DOVER — My Little Angels Daycare & Preschool is hosting a Dance for March of Dimes on Saturday, Oct. 6, at The Pines Restaurant in Wassaic.The event comes on the heels of the rained-out Family Day Block Party Ride for Babies, in which the organization was able to raise $280 for March of Dimes despite the cancellation.“We were really let down that the other event was canceled. We usually don’t do fundraisers back to back, but this one came up so organically and we couldn’t pass up the chance to raise money for such a great charity,” said event co-captain Denise Clair.For $20 a person or $25 per couple, attendees will be able to enjoy an all-you-can-eat hors d’oeuvres buffet, music by DJ B-Rock and raffle prizes.“Our deejay is so great. His name is ‘Brock Race’ and he’s donated four hours of his time so everyone can have a great time. He’ll be playing a lot of fun music. I didn’t want the typical slow, fast, slow, fast mix. We want people up and dancing and being silly and just having a great time,” said Clair.The raffle will give patrons a chance to win a bevy of gifts donated by local businesses including Gilmor Glass, Salsa Fresca, 52 Main, Four Brothers in Dover, Berkshire Wine & Liquor and many others.“We have already received over $1,200 in donated prizes,” said Clair.Clair also took to Facebook to collect a truly unique prize for attendees.“I contacted Larry the Cable Guy and told him about our area and our event. A lot of people around here really enjoy his comedy. He actually wrote back and put me in touch with another representative of his. Two weeks later we got a package in the mail with a signed Larry the Cable Guy signature hat. It’s the same camouflage hat that he wears with the fishing hook in the brim. He thought enough of us to send that along for the raffle and we’re really excited about it,” she said.Tickets can be purchased by contacting Clair at 845-877-3902.“We’d also like to stress that you don’t have to have a ticket to join in the fun. The Pines Restaurant will remain open to the general public, so if you don’t want to participate in the buffet, come in, order off the menu, have a drink and dance the night away with us! We’re welcoming everyone to come have fun and participate in the raffle and help us raise money for a great cause,” she said.
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Greg Fricke and James Boehmer, co-owners of Peggy Mercury in Kent, recently launched their first fashion line, “Imaginary Concerts.”
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Fricke and Boehmer are not there to stock their shelves with the same products customers find at standard makeup retailers. They’re there to help customers find what works for them. That usually means asking customers about themselves and learning about their beauty habits, skin, style and the way they like to present themselves. Fricke and Boehmer believe it’s their job to help customers bring out the qualities that suit them and determine what works best for their look.
So much of the Peggy Mercury world is about emboldening people to become more creative, and possibly bolder, versions of themselves. Some of this comes through the store’s creative collaborations with artists, designers and stylists.
It’s part of an ethos that encourages them and their friends to use the shop as a kind of laboratory, trying out new creative experiments without knowing how they might turn out. Whether in fashion, painting, fiber arts or photography, the projects almost always turn out marvelously.
A line of sterling silver charms they sell started as a small project by their friend Nolan Percival. In the beginning, the pieces were for close friends and loved ones. But Boehmer and Fricke encouraged Percival to get a little more serious about the project and create a whole line for the store. Today, it’s one of their top-selling collections.
Classic styles, bold colors, and creative concerts make up the “Imaginary Concerts” line at Peggy Mercury.Provided
“Imaginary Concerts” has the duo taking their own advice.
The project started as a way for Boehmer to connect with his mother, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Taking old concert shirts from his own collection, Boehmer and his mother began cutting out the graphics with the idea that they would make a quilt together. Unfortunately, she died before they could complete the project in 2025. The pieces, which were ready for production, were put on the back burner as Boehmer and Fricke dealt with their loss and the whirlwind of projects that never seemed to cease at Peggy Mercury.
But the harsh winter of 2026 presented an opportunity to take some time and focus on themselves. Part of that meant revisiting and redefining the concert T-shirt project. This time, instead of looking to the warmth and comfort of a quilt, they turned to another passion — fashion.
Taking a page from their own book, they wanted to create something that felt comfortable to them. They took two disparate loves — one rooted in simple preppy style, with clean lines and classic silhouettes, and the other in the nitty gritty worlds of punk rock and pop — and blended them together to create something entirely new. Pulling from the staples of vintage Brooks Brothers and Charvet collections, they applied the graphic elements with bold stitching reminiscent of punk jackets of the ‘70s and ‘80s, but with a much more sophisticated air.
But the remixing isn’t just the pairing of prep and punk. The pieces are not canon. They take liberties with the realities of concert tours, combining one band’s dates with another band’s logos, mixing them all up until the reality is lost and imagination is the only truth.
Shirts from Peggy Mercury’s first fashion line, “Imaginary Concerts,” hang on display.Provided
Adding to the mix is an element of perpetual creativity. Art can be messy, both figuratively and literally, and many of Fricke and Boehmer’s artist friends carry evidence of their work on them at all times. As a nod to these tireless creatives, the duo added haphazard splashes of bright color, giving the line an even more distinctive feel.
For them, “Imaginary Concerts” passes the “Peggy Test.” The mythical Peggy Mercury is a fictional figurehead for the company, a character who thrives on creativity and change. The name, much like the clothing line, is a mixture of interests: Mercury is a planet, a deity and an elusive, transformative element, while Peggy is the wonderfully stylish and boundary-pushing Peggy Guggenheim.
Everything Fricke and Boehmer put in their store has to pass this test: Would Peggy Mercury approve? For their first collection, the answer is a resounding yes.
Peggy Mercury is at 9 Maple St., Unit 2, Kent.
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