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The Second Saturday Guide Edition...Your full Guide for the day/night is here!
Hello!
This weekend is loaded with options! Here is your easy access to planning. These are weekend dates pulled from some of A Little Beacon Blog's 10 Things To Do In Beacon Guides, so be sure to check them during the week.
Happy Second Saturday! Day: Saturday, September 10, 2016 Time: All Day. Times different per event. Location: Beacon Get This Guide >
Second Saturday is a celebratory day in Beacon started in part by visionaries at BeaconArts and other folks in the early 2000's. Events and opportunities happen throughout the day. Each month, A Little Beacon Blog complies a Guide of the art showings at galleries, stores, churches, outdoor events, and anywhere else where art is happening.
Because this Guide is new every month, we gather event information from newsletters, social media streams, and other sources and are still adding things! It's almost ready, so keep checking the website home page for the final lineup!
A Sneak Peek From Our Sponsor Partners:
TERRESON: BEACON
Artist Jeffrey Terreson welcomes you into his peaceful yet inspiring space at 475 Main Street, next door to the Howland Cultural Center.
Mehmet Polat Trio Day: Friday, September 9, 2016 Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 showtime Location: The Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY Information >
First Annual Friends of the Howland Public Library Fundraiser Day: Saturday, September 10, 2016 Time: 1-5pm Location: 315 Main Street, Beacon, NY Information >
beBhakti Yoga Opening Day: Saturday, September 10, 2016 Location: 89 Dewindt St, Beacon, NY Information >
Paris On Hudson Day: Saturday, September 10, 2016 Time: 6:00-10:00 pm Location: Bank Square Coffeehouse (Patio), 129 Main Street, Beacon, NY Information >
Hudson Valley Hoptember Harvestfest Day: Saturday, September 10, 2016 Time: 12:00-5:00 pm Location: Eastern View Farm & Nursery, 1167 Noxon Road, Lagrangeville, NY Information >
Lorraine Tyne Bridal's "White Party" Day: Saturday, September 10, 2016 Time: 6:00-9:00 pm Location: Lorraine Tyne Bridal Shop, 161 Main St, Beacon, NY Information >
Farm Dance Gala 2016 Day: Saturday, September 10, 2016 Time: 4:00-9:00 pm Location: Glynwood Farm, 362 Glynwood Rd, Cold Spring, NY Information >
Fishkill Farms Fall Festival Day: Every Weekend starting Saturday, September 10, 2016 until October 29th and 30th. Time: 9:00am - 6:00pm Location: 9 Fishkill Farm Rd. Hopewell Junction NY
Celebrate the first Fall Harvest Festival of the 2016 season with us this weekend. T'is the season of hayrides, live music, fresh-pressed cider and delicious cinnamon-sugar donuts! Harvest Festival Weekends run every weekend and holiday through October 29th & 30th (or until we run out of apples). Information >
Lest We Forget Day: Sunday, September 11, 2016 Time: 3:00 pm Location: The Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY Information >
Office Space For Rent in
The Telephone Building Start: October 1, 2016 Price: $575/month Location: 291 Main Street, Beacon NY
Looking for a creative business to share Beacon's historic 1907 Telephone Building at 291 Main Street with BEAHIVE, A Little Beacon Blog, Gilded Twig, and Mara Farrell Concepts. The 127 s/f office is on the lower level of the building and shares a conference room plus common spaces (350 s/f) with Gilded Twig and Mara Farrell Concepts. Surrounded by walls of exposed BUDD brick and the charming wood pattern of the original concrete foundation framing. Pictures, Details & Apply >
Kitchen Cuts Day: Sunday, September 11, 2016 Time: 10:00am - 4:00 pm Location: A Little Beacon Space - 291 Main Street, Beacon, NY
Inspired by actual hair cuts done in Katie's kitchen by her neighbor Audrina from Your Presence Salon, for one day only in this first pop-up experience from A Little Beacon Space, you can bring your child in for a hair cut and a face paint! Pre-booking is available for an early bird discount and to reserve a time. Information >
**Host your own pop-up shop at A Little Beacon Space! More details here.
Oh geeze, how does Get Frosted Cupcakery do this to us every time. Scratch brownies made it into the case this week. Their location is near the Library.
It's official and public...We declared The Vault's Chicken Caesar salad to be the Best in Beacon. Best news? It's on their $12 Lunch Menu that comes with free delivery to Beaconites (of course, tips are nice).
If you don't want to miss when these Loaded Pulled Pork fries from Barb's Butchery are available at lunch, follow their Instagram and check into their Facebook weekly. As @dhairstonjr says, "WHHHHAAAATTT."
"Mexican Street Food & Margaritas" on Monday, September 12 from 6:30-9:30pm at BAJA 328. Unlimited food and two specialty margaritas from Chef Malcolm Mitchell & BAJA Exec Chef Jon Franco! Get your tickets by stopping by BAJA or calling them: 845-838-2252(BAJA)
Our Restaurant Guide has all of your options - even eateries you didn't know about! Keep it open on your phone because phone numbers and websites are listed for so that you can easily tap-to-call!
YES. It is slipper wearing weather! A few mornings have been teasers of fall. Mountain Tops is prepared, as per usual. Look real close at the red ones...they are raccoons!
Fall is here (well, sort of), and so is your new wardrobe, at Style Storehouse. Where owner Michelle Williams has an eye for jackets...
You heard it here first... The Pfotoshop is changing its name! Same location in the Matteawan Train Station...on the east end of town. Which sisters/owners Jackie and Michelle Pfeffer have fully embraced. So much so, that it is the new name of the shop: East End. Go to their Facebook page and wish them a big ole' congratulations. Shown in this photo is their new Kids section.
All shops in Beacon are listed in this Shopping Guide, from Home Decor to Kids Fashion to Vintage and more. Keep it open on your phone as you're walking around shopping!
The 75 Minute Therapeutic massage from River Therapeutic Massage will work well this week: Therapeutic massage techniques (including but not limited to swedish, deep tissue, trigger point, acupressure, heat and/or aromatherapy) may be used depending on your goals for the session. Book now.
From the hairs on your head to the toes on your feet, there are many ways to pamper yourself and your pet in our Beauty Guide.
We Know What You're Thinking..."I want my business featured here!"
Pictures shown here are from our advertising partners in the Things To Do In Beacon Guides. If you run a business on Main Street, it's in a Guide, like Shopping, Restaurant or Beauty. Upgrade it to the "Stand Out" promotional program. We include your most exciting news here in the weekend newsletter.
Our Spotlight Sponsors have a lot to offer you! We partner with businesses who will make great fits with your lives, and have written about each of them.
Some of what you will see in TERRESON: BEACON this Second Saturday at 475 Main Street. With several rooms of paintings, you can choose your mood and get lost in your thoughts.
BEACONARTS
Tickets are on sale now for The Beacon Independent Film Festival (BIFF), for a weekend of terrific films, events, awesome food and all-around fun! This year’s festival is from September 16 – 18 at the University Settlement Camp theatre. Get your tickets here!
Announcement: Beacon Open Studios is looking for a new Director. Please see here for more information about Open Studios.
Antalek & Moore
Renters insurance is as important as homeowners. The only difference is, you're usually not required to carry it. But what if your shower overflows into the storefront downstairs? Antalek & Moore assesses your needs for a renters insurance policy with the same level of care they take when looking at a homeowners policy. Call them to get started 845-245-6292.
Tin Shingle Tin Shingle trains you in how to get the word out about your business, and gives you the strength and motivation to go big with it. Get training videos (aka TuneUps), and their weekly email to learn promotional strategies you had never thought of before.
All Sport Health & Fitness
Looking for good comedy? All Sport has been hosting Comdey Night, and their latest show is Saturday, September 17th. An all star lineup is set to make your night. Tickets do sell out. Get more details on this night here.
Poughkeepsie Nissan
Hello September Sales Event going on now at the BIG store at Poughkeepsie Nissan in Wappingers. Save BIG with $0 down payment lease specials with all taxes included and special financing options available. Only at Poughkeepsie Nissan, home of the lifetime powertrain warranty.
Be sure to check out our latest additions to The Things To Do In Beacon Guides on Sundays to see what events and have been added for the upcoming weeks and months so you can plan ahead! We sleuth around and add activities, eateries and shops all week! If you know of something, send it to editorial@alittlebeaconblog.com or tag us in your flyer in Instagram @alittlebeacon
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September is the time to begin again, and so it has with this particular Second Saturday weekend. Every Second Saturday has been vibrant, but this month's ushers in the shift to fall.
While you are out and about, hitting all of the gallery openings and business celebration parties, do put TERRESON:BEACON on your list. You will find peace and the ability to collect your thoughts and to dream, in Jeffrey Terreson's gallery, that envelops you with aromas of oil paint and original wood beams and floors, penetrating your mind with creative inclinations.
Artist Jeffrey Terreson welcomes you into his peaceful yet inspiring space at 475 Main Street, next door to the Howland Cultural Center. The piece featured here in this photo is CLEAR, 96x92, Oil Wax Enamel Impasto on Wood Panel.
Find your favorites in the gallery, and ask about commissioned pieces, prints, and the ability for Jeffrey to paint onto a print for you.
TERRESON:BEACON is a Spotlight Sponsor of A Little Beacon Blog. It is with his support that our publication is possible. Thank you for supporting businesses who support us!
Life is never dull at All Sport Health and Fitness in Fishkill. With fall weather just around the corner, All Sport is preparing with Small Group Challenges and Training to keep members motivated, working with each other, and working out directly with a trainer. Trainers have designed several classes for you to choose from at different times. All you need to do is pick and show up!
All Sport is becoming known for their Comedy Nights, and their next one is Saturday, September 17th. Hosted on the 2nd floor of the club in the room where the lights and stage are (you'll recall it when you've taken a barre or Zumba class), this is your chance to see comedians you'd catch if you were sitting in the audience of a live taping of Jimmy Fallon or Dr. Oz, or if you had a night at Gotham Comedy Live. This is a night of laughs, drinks and fun, so get your tickets now, as they have sold out in the past.
The lineup of standup comedians includes:
Co-Headliner: Kerri Louise (NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, The View, Dr. Oz)
Co-Headliner: Nick Vatterott (Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Conan, Comedy Central)
Your Host: Neko White (Gotham Comedy Live, Fox's Laugh, MTV)
PS: The cool Hudson Valley mornings aren't fooling All Sport, since we all are melting by the end of the day in the hot afternoon sun. All Sport has broken tradition with Labor Day, and is keeping the pool open for one more weekend! Click here for their pool hours.
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It's an exciting day here for kids and parents in Beacon! School has started and kids are psyched. Why? Because there is so much to do here! From producing plays, to being the first to experience Beacon's first daily After School Program for K-5 with enriching options like baking class, bird class, yoga, and junior engineers, to sports programs, to signing up for new classes offered in the high school curriculum. To follow even more photos, do a search for the hashtag #firstdaybeacon and #artsforsmarts. The day has inspired a fresh movement to donate to the Beacon Arts and Education Fund, the efforts from which which has a huge impact on our schools in terms of purchased materials, including new sound equipment in the high school auditorium, arts & education teaching artist residencies in the schools, musical instruments, arts supplies
Enjoy this celebration of school in pictures, which doesn't nearly represent all of the families who make up the diverse Beacon City School District.
Onward to another year!
This article is presented by A Little Beacon Space, where you're invited to Kitchen Cuts and Face Painting, an event for ragamuffins to get a quick hair cut for school, and get a little face painting done! Details here.
Inspired by my neighbor, Audrina, who is a hair stylist at Your Presence Salon and cut my kid's hair in my kitchen last year, we bring you the first pop-up experience from A Little Beacon Space:
Kitchen Cuts: Kids Hair Cuts
We will be at the space ready to cut kids hair on Sunday, September 11, 2016 from 10am-4pm. As you're out on your morning or afternoon walk down Main Street to do your Sunday activities like going to Beacon Flea or the Market, stop by A Little Beacon Space at 291 Main Street if you haven't gotten your kids hair cuts yet. We will also be out doing $1 face painting with collection cans going towards Beacon Elementary Schools. The face painting will be done by my 6yo, so set your expectations :)
Not sure about you, but I don't quite get into "back to school" mode until after school starts and it all becomes real. That includes hair cuts. Take a sneak peek at Audrina's styles in her Instagram feed. She's an amazing braider and colorist.
Pre-booking is available, and you get an early-bird discount! Kids cuts are $12 if you book here online, or $16 for Walk-Ins. To reserve a specific time, email editorial@alittlebeaconblog.com with desired time. The girls at Your Presence Salon look forward to meeting you. They are normally located at 1820 Hackensack Road, Route 376 South in Poughkeepsie.
Pre Booking
To get the early-bird discount and pay ahead of time, just put this hair cut in your cart and check out! Walk-ins are welcome and the price the day of is $16, so pre-booking is not required. There is a $1 discount on siblings.
If you are interested in hosting a vendor table at this pop-up event, we are considering other businesses who would make a great fit. Please see here for vendor details.
This week's mystery photo is the building on South Street near Locust Place on which hangs the Helting Bros. sign with the 423 Main Street address, that seems like an old vintage sign to hang on a building that isn't on Main Street.
Or Is It On Main Street?
This warehouse is indeed one building that goes from 432 Main Street all the way back to this South Street location. It is the warehouse and auction room for Hudson Valley Auctioneers, a fact that many of you already know, and many city-folk already know as well, as New York City antique collectors come up for scheduled auctions on Mondays with four to five weeks between auctions to bid on rare finds. Internet based auctions are held as well for global bidders.
The storefront window of 432 Main Street, home of Hudson Valley Auctioneers.
Have you seen this sign out front sometimes? Have you participated in an auction?
Is it a log cabin? Or an auction house. It's the pizza station for the live auctions!
Look familiar? This is the front of the building on Main Street, with the back of the kitchen serving as the storefront. During a live auction, people can get pretty hungry. Auctions start at 5pm, and at 10pm, pizza is served to keep everyone happy. You can see the crushed red pepper flakes on the counter in the picture above. What will you find in these auctions? From Hudson Valley Auctioneers website:
"Our regular auctions hold about 500 to 600 lots ranging from antique furniture to mid Century modern, every auction has a selection of sterling silver, fine art (paintings, watercolors, etchings, lithographs), carpets, glass, china, Asian & European accessories, lighting and the strange and unique items that make an auction fun and memorable, a Sing Sing toilet, naughty bronzes, a DeLorean, horse drawn carriages, Civil war letters, a mummified hand, the occasional motor boat, movie set items (Wolf of Wall Street) and even a shrunken head has passed through here."
The building did used to be the location for the Helting Bros., an appliance and plumbing company. Congratulations to the winner of this contest, Matt Clifton, who will be enjoying a mini-sweet potato pie from BJ's!
Thank You To Our Sponsor
Gate House Realty has been involved in many of the restoration projects here in Beacon that involving bringing Beacon's famous factories back to life for business or residential use. Currently, they are showing a loft at 11 Creek Drive, a new residential option overlooking the Fishkill Creek. Take a look at this video below that literally walks you through the apartment to show you the the inside with its open floor plans and gorgeous appliances.
Until the next contest!
We already have the mystery photo for the next "Where Is This?" contest, and it's a hard but historic one! Be sure you are signed up to our newsletter to get the first announcement of the contest and the first clue. If your business is interested in sponsoring a contest, please contact us so we can learn more about your business, and then book it online.
The holiday weekend is here and if you're staying local, we have a couple of events and classes to enjoy! For your scheduling pleasure, here is a quick summary of places and goings on you may want to participate in over the weekend. These are weekend dates pulled from some of our 10 Things To Do In Beacon Guides, so be sure to check them during the week.
Primary Colors: Form, Creative Spirit, Consciousness Opening Reception: September 3, 2016 Time: 3:00-5:00 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St, Beacon, NY Information >
The Howland Wolves featuring Rafael Figueroa's Latin Rhythms Day: Saturday, September 3, 2016 Time: 8:00 pm Location: The Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY Information >
Sharpie Marker Seashells Workshop with Sue Todd Day: Saturday, September 3, 2016 Time: 1:00-2:00 pm Location: Howland Public Library,
313 Main Street, Beacon, NY Information >
Many Updates Have Been Made
From karate to clay classes, several new classes are available to pick from this fall. We are adding more as they are posted, but use the Kids Classes Guide to help you plan your after school activities.
What'll it be this week from Get Frosted Cupcakery? The Cookies 'n Cream looked perfect, but word on the street is that the Lemon Raspberry is flying out of the case as soon as it goes in.
Do you want to book your office party, corporate event, or wedding reception at The Vault and enjoy their amazing menu with local purveyors, and beautiful location? You can. Just call them to book it at (845) 202-7735. PS: The Vault will be closed on Monday for Labor Day.
Did you know what when you have a burger at Dogwood, The Vault, or Poppy's, you are having a special blend of meat from Barb's Butchery? Barb's is a local favorite, and even serves her own famous burger at lunch at 69 Spring Street.
A Tequila drinker's paradise, BAJA 328 pours over 100 tequilas, the largest selection in the area.
Our Restaurant Guide has all of your options - even eateries you didn't know about! Keep it open on your phone because phone numbers and websites are listed for so that you can easily tap-to-call!
A family in Beacon got one of these Tree Pods and hung it in their back yard for lounging, and the photo of them in it went viral. You can get yours at Mountain Tops, the outfitter store on the west end of Main Street. Tree not required. Hang from your porch.
Maybe you saw these two outside of Style Storehouse sellng lemonade for a cause - to fight Alzheihmer's "for Gigi." When you're walking all the way down Main Street, go all the way around the bend for more boutiques, and you may see them again.
There' a new partner in town at The Pfotoshop! Jackie's sister. And they just went shopping in NYC to fill the store. Look for cheeky cards, stunning jewelry, men's stuff (tools?), kids stuff, and even doggie gifts.
All shops in Beacon are listed in this Shopping Guide, from Home Decor to Kids Fashion to Vintage and more. Keep it open on your phone as you're walking around shopping!
Book 90 minutes of YES with River Therapeutic Massage and enjoy therapeutic massage techniques like Swedish, deep tissue, trigger point, acupressure, heat and/or aromatherapy. You pick, depending on your goals for the session. Book now.
From the hairs on your head to the toes on your feet, there are many ways to pamper yourself and your pet in our Beauty Guide.
We Know What You're Thinking..."I want my business featured here!"
Pictures shown here are from our advertising partners in the Things To Do In Beacon Guides. If you run a business on Main Street, it's in a Guide, like Shopping, Restaurant or Beauty. Upgrade it to the "Stand Out" promotional program. We include your most exciting news here in the weekend newsletter.
Our Spotlight Sponsors have a lot to offer you! We partner with businesses who will make great fits with your lives, and have written about each of them.
Go behind the scenes of Jeffrey Terreson's gallery TERRESON: BEACON to see his works in progress. Then experience them on the wall, located at 475 Main Street, across from Reservoir and Wood.
BEACONARTS
BeaconArts is in full swing promoting their partner, The Beacon Independent Film Festival (BIFF), which showcases creative films in a unique venue, nestled among the trees at the foot of Mount Beacon, NY. Join them for a weekend of terrific films, events, awesome food and all-around fun! This year’s festival is from September 16 – 18 at the University Settlement Camp theatre. Tickets are on sale now!
NOTE: Beacon Open Studios is looking for a new Director. Please see here for more information about Open Studios.
Antalek & Moore
A home is still a home, whether you rent or buy. It’s where you house your family, your valuables, and where you rest your head at night. When accident or disaster happens concerning your New York home or apartment, you can be faced with some major financial challenges. Antalek & Moore assesses your needs for a renters insurance policy with the same level of care they take when looking at a homeowners policy. Call them to get started 845-245-6292.
Tin Shingle Tin Shingle trains you in how to get the word out about your business, and gives you the strength and motivation to go big with it. Get training videos (aka TuneUps), and their weekly email to learn promotional strategies you had never thought of before.
InHouse Design Media
Need help with your Squarespace website? Can't quite get it to look right? Not sure how to organize it? We can help make it look great - and make it easier for people to buy from you.
All Sport Health & Fitness
Join All Sport's MyZone Challenge, a club-wide, 8 week challenge starting September 12, 2016. Track your activity in and outside of the club using the MyZone belt. You'll love it!
Poughkeepsie Nissan Poughkeepsie Nissan hosted another line dancing night for a cause yesterday to help the Anderson Center for Autism. Their last dance night that benefited Grace Smith House had over 180 people and brought in several generous donations. Their BIG Lot of new and pre-owned cars is quite close to Beacon, about 15 from Beacon once you drive up 9D or Route 9. No bridge or toll required!
A Little Beacon Space
Calling all Pop-Up Shops! A Little Beacon Space is available for rent to host your pop-up shop. A Little Beacon Space also curates pop-up shops and is accepting vendors now for our first one: "Post Back To School Shopping and Kitchen Cuts" on Sunday, September 11, 2016. If you are interested in setting up shop in this Back to School Pop-Up Shop, please contact us.
Be sure to check out our latest additions to The Things To Do In Beacon Guides on Sundays to see what events and have been added for the upcoming weeks and months so you can plan ahead! We sleuth around and add activities, eateries and shops all week! If you know of something, send it to editorial@alittlebeaconblog.com or tag us in your flyer in Instagram @alittlebeacon
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Do you know what this photo is of, and where it was taken? First to correctly identify this wins the prize of a BJ's Sweet Potato Pie! This contest is sponsored by Gate House Realty, who is now showing a new loft at 11 Creek Drive in Beacon, NY. Once the correct answer is identified, we will post a reveal article that shows the full location of this photo, and more about its location.
Hint: It's not where or what you think, but it's exactly where it says.
Winner! Matt Clifton was the first to correctly identify the what and where of this photo. See the reveal photo here, and a bit of history about the location!
RULES
The right answer must include what this is, and where it is.
Guesses can only be made in the Comments on this website blog. Comments made at Facebook, Instagram or Twitter will not be counted. So don't get too excited and give it away there! Comment here.
A Note About Comments: We have to approve them before they get published, so if you don't see your comment right away, you will soon. We have to do this to prevent random robot spam.
Guess as many times as you like until you get it right.
The Winner will be identified in the Comments below.
To redeem your prize, you'll need to pick up this signed business card from A Little Beacon Blog's headquarters at 291 Main Street and bring it into BJ's at 213 Main Street.
PRIZE
BJ's has graciously donated one of their famous mini-sweet potato pies to the winner of this contest. Winner must present this business card from the picture to redeem the pie.
THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR
Big thanks to the sponsor for this mystery photo contest, Gate House Realty, who knows every corner of Beacon very well. Right now, they have the chance for a lucky homeowner to get a beautiful, newly renovated loft at 11 Creek Drive in historic Beacon, NY, which includes a private outdoor patio and 20ft balcony for private entertaining, large open kitchen, a gorgeous bathroom, exposed brick, and other lovely details you can see in this video that walks you through the entire loft. Pass it on to a friend who is looking for a luxury loft apartment with lots of natural light and views overlooking the Fishkill Creek.
Tonight from 7-10pm, Poughkeepsie Nissan hosts another big line dancing fundraising event at their BIG store, this time to support Anderson Center for Autism, a New York based organization that promotes and provides lifelong learning for those with autism. Poughkeepsie Nissan is located in Wappingers Falls, near Adams Fairacre Farms and across the street from Hannaford. From Beacon, you can take the back road of 9D to get there, or zoom all the way up Route 9.
Earlier this summer, Poughkeepsie Nissan hosted this event for Grace Smith House, an open door for victims of domestic violence. Says Poughkeepsie Nissan's IT and Event Manager, Johnny Kellerman, "We received a lot of donations from people for Grace Smith House and we hope to do the same for our friends at Anderson Center for Autism. That night, over 180 people came out to dance, have fun, and support a great cause."
We sent A Little Beacon Blog's designer Allie Bopp to attend the dance, being that she's an avid dancer when not graphic designing, and she snapped a few pictures! Help make Poughkeepsie Nissan's fundraiser equally fun and successful by getting your boots on and heading up to their lot! Located in Wappinger Falls just up the road from Adam's Fairacre Farms and across the street from Hannaford. Will you be there tonight? Stay tuned to Poughkeepsie Nissan's Facebook page and to their sponsor page here at A Little Beacon Blog to see when their next event is.
A line dancing teacher led the crowd in some early steps. Photo Credit: Allie Bopp, A Little Beacon Blog
Getting the music ready for line dancing into the night! Photo Credit: Allie Bopp, A Little Beacon Blog
Poughkeepsie Nissan is known for their BIG Lot of new and used cars of many makes and models, but this night, the lot is turned into an outdoor dance floor. Photo Credit: Allie Bopp, A Little Beacon Blog
Generous donations were made in support of Grace Smith House. Poughkeepsie Nissan hopes to do the same for Anderson Center for Autism tonight. Photo Credit: Allie Bopp, A Little Beacon Blog
A fundraising event like this is a great way to raise awareness for the work that these organizations do for others in need. Photo Credit: Allie Bopp, A Little Beacon Blog
Johnny Kellerman, IT and Event Manager at Poughkeepie Nissan, keeping everyone hydrated and fed. Photo Credit: Allie Bopp, A Little Beacon Blog
A Little Beacon Blog's own Allie Bopp on the lot! She's got her country boots on. Photo Credit: Allie Bopp, A Little Beacon Blog
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A vintage postcard from Beacon, illustrated with pictures of what made Beacon Beacon at the time of printing. Photo Credit: Published with permission from The Beacon Historical Society.
"Postcards From Beacon" is an original series on A Little Beacon Blog in partnership with the Beacon Historical Society to continue keep the history and stories of Beacon alive, known and talked about. Trustee Diane Lapis is the author of this series. This series is presented by our sponsor, Accuprint Pac 'N Ship, located at 242 Main Street near Homespun and Isamu, who can ship the smallest postcard or envelope to the largest box. They are happy to pack it for you, and even serve as a drop-off location for your pre-paid shipping, like returns from online ordering.
Melzingah, Fishkill, Matteawan, Tioronda, and Beacon are familiar names to Beaconites… but how did these names come to be?
Melzingah Was Almost the Original Name of Beacon
Prior to 1913, our city, before it was called Beacon, was comprised of two separate river village entities: Fishkill Landing, near the Hudson River and its busy ports, which incorporated as a village in 1864; and Matteawan, an industrial hub located near the Fishkill Creek, which incorporated in 1886. These two villages shared common interests and a growing population: schools, police, fire companies, and Main Street. After nearly 25 years of operating independently, a formal Charter Committee met in 1910 to discuss joining forces.
The original Charter Committee favored the name Melzingah, an old Native American name well known in the area. According to Double Dutched: The Puzzling State of New York’s Native American Place Names, by Evan Pritchard, the Wappinger Indians held council fires on the small island they named Maysingweh, or "tree-place spirit," in what is now Madam Brett Park. “Tree-place spirit” is quite a perfect description of what is now that park, don’t you think? If you haven’t walked there, A Little Beacon Blog’s Historical Hiking contributor Dylan Price wrote you a guided tour, and the Highlands Current wrote an in depth description of why an island there was once called Fairy Island.
This series is presented by our sponsor, Accuprint Pac 'N Ship, located at 242 Main Street near Homespun and Isamu, who can conveniently ship the smallest postcard or envelope to the largest box. They are happy to pack it for you, and even serve as a drop-off location for your pre-paid shipping, like returns from online ordering.
Other members of the Committee suggested Mt. Beacon, Tioronda and Dutchess City. When word of the name Melzingah leaked out, the press had a field day. The committee decided to drop the “h” so that “any fool could spell it”. Here is what the Wappingers Chronicle had to say about the name: “Melzingah may sound well to the Fishkill-Matteawanite but to the outside world it has a flavor of the Arabian Nights mixed with a nightmare dream after a feast of welsh rarebit, mince pie, cream cake, and hard cider. A brand new city, taking its first toddling steps among its sisters and neighbors in the race for preference should not have been compelled to carry a handicap like Melzinga”.
On May 15, 1913, nearly three years after the original meeting to join the two villages, legislation was passed to merge the two river villages into one city with the name of Beacon, a name that came from the signal fire built atop Mount Beacon during the American Revolution. If you are wondering where the dividing line between Matteawan and Fishkill Landing was, stand on the corner of North and South Chestnut Avenue and Main Street by Rite Aid, the old Schoonmaker’s Department Store.
The old Schoonmaker’s Department Store on the corner of of North and South Chestnut Avenue and Main Street by Rite Aid.
The Name Melzingah Lives On
The name Melzingah was not to be forgotten! When a chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) formed at the Madam Brett House in 1896, who immediately took measures to mark local historical sites, members choose the name Melzingah, as it was "the most pleasing to the ear and also associated with the old tradition of the place." In Beacon, a road, a dam, and a reservoir still hold this name today.
Madam Brett's house, the location for the meeting of a chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) when meeting to select their chapter name. Katherine Wolcott Verplanck was a founding member. Photo Credit: Published with permission from The Beacon Historical Society.
The Origins of the Name Matteawan
According to Mr. Pritchard, Matteawan is derived from a name given by the Munsee tribe who coexisted with the Wappinger Indians in what is now Beacon. It’s original name Mettawan, meaning, “trout stream,” was changed to Matteawan or “humble little stream”. The Munsee were poking fun of another tribe, the Kitchewank, located further south, who lived near a larger stream and called themselves “People of the Great River”.
The Origins of the Name Fishkill and Tioronda
Whether you pronounce it “crick” or “creek”, there are a few stories of how Fishkill Creek got its name. The Dutch settlers called it “Vis Kill” or “fish creek” due to the abundant amount fish in the stream. “Vis” is the Dutch word for “fish,” and “kill” is the Dutch word for “creek” So, when you say Fishkill Creek, the word Creek is essentially redundant: “Fish(creek) Creek”! The creek was also known as Tioronda, named by the Iroquois tribes of the area, translating to "little stream that flows into big water".
Another local legend attributes the naming of the creek by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, a Native American historian, and expert on Indian languages and customs. According to this story, Henry was walking along the creek in 1845 with Charles Fenno Hoffman, author, poet and editor. Henry suggested an Indian name “Tioronda” meaning “meeting of the waters."
The Mill Bridge Dam, Fishkill Creek in Beacon, NY. Photo Credit: Published with permission from The Beacon Historical Society.
The ancient lands comprising our community, named by the Native Americans centuries ago, still maintains its tree-spirit and scenic meeting of the waters, while paying homage to our western history and culture.
Glossary Recap
Tioronda:
"little stream that flows into big water": named by Iroquois tribes of the area “meeting of the waters": named by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Fishkill
“Vis Kill” or “fish creek”: named by the Dutch due to the abundant amount fish in the stream
Matteawan
Originally called Mettawan, meaning, “trout stream.” Changed to Matteawan or “humble little stream.”
Melzingah
Inspired by the name Maysingweh for an island at Madam Brett Park where the Wappinger Indians held council fires and felt the spirits of little people, fairies, or "tree-place spirit."
Beacon
Named for signal fire built atop Mount Beacon during the American Revolution. The town was named for the mountain beneath which it sits.
About the Beacon Historical Society
To learn more about the history of Beacon, please visit the Beacon Historical Society at the Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main Street in Beacon, NY on Thursdays from 10-12 pm and Saturdays 1-3 pm. For more information, check out www.beaconhistorical.org, on Facebook, or email us at beaconhistorical@gmail.com. Join us at 7pm on the fourth Tuesday of each month for interesting presentations about Beacon’s history.
For your scheduling pleasure, here is a quick summary of places and goings on you may want to participate in over the weekend. These are weekend dates pulled from some of our 10 Things To Do In Beacon Guides, so be sure to check them during the week.
P.S.: We made it onto the air! Radio Woodstock was broadcasting live from Beacon on their nine-city Radio Tour, devoting their day to being "Radio Beacon." So many groups got to go on the air and talk about their projects and upcoming events. A Little Beacon Blog's publisher Katie talked to MK about the rich Things To Do In Beacon Guides, our upcoming original article series like "Postcards from Beacon," and our new stickers.
Stickers! If you are a business with a storefront, you are most likely featured in one of these Guides. Stop by our new office to pick up an "As Featured In!" sticker! It's better than any Yelp sticker.
Elks Lounge Dance Night Day: Saturday, August 27, 2016 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Beacon Elks Lodge, 900 Wolcott Ave, Beacon, NY Information >
Dutchess County Fair Days: August 23rd - 28th, 2016 Location: Dutchess County Fairgrounds | Rhinebeck, NY 12572 Information >
Live Concert with Bellissime Day: Friday, August 26, 2016 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St, Beacon, NY Day: Friday, September 2, 2016 Time: 8:00 pm Location: The Chapel Restoration, 45 Market St, Cold Spring, NY Information >
Beacon 3D Day: Going on now all around you on Main Street Location: Main Street, Beacon, NY Information >
Babysitters Trainers Course Day: August 27, 2016
Time: 11am-3pm Location: Howland Public Library, 313 Main St, Beacon, NY Information >
Teens Night Out: French Desserts Day: Friday, August 26, 2016 Time: 6:30 pm Location: Beacon Pantry - 382 Main Street, Beacon, NY Information >
Aqua Zumba with Linda Thomas Dates: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 Location: The Beacon Pool - 724 Wolcott Ave, Beacon, NY Information >
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Make it a burger night from Barb's Butchery. To save you time, call ahead to have them pack a few patties for you: 845-831-8050
BAJA 328 hosted Radio Woodstock for their 12-2pm lunch slot for Thursday's live broadcast. BAJA owner Gasper tells MK about The Vault's upcoming 1 year anniversary party in October.
Our Restaurant Guide has all of your options - even eateries you didn't know about! Keep it open on your phone because phone numbers and websites are listed for so that you can easily tap-to-call!
Oh jeans weather, how we love thee. White washed, ripped, crop jeans at Style Storehouse, because they share your jeans obsession.
What do you do on Sundays? If you hit up Brunch in Beacon very often, then you can sport this shirt from The Pfotoshop. Also note: it goes well with above white jeans. #justsaying
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Fine artist Jeffrey Terreson went to Beacon Bath & Bubble this week to pick out his wood hat silhouette for the Beacon Historical Society's "Hats Off To Beacon" fundraiser. Over 35 participants are making hats in the theme of Beacon's Past or Present. Jeffrey returned to his studiobehind his gallery TERRESON: BEACON to start visualizing his concept. All hats will be auctioned off at a live auction at the Howland Cultural Center in November. Will you be throwing your hat into the auctioning ring to make a bid?
BEACONARTS
Another successful member meeting from BeaconArts held at the Marion Royael Gallery. Not only did the meeting include home waffles, but was a great opportunity to interact with artists and businesses, as well as learn about upcoming art events. NOTE: Beacon Open Studios is looking for a new Director. Please see here for more information about Open Studios.
Antalek & Moore
Pat Moore, partner at Antalek & Moore (left) and Rick Brownell of Freedom Ford and president of the Beacon Chamber (right) teamed up to bring Beacon businesses and initiatives on the air when Radio Woodstock broadcasted live. Pictured in the center is Shah from the Mobile Gas Station, who was in the lineup for being on the air to talk about the day in the life of running the gas station. He knows everyone in town and everyone is his cousin.
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Radio Woodstock broadcasts from, well, Woodstock up in the Catskill Mountains, but they are coming down to Beacon to broadcast live from three different eateries on Thursday as part of their Road Tour of nine cities this summer: Bank Square,BAJA 328, and Max's on Main. The Radio Woodstock DJs have been interviewing business owners about the highlights of what is going on in each town. Set up in a format of 2 to 3 hourlong intervals of meet-and-greets, music will still be played throughout the day in between interviews.
As you're out and about, see if you notice the radio crew at any of these locations and times with the following organizations and businesses being interviewed. (We may update this list to include more, but this is the lineup information we received as of the publishing of this article):
7-9am Coffee at Bank Square Coffeehouse
Rob Rutigliano of the Rutigliano Group, Paris on the Hudson
Mayor Randy Casale
Megan Mattingly of Dia
Katy Behney of Bank Square Coffee House and Mountain Tops to talk about hiking and kayaking in Beacon
12-2pm BAJA 328 for Lunch
Shah of the Mobile Gas Station across from BAJA 328 to discuss the people of Beacon
Melaine Rottkamp of Dutchess Country Tourism to talk about Fireball Run coming to Beacon on September 28th. Fireball Run is an adventure-travel television series and live action adventurally® competition. It is the real story of 40 teams of adventurers, taking the road less traveled in an epic quest for America's most obscure and historic artifacts. Fireball Run supports the Missing Child Network. Every driving team is assigned a child missing from their home of origin, and they are provided 1,000 missing child flyers to distribute along the 2,000 mile journey. This campaign has aided in the recovery of 44 missing children.
Richie Kaplan of Max's on Main to discuss the Parade of Green
Rick Brownell, current president of the Beacon Chamber of Commerce and owner of Freedom Ford at 420 Fishkill Ave. learned of the opportunity while he was recording one of his frequent radio commercials to air on independently owned Radio Woodstock, a media outlet he is passionate about supporting. "Sometimes when I'm done recording a commercial, the DJs will say to me 'Hey Rick, come up on the air with me and tell everyone what is going on in Beacon.'” Rick made a point to connect more businesses with this opportunity by working through Beacon's Chamber of Commerce.
Radio Woodstock "is proud to be one of the remaining independently owned and locally operated radio stations in the country. Billboard Magazine has named Radio Woodstock 100.1 'Best Station' many times." The station is owned by Gary Chetkof, founder of Mountain Jam. "They are pretty cool people, fun people," Rick says. "Many who work there have kids and live in the area, so their lives are invested in the area."
We at A Little Beacon Blog have been included in the initial lineup of interviews, and will be at BAJA 328 during the 12 to 2pm slot! being that we are used to writing very deliberately and can hit delete buttons to edit run-on sentences, we have begun practicing what amazing points we will try to hit about Beacon (if we make the cut to get on the air!).
Yay, Beacon, and yay, radio!
Having said that, we must go investigate the internet radio lab The Ground, which broadcasts different community shows from the old Beacon High School. Oh man, even the #ClubDraw group has a radio show about "interesting people drawing and listening to dope music" that is broadcast from Quinn's the first Tuesday of the month.
According to the event hosts, Beacon, Fishkill and other areas in the Hudson Valley are in the midst of the East Coast's worst gypsy moth invasion in more than 20 years. Earlier this spring, you may have noticed lots of fluttering brown moths in your yard, around the tailpipe of your car, or even around your body as they searched for spots to alight. Due to my own front-yard invasion of bag worms, a larva that descends down silk and grows into a large hairy brown moth, I can identify some types of moths, but these moths this spring didn't look like bag worms to me, as they weren't as hairy. I am anxious to find out tonight if they were indeed gypsy moths who were searching for places to do things that cause deforestation, which is what you see now on Mount Beacon and the Fishkill Ridge. Brown patches. Leafless holes in trees.
Becoming Moth Hunters
Once you experience moths destroying your bushes, trees, clothes, shoes, bags, and food, you too may become a Moth Hunter. You too may learn what they look like when they are teeny tiny eggs, and what they look like when they hatch, and when it is too late to spray them, and when it's too late to kill the fluttering ones because if there are moths visible to your eye, there are multitudes of tiny eggs you don't see, just waiting to hatch and start the cycle all over again.
My preoccupation with moths started when I moved to Beacon and watched pantry moths fly around my closet ceiling, and the kitchen ceiling of my friend, and witnessed these horrid things wiggling around on my bushes outside, stealing pine needles to build their cocoons, only to read in my midnight research that they were bag worms and cause deforestation. Watch this video below to see wiggling bag worms. These are different than gypsy moth caterpillars, but all are eggs and flying things we don't want in our trees or bushes.
Bag worms and gypsy moths cause deforestation. Once you recognize them, you'll see hundreds, maybe thousands of tiny eggs in one infected bush or tree. Watch this video again and you'll see the young larvae that have just hatched. They start from an egg. When they hatch, they come down a single strand of silk, and start collecting pine needles one by one. You'll see single pine needles hanging from the bush. For years, I thought these were pine needles hanging from furry dog hair after my dog brushed against them to itch her back. But now I realize that she probably carried the little larvae into the house on her back (gag...moving on). As the worms get bigger, they pull lots of pine needles around them, resembling pine cones. Which is what I thought they were for years. But pine cones don't move by themselves, as these do.
Killing and Preventing Bag Worms
During my midnight research, when I wasn't torturing my friends with pictures and videos of bag worms, I learned that the only way to kill bag worms was to burn or drown them. Natural predators include assassin bugs who, according to this pest control company, can insert a long needle into the cocoon, as well as the Ichneumonid wasp and tiny types of spiders that build almost solid-looking webs across bushes to catch dropping, unsuspecting larvae. But the infestation had outnumbered the natural predators, and my scissors, pruning shears, and I needed to get involved.
When the bag worms were still too much and started moving over into my cosmo flowers and other evergreen bushes, I called in local landscaper Kristen VanCott, of Spring Water Landscaping, to remove the most infested bush, and spray the other two with neem oil to prevent the bag worms from spreading to the other bushes. This worked last year, and I neglected to treat them this year. I didn't realize I needed to... Until I saw all of the tiny larvae dangling, and bigger ones getting fatter and fatter as the spring went on. Home Depot or Amazon, here I come to order neem oil, depending on what new information I learn from tonight's workshop. Bag worms or gypsy moths, I'm eager to learn about and implement whichever treatment plan will keep the creepy-crawlies to a minimum. See you there!
Moth prevention, at least at the pantry and food moth level, is pretty preventable. You remove the food source. You change the way you store your grains. (No, putting them in plastic bags isn't enough and may even create an environment that pantry moths seek out because plastic bags can make things moist and moisture is what moth larvae seek out. Maybe that's why spices in plastic jars seem more prone to moth infestations than those in glass jars, but that's just my theory.)
Gypsy moths, bag worms, pantry moths, food moths, they are all no good to the things we need. Maybe for birds who eat them, or spiders who live for building webs beneath the dropping larvae, but sometimes those natural predators have too much food, and overpopulation of moths can cause problems.
Check out how many bag worms this guy got in this video...
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