A Silent Night Getting Closer :: Retail Therapy Guide 12/17/2021

The countdown to Christmas is really real and if you're still trying to figure out what to get someone, Beacon is filled with the best shops, and what's better than supporting local & shopping small?! See ALBB's Shopping Guide to better organize your thoughts/find exactly what you're looking for! This cutie-pie photo is of a Pre-K project from Glenham Elementary! See ALBB's Instagram Stories for a closeup of the little pine-cone snow-person up close! PS: The COVID-19 count in Dutchess County has doubled what it was in the summer. In August, ALBB sent you a notice that the active case count was in the high 700s or low 800s. Today, the active case count is 1,487 people, with 68 people in the hospital, and 65 active cases in Beacon. In East Fishkill, there are 213 active cases. This article explores what Dutchess County is doing.   Have a blessed Friday :)   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. Breakfast With Santa At Yanarella Dance Day: Saturday, December 18, 2021 Time: 9-11am Location: Yanarella Dance, 312 Main Street, Beacon, NY To close out the year, Yanarella Dance will be hosting a breakfast with Santa this Saturday, December 18 from 9-11am at the studio, with a chance to take pictures with Santa and characters from Frozen! Go on in & grab a donut (donuts from Glazed Over Donuts! and coffee, meet the teachers and get excited for the 2022 dance season! You’ll be able to register for classes on site, which will begin the week of 1/3/2022! 2021 Holiday Craft Fair Day: Saturday, December 18, 2021 Time: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Location: 14 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie, NY Handmade fleece blankets, crocheted scarves, handmade jewelry & clutches, hair accessories, homemade limited ingredient dog treats, handcrafted rope dog toys; shirts, fabric items from repurposed clothing & scraps, hippie type jewelry and things made with locally grown flowers, baby gifts, button art, handmade tags, handbuilt ceramic jewelry, hand poured & decorated candles, wood critters, hair scrunchies, handcrafted soap, balms, scrubs, frames with all natural sea glass stones, pickles, deer antler pieces, tables, mittens, original photos on coasters/trivets/cutting boards, CBD Lotions/Tinctures/Gummies. Information > Show Up and Speak Out for Good Cause Eviction Protections Day: Monday, December 20, 2021 Time: Caroling for Tenant's Rights at 6pm at Pohill Park & City Council Meeting at 6:30pm at City Hall Location: Pohill Park & City Hall, Beacon, NY Masks Required  The organizers of this outdoor event have been regularly showing up at City Council Meetings to pressure the administration to do more to create affordable housing situations. Beacon's Mayor Lee Kyriacou has wanted to accelerate one of his tools in the tool box - making building small apartments on one's property easier (aka Accessory Dwellings Units ADUs). His rational is that the apartments can rent for a low price because they are in theory "small." Most Councilmembers don't see how this is possible, and in fact, want Beacon to pursue enforcement of illegal Airbnbs (owners own more than one property and are short term renting those additional properties). Members of the public have been showing up to demand that the focus be on passing a law called Good Cause Eviction, as another layer of protection for renters. More and more, renters are being pushed out of Beacon, replaced by those who can pay higher prices. Say the organizers: "The City has been ignoring the housing crisis. Don't let this Be a Silent Night for tenant protections!!" 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.  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 > TWO WAY BREWING COMPANY 18 West Main St. If you haven’t tried at least one style of wings at Two Way, you’re missing out. The Flying Jibb Beacon has five different flavors available and we heard they’re all delicious! Pair that with a refreshing beer from Two Way & you're good to go! PS Check out Two Way's delicious 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 They are back! Pork filled and crispy fried rolls from Eat Church! Wrap in salad and herbs and dipped in sour sweet spiciness. Dairy Free, Gluten Free, & looks so damn good! 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. Nothing like a fluffy, buttery croissant and an espresso martini from BBC ! Stop in this weekend for brunch (all day!), coffees, cocktails, and everything else until 5! Go hang out with the BBC crew in the bakery and warm up! Bread is baked daily - super fresh & super yum. Menu >  Order Pick Up or Delivery >  Beacon Bread Company is a Sponsor, thank you! MEYERS OLDE DUTCH 184 Main Street, Beacon, NY MOD tested out a new fish sandwich featuring a favorite fish, porgy! Lightly dredged and fried topped with house made tartar sauce, LTO, radish and pickled jalapeño - sounds simple and delicious. We're hoping this test sandwich makes it on the menu because yum! In addition to sandwiches & 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. Tuesday has easily become our favorite day of the week. We simply can't resist the $3 tacos at Tito Santana! The menu has 13 different tacos & 3 of them are Vegan options! Burritos, Bowls & Salads, Quesadillas, Nachos, Empanadas, Tostadas, Chopped Cheese Sandwiches, Soups, and Sides are also an option! Plus, a ton of delicious & refreshing drink options. Stop in this weekend but also stop in every Tuesday ;) 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 Shirley Temple now on Homespun's beverage menu! Fever Tree Ginger Ale with grenadine and Maraschino cherries and not the fancy awesome bespoke foraged cherries, these are kid-approved ‘not spicy’ with a stem cherries! Homespun also has a rotating group of four mocktails in which they’ll be posting pictures in days to come on their Instagram but better than that is to just stop on in! OPEN HOURS: Thursday - Monday, 10am - 7pm Order Food > Homespun is a Sponsor, thank you!  HUDSON VALLEY FOOD HALL 288 Main Street, Beacon, NY El Nica Spot can take care of your dinner tonight! See them inside the HV Food Hall. Delicious looking platters - YUM! 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 Shawarma: Falafels, shawarma, baklava, and platters  Hudson Valley Food Hall is a Sponsor, thank you! BAJA 328 328 Main Street, Beacon, NY It's Taco Tuesday every day... especially at Baja 328! Delicious tacos, good drinks, great atmosphere! Stop in during your shopping trips for a break & to fill your belly! A weekend-must. 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. BEEF ARAYES ARE BACK!! After a lonnnnnng hiatus from Ziatun;s menu, they’ve brought back this classic Ziatün appetizer in all its minced beef cooked on flatbread goodness! Available for dine-in or take-out. You don't wanna miss out on this one! Try a delicious rice bowl while you're at it! > Menu >  Order Online >  Ziatun is a Sponsor, thank you!   DIRTY BACCHUS 380 Main Street, Beacon NEW HOURS at Dirty Bacchus!! Starting Sunday 12/12 and lasting through Christmas Eve 12/24! Noon to 8pm EVERY DAY! Come out and Get Yer Dirty! Stop in, get some bottles for the holidays, or as gifts, or for you! Wine works in all ways! PS DIRTY BACCHUS GIFT CARDS are available! ! Any amount, sent anywhere you like. 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 LIMITED EDITION ALERT: Binnacle wants to know if y’all familiar with Paravion Press? These little editions of classic heady literary texts are perfect for giving, designed in fact to be mailed. Cutest! Not only that, but they were printed and assembled in Beacon, NY. What’s more, this little operation has been put to rest, and Binnacle Books is now the sole distributor of the remaining Paravion stock. Vibrant, unique, cute as hell, and LIMITED. Go on in soon! Binnacle is *Open daily! Binnacle Books is a Sponsor, thank you! BRETT'S HARDWARE 18 West Main Street, Beacon Get your holiday lights & decor from Bretts! If you already did, then stock up for next year! Bretts also has you covered for snow shovels, winter mats, etc. and even kids gifts including games and toys! 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 JACQUES MARIE MAGE from Luxe Optique. More styles have arrived & Luxe is always so excited to share them with you! We're also excited to share because the new arrivals are just always SO GOOD. Stop in this weekend! Treat yourself or someone you love! 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 Shop for you and your boo at La Mere! Clothing, shoes, and goods for everyone in here! Flannels + Denim + Boots + More!! Snag the new arrivals quick. *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 New Website Alert! Registering for Kids and Adult Dance classes at Yanarella just got easier! From registration to payment, visit Yanarella's new website to easily check out their class offerings by age and day of the week. 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 Snow season is right around the corner! Check out Antalek & Moore's blog post written by their partner, Vince, to read about how they adapt their business for the impending winter weather! You can read it here > Give Antalek & Moore a call today: 845-831-4300 and visit their website. 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Retail Therapy Guide 12/10/2021

Hello in your hustle and bustle! So many warm opportunities for you to duck into in Beacon, from the mountain (East Main Street) to the river (West Main Street) and all of the the mile of Main Street in between. A few revivals were announced this week! Everyone's favorite WTF (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) announced that they will be re-opening to the public this month for Wednesdays - Saturdays. Don't miss their pop-up cocktail announcements! Speaking of pop-up, Kitchen Sink also announced that they too are making their way to opening back to the public, with a pop-up fried chicken event that happened on Thursday. It sold out quickly, so keep your eyes on A Little Beacon Blog's Restaurant Guide for quick messages like that from our sponsors! Including new Happy Hours that are listed from our supporters! On Saturday, learn more about the specialty gift wrapping event fundraiser you can attend in the former Star of Bethlehem Church from Greystone Programs, Inc. an organization that serves people with autism. 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. Gift Wrapping Fundraiser Day: December, 11, 2021 Times: 11am-5pm Location: 139 Main Street Beacon, NY 12508 People purchasing gifts from Beacon’s bustling boutique districts, from the mountain to the river, have the opportunity to have them gift wrapped with specially designed gift wrap from individuals served by Greystone Programs, Inc., an organization “dedicated to supporting children, adults and families living with autism and other developmental disabilities,” according to their mission statement. Information > Holiday Tours at Mount Gulian Day: December, 11, 2021 Times: 1pm, 2pm & 3pm Location: 145 Sterling Street Beacon, NY 12508 Tour the historic homestead, aglow in candlelight, beautifully decorated with fresh greens, ribbons, bows and sparkle. Holiday refreshment with our compliments at the end of every tour. Masks are required to tour the home. Space is limited, reservations are required. Payment not required in advance. Admission: $12 adults; $10 seniors; $6 youngsters (6-18 years). Children under 6 and Mount Gulian members free. Information > Yanarella’s “Back To Broadway” Dance Recital! Days: Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 5 pm and Sunday December 12 at 1 pm Location: Beacon High School The theme is “Back to Broadway” Featuring popular music from Broadway shows new and old, Including a Wizard of Oz themed ballet performance. Mississippi Fiddle Tunes With Harry Bolick Day: Sunday, December 12, 2021 Time: 4pm (doors open at 3:30pm) Location: The Howland, 477 Main Street, Beacon, New York Over ten years ago, author, fiddler and researcher Harry Bolick began a labor of love, tracking down every last bit of Mississippi fiddling history and music. Internet detective work combined with thousands of miles driving to remote parts of the state for interviews has produced his second book documenting the tradition, “Fiddle Tunes from Mississippi, Commercial and Informal Recordings 1920-2018. Author and fiddler Harry Bolick, with guitarist Jacques DiCroce, will celebrate his new book with tales and some of these tunes from dawn of country music. Copies of the book will be available. Photos of the source musicians will be projected. Elegant posters of the period musicians will surround the hall. Ticket holders are required to provide either written or digital proof of having been fully vaccinated as well as recent photo identification. Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Information > Hudson Valley Women In Business (HVWiB) 7th Anniversary Party & Fundraiser! Day: Monday, December 13, 2021 Time: 6pm Location: Seasoned Delicious Foods, 11 Lohmaier Lane, Lake Katrine, NY  We are so excited to celebrate HVWiB's 7th Anniversary! That is seven years of women business owners throughout the Hudson Valley leaning on and learning from each other. Let's raise a glass to how much we all learned and grew this year. It may have been tough, but we're better than ever! Cheers to all of us! See you on December 13th at Seasoned Delicious Foods in Lake Katrine, NY to connect and celebrate all we can and have accomplished together. Special thanks to our Platinum sponsor TEG Federal Credit Union, Gold sponsors Chronogram & iHeart Media, Silver sponsor Photomuse, and Bronze sponsors CoWork Kingston, Michelle Rawl & Indie Pine Creative. Information > Adult Book Club Day: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 Time: 1:30pm - 2:30pm  Location: Memorial Park, Beacon, NY The book club is going outside, weather permitting. Join the Howland Public Library at Memorial Park in Beacon to discuss "The Little Shop of Found Things" by Brackston. Bring a chair! We are meeting at the "wooded" area at the top of the hill of Robert Cahill Drive. Rain date will be December 15th at 1:30. (Only rain or snow will cancel out meet up.) Our book discussion will be socially distanced at least 6 feet apart. Middle School Book Club Day: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm Location: Happy Valley, 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. Our next book is Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds. Registration is required. To find out how to join, email 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.  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 > TWO WAY BREWING COMPANY 18 West Main St. Two Way brewed up some Griffin’s Gold! Visioned and crafted at the request of the Griffins (the Dutchess County GAA) this gentle, malty Irish lager has been a favorite the past few weeks. Stay tuned for more on the way!  Cheers! PS Check out Two Way's delicious 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 The Chop Chop Sandwich from Eat Church has us drooling over here! Five spice Pork Chop. Panko crust. Fried. White sliced bread. Spicy Mayo. Pickled veg. Is your mouth watering now? 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. Name a better start to the weekend than with this delicious stack of homemade blueberry pancakes & an Aperol Spritz from Beacon Bread! Or pair it with a warm cappuccino with locally roasted espresso and velvety steamed oat milk (see that here >)... regardless, BBC has all of the things to fill your belly, heart & soul! Menu >  Order Pick Up or Delivery >  Beacon Bread Company is a Sponsor, thank you! MEYERS OLDE DUTCH 184 Main Street, Beacon, NY Crispy eggplant from MOD with roasted red pepper tahini, feta, baby arugula, and tomato relish! Join them for a sandwich and some drinks or order for delivery because delivery is back! PS check out this Hot Toddy Recipe > Tis the season! 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. If you don't have weekend plans, well, now you do! How could you turn down a burrito from Tito?! So many delicious options too - basic burrito, kale & sweet potato burrito, strawberry chipotle & pork burrito, a falafel press burrito, and a vegan burrito press! Options for a variety of add-ons too! See here > 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 The holidays are here & Homespun has your back with all of your catering needs! For all inquiries, please email info@homespunfoods.com, or simply call them at the restaurant at 845.831.5096 during business hours. Orrrrr stop in & inquire while you enjoy some of the best goodies on the all day menu > OPEN HOURS: Thursday - Monday, 10am - 7pm Order Food > Homespun is a Sponsor, thank you!  HUDSON VALLEY FOOD HALL 288 Main Street, Beacon, NY Head on over to HV Food Hall this weekend for delicious Hudson Shawarma falafels! Try some baklava too while you're at it! 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 Shawarma: Falafels, shawarma, baklava, and platters  Hudson Valley Food Hall is a Sponsor, thank you! BAJA 328 328 Main Street, Beacon, NY Why not let Baja328 cater for the holidays?! Or any event you have coming up?! Call and order for some of our award winning food! 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. Plates and plates of authentic Palestinian cuisine all day, every day at Ziatun! You can't miss out! Especially on this dish and the falafel wraps >... Ziatun uses traditional Middle Eastern spices and makes everything fresh in-house - talk about warming your heart and soul! Menu >  Order Online >  OPEN Monday + Thursday-Saturday 11 am-9pm Tuesday + Wednesday 11 am-4pm Sunday 11am-8pm Ziatun is a Sponsor, thank you!   DIRTY BACCHUS 380 Main Street, Beacon THE CAT IS BACK!!! Known affectionately around the store as Lamont Rouge - this is 100% organic Cinsault from blue marl and calcareous soils and it is juicy and delicious as ever - and the same price as last year! Don’t delay, stock is limited and this is the best selling wine Dirty Bacchus ever had on their shelves! For only $25! 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 As many of you are undoubtedly aware, Binnacle Books maintains a community fridge and tiny food pantry in back and in front of the shop, respectively. While these are often stocked by community members, they also shop for both the fridge and pantry weekly and stock it multiple times a week. If you would like to help Binnacle keep that going, please Venmo them — (at)binnaclefoodjustice — Of course they’d love it if you could swing by and put some food in the fridge, but as we all know, not everyone has the time or bandwidth, so please consider supporting by helping keep up the funds! Binnacle is *Open daily! Binnacle Books is a Sponsor, thank you! BRETT'S HARDWARE 18 West Main Street, Beacon Nothing like some family/friend game night on a cold Sunday! Stop into Bretts Hardware for that! We said it before & we'll say it again... Bretts has it all! PS Yes, that is UNO ATTACK! 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 Introducing Portrait Eyewear over at Luxe! A fun new eyewear line handmade in Italy by genuine artisans with the highest quality standards in mind! Stop in soon! This collection is going quick! 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 Lewks on Lewks over at La Mere! Tons of holiday gifts & stocking stuffers here - for all the people in your life! Plus, what's better than weekly new arrivals and new markdowns?! Oh, and if you can't make it in-store, La Mere offers free shipping! Download their free app in the iTunes Store PS: Everything is under $100!! PPS: MENS clothing now available! PPS: Gift certificates available! Shop Online > La Mere is a Sponsor, thank you! Yanarella Dance Studio 312 Main St., Beacon, NY Yanarella's dance Recital is HERE! This weekend! Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 5pm at the Beacon HIgh School. The theme this year is “Back to Broadway” Dance featuring popular music from Broadway shows new and old, Including a Wizard of Oz themed ballet performance. SAVE THE DATE for breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 18 from 9-11 am at the studio, with a chance to take pictures with Santa and characters from Frozen. Join Yanarella for their 65th year! > Reach out to find out more today! Danceyanarella@gmail.com Visit Yanarella Dance online.  Register for classes today!  Yanarella is a Sponsor, thank you! Needle Felting 101: A Family Workshop Day: Saturday, December 11, 2021 Time: 10am - 11am Location: Compass Arts Creativity Project, 333 Fishkill Ave (Beacon Music Factory Building), Beacon, NY For children ages 5 and up with a caregiver, held outdoors Information > Have you ever wondered how you can take a ball of wool and bring it to life? This is the kind of magic you have to see to believe. Through a gentle, repetitive process, students will learn how fibers connect to form three dimensional forms...and then how they take on personalities of their own! All participants will be able to make two needle felted pieces, to be used as decorations, favorite new friends, or whatever you like! Needle Felting 101: A Workshop for Adults Day: Saturday, December 11, 2021 Time: 7pm - 8:30pm Location: Compass Arts Creativity Project, 333 Fishkill Ave (Beacon Music Factory Building), Beacon, NY Adults only, held indoors! Learn the basics of needle felting! Participants will be supplied with instruction and materials to create two hand-held needle felted figures. Once you learn the basics, the possibilities of what you can create are endless! First, we will work through the process step-by-step, creating a small "bear" like figure with four limbs, ears, and eyes. Next, participants will be given time and materials to design and create their own creation. Make a baby bear to go with your big bear, a forest companion, a space alien, whatever you can imagine! These unique works of art make great holiday gifts. Information > Bird Bungalows: Woodworking for Middle/Highschoolers Day: Sunday, December 12, 2021 Time: 1:30-3:30pm Location: Compass Arts Creativity Project, 333 Fishkill Ave (Beacon Music Factory Building), Beacon, NY During this workshop we will learn some basic woodworking techniques to create birdhouses made of driftwood and other salvaged materials. No prior woodworking experience is necessary. Andrew Brehm is a sculptor, teacher, and parent who lives here in Beacon, NY. He received his degree in Furniture Making from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania and his MFA in Sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University. Andrew exhibits his work locally and elsewhere and currently manages the Visual Arts Shops at Columbia University. Information > Adult Coloring Take & Make Day: Thursday, December 16, 2021 Location: Howland Public Library, Beacon, NY Adult Coloring Fans, stop by the library's Pick-Up Window and at any time on Thursday, December 16th to pick up a take and make bag. In it, you will find two coloring books and a package of markers. A cozy and creative winter activity! While supplies last. ANTALEK & MOORE INSURANCE AGENCY 340 Main Street, Beacon Antalek & Moore shares five ways to ensure your holiday shopping is safe as it gets delivered to your doorstep! 1, Turn on delivery alerts 2. Ask a neighbor to take your package inside for safe keeping 3. If possible, choose a specific delivery time you know you will be present 4. Provide detailed delivery instructions 5. Ask the shipper to require a signature for delivery Read more on how to protect yourself this holiday season > 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 is designed for all brands to benefit from, including artists, authors, makers, experts, service providers, communications and marketing directors, and PR agencies. We provide the PR resources you want at your fingertips - Media Contacts, Editorial Calendars and Hashtag Cheat Sheets - as well as the education to know what to do with it all. Training at Tin Shingle is rooted in your brand presenting consistently in a full view, big picture way. 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WOWZERS...Did You See The Light?...Retail Therapy Guide 12/3/2021

Were you in the dark last night? Hopefully your power and heat have returned! On Thursday evening, while some people still had their Hanukkah candles lit, some in Beacon lost power when "a burst of wind toppled a tree onto the pole on Beekman Street, breaking the pole and causing it to fall," said Media Relations Director John Maserjian when A Little Beacon Blog inquired for details. Those familiar with the sculpture art Beacon 3D will recognize the art of Erica Hauser next to the fallen tree. ALBB has more details and photos from the day after, which you can read about here. While this was power outage for several due to weather, it's a useful moment to think about people who cannot afford to pay their electric bill, when they experience the power being shut off. When that happens, it's a terrifying feeling as darkness falls, and a family sits in the dark with no heat. Taking a moment to remember those who need help and advocacy during this season. The fine people at Antalek and Moore have been reminding us to stay prepared for power outages with backup batteries and placing flashlights in places we can remember them. Central Hudson reminds us to stay away from power outages, as live wires can "arc" as they fall, as they did on Beekman Street. Stay safe. Have a blessed Friday.   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. Illumin8: Lighting the Beacon Bicycle Menorah Day: Sunday, November 28, 2021 - Sunday, December 5, 2021 Time: 6pm - 630pm (Friday, December 3, 2021 - 4-430pm) Location: Polhill Park, Main St & South Ave, Friday/Saturday: There may be extra actives for kids on Friday afternoon and Saturday evening. Beacon & BHA Facebook Live The story of Beacon is the story of a town coming through hard times with hope and dedication. Join on Facebook Live or at Polhill Park as where people will celebrate Illumin8tion and light up the community with our one-of-a-kind Beacon Bicycle Menorah. Information > Hop & Shop Continues Friday Night The "late" night shopping continues on Main Street with the Hop & Shop initiative. Participating shops may have special deals, are encouraged to stay open late ('till 9pm) to help you shop for the holidays. Infformation > The Beacon Players of Beacon High School present Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn Days: December 3, 4, & 5, 2021 Times: December 3 & 4 - 7:30 pm/10:00 pm, December 5 - 2:00 pm/4:30 pm Location: 101 Mattewan Road, Beacon, NY The beloved film classic comes to the stage in this charming crowd-pleaser featuring one glorious Irving Berlin number after another, each celebrating a different festivity. A perfect holiday outing for all ages. This musical will be performed at Beacon HS, in person, masks required. We will be following all appropriate COVID guidelines. Tickets are general admission, and attendee groups will be seated together, socially distant from other attendees. Information > Theater Protocols Explained For Pete and Toshi Seeger Theater In Beacon High School Going to the theater for a Beacon Players show, band or choral concert for students? Safety protocols have been announced to keep you safe during the show. Read > Sinterklaas Festival Day! Day: December 4, 2021 Time: All day! Location: Village of Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck, NY A day-long, colorful celebration that features children’s workshops, dance, theatre and music all over the village of Rhinebeck. Don’t miss the Dancing Bear, the Pocket Lady, and Mother Holly. The spectacular Children’s Starlight Parade at 6:00 pm, featuring two-story tall, animated puppets carried by hundreds of volunteers, closes the day at twilight. A non-denominational event, Sinterklaas joins residents and visitors alike, people of all ages and backgrounds, in a memorable celebration of children, art, and the light of the winter season. Be sure to grab a program booklet when you arrive so you know the whole story of Sinterklaas in the Mid-Hudson Valley. It will make for an even richer experience! Visit the ASK ME Ladies’ table in the center of town by the Beekman Arms. You can download a copy of the 2019 program here. Information > Virtual Socrates Cafe via Zoom Day: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 Time: 4-5pm Location: Online via Zoom Socrates Cafe is meeting online in December.Join moderator Dan Fisherman in a Socratic dialog that explores a philosophical, ethical, or sociopolitical issue using questions that probe underlying assumptions and statements. The goal is not to come out on top in an argument, but to arrive at a deeper appreciation for a subject’s richness and complexity. If interested in joining, please email Adult Services Librarian, Alison Herrero, at adults@beaconlibrary.org for the invitation link. Elf Interactive Movie Kit Day: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 Have some festive holiday movie fun with an Elf Sing & Cheer Along interactive movie kit. The kit includes a copy of Elf Sing & Cheer Along Edition*, interactive movie instructions and edible props. These kits are designed for students in 6th grade and up. To register for a kit, email Michelle at community@beaconlibrary.org with the student’s grade and name. One per household. Rated PG. *(also includes the original version of the film) Blood Drive Hosted By Senator Sue Serino & The American Red Cross Day: Thursday, December 9, 2021 Time: 11:30am - 4:30pm Location: The Hyatt House, 100 Westage Business Center Dr., Fishkill, NY 12524 Schedule online here > with sponsor code: HYATTHOUSENY or call 1-800-RED CROSS 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.  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 > TWO WAY BREWING COMPANY 18 West Main St. Did you know you can mix and match beers to make custom 4-packs at Two Way? Well.. now you know! Two Way has seven different styles to choose from. Great for snowy days or a home sampler or a holiday gift for beer-lovers. Cheers! PS Check out Two Way's delicious 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 Warm your heart and soul with delicious food from Eat Church! 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. Nothing like a weekend with all of our favorite homemade goodies from BBC! Stop in this weekend for brunch (all day!), coffees, cocktails, and everything else until 5! Go hang out with the BBC crew in the bakery and warm up! Menu >  Order Pick Up or Delivery >  Beacon Bread Company is a Sponsor, thank you! MEYERS OLDE DUTCH 184 Main Street, Beacon, NY Salmon burgers are back at MOD for a limited time only! Featuring house made salmon cake, topped with a sweet and spicy harissa. Take a break from shopping & stop in all weekend, Sunday - Thursday 11:30-9 Friday/Saturday 11:30-11 or order for takeout! Their full-service bar features a large selection of NY craft beer, locally produced wine and house-crafted cocktails. In addition to 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. Tis the season of shopping! Might as well stop in to Tito for a delicious lunch or dinner while you're out and about! They’ve got you covered (and for only $3 tacos on Tuesdays!) 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 Almond cake with maple brown butter pears and vanilla whipped cream from Homespun has us droooooling! Never ever miss out on the specials here because boy they go quick & we promise they are always SO good! Stop in this weekend and find the best goodies on the all day menu > OPEN HOURS: Thursday - Monday, 10am - 7pm Order Food > Homespun is a Sponsor, thank you!  HUDSON VALLEY FOOD HALL 288 Main Street, Beacon, NY Holiday Giveaway at HV Food Hall! Starting Nov. 26 with any purchase of $50 or more at The Roosevelt Bar, you’ll receive a raffle ticket for their holiday giveaway! 2 Lucky winners will receive a $200 Gift card valid for the entirety of the HV Food Hall! 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 Shawarma: Falafels, shawarma, baklava, and platters  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 Roasted Poblano & Potato Soup! 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. A close up view of Ziatun's Za’atar Fries with spicy tahini to fulfill your weekend! Open all weekend with all the coziest Middle Eastern comfort foods and other plant-based mezzes to warm your belly and your soul. PS: Check out these 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. Menu >  Order Online >  Ziatun is a Sponsor, thank you!   DIRTY BACCHUS 380 Main Street, Beacon Dirty Bacchus' first Swiss wines arrived! Sandrine Caloz / Cave Caloz / Coteaux de Sierre, Valais, Switzerland. One doesn’t see much Swiss wine in stores because 99% of it is drunk in Switzerland! "This wine is a stunning, unmistakable, mineral-driven contribution to civilization! Cave Caloz was established in 1960 and has been a primary driver of the organic, sustainable movement in their region ever since. Alpine elevations, terraced slopes, rocky soils with excellent drainage, indigenous varieties, long summers and gobs of sunshine produce wines of distinct character and elegance. Heida-Paien, by the way, is a variety of Savagnin; Fendant is the Swiss name for Chasselas and Cornalin is, well, Cornalin, a red grape of Valais." Stop in, get some bottles for the holidays, or as gifts, or for you! Wine works in all ways! 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 Nawal El Saadawi, “Memoirs of a Woman Doctor” available at Binnacle Books! “A young Egyptian woman clashes with her traditional family when she chooses a career in medicine. Rather than submit to an arranged marriage and motherhood, she cuts her hair short and works fiercely to realise her dreams. At medical school, she begins to understand the mysteries of the human body. After years of denying her own desires, the doctor begins a series of love affairs that allow her to explore her sexuality – on her own terms. Written in her twenties when Nawal El Saadawi was studying in Cairo, ‘Memoirs of a Woman Doctor’ is the searing coming-of-age story of a woman striving for freedom in a male-dominated world. This classic feminist novel remains as thought-provoking today as when it was first published.” Binnacle is *Open daily! Binnacle Books is a Sponsor, thank you! BRETT'S HARDWARE 18 West Main Street, Beacon Tis the season for SNOW! Brett's Hardware is prepared to keep the kids busy. Mini shovels and inflatable snow tubes. Have the kids help out then they can play! Bretts has all of your winter needs (mats, supplies, etc.). Stop in before it's too late! 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 Don't know what to gift someone this year? Nothing like an oversized Emmanuelle Khanh Frame accessorized with a unique eyewear chain from Luxe Optique! Stop in & Check out what’s new! 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 La Mere is ready for the season! Find the cutest and coziest gifts that almost anyone would want! Even you! Try to pop in often because new arrivals come & go quick! Don't regret shopping late! Start now! #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 Yanarella's dance Recital is right around the corner! More specifically, Yanarella's “Back to Broadway” Dance Rectiral is around the corner! 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! SAVE THE DATE for breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 18 from 9-11 am at the studio, with a chance to take pictures with Santa and characters from Frozen. 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 The best part about being an Independent Insurance Agency? Antalek & Moore offers their customers a wide variety of insurance coverage options and price points. Go on in & find your personalized policy at 340 Main Street! Give Antalek & Moore a call today: 845-831-4300 and visit their website. Latest Announcements > Antalek & Moore is a Sponsor. Thank you!   TIN SHINGLE Our Research Team is constantly updating our easy-to-use Media Contact Library and Editorial Calendar Collection, which serve as an inspiration center when discovering story angles and best people to connect with about where to pitch about your business. Find out more about how you can get access! > Tin Shingle is a Sponsor. Thank you!                           KATIE JAMES, INC. The new year is right around the corner! A specialty of Katie James, Inc. is to design websites that work the way you need them to work. To stand out & pull in your customers! To allow people to purchase from your website, subscribe from your website, browse your website, and more! Ready to make the move? Reach out! You can ever text us your big ideas, and let 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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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. 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One Week Away........Retail Therapy Guide 11/19/2021

And just like that, we're less than a week away from Thanksgiving! During a blip of this week's City Council Meeting, Mayor Lee Kyriacou mentioned that there is a tree lighting ceremony on Saturday, November 27th at Pohill Park from 4-6pm. We don't know any more details than that, as there don't seem to be any postings about it anywhere online yet. How we miss the grand and creative bicycle tree and bicycle menorah lighting from Beacon Arts! But alas. NEWSFLASH! After we sent this blog post as a newsletter to our subscribers, a reader wrote in to let us know that the bicycle menorah lighting is ON! The Beacon Hebrew Alliance is hosting the once annual Illumin8: Lighting The Beacon Bicycle Menorah What is back for its 4th year is Hop & Shop! Organized by retail elves in shops on Main Street, Hop & Shop was created to encourage people to travel the entire length of the mile-long Main Street to shop from as many stores as possible. And are there a lot of stores!  From pottery making to hand-crafted rings to fast fashion for men and women. From stickers to poppets to kitchen-wear, to everything. See our latest article on Hop & Shop for this year. ALBB's Shopping Editor Teslie Andrade put together a few features for you to check out. And do take the free bus! Beacon's Loop Bus, organized in part by Kelly Ellenwood for Beacon Arts, Dutchess County, and Mayor Casale's administration, the bus can pick you up from designated points on Main Street and other points on its route between the Mount Beacon and the MTA train station.   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. Intro to Natural Dyeing Workshop Day: Saturday, November 20, 2021  & Sunday, November 21, 2021 Time: Saturday 9am - 2pm & Sunday 9am - 11am Location: Stony Kill Foundation, Inc., 79 Farmstead Lane, Wappingers Falls, NY  12590 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.  Check our Calendar and Events Guide regularly for upcoming events throughout the week! The Beacon Farmers Market won approval from City Council and the City Administrator to remain open outside all year. They will continue to operate from the DMV parking lot, which has proved an open and accessible place for people to pass through and congregate in during the pandemic where people continue to avoid being indoors if possible. It has allowed the market to accept more vendors, and keep a spacious shopping experience. Read This >     Shake away the Monday blues! We created a list of restaurants in Beacon that are open on Mondays. See it here > TWO WAY BREWING COMPANY 18 West Main St. Cheers to the weekend! Stop into Two Way for a refreshing pint, a flight, or some beer to go at their full service taproom! 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. A true NY staple from BBC (obviously - just look at it!) Two fried eggs with cheddar & bacon (can’t forget the avocado) with SPK alllllll on a homemade seeded brioche bun. Open 8-5 this weekend for the brunchy, boozy, and caffeinated treats! Breakfast served all day! PS All Thanksgiving 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 Is your mouth watering? Because our mouths are watering... MOD only uses the finest ingredients including local food purveyors such as beef from the Hudson Valley, cheese from NY state and produce from local farmers. Their full-service bar features a large selection of NY craft beer, locally produced wine and house-crafted cocktails. 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. It's the weekend! You know what that means... NACHOS! With pickled onions, pickled radish, cream, black beans, pico, jalapeños, nacho cheese, and the option to add chicken, pork, chorizo, smoked brisket, or chipotle chicken! 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's online beer store! So many options including pale ale, IPA, gose, hard seltzer, stout, lager, and many more! You can even explore the Hudson Valley through beer with Homespun's monthly subscription craft beer service. Each month, subscribers get beer from a brewery located within the Hudson Valley. Homespun is highlighting each brewery in a blog post so that you can learn who are they, when they started, how they are helping their local community, and how their beer highlights the terroir (terrain) of the region. 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 What're you having for lunch this weekend? Why not a Chocolate brownie sundae from Shmuck's Sweet Stuff (located inside the HV Food Hall)?! We're not judging... 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 Roasted Poblano & Potato Soup! 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. Not sure what to bring this year for Thanksgiving? Surprise your friends and family with a HABIBI PLATTER from Ziatun! Get your orders in now for everyone’s favorite party plate, with their hummus, falafel, Palestinian olives and more all for $49.95. Pick up will be at their sister restaurant, Beacon Bread Company, on Thanksgiving Day! PS: It's Soup Season & Ziatun has you covered with delicious soups! Warm up! Menu >  Order Online >  Ziatun is a Sponsor, thank you! BEACON FLEA MARKET OPEN THROUGH DECEMBER - HOPES FOR ALL YEAR The Beacon Flea Market is a fair weather market with some of the most resilient vendors around. Collectors have returned to market to offer a wide variety of treasures. Owner Emma Dewing is asking the City of Beacon to approve her request to go through the Winter on Henry Street, just like the Farmers Market has at the DMV lot. Watch This Video Shopping Tour! >   DIRTY BACCHUS 380 Main Street, Beacon Baia Abuladze, Gia Jamberidze, Marina Kuranidze, Mariam Guniava, Nino Chitoshvili Enek Peterson -10 excellent wines made by 6 amazing women pushing traditions forward and breaking rules in Georgia, and these bottles are just a fraction of Dirty Bacchus' Georgian wine selection! Stop in, get some bottles for the holidays, or as gifts, or for you! Wine works in all ways! 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 Questlove, “Music is History” available at Binnacle! “Focusing on the years 1971 to the present, Questlove finds the hidden connections in the American tapes- try, whether investigating how the blaxploitation era reshaped Black identity or considering the way disco took an assembly-line approach to Black genius. And these critical inquiries are complemented by his own memories as a music fan, and the way his appetite for pop culture taught him about America.  A history of the last half-century and an intimate conversation with one of music’s most influential and original voices, ‘Music Is History’ is a singular look at contemporary America.” Binnacle is *Open daily! Binnacle Books is a Sponsor, thank you! BRETT'S HARDWARE 18 West Main Street, Beacon Getting your cleaning on for the Holidays? So is Brett’s Hardware. Maybe this is the year for the heavy duty mop pail for your home. More importantly is the reusable wooden handle mop at Brett’s, which has a removable mop head you can wash in the laundry! We’ve tried the Miracle Mop and various other brands. This one has a turn style removal method that makes getting the mop had on and off easier. 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 Head on into Luxe Optique and find your pawfect frame! Luxe knows the importance of good eye health and has professional doctors of optometry on staff and works out of network with all insurance companies. Luxe Optique is also a DMV approved location for a convenient motor vehicle eye exam. 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 Now this looks like the cozy gift that almost anyone would want! Even you! Stop into La Mere and check out the new arrivals that pop in weekly! We must warn you... the new arrivals GO quick because, well, obviously! Start your holiday shopping early and never ever forget to treat yourself. #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 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 (guaranteed to find something you or your kid(s) like!). 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. ** The 2022 season registration day is this Tuesday 11/23 from 1:00-7:30 pm at the studio. New classes will begin the week of 1/3/22. Anyone can drop in and register. Registration will also be available online! ** Yanarella's facility 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. 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 Happy Anniversary Teresa Greenough! Congrats to you on 29 years of service and for all you do for Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency as the current Business Insurance Team Lead. Go on in to Antalek & Moore and say hi + find out more about their services.  Give Antalek & Moore a call today: 845-831-4300 and visit their website. Latest Announcements > Antalek & Moore is a Sponsor. Thank you!   TIN SHINGLE Our Research Team is constantly updating our easy-to-use Media Contact Library and Editorial Calendar Collection, which serve as an inspiration center when discovering story angles and best people to connect with about where to pitch about your business. Find out more about how you can get access! > Tin Shingle is a Sponsor. Thank you!                           KATIE JAMES, INC. 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. CAMPING Malouf's Mountain CHILDBIRTH  >  CLASSES Juniper Birth CHILDBIRTH  >  DOULA Juniper Birth EDUCATION > MUSIC Maple Street Studio (guitar!) HEALTH & WELLNESS > MASSAGE Focus On Massage Therapy HOME IMPROVEMENT > INTERIOR DESIGN Jacklyn Faust Interiors HOME IMPROVEMENT > LAWN SERVICES Blue Green Lawns INSURANCE > BUSINESS, HEALTH, LIFE, HOME Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency REAL ESTATE > HOUSE INSPECTIONS Rizzi Home Inspection Services, Inc. List Your Business In The Business Directory >

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A Warm, Cozy Feeling... :: Retail Therapy 11/5/2021

How is it already November?! Did October feel like it didn't happen...or...?! Those parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles who did the Trunk or Treat outdoor events at Beacon's elementary schools did feel the October excitement, and we have an article coming to you soon on those results. But in November, Hudson Valley Restaurant Week begins! It's a big time for food, as we get cozy for winter. Which is why we are bringing you this pub food review of Two Way Brewing's partnership with the Flying Jib. Written in July, it still stands, and has us very hungry as we produce this weekend edition for you. Note To Self: Ordering on Saturday.   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 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 November 1st - November 14th, 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: Going on now 'till 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. A Turkey On Every Table Thanksgiving Food Drive Days: Going on now 'till November 19, 2021 Back for 2021, the "A Turkey On Every Table Thanksgiving Food Drive" is happening now. Food is being collected at Key Food, and food distribution is being organized by Salem Tabernacle and I Am Beacon. Information > Check our Calendar and Events Guide regularly for upcoming events throughout the week!   TWO WAY BREWING COMPANY 18 West Main St. Cheers to the weekend! Really good fall beers from Two Way! And a food menu with goods from The Flying Jib! Stop in this weekend for all the #fallfeels See beers on tap here > Check out Events at Two Way > PS: Trivia is on Thursdays! 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 The new menu from Eat Chuhrch is here for the Fall Season! Warming and comforting. Who doesn’t need that?! Find Eat Church: Industrial Arts Brewing in Beacon Thu + Fri: 3 - 8pm Sat: 12 - 8pm Sun: 12 - 7pm At the Beacon Farmers Market Sunday: 10am - 3pm So many opportunities to get your hands on this deliciousness! Website > Eat Church is a Sponsor, thank you! BEACON BREAD COMPANY 193 Main St. This yogurt parfait is almost too pretty to eat! Seasonal fruit compote & house seasoned granola. Open this weekend for all your scratch-made comfort foods! PS: Stop by the window on Main St. to take a peek at all the bread varieties that are baked & stocked daily! The bread shelf and pastry counter is full every morning with fresh, micro-batch specialties. 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 love soup season and NEED to try this black bean soup featuring charred tomatoes and pepper, topped with sour cream and pickled jalapeño relish from MOD. Dine in/dine out or order online for pick up here > 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. Perfect weekend to warm up with a Spicy Chicken Tortilla soup! Tito Santana Taqueria has a variety of classic favorites, including their super popular Red Lentil, back in stock for the season! Easy online order here > 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 Taco Tuesday! Menu >  Catering >  Tito Santana Taqueria is a Sponsor, thank you! HOMESPUN 232 Main Street, Beacon, NY Roasted Fig & Prosciutto Toast with honey-whipped feta & pistachios on griddled sourdough! This screams Fall & deliciousness!  PS: Check out the new Beer Store & Beer Subscription online! See more here > PPS: Homespun is hiring a Lead Server! More info > OPEN HOURS: Thursday - Monday, 10am - 7pm Order Food > Homespun is a Sponsor, thank you!  HUDSON VALLEY FOOD HALL 288 Main Street, Beacon, NY Try something different for lunch or dinner this weekend! Barbs Fry Works inside of the HV Food Hall has so many delicious options that are all gluten free! Bar bites, loaded fries, salads, sides, and yummy 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! 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 A delicious Street Taco Combo from Baja - Chicken, Ground Beef, Pork Carnita and Steak tacos all served with onions and cilantro. Served with their delicious side of rice and beans. Perfect to pair with one of the many delicious drinks served at Baja! Stop in! 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. Can you even say that you’ve eaten at Ziatun without trying the hummus? It’s made fresh every day (multiple times a day sometimes!) You can see just how good this handmade kibbeh looks plated over their creamy house hummus with olive oil. HAPPY WEEKEND! PS: Fall Season = Soup Season & Ziatun has you covered with delicious soups! PPS: Try a Rice Bowl with customizable toppings, like this one loaded with feta cheese > Menu >  Order Online >  Ziatun is a Sponsor, thank you!   DIRTY BACCHUS 380 Main Street, Beacon Benoit Courault / La Coulée 2019 / 100% Grolleau / Faye D’Anjou, Loire Valley - Deep, textural, earthy and rich - cherry, blackberry and black plum aromas and flavors dominate - with firm structure arising from well-integrated tannins and a scintillating acidity. "After 30 minutes in a broad bottomed decanter, the balance between fruit and structure is ideal. And it stays that way, slowly evolving, for a very long time. In a word, this is a rich wine, r-i-c-h but medium bodied, textured and energetic, with a very long finish" Get your hands on one of these bottles! Sure sounds delish! 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 Rebecca Solnit, “Orwell’s Roses” from Binnalce Books! “A lush exploration of roses, pleasure, and politics, and a fresh take on George Orwell as an avid gardener whose political writing was grounded in his passion for the natural world.”  Binnacle is NOW *Open daily! Or, you can Shop Online > PS: Binnacle is always looking to acquire quality used paperbacks in excellent condition, especially in their core categories: literature, philosophy, poetry, political history, graphic novels, etc. Find out more > Binnacle Books is a Sponsor, thank you! BRETT'S HARDWARE 18 West Main Street, Beacon Get your tools & hardware from Bretts Hardware! Everything you need for your home & to prepare you for the winter too! Including winter mats, heaters & supplies that you'll want to get 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 Luxe Optique is doing a giveaway & you will definitely want to enter !! The winner will receive a Free Eye Exam, a Luxe Optique Frame of their choice & Prescription Lenses! WOWOWOW! How to enter:  - Follow @luxeoptique on Instagram - Like this post > & Share it to your Instagram story - Tag 3 friends in the comments on this post > * BONUS ENTRY: Post a picture on Instagram in your frame from Luxe Optique and tag them! Winner will be announced on 11/26! OPEN: 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 Holiday shopping starts now! Need ideas? Check out La Mere's gifts and accessories. Plus, clothing for all! These **New** Zodiac soaps arrived at La Mere & we can't think of one person who wouldn't enjoy this! stop in. Saturday Store Hours 11-6pm *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 It's never too late to start or pick up dance again—and no where better to do it than at Yanarella Dance! Yanarella has been guiding and instructing students since 1957, over 60 years ago!  Yanarella offers classes in all levels and styles and 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. Visit Yanarella Dance online.  Register for classes today!  Yanarella is a Sponsor, thank you! ANTALEK & MOORE INSURANCE AGENCY 340 Main Street, Beacon It's time to prep your home for the Fall season! Tackling home maintenance projects now will help minimize issues later in the season, and can also help prep for those impending winter storms. Here are a few tips from Antalek & Moore to get you started: Clean your gutters to keep your roof's drainage system running smoothly Shut off outside faucets and valves to avoid freezing Bring in any outdoor furniture Check your insurance coverage to make sure your home is protected! Check here > Give Antalek & Moore a call today: 845-831-4300 and visit their website. Latest Announcements > Antalek & Moore is a Sponsor. Thank you!   TIN SHINGLE Getting publicity is an art, and anyone can do it using the right methods. Business owners, artists and makers benefit from the fresh ideas and supportive approach Tin Shingle's Media Kit Membership offers. Designed for long or short term memberships, flexibility is built in to fit the goals and budgets go businesses small and large. Find out more > Tin Shingle is a Sponsor. Thank you!                           KATIE JAMES, INC. 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. Other people text us their inventory on the go, while out making deliveries or servicing customers. Katie James, Inc. is a boutique design studio for one reason - and that is to be small enough to keep our eyes and thoughts on our clients in order to send them our big ideas, and make those big ideas happen. 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 > List your job in ALBB's Job Listings > BUSINESSES IN THE BUSINESS DIRECTORY BRANDING  >  MARKETING & PR Tin Shingle Katie James, Inc. CAMPING Malouf's Mountain CHILDBIRTH  >  CLASSES Juniper Birth CHILDBIRTH  >  DOULA Juniper Birth EDUCATION > MUSIC Maple Street Studio (guitar!) HEALTH & WELLNESS > MASSAGE Focus On Massage Therapy HOME IMPROVEMENT > INTERIOR DESIGN Jacklyn Faust Interiors HOME IMPROVEMENT > LAWN SERVICES Blue Green Lawns INSURANCE > BUSINESS, HEALTH, LIFE, HOME Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency REAL ESTATE > HOUSE INSPECTIONS Rizzi Home Inspection Services, Inc. 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Halloweeny! :: Retail Therapy Guide 10/29/2021

Remember that time last year when Halloween was practically canceled, and people were Pinteresting "candy shoots" and other inventive ways to be COVID safe for Trick or Treating? And parents may have been secretly thinking: "Thank goodness for this year off from one of the most intense weekends of the year with all of the school parades, Trunk or Treats, and the big Halloween Night itself..." Well...all of that pent up energy is flowing strong for this year's Halloween Weekend which culminates on Sunday. The weather is providing a perfect dose of blustery with a chill and a threat of rain. Rain or mist, most things seem to be still on. Also, Voting Early is happening now! Closest for Beaconites is at the Fishkill Town Hall. Click here for the schedule of Open Hours. 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. Walkway at Night: Halloween Edition Day: Friday, October 29, 2021 Time: 6pm - 7:30pm Location: Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park Information > Newburgh Literary Festival Day: Saturday, October 30, 2021: Safe Harbors Lobby at the Ritz & Sunday, October 31: Writing Workshops Safe Harbors Lobby at the Ritz Time: Featured Program: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Local Writer's Fair and Cocktail Reception: 4 - 6 p.m. Location: 107 Broadway, Newburgh (Virtual options, too) Information > The Halloweenining Spooky Soundscapes In The Howland’s Courtyard Day: Sunday, October 31, 2021 (weather permitting) Time: 5pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, Beacon NY Spooky fun for the whole family! Wear a costume, bring a blanket and listen to unsettling sounds as the sun sets. The Patty Pan All Hallow's Eve Get Down: Halloween at the Beacon Farmers Market Day: Sunday, October 31, 2021 Time: 11am Location: 223 Main St., Beacon NY This Hallow's Eve, come celebrate at the market! At 11am, there will have a costume parade for kids and adults alike plus trick or treating back through the market. Then, at 11:30, a mini-Dance Party will get those sugar highs in check, fun for kids but of course adults are always welcome to shake it! PLUS! A costume contest w a GRAND PRIZE for adults and first, second and third place for kids! Information >   Adults Take & Make Fall Greeting Card Craft Day: Monday, November 1, 2021 Time: All day Stop by the Library on November 1st to pick up a "Take and Make" craft bag. It will include supplies to make 3 beautiful Fall-themed greeting cards. Each with its own unique motif. Artist, Theresa Stufano, provides an instructional video link to go with her supplies, so you can create at your convenience. First come, first served. Information > Do Good With Chipotle - Fundraiser For Sargent Elementary School Day: Tuesday, November 2, 2021 Time: 5pm - 9pm Location: 10 Westage Dr., Fishkill NY So easy to donate money to kids at Sarget Elementary when you pick up dinner at Chipotle in Fishkill. If you have kids, vote early so that you can have this day as a full holiday. Fall Harvest Festivals Day: Now - October 31st! Location: Fishkill Farms, 9 Fishkill Farm Rd, Hopewell Junction, NY Information > 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. Cheers to the weekend! Really good fall beers from Two Way! And a food menu with goods from The Flying Jib! Stop in this weekend for all the #fallfeels See beers on tap here > Check out Events at Two Way > PS: Trivia is on Thursdays! 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 Banana Fritters from Eat Church anyone? Sweet and spicy! Looks delicious! Eat Church is always adding new delicious items to their menu! You must try them all... they never disappoint! 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! Website > Eat Church is a Sponsor, thank you! BEACON BREAD COMPANY 193 Main St. A cortado paired with a mini three-layer chocolate-peanut butter cake drizzled in ganache?! It must be the weekend, alright! Don’t forget to treat yourself this weekend! You deserve it & BBC has your back. PS: 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. PPS: If the weekend is too busy for you, Beacon Bread is open 7 days. Be crazy, and go on a Monday! Menu >  Order Pick Up or Delivery >  Beacon Bread Company is a Sponsor, thank you! MEYERS OLDE DUTCH 184 Main Street, Beacon, NY It's the weekend & you deserve a double dutch from MOD to kick it off! Or... choose any protein and stack it any way you want with the BYOB (build your own burger) - either way, stop into Meyers for a bite of Beacon! Take out, delivery, indoor/outdoor dining. Order online! Make Halloween Night easy on yourself by ordering MODs through their app! 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. Celebrate the weekend with a CUBANO QUESADILLA!! Loaded with Swiss cheese, pulled pork, ham, pickles and mustard, it’s definitely a must-try on your visit this weekend! 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 Yogurt with Housemade Granola, Berries & Mint - MMMM! Looks fresh & delicious. Also, Homespun is hiring! They're looking for a lead server to join their growing team. Learn more here > PS: Homespun even has a Beer Store & Beer Subscription online! See more here > PPS: Gift Cards are available in-store at Homespun!  PPPS: 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 How about some dumplings from MoMo Valley located inside of the HV Food Hall?! We heard they're amazing!!!! Stop in this weekend & give them a try. 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! 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 Let's taco about the 13 different taco flavors from Baja - they're all delicious & made with fresh/real ingredients! Barbacoa, Cajun Chicken, Sweet & Sour Pork Belly, Pork Carnitas, Al Pastor, Gringo, Steak, Market Fish, Ahi Tuna, Scallop, Baja Shrimp, Buffalo Calamari, Chorizo, Short Rib, & Veggie! Mouth watering yet? 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. Ziatun's famous Futur Sampler is quite the weekend spread! Served with pita (or cucumber, for GF friends!), it’s a great starter to share or enjoy all to yourself! It is still the weekend after all.  PS: Fall Season = Soup Season & Ziatun has you covered with delicious soups! PPS: You need to try the Za’atar fries with spicy tahini to fire up your lunchtime > Menu >  Order Online >  Ziatun is a Sponsor, thank you!   DIRTY BACCHUS 380 Main Street, Beacon Skin Contact Amber Orange Heaven!!! And this is only part of the display, and there’s a separate display of Hungarian, Georgian, Slovenian, Croatian, Greek, Slovakian and Czech amber wines, and even a few in the $20 & Under section, and several others spread about the store… If you like this style of wine, Dirty Bacchus has you covered! 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 “Medicine for a Nightmare: Part Two” This item is new in the shop and features an essay by @m_trecka about the Beacon Prison Books Project and the theoretical depths of organizing across prison walls! And much, much more! Super beautiful. Check it out! “Conceptually, ‘Medicine for a Nightmare: Part Two’ is a collection of thoughts and expressions to be part of a larger conversation. It contains essays, poetry, short stories, photography, and other visual art from a unique selection of 60+ characters from many walks of life, age groups, and cultural backgrounds. It's presented in a perfect-bound paperback book that comes with a 90-minute long audio companion compilation consisting of exclusive instrumental music from 17 different artists. The core of this project is to embrace emotions and impermanence, with the focus on this volume being ‘what brings one to see another day. Binnacle is NOW *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 The face you make when you find that perfect pair of glasses from Luxe! Have you stopped in yet?!Make an appt today... your glasses want an upgrade & you deserve it! 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 It is written in the stars! Zodiac necklaces are very popular & flying out of the door. Luckily, there is a restock so HURRY & snag one for you and maybe for holiday gifts?! Saturday Store Hours 11-6pm *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 The cutest school of fish we ever did see! Did you sign up for the new sessions of Mommy and Me that started on 10/25?! It's a five week session on Monday's from 10am - 10:30am and Fridays from 3:00pm - 3:30pm starting 10/29. $40 for the full session or $10 per class. Drop ins are welcome! Visit Yanarella Dance online.  Register for classes today!  Yanarella is a Sponsor, thank you! ANTALEK & MOORE INSURANCE AGENCY 340 Main Street, Beacon As a business owner, finding the best health insurance package for your employees and understanding their benefit options might seem like an intimidating task...but it doesn't have to be! Let Antalek & Moore help you find the right solution for your business, your employees, and their families. Give Antalek & Moore a call today: 845-831-4300 and visit their website. Latest Announcements > Antalek & Moore is a Sponsor. Thank you!   TIN SHINGLE Connect with Tin Shingle's co-founder, Katie Hellmuth Martin for a Hourly Private Training Strategy Sessions. Through her role as leader of Tin Shingle's community, Katie has seen the inner workings of hundreds of businesses all over the country. As a publisher of a local online newspaper, A Little Beacon Blog, she has had the privilege of getting up close and personal with storefront-based businesses on Main Street to learn the intricacies of retail life. Find out more > Tin Shingle is a Sponsor. Thank you!                           KATIE JAMES, INC. The Do It Together Plan - Let’s make changes to your website and/or newsletter together. This is great for people who know they need something on the simpler side done, but don’t know how to do it. Benefits of this package include working side by side, together. Often during this time, ideas are exchanged and strategies developed that may not have even been a twinkle in your eye before this meeting. 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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Super Happy :: Let's Do This Climate And Save Ourselves :: Retail Therapy Guide 10/22/2021

In honor of Climate Solutions Week from October 17-24 held throughout the Hudson Valley to raise awareness and educate citizens on solutions to climate change everyone can support, we are bringing back an old article we did in 2020 called "The Recylcing Market That Crashed," which highlighted China's change in what they accepted as "clean" or "dirty" recycling from the world. Thanks to the change in their acceptance of what they would recycle, (ex: a dirty yogurt container or wet newspaper was rejected), lots of recycling was sitting around in trash piles. The Beacon Green Coalition and the Climate Smart Beacon Committee of the City of Beacon took an initiative to educate the community on what recycling was good, and what ruined a "batch." In other words, what might contaminate an entire can of recylcing if you threw Capri Sun juice foils into it, or plastic bags from a store. Good news! Climate Smart Beacon sent their Fall newsletter, and reported that Beaconites have a 92% success rate of submitting good recycling items (that means you clean them, and don't put in wet items). According to their newsletter: "The ReCommunity facility on Fishkill Ave in Beacon recently provided an inside look at how it sorts our recycling and prepares it for sale. Plastics are processed in the US – ReCommunity says plastic #1-7 are all recycled. Paper is exported, and glass is sent to Pennsylvania for recycling. ReCommunity had compliments for Beacon’s recycling habits – only 8% of collected items are rejected, which they said is “phenomenal.” As for "filmy" plastic bags, like bread or english muffin sleeves: you can put those into a filmy sleeve collection bin at Hudson Valley Brewery and Rite Aid. You can bring batteries to Best Buy in Poughkeepsie. Way to go, you! And now, for your list of things to do:   Monira Foundation & The KuBe Art Center Present A Two-Day Exhibition of Contemporary Portraiture: “Artist As Subject” Days: Saturday + Sunday, October 23 + 24, 2021 Time: 12-6pm RSVP: Free, but Online RSVP Is Required Location: KuBe, 211 Fishkill Avenue (The Old Beacon School), Beacon NY You are in for a treat: the KuBe Art Center with Monira Foundation are open this weekend for a special exhibition. This gallery is located inside of the Old Beacon High School, that big brick building on the corner of Fishkill Avenue and Verplank. Here is what the exhibition is about: "How do we make sense of Yayoi Kusama, Aboudia, Ida Applebroog and Yigal Ozeri splayed together on one wall? By re-orienting the artist as the subject. By re-orienting the artist as a willing subject, we can draw a likeness to the origins of painting - specifically the myth of Narcissus. The artist is transfixed by--and transfixes us via--their own vision as it appears upon a flat surface. The KuBe Art Center and Monira Foundation invite the public to contemplate the notion of portraiture as a quasi-distorted reflection of reality, the canvas as a mirror, the subject as reified by the gaze of the artist. The exhibition spans several floors of the former public high school; however, it is on view for a very limited time." Masks and Social Distancing will be respected. Information > Sponsored by the Ethan Cohen Gallery - Thank you! Pop-Up Art Exhibit Of Muralist Super Happy Ghost Days: Saturday, October 23, 2021 Time: 1-4pm Locations: Hyperbole (484 Main Street) + Solstad House (488 Main Street) Beacon NY If you have been inside of the world renowned Håkan Chocolatier on the east end of town, maker of the little chocolates of different colors and flavors that look like shiny marbles but are actually chocolate, then you have seen the mural of the monster in the back. It was painted by Elin Lundman, aka Super Happy Ghost. Elin creates wearable art for sale, like on shoes, upcycled leather art, monster jackets, skirts (all at Hyperbole) and coasters (at Solstad House). This weekend only, neighboring shops Hyperbole and Solstad House, are exhibiting Elin's work. It will feature wine, snacks and special sales. You may even get to meet the artist! 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. Concert For Climate Solutions Day: Sunday, October 24, 2021 Time: 5pm - 9pm Location: Towne Crier Cafe, Beacon NY This concert is part of Climate Solutions Week from Sustainable Hudson Valley, and includes music from Bruce Molsky, the Vanaver Caravan Dance and Music Company, and Scott Cook. Tickets $20 advance/$25 at door. Special support tickets $75. Call 845-855-1300 Information > SOON IS NOW: "Climate Change Theatre Action 2021" Day: Saturday, October 23, 2021 Time: 1-4pm Location: Scenic Hudson's Long Dock Park, Beacon, NY SOON IS NOW is an immersive climate theater experience paired with activism. As part of the Climate Solutions Week (October 17-24) sponsored by Sustainable Hudson Valley. Theatrical performers showing their activism through spoken word and movement, and many of your favorite climate justice and education groups have come together to present solutions in a theatrical way called Climate Change Theatre Action 2021. 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!   TWO WAY BREWING COMPANY 18 West Main St. Cheers to the weekend! Stop in Two Way Brewing for a pint, a flight, or some beer to go at their full service taproom open Thursday to Sunday! All beers are brewed at their in house brewery located right next to the taproom. They're also open for pool, darts, foosball, and more during taproom hours, it is also available for private parties - reach out! See beers on tap here > Check out Events at Two Way > PS: Trivia is on Thursdays! 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 You better get your hands on Eat Church's PORK BELLY BUNS and satisfy your craving now because… there is a new Fall menu in the works! We cannot wait to see the Fall menu... Eat Church is a favorite with gluten-free people. 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! Website > Eat Church is a Sponsor, thank you! BEACON BREAD COMPANY 193 Main St. The bread shelf is overflowing with freshly baked loaves & the aroma of locally roasted coffee making BBC's bakery extra cozy! Open 8am - 5pm all weekend long to satisfy your breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, drink needs! PS: 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 Have your tried MOD's P&B BBQ burger? Berkshire pork and chopped bacon hand formed into a patty, topped with cheddar, grilled onions and MOD's house made chipotle bbq sauce. What are you waiting for?! Take out, delivery, indoor/outdoor dining. Order online! 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. What's your go-to order at Tito Santana?! We know... it's hard to choose when there are so many good options! Tacos, Burritos, Empanadas, Bowls & Salads, Sides, Nachos, Quesadillas, Tostadas, Chopped Cheese Sandwich, and Soups! Plus, Vegan options. How can you just choose one thing?! 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 Cider Donut Cider?!?! Um, yes please! And, you can get it to-go right at Homespun!  This dry hazy donut flavored apple cider from Hudson North Cider Co. is for sale by the 4-pack while Homespun has ‘em. RUN don't walk. PS: Homespun even has a Beer Store & Beer Subscription online! See more here > PPS: Gift Cards are available in-store at Homespun!  PPPS: 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 Bundle up a lil bit & enjoy your HV Food Hall goods from under the pergola! Too beautiful to not enjoy your lunch out there! 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! 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 Tacos, margs, whiskey wailers... what more can you ask for? Go hang at Baja this weekend for some amazing drinks, food and music! Baja  never disappoints... also, reeaaeally good desserts. Treat yourself! 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. It's the freakin weekend, and you know what that means?! RICE BOWLS from Ziatun!! They're open all weekend serving up their favorite dishes, including this plant-based beauty that looks even more delicious to go as it does in-house! Stop in & stay a while or grab one to go. Regardless, you need this! PS: Fall Season = Soup Season & Ziatun has you covered with delicious soups! Menu >  Order Online >  Ziatun is a Sponsor, thank you!   DIRTY BACCHUS 380 Main Street, Beacon Adriana Gonzáles / Lichtenberger-Gonzáles / 100% Welschriesling / Tres Cuartos 2018 / Burgenland, Austria from Dirty Bacchus - There were only 300 bottles of this amazing elixir, in total, ever produced! This wine is a convergence of the best of natural wine practices with the best of the Jura/Jerez traditions of exploitation of evaporation, oxidation, and aging under flor - or, in Jura terms, sous voile, under a veil of yeast. This was Adriana’s passion project, comprising a single neutral oak barrique of organic Welschriesling aged for two years without topping up - “Tres Cuartos” refers to the barrel being one-quarter evaporated at the end of the twenty-four month élevage - and bottled without fining or filtration and just a dusting of So2. The result is amazing - salty, nutty, bright and alive, with resonant acidity and gripping tannins, while still preserving the fluid fruitiness and aromatics of the grape. An astounding, exciting, deeply satisfying wine. Stop in! 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 “The Essential June Jordan,” ed. Jan Heller Levi and Christopher Keller - available at Binnacle Books! “The Essential June Jordan honors the enduring legacy of a poet fiercely dedicated to building a better world. In this definitive volume, featuring an afterword by Pulitzer Prize-winner Jericho Brown, June Jordan’s generous body of poetry is distilled and curated to represent the very best of her works. Written over the span of several decades―from ‘Some Changes’ in 1971 to ‘Last Poems’ in 2001­―Jordan’s poems are at once of their era and tragically current, with subject matter including racist police brutality, violence against women, and the opportunity for global solidarity amongst people who are marginalized or outside of the norm. In these poems of great immediacy and radical kindness, humor and embodied candor, readers will (re)discover a voice that has inspired generations of contemporary poets to write their truths. June Jordan is a powerful voice of the time-honored movement for justice, a poet for the ages.” Binnacle is NOW *Open daily! Binnacle Books is a Sponsor, thank you! BRETT'S HARDWARE 18 West Main Street, Beacon It's that time of year again and Bretts has you covered! Patio heater season are here! And Bretts has plenty in stock! Who says you need to be inside to stay warm?! 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 Check out Allan in Luxe Optique's White Gold Corbusier Leisure Society Frame. Stunning, right?! ⁠We're excited to see more photos from Luxe's Fall/Winter photo shoot. We're obviously excited to see new arrivals too! Make an appt today... your glasses want an upgrade & you deserve it! PS *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 Go ahead. Live on the edge! This Menswear Plaid BF Shirt is available now! Works for him, her, they, anyone! That's why we love it. Saturday Store Hours 11-6pm *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 New session of Mommy and Me starts on 10/25! It's a five week session on Monday's from 10am - 10:30am and Fridays from 3:00pm - 3:30pm starting 10/29. $40 for the full session or $10 per class. Drop ins are welcome! Visit Yanarella Dance online.  Register for classes today!  Yanarella is a Sponsor, thank you! ANTALEK & MOORE INSURANCE AGENCY 340 Main Street, Beacon Antalek & Moore's doors are always open to assist with any insurance questions you may have! Stop in and find out more. Give Antalek & Moore a call today: 845-831-4300 and visit their website. Latest Announcements > Antalek & Moore is a Sponsor. Thank you!   TIN SHINGLE Ready to make your Instagram Story Highlight Circles pretty and on brand?! We can help! We will explore your branding, design the circles to match it, and can upload (or show you how to upload) them to your Instagram account! We recommend no more than 6* Find out more > Tin Shingle is a Sponsor. Thank you!                           KATIE JAMES, INC. 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. Other people text us their inventory on the go, while out making deliveries or servicing customers. Katie James, Inc. is a boutique design studio for one reason - and that is to be small enough to keep our eyes and thoughts on our clients in order to send them our big ideas, and make those big ideas happen. Find out more > Katie James Inc. is a sponsor. Thank you! 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. 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Is It Summer? :: Retail Therapy Guide 10/16/2021

It's Homecoming Weekend in Beacon. If you saw or heard a beautiful display of fireworks on Thursday night, those were part of the Homecoming vibes, and were launched after the Varsity Boys Soccer game on the new field behind the Beacon High School. Friday evening is the Football game and the weather is fine. So fine that people are driving with a little too much enthusiasm. An accident occurred on Route 52 on Thursday near the Corrections driveway and Old Glenham Road. So be careful! Don't pass on the left, and don't do any U-Turns. There are sometimes a U-Turn a minute on Main Street (we've timed it). We know *you* wouldn't do that, so tell your friends! PS: The weather is so unusual, thank goodness for the Beacon Green Coalition working hard to make and keep changes in Beacon. Check them out 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. Beacon Fairy Walk Day: Friday, October 15, 2021 - Sunday, October 17, 2021 Location: Pohill Park (at the start of Main Street, near the Welcome Center, at South Avenue and Wolcott Avenue) The Beacon Fairies will return to spread some magic in a reduced capacity the weekend of October 15th-17th, but they need your help! You will have the opportunity to come view some fairy houses created by local artists and the community at Polhill Park – at the beginning of Main St.! You are invited to create your own fairy house and trinkets and add it to the fairy village anytime on October 15th. Photo Credit: Erin Buckley Barton Orchards Boos & Booze Day: Saturday, October 15, 2021 Time: 5pm - 10pm Location: Barton Orchards, 63 Apple Tree Ln, Poughquag, NY Information >   New York State Sheep and Wool Festival Day: Saturday, October 16, 2021 - Sunday, October 17, 2021 Location: Dutchess County Fairgrounds The Northeast’s thriving sheep industry is showcased and celebrated each year in this famous festival that draws a multitude of visitors from across the country to the lovely village of Rhinebeck. Prepare for a slightly scaled-back, hybrid event this October. Vendors will be placed throughout the property, both in buildings and outside, leaving room for proper spacing and distancing.  Your day will include fiber artists and crafts galore, amazing sheep herding demonstrations, frisbee dogs, and a petting zoo. Information > Sloop Club's Pumpkin Festival Day: Sunday, October 17, 2021 Time: 12-5pm (Rain or Shine!) Location: Pete & Toshi Seeger Riverfront The Beacon Sloop Club presents its annual Pumpkin Festival in a happy return since the pandemic was declared. Vaccination proof will be required, and Beacon Sloop Club volunteers will be masked and vaccinated. Free admission. Look forward to pumpkin pie slices, pumpkins of several sizes for purchase, apple cider, free sails on the Woody Guthrie, free kids activities, and music on two solar powered stages. Pictured here are pumpkin delights from the food truck, Number SEVEN Sandwich Hub, who will be open at the event. Founded by folk singer and activist, Pete Seeger, The Beacon Sloop Club is a 501-c3 volunteer organization dedicated to the preservation, protection and restoration of the Hudson River and surrounding waterways through advocacy, education and celebration. As part of its mission, they provide free river access through free sails and sail training on the ferry sloop Woody Guthrie, a replica of the 18th and 19th century sloops that once plied the Hudson River. Information > 7 Retirement Principles Day: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Time: 6pm - 8pm Location: The Rooftop @The View 30 Beekman Street, Beacon, NY Beacon is lucky to have Lena Rizkallah, JD, CRPC to educate and empower about financial planning! This is a free investing seminar on 7 retirement principles including how life expectancy affects planning for retirement, Social Security strategies, health care costs, and saving & investing for retirement. Lena encourages questions and conversation. In past seminars, there was a lot of engagement and lively discussions. Bring your questions! Light snacks and refreshments provided Information > Sponsored Listing. Thank you Lena for your support! 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!   TWO WAY BREWING COMPANY 18 West Main St. Fall is off to a great start with Two Way's seasonal, Wanderer, now available in cans! Pop by for a 4-pack, or stay for pints, flights, and food. Something about a fresh Fall beer just hits different! Two Way does it right.  See beers on tap here > Check out Events at Two Way > PS: Trivia is on Thursdays! 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 Why cook this weekend when you can pick up Vegetarian Phat Thai drop from Eat Church at Marbled Meat Shop!? Looks like easy delicious lunch/dinner options to us! Fresh & beautiful. Eat Church is a favorite with gluten-free people. 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! Website > Eat Church is a Sponsor, thank you! BEACON BREAD COMPANY 193 Main St. Chicken Cutlet BLT on a fresh-from-the-oven brioche bun to elevate your sandwich experience! Pro tip: ask for a fried egg! BBC is open all week 8am - 5pm for all things brunchy, including a full menu, breads, espresso bar & MORE! PS: 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 You need to go checkout this new special from MOD! The Nutty Pig - pork patty, hazelnut spread, savory apple butter, jalapeño relish, grilled onions and cheddar. Yes it sounds a little Nutty but Chef Adam never disappoints with the creations! Take out, delivery, indoor/outdoor dining. Order online! 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 are great, but sometimes you need a salad! Tito Santana has your back & they are there for both!! Try their Chipotle Chicken Salad, with roasted, shredded chipotle chicken, tortillas, cojita & sweet crema- its a salad that reminds you of a taco! 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 When you can't just choose one, you choose two! The Brioche French Toast with peach, blueberry & maple compote topped with vanilla cream and the egg sandwich - Two Eggs, Cheddar on Challah Roll w/ Choice of Bacon or Roasted Tomatoes. PS: Homespun even has a Beer Store & Beer Subscription online! See more here > PPS: Gift Cards are available in-store at Homespun!  PPPS: 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 The new menu boards from Miz Hatties BBQ are looking good inside of the HV Food Hall (next door to Subway). Pulled pork. Mac n Cheese. Beef. Chicken. Fish. Desserts. Soda. Sparkling water. Go see them! The food is AMAZING! Open Mondays and every day (except Tuesdays). Order ahead online!  Sign design by Katie James, Inc.  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! 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 You don't have to just eat tacos on Tuesday... we swear they're just as delicious on a Friday! Especially from Baja. Fresh ingredients, amazing appetizers and drinks, plus really good desserts. Treat yourself! 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. We know what you need this weekend... FALAFEL BURGERS from Ziatun! It's a housemade falafel patty loaded with tahini, lettuce, tomato & pickled turnips on a Beacon Bread Company vegan brioche bun! AND it's served with za’atar fries! Open all weekend for you to try this goodness. PS: Fall Season = Soup Season & Ziatun has you covered with delicious soups! Menu >  Order Online >  Ziatun is a Sponsor, thank you!   DIRTY BACCHUS 380 Main Street, Beacon Frédéric Simon & Catherine Bélanger / Pinard et Filles / Frangine Québec White 2020 / 100% Le Crescent / Québec, Canada from Dirty Bacchus! Anyone who knows Steve or is familiar with Dirty Bacchus knows how much he loves the wines - the very idea - of Frédéric Simon & Catherine Bélanger and their Quixotic winemaking adventure in frigid Québec. Fermented naturally and spending three months on the skins, the organic Le Crescent (a hybrid grape introduced to the agricultural industry in 2002 that is also used by La Garagista, Jason Herr, and many others) is gently pressed, aged in neutral barriques and bottled without fining or filtration and with a light dusting of So2. "The result is a mouth-filling, energetic cornucopia with prominent, fresh flavors of apricot, mango and peach, stony minerality and strong but purposeful acidity that wraps the whole thing up like a perfect plot, punctuated by active but very gentle tannins." Stop in! Try something new this weekend! 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 Vanessa Veselka, “The Great Offshore Grounds” available at Binnacle Books. *Longlisted for the National Book Award!* “Awildly original, cross-country novel that subverts a long tradition of family narratives and casts new light on the mythologies—national, individual, and collective—that drive and define us. On the day of their estranged father’s wedding, half sisters Cheyenne and Livy set off to claim their inheritance. It’s been years since the two have seen each other. Cheyenne is newly back in Seattle, crashing with Livy after a failed marriage and a series of personal and professional dead ends. Livy works refinishing boats, her resentment against her freeloading sister growing as she tamps down dreams of fishing off the coast of Alaska. But the promise of a shot at financial security brings the two together to claim what’s theirs. Except, instead of money, what their father gives them is information—a name—which forces them to come to grips with a long-held family secret. In the face of their new reality, the sisters and their adopted brother each set out on journeys that will test their faith in one another, as well as their definitions of freedom. Moving from Seattle’s underground to the docks of the Far North, from the hideaways of the southern swamps to the storied reaches of the Great Offshore Grounds, Vanessa Veselka spins a tale with boundless verve, linguistic vitality, and undeniable tenderness.” Binnacle is NOW *Open daily! Binnacle Books is a Sponsor, thank you! BRETT'S HARDWARE 18 West Main Street, Beacon We've been hinting at home upgrades for a little while now & wondering if you started or not?! We weren't kidding when we said Bretts has everything you need. Not just paint... but new toilet seats! Seems like a good idea to change these every once in a while. PS: The cold is coming! Get your winter mats & supplies! 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 Arrivals from Luxe Optique makes us feel like a little kid in a candy store! They're always SO GOOD. Stop in this weekend and shop their Emmanuelle Khanh Collection! You won’t want to miss this! New Sunglasses, New Glasses, New Chains PS *NEW HOURS Monday 10 AM - 5 PM Tuesday - Saturday 10 AM - 6 PM Closed on Sundays! Shop Online > Luxe Optique is a Sponsor, thank you! LA MÉRE CLOTHING AND GOODS 470 Main Street, Beacon Endless Fall vibes from La Mere are we are here for it! We are in love with every single one of these styles! Hard to choose one... so maybe need all? What do you think? It's the weekend - treat yo'self. Saturday Store Hours 11-6pm *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 Unlike many other studios, Yanarella Dance 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 Dance 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. Sign up for a class or 2 or 3 today! Kids classes, teen classes, and adult classes. Visit Yanarella Dance online.  Register for classes today!  Yanarella is a Sponsor, thank you! ANTALEK & MOORE INSURANCE AGENCY 340 Main Street, Beacon In life, you may face some losses that go beyond what your typical policy may cover. Avoid paying out of pocket and make sure your coverage is airtight with an umbrella insurance policy from Antalek & Moore. More Information > 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. Pairing great writing, content and design for an experience that means something to people. From the reporting and design team that produces A Little Beacon Blog, a local online newspaper covering Beacon, NY, as well as the media training team that is behind Tin Shingle, an education and empowerment zone for small businesses, Katie James, Inc. is the uniquely positioned design studio that knows how to align with businesses and artists of all kinds with different needs, to get them the online tools they need to keep selling to their customers and clients. Find out more > Katie James Inc. is a sponsor. Thank you! 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: Sous-Chef Position At Homespun Foods Details > HIRING: Part-Time Production Assistant At SallyeAnder Details > HIRING: Brett's Hardware in New Windsor 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. CAMPING Malouf's Mountain CHILDBIRTH  >  CLASSES Juniper Birth CHILDBIRTH  >  DOULA Juniper Birth EDUCATION > MUSIC Maple Street Studio (guitar!) EDUCATION > TUTORING Heads Up Learning HEALTH & WELLNESS > MASSAGE Focus On Massage Therapy HOME IMPROVEMENT > INTERIOR DESIGN Jacklyn Faust Interiors HOME IMPROVEMENT > LAWN SERVICES Blue Green Lawns INSURANCE > BUSINESS, HEALTH, LIFE, HOME Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency REAL ESTATE > HOUSE INSPECTIONS Rizzi Home Inspection Services, Inc. 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Second Saturday! :: Retail Therapy Guide 10/8/2021

Cuddly weather is getting closer! The mornings are misty and the evenings are cool, while the afternoons still tease us with the balmy 72 degrees for a bit longer. The darker mornings and evenings mean one thing: reading under a blanket just got easier. Ever at your service, ALBB's author of our Writerly Happenings series, Phoebe Zinman, has collected many places you can find literary inspirations in the Hudson Valley this October. As New York City and now LA require proof of vaccination at restaurants, bars and gyms, some Beacon restaurants are voluntarily wanting proof of vaccination. The Roundhouse announced their proof policy last week for people dining. Shortly after announcing their pausing, Quinn's has announced that they are indeed reopening with live performances, but with a few differences this time: there will be a required cash admission price (versus the donation-based method used prior) and a proof of vaccination with masks. Restaurants in Beacon have been adjusting their safety policies since the beginning, with the most recent shift being losing their outdoor dining parklets early in the Fall season. A reminder to happy customers: restaurants often get hammered by bad online reviews for a variety of reasons. If you love an establishment, go ahead and leave a review. While most detest Yelp, it still holds weight in the media and with some readers. During coffee or tea one morning, do the rounds for someone on Google, Yelp, FB, and others to offset any grumpycats. Wishing you a thoughtful Indigenous People's Weekend. Here is what is happening in the City of Niagra Falls. Find good reading recommendations for Native Americans in the Hudson Valley at Binnacle Books. These Second Saturday Highlights are made possible by the sponsorship of No. 3 Reading Room & Photo Book Works. (top) Mariam Aziza Stephan at No. 3 Reading Room & Photo Book Works 469 Main Street, Beacon, NY 12508 On view are four works-on-paper selected from the larger body of this work from Mariam Aziza Stephan. The originals are small, intimate 6 x 18″ India ink drawings on paper that has been cut open and reassembled with additions and deletions, like the sacrifice zones they represent. Details > (bottom left) Teron Wright & Flu Season at Twins Barbershop 349 Main Street, Beacon, NY 12508 Teron Wright returns with his friend, Flu Season, for more mixed media work from the two Beacon natives. Teron's art is centered around portraits with an abstract twist or feel. Teron likes to recreate all kinds of portraits or famous events that contain a message or powerful statement. The colors used represent the message or mood of the subject he's creating; the colors give the painting an abstract vibe. Flu Season's pieces consist of dark comedy, iconic cartoon characters/celebrities, politics, current events and such. His mediums are copic markers, inks, colored pencils, acrylic, oil on paper or canvas. Details > (bottom right) Fruma Shrensel at The Lofts at Beacon 18 Front Street, Beacon, NY 12508 Fruma Shrensel's work examines our human selves as they exists in a world of form. Fruma says: "Our Being is an indefinable essence that expresses itself in countless ways. These works offer visual interpretations of only a few parts of Being. There are so many more. Come and share. What does Being mean to you?" Details > 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.   Field + Supply Fall MRKT Days: Friday, October 8, 2021, Saturday, October 9, 2021, & Sunday, October 10, 2021 Time: 10am - 6pm Location: Hutton Brickyards, Kingston NY From October 8th - 10th, the bi-annual fair will make its highly anticipated return to the Hudson Valley for the first time post-pandemic. Hosted on the scenic grounds of Hutton Brickyards in Kingston, NY, Field + Supply convenes over 175 makers across a range of disciplines to present shoppers with a thoughtfully curated selection of handcrafted, one-of-a-kind goods. Paired with live music, food and beverage vendors, and live demonstrations from select makers, the weekend is a celebratory event not to be missed. Tickets are required for entry at a starting price of $15.00, and guests are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance as a limited number will be available for purchase on-site. Information > Market Day Crafts Fair at the Van Wyck Homestead Museum Day: Saturday, October 9, 2021 (Rain Date: Sunday, October 10, 2021) Time: 10am - 5pm Location: 504 Route 9, Fishkill NY 12524 Celebrate local craftspeople as they offer their masterfully hand-crafted wares on the grounds of the Historic Van Wyck Homestead Museum. Crafters will arouse your senses with colorful pottery, soft knit items, stunning stained-glass gifts and aromatic skin care products and more. The Fishkill Historical Society will provide a concession of culinary delights like made-to-order Dutch apple fritters, soups, chili, hot dogs and wonderful baked goods. Enjoy a tour of the museum during your visit and hear about how craftspeople of the past kept Fishkill humming while it served as a supply depot in the Revolutionary War. Harvest Festival at The Barns Art Center Days: Saturday, October 9, 2021 & Sunday, October 10, 2021 Time: Screening Times 11am - 3pm, A Groundbreaking Ceremony for Futerfarmers will be held from 3pm - 6pm Location: The Barns Art Center, 736 South Drive, Hopewell Junction, NY Celebrate both the premiere of three-screen, immersive film experience, paying homage to the stewards of the Hudson Valley, LOST ARTS, as well as the groundbuilding/breaking ceremony of a large-scale public installation with world-renowned artist collective Futurefarmers. Hudson Valley Day of Art with Women of Culture Day: Saturday, October 9, 2021 Time: 10am - 7pm Location: Ann Street Studios Join art-based networking community Women of Culture for a full day trip to the beautiful Hudson Valley, featuring artist studio visits & a private guided tour at Dia: Beacon, on Saturday, October 9th. Fall is one of the most beautiful times of year in the Hudson Valley, and our Art-full day trip combines the natural beauty of the area with two special art experiences. Some attendees will be traveling together from NYC but Hudson Valley locals are also encouraged to join for the non-transportation option (those not traveling to the area in the rental car will also need to provide their own transport in between Newburgh and Beacon). We will start our day by visiting the studios of three female artists (Theresa Gooby, Kirsten Kucek & Jackie Skrzynski) located in Newburgh, just across the Hudson from Beacon, NY. We will have the chance to learn about each artist’s process and inspirations, seeing works in progress as we go. We will then have a delicious lunch at Ms. Fairfax in Newburgh, followed by a private guided tour of Dia: Beacon. Take time to explore the galleries on your own after the tour, or take a walk along the Riverfront Trail. 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!   TWO WAY BREWING COMPANY 18 West Main St. Grab a pint and some dinner from Two Way! What better way to spend a fall weekend?! Not sure what you're in the mood for? Try a flight at their full service taproom! Two Way brews all of their beers at our in house brewery located right next to the taproom. They are also location for pool, darts, foosball, and private events! See beers on tap here > PS: Trivia is on Thursdays! 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 BANH HOI. Rice noodle bundles w/ herb salad, pickled veg, and Nuoc Cham & Grilled beef from Eat Church! Visit their website for Weekly Menu/Specials! Find Eat Church: Thur-Sun 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! Website > Eat Church is a Sponsor, thank you! BEACON BREAD COMPANY 193 Main St. There really is nothing quite like fresh sourdough toast smothered in butter & BBC's house blueberry compote to start off the weekend! Especially when it is all fresh & made in house! Drooooooling. 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 MOD uses only the finest ingredients including local food purveyors such as beef from the Hudson Valley, cheese from NY state and produce from local farmers – together with their family micro farm in Hyde Park. Their full-service bar features a large selection of NY craft beer, locally produced wine and house-crafted cocktails. 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. Stop in! You will NOT regret! 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. Taco's are better with cocktails! Tito Santana is now featuring QNSY CANNED COCKTAILS!! They sold out of the Lovely Rita (can you guess why??) but more will be in this weekend! These are real cocktails made with real ingredients by real people in Queens and they look SO GOOD! Enjoy a refreshing Mojito or Cosmo with their delicious tacos (that are only $3 on Tuesdays!) 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 Have you tried Farm Kits from Common Ground Farm available at Homespun yet?! Common Ground is a non-profit organization with a mission to serve our community as a model for food justice and education for people of all ages and incomes. Each week, for the remainder of the growing season, Homespun Foods will offer a 'Farm Kit' full of local, seasonal produce grown right here in Beacon. Each week will be a little different, and this is a wonderful way to truly eat with the seasons. Local organic produce, harvested fresh and ready for pick up each Friday at Homespun Foods. Farm Kits > PS: Homespun even has a Beer Store & Beer Subscription online! See more here > PPS: Gift Cards are available in-store at Homespun!  PPPS: 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 Shmuck's Sweet Stuff chocolate chip cookies loaded with chocolate and baked fresh, these cookies are waiting to be filled with for your favorite flavor ice-cream Which ice-cream are you choosing?! 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! 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 Head on down to Baja and try these delicious fajitas! They won’t disappoint! Try the Chicken, Steak, Shrimp, or Tex Mex!!! So many options! 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. Rice bowls loaded with grilled vegetables for your weekend plans! Stop by this weekend for all the deliciousness packed into one plant-based dish. From falafel to kebabs, there are so many options to enjoy a rice bowl your favorite way  PS: Fall Season = Soup Season & Ziatun has you covered with delicious soups! Menu >  Order Online >  Ziatun is a Sponsor, thank you!   DIRTY BACCHUS 380 Main Street, Beacon Eve’s Cidery / Sparkling Perry 2020 Matt Moser-Miller, a former intern at Eve’s Cidery, foraged wild pears throughout the 2020 growing season in the Finger Lakes region for his former employer. This perry is made entirely of those wild foraged pears, which were wild yeast fermented and aged in both stainless and neutral oak, then tiraged to induce a secondary fermentation in bottle. Steve shares "the result is stunning, smelling of lilacs and beach grass and birch beer and stone, tasting of blanched almonds and unripe peaches. The mousse is full and luscious, giving body, while soft tannins and fully integrated acidity offer shape and a pleasing, flavorful finish that lingers. Good stuff!" 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 Binnacle is open DAILY! A wonderful place to buy & sell your books! The bookstore is a collaborative endeavor by four partners, who have collectively been writers, editors, musicians, producers, organizers, teachers, filmmakers, and booksellers. If you love books, they welcome you. If you don't, they'll do their best to convince you otherwise. Donate to the Beacon Prison Books Project postage and shipping fund.🏼 www.paypal.com/paypalme/prisonbooksproject Binnacle is NOW *Open daily! Binnacle Books is a Sponsor, thank you! BRETT'S HARDWARE 18 West Main Street, Beacon Have you decided on how you're going to update your home/give it a refresh? Bretts has what you need! Don't forget to stop in for seasonal decor! PS: The cold is coming! Get your winter mats & supplies! 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 What better way to make a statement with your eyewear than to have your frame literally POP right off your face. Luxe Optique does it again! Stop in! These are insanely perfect! PS *NEW HOURS Monday 10 AM - 5 PM Tuesday - Saturday 10 AM - 6 PM Closed on Sundays! Shop Online > Luxe Optique is a Sponsor, thank you! LA MÉRE CLOTHING AND GOODS 470 Main Street, Beacon Fall arrivals are flying out the door at La Mere! New arrivals do not last long! Give your closet an upgrade... We're stopping in this weekend! You?! Saturday Store Hours 11-6pm *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 More dance costume photos from Yanarella! Really into these dark navy vibes! Join in on the fun & find a Fall class that best suits you! OR step out of your comfort zone and try something new.  Yanarella performs and participates at various functions in Beacon and the surrounding areas throughout the year. Celebrate 4 years of excellence with them! Visit Yanarella Dance online.  Register for classes today!  Yanarella is a Sponsor, thank you! ANTALEK & MOORE INSURANCE AGENCY 340 Main Street, Beacon With a combined 45 years experience, Antalek & Moore's agents take the time to get to know your family and what makes your life special. Let them provide you with peace of mind knowing that everything you love is protected by selecting the right personal insurance coverage for you! Give Antalek & Moore a call today: 845-831-4300 and visit their website. Latest Announcements > Antalek & Moore is a Sponsor. Thank you!   TIN SHINGLE Connecting is one of the most important ways of learning, growing and succeeding as you seek exposure in social, digital and print media. 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It's October 1st! :: Retail Therapy Guide 10/1/2021

Vibes on the street say that October 1, 2021 was pretty spectacular! There is LOTS going on. All sorts of things. Scroll slowly so you don't miss it. Saturdays for some are traditionally Sports Saturdays. There's a morning rush of some parents headed to different mini-games. Two weeks ago, a tragedy happened at Arlington High School during a Friday Night Lights kind of evening. Parents were talking about it in folding chairs the next day during a Beacon Bears game, and other games throughout our community. A 16 year old, Quraan Smith, was stabbed at a football game at 9pm and was forever lost from his family and this region. Last week, he was remembered during a vigil at Waryas Park in Poughkeepsie for the "beautiful energy" he brought to people. Read more about him and the community response here.                                         While it's not Second Saturday, we are using this logo to represent the Art section and the artist who sponsored it for their exhibit! "Parts of Being" Sculpture and Painting by Fruma Shrensel Day: Sunday, October 3, 2021 Time: Opening Reception 1:00pm - 3:00pm Location: The Gallery @ The Lofts at Beacon, 18 Front St, Beacon, NY (845) 831-7867 Our Human self exists in a world of form. Our Being is an indefinable essence that expresses itself in countless ways. These works offer visual interpretations of only a few parts of Being. There are so many more. Come and share. What does Being mean to you? 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.   March In Beacon For Reproductive Rights For Women and Trans Men Day: October 2, 2021 Time: 5pm Location: Memorial Park, Beacon, NY Organizer: Chickens With Attitude aka Savage (formerly Beacon Hood Chicken) In response to the new legislation in Texas that encourages citizens to be bounty hunters against women and trans men and those who support them to make the choice to not complete a pregnancy. Information >   1980 Beacon High School Graduates 40th Reunion Day: October 1 - October 3, 2021 Time: 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm Location: Beacon, NY Social Distancing Specifications: All NY State and City of Beacon guidelines The Beacon High School Class of 1980 is having their 40 year reunion Oct 1-3. Please contact Pat Blanchfield at pblanch62@gmail.com or Nicole McKenzie Mayo at nicmayo@aol.com or visit our Facebook page-BHS Class of ’80 40th Reunion if interested. Information > Stony Kill Foundation Harvest Fest Day: Saturday, October 2, 2021 (Rain date: October 3) Time: 11am - 3pm Location: Stony Kill Foundation, 79 Farmstead Lane, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 Black History in the Hudson Valley Day: Saturday, October 2, 2021 Time: 9am - 6:30pm Location: In-person at SUNY Ulster in Stone Ridge, NY and virtual via Zoom Information > Beacon CD & Record Fest Day: October 2, 2021 Time: 9am - 5pm Location: Beacon VFW, 413 Main St, Beacon, NY Information > Hudson Valley Garlic Festival Days: Saturday, October 2, 2021 & Sunday, October 3, 2021 (Rain or shine!) Time: 10am-5pm Location: Cantine Field, Washington Ave Extension, Saugerties, NY Delve into an array of garlic and garlic-flavored foods, including garlic ice cream. Live entertainment, cooking demonstrations, garlic growing demos and more. Admission: $10; kids 12 and under: free. Information > Market Day Crafts Fair at the Van Wyck Homestead Museum Day: Saturday, October 9, 2021 (Rain Date: Sunday, October 10, 2021) Time: 10am - 5pm Location: 504 Route 9, Fishkill NY 12524 Celebrate local craftspeople as they offer their masterfully hand-crafted wares on the grounds of the Historic Van Wyck Homestead Museum. Crafters will arouse your senses with colorful pottery, soft knit items, stunning stained-glass gifts and aromatic skin care products and more. The Fishkill Historical Society will provide a concession of culinary delights like made-to-order Dutch apple fritters, soups, chili, hot dogs and wonderful baked goods. Enjoy a tour of the museum during your visit and hear about how craftspeople of the past kept Fishkill humming while it served as a supply depot in the Revolutionary War. Open Mic Night “Lit Lit” at Homespun Foods Day: Thursday, October 7, 2021 (happens on the first Thursday of every month!) Time: 7pm - 9pm Location: Garden of Homespun at 232 Main Street, Beacon NY 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!   TWO WAY BREWING COMPANY 18 West Main St. It's going to be a beautiful day weekend to head on over to Two Way! Drop by for a pint, a flight, or some beer to go at their full service taproom open Thursday to Sunday. Two Way brews all of their beers at our in house brewery located right next to the taproom. They are also pen for pool, darts, foosball, and private events! See beers on tap here > PS: Trivia is on Thursdays! 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 We love us some fried chicken! Especially Kai Thawt Thai fried chicken from Eat Church! 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. You can count on BBC to satisfy your fall beverage needs! Be sure to follow them & see what they're featuring! Last weekend, they featured a Hot Caramel Apple Cider made with Fishkill Farms cider & their house caramel. A cozy warm classic to kick-start your season & it tastes just like a caramel apple! Make sure to stop by. So many delicious options! 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 Have you tired out the new grilled chicken special from MOD yet? It’s featuring a house made tomatillo salsa, salted radish, pickled onions and goat cheese. Looks delish! We're gonna try it. You?! PS: MOD has the best specials... we always RUN for them (never walk) because they never disappoint! Stop in. 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. Let's taco about why Tito Santanas tacos are So delish! Well, to start, their recipes are authentic! The ingredients are always fresh. And they burst with flavor! Join them in the dining room for $3 tacos ALL DAY on Tuesday's or order online for easy pick up & delivery. 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 Enjoy a dinner in Homespuns beautiful patio garden. The vibes are so cozy & the all day menu has something for everyone! PS: Homespun even has a Beer Store & Beer Subscription online! See more here > PPS: Gift Cards are available in-store at Homespun!  PPPS: 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 Who's hungry?!?! El Nica Spot located inside of the HV Food Hall has you covered! Save yourself the stress of cooking and try out delicious latin taquitos. 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 Tis the season for apple cinnamon margaritas from Baja! We are so excited to head on over & try out one of these! We're assuming that this would pair well with almost anything on the menu! 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. Being out on the patio with a warm plate of Mujadara (cooked lentils & rice ) topped with chicken kebabs is everything during a beautiful autumn day!! PS: Fall Season = Soup Season & Ziatun has you covered! Stop by to enjoy a variety of unique and flavorful options like a plant-based Addas soup with creamy red lentil goodness, parsley, sumac, zayt & crispy onions makes it a hit all year round!  Menu >  Order Online >  Ziatun is a Sponsor, thank you!   DIRTY BACCHUS 380 Main Street, Beacon “We either glean our apples from derelict orchards in West Sonoma County or work with local farmers who steward the old orchards of bygone California” - planted by historical characters like Luther Burbank, Felix Gillet, Albert Etter and others - “for the specific climate of Northern California.” The man who wrote that is Aaron Brown, the cider maker at Bardos Cider. These are ciders for Situationists, you might say, as they directly satisfy an authentic desire for natural quench! And while we all have to wait for the arrival of the three ciders Steve tasted, he does have some of the 2019 vintage of the ‘Mestizo Green Label’ remaining in stock. Stop in! 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 Binnacle specializes in used and new literature, poetry, literary nonfiction, political history, art, drama, philosophy, graphic novels, and children's books. Is there a particular title you're interested in? Let them know. If they don't have it, they'd be happy to order it for you. They're also always looking to acquire used books in excellent condition, especially in their core categories. Buy & sell your books at Binnacle! Donate to the Beacon Prison Books Project postage and shipping fund.🏼 www.paypal.com/paypalme/prisonbooksproject Binnacle is NOW *Open daily! Binnacle Books is a Sponsor, thank you! BRETT'S HARDWARE 18 West Main Street, Beacon Plumbing supplies, from Bretts Hardware! Last month was crazy with plumbing problems, Ida-aside! It may be time to repair some things in your home before it gets too cold. Stop in for hardware supplies & seasonal decor! PS: The cold is coming! Get your winter mats & supplies! 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 This Dorian Gray Leisure Society frame from Luxe is handcrafted out of 100% pure titanium and ion-plated in 24k gold with the intention of becoming a family heirloom! GO on in and check out Luxe's new Leisure Society frame selection. New season = new eyewear! Are we right? PS *NEW HOURS Monday 10 AM - 5 PM Tuesday - Saturday 10 AM - 6 PM Closed on Sundays! Shop Online > Luxe Optique is a Sponsor, thank you! LA MÉRE CLOTHING AND GOODS 470 Main Street, Beacon Our favorite part about Fall? Flannels, of course, but now? The Convertible Plaid Shacket that is available now from La Mere! *Best part (yes, there's more), La Mere's Style Hack: "You can remove the hood and style as a shirt." 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 We always LOVE seeing the costumes from Yanarella. This could be you and a friend! Sign up for fall classes today. Yanarella Dance looks to uplift and inspire by promoting self-expression through the art of dance. Check out the many different offerings/class descriptions to find what is best for you. Yanarella performs and participates at various functions in Beacon and the surrounding areas throughout the year. Visit Yanarella Dance online.  Register for classes today!  Yanarella is a Sponsor, thank you! ANTALEK & MOORE INSURANCE AGENCY 340 Main Street, Beacon Have you stopped into the Antalek & Moore office?! A full-service insurance and risk-management agency based in Beacon, New York (right on Main St.) offering commercial and personal insurance solutions. Reach out today! 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. You need help when you need it and sometimes you may not want to commit fully - that's why Katie James, Inc. offers a Pay As You Go option! We understand that flexibility is key for a small business, and we created this plan for it. You can send us your Honey-do List Of Things To Do, and we’ll get started on it. Find out more > Katie James Inc. is a sponsor. Thank you! HIRING: Social Media Lead At The Hyacinth Group Details > HIRING: Daycare Teacher & Assistant Wanted At Care 4 Me, Inc. 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Spooky Hudson River Boat Tours On The "Solaris" From The Maritime Museum Throughout October

Hudson River Maritime Museum, located in Kingston on the Rondout Creek, is offering boat tours to hear local tales of legends and lore aboard Solaris on Friday and Saturday evenings throughout October. Passengers will explore the Hudson River and Rondout Creek by spooky searchlight and listen to legends and lore of the Hudson River from the pages of Washington Irving or straight from newspaper headlines of centuries past.

Guides will share stories including the tale of the serpent of the Hudson River, the terrible crime of William Salisbury, and Rondout's barge graveyard. Tickets range from $20-$25 and all proceeds support the museum’s educational programs. 

Solaris Is A 100% Solar-Powered Boat

Solaris is the museum's 100% solar-powered tour boat and floating classroom. The boat was built on campus at the Wooden Boat School and is the only solar-powered boat in operation on the Hudson River. This quiet vessel does not require any fossil fuels to operate. The lantern cruises are part of over a dozen themed tours happening this season, including visits to local shipwrecks, Indigenous history events, and trips to the Rondout Lighthouse. 

All boat tickets include general admission to the museum, open Thursday-Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm. This event is one of over a dozen themed boat tours happening on the Rondout Creek and Hudson River this season. Find details and a calendar at www.solarboattours.org or call 845-338-0071. 

About The Hudson River Maritime Museum

The Hudson River Maritime Museum is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the maritime history of the Hudson River, its tributaries, and related industries. In addition to extensive collections documenting maritime transportation, industry, recreation, and natural science, the museum offers classes and programs at its Wooden Boat School, Sailing and Rowing School, and aboard Solaris, the 100% solar-powered tour boat and floating classroom. The museum is located along the historic Rondout waterfront in downtown Kingston. Visit www.hrmm.org for more information.

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. The most recent branding project includes a redesign for the ALBB's sister podcast, “Wait, What Is That?” As the hosts grew into their voices, a new design emerged. Katie James Inc. is a sponsor. Thank you! 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: Sous-Chef Position At Homespun Foods Details > HIRING: Part-Time Production Assistant At SallyeAnder Details > HIRING: Brett's Hardware in New Windsor Details > HIRING: Meyers Olde Dutch Details > List your job in ALBB's Job Listings > BUSINESSES IN THE BUSINESS DIRECTORY BRANDING  >  MARKETING & PR Samantha Cuello Consulting Tin Shingle Katie James, Inc. CAMPING Malouf's Mountain CHILDBIRTH  >  CLASSES Juniper Birth CHILDBIRTH  >  DOULA Juniper Birth EDUCATION > MUSIC Maple Street Studio (guitar!) 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Music :: Beer :: Chai :: Pumpkins :: Retail Therapy Guide 9/18/2021

Hello and good Yom Kippur (Thursday) to those who practice! G'mar Chatima Tovah. Yom Kippur is the most solemn religious fast of the Jewish year, the last of the 10 days of penitence (showing repentance) that begins with Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year). We asked a local reader and columnist, Bruce Apar (TapInto and River Journal), about what Yom Kippur means to him: "Yom Kippur is a very solemn holy day for the Jewish faith, but it is the only day on which we fast. What’s little known outside the faith is that the Sabbath (Saturday) is considered the most holy day," he said. "In Hebrew (and in theory), to great someone for Yom Kippur, it’s G’mar Chatima Tova, which means “may you be sealed for good” because the belief is that our fate for the coming year is written on Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) and sealed on Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement, where we ask to be absolved of our sins from the past year). In practice, on Yom Kippur, most Jews tend to greet each other saying, “Easy fast” and “Have a sweet year.” With Sukkot right around the corner, most visibly celebrated in Beacon by the Beacon Hebrew Alliance at Pohill Park on Main Street and Wolcott, the setup in that park will not happen again this year as they wish to respect safety measures during the pandemic, and are instead having something different, a little bit like blind dating. Today (Saturday) is the 100th celebration of Slaterpalooza, the music event fundraiser for the Slater Chemical Fire Company, the firehouse in Glenham. Learn all about it here. Meanwhile, Quinn's, the jazz music venue featuring Japanese comfort food, has announced their temporary closure starting last week. Read all about that 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. J.J. and Chris Grabenstein Outside Day: Saturday, September 18, 2021 Time: 2pm Location: 472 NY-403, Garrison, NY 10524 Rockstar authors J.J. and Chris Grabenstein join us outside at Desmond-Fish Public Library for the paperback launch of SHINE featuring a talk and a book signing. Best for kids ages 8-12! This event is free but you must reserve your spot via the link provided. Books are available for sale in store starting September 14th and will be available at the event as well. Information > Hudson River Craft Beer Festival Day: Saturday, September 18, 2021 Time: 1:30-5:30pm (12:30 VIP) Location: 2 Red Flynn Dr, Beacon, NY 12508 (Beacon Metro North train station) Wine isn’t the only thing the Hudson Valley is known for! The 8th annual Hudson River Craft Beer Festival returns to Beacon this September. Follow the river to Riverfront Park to sample over 180 craft beers from over 90 of America’s best craft breweries while enjoying live music, local vendors and delicious food. There will be VIP and general admission sampling sessions available so you can sip the day away while enjoying the scenic Hudson River views. Information > Slaterpalooza ‘21 Day: Saturday, September 18, 2021 Time: Doors open at 1pm. Entertainment from 2:30pm - 9:30pm Location: 76 Old Glenham Rd, Glenham NY 12527 A full day of fun & music! Bring your kids, lawn chairs and dancing’ shoes. Food truck, raffles, 50/50. Coolers are permitted - with a designated driver. No pets allowed. Suggested minimum donation of $10 per adult ($5 with current Hospital ID, Free for Active Military). All proceeds go to Slater Chemical volunteer fire company and local first responders in need. The 9th Annual Catoberfest Day: Thursday, September 23, 2021 Time: 6pm - 9pm Location: Hudson Valley Brewery, 7 E Main Street, Beacon, NY 12508 The 9th Annual Catoberfest will take place on Thursday, Sept 23. 2021 at the Hudson Valley Brewery (7 E Main Street, Beacon, NY 12508) from 6 to 9 pm. Come enjoy the fall feline celebration of foods, refreshments, and music to help support Mid Hudson Animal Aid (MHAA), a no-kill, free-range cat sanctuary in Beacon, NY. The Hudson Valley Brewery will be serving its great selection of crafted beers and beverages and Groundlingnation Pizza will be serving up its menu of tasty specialty pizzas. Both the Hudson Valley Brewery and Groundlingnation Pizza, will be providing a donation for each beer or pizza sold during Catoberfest. Musical guests will include the Judith Tulloch Band. the Black Coffee Blues Ensemble, and Mark Westin. Furry friends, Millie the Therapy Cat and The Mayor will be onsite for a pet meet and greet. There will also be raffle prizes and Catoberfest merchandise for sale. Proceeds from Catoberfest will benefit Mid Hudson Animal Aid (MHAA). Admission to Catoberfest is FREE! Catoberfest will held outside providing a social distancing friendly space. Please visit their website for latest updates for COVID restrictions. 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!   TWO WAY BREWING COMPANY 18 West Main St. Our favorite part about the fall? Fall BEERS from Two Way Brewing! Wanderer is an Oktoberfest lager, that features a medium body with delicate flavors of toasted malts followed by a classic, clean lager finish.  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 - 9:00pm Friday 4:00pm - 10:00pm Saturday 12:00pm - 9:00pm Sunday 1:00pm - 8:00pm Two Way Brewing Company is a Sponsor, thank you!   EAT CHURCH 3091 U.S. 9, Cold Spring, NY Pork, coconut, tamarind, egg drop curry w/wheat noods - “Mee Katee”. We don't know about you guys, but we want to try this ASAP! 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. Beacon Bread Company not only makes fresh bread & pastries daily but they also make their masala chai recipe fresh with the best aromatic spices found right in the bakery! And, our favorite part about BBC, breakfast is served all day! Who wouldn't want the ultimate bagel sandwich for dinner? Open 8am - 5pm every day except Wednesday. PS 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 t Menu >  Order Pick Up or Delivery >  Beacon Bread Company is a Sponsor, thank you! MEYERS OLDE DUTCH 184 Main Street, Beacon, NY Who's ready for some delicious burgers this weekend?! When they look this good, how could you not be?! PS we heard there may be some Sunday night football specials coming your way… keep an eye out! 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. Whatever the question, burritos are always the answer! Options including the Basic Burrito, Vegan Burrito Press, Kale & Sweet Potato, Strawberry Chipotle & Pork, and Falafel Press. Can't forget about the add-ons! Roasted chicken, pulled pork, chorizo, tofu, peppers & onions, guacamole, avocado, catfish, grilled steak, smoked brisket, tilapia, and shrimp! 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 From an offsite catering event! Crostini with Grilled Peaches, Delice de Bourgogne Triple Crème Cheese, and Candied Pistachio - YUM! Let Homespun cater your next event! Email info@homespunfoods.com, or simply call us the restaurant at 845.831.5096 during business hours. 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 Pasture-raised Chicken MoMo- Handcrafted, locally sourced thoughtfully sourced from Momo Valley located inside of the HV Food Hall. Head on in and try 'em out! 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 Baja 328 has so many delicious options and is always offering specials! Check out the many starters, tacos, main plates, quesadillas, and sides. They also have a kid's menu! Don't feel like cooking? Treat yourself & order delicious take-out from 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. It’s true! Ziatun’s Instagram was compromised, and they had to get a new one Follow *this* account to stay connected to Ziatun @ziatun.beacon. Sadly, Ziatun is not the only business in Beacon this has happened to. Instagram and FB are notoriously unhelpful at recovering accounts :(…. Thank you for supporting our business friends!  Menu >  Order Online >  Ziatun is a Sponsor, thank you!   DIRTY BACCHUS 380 Main Street, Beacon Gregoire & Judicaëlle Perron / La Combe aux Reves / La grenadine c'est (pas que) pour les gamines / VDF 2020 - Unfined, unfiltered, no added So2, organically/biodynamically farmed fruit, 50% Gamay, 25% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay, lightly effervescent, fulsomely flavored, a nice touch of residual sugar perfectly balanced by playful tannins and a level of fine grained acidity that is ideal to the rest of the package here, this mouthwatering wine, while not being all that serious, is one of the standout gustatory pleasures of the year - exactly what it is and perfectly what it is! sing happy heaven in a glass! s came from all over the 14-acre state! 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 Kaveh Akbar, “Pilgrim Bell” available here! Along with many more hidden gems. “With formal virtuosity and ruthless precision, Kaveh Akbar’s second collection takes its readers on a spiritual journey of disavowal, fiercely attendant to the presence of divinity where artifacts of self and belonging have been shed. How does one recover from addiction without destroying the self-as-addict? And if living justly in a nation that would see them erased is, too, a kind of self-destruction, what does one do with the body’s question, ‘what now shall I repair?’ Here, Akbar responds with prayer as an act of devotion to dissonance—the infinite void of a loved one’s absence, the indulgence of austerity, making a living as a Muslim in an Islamophobic nation—teasing the sacred out of silence and stillness. Richly crafted and generous, ‘Pilgrim Bell’s linguistic rigor is tuned to the register of this moment and any moment. As the swinging soul crashes into its limits, against the atrocities of the American empire, and through a profoundly human capacity for cruelty and grace, these brilliant poems dare to exist in the empty space where song lives—resonant, revelatory, and holy. Binnacle is NOW *Open daily! Binnacle Books is a Sponsor, thank you!   BRETT'S HARDWARE 18 West Main Street, Beacon Fall is right around this corner & soon enough, you can get all of your fall needs/decor right from Bretts Hardware! Who's excited about pumpkin season?! We sure are. 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 Sometimes it’s the little details that matter & Luxe Optique does it right! This FANTAN Eyevan Frame has a three-dimensional engraved bridge with patterns on the upper surface, front and back, all made by Sabae’s only craftsman! This beautifully crafted hexagon frame is focused on comfort and weight balance, perfect for everyday wear! 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 La Mere is ready for Fall and so are we! Especially when they have new fresh retail like the **NEW** Love Sweater + Colorblock Sneakers that are available now! 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 Back to School x Bring a Friend! Nothing is more fun than dancing with your friend! Sign up for one of Yanarella's 10-week classes with a sibling or friend and receive a special gift! Plus save $20 total on registration. Time is running out! Back to school = back to dance. Don't wait to register! And don't miss out on the fun! Visit Yanarella Dance online.  Register for classes today!  Yanarella is a Sponsor, thank you! ANTALEK & MOORE INSURANCE AGENCY 340 Main Street, Beacon When a hurricane is approaching your area, it's important to do what you can to ensure the safety of yourself, your family, and your possessions. @antalekmoore shares some ways that you can prepare for a severe weather event throughout the hurricane season. Give Antalek & Moore a call today: 845-831-4300 and visit their website. Latest Announcements > Antalek & Moore is a Sponsor. Thank you!   TIN SHINGLE The Research Team is constantly updating their easy-to-use Media Contact Library and Editorial Calendar Collection, which serve as an inspiration center when discovering story angles and best people to connect with about where to pitch about your business.  Start with their free articles and classes by subscribing to our newsletter. 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Ida In Beacon :: Retail Therapy Guide 9-3-2021

September is known to be one of the most beautiful months in the year - the crispest blue sunny skies surrounding the back-to-school season. September is the time to begin again. After 2001, that changed when optimism was ripped into by the planes hitting the towers, exposing our vulnerability. Crisp blue skies in September are the result of humidity clearing after a hurricane passes through. The most devastating days the morning after a hurricane are often the most beautiful. Beaconites in Beacon, as well as those commuting in, and those who went away for college, or careers were impacted differently as ALBB began to document here. If you have a story you wish to share, please submit it to editorial@alittlebeaconblog.com so that we can help document what happened. Weekend train service along the Hudson line has been suspended, and the MTA says they hope to have limited service running next week. Governor Kathy Hochul declared a State of Emergency for 14 counties in Downstate New York, and Dutchess County is one of them. County Executive Marcus Molinaro encouraged residents and businesses to document damage in preparation for applying for FEMA money. COVID-19 numbers in Dutchess County are holding steady with an increase (hovering at 795 Active Cases), with 32 of those Active Cases in Beacon, leaving the week with a rise in hospitalizations (42 people in the hospital), and prayers for two more deaths since we last wrote (467 people who have died). Former Albany councilperson Ronald Bailey has passed from complications due to COVID-19. In times of uncertainty, comfort can be found in preparations. Like cleaning the gutters, trimming trees, reviewing home insurance policies, investing in that sub-pump, and tightening your estate planning. A Little Beacon Blog's Business Directory can be a place to start to find a resource to partner with. Meanwhile, keep your spirits up with knowledge, plenty of good food, veggies, and seeing friends. Move your body (see ALBB's Adult & Kids Classes below) and more ideas on how to do that are below!   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. 30th Hudson Valley Hot-Air Balloon Festival Days: September 3-5, 2021 Times: Friday, September 3: 2:30pm - 8:30pm Saturday, September 4: 5:30am - 9am & 2:30pm - 8:30pm Sunday, September 5: 5:30am - 9am & 2:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Tymor Park in Union Vale, NY Information > The Hub 5K and Family Fun Run Day: Saturday, September 4, 2021 Time: 9:30 AM for 5K 10:30 AM for Family Fun Run Location: Cold Spring Riverfront Bandstand (2 Main St Cold Spring, NY 10516) Join the Philipstown community on September 4th, 2021 at 9:30 am for the first annual Hub 5K and Family Fun Run, a charity fundraiser to benefit Philipstown Behavioral Health Hub, a nonprofit organization with the mission of providing local access to mental health and addiction resources. 100% of proceeds will directly benefit the Hub. Information > Woodstock-New Paltz Art & Crafts Fair Fall Show Days: Saturday, September 4, 2021 - Monday, September 6, 2021 Times: Saturday & Sunday: 10am - 5:30pm | Monday 10am - 4pm Location: Ulster County Fairgrounds, New Paltz, NY Information > F+S Mini MRKTs Day: September 5, 2021 Time: 10 am - 4 pm Location: Uptown Shopping District, Kingston, NY *Enter at corner of Crown & John Street F+S Mini MRKTs convene artisans and designers from the Hudson Valley and beyond for a weekly market offering a curated selection of handmade and carefully crafted products. An extension of Field + Supply, a biannual maker fair held in Kingston, NY, and shoppable website, F+S Mini MRKTs are free and open to the public. Learn more at fieldandsupply.com. Check our Calendar and Events Guide regularly for upcoming events throughout the week!   TWO WAY BREWING COMPANY 18 West Main St. Two Way is inspired by the defining feature of the local area, the brewery is named after the “two way” Hudson River. The river is technically an estuary, which is a mixture of fresh water and salty seawater. There are about two high tides and two low tides throughout the day. They produce unique local beers where anyone and everyone can go relax, hang out, and participate in the craft beer experience. Experience their beautiful outdoor patio! See beers on tap here > PS: Trivia is on Thursdays! PPS: Live Music on Fridays! Brooklyn Kohl, September 3, 2021, from 7:30pm - 9:30pm Matt Cross, September 10, 202, from 7:30pm - 9:30pm King Dutch, September 17, 2021, from 7:30pm - 9:30pm OPEN: Thursday 4:00pm - 9:00pm Friday 4:00pm - 10:00pm Saturday 12:00pm - 9:00pm Sunday 1:00pm - 8:00pm Two Way Brewing Company is a Sponsor, thank you!   EAT CHURCH 3091 U.S. 9, Cold Spring, NY Roast Pork or Grilled Tamarind Chicken w/Coconut Rice and Red Thai Curry from Eat Church is truly a spot-hitter! The food & the presentation = incredible! 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. The bread shelves are fully stocked with Beacon Bread's freshly baked goodies!! Always fresh. Always delicious. Stop in this weekend to grab a loaf for home, or hang out in the dining room or outdoor patio to enjoy a cocktail or your favorite sandwich! Open 8am - 5pm every day except Wednesday! Menu >  Order Pick Up or Delivery >  Beacon Bread Company is a Sponsor, thank you! MEYERS OLDE DUTCH 184 Main Street, Beacon, NY Crispy eggplant from MOD has us wanting to cruuuuunch it! Whoa, baby! Chef Adam really knocked it out with this one - we MUST try. Basil pesto, crispy eggplant, and roasted mushroom relish. Always freshly made! Enjoy with a side of twice-cooked fries. 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. From tostadas to tacos (that are only $3 every Tuesday), quesadillas, soups, & chopped cheese sandwiches to empanadas, nachos, bowls, salads, burritos... so many delicious options available at Tito's! Everything pairs so well with cholula hotsauce! PS: Vegan options available (tacos, bowls, salads, & soups. PPS: Dinner takeout special available Monday-Friday from 4pm - 9pm: 4 tacos, + 2 street corn, + 1 chip & salsa, + 1 rice & beans for only $24! PPPS: Catering available! Menu >  Catering >  Tito Santana Taqueria is a Sponsor, thank you! HOMESPUN 232 Main Street, Beacon, NY Delicious food & delicious drinks are available at Homespun! What better way to enjoy the weekend than by enjoying some in their backyard garden patio?! Also, one of Common Ground's biggest fundraisers is going on now! A group of sponsors has agreed to match the dollars they raise. Consider donating directly to Common Ground - in addition to your Farm Kit or if a Farm Kit was sold out for the day you want it. Every little bit helps! Donate 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 New Topping Alert at Shmucks Sweet Stuff! (located inside of the HVFH). Crispy Crunchy Marshmallows have been added to their topping selection! Let them know if they should keep them here for good?! You can do that here > We're gonna find out... 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 Delicious dinners, delectable drinks, and delightful desserts are available always at Baja! All using the freshest ingredients (drinks too!) Plus, Baja serves 130+ of the best tequilas in the Hudson Valley! Stop in... let's be real... Taco Tuesday is every day! Don't feel like cooking? Treat yourself & order delicious take-out from 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. The weekends are for sharing hand-rolled grape leaves & beet pickled turnips with your friends! YUM! A reminder of Ziatun's new hours: Monday: 11am-9pm Tuesday & Wednesday: 11am-4pm (open for lunch) Thursday: 11am-9pm Friday: 11am-9pm Saturday: 11am-9pm Sunday: 11am-8pm  *They close for an hour Thursday-Monday from 3-4 pm to reset for dinner service* Menu >  Order Online >  Ziatun is a Sponsor, thank you!   DIRTY BACCHUS 380 Main Street, Beacon These beautiful bottles were hand delivered to Dirty Bacchus by the cider-maker herself! Greenpoint Cidery is a one-woman enterprise owned and run by the wildly creative apple alchemist Nika Carlson. Wild autumn olive berries? Hand-drawn/painted labels? Ciders named after songs by Suicide and The Psychedelic Aliens? And according to Steve (owner of DB), they are all delicious and uniques, even soulful. And refreshing! Must-try! 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 Shane Burley, “Why We Fight: Essays on Fascism, Resistance, and Surviving the Apocalypse” This great find & many, many more! Binnacle specializes in used and new literature, poetry, literary nonfiction, political history, art, drama, philosophy, graphic novels, and children's books. Is there a particular title you're interested in? Let Binnacle know. If they don't have it, they'd be happy to order it for you. NOW *Open daily! Binnacle Books is a Sponsor, thank you!   BRETT'S HARDWARE 18 West Main Street, Beacon That time of year is coming... where you need doormats! And yours may have gotten too soggy during Ida! Lucky for you, Bretts Hardware has these and everything you need to keep your home fresh & clean. Need new paint? They have that! Fresh new knobs on your drawers? Got it! Kids supplies or toys? Yup, that too... Get the point? Stop in & check it all out. Brett's Hardware is a Sponsor, thank you! LUXE OPTIQUE 181-183 Main Street, Beacon When the heat outside can’t match the heat on your face! Luxe Optique's Emmanuelle Khanh Sunglasses give you that maximum coverage you’ve been looking for! Their oversized look is stylish and practical for every day. Stop in this weekend and check out the collection!  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 It's still summer, we know, but we think we're ready to transition our closets to Fall! (No judgment if you're bringing out the pumpkin lattes already). Go on into La Mere & see their Pre-Fall refresh!! So many goodies you'll want to get your hands on ASAP! New Arrivals Weekly / Free Shipping Download their free app in the iTunes Store PS: Everything is under $100!! PPS: Men's clothing is available now! Shop Online > La Mere is a Sponsor, thank you! Yanarella Dance Studio 312 Main St., Beacon, NY Labor Day Special happening at Yanarella! There’s still time to get in on their 10-week courses starting 9/13! Mommy & Me, Intro and Combo classes for kids of all ages plus adult courses! Sign up by Labor Day and save $10. PLUS: Back to School x Bring a Friend! Nothing is more fun than dancing with your friend! Sign up for one of their 10-week classes with a sibling or friend and receive a special gift! Plus save $20 total on registration. Time is running out! Back to school this week, back to dance next week!  Visit Yanarella Dance online.  Register for classes today!  Yanarella is a Sponsor, thank you! ANTALEK & MOORE INSURANCE AGENCY 340 Main Street, Beacon The agents at Antalek & Moore have been busy taking in new claims after Hurricane Ida. Chat with them about if your home insurance policy has what you need, now that increased rainfall and flash flooding is the new norm. Check out this testimonial to see what others think. Give Antalek & Moore a call today: 845-831-4300 and visit their website. Latest Announcements > Antalek & Moore is a Sponsor. Thank you!   TIN SHINGLE Get the word out about your business! Tin Shingle teaches PR, social media, and content marketing tactics to regular people to help make their pitching and brand storytelling 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. What are you waiting for?! Find out more > Tin Shingle is a Sponsor. Thank you!                           KATIE JAMES, INC. Katie James, Inc. offers a wide variety of services. Website Design, Instagram Services, Newsletter Services, Copywriting, Social Media Training, & Instagram Service Add-Ons. They also offer a 'Pay-As-You-Go' option and Private Training. See some of the recent projects below! Homespun Foods In Beacon > Sparenberger Studio > Barb's Butchery In Beacon >  Find out more > Katie James Inc. is a sponsor. Thank you! 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: Sous-Chef Position At Homespun Foods Details > HIRING: Part-Time Production Assistant At SallyeAnder Details > HIRING: Brett's Hardware in New Windsor Details > HIRING: Meyers Olde Dutch Details > List your job in ALBB's Job Listings > BUSINESSES IN THE BUSINESS DIRECTORY BRANDING  >  MARKETING & PR Samantha Cuello Consulting Tin Shingle Katie James, Inc. CAMPING Malouf's Mountain CHILDBIRTH  >  CLASSES Juniper Birth CHILDBIRTH  >  DOULA Juniper Birth EDUCATION > MUSIC Maple Street Studio (guitar!) EDUCATION > TUTORING Heads Up Learning HEALTH & WELLNESS > MASSAGE Focus On Massage Therapy HOME IMPROVEMENT > INTERIOR DESIGN Jacklyn Faust Interiors HOME IMPROVEMENT > LAWN SERVICES Blue Green Lawns INSURANCE > BUSINESS, HEALTH, LIFE, HOME Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency REAL ESTATE > HOUSE INSPECTIONS Rizzi Home Inspection Services, Inc. List Your Business In The Business Directory >

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