013119 Awakening Willie (MA)

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Woodstock Willie gets ready for an awakening event at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 in Woodstock. Approximately three dozen people attended the event, which also featured a trivia challenge with actor Stephen Tobolowsky, who played the character Ned Ryerson in the movie Groundhog Day.

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Actor Stephen Tobolowsky, who played the character Ned Ryerson in the movie Groundhog Day, talks to the crowd during an awakening event at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 in Woodstock.

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Actor Stephen Tobolowsky, who played the character Ned Ryerson in the movie Groundhog Day, talks to the crowd during an awakening event at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 in Woodstock.

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Actor Stephen Tobolowsky, who played the character Ned Ryerson in the movie Groundhog Day, talks to the crowd during an awakening event at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 in Woodstock.

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Woodstock Willie appears through a cloud of fog on stage at the Woodstock Opera House during an awakening event on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 in Woodstock.

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Actor Stephen Tobolowsky, who played the character Ned Ryerson in the movie Groundhog Day, takes a photo of Woodstock Willie as he gets ready for an awakening event at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 in Woodstock.

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Woodstock Willie makes his appearance for an awakening event, part of Groundhog Days, at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 in Woodstock.

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Melissa McMahon unpacks Woodstock Willie's suit during an awakening event at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 in Woodstock.

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Melissa McMahon helps dress Woodstock Willie before his awakening event at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 in Woodstock.

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Melissa McMahon unpacks Woodstock Willie's suit during an awakening event at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 in Woodstock.

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Woodstock Willie practices his stage presence before an awakening event at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 in Woodstock.

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Melissa McMahon, right, talks with Woodstock Willie backstage during an awakening event at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 in Woodstock.

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Woodstock Willie leans over a divider at Stage Left Cafe to get a glimpse of actor Stephen Tobolowsky, who played the character Ned Ryerson in the movie Groundhog Day, during a trivia challenge, part of the Groundhog Days events, on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 in Woodstock.