Wanna get $$ to make art?? Check out the opportunities section. The Dutchess Council Arts Council grants are available both for organizations and individual artists - and BACA is available as a sponsor. If you are interested in this idea or have any questions send an email to kat@beaconarts.org. |
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Events, Openings, and other Fun Stuff |
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 14
Art Event - 9pm
"Analog is Reality" Art Soiree organized by The Vaccinated Society. Live DJ, Video Art Projections, and Fashion
Chill Wine Bar
173 Main Street Beacon, NY
Music 9p - Max's On Main Gregg Phillips at Max's On Main www.maxsonmain.com 246 Main Street 845-838-6297(MAXS)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
3rd Annual Taste of Beacon - 1 - 4pm
An assemblage of Beacon's eateries and caterers gathered together for one day in one place for a full fledged feast to benefit the programs of the Beacon Community Center. $25 per person/ $40 per couple www.beaconcommunitycenter.orgThe parking lot at The Piggy Bank 448 Main St
Music 9p - Max's On Main
Rudy Sakira performs at Max's On Main--Woodstock comes to Beacon www.maxsonmain.com 246 Main Street 845-838-6297(MAXS)
Author Talk and Book Signing 4pm - Beacon InstituteCaroline Crane, author of "Murder & Mayhem in the Catskills" www.bire.org 199 Main St. 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.org 845-831-4988
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20
Music 630p - Piggy Bank Restaurant
Tiki Thursdays (FREE!) Concert Series MAX GREENE Putting the guts back into your roots, rock and roll www.local845.com
448 Main Street 845-838-0028
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
845.765.1890
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BALLET WORKSHOP The August Ballet Workshop at Ballet Arts will run from Monday, August 17th through Thursday, August 27th, for Middle School II
and Upper School students (ages 12 and up). Classes will be held
on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5 pm to 6:30 pm at Ballet Arts. Teachers will include Denyse Looney, Maggie McNeilly and Alex Bloomstein. The cost is $18 per class or $50 per week. The schedule is subject to change based upon enrollment. www.BalletArtsStudio.comBallet Arts Studio 107 Teller Ave 845.831.1870 |
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Dutchess County Arts Council 2010 Project Grants
for Arts and Cultural Projects
Application Deadline:
Monday - Sept. 21, 2009; 1pm
The Project Grant Program is a re-grant program of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and designed to promote local
community-based arts and culture in Dutchess & Ulster Counties.
Last year these grants ranged from $500 to $2,000. The average
2009 award was approximately $1,300. These grants are available
both for organizations and individual artists. Click here for more information.
NYFA WILL CONDUCT FOUR REGIONAL ARTISTS' FELLOWSHIPS APPLICATION AND INFORMATION SEMINARS New York, NY - August 14, 2009 New York Foundation for the Arts
(NYFA) will conduct four regional Application and Information
Seminars for its cornerstone program, Artists' Fellowships. NYFA
awards $7,000, unrestricted cash grants to New York state artists working in a variety of artistic disciplines. Peer review panels select approximately 100 Fellows each year, the goal being to buy recipients creative time to continue making work. Since the Fellowships were first established in 1985, NYFA has awarded more
than $22 million to over 3,500 New York artists.
The following categories will be reviewed during the 2009 - 2010 cycle: Architecture/Environmental Structures Choreography Fiction
Music/Sound
Painting
Photography Playwriting/Screenwriting Video Go to www.nyfa.org/afp for details about these events. | |
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| On Walls |
Back Room Gallery
August Show
475 Main Street
845-838-1838
NEW WORKS BY LISA ZUKOSKI
161 Main St
www.beaconartistunion.com
845-440-7548
The Beacon Institute for Rivers & Estuaries
Up River
American Youth
845-765-2199
Go North Gallery
845-831-4988
Hudson Beach Glass
Morphicism
440 Main St.
www.morphicism.com
845-440-3092
We are Familia - Round 2
510 Main St. www.openspacebeacon.com
718-207-3793
The Photographer's Place
508 Main St.
917-478-7620
RiverWinds Gallery
"Air-Fire-Water" Paintings by Ellen A. Lewis172 Main St.
www.riverwindsgallery.com
845-838-2880
Spire Studios
45 Beekman St.
www.spirestudios.org
845-527-8752
vanbrunt gallery
Susan English and Thomas Huber Recent Work.
137 Main St. www.vanbruntgallery.com845-838-2995
vanbruntgallery @ moxie
544 Main St.
Zahra's Studio
Zuzu's Leaf & Bean
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. |
| In Store |
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Check out the article in Roll magazine featuring our own Artisan Wine Shop!
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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 8/20)
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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