Cupcakes and the Retail Therapy Guide 3/19/2021

Happy Weekend To You! We are going to kick this weekend newsletter off with a picture of...carrot cake cupcakes, because cupcakes are good and happy. These are from Homespun, and available to order online to reserve yours (we swiped 3 of them after taking this photo, so...) Most importantly, however, we wanted to address Atlanta and what our Asian friends in Beacon are experiencing as reactions to this unfold. What hasn't been spoken about much locally is how friends whose families are from Japan, or China, or the Philippines or other areas are feeling, or what kind of encounters they have endured while walking on sidewalks since the pandemic started and a former president attempted to connect a pandemic with a region. We are quietly hearing from our friends, and they are asking for support. They want to see their friends say supportive things in social media, and to denounce things like a police captain explaining that a murderer had a "bad day." That captain was later discovered to have posted his own belief of the region connection to the pandemic, and even supported t-shirts of it. Not sure where to start? Try asking your friends where their families are from, to get more comfortable with regions. Next, listen to this webinar with Moraya Seeger DeGeare, a Beaconite who is Black, Japanese and white, and engages in talking about race issues in a safe space. THE RETAIL THERAPY GUIDE Edited and Written By: Marilyn Perez and Katie Hellmuth Martin If you'd like to guarantee to see your entertainment event listed here, help us help you by advertising it here. Sloop Clearwater presents She Sailor Sea Stories Webinar Days: Mondays, March 22 & 29, 2021 Time: 7pm Location: Online via Zoom The National Women’s Sailing Association and WomenWhoSail are excited to host a Women’s History Month Special Edition of She Sailor Sea Stories, celebrating Clearwater's legacy of creating a community aboard for women to lead and to belong. Find out what happens when six former Captains found themselves at the helm of the fine and splendid Sloop Clearwater, from 1980 to present, during two episodes of storytelling on March 22nd and March 29th, 7:00PM EST. Information > Inequity in Education Days: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Time: 6:30pm - 8pm Location: Webinar Organized by Next Step Hudson Valley. Tune in this Wednesday for a vital conversation about New York's education funding model and why Black, Brown, and low-income students are left in underfunded schools. Presentations from Alliance For Quality Education and Citizen Action NY about education inequities and how they can be resolved. Information > Check our Calendar and Events Guide regularly for upcoming events throughout the week!       EAT CHURCH 3091 U.S. 9, Cold Spring, NY Calling all taco lovers! The perfect spring (fever) weekend food is here! Eat Church will be back at Marbled Meat Shop, 3091 Route 9 in Cold Spring Friday & Saturdays, 4-8pm. Stop by and pay them a visit!  Order Online Now >⠀ Eat Church is an ALBB Sponsor!      MEYERS OLDE DUTCH 184 Main Street, Beacon, NY FRIED CHICKEN POP-UP this Sunday, March 21, 2021. Back by popular demand - Fried Chicken Dinner!  Served with MOD's famous mac and cheese, coleslaw, cornbread and their world famous salted chocolate chip cookie! That's right! For limited time only, that salted chocolate chip cookie is back! You will want to pre-order to save your meal. How To Pre-Order: Order today for Sunday, March 21. When ordering online, be sure to choose SUNDAY as your day to pick up and the fried chicken dinner.  Pre-orders will be accepted through Friday, March 19 at 1 pm.  There will be limited availability on Sunday. You can peruse and order from their regular menu or the special fried chicken dinner by clicking here.  Follow on Instagram > Meyers Olde Dutch is an ALBB Sponsor! HOMESPUN 232 Main Street, Beacon, NY and the Cafe at the Dia : Beacon Homespun Foods is hiring! They are looking for a few good people to join their team. Hiring for both kitchen and front of house, this is a great place for people who love food and wine and good teamwork in a friendly, inclusive environment. Learn more > View Homespun Menu > Homespun is an ALBB Sponsor!  HUDSON VALLEY FOOD HALL 288 Main Street, Beacon, NY Check out this video recently shared on Hudson Valley's Food Hall Instagram! Featuring vendors and special pop-up artisans, giving you a great idea of what to expect when you check out this eatery. Information > Hudson Valley Food Hall is an ALBB Sponsor! BAJA 328 328 Main Street, Beacon, NY On a recent visit to @baja328 and had the most delicious fajitas! They never disappoint! Try their Chicken, Steak, Shrimp, or Tex Mex! Our new favorite drink from them right now: the Ginger Paloma⠀⠀ BAJA 328 is an ALBB Sponsor!   BRETT'S HARDWARE 18 West Main Street, Beacon Your yard needs these accessories! 🦩Flamingo solar lights, flamingo stands, frogs, and bell solar lights! They are beautiful & will look fabulous with the sunlight! Now available at @bretts_hardware - check it out!  Brett's Hardware is a Sponsor, thank you! LUXE OPTIQUE 181-183 Main Street, Beacon You know you got it going on when your frames match your dog  These frames are from Leisure Society. Stop by Luxe Optique and look over their collection and design options. Furry friend approval not required but strongly recommended.  @gertie18 ⁠ ⁠ Walk-ins welcome. Shop Online > Luxe Optique is a Sponsor, thank you! BINNACLE BOOKS 321 Main Street, Beacon Available at @binnaclebooks, Elizabeth Kolbert, “Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future”. “In ‘Under a White Sky,’ Elizabeth Kolbert takes a hard look at the new world we are creating. Along the way, she meets biologists who are trying to preserve the world’s rarest fish, which lives in a single tiny pool in the middle of the Mojave; engineers who are turning carbon emissions to stone in Iceland; Australian researchers who are trying to develop a ‘super coral’ that can survive on a hotter globe; and physicists who are contemplating shooting tiny diamonds into the stratosphere to cool the earth. Visit their Instagram for more details. Binnacle Books is a ALBB Sponsor, thank you! LA MÉRE CLOTHING AND GOODS 436 Main Street, Beacon Spring has arrived to La Mére Clothing And Goods, and you need that denim jacket. With the unique pieces available at La Mére Clothing And Goods, you'll be sure to find something no matter what your style may be contemporary casual, boho chic, or something else. They have new items that arrive weekly so visit often! Can't make it in person? Shop Online > La Mere is a ALBB Sponsor, thank you! A Little Beacon Blog's Summer Camp Guide is Open For Sponsorships! All camps who are providing a safe, socially distanced summer experienced are encouraged to reserve their spot now in ALBB's very popular Summer Camp Guide. Details > NEW Junior Farmer's Program Stony Kill Farm is excited to announce this new program for ages 8-12! Break out the boots, its time to get dirty! Join their Livestock Caretaker on Monday mornings (9-11am) for some feeding, mucking and hands-on lessons in animal husbandry. Learn how to clip hooves, halter train and incubate eggs. Limited spots available. Information > Stony Kill Farm 79 Farmstead Lane,  Wappingers Falls, NY Looking for some community service hours? The Poughkeepsie Public Library (@poklibny) is looking for teen bloggers ! Use their guidelines to create your own content for a teen Café blog then send your post to teencafe@poklib.org for their review! For questions email teencafe@poklib.org   HIRING: Brett's Hardware in Beacon Brett's Hardware in Beacon is hiring! Go inside the store to apply. Good luck! List your job in ALBB's Job Listings > BUSINESS FEATURE - HOME INSPECTIONS IN REAL ESTATE A Little Beacon Blog's Business Directory contains categories in Real Estate for business features like Staging, Realtors, Mortgage Lenders, and House Inspections. People can find businesses on Google, but ALBB readers like going to our directory to see which businesses have listed themselves in this space. Help your business stand out by advertising your business in ALBB's Business Directory. Featured Business: Rizzi Home Inspection Services, Inc. is who you can call to inspect a house before you buy it. If you're a first-time home-buyer, the House Inspection is part of the process. Says owner Louis Rizzi Jr.,: "As Owner and Operator, I provide professional Home Inspections while educating you on the condition of the home by answering any questions or concerns you may have, relieving you of stress and allowing you to make an informed buying decision." Learn More > List your business in ALBB's Business Directory > ANTALEK & MOORE INSURANCE AGENCY 340 Main Street, Beacon Join Antalek & Moore in wishing Vince Lemma a Happy Anniversary with the agency. Vince is a partner and has almost 20 years of industry experience specializing in Employee Benefits, Life Insurance and Property & Casualty Insurance. His primary focus as an independent agent is to be an advocate for his customers. "Thank you for the leadership and commitment you bring to our office, our clients, and our community." Antalek & Moore takes care of you. Give them a call today: 845-831-4300 and visit their website. Antalek & Moore is a Sponsor, thank you!   TIN SHINGLE Renowned relationship therapist, Moraya Seeger DeGeare, MA, LMFT, specializes in Emotionally Focused Therapy in gender and race identification in one's self. While she herself is Black, Japanese and white, Moraya had not been that outspoken about race, outside of her private work with clients. This year has changed that. In this Tin Shingle TuneUp webinar, Moraya speaks with Tin Shingle and ALBB owner Katie Hellmuth Martin about how to talk about race out loud, when you don't know how to talk about it. While people want a safe space in which to practice speaking, others need to feel a safe space coming from silence. Watch The Replay >   KATIE JAMES, INC. Sneak Peek! Meyers Olde Dutch is "refreshing" their Main Street Location (that's an understatement...we've seen pictures of the concrete being poured) and connected with Katie James, Inc. to give their print and website branding a refresh too. We are so thrilled, because in between eating their fried chicken sandwiches, we get to test new designs on them. Like this one for their future "Cocktails" menu! How Can We Help You? >

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