terrorizing New York for 12 months.

1978 is also a great year for movies with Grease, Saturday Night Fever and Close Encounters of the Third Kind all showing in Movie Theatres around the world.

Popular Films

Grease
Saturday Night Fever
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
National Lampoon's Animal House
Jaws 2
Heaven Can Wait
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Revenge of the Pink Panther
The Deer Hunter
Popular Musicians and songs

Bee Gees with " Night Fever and Stayin Alive "
Paul McCartney and Wings
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
Rolling Stones
Commodores with " Three Times a Lady "
Boomtown Rats

• Washington Gas
• Field Stage “Partner”: Takoma Foundation
• Lenore Robinson Dance Stage: Robbi Kimball, Long & Foster Realtor
• World Stage: Airshow Mastering
• Abbott Stage: WAMU 88.5 FM
• Grove Stage: Fifth Estate Communications. Integrated.
• Grassy Nook: Washington Adventist Hospital
• 7th Heaven: Strathmore
• Backline Instruments: Asparagus Media Studios
• Portajohn #1: Special sponsor Ted Poppitz