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The Northampton Arts Council and Parent Teacher Organizations of the Northampton public schools are thrilled to announce the return of the Transperformance to Look Park’s Pines Theater on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 from 4:00pm-9:30pm.

Max Yasgur said to the crowd at the original Woodstock that “This is the largest group of people ever assembled in one place, and I think you people have proven something to the world: that a half a million kids can get together and have three days of fun and music and have nothing *but* fun and music… “

Forty years later, we’re going to pack three days into one night at Transperformance 19: "LookStock" on Tuesday August 25, 2009. Route 9 will be a parking lot, so take the bike path over to Look Park for the fun and the music.

Many of the area’s finest bands will come together in the spirit of the wide-legged, tie-dyed, glazy-eyed spectacle that was Woodstock and changed the history of rock and roll.

King Radio as Blood Sweat and Tears

Mike Hooker Experience as Canned Heat

Armenti Family Band & Klezamir as Country Joe Arlo

Winterpills as Creedence Clearwater Revival

Page Six as Crosby, Stills and Nash

Bruce Mandaro and Friends as Grateful Dead

Evelyn Harris as Janis Joplin

Young@Heart as Jefferson Airplane

F.Alex Johnson as Jimi Hendrix

The Dukes as Joe Cocker

Rick Murnane as John B. Sebastian

The Nields as Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez

Mayor Clare Higgins as Melanie

Rusty Belle as Mountain

The Virtual Consort as Ravi Shankar

The Charlie Braun Band as Richie Havens

Viva Quetzal as Santana

Florence Community Band as Sha Na Na

Mooonlight and Morning Star & Miro Sprague as Sly and the Family Stone

Rocker Panel, featuring Tom Kovar as Ten Years After

Dad, Come Home! as The Band

FISTAH as The Who

The Primate Fiasco as Woodstock Dixieland Medley

Of course, we’ll have a host of hosts including Monte Belmonte, Bill Dwight, Kelsey Flynn, Jaz Tupelo, James Armenti and Hans Teensma to take us through the evening as only the beautiful people and old hippies can. As always, local restaurants will provide tasty food and we’re hoping Mother Nature will give us another starry night.

Transperformance19: "LookStock" is the 19th annual fundraising event jointly presented by the Northampton Arts Council and the PTOs of the four Northampton elementary schools, J.F.K. Middle School and Northampton High School. Tuesday, August 25, 2009 4:00-9:30PM at the Pines Theater, Look Park (Rain date: Wed., Aug 26). “LookStock”, Look Park and Ticket Info will be online at northamptonartscouncil.org in July 2009.