Sunday Is A Big Day :: Retail Therapy Guide 9/24/2021

Sunday is Beacon's annual Spirit of Beacon Day! This 44 year old event, run entirely by dedicated volunteers (this is a City-blessed event, but not a City-sponsored/organized event), began in 1977 after racial tensions between Beacon students and the community escalated into days. In trying to come together to understand one another, this day was born. Normally celebrated as a grand parade with a route lined with information tables from organizations, faith-based organizations, non-profits, and food, the first year of the pandemic brought that public parade to a pause, and instead, the organizers re-routed a mini-parade throughout the city. This year, with businesses open, yet safety measures still in place with the Delta variant surge, the Spirit of Beacon Day Committee has coordinated opportunities for organizations and businesses to hold opportunities in their spaces. Get all of the details here at the Spirit of Beacon Day Website. Additionally, ALBB has also listed the events with a brief historic intro here. It should be noted, that while this day is celebratory, the housing situation in Beacon is not. Several of our families with children of all ages have had to move out, or stay in place in small apartments or houses in order to stay here. Renters of all ages have little protections, and are also being forced out due to rising prices. After being pressed by the community to develop a solution, this topic is being discussed at City Council. You can hear the latest public opinion on it during last week's City Council Meeting. This public comment was partially in response to the City's vision of having "poor people" ride e-scooters and public transportation everywhere, instead of needing or wanting cars, as the City recommends reducing parking requirements in order to build more housing. While the parking issue has pros and cons, it has sparked debate and brought renters' stories into the forefront.   THE EVENTS + RETAIL THERAPY GUIDE Edited and Written By Teslie Andrade and Katie Hellmuth Martin You can sponsor this Event Guide with your event, for extra promotion of it! If you'd like to guarantee to see your entertainment event listed here, book an Event Promotion Advertising spot here. Spirit of Beacon Day Day: Saturday + Sunday, September 25 + 26, 2021 Time: Times vary Location: So many. The official live event from the Spirit of Beacon Day Committee is the concert on Veterans Place. All around town, there will be other opportunities as well. Spirit of Beacon Day Community Concert Sunday, September 26, 2021 12:00 PM 5:00 PM Veterans Place Beacon, NY, 12508 United States Celebrate Spirit of Beacon Day on Veteran’s Place by the Post Office with live entertainment and music with performers from across our community! 12pm : GG and the Shades 12.30pm : Beacon Performing Arts 1pm : Speeches, Awards and Yanarella School of Dance 1.30pm : Bosco and the Storm 2.30pm : Judith Tulloch Band Other Opportunities Include: I Run Beacon Spirit of Beacon Flower Bouquets at Flora Good Times Stonykill Farm Tour : Visit the animals and enter the farm raffle! Drink Up! A Display of Bottles, Crocks, & Jugs from Main Street Beacon's Past Fundraiser for Land To Learn at Dirty Bacchus Glenham Elementary Collaborative Art Piece Hudson Hills Collaborative Art Piece Fall Fun at Forrestal, with JVF PTSO Live Music and a Donation at Be Bhakti Yoga Open Mic Night at Beacon Performing Arts Center Beacon Performing Arts Center Women’s Parish Club Pre-Christmas Fair Jewelry Bargains! Annual Home Made Cookie Sale at Christ Church, United Methodist Beacon Farmer's Market - Local Produce and Music Totally Fit with Dr Sara Beacon Historical Society at Hudson Beach Glass Beacon Performing Arts outdoor pop up concert Raven Rose gives back to Mid Hudson Animal Aid Chicken Yoga with Beacon Hood Chicken Berte supports Mutual Aid Beacon Beacon Music Factory Presents: Takes A Village - next to Ronz Guitar Gallery Support ARF at Solstad House Shop for Good at Beacon Mercantile Outdoor Art Show at Beacon Bread Company Spirit of Beacon Day Community Concert Free give-a-way Beacon Style! at Marion Royael Gallery Common Ground Farm + Hudson Valley Brewery Support a local non profit at KAIGHT New Covenant Outdoor Talent Show & Krispy Kreme Sale Sloop for Sloop - Support the Sloop Club at Dogwood Information >  Catskill Food Festival Day: Saturday, September 25, 2021 Time: 12pm - 6pm Location: 10 Main Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Food Trucks, Food Vendors, & Live Music! Information >  Barton Orchards Fall Festival Days: Saturday, September 25, 2021 & Sunday, September 26, 2021 Time: 10am - 6pm Location: Barton Orchards, 63 Apple Tree Ln, Poughquag, NY 12570 Information >  Fall Harvest Festivals Day: Now - October 31st! Location: Fishkill Farms, 9 Fishkill Farm Rd, Hopewell Junction, NY Information > Check our Calendar and Events Guide regularly for upcoming events throughout the week!                                    Submissions are coming in for the Second Saturday Art Gallery Guide. If you would like your exhibit or showcase featured here, please consider supporting A Little Beacon Blog with an Event Placement Sponsorship. Thank you!   TWO WAY BREWING COMPANY 18 West Main St. It’s going to be a beautiful weekend to sample some beers at Two Way! Their patio and taproom are open 12- 11 p.m.,  See beers on tap here > PS: Trivia is on Thursdays! PPS: Live Music on Fridays! King Dutch, September 17, 2021, from 7:30pm - 9:30pm Stay tuned for more! OPEN: Thursday 4:00pm - 10:00pm Friday 4:00pm - 11:00pm Saturday 12:00pm - 11:00pm Sunday 1:00pm - 8:00pm Two Way Brewing Company is a Sponsor, thank you!   EAT CHURCH 3091 U.S. 9, Cold Spring, NY Ditch the meal prep & pick up some Grilled Beef Banh Hoi made by Eat Church! Delicious & beautiful! Find Eat Church at: - Marbled Meat Shop in Coldspring (daily grab-n-go fridge!) - Industrial Arts Brewing from Thursday-Sunday (order online now!) - Beacon Farmers Market on Sundays! So many opportunities to get your hands on this deliciousness! Website > Eat Church is a Sponsor, thank you! BEACON BREAD COMPANY 193 Main St. BBC is hosting a Garden Gallery! Join them in celebrating the 44th ANNUAL Spirit of Beacon Day! The festival & parade may have been canceled this year, but satellite events are popping up over the entire city this month! The day will be filled with arts & music happening outside on the back patio! This Sunday the 26th, from 12-7 pm! Come out for a great time!  PS: BBC is open 8am - 5pm every day except Wednesday. PPS: if you need a special loaf or pastry for your holiday or event, BBC is more than happy to take custom orders! Give them a call today. Menu >  Order Pick Up or Delivery >  Beacon Bread Company is a Sponsor, thank you! MEYERS OLDE DUTCH 184 Main Street, Beacon, NY We tried this hot dog special, and it was SO GOOD. MOD doesn't do specials like this often, so know this: Follow their Instagram. Place your order early if you see a special flicker across your feed. You can place the order with a few taps from Instagram, and even set a time to pick it up, hours later! MOD doesn't mess around. You can order from a QR Code from their tables, without going inside. Pictured here was the Alpha Dog - filled with delicious kalamata olives, pickled peppers, onion relish, Romain, feta and dill aioli. YUM! Patio open, indoor dining open, take out available.  Open Sunday thru Thursday for Food 11:30am - 9pm; Bar until 10pm Friday and Saturday Food 11:30am - 11:00pm; Bar until midnight. Order Now > Meyers Olde Dutch is a Sponsor, thank you! TITO SANTANA TAQUERIA 142 Main St. Shrimp Burrito Bowls from Tito Santana! The shrimp is an add-on (along with many others) so you can really make your bowls however you want! Two Vegan options are available for burrito bowls & many other Vegan options available throughout the delicious menu. Check it out > PS: Dinner takeout special available Monday-Friday from 4pm - 9pm: 4 tacos, + 2 street corn, + 1 chip & salsa, + 1 rice & beans for only $24! PPS: Catering available! Menu >  Catering >  Tito Santana Taqueria is a Sponsor, thank you! HOMESPUN 232 Main Street, Beacon, NY Not only can you get delicious food from the All Day Menu at Homespun, but you can also get delicious drinks! Many different wines (red, white, orange, pink), craft beer featuring locals, cider, and much more! Homespun even has a Beer Store & Beer Subscription online! See more here > PS: Gift Cards are available in-store at Homespun!  PPS: Order cutoff for Farm Kits is every Tuesday at 5pm, and pick up is at Homespun every Friday, anytime between 10am-7pm. Find more Farm Kit Info Here > OPEN HOURS: Thursday - Monday, 10am - 7pm Order Food > Homespun is a Sponsor, thank you!  HUDSON VALLEY FOOD HALL 288 Main Street, Beacon, NY There's a new menu, new hours, and new staff from Barbs Fry Works located inside of the HV Food hall! Anddddd, the entire menu is gluten-free. So not only can you get loaded fries, but now you can get bar bites, salads, sides, and different sauces! Follow HV Food Hall's foodies: Miz Hattie's BBQ: Southern Style BBQ, from North Carolina. Order ahead via their Toast-app menu! Momo Valley: Himalayan Spiced Hand-Crafted MoMo & More Barb's Fry Works: Gourmet, small-batch-loaded fries. And salads. El Nica: Nicaraguan Food Roosevelt Bar: Cocktail Bar in a well-ventilated space with Outdoor Patio! Schmuck's Sweet Stuff: Local Ice Cream, Hot Waffles, and Other Sweet Stuff Hudson Valley Food Hall is a Sponsor, thank you! BAJA 328 328 Main Street, Beacon, NY It's Taco 'Tuesday' every day at Baja! Go on in and try their 13 different types of tacos! & don't forget to check out their specials menu! Baja has many starters, tacos, main plates, quesadillas, and sides. They also have a kid's menu! Something for all! PS: Happy Hour Tues-Fri 4-6pm Check out their specialty drinks >  Check out the specials > BAJA 328 is a Sponsor, thank you! ZIATUN 244 Main St. No better way to start your weekday/weekend mornings than with a cup of Arabic Coffee from Ziatun! Lightly sweetened, and just a pinch of freshly ground cardamom. So no, you don't only get delicious food from here, but you get delicious drinks like this special coffee! Stop in this weekend. Menu >  Order Online >  Ziatun is a Sponsor, thank you!   DIRTY BACCHUS 380 Main Street, Beacon Raphael Lyon / Enlightenment Wines Meadery / The Athanor - This is among Enlightenment’s driest meads and it is a new category for Raphael Lyon, Dirty Bacchus' favorite mead maker, who ferments caramelized local wildflower honey for several months before aging it for two years in used whiskey barrels. A complex mix of cooking spices, allspice, cedar and browned butter keep one’s nose busy in the glass unfolding layer after layer of olfactory excitement. On the palate, strong black coffee, caramel, rum and brown butter balance well with a fine acidity that lifts the whole experience and carries it to a very long finish. Stop in this weekend! Try something new. PS: Dirty Bacchus is hiring! HOURS: Mon-Wed: 12-6pm Thur- Sat: 11am-7pm Sun: 12-5pm Dirty Bacchus is a Sponsor, thank you! BINNACLE BOOKS 321 Main Street, Beacon Gayl Jones, “Palmares” available at Binnacle! “First discovered and edited by Toni Morrison, Gayl Jones has been described as one of the great literary writers of the 20th century. Now, for the first time in over 20 years, Jones is ready to publish again. ‘Palmares’ is the first of five new works by Gayl Jones to be published in the next two years, rewarding longtime fans and bringing her talent to a new generation of readers. Intricate and compelling, ‘Palmares’ recounts the journey of Almeyda, a Black slave girl who comes of age on Portuguese plantations and escapes to a fugitive slave settlement called Palmares. Following its destruction, Almeyda embarks on a journey across colonial Brazil to find her husband, lost in battle.  Combining the author’s mastery of language and voice with her unique brand of mythology and magical realism, Jones reimagines the historical novel. The result is a sweeping saga spanning a quarter century, with vibrant settings and unforgettable characters, steeped in the rich oral tradition of its world. Of Gayl Jones, the New Yorker noted, ‘[Her] great achievement is to reckon with both history and interiority, and to collapse the boundary between them.’ Like nothing else before it, ‘Palmares’ embodies this gift.” Binnacle is NOW *Open daily! Binnacle Books is a Sponsor, thank you! BRETT'S HARDWARE 18 West Main Street, Beacon It is not FALL! & Bretts Hardware has the most beautiful mums! These will go fast. Get your color now! Or a few - we love a good Mum collection along the front door or staggered on the steps! PS: The cold is coming! Get your winter mats & supplies! Stop in & check it all out. Brett's Hardware is a Sponsor, thank you! LUXE OPTIQUE 181-183 Main Street, Beacon Still looking for that perfect aviator? Look no further! Luxe Optique has ya covered!  Whether you want sunglasses or regular glasses, Unique Design Milano makes the perfect aviator frame you need in your eyewear collection! Stop in today and shop Luxe Optique's collections! HOURS: Monday: 10am–5pm Tues-Saturday:10am–6pm Sunday: 11am-4pm Shop Online > Luxe Optique is a Sponsor, thank you! LA MÉRE CLOTHING AND GOODS 470 Main Street, Beacon Your wardrobe called & it wants this **NEW** Quilted Pouch Handbag that is  available now online and in store from La Mere! Psst…it’s under $50!!!!! Saturday Store Hours 11-6pm *New Arrivals Weekly / Free Shipping Download their free app in the iTunes Store PS: Everything is under $100!! Shop Online > La Mere is a Sponsor, thank you! Yanarella Dance Studio 312 Main St., Beacon, NY Discover Dance This Fall at Yanarella! Unlike many other studios, Yanarella's year begins in December and runs all year until their recital in November. They offer classes in all levels and styles and now offer Zumba! They offer full-year classes as well as Fall Introductory Courses, Winter Camps, and Summer Camps. For each additional class, there is a multi-class/Family discount. Yanarella has three dance rooms, all adjacent to waiting rooms with half walls for observers, instead of observation windows. All rooms are equipped with state-of-the-art sound systems, mounted and standing ballet barres, and full-length mirrors. They also have a sprung wooden floor made specifically for dancers. Visit Yanarella Dance online.  Register for classes today!  Yanarella is a Sponsor, thank you! ANTALEK & MOORE INSURANCE AGENCY 340 Main Street, Beacon Antalek & Moore is honored to serve a community that values local businesses! Antalek & Moore provides world-class service to Beacon and beyond. They offer commercial and personal insurance solutions to customers in the Hudson Valley community, the New York region, and across the country. Give Antalek & Moore a call today: 845-831-4300 and visit their website. Latest Announcements > Antalek & Moore is a Sponsor. Thank you!   TIN SHINGLE You have a voice. You have a story to tell. Your guest(s) have stories to tell. You need to get it out there, and you’d thrive with a production partner to get it done. You could record your podcast yourself, but you want a team making it with you, keeping you on-point; suggesting ideas; recognizing opportunities. There are several components to producing your podcast and the Tin Shingle team wants to help you! Find out more > Tin Shingle is a Sponsor. Thank you!                           KATIE JAMES, INC. Redesign Alert! Katie James Inc. is the design team behind A Little Beacon Blog. 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