The Time Is Now (and did you check under your car?)...Retail Therapy Edition 11/28/2021

Hi!!! Happy Hanukkah! Who know we'd be talking about catalytic converters at Thanksgiving? One ALBB reader had theirs stolen from underneath their car (it's part of the exhaust system, like what the muffler is a part of) the night before Thanksgiving and wrote in to ALBB with a request to spread awareness. After reading the article, another Beaconite wrote in about 2 catalytic converters stolen from cars in their parking lot. Meanwhile, a relative from Kansas City at the ALBB dinner table had just been talking about it trending in their neighborhood. This is a $2,000-$3,000 repair job if it happens to you, and it's a type of theft that is spiking during the pandemic because of 3 valuable metals located inside of the car part. Read all about it here. Yesterday was the City of Beacon's Holiday Lighting. Today at 1pm, all are welcome to the Family Day at the Masjid Ar Rashid Islamic Teaching Center, the mosque next door to Beacon Natural and across the street from the Post Office. Then at 6pm, the Beacon Bicycle Menorah is back! Details are all below! PS: This pesky pandemic just won't kick! You've probably heard of the new variant, Omicron. COVID-19 cases in kids in Beacon was trending up before the Thanksgiving break, along with the rest of the country. This article contains links on how to easily find and book COVID-19 vaccination appointments, Boosters, and new shots for kids ages 5-11. Read it here.   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. Holiday Kickoff on the Walkway Day: Sunday, November 28, 2021 Time: 11am Location: 87 Haviland Road Santa will arrive at the Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park at the Ulster Welcome Center on Sunday, November 28 from 11 AM to 2 PM. Bring your kids, your dogs—the whole family—for this fun photo opportunity with Santa. Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and Olaf from Frozen will also be on hand for fun holiday photos from 11 AM to 3 PM. Along with the fun photos and meet & greet – there will be hot cocoa bar and a group of classic yuletide carolers and fresh cookies provided by Chestnut Market. Photos taken with Santa and Frozen characters will be available for purchase, for a suggested donation of $10, or visitors may take their own photos. Information > ormance. Information > Family Day at Majid Ar-Rashid Islamic Teaching Center Day: Sunday, November 28, 2021 Time: 1pm Location: 352 Main Street This Family Day is open to all, as Imam Abdullah Wajid gets the word out that in Islam, neighbors are very important. Read this interview with him in the Highlands Current, as excerpted from a podcast episode with him on Beaconites! The mosque has been in Beacon for over 30 years. Information > Hudson Valley Performing Arts Laboratory presents -Shakespeare Unplugged: TWELFTH NIGHT Day: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm Location: 489 Main St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 The Hudson Valley Performing arts Laboratory presents: live in-person performances of excerpts from Scotty Arnold’s musical adaptation of TWELFTH NIGHT at followed by discussions and interactive exercises to highlight the Lab’s process of developing new work. All are welcome to this live, in-person event generously hosted by The Art Effect at the POK Trolley Barn. All audience members will be masked during the entirety of the performance. Information > Illumin8: Lighting the Beacon Bicycle Menorah Day: Sunday, November 28, 2021 - Sunday, December 5, 2021 Time: 6pm - 6:30pm for 8 nights (Note: on Friday, December 3, 2021 the time is - 4-4:30pm) Location: Polhill Park, Main St & South Ave, Beacon & BHA Facebook Live The story of Beacon is the story of a town coming through hard times with hope and dedication. Join us on Facebook Live or at Polhill Park as where we will celebrate Illumin8tion and light up our community with our one-of-a-kind Beacon Bicycle Menorah. Information > The Great Give Back Stichin' for the Kitchen Days: October 1 - December 1, 2021 *EXTENDED! Get out your hooks and needles. Stichin' for the Kitchen is back! As part of the Great Give Back, the Howland Public Library is collecting handmade hats and scarves to donate to Fareground and Beacon Community Kitchen. Crafters can donate a set or individual items. Donations should be placed in individual plastic-zip bags and dropped off in the Big Red Bin at the library. Drop off between October 1st and November 15th. For more information, contact Michelle at community@beaconlibrary.org. The Bannerman Island Gallery Fine Art Holiday Exhibition Day: Saturday, November 13, 2021 - Sunday, January 30, 2022 Time: 4pm - 6pm Location: Bannerman Island Gallery, 150 Main St., Beacon, NY 12508 Paintings, watercolors, prints, photographs, and hanging mixed media works will decorate the walls - while ceramics, sculpture and other artistic gift items will fill out the gallery.  Many of the works will be Hudson River Valley themed. Visitors to the gallery can expect to see representational landscapes, florals, interiors and still-life works -  as well as other works from the imagination.  Functional and whimsical ceramics and other gift items will also be featured. All works will be for sale and all proceeds from sales will benefit on-going restoration work on historic Bannerman’s Island.  Gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00 noon – 5:00pm and most weekday afternoons and early evenings by chance or appointment by calling 845-416-8342.  Beacon's Holiday Wreaths Went Up! As ALBB spotted this year's Holiday Wreaths being hung by Beacon's Highway Department (always an exciting event completed before Thanksgiving), we learned 2 new pieces of Beacon Trivia you will find out about in this article. One involves the design of the new parking signs, and the other involves a small business. Read This > Check our Calendar and Events Guide regularly for upcoming events throughout the week!     Shake away the Monday blues! We created a list of restaurants in Beacon that are open on Mondays. See it here > The Tiny Self-Serve Food Pantry At The Beacon Rec Center Moved Around Back - Here's A Video To Find It 23 West Center Street Tiny Food Pantries in Beacon started popping up a few years ago from Fareground. They are the self-serve stations located in accessible walking points in different places in Beacon. This one, at the Beacon Recreation Center, has moved "around back." We couldn't find it at first (khaki blends with khaki) so we made a video for you to find it! Fill it with food if you need, and take what you need if you need it. Read and Watch This > TWO WAY BREWING COMPANY 18 West Main St. After a long day of shopping, you might want to stop into Two Way for a refreshing drink! Pop by for a 4-pack, or stay for pints, flights, and food! All of their beers are brewed at their in-house brewery located right next to the taproom. PS Really good fall beers from Two Way! And a food menu with goods from The Flying Jib! See beers on tap here > 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 Get your Eat Church noodle fix at Marbled Meat Shop's (in Coldspring) grab-n-go fridge! Phat Thai + Sesame Noodles pre-packaged, ready to go, just for YOU! Eat Church is a favorite with gluten-free options! Find Eat Church at more places: Thursday-Sunday at industrial Arts Brewing DAILY GrabnGo at Marbled Meat Shop Sunday at Beacon Farmers Market So many opportunities to get your hands on this deliciousness! PS Fall Menu is here for the season! Website > Eat Church is a Sponsor, thank you! BEACON BREAD COMPANY 193 Main St. The coziest duo of the season is BACK at BBC! Classic grilled cheese on their sourdough bread with tomato soup special is here!! Even such a simple dish is so dang good when it’s all made from scratch. Open until 5 pm all weekend for all your seasonal comfort food specials, pastries, coffees, and MORE. Stop in while you $hop! Menu >  Order Pick Up or Delivery >  Beacon Bread Company is a Sponsor, thank you! MEYERS OLDE DUTCH 184 Main Street, Beacon, NY Whose ready for some burgers today?! We know you're shopping all weekend! Don't forget to stop into MOD for some deliciousness. In addition to beef burgers, the menu offers chicken, hot dogs and vegan options with multiple toppings and house-made signature sauces, plus hand-cut fries, salads and daily specials. Go on in & take a bite of Beacon! 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. Did you hear?! Tito's just got a whole lot better! STARTING NOW, they are offering their W-F dinner special ALL WEEK (M-F)! That means you can enjoy four tacos, 2 street corns, chips & salsa, and rice with beans for only $24 from 4-9 PM! Stop in this weekend while you're shopping for some tacos, nachos, and more! Vegan options available. PS: Catering available! PPS: $3 tacos every Tuesday! #tacotuesday Menu >  Catering >  Tito Santana Taqueria is a Sponsor, thank you! HOMESPUN 232 Main Street, Beacon, NY Some 20 months later, Homespun is finally going back to real service and a full menu at Dia Beacon Café! WOO! The team worked incredibly hard for the past few weeks to get ready for, and the new food is tasting great. New menu is posted online on Homespun's website here > Homespun is also really excited to feature local farmers & artisans Laurel and Ash Farm, Wild Arc Farm, Barbs Butchery, Catskills Provisions, and more! The menu will be available at Dia Beacon, Friday-Monday.  OPEN HOURS: Thursday - Monday, 10am - 7pm Order Food > Homespun is a Sponsor, thank you!  HUDSON VALLEY FOOD HALL 288 Main Street, Beacon, NY Miz Hatties BBQ (located inside the HV Food Hall) made delicious home made pickle vegetables for a wedding and they can cater for you too! Miz Hatties can provide the delicious soul food you are craving for your guests. Menus can be customized to our tastes and numbers of people. Your meal will be delivered and is ready to be served. 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 El Nica: Nicaraguan Food Roosevelt Bar: Cocktail Bar in a well-ventilated space with Outdoor Patio! Shmuck'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 Baja's specials menu is constantly changing and you don't want to miss out because you might just miss a really good special like this Piggy Back sandwich! PS: Baja wings are a must try. Choice of chipotle-honey glaze, korean bbq, spicy baja sauce, or bleu cheese!  PPS: 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. HAND ROLLED GRAPE LEAVES! A slow and very delicate process of individually wrapping a unique, flavorful vegetable & rice mixture, packed with traditional Middle Eastern spices into each leaf and slow cooking to perfection. Made in-house every day! Ziatun is open for lunch all weekend. PS: It's Soup Season & Ziatun has you covered with delicious soups! Warm up! Menu >  Order Online >  Ziatun is a Sponsor, thank you!   Shopping & Vaccinating at Drug World In Cold Spring! 55 Chestnut St, Cold Spring, NY 10516 Drug World, the small but mighty pharmacy in Cold Spring was one of the first to secure and offer COVID-19 vaccinations for seniors and adults when it first came out. Now they have shots in stock for kids ages 5-11. The ALBB kids got vaccinated here, and we did a shopping guide while we were inside. Get The Scoop > DIRTY BACCHUS 380 Main Street, Beacon You might be surprised at the quality and often the rarity of the bottles Dirty Bacchus puts on this 25% off shelf. The reality is, they’re a tiny store and they need to make room for the new and exciting wines arriving here every week. And the advantage of that redounds to you with forever sales like these! Stop in & stock up! Follow @dirtybacchus for all wine reviews! 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 Dear friends, this bears repeating! It really might be time to start thinking about your holiday shopping. Get into it. Binnacle Books would like to advise you to get ahead of the inevitably even-more-crazy-than-normal crazy supply chain issues and warehouse worker shortages and ORDER EARLY. Believe them, they have your best interests in mind and they’d really like for this all to go smoothly so please consider ORDERING EARLY. Always but especially now! Binnacle is *Open daily! Binnacle Books is a Sponsor, thank you! BRETT'S HARDWARE 18 West Main Street, Beacon You’ve been removing so much yard debri these past weekends - we see you! And we see the Highway Department trucks picking up your leaf bags left on the sidewalk - several of which are the True Value brand which is Bretts Hardware! Thank you! If filling up those floppy bags was hard, now you can invest in a Leaf and Lawn Chute to hold the bag upright for you. You’re welcome. PS: Get your winter mats & supplies! It's time! Stop in & check it all out. OPEN Monday-Friday 7:30am - 7pm Saturday 8am - 6pm Sunday 9am - 5pm Brett's Hardware is a Sponsor, thank you! LUXE OPTIQUE 181-183 Main Street, Beacon Jennifer Garner in her Jacque Marie Mage Dealan Sunglass! Guess what?! New Jacque Marie Mage just landed in Luxe Optique! Stop in & Check it out. Gift for you or gift for someone. Maybe both? PS: New arrivals are always arriving at Luxe! Stop in or make an appt! PPS *NEW HOURS Monday 10 AM - 5 PM Tuesday - Saturday 10 AM - 6 PM Closed on Sundays! They've gone shopping! Shop Online > Luxe Optique is a Sponsor, thank you! LA MÉRE CLOTHING AND GOODS 470 Main Street, Beacon It's officially gift season! La Mere has great gifts under $50! We must warn you... new arrivals are constantly popping in the shop but the new arrivals GO quick. Start your holiday shopping early and never ever forget to treat yourself. I think we all could use this bag! #shoplocal *New Arrivals Weekly / Free Shipping Download their free app in the iTunes Store PS: Everything is under $100!! PPS: MENS clothing now available! Shop Online > La Mere is a Sponsor, thank you! Yanarella Dance Studio 312 Main St., Beacon, NY YAY FINALLY! Yanarella's dance Recital is happening! And the theme? The theme is “Back to Broadway” Featuring popular music from Broadway shows new and old, Including a Wizard of Oz themed ballet performance. The recital will be Saturday December 11 at 5 pm and Sunday December 12 at 1 pm at Beacon High School. Tickets will be available soon! Reach out to find out more today! Danceyanarella@gmail.com Visit Yanarella Dance online.  Register for classes today!  Yanarella is a Sponsor, thank you! ANTALEK & MOORE INSURANCE AGENCY 340 Main Street, Beacon As you prepare your car for the impending winter weather, be sure to check the manufactured date on your tires as they have a 6-year expiration. Even brand new tires could have already started aging while just sitting on the shelf. Here's how to read your tire's manufactured date and stay on top of your car's safety! Give Antalek & Moore a call today: 845-831-4300 and visit their website. Latest Announcements > Antalek & Moore is a Sponsor. Thank you!   TIN SHINGLE Tin Shingle a training platform and community for businesses, artists and makers who are getting the word out about their business. Tin Shingle teaches PR, social media and content marketing tactics to regular people to help make their pitching and brand story telling smarter, engaging and more appropriate for the media to consider for article features. Tin Shingle produces weekly webinars called Training TuneUps, which offer free access to niche classes, as well as one-on-one training opportunities. Find out more > Tin Shingle is a Sponsor. Thank you!                           KATIE JAMES, INC. It's almost the new year (hate to say it... but it'll be here before you know it!) Give your website an upgrade, a fresh start! A specialty of Katie James, Inc. is to design solutions that work the way you need to work. Some people operate better by texting their big ideas, and letting us run with them. See the latest Website Projects from Katie James: Homespun Foods > Barb’s Butchery > Stanley Lindwasser > Find out more > Katie James Inc. is a sponsor. Thank you! HIRING: Homespun Foods Is Looking For A Lead Server To Join Their Growing Team Details >  HIRING: Maintenance & Packaging Manager At Industrial Arts Brewing  Details > HIRING: Beacon City School District Food Service Department Is Looking For Substitute Food Service Helpers Details > HIRING: Meyers Olde Dutch Details > List your job in ALBB's Job Listings > BUSINESSES IN THE BUSINESS DIRECTORY BRANDING  >  MARKETING & PR Tin Shingle Katie James, Inc. 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