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2020 Annual Meeting & Board Elections

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 6:30 – 8pm
Industrial Arts Brewing Company (Beacon Taproom), 511 Fishkill Ave, Beacon

Join us for our first Member meeting of 2020: meet your neighbors, get excited about a new year of art in Beacon, and sample the latest brews from Industrial Arts! This meeting will also be the opportunity to vote for the 2020 BeaconArts Board. You can read the bios of all Board candidates here. If you would like to put your name forward for the election, please email prior to January 28. Doors open at 6:30, the meeting will begin at 7pm. We hope to see you there!

Towne Crier Open Mic Night


Wednesday, January 15
7pm - 10pm


Every Wednesday Evening, Come out and play!

Towne Crier Cafe
379 Main Street, Beacon (more info)

Tribal Harmony


Wednesday, January 15
7pm


Join us for a celebration of Indigenous Culture, featuring Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Akantu: Earth man and special guest, David Amram.

Howland Cultural Center
477 Main Street, Beacon (more info)

Jack Grace


Wednesday, January 15
8:30pm - 11:30pm


Jack Grace is known for his 5 songs in the cult hit, “Super Troopers” which Jack also aided in scoring. The song, “Big Bear’ is also featured in 2018’s “Super Trooper’s 2”.

Dogwood
47 East Main Street, Beacon (more info)

50 Years Later: A History of the Building of the Sloop Clearwater w/ Betsy Garthwaite


Thursday, January 16
7pm


The dream began with folksinger and activist Pete Seeger, who longed to recreate the iconic Hudson River sloop and get it sailing on the Hudson again. This talk will recount the story of America’s environmental flagship, from the laying of the keel in 1968 to her launching in May of ’69.

Scenic Hudson’s Long Dock Park
23 Long Dock Road, Beacon (more info)

Ukulele Open Mic


Thursday, January 16
7pm - 9pm


Attention ukulele enthusiasts! Come and share your love of this amazing little instrument with other like-minded aficionados at the ukulele-only open mic! Here’s your chance to show off your uke chops or just take that first step of playing in front of a supportive audience of ukulele fans.

Towne Crier Cafe
379 Main Street, Beacon (more info)

Thom Joyce’s Open Mic Night


Friday, January 17
8pm - 11:30pm


Sign up 7:30pm | Mic Opens at 8pm

Howland Cultural Center
477 Main Street, Beacon (more info)

Vance Gilbert; special guest Alisa Amador


Friday, January 17
8:30pm - 11pm


Considered by many to be an integral part of the national folk scene, Vance Gilbert’s approach to the acoustic singer-songwriter idiom is significant. Gilbert’s compositions, while frequently employing sophisticated melodies and harmonies that attest to his jazz roots, remain sublime attestations to the storyteller’s craft.

Towne Crier Cafe
379 Main Street, Beacon (more info)

Art is Elementary BCSD Elementary Schools Exhibit


Opening Reception
Saturday, January 18
2pm - 4pm


Everyone is invited this Saturday to the reception of Art is Elementary, the fourth annual exhibition of student artwork from the Beacon City School District elementary schools.

Howland Public Library
313 Main Street, Beacon (more info)

Boom Kat on the Salon Stage


Saturday, January 18
6pm - 8:30pm


Introduced by a mutual friend as “the only two Dylan fans he knew,” Ann and Paul Byrne immediately began their musical journey together. Within a year they were booked solid, stashing away cash for their inevitable wedding. What else were two Dylan loving, guitar playing, singer-songwriters to do?

Towne Crier Cafe
379 Main Street, Beacon (more info)

R.J. Storm and Old School-Bluegrass Band!


Saturday, January 18
8pm


Join us for an evening of energetic, artistic, harmonious and engaging old-school bluegrass music.

Howland Cultural Center
477 Main Street, Beacon (more info)

Back to the Garden 1969


Saturday, January 18
8:30pm - 11pm


Back To The Garden 1969 is a group of seasoned players (one of whom attended the original Woodstock festival) whose common bond is a love for the music of the Woodstock era. They originally formed this band for the sheer enjoyment of playing this music; and by performing these well loved favorites.

Towne Crier Cafe
379 Main Street, Beacon (more info)

Senegal to Seeger – Stories of the American Banjo


Sunday, January 19
7pm - 10pm


Clearwater and the Towne Crier Cafe present “From Senegal to Seeger: Stories of the American Banjo,” Michael J. Miles’ acclaimed one-man show featuring musical and written works of Pete Seeger, Carl Sandburg, Woody Guthrie, Walt Whitman, Johann Sebastian Bach, Mark Twain and others.

Towne Crier Cafe
379 Main Street, Beacon (more info)

8-Week Memoir Workshop


Wednesday, January 22 through Wednesday, March 11, 2020
7pm - 9pm


Beacon writer Donna Minkowitz will teach an 8-week memoir workshop this winter on Wednesday nights starting January 22. The course meets from 7 to 9 PM and focuses on craft – particularly on using the five senses, lyricism, emotion, storytelling, and critical thinking to create profound and relatable works of memoir.

Please email for specific location (Beacon, New York 12508)

Now Playing at Story Screen!


Little Women (2019)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Uncut Gems
FRI: Bad Boys for Life
FRI: Bombshell
FRI: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood



Story Screen Beacon Theater
445 Main Street, Beacon (more info)

Dia:Beacon for Beacon and adjacent area residents


Saturdays and Sundays

Free admission for City of Beacon residents, including the adjacent Hudson Valley communities of Chelsea, Fishkill, and Glenham.

Dia:Beacon
3 Beekman Street, Beacon (more info)

Beacon Free Loop


The Beacon Free Loop (aka G Route) schedule has changed to accommodate the new Metro North Schedule, starting June 1.  Download the new schedule here:

Route G:Beacon Free Loop Update (PDF)
 
(more info at Facebook)
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