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This Week in Beacon
 February 12, 2010
 
  
Valentine Chocolate at School of Jellyfish!
 
Get your Valentine's box of chocolate from School of Jellyfish.
delicious, organic, dark, local, handmade, and architect designed.(good for you, and for a good cause too)
we will be open late thru Sunday.
You can e mail your order and pick it up at the shop.
contact@schoolofjellyfish.com
 
START 2ND SATURDAY RIGHT WITH PANCAKES!  
YUP, YOU HEARD ME --PANCAKES!
9a - 12p February 13th at
Steve & Jennifer Clair's house on East Main St.
(Jennifer of HomeCookingNY no less)
Bring kids, musical instruments and $20 donations to Beacon
Riverfest. Kids are freeee!
 
 
Please RSVP: Email steve@local845.com
 EAT PANCAKES TO SUPPORT SUMMER MUSIC!
What could be better........
 
 Art on Main

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Music, Openings, Events and so on...
 
 
FRIDAY February 12
 
Wine Tasting 4-7p - Artisan Wine Shop
180 Main Street
www.artisanwineshop.com  
845.440.6923
 
Music 730p- Max's On Main
James Patrick Singer/Guitarist Rocks Max's On Main
www.maxsonmain.com   
246 Main Street
845-838-6297(MAXS)

Music 8p - Howland Cultural Center
"Lincoln & Liberty!" Songs from the Time of Honest Abe
Local 845 & The Howland Present The Lost Radio Rounders
Lincoln & Liberty! Songs from the Time of Honest Abe
www.howlandculturalcenter.org  
477 Main Street
845-831-4988
 
Music 8p - Piggy Bank Fridays
LOCAL 845 presents Valentine Jazz with Margaret McDuffie Trio; Steve Raleigh, guitar & Jim Curtain, bass
www.local845.com  
Piggy Bank Restaurant
448 Main St.
845-838-0028
 
SECOND SATURDAY February 13
 
CLAYWORKS POTTERY SALE 9a-9pm - ZuZu's
Barrett Clayworks is a community art center in Poughkeepsie, NY that holds classes and community events as well as offers private studios for rent. This fundraiser is to support the setupof a "cone 10 gas kiln" as well as for much needed general operating expenses.
10% off Brewed Coffee or Tea served a mug purchased from Clayworks.
453 Main St.
845-765-0679
 
Dance 12p and 2p - Dia:Beacon, Riggio Galleries
Trisha Brown Dance Company $35 general admission
$20 admission for Dia members, students, and seniors
Includes museum admission.
www.diaart.org
3 Beekman Street
845-440-0100  
 
Artist Talk 3p - Dia:Beacon, Riggio Galleries

Trisha Brown in conversation with independent curator Klaus Kertess and Dia director Philippe Vergne
Free with museum admission.
www.diaart.org
3 Beekman Street
845-440-0100
 
Wine Tasting 3-7p - Artisan Wine Shop
www.artisanwineshop.com  
180 Main Street
845.440.6923
 
Poetry 3p - Howland Cultural Center
The HCC presents Charles R. Smith Jr for a Book Signing of His Award Winning "My People". He will perform works from his CD "Portrait of a Poet"
www.howlandculturalcenter.org   
477 Main Street
845-831-4988
 
Music 4p - Echo
Join Beacon-based chamber ensemble Madera Vox at ECHO in Beacon for a free sing-along showcase performance of "Black Bear's Hudson Valley Tale"
Story & Lyrics by Iza Trapani See an oboe, a bassoon, a piano, percussion and a diva in the wild!!Win a free cd! www.maderavox.org www.blackbearshudsonvalleytale.com
Echo
470 Main Street
845-440-0047
 
Opening Reception 5-8p -  RiverWinds Gallery
"Usual Suspects" - Paintings by Jose Acosta
www.riverwindsgallery.com  
172 Main St.
845-838-2880
 
Opening Reception 5-10p Spire Studios
Valentine Show curated by Catherine Welshman.  Music Organized by Local 845.  Performance by Bliss Blood. 5-10p
45 Beekman St.   
www.spirestudios.org    
845-527-8752
 
Music 530p - School of Jellyfish
BLUES and FOLK prodigy : Hart Costa CROSSROADS AND CRIME IN A SUBWAY ADVERTISEMENT School of Jellyfish is happy to present:HART COSTA. Blues and folk prodigy Costa effortlessly channels LeadBelly, Lightning Hopkins and Bob Dylan in equal parts.
183 Main Street
Beacon, NY 12508
www.schooljellyfish.com
845-440-8017

Opening Reception 6-8pm - ZuZu's
CHOP SHOP ICONIC LETTERPRESS PRINTS & T-SHIRTS
From Robots to Rockstars, from Zombies to Autos and more, come and check out the letterpress prints and t-shirts of The Chopping Block. www.chopshopstore.com  www.choppingblock.com
453 Main St.
845-765-0679
 
Opening Reception 6p - Marion Royael Gallery
"Made of Dreams" Michael Krasowitz, Felicia Glidden, Danielle Andrews
Marion Royael Gallery
www.marionroyaelgallery.com  
460 Main Street
541-301-0032
 
Opening Reception 6-9pm - bau
BAU 62 LOCAL: Beacon Artist Invite Show
Live Music Opening - David and Umru Rothenberg
Participating artists:Don Alter, Jennifer Smith, Theresa Gooby, Erica Hauser, Jannika Perna, Christine Seymour-Price
www.baugallery.com  
www.beaconartistunion.com  
161 Main St    
845-440-7548
 
Music 7-9pm - ZuZu's
Brian Wilson Shock Treatment is a blend of Garage, Psychedelic, and Rock that plays about zombies, mummies, aliens, outerspace, love, death, insanity, and ufo's. Their influences derive from The Stooges, Captain Beefheart, and The Yardbirds.
453 Main St.
845-765-0679
 
Music 830p - Chill Wine Bar
Live Brazilian Jazz with the Judith Tulloch trio 8:30 - midnight no cover
www.myspace.com/ChillWineBar
173 Main St.
845-765-0885
 
Music 9p - Max's On Main
The Klubnik Band
www.maxsonmain.com     
246 Main Street
845-838-6297(MAXS)
 
SUNDAY February 14
 
CLAYWORKS POTTERY SALE 10a-6pm - ZuZu's
Barrett Clayworks is a community art center in Poughkeepsie, NY that holds classes and community events as well as offers private studios for rent. This fundraiser is to support the setupof a "cone 10 gas kiln" as well as for much needed general operating expenses.
10% off Brewed Coffee or Tea served a mug purchased from Clayworks.
453 Main St.
845-765-0679
 
Dance 12p and 2p - Dia:Beacon, Riggio Galleries
Trisha Brown Dance Company $35 general admission
$20 admission for Dia members, students, and seniors
Includes museum admission.
www.diaart.org
3 Beekman Street
845-440-0100 
 
Music 4p - Chill Wine Bar
Live Jazz duo 4-7p no cover
www.myspace.com/ChillWineBar  
173 Main St.
845-765-0885
 
THURSDAY February 18

Event  - Chill Wine Bar
Fundraiser for the Mid-Hudson Animal Shelter " Funny Friends For Felines"Comedy show hosted by "Crazy Gene Tufillo" no cover
www.myspace.com/ChillWineBar 
173 Main St.
845-765-0885
 
FRIDAY February 19
 
Theatre 730pm - Beacon Institute
True North Theatre Project returns to Beacon Institute's Main Street Gallery with "Separating the Men from the Bull" a comedy by Michael Heintzman and Neil Lerner. "Heintzman and Lerner have created a mad, mad, mad man world that is as capriciously funny as it is realistic..." -TalkingBroadway No reservations necessary. Seating by donation. Separating the Men from the Bull www.truenorththeatre.org
The Beacon Institute for Rivers & Estuaries
www.thebeaconinstitute.org  
199 Main St.
845-838-1600

Open Mic 8p - Howland Cultural Center
Music, dance, poetry, comedy, and all sorts of entertainment are welcome. We'll start things off at 8PM. Early sign up for performers is 7:30.
www.howlandculturalcenter.org   
477 Main Street
845-831-4988
 
Music 930p - Max's On Main
Chowderhead Acoustic
www.maxsonmain.com     
246 Main Street
845-838-6297(MAXS)

Art off Main

 
Spire Valentine
 
In This Issue
Art on Main
Music, Openings & Events
Art OFF Main
Opportunities
On Walls
Kudos
BACA Kids
Artistic Opportunities
 
Beekman Street Artist Banners 2.0 Open Call for Artists
 
DEADLINE FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FEBRUARY 19, 2010
After an exciting and successful two year run, the first Beekman Street Artist Banners have been retired and it is time to create a new batch of beautiful banners! Calling all professional, amateur and student visual artists - painters, drawers, sculptors, photographers and artisans - who live and/or work in Beacon and within a 5 mile radius (Wappingers, Fishkill, Cold Spring, Garrison and Newburgh) for consideration to be placed on 13 foot tall banners leading from the Beacon waterfront and train station up to Main Street shops, eats and art! Banners will be up during good weather (approximately May through October) for two years; beaconcool.com provides information on the artists and links to their online presence or gallery representatives. Interested in being considered? Contact us with your name, address, phone and email, along with either a link to a website where we can see your current (within past 3 years) work or send 3 to 5 low res jpgs via team members Carla Goldberg at goldbergstudioart@gmail.com AND Stacey Ward Kelly at swkarts@yahoo.com.
On Walls
 
Back Room Gallery
475 Main Street   
845-838-1838
 
Bannerman Island Gallery
www.bannermancastle.org 
150 Main St    
845-234-3204 
 
bau
BAU 62 LOCAL
Beacon Artist Invite Show thru March 7th, 2010
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
www.danielaubrygallery.com  
426 Main Street
845-519-4070
 
Dia:Beacon
Click here to see what is
currenly on exhibit.
www.diabeacon.org  
3 Beekman St.   
845-440-0100
 
Fovea
143 Main Street 
www.foveaeditions.org  
845-765-2199
 
Gallery G 
15 East Main Street
by appointment 
 
The Howland Cultural Center
African-American Artists of the Hudson Valley
through Sunday, February 28;
477 Main St.
www.howlandculturalcenter.org  
845-831-4988
 
Hudson Beach Glass
162 Main St.
www.hudsonbeachglass.com    
845-440-0068

 
Marion Royael Gallery
"Made of Dreams"
Michael Krasowitz, Felicia Glidden, Danielle Andrews  Through March 11th, 2010
460 Main Street
www.marionroyaelgallery.com
541-301-0032
 
Morphicism
440 Main St.  
www.morphicism.com   
845-440-3092 
 
Open Space
Limited Run 3
Our 3rd Annual Print and Zine show - through Jan 31.
www.openspacebeacon.com
510 Main St.  
845.765.0731
 
The Photographer's Place
508 Main St.
www.thephotographersplace.com  917-478-7620
 
RiverWinds Gallery 
"Usual Suspects" - Paintings by Jose Acosta thru March 7, 2010 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
Valentine Show
45 Beekman St.   
www.spirestudios.org    
845-527-8752
 
vanbrunt gallery
Winter Group Show - through Feb 28.
137 Main St. 
www.vanbruntgallery.com  
845-838-2995
 
 
vanbruntgallery @ moxie
544 Main St. 
 
Zuzu's Leaf & Bean  
453 Main St.     
845-765-0679
  
 

Kudos

Click here to see Hudson Beach Glass (plates) on Iron Chef!
BACA Kids
 
New at the
Beacon Community Center
 
Mondays
10-11am
Singalong Slim
$7 per child/suggested fee
 
11-12p
'Big Games for Little Kids'.
Children ages 1-5 are encouraged to wear comfy clothes to move around in. The hour will have some freestyle play, mixed with loads of parachute, and indoor running around. Miss Jinni will lead the way through the imaginary jungle, and popping all those parachute bubbles.
$7 per child/suggested fee
 
Fridays
Toddler Art at the BCC
Open Art for ages 1+
Friday 10 -11 am
$10 per child
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 

 
Creative Dance Theater
                         for Children
 
taught by Marleen Pennison
 
 
Four Saturday Mornings --
February 6, 13, 20, and 27
3 - 4 year olds
10:00 - 10:45
Fee: $45.

5 - 6 year olds
11:00 - 12:00
Fee: $50.
 
 
Beacon Studios
Studio 108 A
211 Fishkill Ave.
Beacon, NY
 
Call to register: 845.440.7375
Or email: PennisonDance@aol.com
 
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