2024 TEDxHartlandHill Conference at Billings Farm and Museum

Our 2024 Theme is AWE

Welcome to the TEDxHartlandHill Conference 2024! This year, our theme is AWE. Get ready to be amazed, inspired, and awestruck by our lineup of speakers and performers. Join us in person at the Billings Farm & Museum for a day filled with mind-blowing talks, interactive sessions, and unforgettable moments.

In 2024, TEDxHartlandHill will provide a moment of respite… a moment of AWE. Even in the midst of difficult times, there is so much wonder in our world—so much for which to stand in awe. This fall, join us and appreciate our world and all its magnificent mysteries.

The event will be held on Saturday, September 14th, 9am–5pm EDT
See Conference Schedule Here


Includes Special TEDx Performance

Tuck & Patti

Kicking off their Week-Long Residency in Woodstock

For over 45 years, this unique, genre-crossing vocal/guitar duo has cast its passionate musical spell worldwide, capturing the hearts of lovers, the respect of jazz buffs and the jaw-dropping awe of guitarists and singers.

2024 Speaker Spotlight

We are thrilled to announce the distinguished speakers for our upcoming program, AWE. Join us as these inspiring leaders share their awe-inspiring insights, experiences, and strategies. Be prepared to experience AWE!


NORI PEPE | FORMER CIRCUS PERFORMER, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHER & U.S. FREESTYLE SKI TEAM MEMBER

Passionate and adventurous, Nori Pepe has held intriguing roles such as Circus Performer, Aerial Photographer, U.S. Freestyle Ski Team Member, and Artist. For the past seven years, she has lived in Woodstock and worked as PR and Marketing Manager at Billings Farm & Museum. Her travels and adventurous spirit deeply influence her art.

Dr. James McLeary | Elder, Board Member, Inside Circle

James is an expert group facilitator and program creator serving on the Elder Council of Inside Circle, an organization leading groundbreaking men’s circles comprised of both heads of industry and incarcerated violent offenders, taking place in both Folsom State Prison and San Quentin State Prison. The program provides opportunities for men to heal and serve both themselves and others, reducing recidivism and all forms of violence in our prisons and communities.

Michelle Hogle Acciavatti, M.Sci. | Founder, Head Cemeterian, Vermont Forest Cemetary

Michelle, a licensed funeral director and death doula, specializes in helping people come into relationship with their mortality, natural death care and natural burial wishes. She helped legalize natural burial in Vermont and helped found Spirit Sanctuary in New York before opening Vermont Forest Cemetery, the first natural burial ground in Vermont in 2023. With extensive training and experience, she co-founded The Collective for Radical Death Studies and works with diverse populations in various settings.

These are just three of our Many 2024 AWE-inspiring speakers. Click below to see the full list of speakers.


 


Tickets for Teachers
Still Available!

TEDx is about “Ideas Worth Sharing” and who better to share ideas than teachers? If you’re an educator and would like to attend the conference, please contact hello@tedxhartlandhill.org to check for availability.

This program is made possible by the Rauch Foundation.

New this Year…
Saturday Evening Dinner with Speakers.

Lobster Bake, with additional choice for meat or veggie. Complete meal with dessert.

Tickets: $65
Where: The Jackson House (now under new ownership)
When: 6-9pm Saturday, Sept 14th

Spend some time relaxing and celebrating the day with other attendees and our incredible speakers.

TEDxHartlandHill Student Essay Contest Winner to Speak at TEDx!

Meet Ada Mahood.

Ada is the winner of our “What Is Awe?” student essay contest. She will be presenting her essay during the TEDxHartlandHill Conference, and the video will become a TEDx talk on TED, along with the other speakers being filmed at Billings Farm, September 14th!

Congratulations, Ada!

 

And This Just In!

Tuck & Patti are graciously offering a class the day after TEDx right here in Woodstock…

Best Duo on the Planet” -Bobby McFerrin

Pentangle Arts Council & TEDxHartlandHill are so pleased to be able to offer this opportunity for musicians and singers to work with these exceptional performers. Join legendary musicians Tuck & Patti for their "Art of the Duo" Masterclass, a unique opportunity to learn from 40 years of experience. Learn voice mechanics, expressiveness, and harmony with Patti, while Tuck demystifies guitar techniques, scales, and chord mastery. Elevate your music with guidance from these award-winning artists!

  • WHEN: THIS SUNDAY, September 15th; 12 PM - 3 PM

  • WHERE: Woodstock Town Hall Theater

  • COST: $75


TEDxHartlandHill has created a forum that will be an ongoing place to find the best new ideas for building more cohesive communities and to celebrate local innovation with respect for the past and an eye towards the future. TEDxHartlandHill has joined a global community of TED events combining live presenters and TED Talks videos — to spark deep conversation and connections at the local level.

 

BECOME A SPEAKER

Speaker Submission Now Closed

We are committed to creating a dynamic program where everyone is left inspired and in awe. Thank you for the close to 200 submissions we received this year! We stand in awe of your talents and commitment to excellence.

Stay tuned! Full list of speakers will be announced shortly.

Donate today

Help us grow TEDx in 2024!

It does take a village and we are so grateful for your support. Help bring this year’s program to Woodstock…

Be a Part of It

Advertise, sponsor, or volunteer… there are many ways to be involved and we welcome you to join in. Please contact us with any inquiry.

 

2022 Theme

What is Community?

What is Community? Home Heart & Hearth. With all our shared history, our foibles, and our strengths…what defines community and makes it work?

com·mu·ni·ty /kəˈmyo͞onədē/ [noun]“a group of people living together in one place, a feeling of fellowship with others, sharing common attitudes, interests and goals.” At our best…community is a verb.

This is not just a conversation about one community. It is a necessary conversation happening all over the globe. As we emerge from the Pandemic, what new ideas are shaping our world? How can we change for the better while still honoring the past? How do we grow our sense of humanity and humility in trying times? And what new innovations can we celebrate?

2023 Theme

The Art of Living

This event explored the art of finding balance and purpose in our lives and featured a diverse lineup of speakers who will shared their unique perspectives and experiences from the academic to the artistic, the concrete to the cutting edge.

Now that we have made it through the pandemic, the conversation has shifted. Questions of how we create a life worth living have become an ever more central theme. What do we find important? How can we find more happiness AND purpose?

 

Every town has their Hartland Hill

Why Hartland Hill?

Woodstock is like many communities around the world. We have beauty. We have history. And we have a distinctive feel, unique to our esthetic. Hartland Hill represents all of those pieces sewn together giving us our identity.

Hartland Hill is also the physical point that looks over the town.

It’s witnessed our growth over hundreds of years. It’s witnessed the Under Ground Railroad; Washburn’s office, historically referenced as “Pentagon North” in center of town during the Civil War; the clear cutting of Mount Tom and the subsequent birth of Conservationism; the Arts & Crafts and music of the 60’s and 70’s; River Road becoming a river during Hurricane Irene and a community coming together to rebuild; and in recent years, a recalibration coming out of COVID to grow, heal, and bring all that is special about our area forward.


Thank you to our Hospitality and Tech Partners!


 

Get updates on TEDxHartlandHill events

Tuck & Patti are graciously offering a class the day after TEDx right here in Woodstock…

“ART OF THE DUO” MASTERCLASS WITH WORLD-RENOWNED MUSICIANS— TUCK & PATTIMake it stand out

WHEN: THIS SUNDAY, September 15th; 12 PM - 3 PM

WHERE: Woodstock Town Hall Theater

COST: $75