Veterans and Main Street :: Retail Therapy Guide 11/21/2021

All 3 media outlets covering Beacon (Beacon Free Press, Highlands Current, ALBB) stopped and focused on the new mural on the Dutchess County DMV building on Main Street that is thanking veterans. It is a daily reminder to smile, say thank you, outreach to a veteran if you know one or know how. In the Beacon Free Press version of this coverage, catch an interview with the muralist as she paints it. Beacon Free Press Columnist and Veteran Tom Zurhellen writes enthusiastically almost every week about how to help veterans. In this week's column, he points out that nearly 40,000 veterans are homeless (the Military Times cites 37,252). In Beacon, one might not know who is a homeless veteran as they walk by someone. So as you walk by the Memorial Building especially, give someone a sunny "Hello." An easy way to help make veterans in this area more comfortable is to donate to their food pantry in Castle Point. We have details on how to do this in A Little Beacon Blog's Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen Guide here. Speaking of the Memorial Building, this Veterans Day, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Pvt Wm. B. Wilson Post 666 hosted their annual ceremony, which you can watch here on the City of Beacon's Vimeo channel. VFW Post 666 celebrated their 100th year this year, and were presented with Proclamations from New York State, which you can read about 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. Hudson Valley 20th Century Glass & Pottery and Vintage Accessories Show & Sale Day: Saturday, November 13, 2021 Time: 11am - 5pm Location: Veteran’s Memorial Bldg., 413 Main Street, Beacon NY 12508 Show and sale of the Hudson Valley Depression Glass Club. All items made in the USA. Free Glass ID & Appraisal. Raffle entry included with $5 admission fee. Refreshments available. We are a group of enthusiasts and collectors preserving our American glass heritage! We meet monthly on the 2nd Saturday at 10am at the Beacon VFW Hall to share knowledge, enjoy the fellowship, and share the beauty that this glass imparts. Info: Debbie Siller 845-702-4770. Information > 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.  Financial Education Workshop From Thomas Geoghegan CFP, Of Edward Jones (food available) Day: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 Time: 6pm - 8pm Location: Brothers Trattoria, 465 Main Street Beacon, NY 12508 Do you have the information you need to make decisions about your financial goals? We believe financial education is an important step in helping you achieve a better future. At our Financial Workshop you'll learn: Key features of bonds, stocks and mutual funds Steps you can take to prepare for retirement How insurance can help protect against unexpected life events Basics of estate planning Please use the RSVP form here or call today (845) 831-0507 to reserve space for yourself and a guest at this event. We look forward to seeing you! Information > Middle School Book Club Day: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 Time: 3:30pm Location: Beacon Library, Beacon NY Do you have a middle-schooler that loves to read and talk about books? Join our book club! Students in grades 6-8 are invited to join us to read great books and talk about them with friends. The group will meet in Memorial Park at the pavilion near Rombout Middle School. Our first Next book is We're Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey. Registration is required. To find out how to join, email Michelle at community@beaconlibrary.org. IMAGINE COMMUNITY SAFETY: Conversation with Beacon City Council Elects Paloma Wake & Justice McCray Days: November 14, 2021 Beacon's City Council Elects Justice McCray and Paloma Wake are hosting a virtual community conversation. Topics covered include better access to mental health resources, to food security and even recreation. Say the organizers: "Let's talk about our dreams for community safety this Sunday at 5 and continue to build a community that centers the needs of the people who live here now. We're working in collaboration with @beacon4blacklives and the Beacon Progressive Caucus and we wanna here your voice, your dreams, and what a safe community means to you!" Register > Hudson Valley Restaurant Week Days: November 1, 2021 - November 14, 2021 The Valley Table magazine officially kicks off the beginning of fall 2021 Hudson Valley Restaurant Week (HVRW), revealing the all participating restaurants. Running from October 1-November 14, restaurants will feature their best dishes by way of three-course, prix-fixe lunch ($22.95) and dinner ($32.95) menus. The complete list of participating restaurants is available here: valleytable.com/hvrw. Reservations are recommended at all Hudson Valley Restaurant Week restaurants. The Great Give Back Stichin' for the Kitchen Days: October 1 - November 15, 2021 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. Check our Calendar and Events Guide regularly for upcoming events throughout the week!   TWO WAY BREWING COMPANY 18 West Main St. Head on in to Two Way Brewing this weekend! Open for pool, darts, foosball, and more during taproom hours. Or drop by for a pint, a flight, or some beer to go! Yummy food available. 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 Oh maa gooodness! SAAG PANEER! Creamed kale and mustard greens, buttermilk, farmer's cheese. Smooooooth and Vegetarian! Grab this for lunch this weekend or you'll regret! 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. It's that time of year but have no fear! Beacon Bread has you covered this Thanksgiving! Preorder delicious & fresh breads including baguettes, harvest grain, sourdough, etc., pies including Hudson Valley Apple Crumb, Pumpkin, Vegan Pumpkin, Chocolate Cream or Coconut Custard, Bakery Favorites including creanberry sauce. cornbread loaf, sticky buns, cranberry orange loaf cake, and cookies! All orders must be placed by Sunday, November 21! Give them a call, order in person, or via email. Menu >  Order Pick Up or Delivery >  Beacon Bread Company is a Sponsor, thank you! MEYERS OLDE DUTCH 184 Main Street, Beacon, NY Crispy chicken, pimento cheese and coleslaw is a match made in heaven. But from Meyers? A double-win! Go on in and try this delicious fried chicken sandwich... we can guarantee it will not disappoint! Plus, its the freakin weekend & you deserve this! 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. Tacos from Tito Santana are too good to be true... Chipotle Chicken, Roasted Chicken, BBQ Chicken, Grilled Steak, Chorizo, Pulled Pork, Shrimp, Grilled Fish, Catfish, Tofu Scramble (Vegan), Portabella (Vegan), Tofu (Vegan), and brisket. Plus, many other options if tacos aren't your thing but we swear they are/will be once you try these! Dine-in or take-out, even delivery is available through their website! 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! PPPS: $3 tacos every Tuesday! #tacotuesday Menu >  Catering >  Tito Santana Taqueria is a Sponsor, thank you! HOMESPUN 232 Main Street, Beacon, NY Homespun is a specialty wine seller as part of their regionally popular restaurant. Owner Joe Robitaille earned early experience at Montague Wine & Spirits in Brooklyn Heights, moving to a sommelier position with Il Buco in Manhattan. Joe was raised in Buffalo, NY, and educated in Charleston, SC. He moved to New York City to pursue a Master of Fine Arts in Poetry at Brooklyn College, where he discovered his love for wine. But not just wine - the agriculture of wine - after a placement with WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms). When the original Homespun was for sale, Joe and his wife Kate fell in love with the opportunity, and moved their family to Beacon. Joe and the staff have been developing the wine side of Homespun ever since. Find out more > PS: Homespun has a Beer Store & Beer Subscription online! See more here > OPEN HOURS: Thursday - Monday, 10am - 7pm Order Food > Homespun is a Sponsor, thank you!  HUDSON VALLEY FOOD HALL 288 Main Street, Beacon, NY If you haven't tried Miz Hattie's Pulled Pork with Mac & Cheese, you are totally missing out! Miz Hattie's is located inside the HV Food Hall and offers the most delicious souther style BBQ! Take Out, Dine In, & Catering Available. 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 We know you love Baja tacos but have you tried their wings?! If not, this is your sign... go on, try them! Choice of chipotle-honey glaze, korean bbq, spicy baja sauce, or bleu cheese! Nomnomnom. Take a break from the holiday shopping & stop in here! 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. What are your weekend plans? We hope they include lamb kebabs over baba ghanoush at Ziatun! If you enjoy smokey, roasted eggplants, you will certainly love this dish paired with kebabs, falafel, or veggies. Happy Weekend! PS: It's Soup Season & Ziatun has you covered with delicious soups! Warm up! Check out this bowl of Addas > Menu >  Order Online >  Ziatun is a Sponsor, thank you!   DIRTY BACCHUS 380 Main Street, Beacon Ignasi Segul / Vinyes Singulars / Pim Pam Pink 2020 / Catalonia, Spain - While this meets every definition of biodynamic Natural Wine, it is also, remarkably, the result of the 600th grape harvest performed on this Penedes estate by the family behind Vinyes Singulars, who have lived on and worked this soil since the year 1405. Made with blend of organic, biodynamically farmed Xarel.lo, Macabeu, Parellada, Malvasia Sitges, Garnatxa Blanca, Sumoll Tinto and Sumoll Blanc, each variety added to the fermentation vat separately as it becomes ready to harvest, spontaneously fermented on skins, bottled unfined and unfiltered with no additions whatsoever, this is almost pulpy in texture with a pronounced but not aggressive acidity, some tannic grip, a nose of peaches and pink grapefruit, earth and slate, herbs and the brighter cooking spices, with surprisingly soft flavors of citrus and stone fruits and a very long finish. Natty refreshment! 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 Ai Weiwei, “1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows,” trans. Allan Barr from Binnacle! “Remembering, too, is a form of resistance. In documenting the past, he is also repudiating the country’s generations of imposed amnesia. ‘After all the convulsions that China had experienced, genuine emotions and personal memory were reduced to tiny scraps and easily replaced by the discourse of struggle and continuous revolution,’ Ai writes. In ‘1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows,’ Ai does not allow his own scraps to remain buried. To unearth them is an act of unburdening, an open letter to progeny, a suturing of past and present. It is the refusal to be a pawn — and the most potent assertion of a self.” -The New York Times _ Binnacle is *Open daily! Binnacle Books is a Sponsor, thank you! BRETT'S HARDWARE 18 West Main Street, Beacon Not only can you get your home goods needs at Bretts but you can get your pets some goodies too! New bowls, leashes, collars, etc. We mean it when we say Bretts has it all! PS: Get your winter mats & supplies earlier rather than later! Stay ahead of the game. 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 New Anne et Valentin has arrived at Luxe & whoa! Check out their patient Steven in his Anne et Valentin x Pierre-Louis Mascia Sunglasses. Are these dreamy or what?! Go on in & visit them! You won't want to miss this collection  PS: New arrivals are always arriving at Luxe! 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 Fall finds at La Mere make us so excited! You can find so many different outfit combinations to go with every day of the week/every occasion. It's also extra exciting knowing that new arrivals pop in the shop weekly! Start your holiday shopping early but don't forget to treat yourself! *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 Discover dance at Yanarella! Different classes for different levels and camps that run in the winter & summer. All rooms are equipped with state of the art sound systems, mounted and standing ballet barres, and full length mirrors. They even have a sprung wooden floor made specifically for dancers. Email them to find out more! 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 On Veterans Day, Susan, Vince, and Fred showed their support of our local veterans at the Carmen Ramputi Marine Corp League, Detachment 861, with a donation of $2,500. Said Antalek and Moore: "Thank you for your duty and bravery in fighting for our great 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 "Tin Shingle has saved me so much time. I have learned so much. I used to work in PR/Marketing ages ago, and now that I have my own design business, it’s great to be able to turn somewhere and get information and help. I really find Tin Shingle invaluable. — Christina Paluszek-McClure Jewelry Designer, Kryzia Kreations" Find out more > Tin Shingle is a Sponsor. Thank you!                           KATIE JAMES, INC. The team at Katie James, Inc. has been working with Homespun Foods to create a website that both looks stunning, and works well to help people do what you need them to at your website. They have created an online beer store & online beer subscription page and are continuing to update the wine pages with the Pay As You Go option. Homespun Foods does a great job updating their website - as this is important as your business evolves & grows. Your website is your most solid footprint for people to know what you do and how to buy from you. See more Website Projects from Katie James: 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: Social Media Lead At The Hyacinth Group Details > HIRING: Daycare Teacher & Assistant Wanted At Care 4 Me, Inc. 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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