The Hooded Chicken Debut To ALBB + Retail Therapy Guide 1/8/2021

Hello,
It's the weekend in Beacon, which may make for the perfect timeline refresh in your social media. Get fresh air, let Beacon's restaurants do the cooking for you, treat yourself to some bling for your keychain. Now is the time when retail therapy  helps your neighbors stay in their homes and their storefronts more than ever before. So have fun! And fill up a food pantry when there are 2 for 1  sales on your favorite items.

If you need to look at a very cute chicken right now, watch this clip of the Beacon Hooded Chicken graze while her best dog friend protects her.

Regarding the insurrection on Wednesday at the Capitol Building, there have been several public statements made so far:
Attention Beacon Storefronts: ALBB is making a Gift Guide: "Favorite Things For $25" Not a penny more or less.
Please email submissions to editorial@alittlebeaconblog.com

 

THE RETAIL THERAPY GUIDE
Edited and Written By: Marilyn Perez and Katie Hellmuth Martin

The Hudson: An Illustrated Guide to the Living River Webinar Series
Dates
: See below
Time: 7:30pm
Clearwater will be celebrating the publication of the 3rd edition of The Hudson: An Illustrated Guide to the Living River with a four-part webinar series. Please join us for a fun and illuminating exploration of this river we all love.

Cost: FREE for Clearwater Members, $7 per night for non-members.

The webinars will take place over the course of four consecutive Wednesdays at 7:30pm:

1/13/21: Steve Stanne
1/20/21: Roger Panetta
1/27/21: Brian Forist
2/3/21: Maija Niemisto

Cooking For A Cause
Dates
: On Tuesdays from January 12 - mid February, 2012
Time: 9am
HudsonValleyEats.com, the restaurant-focused food insecurity platform, has brought together 4 of the Hudson Valley's top chefs for a fundraising cooking event beginning January 12, 2021, called "Cooking For A Cause," to give 100% of the net profits to 4 local non-profits who specialize in getting food directly to locals in need. For those who love cooking shows and want to experience cooking with a chef on a screen in their home - while directly investing in local non-profits, this is the perfect multi-evening opportunity!
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SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO!
Annual Great Newburgh To Beacon Swim
Dates
: July 24, 2021
Time: 9am
Clearwater will be celebrating the publication of the 3rd edition of The Hudson: An Illustrated Guide to the Living River with a four-part webinar series. Please join us for a fun and illuminating exploration
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Check our Calendar and Events Guide regularly for upcoming events throughout the week!

 

 
 

EAT CHURCH
3091 U.S. 9, Cold Spring, NY

Now available for a limited time, Eat Church has collaborated with local artist @mkinneyny and @weartogether_community to come up with this cool t-shirt design.  Get your Orders in!  This Shirt is only available to order between January 4th and January 18th and will print and ship around January 29th.  You can place your order on their website www.eatchurch.com.
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Eat Church is an ALBB Sponsor!
 
   

MEYERS OLDE DUTCH
184 Main Street, Beacon, NY

While Meyers Olde Dutch is undergoing construction to build an outdoor patio at their 184 Main Street location, you can still order from their menu for take out and delivery only at their sister location, @kitchensinkny across the street at 157 Main Street. You can order online by clicking here or call them at 845.440.6900. Ordering delivery is the easiest thing you could do for yourself!
Meyers Olde Dutch is an ALBB Sponsor!




HOMESPUN
232 Main Street, Beacon, NY
and the Cafe at the Dia : Beacon

Food Food Food! Now on the website for Homespun Foods, you can find daily specials that are updated. Simply go to homespunfoods.com to see what's going on in their kitchen and the cellar.
View Menu >
Homespun is an ALBB Sponsor! 
 


HUDSON VALLEY FOOD HALL
288 Main Street, Beacon, NY
The Hudson Valley Food Hall is one of the most spacious restaurants in town, as it's designed like a food court! You'll find: Loaded French Fries, Specialty Salads, Dumplings, Himalayan Bowls, Homemade Soups, Southern BBQ, Fried Shrimp, Fish & Chips, Mac & Cheese, Custom Cocktails & Wine!! (High Ceilings, Socially Distanced Indoor/Outdoor Seating & To-Go Options Galore)
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Hudson Valley Food Hall is an ALBB Sponsor!


BAJA 328
328 Main Street, Beacon, NY
New year, new look for Baja 328!  Come check out the newly remodeled Baja328. With the same Great food and Drinks as always! Celebrating 5 years in Beacon we’d like to thank the great customers for your continued patronage.
Baja 328 is an ALBB Sponsor!
 



LEWIS & PINE
133 Main Street, Beacon

The Fjellvant fragrance will remind you of taking a winter hike at Minnewaska, surrounded by evergreen trees and rough granite, stopping to breathe the cool, fresh air as you look out over the valley. Grab this natural wax candle or scented diffuser at Lewis & Pine today!
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Lewis & Pine is a ALBB Sponsor, thank you!



Live Light Travel Often (LLTO)
464 Main Street, Beacon

Have you been getting into a Project Zone? Time to treat yourself to upgrading your game! This toolbox is a surprising find at LLTO, but not too surprising, since owner Tamara is quite resourceful and only settles for very perfect things. This metal toolbox has a smooth open where levels of the drawers are revealed. Dividers come with this box, which you can arrange in a way you need to.
See it in person, or Shop Now >
LLTO is a ALBB Sponsor, thank you!


PTACEK Home
464 Main Street, Beacon

Need some shelving for those special finds you've been collecting from LLTO and other boutiques in Beacon? Take these home! PTACEK Home designed these shelves from reclaimed wood, and can do the same for your space. Perfect for opening up a room.
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PTACEK Home is a ALBB Sponsor, thank you!



BRETT'S HARDWARE
18 West Main Street, Beacon

For when you get a new toy, and you can't find the hardware that came with it, you go to Brett's! Plus, the helpful staff at Brett's can decipher directions illustrations and coded numbers of screws and bolts, to get you just what you need.
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Brett's Hardware is a Sponsor, thank you!









LUXE OPTIQUE
181-183 Main Street, Beacon

Kick off 2021 in style with these frames from Leisure Society available at Luxe Optique.  Leisure Society is dedicated to heirloom design by creating an object once with the intention of having it last forever.  Collections are made with only the most luxurious components like titanium frame, 12/18/24K gold plating, diamonds and buffalo horn.

If you're needing an eye exam, make a booking with one of their Optometrists via this link. ⁠
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Luxe Optique is a Sponsor, thank you!

BINNACLE BOOKS
321 Main Street, Beacon
We'd like to share this message recently posted by our friends at @binnaclebooks : 
Despite the celebrations and the optimistic aphorisms and memes, these are not easy days. The needs we are trying to meet for each other, the responsibilities we have to ourselves, the fears and the struggles, are as present today as they were six months ago, two weeks ago, yesterday. We don’t intend to tell you how to do what you need to do, but don’t forget that our problems, however dire, are not new. And so the solutions don’t come quick. And the solutions are often anything but direct. You might find reassurance in the slowness of a book, the delicate complexity of a narrative, the oblique suggestion of a poem. You might find resolve in these things. We simply have to keep working and taking care of ourselves in each other.
Binnacle Books is a ALBB Sponsor, thank you!


LA MÉRE CLOTHING AND GOODS
436 Main Street, Beacon

We all know about work-from-home outfits at A Little Beacon Blog.  This outfit put together by La Mére is calling our name with a washed jogger pant, cami top, and cozy Taylor cardigan. Also with what we can imagine is something hot and yummy in the mug too!  
Reminder: La Mere is in a new location on Main Street, just a few blocks down in the former Echo storefront.
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La Mere is a ALBB Sponsor, thank you!

             

NEW BEAUTY DESTINATION!
My Zen Den
1 East Main Street
My Zen Den’s amenities include an infrared sauna, full-body red light therapy and a meditation nook.
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Mother Nature & Me - Enrichment Program
Grades
: Pre-K to 8 Homeschool Groups
Day/Time: To be determined after kids sign up, and will be coordinated by Brigette Wlash (click below for flier)
Information >
Clarkson University's Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries is now offering enrichment programs for Pre-K through 8th-grade homeschool groups at our Dennings Point Water Ecology Center. Each group will explore Dennings Point State Park through STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) and nature-based learning activities.


Spanish Lessons For Children (10 lessons)
Grades
: K-2
Days: Wednesdays & Fridays, January 8 - February 5, 2021
Time: 2pm
For more info contact Ileana Cardona at ileanacrdn@gmail.com
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Gyms and boutique studios safely remain open with new guidelines, settings, and more digital offerings for at home wellness: 
  • Zoned Fitness launched their virtual studio December 1st. 
  • beBhakti Yoga Center is offering more virtual options.
  • Firefly Power Yoga will launching a new virtual studio & membership offerings in the new year.
  • Beacon Pilates has On-Demand classes as well as in person sessions in both studio locations.

ANTALEK & MOORE INSURANCE AGENCY
340 Main Street, Beacon

January is Mentor Month and Antalek & Moore is celebrating it! Several members of the Antalek & Moore family serve as mentors throughout the community. This week, they featured partner Vince Lemma, who is a lacrosse champ. Vince has been a coach for various youth lacrosse teams over the years, and is grateful that he is able to work with kids who share the same passion as he does being on the field. Vince is pictured here with his 2019 Champion Team. Read ALBB's feature article with Vince, where he talks about coaching and how it helps him lead in business.
Antalek & Moore is a Sponsor, thank you!
 

TIN SHINGLE
Tin Shingle is an education and empowerment platform for businesses and creators who are getting the word out about their business. Tin Shingle is the sister company of A Little Beacon Blog, and teaches people how to pitch the media. You are in control of what can get published about your company, and the support system at Tin Shingle can guide you. Every Wednesday at 1pm EST, there is a connection opportunity. Connect during the live, members-only Office Hours, or during a pre-recorded webinar TuneUp.
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KATIE JAMES, INC.
Eggberts Farm Fresh Eggs is preparing for the winter with a new website. Owner Carrie Sabins wants to reach her customers in case there is another shutdown or if her customers need delivery because they need to isolate. Katie James, Inc. a long-time customer of Eggberts Farm Fresh Eggs via the Beacon Farmer's Market. The branding agency is building Eggberts a website in Shopify, for easy pre-orders of eggs and meat, as well as pickup and select delivery options.
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