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This Week in Beacon
 November 6, 2009
Quick, turn on your radio and catch performers that will be featured at the Beacon River Fest Kickoff Party and Fundraiser next Saturday.
 
Or - take your time and scroll down for all the fun stuff happening this week in Beacon! 
 
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There is always more info about events and our members at www.beaconarts.org.
 Art on Main
 

Shultz

 Schulz Unfolded Regions of the World (Raphael).
Where We Live: Paintings by Christie Scheele and Charlotte Schulz
Opening on Saturday at VanBrunt Gallery.

American Youth

 American Youth - Closing at Fovea.  See below for your opportunity to purchase prints from this show.

Events, Openings, Music, Fun, etc.....
 
 
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6

ON AIR 11:33am - WAMC
Performance Place will talk about the upcoming Beacon Riverfest kickoff party on Nov 14 at the Howland Center. 
and feature music from locals Jen Clapp, Todd Giudice and Stephen Clair.
www.wamc.org
listen live here
 
 
 
Wine Tasting 4-7p - Artisan Wine Shop
180 Main Street
www.artisanwineshop.com  
845.440.6923

Poetry 8p - Howland Cultural Center
Calling All Poets
John Kenselaar & Susan Hoover
followed by 2 poem open mic
Admission $4.00 refreshments available
www.howlandculturalcenter.org    
477 Main Street
845-831-4988
 
Music 8p - Piggy Bank Fridays
LOCAL 845 presents Jack Grace - The martini cowboy himself, with his band. THE music is FREE.
www.local845.com
448 Main St.
www.piggybankrestaurant.com    
845-838-0028
 
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 

Meeting 930a - BeaHive
Mid Hudson Progressive Alliance
A special meeting of the Mid Hudson Progressive Alliance, a grassroots political organization formed to advance progressive political and social ideas for the purpose of effecting electoral change from 9:30am to 11pm.
Meetings are always open to all but this one at BEAHIVE is particularly welcoming to new folks. They're welcoming fresh voices to the chorus.
Refreshments will be served.
www.beahivebeacon.com
291 Main Street (at South Brett)
845.765.1890

Opening - Van Brunt Gallery
Where We Live:  Paintings by Christie Scheele and Charlotte Shultz
www.vanbruntgallery.com  
137 Main St.
845-838-2995
 
Wine Tasting 3-6p - Artisan Wine Shop
180 Main Street
www.artisanwineshop.com
845.440.6923
 
Special Event 6p - Fovea
Cocktail Party and Print Sale
Please join us this Saturday Nov 7th: 6-8pm for a COCKTAIL PARTY and PRINT SALE at Fovea   Come share a glass of Chateau Routas wine.  Select prints from AMERICAN YOUTH will be for sale for one night only.  All proceeds benefit Fovea's programs.
www.foveaexhibitions.org  
143 Main Street.

 
Coffeehouse  8p - Howland Cultural Center
Host, Paul Lukowiak    "Juneteenth" back by popular request.  $8.00;  refreshments available
www.howlandculturalcenter.org   
477 Main Street
845-831-4988


Music 930p - Max's On Main
The Acoustic Meltdown at Max's On Main
Don't miss the debut appearance in Beacon of the Acoustic Meltdown featuring the vocals of Diane Mucci and guitarist Matt Vargo-----performing classic from Led Zeppelin and Beatles to the modern Alice In Chains and Soundgarden
www.maxsonmain.com     
246 Main Street
845-838-6297(MAXS)

 
SUNDAY,  NOVEMBER 8

Book Signing 4pm - Beacon Institute
John Cronin, author of "The Riverkeepers"
The Beacon Institute for Rivers & Estuaries
www.thebeaconinstitute.org
199 Main St.
845-838-1600 x16

 
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 

Class - Howland Cultural Center
Adult Learn to Draw
This is a foundation course that promotes personal growth and expression through the exploration of two-dimensional design, working from still-life arrangements, landscapes and photographs. You will discover what it is like to see your surroundings from a unique perspective and respond to it in a fresh and personal way. Throw away the rules -
All you need is your sketchpad and your imagination!
Those interested please contact The howland Cultural Center (845) 831-4988 or (845) 831-4614 or email us: :information@howlandculturalcenter.org
www.howlandculturalcenter.org   
477 Main Street
845-831-4988

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10
 
Meeting 630p - BEAHIVE
Solopreneurs Sounding Board - Struggling with a work issue? Need a perspective shift? Take advantage of collective intelligence ("hive mind") and an inspiring meeting place to brainstorm and work towards creative solutions to problems. Think of this as a mash-up of an ad hoc advisory board and group therapy for your work. Come prepared to share and to listen.
BEAHIVE members: free / $5 public
www.beahivebeacon.com  
291 Main St (corner of S. Brett)
917-449-6356
 
Open Mic 8p - Spire Studios
2nd Tuesday of every month.  Sign up at 730p starts
ALL ARE WELCOME - Singer songwriters, poets, pundits, social commentators, etc. This is a listening room. No mics, no speakers, no talking. Just creatives strutting their stuff & fans respecting the talent. 2 songs or 10 minutes.Sign-up at 7:30 starts at 8:00 BYOB
www.spirestudios.org
845-231-3275

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 

Meeting 7p - Howland Cultural Center
Tioronda Garden Club
monthly meeting:   Program: "Rebecca's Garden" video; public invited; refreshments served 
www.howlandculturalcenter.org   
477 Main Street
845-831-4988 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12

Film & Food Tasting 6pm - Beahive
This month, a special OPEN HIVE / film. We'll kick off the evening with a local foods tasting organized by Hudson Valley Real Food (run by BEAHIVE member Anne Dailey). We'll have a sampling of foods from local, sustainable farms.
This month's film: Food, Inc. (2008) Open to the public - bring friends. No charge. A/V generously provided by Fovea.
www.beahivebeacon.com  
291 Main Street (at South Brett)
845.765.1890

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14

Walking Tour 12p - CEIE
Jim Heron, author of Denning's Point, A Hudson River History will lead the tour of Denning's Point. Begins at noon. Meet at gate adjacent to the Beacon Recycling Center.
www.bire.org  
199 Dennings Ave
845-838-1600 x16
On Tables
 

Dinner at Homespun

Beacon River Fest

In This Issue
Events, Openings, etc.
On Tables
On Walls
BACA for Kids
In Stores
Beacon Riverfest
Opportunities
On Walls
 
Back Room Gallery
475 Main Street   
845-838-1838
 
Bannerman Island Gallery
150 Main St    
www.bannermancastle.org   
845-234-3204 
 
bau
 
161 Main St    
www.beaconartistunion.com
845-440-7548

The Beacon Institute for  Rivers & Estuaries
199 Main St     
www.thebeaconinstitute.org
845-838-1600

Dia:Beacon
Click here to see what is currently showing.
3 Beekman St.   
www.diabeacon.org 
845-440-0100
 
Floor One
17 E. Main
Showing by appointment (
17EastMain@gmail.com 
 
Fovea
American Youth
845-765-2199
 
 
The Howland Cultural Center
477 Main St.
www.howlandculturalcenter.org
845-831-4988
 
Hudson Beach Glass

162 Main St.
www.hudsonbeachglass.com   
845-440-0068
 
Morphicism
440 Main St.  
www.morphicism.com 
845-440-3092 
 
Open Space
510 Main St.  
www.openspacebeacon.com 
718-207-3793
 
The Photographer's Place
508 Main St.
917-478-7620
 
RiverWinds Gallery 
172 Main St.      
www.riverwindsgallery.com   
845-838-2880

Spire Studios
45 Beekman St.   
www.spirestudios.org   
845-527-8752
 
vanbrunt gallery
137 Main St. 
www.vanbruntgallery.com
845-838-2995 
 
vanbruntgallery @ moxie
544 Main St.  
 
Zuzu's Leaf & Bean  
453 Main St.     
845-765-0679
BACA for Kids (and adults too!)
 
Friday, November 13
 
 
BumbleBee Art and Music
Open Art for ages 1+
Friday's 10 -11 am $10 per child
Join us at the BeaconCommunity Center for arts and crafts hour.
Please bring a paint shirt, or smock with you, things can get a little messy. Parent participation is required.
Email Jinni for further info:
jinni@BumbleBeeArtandMusic.com
Beacon Community Center
23 W Center St
 
December
 
Creative Dance Theater
for Children
taught by Marleen Pennison

Saturday December 5, 12, and 19
3, 4, and 5 year olds -- 10:30-11:30 Fee: $36.  Single Trial Class: $15.
Studio 108 A
Old Beacon High School
211 Fishkill Ave.
Beacon, NY 12508
Call or email for further information:
845.440.7375
PennisonDance@aol.com
 
In Stores
 
Beacon Natural Market
Thanksgiving is around the corner And once again  we are taking orders for turkeys. There are 2 kinds that we are offering: Murray's Turkeys from Fallsburg NY Ranging from 10-30 lbs  at $2.99 per lb.  and turkeys from small and family run, Snowdance  Farms in Sullivan County (see article from NY Magazine from 2008) ranging from 10-26 lbs at $3.99 lb.


Turkeys are have to preordered  so please call us or stop by the store to reserve yours today
A $ 10.00 deposit is required.  We will also be offering scrumptious  organic side dishes in  our Deli

Beacon
Natural Market
348 Main Street
Beacon NY 12508
845-838-1288
Beacon Riverfest

Beginning in the summer of 2010, Local 845 will present a series of four free concerts under the name Beacon Riverfest on Beacon's Hudson River waterfront in the city's Riverfront Park. This series, given its intended scope and size, will be the first of its kind here. Each of the distinctive concert events will be meant to appeal to a broad public and will be marketed to an audience from well beyond the borders of Beacon and even Dutchess County. The Beacon Riverfest concert series will strive to be a regional event representing a diversity of genres and equally serving a diverse citizenry.  Given the location of the park, a strong emphasis will be made on utilizing the Metro North commuter rail to get to and from these events.
 
Local 845 is producing Beacon Riverfest, with the City of Beacon and BACA as its partners. Local 845 is fully responsible for financing, programming, and running the series. The City of Beacon is in no way providing financial assistance. Local 845's Stephen Clair is already at work securing media partnerships, and seeking sponsorships.

We are aiming high, and this kickoff event will be a great way to involve the live-music-loving audience Local 845 has come to know through its programs at numerous venues in Beacon. The Howland Center's Florence Northcutt has been an avid supporter of the music Stephen Clair has brought into the historic space.
Local 845 announces Beacon Riverfest, a free summer concert series to take place in Beacon's Riverfront Park, beginning summer 2010.
 
KICKOFF PARTY
Join a kickoff party/concert/fundraiser to benefit Beacon Riverfest 2010 on November 14, 2009 8pm at the Howland Cultural Center.
 
On stage will be some of the nearby area's finest musicians, including Jen Clapp, Todd Giudice, Stephen Clair, Al Hemberger, Margaret McDuffie, Art Labriola, Dan Fisherman, and many others. And they will all be on stage together.

$15 Admission. 100 percent of proceeds go directly to Beacon Riverfest.
 
The artists are all donating their time and talent to this event. Many of the artists will have their own CDs available for sale.
Opportunities
 
United States Society for Education through Arts
CALL FOR PAPERS Deadline November 15 
The United State Society for Education through Art is hosting a regional conference at SUNY New Paltz on June 11-13, 2010.  The topic of this year's conference is Youth and Community Development: How the Arts Serve Economically Impoverished Communities. For more information about the call for papers, click here.

 
 
The best local place to check out opportunities for artists is by reading the Dutchess County Arts Council  newsletters.  You can visit the archive of past E-Artscenes, and then sign up to get your own copy!
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