Great stuff this weekend!
Huge 2nd Saturday next week including the opening of Windows on Main Street!! 5 years in a row!! See more info below.
Check out all the artists who have signed up for the Beacon Open Studios Weekend. Not signed up?? Click here for an application. Click here for all the info. |
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Events, Openings, and other Fun Stuff |
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Richard Deon's 23-foot-wide painting "Sacrifice" can be seen August 1st - 31st in "What's the Story?" a group show presented by Van Brunt Gallery at Hudson Beach Glass, 2nd floor gallery.
FRIDAY, JULY 31
Wine Tasting 4-7p - Artisan Wine Shop
NEW ARRIVAL WHITES
180 Main Street
www.artisanwineshop.com
845.440.6923
Music 930p - Max's On Main
Singer/songwriter John Mueller will be performing his original acoustic guitar rock. www.maxsonmain.com246 Main Street 845-838-6297(MAXS)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1
Film 12pm, 2pm, and 4pm - Dia:BeaconFree with museum admission. Antoni Tàpies Film Program Saturdays and Sunday through October 18, 2009 A documentary by Daniel Hernández. Courtesy Alea Docs & Films, Barcelona. 3 Beekman Street www.diaart.org845.440.0100
Author Talk and Book Signing 4pm - Beacon Institute
Vincent Daquino, author of "Sybil Ludington" www.bire.org199 Main St Beacon, NY 12508
Artist Reception 6-9pm - Van Brunt Gallery Susan English and Thomas Huber Recent Work. Cold Spring residents and veterans of the Beacon arts scene, English and Huber present abstract paintings, wall pieces and collages. www.vanbruntgallery.com137 Main Street 845-838-2995
Artist Reception 6-9pm - Hudson Beach Glass Van Brunt Gallery presents "What's the Story?" a group show of narrative art, in a variety of media, by 12 artists: Emil Alzamora, Karlos Carcamo, Richard Deon, Deborah Davidovits, Louis Fatta, Stanford Kay, Kirsten Kucer, W. David Powell, Charlotte Schulz, Michael Sibilia, Carl Van Brunt and Zoe Van Brunt. www.vanbruntgallery.com162 Main Street, 2nd floor 845-838-2995
Music 8pm - Chill Wine Bar
Live Jazz with Judith Tulloch 8pm no cover
www.myspace.com/ChillWineBar
173 Main St.
845-765-0885
Video Concert 9pm - Howland Cultural Center
Video of the legendary Grateful Dead's 1989 concert held in Buffalo, New York.
477 Main St.
845-831-4988
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2nd
Writers Workshop 5:30pm - Howland Cultural Center
"Passing the Torch Through the Arts" holds a writers' workshop every Sunday through August. Anyone interested in improving their creative writing skills, in reading their writings to a friendly and encouraging audience, and in sharing critiques, etc. are welcome to the Sunday evening workshops. Admission is by donation; refreshments served. 477 Main St. www.howlandculturalcenter.org845-831-4988
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5
Group Paddle 630p - Mountain Tops Outfitters
All Are Welcome!!! We will be gathering on the 1st and 3rd of the month in various places around the Hudson Valley. All are welcome to come with their own equipment. We also have rentals available for those who are just looking to get started. Most groups will be launching from the Beacon Sloop Club at 6:30pm unless otherwise specified. See you then!!! Mountain Tops is also on Facebook. www.mountaintopsonline.com144 Main St. 845-831-1997
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6
Music 630p - Piggy Bank Restaurant
Tiki Thursdays (FREE!) Concert Series TIKI DADDY Vintage Jazz, Blues and Popular Songs ...Hawaiian Style www.local845.com448 Main Street 845-838-0028 |
 Windows on Main Street |
"Public Art, the Economy and Our Community" Saturday, August 8, 2009
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Dia:Beacon, 3 Beekman Street, Beacon
Join local and regional professionals in a discussion about Public Art and its effect on the local economy and the various ways Public Art pertains to the community.
- Steven Evans, Assistant Director of Dia Foundation at Dia:Beacon
- Sara Pasti, Director of Samuel Dorsky Museum & Beacon Councilwoman
- Cabot Parsons, Chairperson of Beacon Arts & Cultural Development Committee
- Garin Baker, Orange County Arts Council
- Christopher Albert, Artist
- Dan Weiss, Open Space Gallery, Beacon
Please let us know you're coming at: 17EastMain@gmail.com, or by calling (845) 765-1629.
Opening Reception
Saturday, August 8, 2009
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Chill Wine Bar, 173 Main Street, Beacon
Featuring the chill groove of K. Erik Ino & James
Come meet the artists of Windows on Main Street
For more information see the blog. |
 Beacon Open Studios |
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Theresa Gooby has good news for those of you looking for a space to use during BOS weekend! (Tiny studio? no studio? studio in family bathroom?) Fovea Exhibitions on Main St. is offering it's space to up to 3 photographers for Open Studios. For other visual artists, there is available space at Beacon Studios (the old Beacon High School). It is a large room where many people will be showing together. It gets beautiful light and has very nice clean wall space. There is one more site, a storefront on Main St., that is still pending for it's possible use. First come first served is the rule.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS (to date!)
Suzanne Bennett
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| Classes, Meetings and Clubs |
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MONDAY
Bridge Club 10a - Howland Cultural Center
477 Main St.
www.howlandculturalcenter.org
845-831-4988
TUESDAY
Scrabble Competition 6p - ZuZu's
453 Main St.
845-765-0679
THURSDAY
(next session 8/6)
Figure drawing of a professional nude model in an art studio environment will be held at Floor One Gallery on Thursdays from 7:00 to 9:00 PM, located at 17 East Main Street in Beacon. Bring your own materials. $10 a session. Please arrive before the start of the session. www.beaconfiguredrawing.com
Kadampka Meditation 7pm - Howland Cultural Center
477 Main St.
www.howlandculturalcenter.org
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| On Walls |
Back Room Gallery
475 Main Street
845-838-1838
845-440-7548
The Beacon Institute for Rivers & Estuaries
The Last Gorillas of the Congo -Brent Stirton through August 2 143 Main Sreet
www.foveaeditions.org
845-765-2199
Go North Gallery
Terminal Daydream
347-531-6111
845-831-4988
Hudson Beach Glass
We are Familia
510 Main St. www.openspacebeacon.com
718-207-3793
The Photographer's Place
508 Main St.
917-478-7620
RiverWinds Gallery
Zuzu's Leaf & Bean
Katie O'Hagan - Beacon Faces
453 Main St.
845-765-0679 |
| BACA Kids |
Creative Dance/Movement for Young Children at the Howland Public Library Saturdays starting: 7/18/2009
Start Time: 10:30 AM
End Time: 11:30 AM
Marlene Pennison will introduce Young children, ages 3-6 with their caregivers, to dance/movement and a bit of theatrics as a way of self expression.
Space is limited so we ask that you register in July by calling Ginny at 831-1134, ex.103.
Wednesdays 9-10 am is Open Art at BumbleBEE $10 per child Parent Participation is required.
Your child will have full access to the art room: colors; paints; chalkboards; markers; colored pencils; glue, and various odds and ends to make their very own mess, I mean masterpiece(s).
Open Art Wednesday's will be held July 29 - Aug 26th
Singalong Slim and BumbleBEE Art & Music present a weekly kids sing-along led by Singalong Slim (aka Stephen Clair Thursdays at 10 am through the summer! (Except 7/30!) Only $5 per family. Free if you're already enrolled in a class at BumbleBEE Art & Music.
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| Opportunities |
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To view more opportunities for artists, performers, writers and job hunters, click here for the latest Dutchess County Arts Council E-Artscene newsletter!
Call for Artists
MTA Arts for Transit is currently seeking professional artists for consideration to create public artwork for the Metro-North Rye Station on the New Haven Line in Westchester County. Click here for more info. Submissions must be postmarked by Friday, August 7, 2009. Large Artist Studio for Rent
900sqft with 15' ceilings, three phase electric, ground floor garage door with street access, private entrance, natural gas, new concrete floors, and will build out to suit. $900.00 per month rent. No real estate fees. Contact Michael Benzer (Hudson Beach Glass) michael@glasstiles.com or 845-831-3116.
Open submission for Photographers
Fovea's volunteer photo editors Kelly Kingman and Amrita Singh are now taking submissions for photo essays for 2009's 'Expanding Visions' projection series. Projections take place both indoors and outdoors and are free to the public. September 12th "Family Values" (submission deadline 8/10) December 12th "Faith" (submission deadline 11/10 Please email submissions@foveaeditions.org for FTP information. |
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In Store |
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Mountain Tops Outfitters IS HAVING THEIR BIGGEST SALE EVER! We've never marked things down so much so early in the season. All shorts, all capris, all sandals. We can't name brands, but trust us, you don't want to wait b/c when it's gone, it's gone! (about 20% off most things!) (Also BACA Members get 10% off regular priced items.)
144 Main St.
845-831-1997
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