Happening This Weekend - 2/14/2020

Happy Valentine's Day! Main Street has plenty of places to pick up flowers, and some really unique flowers at that. A Little Beacon Blog has a list of the local florists on Main Street in our Shopping Guide, so click here quick to see where you want to go! And remember: Don't wait for someone to buy you the perfect flower. Buy yourself the bouquet or single stem you want! Do something unexpected for someone you love. Be that person, little or big. Simply stop into any shop on Main Street in Beacon to really delight someone. Promise. Treat yourself, too! See A Little Beacon Blog's Shopping Guide for all of the ideas. GET THE SHOPPING GUIDE Sponsored by Antalek & Moore for car insurance. Got an event? Submit your event here for consideration.   Anti-Bullying Be a Friend/Make a Friend Party Day: Saturday, February 15, 2020 Time: 1 to 3 pm Location: Howland Public Library, 313 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Conversation With Jenny Offill On Her New Book "Weather" Day: Saturday, February 15, 2020 Time: 7 to 9 pm Location: Binnacle Books, 321 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Sweetheart Princess Breakfast Day: Sunday, February 16, 2020 Time: 8:30am & 9:30am Location: Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum, 75 North Water St., Poughkeepsie, NY Information > Howland Chamber Music Circle presents Piano Festival with Zoltán Fejérvári Days: Sunday, February 16, 2020 Time: 4 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Plan ahead and check out what's coming up this month in our ;Events Guide.   BOUTIQUES ON THE WEST END     Luxe Optique 183 Main Street www.luxeoptique.com Dear Valentine... You need red in your wardrobe. If not as a sweater, then as a pair of glasses. Luxe Optique has all sorts of options, as you can see here. Be experimental, and try them on. This collection is from sabine be, always a favorite if you want to go outside your comfort zone, and create a new comfort zone that represents your personality.   BOUTIQUES ON THE EAST END Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique 1 East Main St., Retail #3 www.lambshillbridalboutique.com (near the dummy light) Don't forget to vote for Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique for #bestofhudsonvalley2020! Visit www.hvmag.com and vote for Best Bridal Shop (#7) Type in "Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique" in Beacon. ⠀ SAVE THE DATE! Allure Couture Trunk Show coming next month! Shop their entire Summer Spring 2020 collection in our boutique for one weekend only, Friday to Sunday, February 21-23. ⠀ Call (845) 765-2900 or book your appointment online through their website!  Be sure to check A Little Beacon Blog's Shopping Guide for all of our sponsors! You don't want to miss great discoveries like PTACEK Home and LLTO (Live Light Travel Often).   Thank you to Barb's Butchery, Eat Church, and BAJA 328 for sponsoring the Restaurant Guide!   Coloring Books for Adults Day: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 Time: 6 to 7:30 pm Location: Howland Public Library, 313 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > For a full list of upcoming classes, visit A Little Beacon Blog's Adult Classes Guide. Submission Guidelines for classes you'd like us to consider adding to these guides can be found here.                                   For a full list of upcoming classes, visit A Little Beacon Blog's Kids Classes Guide. Submission Guidelines for classes you'd like us to consider adding to these guides can be found here. Cold FIt Cryotherapy 473 Main Street, Suite 4 www.coldfitcryotherapy.com Two for One! ⠀ Get TWO Whole-Body Cryotherapy Treatments for the single treatment price of $65. Redeemable tomorrow, Saturday 2/15 only. ⠀⠀ Space is becoming limited, but the benefits are not! ⠀⠀ Call or text (845) 842-8085 to reserve your spot. 💞💝💘 HEADLINE NEWS FROM OUR SPONSORS   Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency How can you donate a dollar on a ❤️ heart to the American ❤️ Heart Association at Antalek & Moore? It's easy! Susan and Vince show you how in this video. Tin Shingle If you follow retail store trends, and if you are a regular (or even infrequent) visitor to the Papyrus store in Grand Central, you should know that it and all Papyrus stores are closing. There is a “retail apocalypse” going on in big-box stores; will it - or has it already - hit Main Streets? Or is the small experience strong enough to survive? Perhaps signs are stronger that thoughtful experience thrives, as with the opening of the Frank Gehry for Louis Vuitton retail shop in Seoul? Learn More >     Katie James, Inc. Couture branding for businesses. Crafting of social media plans, website designs, and newsletter plans to keep your customer base warm. Learn More > Beacon Chamber of Commerce Business Directory Is your business in the Business Directory of the Beacon Chamber of Commerce yet? It should be. Join here today. Learn More > MASTHEAD Producers of this newsletter include: Katie Hellmuth Martin, Publisher, Writer, Designer, Photographer Marilyn Perez, Managing Editor Catherine Sweet, Editor of the Second Saturday Guide Advertise With A Little Beacon Blog The support from every advertiser of A Little Beacon Blog helps make local news get produced. You can be part of making it happen, and get your business in front of the community in a meaningful way. Learn More > NEWSLETTER SIGNUP Until next week!