Slaterpalooza '21 Celebrates 100th Year :: Outdoor Music Fundraiser In Glenham Features 7 Bands

Slaterpalooza, the all-day music festival booming from the Slater Chemical Fire Company in Glenham, celebrates is 100th year on Saturday, September 18, 2021 with a lineup of 7 bands for an outdoor concert. “To date, we have disbursed more than $30,000 to members of 32 First Responder companies,” organizer Kevin McGarry told the Beacon Free Press. “This year is the 100th anniversary of the Slater Chemical Fire Company, so we really want to make this the biggest and best so far! We also have a United for the Troops setup, a booth for donation and merchandise sales.”

About The Event

Doors open at 1pm, and the entertainment runs from from 2:30pm-9:30pm. The event is kid-friendly, but not dog-friendly. Lawn chairs and dancing shoes are recommended. There will be a food truck, raffles, 50/50, and coolers are permitted with a designated driver.

As for COVID-19 safety measures, McGarry told the Beacon Free Press: “The entire event is outdoors, Masks are optional.”

Suggested minimum donation is $10/adult, and $5 with current Hospital ID. Free for Active Military. All proceeds go to Slater Chemical Volunteer Fire Company and local First Responders in need.

The Slater Chemical Fire Company is at 76 Old Glenham Rd., Glenham, NY 12527. Take Route 52 past the Healy car dealership, and take a right at the gas station after Industrial Arts.

Featuring 7 bands, get ready to experience: Raw Honey * Times Square * Heavy Gauge * Last Minute Soulmates * NO 149 * Boomkat * Circle 65

About Glenham

As a refresher or introduction about Glenham, see A Little Beacon Blog’s past article here. The firehouse was named for Private Jesse E. Slater, the only Glenham resident killed in World War I. “Chemical” was added to the name after Texaco donated a Ford Model T fire engine that used chemical foam.

Slaterpalooza 2019 Happening This Weekend - Raffle - Benefits Firehouse

The people of Glenham may be familiar with Slaterpalooza, the annual music festival benefiting Glenham’s 100% volunteer fire department and local first responders in need, but you may not be! First of all, are you up on your Glenham trivia? Do you know why “Slater” is in the name? We highlighted a bit to give you more info as to how Glenham and Beacon work together.

Your Slaterpalooza donation starts at $10 per adult, but you can give more at the door. Organizers say that coolers are permitted with a designated driver, and they remind you that Uber, Lyft and multiple taxi companies are available. Pets, however, are not permitted.

The Musical Lineup for Slaterpalooza, Saturday, September 21, 2019

Seven bands will play across two stages for continuous music. Here’s the lineup (as we know it… Details are subject to change):

2 pm ESC
3 pm COLLEEN ROSE & THE THORNS
4 pm THROWN TOGETHER
5 pm LAST MINUTE SOULMATES
6 pm WHISKEY WAILERS
7 pm BOOMKAT
8 pm CIRCLE 65

The Raffle Prizes

Slaterpalooza will have many great raffle prizes from local shops and restaurants, including Hudson Beach Glass, Max's on Main, Joe's Irish Pub, Hometown Deli and more. They also raffle a Wheelbarrow of Cheer and have 50/50s.

Raffle: Chance For A Kid To Win A Ride To School On A Fire Truck

If you missed this event last year, you have another chance to enter your kid to win a ride in a fire truck! Each $5 ticket into Rombout’s Raffle helps raise money for the eighth-grade Washington DC trip. This raffle’s grand prize is a ride to school in a fire truck driven by the City of Beacon Fire Department and Slater Chemical Fire Company. Your child could be picked up at home - in a fire truck - and driven to school!

One kid from each of the four elementary schools in the Beacon City School District (South Avenue, Glenham, J. V. Forrestal and Sargent) will be selected as winners. Flyers went home in the little kids’ folders, so fill those out and send in money with your tickets - $5 per ticket or 3 tickets for $10! There is no limit to how many tickets you can buy.

If you want to buy several raffle tickets and need to print more raffle forms/tickets, you can print out the raffle form tickets here and keep sending them in, just in case riding to school in a fire truck sounds TOO COOL and you really want to increase your chances.

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This is a highlight from A Little Beacon Blog’s School Opportunities Guide. There are more special events listed there, plus ways you can effortlessly donate to one of the schools in our district, through glass bottle collection, box tops, and other easy ways.