Hastings' Spring Thing 2023
Sunday, April 23
12pm-4pm on Warburton Avenue
Live Music • Green Vendors • Activities for All Ages
Music!
The Erik Blicker Band @12:15pm & 2:30pm
The Erik Blicker Band will be performing a mix of American blues and Erik Blicker originals, with Erik Blicker on guitar and vocals, Bill Reeve and drums and vocals, Steve Horelick on keyboards and synths, and Josh Sherman on bass. Erik Blicker is a producer, songwriter and composer (website) and Hastings resident.
Concrete Flowers @1:15pm
Concrete Flowers is a rock band that plays original songs and covers from across the rock canon, with a focus on tight arrangements, catchy melodies, and strong vocal harmonies. Concrete Flowers features: Lexy Casano, vocals; Rich Lobovsky, keyboards and vocals; Graham Nalle, Drums; John McDermott, guitar and vocals; and Josh Suniewick, bass guitar.
Green Businesses & NGOs
HFD Cookout
The Hastings-on-Hudson Fire Department will be offering its traditional Spring Thing barbecue from noon-4! Fill 'er up! Enjoy good eats while supporting our local volunteers. There will be food for sale from various Hastings restaurants as well.
Electric Cars & Bikes on Display
Learn about options for your next vehicle! Come kick the tires on an assortment of EVs owned locally, along with E-bikes thanks to Endless Trails Bikeworx in Dobbs and various Hastings e-bike owners. Cars on view: Volvo Polestar, Volkswagen ID4, KIA 6GT and Prius Prime PHEV.
Participating HOH Businesses Getting their Green on!
Local Green Committees
<<Hastings Tree Preservation Board
Green Vendors and Eco Peeps by List (click for links)
Hastings Zero Waste Advisory Taskforce
Sully Griffin's Monarchs & Mantids Info Table
Participating Downtown Storefronts: Sidewalk Sales & More! by List
Visit these tables on Warburton Avenue: in2Green, Hudson Line, Mossy Fern, Suburban Renewal, Penny Lick Ice Cream Co, Pizza Grill, Sakura, Tacos On Hudson, Taiim Falafel Shop, and Wild Culture!
And stop by these sale tables on Main St: Chelsea Dry Goods, Clockwork Records, Fashion Without Trashin’, Galapagos Books, Observatory Shop, Refill Room.
Our Local Businesses who are “Getting Their Green On!” Visit them during Spring Thing (and any time!). Here’s how:
Clockwork Records – 24 Main: Peruse the used record bins outside the shop!
Divino Cucina Italiana – 524 Warburton: Stop by the table outside Divino to purchase food and receive a vegetable plant with purchase, grown from seedlings they've planted!
Fashion Without Trashin’ – 3 Main: Don't miss the sale rack of re-purposed/recycled clothing for sale outside this sustainability focused clothing and accessories shop on Main St.
Food For Thought – 7 Spring: Spend 50.00 or more, mention Spring Thing and get a free 16oz Dr. Bronner's peppermint liquid Castile soap: a $10.99 value. 11am-3pm.
Galapagos Books – Featuring a 30% off closing sale on all books!
The HOM Market – 14 Spring: Earth day pop up event at the shop both Saturday and Sunday with Pritti Studio, for naturally dyed accessories and food & drink by Chef Stephanie Wright from The Wright Method.
Hudson Compost Services and collaborated with Hastings' Conservation Commission on their drinking straw policy to reduce waste.
Hudson Line – 541 Warburton: Visit Hudson Line to see handmade furniture by William Feeney and their collection of housewares.
in2green – 546 Warburton: Stop by in2green for a free sustainable gift with purchase this weekend in honor of Earth Day and shop the sale on their beautiful sustainable throws plus 20-30% off selected home goods and jewelry!
Michael Gaillard Studio – 576 Warburton: Michael's landscape photography studio will be open for visitors!
Mossy Fern – 579 Warburton: Check out Mossy Fern's large display of plants and garden supplies for Spring!
Observatory Shop – 5 Main: For all your knitting needs—learn to knit and repair your own clothing! Plus: 20% off on everything in the shop for Spring Thing.
Penny Lick Ice Cream Co – 580 Warburton: Using recycled paper cups and compostable straws and ice cream tubs
Refill Room – 42 Main: Stop by the Refill Room table to pick up educational material on how long plastics and other single-use products take to decompose and some alternative reusable options that they offer at the store. In addition, they will be offering a free bar of unscented soap for every $20+ spent at the store all week as well as 10% off on Earth Day.
Riolo Group at Compass – 36 Main: Ten seasoned real estate agents serving all of Westchester and Fairfield County, with specialized expertise in the Rivertowns.
Sakura Garden – 531 Warburton: Participated in the commercial pilot program hosted by
Suburban Renewal – 1 Main: Antiques are good for the environment! Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose, Re-Home!!
Uncle Lefty's – 583 Warburton: Kick back with a cold one or some delicious food: outdoor tables will be in service!
Upstream Gallery – visit to see the last day of Eleanor Goldstein's show
Wild Culture Waffles – 579 Warburton: Serving Sourdough Waffles and introducing our Soft Serve Frozen Yogurt in a plastic-free environment, with compostable containers and serveware, with lots of locally grown ingredients.