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The $5 Trillion Market Sitting at Zero

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“Robotics is not a trade. It is a long-term positioning opportunity.”

Bryan Bottarelli, Co-Founder, Monument Traders Alliance

Bryan Bottarelli

Dear Reader,

A Star Wars collection sits in my office. I’ve kept it since I was a boy.

C-3PO. R2-D2. The droids that scared me, made me laugh, and made me believe a future filled with intelligent machines was real. I never thought I would live to see it.

I am about to.

For the first time in my life, I believe robotics is ready to walk out of science fiction and into every household in America.

Not 50 years from now or 20, but in the next decade.

Most investors are still treating robotics like a sci-fi pitch. Cool concept, far away, and no real money in it.

That is exactly the kind of skepticism that surrounded the original iPhone announcement in 2007. Anyone who bought Apple the day the iPhone 1.0 was announced has made roughly 70 times their money. Most people did not buy.

They waited until the story was obvious. By the time the story was obvious, the easiest gains were already in the rearview mirror.

Robotics is at that same stage today.

The signals are everywhere if you know where to look. Food delivery robots are already rolling around college campuses. Warehouses are being automated faster than companies can hire. Surgical robots are in operating rooms across the country.

The Roomba, which has been quietly vacuuming American living rooms for two decades, was the first beachhead. What comes next is going to make the Roomba look like a toy.

Jensen Huang at NVIDIA has called this “the ChatGPT moment for physical AI.” He says every industrial company in the world will become a robotics company.

When the CEO of the company supplying the brains for these machines is making that kind of statement publicly, it is not hype. It is a roadmap.

Morgan Stanley projects the humanoid robotics market alone will reach $5 trillion by 2050. Today, the market is essentially zero. That is the spread between where this industry sits right now and where the smartest institutional researchers think it is heading.

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I do not say this lightly. I have been a floor trader and a stock picker for over 25 years.

In all that time, I have rarely felt the kind of conviction I feel about this trend. Robotics is not a trade. It is a long-term positioning opportunity.

The boy who collected those Star Wars toys believed the future would have robots in it.

The investor he became is telling you that the future is no longer fiction.

It is being built right now, in factories, hospitals, warehouses, and college campuses across America.

The investors who position now, while the rest of the market is still arguing about whether humanoid robots are real, are the ones who are going to look back at this moment the way I look at the boxes in my office.

In the coming days, I’ll be sharing more details about my top robotics stock idea.

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Devotion, Not Discipline, Is the Real Driver of Persistence

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Devotion, Not Discipline, Is the Real Driver of Persistence

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Good morning!

I have good news: you don’t have to browbeat yourself into pushing through that difficult workout, choosing an apple over an apple turnover, or staying an extra hour after work to finish an important project.

What you do need is to find your why.

While grit may be popular—and it certainly has its place—it’s not the whole story. Life shouldn’t feel like a constant grind driven only by duty. What we’re really after is something deeper: a sense of devotion to what we’re doing and why we’re doing it.

When you’re clear on your purpose and choose actions that align with your values, everything begins to shift. The task itself may not get easier, but your relationship to it changes—and that makes it far more manageable.

People who thrive under pressure aren’t always those who push the hardest—they’re the ones whose efforts align with what they truly value and believe. For them, discipline isn’t just effort; it aligns with who they are. When challenges are tied to meaningful purpose, they become easier to sustain, according to a recent article by health reporter and naturopath Sheridan Genrich.

“Our beliefs filter our perception of the external world,” Nir Eyal told The Epoch Times in an email. “They sculpt our emotions, alter how our bodies respond, and even change our moment-to-moment experience of being alive. We feel what we believe.” Eyal, a behavior design expert and author of “Beyond Belief,” added.

When we turn our “I have to’s” into “I want to’s,” it gives us energy instead of draining our motivation.

Read this week’s feature article to learn more about how to turn positive beliefs into lasting habits, along with three practical starting points to get you there.

Because the real barrier to persistence often isn’t a lack of effort. It’s the absence of a “why” strong enough to make the effort worthwhile.

Wishing you a healthy body and a strong mind,

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Chaos Drives Americans to ‘Unexpected’ Stocks

By Ethan Goldman, analyst, Chaikin AnalyticsIt seems like the world couldn’t get any more hectic…

The situation in the Middle East has folks around the globe terrified about an energy crisis. Here in the U.S., average gas prices are up by more than 30% since this time last year. That’s cutting deeper into many Americans’ already-tight budgets.

At the same time, the war between Ukraine and Russia grinds on. The conflict in Gaza isn’t over yet, either.

And once again, political violence has reared its head in the U.S.

Of course, you can’t forget the recent market volatility…

Just about one month ago, the Power Gauge gave both the State Street SPDR S&P 500 Fund (SPY) and the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) “bearish” ratings.

By now, both funds have made an incredible recovery. They’re back around new highs. And they’re both back to “bullish” Power Gauge ratings.

Meanwhile, investors are feeling greedy again.

But as we’ve seen, sentiment can change fast – along with the latest economic and geopolitical developments. That adds yet another layer of stress – worrying that the latest headline could wipe away part of your most recent investment…

(We shared some advice from our friend Whitney Tilson at corporate affiliate Stansberry Research on what to do in this exact scenario yesterday.)

Luckily, we have the Power Gauge on our side here at Chaikin Analytics. It’s our “guiding light” to picking and avoiding stocks – even in the most challenging of markets.

Of course, the AI megatrend is still all over the financial media. And it has provided investors with plenty of opportunities to grow their wealth through tech stocks in recent years.

But amid all the recent chaos, I noticed that an interesting, non-AI stock has grown more than any “Magnificent Seven” stock since the start of 2026…

Even better, the stock enjoyed strong support from the “smart money” on Wall Street for almost its entire ride higher this year. And the stock has boasted a “bullish” or better rating in our system for almost all of 2026, too.

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The Power Gauge Flags Upside for This ‘Vice’ Stock

I’m talking about Boston Beer (SAM).

You’ve probably heard of the brewer and beverage company before. It owns popular brands like Samuel Adams beer, Angry Orchard hard cider, and Truly Hard Seltzer.

Since the start of the year, Boston Beer’s stock is up about 18%. This gain edges out that of Amazon (AMZN) – which leads the Magnificent Seven group with a roughly 16% return this year.

Now, Boston Beer is nowhere near as large as Amazon. Its market cap is about $2.5 billion, compared with Amazon’s roughly $2.8 trillion.

Regardless, as I said, the Power Gauge still flagged Boston Beer with a “bullish” or better rating for most of 2026. And right now, the stock currently gets a “very bullish” rating. So our system sees more upside ahead.

Folks, I’m clearly not saying that the AI revolution is over – or that we won’t still see big gains in related stocks…

But this is a good reminder that moneymaking opportunities still exist outside the current megatrend.

Longtime readers may remember that I shared a similar story about Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) last year.

At that time, its stock sat on bigger five-year gains than two of the best-known names in AI.

To me, Boston Beer’s growth is no surprise. Americans have a habit of turning to vices in times of chaos.

Of course, I don’t advocate medicating stress with alcohol. But as investors, it’s important to look for moneymaking opportunities in every corner of the market.

It’s chaotic out there. And the narratives in the financial media can change quickly. But don’t let yourself get “tunnel vision” with any single narrative. And remember that overlooked, “unexpected” stocks can be great opportunities to grow wealth.

Good investing,

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Market View

Major Indexes and Notable Sectors # HLD: BULLISH NEUTRAL BEARISHDow 30

-0.56%617 7S&P 500

-0.02%120264 118Nasdaq

+0.61%2444 32Small Caps

-0.67%596948 324Bonds

-0.78%Energy

+2.29%175 0

— According to the Chaikin Power Bar, Small Cap stocks and Large Cap stocks are somewhat Bullish. Major indexes are mixed.* * * *

Sector Tracker

Sector movement over the last 5 daysEnergy+4.4%Utilities+1.81%Consumer Staples+0.99%Information Technology+0.65%Real Estate+0.41%Financial-0.56%Industrials-0.65%Materials-1.68%Consumer Discretionary-1.76%Communication-2.2%Health Care-2.42%* * * *

Industry Focus

NYSE Technology Services16154

Over the past 6 months, the NYSE Technology subsector (XNTK) has outperformed the S&P 500by +1.07%. Its Power Bar ratio, which measures future potential, is Very Strong, with more Bullish than Bearish stocks. It is currently ranked #7 of 21subsectors and has moved up 3 slots over the past week.Top Stocks rating ANETArista Networks, Inc rating AMATApplied Materials, I rating AMDAdvanced Micro Devic* * * *

Top Movers

Gainers rating NXPI+25.55% rating GNRC+16.49% rating INTC+12.1% rating STX+11.1% rating CNC+8.9%Losers rating TER-19.41% rating HOOD-13.24% rating GEHC-13.17% rating PODD-12.5% rating BF.B-10.31%* * * *

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Earnings Surprises rating ADP
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Q3 $3.37 Beat by $0.07 rating ABBV
AbbVie Inc. Q1 $2.65 Missed by $-0.02* * * *

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Hebrews 11:19 – Abraham’s Faith: Accounting God’s Promises for…

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(19) concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense.
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What did Abraham do? The word “accounting” (KJV) or “concluding” (NKJV) tells us a great deal. In Greek, it is an accounting term. An accountant adds up figures. He puts them all in a ledger. He writes down all of the receipts in one column and all the expenditures in another. He adds each column to get their totals. Then, he has an accounting of his or his company’s financial health. The numbers are evidence of his own or the company’s state.

Abraham did this too, only instead of adding numbers, he added up evidence. His evidence came from the words that God told him: “You shall have a son.” It took 25 years, but he did indeed have a son.

A number of years later, God said to him, “Abraham, I want you to go out and sacrifice your son.” Abraham could have said, “Uh oh, there’s evidence that I didn’t count on.” But, instead, Abraham left for Mount Moriah early the next morning. What evidence did he have to motivate him to do in faith what God commanded him to do? The Word of God. God had earlier told Abraham that the promise would come through his son, Isaac—not through Ishmael, not through any future son that he might have, but through Isaac, the promised son.

What did Abraham do with this evidence? He knew that there could be only two possible outcomes. If God required Abraham to put Isaac to death, then He would resurrect him, or if God was not going to require Abraham to kill Isaac, then God would give him a substitute sacrifice. Either way, Isaac would live. Abraham added up the evidence, and it produced the motivation to do what he had to do in faith.

— John W. Ritenbaugh

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$269.08 -1.09 (-0.40%) As of 4/30/2026 9:33 AM ET

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Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)

$268.32 +5.28 (+2.01%) As of 4/30/2026 9:33 AM ET

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced its quarterly results after the market closed on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the previous quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.62 EPS by $1.16. The company had revenue of $181.52 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $176.98 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.59 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. View earnings press release. View earnings slide deck.
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Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL)

$375.53 +25.59 (+7.31%) As of 4/30/2026 9:33 AM ET

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) announced its quarterly results after the market closed on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $5.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the previous quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.64 EPS by $2.47. The company had revenue of $109.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $106.59 billion.
Alphabet (GOOGL) had its price target raised by analyst Laura Martin at Needham & Company LLC ( ) from $400.00 to $450.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock. This represents a 28.6% upside from the current price of $349.94.
Alphabet (GOOGL) had its price target raised by analyst Youssef Squali at Truist Financial Corporation ( ) from $385.00 to $415.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock. This represents a 18.6% upside from the current price of $349.94.
Alphabet (GOOGL) had its price target raised by analyst Barton Crockett at Rosenblatt Securities ( ) from $357.00 to $393.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock. This represents a 12.3% upside from the current price of $349.94.
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$608.33 -60.79 (-9.09%) As of 4/30/2026 9:33 AM ET

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) announced its quarterly results after the market closed on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $10.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the previous quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.67 EPS by $3.77. The company had revenue of $56.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $55.36 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $6.43 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 33.1% on a year-over-year basis. View earnings press release. View earnings slide deck.
Meta Platforms’ (NASDAQ:META) earnings conference call is now available on MarketBeat. Listen to the conference call audio or read the transcript now.
COO Javier Olivan sold 629 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $670.84, for a total transaction of $421,958.36. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 2,372 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,591,232.48. This represents a 20.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
COO Javier Olivan sold 926 shares of Meta Platforms stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $670.84, for a total value of $621,197.84. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 8,705 shares in the company, valued at $5,839,662.20. This trade represents a 9.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
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Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)

$413.04 -11.42 (-2.69%) As of 4/30/2026 9:33 AM ET

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced its quarterly results after the market closed on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $4.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the previous quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.04 EPS by $0.23. The company had revenue of $82.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $81.30 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.46 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. View earnings press release. View earnings slide deck.
Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) earnings conference call is now available on MarketBeat. Listen to the conference call audio or read the transcript now.
Microsoft (MSFT) had its price target raised by analyst Billy Fitzsimmons at Piper Sandler ( ) from $500.00 to $540.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock. This represents a 27.2% upside from the current price of $424.46.
Microsoft (MSFT) had its price target lowered by analyst Patrick Colville at Scotiabank ( ) from $600.00 to $550.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock. This represents a 29.6% upside from the current price of $424.46.
Microsoft (MSFT) had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ( ). The current price is $424.46.
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Microsoft (MSFT) had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus ( ) from $392.00 to $415.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock. This represents a 2.2% downside from the current price of $424.46.
Microsoft (MSFT) had its price target lowered by DA Davidson ( ) from $650.00 to $550.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock. This represents a 29.6% upside from the current price of $424.46.
Microsoft (MSFT) had its price target raised by President Capital (Not Ranked) from $500.00 to $520.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock. This represents a 22.5% upside from the current price of $424.46.
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AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) was upgraded by Bank of America Corporation from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $234.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 12.1% upside from the current price of $208.66.Blackbaud (NASDAQ:BLKB) was upgraded by Robert W. Baird from “neutral” to “outperform”. They now have a $50.00 price target on the stock, down from $60.00. This represents a 27.3% upside from the current price of $39.28.Everus Construction Group (NYSE:ECG) was upgraded by Guggenheim from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $160.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 14.8% upside from the current price of $139.33.Lennox International (NYSE:LII) was upgraded by Vertical Research from “hold” to “buy”. They now have a $600.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 12.8% upside from the current price of $532.09.Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) was upgraded by Bank of America Corporation from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $82.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 9.0% upside from the current price of $75.21.Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) was upgraded by Summit Insights from “hold” to “buy”. The current price is $167.57.Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) was upgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from “neutral” to “overweight”. They now have a $400.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 20.0% upside from the current price of $333.42.Xometry (NASDAQ:XMTR) was upgraded by Cantor Fitzgerald from “neutral” to “overweight”. They now have a $62.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 26.6% upside from the current price of $48.98.
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CGI Group (NYSE:GIB) (TSE:GIB.A) was downgraded by Royal Bank Of Canada from “outperform” to “sector perform”. The current price is $64.03.Constellium (NYSE:CSTM) was downgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from “overweight” to “neutral”. They now have a $34.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 5.9% upside from the current price of $32.10.Etsy (NYSE:ETSY) was downgraded by B. Riley Financial, Inc. from “buy” to “neutral”. They now have a $75.00 price target on the stock, up from $70.00. This represents a 12.5% upside from the current price of $66.69.Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) was downgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from “neutral” to “underweight”. They now have a $142.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 14.6% downside from the current price of $166.30.Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) was downgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from “overweight” to “neutral”. They now have a $725.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 18.8% upside from the current price of $610.03.Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) was downgraded by B. Riley Financial, Inc. from “buy” to “neutral”. They now have a $30.00 price target on the stock, down from $42.00. This represents a 11.1% upside from the current price of $27.00.Reliance (NYSE:RS) was downgraded by Bank of America Corporation from “neutral” to “underperform”. They now have a $365.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 2.1% upside from the current price of $357.35.Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) was downgraded by Bank of America Corporation from “buy” to “neutral”. They now have a $250.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 11.3% upside from the current price of $224.67.
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Encanterra Golf Team Updates

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Your game won’t fix itself (but JC can help)Better golf is happier golf. And JC Hocknull is very good at making both happen. He still has spots open across his May camps and Golf School, so if you’ve been waiting for a reason to invest in your game, here it is.

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May 9 & May 23 | 9:00am to 1:00pm | $120 per sessionA full morning with JC covering every part of your game, wrapped up with lunch. Come to one or both. Every session is worth it.

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Every Sunday in May | May 3, 10, 17 & 24 | 9:00 to 10:15am | $100.00Four Sundays. Four skills. One noticeably better game by the end of it.

May 3rd — Chipping (clean up the shots that cost you the most this season)
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Join us for the second annual BlueStar Cactus Classic Inter-Club Golf Event! All four BlueStar-managed clubs in Arizona will come together for a day of golf, camaraderie and friendly competition.

Who will take the coveted Cactus Classic trophy from 2025 winners IronOaks? You’ll have to play to find out!

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All members will use the Stableford scoring system to accumulate points for their club. At the end of the round, the top 25 scores from each club will be counted towards their overall team score. The club with the most Stableford points will be crowned the 2026 Cactus Classic Champions and take home the travelling Cactus Classic trophy to be showcased at their club.

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Scholarship for Music in the Mountains

April 30th, 2026

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Our inaugural event is just around the corner…

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On Day 3, we have a special day trip planned to the place where I grew up! I’ll show you around town so you can get a feel for the quaint and magical vibe Woodstockhas to offer.

Then we will head to the great restaurant/venue, Pearl Moon, where Keith and I will put on an intimate, duo live performance.

As we get closer to Music in the Mountains (May 26–29), I’ve been thinking about why we started this getaway. It wasn’t just to put on another show—it was to create a space where we could actually hang out, share stories, and enjoy the mountains + music together in a way that a standard concert doesn’t allow. I am really looking forward to sharing a big part of who I am with you.

We are down to our final few tickets!

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Annandale Show SUN. MAY 17

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Our next Annandale Virginia Comic Book , Sports Card and Pokemon Show

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We will have a wide selection of Gold to Modern Age Comic Books, a large selection of Pokemon singles and packs & Plushies too, Sports cards -vintage to the present including the “HOT” cards, and Sports Memorabilia . Plus Hobby Supplies for all your collecting needs! Plus some Rock & Roll LPs and CDs

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Music in the Mountains

Our inaugural event is just around the corner…

…and you have the chance to apply for a scholarship to join us!

Plan your day how you’d like…

From nature walks to Artist Q&As to live music by the stream. The day is yours…

…but by night, it’s a party!

Cocktail hours with hors d’hourves & live music. Plus, Nightly concerts.

Plus, a day trip to Woodstock, NY

On Day 3, we have a special day trip planned to the place where I grew up! I’ll show you around town so you can get a feel for the quaint and magical vibe Woodstockhas to offer.

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