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Meteorite Night at Greiser’s: Now at 5PM, April 19, 2026

Rescheduled from earlier date. Join Our Annual Celebration of Easton’s Claim to Astronomical Fame with Our Star Speaker-Barista and Published Expert Frank Pagliaro

Originally scheduled for December 14, 2025, this event was rescheduled for January 25, 2026, then again due to snow for April 19!

Every December at Greiser’s we celebrate the cosmic 1807 event that put Easton at the center of scientific exploration.

Celebrate and learn about the world-famous meteorite that was observed by Eastonites in the sky before it landed on farmland here on a winter night, 218 years ago. The event is known as the first documented observation of space stuff landing in North America.

Chunks of our town meteor (officially and misleadingly known as the Weston Meteorite) are held in collections around the world, from the Yale Peabody Museum in New Haven to the Vatican Observatory in Italy. Thanks to our own so-much-more-than-just-a-barista Frank Pagliaro, history was corrected with his 2009 scientific paper, published with the geologist M. Robson, “Weston: Revised position for a historically significant meteorite fall,” in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science.

On Sunday, April 19, 2026, from 5pm – 7pm, come to enjoy Frank’s entertaining and informative talk while noshing on an assortment of homemade celestial canapés and cosmic cocktails.

Warning: There’s a strong chance you’ll depart this event inspired to obtain a metal detector and launch a meteorite hunt on your own property. One of our past lecture guests returned the following year for show-and-tell with the specimen he dug up in his own back yard!

This event is almost SOLD OUT! Please book your spot in person at the store or online here now!

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At Greiser’s Galentine’s Gathering this Year, Flowers Are the Focus

Bring your bestie for lite bites, sweet treats, and an inspiring conversation with two Easton flower farmers. Sunday, February 8, from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

When we wrote the business plan for Greiser’s, we described our imaginary customer as “the Gentlewoman Farmer … who chose rural Easton — and her property with room to plant a garden, host bonfires, and raise chickens — as her family’s perfect hometown.”

In 7+ years in business, we’ve been fortunate to greet and serve SO many women who fit that description!

We’ve also been lucky to do business with a few who have gone beyond our imagination to turn farming their own property into a professional passion. For Galentine’s Day this year, we’ve invited two women who’ve brought beauty to town by starting their own flower farms right here in Easton.

On Sunday, February 8, join us with Denise Wilhelm (above left) of Roots & Thread boutique flower farm and design studio and Rachael Kemery of Rising Iris Farm (above right) to talk about their businesses centered on natural beauty and self care. They’ll tell us how they transformed their own back yards into farms and what they’ve learned from their successes as well as a few flower failures.

Denise has continuously honed her practice and increased her crop yields to be able to supply Greiser’s and other local businesses with gorgeous weekly deliveries of bouquets bursting with color more than 6 months a year.

And Rachael has expanded from growing event flowers, hosting workshops, and offering a CSA to introducing a line of luxurious all-natural “neurocosmetic” skincare products that she produces from blends of oils from home-grown plants such as calendula, chamomile, indigo, yarrow, and even Bakuchiol — known as nature’s retinol.

Register here now to join us with Rachael and Denise for food, bubbles, and conversation on the Sunday before Valentine’s Day. $15 ticket includes lite fare.