Greiser’s Summer Sunsets Concert & Cookout Series 2025

Join Us Outdoors on Five Wednesdays This Season, from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Greiser’s Coffee & Market is delighted to announce our 6th season hosting outdoor live music and cookouts for our neighbors! We will host monthly events and 8 different musical acts from June thru October.

Sponsorship from four local businesses enable us to pay musicians and keep ticket prices reasonable. Thank you to BCK Arborist, Nick D’Addario Family and Hi Ho Energy Services, Southern Connecticut Ice & Oil, and KRS Roofing of Easton. Your patronage of our sponsors keeps them coming back to support us every summer! (Interested in being a sponsor this season? Contact christian@greisers.com)

This summer we’re bringing back some of our favorite Easton artists — Dan Carlucci and Jim Savage — to play their original folk, blues, and bluegrass tunes, plus the local indie rock act Iris Lies of Newtown and, in September, Rick Reyes of Bridgeport for an Hispanic Heritage month celebration with his infectious Latin fusion.

We’re also excited to introduce you to a few “new to us” acts: Matt Rhone (aka Massive Diva) will join Dan Carlucci on stage on June 25. His booming and soulful voice and harmonica skills are a joy to witness. The Shamie Sisters, who will open for Dan and Matt, are a talented pair of singer-songwriters who happen to be Westport high school students. Twice Around is an original acoustic duo from Milford we just discovered, and the opener for their show, Dylan Dunlap, is a Brooklyn-based songwriter and Eastonite by marriage. Julie Foldesi, our grand finale on October 1 with Jim Savage, is a folk songwriter and Broadway actress who has performed in NYC at Joe’s Pub, The Bitter End, and The Canal Room! We know you will enjoy her country sound and sweet voice!

Here’s the whole lineup with menus. Please click to order tickets online, or come into Greiser’s during business hours to purchase them in our store.

June 25: Dan Carlucci & Matt Rhone. Folk & Bluegrass. With Special Guests The Shamie Sisters.

Smash Brothers Burger Stand. Sides and snacks available inside the store. BYOB

July 23: Twice Around. Soft Rock. With Special Guest Dylan Dunlap.

BBQ Chicken with Mac ‘n’ Cheese and Watermelon Salad.

August 20. Iris Lies. Alternative Rock.

Pizza Truck (TBD) plus Panzanella Salad and Snacks available inside the store.

September 17. Rick Reyes. Latin Fusion.

Steak or Veggie Corn Tacos with Toppings, Guacamole and Corn.

October 1. Jim Savage. Louisiana Blues.  With Special Guest Julie Foldesi.

Shrimp Po Boys with Voodoo Chips.

All Events Wednesdays 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

CONCERT & COOKOUT $29
KIDS 12 AND UNDER $18

MUSIC-ONLY TICKETS ARE $12 FOR ADULTS (KIDS 12 AND UNDER FREE)

Admission is $12 to the June 25 and August 20 at which meals may be purchased separately from food vendors onsite. All other events feature Greiser’s prepared food. For those events, tickets are $29 including cookout, or $12 for music only. All events are BYOB. Alcohol may not be consumed inside or in front of Greiser’s Coffee & Market.

Please Note: Just 25 parking spots are available in the combined gas station/post office/Greiser’s parking lot.

PLEASE RESERVE A SPOT FOR YOUR VEHICLE IN OUR LOT WITH THE PURCHASE OF A $5 STORE CREDIT, REDEEMABLE AT GREISER’S DURING THE EVENT OR ANY TIME.
Parking otherwise is not guaranteed and is at your own risk nearby.

Carpools Encouraged!

PURCHASE TICKETS TO ONE OR ALL EVENTS HERE!

Between Winter and Spring: A Poetry Reading and Book Launch at Greiser’s

Easton Artist and Poet Robert Brennan Will Read from His New Book of Poems Here Saturday, March 22, at 6:00 pm

Join Easton artist Robert Brennan, his wife Patricia, and Easton actor Kit Briner at Greiser’s for a reading of poetry and a reception celebrating the publication of Beyond the Deck, Brennan’s first book of poems. This free event takes place Saturday, March 22, 2025, 6:00 – 8:00 pm.

In addition to signed copies of Brennan’s book, the event will feature an exhibit of a few large (39 x 21 inch) charcoal drawings and a pastel painting used to illustrate the book. The originals, drawn on high quality Rives BFK paper, and smaller prints of the artwork will be offered for sale.

Prior to the publication of his first book of poetry, Beyond the Deck, Robert Brennan was known for his art and leadership in art education. Brennan served as Professor and Art Department Chairman at the University of Bridgeport, painting instructor at The Silvermine School of Art, and K-12 Coordinator of Art for the Darien School System. Brennan received his MA from Columbia University Teachers College, where he also studied in the doctoral program with a major in Painting and Printmaking.

Brennan’s paintings and constructions have been exhibited in Connecticut and New York City.  He was awarded an Artists Grant for a solo exhibit in New York City entitled White. His construction Virgin Landscape won first prize in the prestigious Art of the Northeast USA, sponsored by the Silvermine Guild. His most recent exhibits were at The Hagaman Memorial Library in East Haven, The Essex Meadow Gallery in Essex, and a solo exhibit  at the Easton Public Library,  which  focused exclusively on his abstract paintings and constructions.

Hear Brennan discuss his large abstract works featured in the recent Easton exhibit on YouTube: Abstract Art Variations by Robert Brennan.

He has served as juror for local and regional art competitions, including the Greenwich Art Association, the Rowayton Art Society, The Connecticut Watercolor Society, The Guilford Art League, and The Easton Art Association, among others.

A new book of poetry by Robert Brennan

After a long and distinguished career as an artist/teacher, in addition to his art work, Brennan turned to poetry as a medium of expression, at times, combining both means of expression. From the Deck is Brennan’s first book of poetry. It includes many of his earlier poems as well as some of his more recent writings. Currently, he is working on a book of combined paintings and poems, as well as a memoir of key moments in his life.

Brennan lives in Easton with his wife Patricia, where he maintains his studio.  His website is The Restless Eye.