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- Program, "Moogfest 2014: The Synthesis of Technology, Art & Music," Asheville, North Carolina, 2014 - Moogfest is an annual festival dedicated to "the synthesis of music, art, and technology," founded in 2004. The Moog synthesizer is an innovative electronic instrument that continues to influence music today. Moogfest pays homage to the instrument's legacy with live music programming as well as a roster of lectures, workshops, and art installations.
- 23 April 2014-27 April 2014
- Collections - Artifact
Program, "Moogfest 2014: The Synthesis of Technology, Art & Music," Asheville, North Carolina, 2014
Moogfest is an annual festival dedicated to "the synthesis of music, art, and technology," founded in 2004. The Moog synthesizer is an innovative electronic instrument that continues to influence music today. Moogfest pays homage to the instrument's legacy with live music programming as well as a roster of lectures, workshops, and art installations.
- Life Magazine, "A Major Report of the Moon Venture," August 29, 1969 - In July 1969, the ambitious plan to land a person on the Moon--laid out by President John F. Kennedy less than a decade earlier--neared reality. Americans eagerly anticipated the Apollo 11 mission, during which astronauts would walk on the Moon. <em>Life</em> magazine produced several issues before and after the event to keep the public informed on this historic undertaking.
- August 29, 1969
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Life Magazine, "A Major Report of the Moon Venture," August 29, 1969
In July 1969, the ambitious plan to land a person on the Moon--laid out by President John F. Kennedy less than a decade earlier--neared reality. Americans eagerly anticipated the Apollo 11 mission, during which astronauts would walk on the Moon. Life magazine produced several issues before and after the event to keep the public informed on this historic undertaking.
- Woodstock Music Festival Flag, 1969 - On August 15-18, 1969, over 400,000 people attended the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, New York. Vendors, musicians, and technical crew used this flag, which features the event logo, to access the festival grounds and backstage area and to distinguish themselves from other attendees. Woodstock is often remembered as a high point of the 1960s countercultural movement.
- 1969
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Woodstock Music Festival Flag, 1969
On August 15-18, 1969, over 400,000 people attended the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, New York. Vendors, musicians, and technical crew used this flag, which features the event logo, to access the festival grounds and backstage area and to distinguish themselves from other attendees. Woodstock is often remembered as a high point of the 1960s countercultural movement.
- National Peace Jubilee Commemorative Medal, 1869 - The National Peace Jubilee was a musical extravaganza held in Boston, Massachusetts, in June 1869 to commemorate the return of peace after the end of the Civil War. Organized by bandleader Patrick S. Gilmore, the festival featured a thousand-piece orchestra and choruses from throughout the country. Organizers built a temporary coliseum -- depicted on this medal -- to seat an audience of 30,000.
- June 17, 1869
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National Peace Jubilee Commemorative Medal, 1869
The National Peace Jubilee was a musical extravaganza held in Boston, Massachusetts, in June 1869 to commemorate the return of peace after the end of the Civil War. Organized by bandleader Patrick S. Gilmore, the festival featured a thousand-piece orchestra and choruses from throughout the country. Organizers built a temporary coliseum -- depicted on this medal -- to seat an audience of 30,000.