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This Week in Beacon
 December 18, 2009
 
2009 Beacon Gingerbread Trail
to 
benefit Bannerman Island, BACA and the BBA.
 
Your tour begins on Main Street
starting at from 
the West End of Main St.
 
 
 
 1. Mountain Tops 144 Main Street Tree house by Alice Shadsa*
 2. Bannerman Island Gallery at Castle Keep Realty 150 Main Street Hudson Beach Glass in Gingerbread by Michael Byro*
 3. RiverWinds Gallery 172 Main Street The Clearwater Sloop with a Young Pete Seeger by Michael Byro*
 4. RiverWinds Gallery 172 Main Street The Swann Inn of Beacon by Darlene Swann & Neil Caplan
 5. Cup and Saucer Tea Room 165 Main Street Phival The Chanukah Menorah by Darlene Swann & Neil Caplan
 6. Notions-N-Potions 175 Main Street Gingerbread Cottage by Sheryl Glickman*
 7. Play 167 Main Street Pee Wee's Play House by Annie Nast*
 8. Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries 199 Main Street Honest Abe's Log Cabin by Mary Ann Glass / RiverWinds*
 9. Back Room Gallery 475 Main Street Snowflake Gingerbread House Joanne Bedard*

 
GINGERBREAD RAFFLE DECEMBER 19th
Bank Square Coffee House at 7 pm
FOR INFO CALL: 845-234-3204 
 
 
 
 
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What a great idea!!  - Know a local artist who's not a member of BACA?  Get them a membership.  Only 25$ for a gift that lasts all year!!
 
There is always more info about events and our members at www.beaconarts.org.
BACA Artists AT WORK
 
 
 Stephen Clair  with TODD GIUDICE
Friday, December 18 8pm at at  Piggy Bank Fridays 448 Main St. 
 
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Theresa Gooby: "PAST AND PRESENT" at Amos Eno Gallery
through December 19
 111 Front street, suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel: 718-237-3001 
 
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Margaret McDuffie Trio: w/Steve Raleigh, guitar Mark Hagan, bass
Saturday, December 19th 8:00-11:00pm
Chill Wine Bar 173 Main St. in Beacon, NY 845-765-0885
 
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 ART on Main
 
At Riverwinds
 
Sun - by Janine Lambers - 24 x 24 oxidized silverleaf
 at RiverWinds Gallery 
"Buone Feste" Holiday Group Show
Music, Openings, Holiday Events and so on...
 
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18
 
 
Kid Fun 10a - Beacon Community Center
Join us this Friday for our last Toddler Art of 2009 it's also a holiday party!
Please bring a paint shirt, or smock with you, things can get a little messy. Parent participation is required. 10 -11 am $10 per child Email Jinni for further info:
jinni@BumbleBeeArtandMusic.com
Beacon Community Center
23 W Center St
 
 
Wine Tasting 4-7p - Artisan Wine Shop
180 Main Street
www.artisanwineshop.com  
845.440.6923
 

Music 730p - Max's On Main
The Klubnik Band at Max's On Main
www.maxsonmain.com    
246 Main Street
845-838-6297(MAXS)
 
 
Music 8p - Howland Cultural Center
Aviva & Dan - Around the World for the Holidays  For their unprecedented third 2009 Howland concert, Beacon & Brooklyn's globally-acclaimed duo returns
for two extraordinary sets of holiday songs from around the world Friday, December 18, 8pm $12.00 Light refreshments and snaks available. Sponsored in
part by The artisan Wine Shop, Beacon In keeping with the spirit of the hoidays, we are asking all  out guests to bring along a donation of non-perishable food items to benefit St. Andrew's Food Pantry of Beacon.
www.howlandculturalcenter.org   
477 Main Street
845-831-4988 
 

Music 8p - Piggy Bank Fridays
LOCAL 845 presents TODD GIUDICE & STEPHEN CLAIR
www.local845.com 
Piggy Bank Restaurant
448 Main St.
845-838-0028

 
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19

 
Gallery Talk 1p - Dia:Beacon
Kristin Poor on Bernd and Hilla Becher. Free with museum admission.
3 Beekman Street
845.440.0100

 
Wine Tasting 3-6p - Artisan Wine Shop
180 Main Street
www.artisanwineshop.com 
845.440.6923
 
 
Exhibition 5p - Gallery G
Open from 5pm to 9pm for Viewing of Art Work by Ed Vermehren
15 East Main Street
  
 
Raffle 7p - Bank Square Coffee House
GINGERBREAD RAFFLE DECEMBER 19th
Bank Square Coffee House at 7 pm
FOR INFO CALL: 845-234-3204 
129 Main Street
 

Film 7p - Spire Studios
Free Film Screening of Bright Lights, Big City
"Bright Lights, Big City (1988) follows a
disillusioned young writer (Michael J. Fox) living
in New York City who turns to drugs and drinking to
block out the memories of his dead mother and
estranged wife.  Come join The Vaccinated Society
at Spire Studios to watch a film about the New York
that once was..."
www.spirestudios.org 
45 Beekman Street
845-231-3275
 

Music 8p - Chill Wine Bar
Margaret McDuffie @ Chill Wine Bar: Tell It Like It  Is!
Margaret McDuffie Trio w/Steve Raleigh, guitar
Mark Hagan, bass. 8pm till 11p.  No cover.
www.myspace.com/ChillWineBar
173 Main St.
845-765-0885
 
 
After Party 10p - Piggy Bank Restaurant
And the Return of Next Step on the 3rd Saturday of
December!!! (An Electric Windows Fundraiser) Music
by: DJ WISDOM San Francisco Legend + EL JEFFE Next
Step resident DJ 10pm - Close. $5
www.piggybankrestaurant.com
448 Main Street
Winners 2009 Holiday House Decorating Contest
 
Winners 2009 Holiday House Decorating Contest, Beacon, New York
Congratulations to the Home Owners who are making the streets of Beacon very festive this Holiday Season!  Here is the list of the winners...and many thanks to the judges and the businesses that donated prizes.  List of the Winners and Beacon Maps are located at the Howland Cultural Center, Back Room Gallery, Jacqueline's and RiverWinds Gallery.  Make sure you see all these wonderful houses!

1.  JoAnne and Tom DiCastro
     8 Duncan Street
2.  Fran Urbanak
     23 South Brett Street

3.  Anonetta and Angelo Forzano
     135 South Avenue
4.  Amanda and Tim Stallings
     25 Church Street
5.  Anna and Richardo Annalise Quintero
     57 West Center Street
6.  Bernie Dillon and Joan Tomlin
     81 DePuyster Avenue
7.  Gary Foshay  >President's Choice Award <<
     74 Chestnut Street
8.  Wayne Letterio
     45 Vine Street
9.  Norman and Danielle LeClerc
     42 Teller Street
10.  Fran and Dianne Green
      505 Harbor View Court
11.  Dana DiCastro
      17 Goodrich Street
12.  Jennifer Palmer and James Tucholski
      38 Judson Street
 
In This Issue
BACA Artists AT WORK
Music, Holiday Events, etc.
On Walls
In Stores
Why Shop Local?
 
It's more fun.
On Walls
 
Back Room Gallery
475 Main Street   
845-838-1838
 
Bannerman Island Gallery
"CELEBRATING THE HUDSON
 VALLEY, A Holiday Exhibition"
www.bannermancastle.org  
150 Main St    
845-234-3204
 
bau
BAU 60: Reunion
www.beaconartistunion.com
161 Main St    
845-440-7548

The Beacon Institute
for Rivers & Estuaries
Linda Cross | Reflections on the
River. Paintings exploring the
Hudson River on view
through March 7, 2010.
www.thebeaconinstitute.org
199 Main St     
845-838-1600

Daniel Aubry Gallery
Works by Purvis Young, Sheila Metzner, Jock
Sturges and Jerry Uelsmann
www.AubryPhoto.com
426 Main Street
845-519-4070

www.diabeacon.org  
3 Beekman St.   
845-440-0100
 
Fovea
Faith, Photographs by
Christopher Churchill.
On view through January 10th
www.foveaeditions.org  
845-765-2199
 
Gallery G
Art Show By Ed Vermehren
15 East Main Street
by appointment

The Howland Cultural Center
A look at the Beacon Arts Salon through December 20.
477 Main St.
www.howlandculturalcenter.org
845-831-4988
 
Hudson Beach Glass
Zen Holiday
162 Main St.
www.hudsonbeachglass.com   
845-440-0068
 

Marion Royael Gallery
selected works by: Gordon Graff, Barbara A.G. Riddle, Steven Paul Riddle.
460 Main Street
www.marionroyaelgallery.com
541-301-0032

Morphicism
440 Main St.  
www.morphicism.com  
845-440-3092 

 
Open Space
LIMITED RUN 3 - the Third Annual Print and Zine show
www.openspacebeacon.com
510 Main St.  
845.765.0731

 
The Photographer's Place
508 Main St.
www.thephotographersplace.com 917-478-7620
 
RiverWinds Gallery 
"Buone Feste" Holiday Group
Show through December 31.
www.riverwindsgallery.com
172 Main St.      
845-838-2880

School of Jellyfish
183 Main Street
Beacon, NY 12508
www.schooljellyfish.com
845-440-8017
 
Spire Studios
45 Beekman St.   
www.spirestudios.org   
845-527-8752
 
vanbrunt gallery 
Kathy Feighery & Sidney Cash
Paintings by Christie Scheele and Charlotte Schulz on view
through January 4th.
137 Main St. 
www.vanbruntgallery.com
845-838-2995
 
 
vanbruntgallery @ moxie
544 Main St. 
 
Zuzu's Leaf & Bean  
"Small Works Holiday Show"
453 Main St.     
845-765-0679
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In Stores
 
LOCAL ARTISTS' HOLIDAY SHOP !!!
Every day, December 10-23, 12:00-6:00 pm, later on Saturday evenings.
At 12 Tioronda Ave, (the former Hermitage) off Main St across from the Howland Center, Beacon.
Paintings
& prints, pottery, jewelry, sculpture, cards, decorated cookies
& more. (including new Beacon dummy light t-shirts!)
Artists include: Erica Hauser, Chip Schwartz, Lynda Curry, Marisa Lomonaco,
Margaret McDuffie, Jake Joyce, Catherine Welshman, Faith Adams & others!

Sadly, Raindance is closing December 27th.
 
Every item in store is on sale:
 
12/14-12/20:     40% off
12/21-12/27:     50% off
 
456 Main Street
Beacon, NY 12508
845 831-7080