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Our ‘Friends' begins with you. Join us.
2nd Annual BEACON LITFEST 2024
A celebration of the literary arts, including readings, performances, workshops, and much more.
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Lucy Sante
I Heard Her Call My Name
Lucy Sante is the author of Low Life, Evidence, The Factory of Facts, Kill All Your Darlings, Folk Photography, The Other Paris, Maybe the People Would Be the Times, and Nineteen Reservoirs. Her awards include a Whiting Writers Award, an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Grammy Award (for album notes), an Infinity Award from the International Center of Photography, and Guggenheim and Cullman Center fellowships. She recently retired after twenty-four years teaching at Bard College.  lucysante.com and penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2268458/lucy-sante  Photo credit: Jem Cohen
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Richard Eagan is an artist who founded the Coney Island Hysterical Society, an artist/activist group whose work had a key impact on the future of America's iconic amusement beach. He and partner Philomena Marano have recently completed a memoir of the society and its legacy, Hysterical Coney Island: How a handful of Brooklyn artists helped save a New York City treasure.  richardeagan.com   
June 20th -  Towne Crier Cafe
Doors: 5:30 pm - Program: 7:00 pm
Admission is free to any Beacon LitFest ticket holder; there will be a suggested donation to non ticket holders to help defray costs of production. 
There will be a food/drink minimum of 15. per person at the venue. 

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Towne Crier Cafe, 379 Main St, Beacon, NY 12508
This program is a special edition of the 2nd Annual Beacon LitFest and is produced and curated by Hannah Brooks with the assistance of the Beacon Litfest Committee, Ruth Danon and Shane Killoran, and Theresa Kraft, President of HCC.
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  • HOME
  • EVENTS
    • Calendar of SHOWS, EXHIBITS, EVENTS "WHAT'S HAPPENING"
    • GALA 2025 highlights
    • HCC PAST EVENTS >
      • PAST EVENTS - ARCHIVE
      • BEACON LITFEST@HCC >
        • BEACON LITFEST@HCC 2024
        • BLF Opening Event - JUNE 7
        • BLF Main Program - June 8 >
          • BLF Writer's bios - June 8
        • BLF Workshops - June 9 >
          • BLF Instructor bios - June 9
        • BLF Special Edition - June 20
        • PAST - BLF 2023 >
          • June 17 PROGRAM >
            • BLF Program Flyer
            • June 18 WORKSHOPS
            • BLF Workshop Flyer
            • BEACON LITFEST Sponsors
            • BLF in the News!
      • GALA 2024 >
        • GALA 2024 Booklet
        • GALA 2024 PHOTOS
    • HOWLAND CHAMBER MUSIC CIRCLE
    • PHOTOS >
      • Happenstance Theatre - 2025
      • HOWLAND 150 photos
      • OPEN MIC NIGHT PHOTOS
      • SANKOFA AFRICAN DRUM + DANCE ENSEMBLE PHOTOS
    • VIDEOS
  • VISIT US
    • VISIT THE HOWLAND
    • VISIT BEACON
    • IN THE NEWS
  • ABOUT US
    • Howland Cultural Center >
      • "People Make it Happen"
      • HCC Preserve NY Grant - 2021
      • History of the Howland
      • Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
      • Process of Restoration
      • The Howland 150
    • Mission Statement
    • Board of Directors
  • SUPPORT US
    • BECOME A 'FRIEND'
    • BECOME A SPONSOR
    • BECOME A VOLUNTEER
    • PORTICO RESTORATION PROJECT - COIN DRIVE
    • NORTHCUTT LEGACY FUND
    • DONATE >
      • DONOR BOX - 2024 Friends Campaign
      • DONOR BOX - IN MEMORIAM FLORENCE NORTHCUTT
      • DONOR BOX - PORTICO RESTORATION PROJECT - COIN DRIVE
      • HOW TO DONATE
  • CONTACT US
    • Contact Us
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