The Retail Therapy Guide - 5/29/2020

Today is Friday. At the time of this writing (9am) a black reporter and the production crew filming him has been arrested by 6am, and later released (CNN's Omar Jimenez). The president has been neutered on Twitter for glorifying violence with a "looting and shooting" part of the tweet that was hidden. Debates on censorship and safety for humans between person to person contact as fueled by race and racism are happening all at once and very quickly (to see how we really feel about censorship of privately held social media companies, visit ALBB's sister company, Tin Shingle). Safety is also being debated about (sad that the word "also" just slipped into there) about protecting one's self from a virus that you can't see. Writing about these different concepts happening at the same time is extremely difficult. As it is to live it - on a sunny day on the weekend - as we slide into the first weekend of the Phase 1 opening, where we are jubilant with hope of doing old "normal" things like seeing each other easily out on Main Street glimmers into our minds. Stay safe out there, as we learn the new normal as it gets developed.   Beacon Farmers Market Reopens - Slowly With a new setup and schedule-based shopping experience in place, the Beacon Farmers Market is opening their outdoor market this Sunday. Delivery remains available for quarantined and immune-compromised people. All others are encouraged to come to the market, but are cautioned: "This is not the usual social gathering space as we know it.” Photo Credit of greens: Maple View Farm Read More >   Poughkeepsie Farmers Market Accepting SNAP To address the extreme food need during the pandemic, the Poughkeepsie Farmers Market opened one month early to serve customers and bring their vendors access to selling their wares. The market is open on Mondays and serves people using SNAP benefits. Details about accessing the market can be found in this article. Photo Credit of greens: Poughkeepsie Farmers Market Read More >   The Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) Virtual 5K Run & Walk Days: Sunday May 17-June 17, 2020 Time: At Your Own Pace Location: Favorite trail, your neighborhood, the park, your treadmill! Complete a 5 Kilometer run and/or walk (5K kilometers = 3.1 miles) in the comfort of your own neighborhood or on a treadmill between May 17th  and June 17th, 2020. You choose the date, the time and location. Registration ends June 10th!  Information > Beacon of Love Fundraiser for Fareground Days: Preview Friday, Fundraiser Saturday-Tuesday Location: Online! The virtual doors opened at 9am Friday Featuring works by 31 local artists and with prices tiered at $100, $150, and $250, this on-line fundraiser for Fareground runs Saturday through Tuesday June 2. The Fundraiser benefits Fareground, a Beacon-based nonprofit organization that is helping to feed local individuals and families who are experiencing food insecurity because of Covid-19. Funds raised will be split 50/50 between the artist and Fareground. They have coordinated so many free bags of groceries, made available during Beacon City School meal pickup. They also have been delivering to housing developments in Beacon, where leaving the house to get food to kids can be difficult. Artwork clockwise from top left: Andrea Moreau, Richard Bruce, Julia Whitney Barnes, James Case-Leal Information > Check our Calendar and Events Guide regularly for upcoming events throughout the week!   See Who's Brewing Coffee In Beacon and  Who is Brewing Beer And Selling Cans In/Near Beacon!  Visit A Little Beacon Blog's Restaurant Guide for updates on who is open, delivering, or has paused for now. HOMESPUN FOODS Homespun Foods is working with local farmer to offer their Farm Kits every Saturday, from 10am-2pm, for curb-side pick-up or delivery. Lots of new wines available, granola, carrot cake, vegan cookie dough and scone dough available, farm eggs, local milk. Each kit costs $30, and is stocked with beautiful local produce from organic farms in the area. Order online through their eStore on our website, homespunfoods.com/estore. Order by Monday for the following Saturday pickup. That gives their farmer time to harvest. If you order this weekend, you'll pick it up next weekend. GLAZED OVER DONUTS GIFT CARDS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE!  And they are making the store safe for their customers and staff in an effort to open soon. In the meantime, you can order gift cards online on their website (www.glazedoverdonuts.com) so you can surprise your family and friends with a nice treat . Gift cards must be used in store. EAT CHURCH Do you know what Thursday means? Beacon’s freshest food truck up on the hill of Industrial Arts Brewing at 511 Fishkill Ave (just past Auto Zone) is open from 4-8pm all weekend. Their new online ordering system is so easy! You can even assign a time to when you want to pick up. Or order when you’re there. Social distancing is super easy there. First of all, there is tons of parking. You could tailgate! Second of all, “curbside” is possible, as they bring it to your car. Eat Church is a sponsor of A Little Beacon Blog’s Restaurant Guide, which has helped elevate everyone’s Open/Paused status and special ways of working. Thank you, Eat Church! Eat Church is a ALBB Sponsor! BAJA 328 $10 Frozen Margaritas! You have a choice of Mango or Strawberry - swing by and cool down with one of our DELICIOUS Margaritas for take out. Open 12 to 8 PM.  Baja 328 is a ALBB Sponsor!   LUXE OPTIQUE Stylists from Luxe Optique have been spotted inside of the shop during this Phase 1 time to prepare the store for the new shopping experience that will come in a later Phase. Pictured here is Teya who you have seen as a model on their website and as a stylist helping to pick out frames. Right now, you can call-in to pre-order your contacts, you can drop off frames to be adjusted, and you can pick up any orders. Browse their collections online and purchase if you're ready! This line of frames is on sale. Luxe Optique is a Sponsor, thank you! KNOT TOO SHABBY We are thrilled for businesses when things sell, and they are able to continue selling through closed doors. Said Knot Too Shabby to her followers in Instagram: "This Pretty Petite Hutch came out of quarantine today. She sold and is 100% essential! Thank you Karen Perrault! Enjoy!" Knot Too Shabby carries some of the best furniture paint in the world - yes, in the world. It's the Chalk Paint from Annie Sloan. Normally, store owner Karen hosts classes on how use the paint (but she stresses that the paint is so great, you don't even need classes). Furniture and stencils are also for sale in the store, available online. ALBB's media company, Katie James, Inc., designed Knot To Shabby's website last year.   BEACON BEE Just added to our growing Face Covering/Mask Maker Guide is Beacon Bee. Beacon Bee has added a handmade, 100% cotton, bee print face mask to their line of honeybee related products. The mask has two layers of fabric (backing fabric comes in dark or light blue), and a versatile loop strap. $10.00 each and 10% goes to Fareground Community Kitchen. Information > RAVEN ROSE As the weather gets warmer and we spend more time outside, it's still nice to bring a touch of the outside into our homes. New plants continue to be added to Raven Rose's online shop for sale- because you can't have too many plants, right? Some are in limited supply so don't delay! #plantsmakepeoplehappy Shop online > BINNACLE BOOKS Just a reminder that if you’re looking to order a NEW BOOK and have it shipped to your door, Binnacle Books have got you covered! It’s as simple as visiting their website and clicking SHOP ONLINE — or just go straight to binnaclebooks.indielite.org. From there you can search and browse, order and pay!  Oh and when we say “NEW BOOKS” we mean new as opposed to used. It doesn’t have to be recently published! Just as long as it’s in print, they will get it for you.  Binnacle Books is a ALBB Sponsor, thank you! PTACEK HOME Their Spring Sale ends Saturday, May 31st! You still have time to take advantage of these great deals from PTACEK HOME like picking up one of these Matrix Nine Planters - because succulents deserve a beautiful home too.  Shop Now > PTACEK Home is a Sponsor, thank you!   BEAUTY TIP Are you trimming your own bangs? Shaping your own beard? Plucking your own eyebrows? Massaging your own neck? If you miss your stylist for these things, go ahead and send them some cash when you're doing this beauty update to yourself. They will thank you, and it helps them see you on the other side. BALLET ART STUDIO Ballet Arts Studio has announed its Summer Dance Programs for June and July 2020!  Despite the impact of COVID-19, Ballet Arts continues to provide an experienced faculty and thoughtful curriculum online.  All classes have been redesigned to optimize the use of smaller spaces, and their knowledgeable faculty, while vigorously correcting students during the online classes, is also guiding dancers in developing the very useful and beneficial skill of self-correction.  These classes provide structure during a very unstructured time, normalcy in a positive and familiar context, and healthy  safe activity.  A full summer schedule of online classes in ballet, pre-ballet, modern, jazz, tap and theater dance for ages 3 to 18. Information >   View more upcoming classes for in the Adult Classes Guide and Kids Classes Guide. ANTALEK & MOORE The vestibule at Antalek & Moore is open during regular business hours to drop off payment or paperwork contact free. The office is now open for regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM.  Their staff will be split into 50% working in the office while 50% will continue to work remotely and this will rotate on a weekly basis.  Updates to our new office procedures can be found on their website. Antalek & Moore is a Sponsor, thank you! TIN SHINGLE Tin Shingle is a resource and empowerment platform for business owners, artists and makers to get the word out about their business. This is done through webinars (called "TuneUps") to be watched on replay any time; an online safe-space forum to ask questions and get answers and support; and in-person opportunities to bounce ideas off experts in a live video format. Learn More > KATIE JAMES, INC. Couture branding boutique, Katie James, Inc. designed the website for Beacon-based Knot Too Shabby in Shopify last year. Designed with the shop owner in mind, this website features various types of products, including paint, stencils, furniture, and classes. Katie James, Inc. can design your website too, or consult with you as you build it. We got a suggestion in from a reader, who wanted to know how to send A Little Beacon Blog financial support to help us continue to produce. Even just $5. First of all: THANK YOU to that reader for wanting to do this! Support Here > People Who Have Given Reading your comments of what ALBB means to your life has been humbling and keeps us going. Thank you. See Who Supported >

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