11 Local Makers, Santa, Sweets, and Sips.
Shop Our Holiday Popup Night Market December 16, 2025!
Meteorite Night 2025 at Greiser’s: 5-7PM, December 14
Join Our Annual Celebration of Easton’s Claim to Astronomical Fame with Our Star Speaker-Barista and Published Expert on the Matter, Frank Pagliaro
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 this date, 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.
This year, on Sunday, December 14, 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!
Please book your spot in person at the store or online here by December 11.
Plan to Shop the 2025 Holiday Artisans’ Market Nov. 29
Brought to You by the Westport Farmer’s Market This Year:
13 Makers of Handmade Gifts Outdoors at Greiser’s the Saturday after Thanksgiving
Shopping local on the Saturday after Thanksgiving has become tradition at Greiser’s. Whether you’re coming to town to choose your Christmas tree or bringing your holiday visitors to Greiser’s for hot chocolate, plan some time to stop and stroll the stalls of more than a dozen artisans who produce their work in Easton and nearby.
This year, the market is hosted by the Westport Farmer’s Market with proceeds from vendor fees to benefit the market.
The outdoor market will open at 9:00 AM on Saturday, November 29 and end at 3:00 PM, weather permitting! Greiser’s will be open for food, drinks, and more local shopping from 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Here’s this year’s vendors list:
Jason Curtis * Glassblown Vessels
Sara Hunsucker * Pottery Ornaments
Heidi Taschen * Felted Wool Pouches & Handbags
Lee Skalkos * Sterling Silver Jewelry
Gina Maher * Art Print Stationery
Steve Holm-Hansen * Woodturning
Donna Albano * Framed Watercolors
Ellen Probst * Knit Clothing & Bags
Barbara Scioscia-Reed * Ceramic Vases
Dorece Criscuolo * Luxury Wreaths
Janet Habansky * Wool Mittens
Christine Doscher * Hand-Poured Candles
Richard Montanaro * Leather Wallets & Belts
We’re grateful to the Westport Farmer’s Market and happy to support their mission this Thanksgiving!
Greiser’s Summer Sunsets Concert & Cookout Series 2025
CLICK HERE TO Join Us OCTOBER 1 FOR OUR FINAL OUTDOOR SHOW OF 2025! TONIGHT 6:00 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 July 2. 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.
October 1. Jim Savage. Louisiana Blues. With Special Guest Julie Foldesi.
All Events Wednesdays 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
MUSIC-ONLY TICKETS ARE $12 FOR ADULTS (KIDS 12 AND UNDER FREE)
Admission is $12. All events are BYOB. Alcohol may not be consumed inside or in front of Greiser’s Coffee & Market.
Carpooling Encouraged!
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.
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.
