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GUITAR HEROES

If you’ve been in Beacon lately, you’ve probably noticed the painted wooden guitars hung up in many of the shops around town. They’re the work of local artists for the Art Guitars project, a part of the Beacon Riverfest, a music festival taking place on the Beacon waterfront on Saturday June 25th. We’ve beenRead More

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CHERRY ALMOND PIE

We celebrated our one-year anniversary here in the shop yesterday, and of course we celebrated with pie!  As you can see from the picture above of the tiny little bit of it left, the crowd favorite seemed to be the cherry-with-almond-topping. So I thought I’d pass along the recipe.  Enjoy! Crust: 2 1/2 cups (12Read More

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COOKIE BAKE-OFF: THE WINNERS!

Our 1st Annual Cookie Bake-Off was a whole bunch of fun, and we’re already looking forward to the 2nd annual…. All of our entries were delicious, but of course this was a contest, and there had to be winners.  Sadly we don’t have a picture of the People’s Choice Award winner (as decided by aRead More

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4TH ANNUAL BEACON BARKS PARADE

Looking for something to do this Saturday? Head over to Beacon’s Main Street and join the Dutchess County SPCA & Beacon Barkery for their 4th Annual Beacon Barks Parade! The Dutchess County SPCA, The Beacon Barkery and the City of Beacon invite all dog lovers to “Beacon Barks!” on Saturday April 24, 2010 from 11am-3pmRead More

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FIRST ANNUAL COOKIE BAKE OFF!

Calling all cookie bakers — and cookie eaters! Clay Wood & Cotton is hosting its inaugural cookie baking contest Saturday, April 17 from 2-4pm. We’ll have prizes for Best Overall and Best Appearance as decided by our esteemed panel of judges, plus an Audience Favorite Award. Contestants should bring a dozen of their bestRead More