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Hope you're not superstitious with today being Friday the 13th - after all, it's still Friday, and we have some great events going on this weekend. For your scheduling pleasure, here is a quick summary of places and goings-on you may want to participate in over the weekend. These are weekend dates pulled from some of our nine Things To Do In Beacon Guides, so be sure to check them during the week also, to get ideas for what to do in the coming weeks!

PS: Our Second Saturday Guide gets published on Saturday mornings to Facebook, so be there to be #2Sat!



Second Saturday Specials! 

  • Style Storehouse: Six-Month Anniversary Sale - 20% off all denim, with more stock added to the 40% off Jewelry sale and the 50-75% off Sale racks.
  • The Blushery: One-Year Anniversary Sale - Brow Bar specials, giveaways and more!
  • BAJA 328: Enjoy an $8 margarita honoring Second Saturday that features different fruits each month.
  • The Vault: They mixed a special cocktail for Second Saturday, called the Rosé Cocktail. Served over ice, it’s a French rosé wine with pamplemousse. Yes, please.
"Racing To Save Lives" Cancer Fundraiser 5K & Mountain 10-Miler
Day: Saturday, May 14, 2016
Time: 10-mile starts at 8:30 am, 5K starts at 9 am
Location: Long Dock Park, 8 Long Dock Park, Beacon, NY

Bija Beacon Homestead BBQ & Art Opening
Day: Saturday, May 14, 2016
Time: Noon-3 pm
Location: 869 Wolcott Ave., Beacon, NY

Come On Beacon, Let's Dance!
Day: Saturday May 14, 2016
Time: 8 pm (7:30 doors)
Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY

Music About Art
Day: Sunday, May 15, 2016
Time: 3 pm
Location: Howland Cultural Center - 477 Main St., Beacon, NY

Beacon Farmers Market Re-Opening Celebration
Day: Sunday, May 15, 2016
Location: Beacon Waterfront, by the Metro-North Station

For links to these events to get you directly there, visit this Annual & Upcoming Events Guide to see more details and other great events that are coming up!

         
New to this Guide! We have added a special Saturday and Sunday Section that lists what is available to you every weekend. This makes being out and about easy and with a purpose!

Classic French Sauces With John Cumming of the International Culinary Center (SOLD OUT)
Day: Friday, May 13, 2016 
Time: 7 pm
Location: Beacon Pantry, 382 Main St., Beacon, NY

Breastfeeding Essentials
Day: Friday, May 13, 2016
Time: 6 pm
Location: Waddle n Swaddle, 484 Main St., Beacon, NY

Aqua Zumba With Linda Thomas
Day: Saturday: May 14, 2016
Time: 9:15-10 am
Location: Beacon High School Pool, Education Drive, Beacon, NY

Eat, Paint, Love, the studio on Main Street where you drink and paint near-ish to Rite Aid, is doing something new: "Paint At Your Own Risk" for Second Saturday. If you’re walking by, you can stop in and choose from a few different blank canvas sizes to paint — with no  artist on duty to help you! Take pictures please, and tag our Instagram.

For links to these events to get you directly there, visit this Guide page. Classes are happening mid-week too! Get them on your calendar, like line dancing and knitting!  Keep checking back for regular updates to our Adult Classes Guide.

        
Rumberitos Spanish for Music and Play for Children up to 4 years old & a Caregiver
A Mommy and Me Class
Day: Friday, May 13 through June 17, 2016
Time: 9:45-10:30 am
Location: Compass Arts, 395 Main St., Beacon, NY

Panicking about where to go with your kids? Breath a sigh of relief when you scroll this comprehensive Kids Classes Guide that lists over 50 classes - organized by activity, day and time. You are sure to find something for everyone!

       


You’re going to want to try this at The Vault: Special for Second Saturday is a cocktail called the Rosé Cocktail. Served over ice, it’s a French rosé wine with pamplemousse (grapefruit liqueur), perfect to cool down your afternoon or early evening.

Enjoy brunch at Barb's Butchery, where they are serving bread pudding, sausage and eggs - Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm.

If you have a hankering for cinnamon, Get Frosted Cupcakery now has cinnamon muffins, and cinnamon coffee cake. Oh, okay, they also have chocolate croissants!

It’s finally hot! Enjoy an $8 margarita at BAJA 328 honoring Second Saturday that features different fruits each month.

Our Restaurant Guide has all of your options - even eateries you didn't know about! Keep this Guide open on your phone, because phone numbers and websites are listed so that you can easily tap-to-call!     


          


The Blushery
, located on the east end of town across from the Dummy Light, is having their popular Happy Brower Special (free lip wax with brow). They are giving away 20% off discount cards to be used toward your next spa service. Does it get better? Yes! Enter their contest to win a free spray tan - they're giving one away to someone who checks in at The Blushery with a picture on Instagram by tagging #theblushery #BlusheryBirthday. Top it all off with treats from The Chocolate Studio with prosecco and wine.

Society of Lash
Maybe you’ll be under the lash microscope this weekend, on the table getting your lashes done?

River Therapeutic Massage 
Or maybe you’ll be get a Mini-Spa treatment in Karen’s relaxing room. Or double-book Karen for a leg massage while on the table at Society of Lash! #planahead

From the hairs on your head to the toes on your feet, there are many ways to pamper yourself and your pet in our Beauty Guide.

         

Celebrating Second Saturday and their six-month anniversary, Style Storehouse will be serving cocktails and playing great music. 20% off all denim, with more stock added to the 40% off Jewelry sale and the 50-75% off Sale racks. There will also be giveaways in honor of the store's anniversary. 

Summer is coming and you want to smell divine. The Pfotoshop has one of the best collections of perfume cream - it looks just like lip gloss but is perfume for your skin! A little dab will do ya.

All shops in Beacon are listed in this Shopping Guide, from Home Decor to Kids Fashion to Vintage and more. Keep it open on your phone as you're walking around shopping!

         

Weekend Reading & Dreaming


Antalek & Moore
Do you run a restaurant or eatery, and face insurance stresses? Antalek & Moore just blogged about important risks to think about that you could have coverage for, like if the power goes out and you have to pitch your food, or if you can’t open to get business. Give it a read - it’s food for thought as you shop around. They can shop and do much of the paperwork for you!

All Sport Health & Fitness
The pool is coming, the pool is coming! May 27 is Open Day for the Outdoor Park. If you haven’t seen it yet, think tiki bar, beer, and chicken nuggets. Summer: done.

Poughkeepsie Nissan
Who wants to go over the bridge to shop for a car? Take the scenic route up 9D and visit our friends at Poughkeepsie Nissan. They’ll take you on a beautiful test drive.

Beacon Arts
Did you book your spot yet for a tour around Bannerman to see Constellation? And did you invite your friends up for Beacon Open Studios?

Tin Shingle
Digging around trying to figure out how to get your own press or do your own social media? Tin Shingle has figured it out, and has lots of easily accessed articles to get you on your way to serious buzz-building for your business.

 

Be sure to check out the blog on Sunday to see what events have been added for the upcoming weeks and months so you can plan ahead! We sleuth around and add activities, eateries and shops all week! Did you know you can take a spoon-carving class? You will soon...

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