Happening This Weekend 8/3/2018

Theme song of the week is Toto's "Africa," with the super-relevant lyric being: "I bless the rains down in Africa" (and maybe you feel like this actress from "Frozen" and her hubby while singing it in your car). Conversations between people have been going something like this: "Looks like it's going to rain any minute!" "Oh wait, no it's not. The sun is out, scorching me, let's go get Moo Moo's Ice Cream at the Chocolate Studio!" Get in car, or hoof on foot and... "Did we bring an umbrella? It's pouring! Quick, duck into Beacon Bath and Bubble. Oh look! Bath bombs!" Moral of the story? Despite So. Much. Rain. Just get out there! Let's see what's going on in the neighborhood... Sponsored by Antalek & Moore for car insurance. Post-It Note Art Making at Library for Windows on Main Day: Now through Saturday, August 11, 2018 Time: Regular library hours Location: 313 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > 2nd Annual O+ Poughkeepsie Festival Days: Friday & Saturday, August 3 & 4, 2018 Time: Kicks off at 6:30 pm Friday; noon to 8:30 pm Saturday Location: View map for locations Information > LongReach Arts in “NICHES” Opening Reception Day: Saturday, August 4, 2018 Time: 3 to 5 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Concert: Howland Wolves Day: Saturday, August 4, 2018 Time: 8 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Club Draw Picnic Fundraiser for Ramps at the Skate Park at Memorial Park Day: Sunday, August 5, 2018 Time: Noon to 7 pm Location: University Settlement Camp, 724 Wolcott Ave., Beacon, NY Ramps at Memorial Park Information > NEW Corn Bread Contest for the 2018 Corn Festival Get out the recipe card for your best corn bread, because this year, the Beacon Sloop Club is adding a Corn Bread Contest to their highly anticipated Corn Festival! Contest Details Here > Plan ahead and check out what's coming up this month in our Events Guide.       Submission Guidelines for classes you'd like us to consider adding to these guides can be found here. Do check it during the week - you may have missed the latest learning opportunity, like the iPhone Workshop that was yesterday (Thursday)! For a full list of upcoming classes and workshops of all kinds, visit our Adult Classes Guide. RECENTLY ADDED: New Theater Dance Classes at Ballet Arts Studio. There are activities for older kids, like Sketchbook for Teens, which resumes in October at the library, and workshops from Hudson Valley Young Painters. Soccer Coaches wanted for the Jr. Pee Wee Division! Contact them here > Submission Guidelines for classes you'd like us to consider adding to these guides can be found here. For a full list of upcoming classes, visit our Kids Classes Guide.                                    REGISTRATION OPEN Ballet Intensive Week Dates: Monday to Friday, August 13-17, 2018 Ages/Time/Price: Ages 12+, 10 am to 4 pm, $375 per week In-studio performance on Friday at 6 pm. During this five-day program, taught by former New York City Ballet dancer Miriam Mahdaviani, mornings will be devoted to warm-up and technique. In the afternoons, dancers will do pointe work and work on Variations, as well as study character dance, dance history, nutrition and injury prevention. The intensive will culminate with a studio performance on Friday. Register: Call (845) 831-1870 or email them info@balletartsstudio.com to register. Check out A Little Beacon Blog's Summer Camp Guide for more ideas!        BOUTIQUES ON THE WEST END   Luxe Optique 183 Main Street www.luxeoptique.com (across Cliff Street from Beacon Bread Company) Get the eyes checked before school starts! August is National Eye Exam Month 👀 For the month of August, Luxe Optique is offering FREE comprehensive eye exams for students in kindergarten through high school! Walk-in or visit their website to book an appointment.    BOUTIQUES ON THE EAST END Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique 1 East Main, Retail #3 www.lambshillbridalboutique.com (near the historic dummy light) The selection of flower girl dresses at Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique is unbelievably adorable. Go inside the shop to see the La Petite Hayley Paige collection. These flower girl dresses are now available to order! Thank you to the following shops for sponsoring our Shopping Guide!  Luxe Optique, Wares Shop, and Lambs Hill.   Thank you to BAJA for sponsoring the Restaurant Guide!   Visit A Little Beacon Blog's Restaurant Guide to get an overview all of the restaurants in Beacon, and see our Brunch Guide for your morning dining needs! There are new barbers in town, and we're catching up on all of it. A Little Beacon Blog's Beauty Guide!   SPOTLIGHT SPONSOR HIGHLIGHTS Rhinebeck Bank When purchasing a new home, there are pros and cons to working with big national banks, and working with local banks. Do your research to see who you're the most comfortable with, and start by calling Rhinebeck Bank. Learn about this home-buying experience > REAL ESTATE LISTINGS GUIDE Designed for people who want to get cozy in (or near) Beacon. Shop for homes by picture, or by must-have details, like "Big Yard" or even "3-Car Garage." If a garage is a mandatory requirement for your house search, we made it easy to find. Go Home Shopping > Realtors: Feature Your Properties >   Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency When the Big Storm of May 2018 hit the Hudson Valley, bringing down huge trees onto people's homes, agents of Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency were there to represent their clients, pushing for them to get advancement on claims. We interviewed Susan Antalek Pagones to get the full story. Read it here > BeaconArts Schedule Change Alert! Starting Saturday, August 4, The G Line bus (the big buses that say Dutchess County on the side of them) will operate an expanded schedule in Beacon, from 5:30 am through 9:15 pm Monday through Saturday, to help people get to different ends of town earlier and later. Another change is, soon, the G Line will be Free for All, and one of the buses will be wrapped in a new bright blue color. We are told that the Free fares on the new G Line will happen in late August or early September. Keep an eye on this space for updates on those changes. Beacon Chamber of Commerce COMING UP: Tuesday, August 7, 5 to 7 pm Join the Beacon Chamber of Commerce, along with the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce, for their joint meeting at Dutchess Stadium, home of the Hudson Valley Renegades. Networking will take place from 5 to 7 pm. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar will be available. All attendees receive a complimentary ticket to the game that night! The evening is courtesy of Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency. Details & RSVP >          A Little Beacon Space | Private Bookings Host a client meeting or presentation, or a company retreat from this quiet, private setting located in the middle of Beacon in the historic Telephone Building. Convenient to everything - hotels, train, and parking - you can focus on your day and host in style. $250 Half Day (up to 4 hours) $485 Full Day (up to 8 hours) Discount available to those who host quarterly meetings or workshops! $950 3-Day Pop-Up Shop Package (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) $1,450 3-Day Pop-Up Shop Package with Flyer Design and Distribution Details > Katie James, Inc. NEW WEBSITE + BRAND LAUNCH: This Spring, Katie James, Inc. helped rebrand the little studio in Cold Spring known as On The Fly, into its new life as Cold Spring Fitness, from private trainer and owner Dawn Scanga. The couture branding project included a new logo, website, business cards, gift cards, and desk-sheets. The website is designed in Squarespace, uses a MailChimp newsletter, and relies heavily on MindBody to manage class signups and subscriptions. Katie James, Inc. was able to work directly with the client to dive deeply into MindBody to make it work much easier for customers. Learn More > Tin Shingle Need to get the word out about what you do? Tin Shingle teaches you how to do that using PR, Social Media, and SEO (aka Google). All you need is to think big and free your mind. Tin Shingle can help by giving you the training, empowerment and skills to get this done. Tin Shingle is also owned by A Little Beacon Blog's publisher, and specializes in training and empowerment for business owners, artists and makers. Sign up for their free newsletter > JOB POSTINGS Are you looking for great talent in the Hudson Valley? You'll find several hidden gems of people with diverse skill sets in the Hudson Valley. List your job on A Little Beacon Blog and reach our broad audience of readers who are looking for opportunities! Post Your Job > Search Job Listings > Advertise in A Little Beacon Blog A Little Beacon Blog receives more than 21,500 views per month, with over 3,100 followers at Facebook and 2,700 at Instagram, and 1,100 newsletter subscribers. The support from every advertiser of A Little Beacon Blog helps make local news get produced. You can be part of making it happen, and get your business in front of the community. We have designed the most integrated advertising packages in the Hudson Valley to work for your business. Click here to reach our readers > NEWSLETTER SIGNUP Until next week!

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Happening This Weekend - 7/27/2018

Oh bother, these rain showers. They are just preparing us to be little black rain clouds looking for the honey tree before the upcoming Christopher Robin movie! Speaking of movies, there's a $1 Movie Alert and a $2 Movie Tip below in this newsletter... See if you can find them! Sponsored by Antalek & Moore for car insurance. 15th Annual Great Newburgh to Beacon Hudson River Swim Day: Saturday, July 28, 2018 (rain date Sunday, July 29) A benefit for the River Pool at Beacon, this annual swim is one to aspire to if you want to swim in the river and have people support you! There is still time to support any swimmer in this fundraiser. Their goal is $40,000 and they have raised over $20,000 so far! Help keep the River Pool free and updated for everyone! Information > BOOK READINGS from Colin Dickey & Jenny Offill Day: Saturday, June 28, 2018 Time: 7 pm Location: Binnacle Books, 321 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Plan ahead and check out what's coming up this month in our Events Guide.     Jensen Artists Hiring an Administrative Assistant Jensen Artists is dedicated to developing the careers and telling the stories of today's most vibrant classical musicians. They are looking for an Administrative Assistant. Forward this to a friend who might make a great fit. Related Industries: Public Relations (PR), Music Details > Post Your Job: By request, A Little Beacon Blog is now offering Job Listings! If you have a special job that you want to get in front of a special audience, click here for details on how to list it. We love helping people get hired!   For a full list of upcoming classes and workshops of all kinds, visit our Adult Classes Guide. Summer 2018 Painting Workshops Days: Monday, July 23; Tuesday, July 24; Wednesday, July 25, and Friday, July 27, 2018 Time: 9 to 11 am or 2 to 4 pm Location Hudson Valley Young Painters, Sebatos Studio, 6 Stewart Ave., Beacon, NY Information > For a full list of upcoming classes, visit our Kids Classes Guide. Check out A Little Beacon Blog's Summer Camp Guide for more ideas!        BOUTIQUES ON THE WEST END   Luxe Optique 183 Main Street www.luxeoptique.com (across Cliff Street from Beacon Bread Company) Are these sunglasses? Are they regular glasses that tint when you're outside (aka "transitions")? Who knows!? That's because Luxe Optique can do almost anything with glasses. You can even get a purple or green tint to your glasses. Pictured here are some of the 🔥 hottest frames of summer for Luxe Optique, by @oliverpeoples. Go browse!   BOUTIQUES ON THE EAST END Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique 1 East Main, Retail #3 www.lambshillbridalboutique.com (near the historic dummy light) SAMPLE SALE ALERT! Day: Sample sale from Saturday, July 21, to Saturday, July 28, at the boutique! There is still time left! Tell your friends right now. Forward this info to them. Come into Beacon, drive to one of the most romantic bridal boutiques in Beacon, and enjoy the day of shopping. Grab a delicious soap or the famous "No Bite Me" Cream from SallyeAnder while you're there! Thank you to the following shops for sponsoring our Shopping Guide!  Luxe Optique, Wares Shop, and Lambs Hill.   Thank you to BAJA for sponsoring the Restaurant Guide!   Visit A Little Beacon Blog's Restaurant Guide for all of the restaurants in Beacon, and see our Brunch Guide for your morning! There are new barbers in town, and we're catching up on the latest. A Little Beacon Blog's Beauty Guide! SPOTLIGHT SPONSOR HIGHLIGHTS Rhinebeck Bank This week we had A Little Beacon Sponsor Sighting of the Rhinebeck Bank branch right across from the $2 Tuesdays movie theater in the Short Hills Mall near Chuck E. Cheese's on our way up to Target in Poughkeepsie! Rhinebeck Bank is a longtime sponsor of A Little Beacon Blog, and a supporter of the arts and so many events here in the Hudson Valley. We are very appreciative! And appreciative of their New England-style landscaping at most branches. Find a Rhinebeck Bank Branch Near You > PS: A $1 Movie Alert has surfaced! Regal is offering the Summer Movie Express - family-friendly movies all summer long on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 am. Get the lineup of which movies are playing here. Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency Look for a great article next week on A Little Beacon Blog that highlights what it means to be an independent insurance agent, and why it becomes especially important in a local community. Meanwhile, see all of the insurance-related articles we have produced with Antalek & Moore, including why it's a good idea to have renters insurance for an apartment above a retail store (don't find out the hard way). BeaconArts Beginning next Saturday, August 4, 2018, the rebranded Beacon Free Loop public bus will be driving up and down Beacon - from the mountain to the river - dressed in a new blue logo and name! Formerly the G Loop - which not very many people could understand - the bus is now called the FREE Loop! BeaconArts, Dutchess County Transit and the City of Beacon have joined together to transform this bus line into something hopefully everyone will hail when they need it, where they need it, for free. To make going up and down the mile of Beacon's Main Street and beyond to the train easier. We're working on an article to bring you more info. But until then, listen to this Broadway musician sing while taking a free ride on the bus. Beacon Chamber of Commerce SAVE THE DATE! Tuesday, August 7 from 5 to 7 pm Join the Beacon Chamber of Commerce along with the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce for their joint meeting at Dutchess Stadium, home of the Hudson Valley Renegades! Networking will take place from 5 to 7 pm. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar will be available. All attendees receive a complimentary ticket to the game that night! The evening is courtesy of Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency. Details & RSVP >          A Little Beacon Space | Private Bookings Host your company retreat, workshop, or cocktail party in A Little Beacon Space! Located in the middle of Main Street with plenty of food options at local eateries. Plus, when you book with A Little Beacon Space, you get built-in promotion on A Little Beacon Blog's website. Reserve Your Spot! Katie James, Inc. For the latest Squarespace website designed by Katie James, Inc. for TEC Land Surveying, the design team totally repurposed the blogging tool available in Squarespace in order to showcase the many client projects TEC has completed in different specialty fields for their industry. Based on a special need from the client, Katie James, Inc. made each project dynamic so that a picture, link and project title automatically displays in the corresponding section of the website. For example, when the client adds a new completed project like "Bulls Head Road Bridge Replacement" to the Utility Mapping section, the project will be grouped automatically with other Utility Mapping projects and automatically update the page. It's a huge time-saver trick! Take a look at how it works. How can Katie James, Inc., solve your branding needs? > Tin Shingle Need to get the word out about what you do? Tin Shingle teaches you how to do that using PR, Social Media, and SEO (aka Google). All you need is to think big and free your mind. Tin Shingle can help by giving you the training, empowerment, and skills to get this done. Tin Shingle is also owned by A Little Beacon Blog's publisher and specializes in training and empowerment for business owners, artists, and makers. Sign up for their free newsletter > Advertise in A Little Beacon Blog A Little Beacon Blog snags more than 21,500 views per month, with over 3,100 followers at Facebook and 2,700 at Instagram, and another 1,100 newsletter subscribers. The support from every advertiser of A Little Beacon Blog helps produce local news. You can be part of making it happen, and get your business in front of the community. We have designed the most integrated advertising packages in the Hudson Valley to work for your business. Click here to reach our readers > NEWSLETTER SIGNUP Until next week!

Happening This Weekend: 7/20/2018

You're in the thick of summer here in Beacon! Just because we are already getting pitched for fall-ish events (a Corn Bread Contest may be coming...) doesn't mean that this sunny weather is even close to being over. Enjoy the pools, enjoy the hiking, enjoy the shopping, enjoy the eating. Sponsored by Antalek & Moore for car insurance. Family Barbecue - Fundraiser for the Spirit of Beacon Day Day: Saturday, July 21, 2018 Time: Noon to 4 pm Location: Elks Lodge, 900 Wolcott Ave., Beacon, NY Information > Live Concert with Hudson Valley Sally Day: Saturday, July 21, 2018 Time: 8 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Hudson Valley Shakespeare at Boscobel House and Gardens Since 1988, the highly acclaimed Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival has performed under their open-air Theater Tent on Boscobel’s Great Lawn – with Boscobel’s stunning vista of the Hudson River Valley as the backdrop. Bring a bottle of wine or buy a pre-packed picnic from them (our vote!) Just order two days before the show so that they can pack it. Day: Saturday, July 21, "The Heart of Robin Hood" Day: Sunday, July 22, "Richard II" Times: 7:30 pm Information > Broadway In Beacon - "Kiss Me, Kate" Day: Sunday, July 22, 2018 Time: 4 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Plan ahead and check out what's coming up this month in our Events Guide. Women's Healing Moon Circle - Womb Meditation w/ Cacao Ceremony Day: Friday, July 20, 2018 Time: 7 to 9 pm Location: Beacon of Light Wellness Center, 4 S. Chestnut St., Beacon, NY Information > One-Day Memoir Workshop with Donna Minkowitz Day: Saturday, July 21, 2018 Time: 2 to 5 pm Location: Email minkowitz46@gmail.com for location. Information > Picnic Petals with Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill Day: Sunday, July 22, 2018 Time: Noon to 3 pm Level: Intermediate Location:: Beetle & Fred, 171 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > For a full list of upcoming classes and workshops of all kinds, visit our Adult Classes Guide. Art & Zine Club Meetup Day: Friday, July 20, 2018 Time: 3:30 to 5 pm Location: Howland Public Library, 313 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Summer 2018 Painting Workshops Days: Monday to Wednesday, and Friday, July 23-25 and July 27, 2018 Time: 9 to 11 am or 2 to 4 pm Location: Hudson Valley Young Painters, Sebatos Studio, 6 Stewart Ave., Beacon, NY Information > For a full list of upcoming classes, visit our Kids Classes Guide. Check out A Little Beacon Blog's Summer Camp Guide for busy-kid ideas! BOUTIQUES ON THE WEST END Luxe Optique 183 Main Street www.luxeoptique.com (across Cliff Street from Beacon Bread Company) A good pair of sunglasses is a must-have for a weekend getaway. Luxe Optique has the latest trendy designer brands, as well as a few old-trusties you are used to, like these Ray-Bans. Go in, and pick your pair... BOUTIQUES ON THE EAST END Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique 1 East Main, Retail #3 www.lambshillbridalboutique.com (near the historic dummy light) SAMPLE SALE ALERT! Day: Weeklong Sample Sale from July 21-28 at the boutique! Tell your friends right now. Forward this email to them. Come into Beacon, drive to one of the most romantic bridal boutiques in Beacon, and enjoy a full day of shopping. Grab an espresso from Trax while you're there! The coffee shop is right next door. Thank you to the following shops for sponsoring our Shopping Guide! Luxe Optique, Wares Shop, and Lambs Hill. Thank you to BAJA for sponsoring the Restaurant Guide! The Bird and Bottle Inn 1123 Old Albany Post Road (Route 9) Garrison, NY (in the woods) Recognize this path? It's the revived side-yard of the Bird and Bottle Inn just off of Route 9 in a quaint and quiet little spot. They have recently re-opened under new management, and are open Wednesday to Sunday. It's a serious meat-and-potatoes kind of place - with steak, burgers, and gnocchi - and Adirondack chairs positioned near a rock landscaped fountain. Visit A Little Beacon Blog's Restaurant Guide for all of the restaurants in Beacon, and see our Brunch Guide for your morning! There are new barbers in town, and we're catching up on all of it. A Little Beacon Blog's Beauty Guide! SPOTLIGHT SPONSOR HIGHLIGHTS Rhinebeck Bank Rhinebeck Bank has been committed to the home-purchasing experience in the Hudson Valley for decades. This happy couple worked with Susan Utter when buying their home and "she calmed the wild mortgage jungles with grace, patience, and expertise, helping us navigate through the financial waters." Read more about buying a home through a local bank here! Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency Learn the differences between insurance you purchase for a stand-alone home, and insurance you buy for a condo. Visit Antalek & Moore in their office at 340 Main St. in Beacon, or call them at (845) 831-4300 to learn more. Beacon Chamber of Commerce The Beacon Chamber of Commerce wants your business to succeed. Did you know that their leaders volunteer to run the Visitors Center down across from the Beacon Creamery (on South Ave. and Wolcott Ave.), and are happy to accept your business brochures to share with visitors? Join Today > Keys to Beacon is a community project to promote access to the arts and music for all citizens. Pianos will be installed in public spaces around the City of Beacon. Check out their new website, designed by Beacon local Timothy Delaney. Katie James, Inc. Just launched! Please welcome the new website for Beacon-based TEC Land Surveying, a huge supporter of the community, and a land surveyor for New York and Connecticut. You may have seen TEC's logo on their trucks around town, or on their office door, and now you can see it on their website, which showcases details of the types of projects they take on, utilizing services in UAS / Drone, Boundary + ROW, FEMA Surveys, and others. Learn More About Katie James, Inc., Couture Branding > Tin Shingle FREEBIE ALERT! Do you know the painter Anna West? She was the star of this week's Tin Shingle Training TuneUp to discuss her strategies for selling her paintings on Instagram. She has so much insight and experience. You can stream it now for free for the next 24 hours. No need to log in or anything. (Best viewed using Firefox.) Go Go Go! A Little Beacon Space | Private Bookings Host your company retreat, workshop or cocktail party in A Little Beacon Space! Located in the middle of Main Street with plenty of food options at local eateries. Plus, when you book with A Little Beacon Space, you get built-in promotion on A Little Beacon Blog's website. Reserve Your Spot! Advertise in A Little Beacon Blog A Little Beacon Blog receives more than 21,500 hits per month, with over 3,100 followers at Facebook and 2,700 at Instagram, and another 1,100 newsletter subscribers. The support from every advertiser of A Little Beacon Blog helps produce local news. You can be part of making it happen, and get your business in front of the community. We have designed the most integrated advertising packages in the Hudson Valley to work for your business. Click here to reach our readers > NEWSLETTER SIGNUP Until next week!

Happening This Weekend 7/13/2018

Enjoy the weekend of walking around Beacon! This weekend is Second Saturday, and there is plenty of accessible art for you to walk to and participate in. From a live art performance on 9D (aka Wolcott aka the busy road near Bank Square) to the old Beacon High School, as Ethan Cohen's KuBe comes to life on Verplanck Avenue. Get your sunscreen and walking hat (and superdope shades from Luxe Optique), and tag us in your photos as you explore! Sponsored by Antalek & Moore for car insurance. Beacon's Second Saturday is happening! The galleries are ready to share their art with you, so see A Little Beacon Blog's full walking tour Second Saturday Art Gallery Guide to see which art is in each gallery. We even include events when nontraditional galleries, like churches or shops, dedicate their walls to an artist, so learn here about who is where! The Reel Life Film Club presents “Dogtown and Z Boys” Day: Friday, July 13, 2018 Time: 6 pm Location: Howland Public Library, 377 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Vintage Postcards, Books, & Ephemera Show and Sale Day: Saturday, July 14, 2018 Time: 11 am to 4 pm Location: Veterans Memorial Hall Building, 413 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Opening on Beacon's Second Saturday at ETHAN COHEN KuBe (the old Beacon High School) Day: Saturday, July 14, 2018 Symposium Time: 1:30 to 3:30 pm Opening Reception Time: 4 to 7 pm Ethan Cohen Fine Arts is pleased to present Yu Han Yu: Force of Nature, The Power of the Brush, a solo exhibition co-curated by Gan Yu and Ethan Cohen. The exhibition will be held at Ethan Cohen Kunsthalle (KuBe) in Beacon, New York from Saturday, July 14 to Sunday, September 2, 2018. A performance by Yu Han Yu and Yin Mei and Sharp Lines, Soft Nature, a symposium about the converging histories of Chinese ink tradition and the trading history of China, will take place on Saturday, July 14. Symposium participants include Boon Hui Tan, Yu Hanyu, Professor Eugene Wang, Yin Mei, Melik Kaylan, Ethan Cohen, Isaac Aden, and Gan Yu. Thank you to KuBe for sponsoring this month's Second Saturday Guide! Plan ahead and check out what's coming up this month in our Events Guide.   Wood Type, Chromatic Wood Type and Its History Day: Saturday, July 14, 2018 Time: 9 to 10 am; 10:30 to 11:30 am Location: No. 3 Reading Room & Photo Book Works, 469 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Bellydance Workshop Day: Saturday, July 14, 2018 Time: 1 to 5 pm Reserve spot: redmuise@hotmail.com Location Dennings Point Distillery, 10 N. Chestnut St., Beacon, NY Information > For a full list of upcoming classes and workshops of all kinds, visit our Adult Classes Guide. Tiny Book Show and Workshop Day: Saturday, July 14, 2018 Time: Noon to 3 pm Location: Howland Public Library, 313 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > For a full list of upcoming classes, visit our Kids Classes Guide.   SIGN UP NOW: Ballet Intensive Week | Monday to Friday, August 13-17, 2018 In a weeklong intensive taught by former New York City Ballet dancer Miriam Mahdaviani at Ballet Arts Studio, mornings will be devoted to warm-up and technique. In the afternoons, dancers will do pointework and practice variations, as well as study character dance, dance history, nutrition and injury prevention. The intensive will culminate with a studio performance on Friday. Call them today at (845) 831-1870 to save your child's spot. Get Details Here > Thank you to Ballet Arts Studio for sponsoring A Little Beacon Blog's Summer Camp Guide, where you'll find more ideas to keep little ones busy!       BOUTIQUES ON THE WEST END   Luxe Optique 183 Main Street www.luxeoptique.com (across Cliff Street from Beacon Bread Company) One of Luxe Optique's recent happy clients, Travie McCoy in his new sabine be eyewear frames. He #gotluxed and raved: "My favorite pair thus far-❤️™️" Here's the thing - you can #getluxed too. There is a perfect frame waiting for you inside. The question is... Which one will you choose?   BOUTIQUES ON THE EAST END Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique 1 East Main, Retail #3 www.lambshillbridalboutique.com (near the historic dummy light) Gowns found in Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique can be customized to each bride, like this one here! Planning several months in advance is a sure way to guarantee you'll be able to pick up the dress in time. Brides need the perfect fit, and will be fitted in the beautiful boutique that is Lambs Hill, at the base of Mount Beacon. Thank you to the following shops for sponsoring our Shopping Guide! Wares, Luxe Optique, and Lambs Hill.   Thank you to BAJA for sponsoring the Restaurant Guide! There are new barbers in town, and we're catching up on all of it. Learn more in A Little Beacon Blog's Beauty Guide! SPOTLIGHT SPONSOR HIGHLIGHTS Rhinebeck Bank This recent episode of "Wake Up with Rhinebeck Bank" features author Randi Zinn, owner of Beyond Mom. Find out the inspiration behind her book "Going Beyond Mom," how to activate your mind, body, and business after having a baby. READ IT! Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency Learn the difference between insurance you purchase for a standalone home, and insurance you buy for a condo. Visit Antalek & Moore in their office at 340 Main St. office, or call them at (845) 831-4300 to learn more. Beacon Chamber of Commerce The Beacon Chamber of Commerce is printing a Business Guide! This Guide will run for two years and the first printing will be about 5,000 copies. Advertising space is limited, and will be available for Beacon Chamber members first. If you would like to reserve a spot, please send an email to Beaconguide2017@gmail.com This is an 8 1/2 x 11 book in full color. Ad sizes range from Business Card, to quarter- or half-pages, and full page. Join Today >          A Little Beacon Space | Private Bookings Host your company retreat, workshop or cocktail party in A Little Beacon Space! Located in the middle of Main Street with plenty of food options at local eateries. Plus, when you book with A Little Beacon Space, you get built-in promotion on A Little Beacon Blog's website. Reserve Your Spot! Katie James, Inc. Showing and telling about your business is one of the most effective ways to create a bond with your current and future customers. The folks at Katie James, Inc. (which is the in-house design agency of A Little Beacon Blog!) are master storytellers and love taking pictures of your business. See what we've done for The Vault, Luxe Optique, and Lambs Hill, and see what we can do for your business! Learn More About Katie James, Inc., Couture Branding > BeaconArts Days: Saturday and Sunday, July 14 and 15, 2018 Time: 6 pm Location: Bannerman Island, by way of Beacon Dock, 1 Red Flynn Drive Enjoy this musical production, “1776,” on Bannerman Island at the Bannerman Residence, a stage that is only open for special occasions. The show stars Broadway veterans Craig Schulman and Kelly Ellenwood. Featuring Russell Cusick, Doug DeMarco, Asher Pacht, Fay Gerbes Pacht, Alexander Ullian, and Glen Macken. Adult tickets, $65. Call for reservations: (855) 256-4007 Tin Shingle Tin Shingle is interviewing Beacon-based painter Anna West, to learn how she has been successfully using Instagram for a year to sell her paintings, both here and abroad (learn how she sold two while painting in Florence, Italy). This live broadcast is free, so save your "seat" and watch from home! Register > Advertise in A Little Beacon Blog A Little Beacon Blog snags more than 21,500 views per month, with over 3,100 followers at Facebook and 2,700 at Instagram, as well as 1,100 newsletter subscribers. The support from every advertiser of A Little Beacon Blog helps produce local news. You can be part of making it happen, and get your business in front of the community. We have designed the most integrated advertising packages in the Hudson Valley to work for your business. Click here to reach our readers > NEWSLETTER SIGNUP Until next week!

Happening This Weekend: 7/06/2018

You'll always find busy bees on Beacon's Main Street! There's always a power drill being used somewhere to hang a new sign or art. This new shop - The Square Foot - was spotted in the old Matteawan Train Station, carrying designer/owner Connie Verrusio's jewelry and other "interesting things." Tell us about what you find! And check out A Little Beacon Blog's Shopping Guide to read about what you'll find in Beacon, in shops geared to Foodies to Home & Design to Fashion! Sponsored by Antalek & Moore for car insurance. 2nd Annual Cannonball Run Day: Saturday, July 7, 2018 Time: 9:30 am to noon Location: University Settlement Camp, 724 Wolcott Ave., Beacon, NY A Little Beacon Blog is proud to be the Media Sponsor for this event! This is the only 5K or 1-mile race - that we know of - that ends with a jump into a pool! And it's for a great cause. Click here to get all the details. Live Concert with James Keepnews Day: Saturday, July 7, 2018 Time: 8 pm Location: Beacon Yoga Center, 464 Main St., Beacon, N Information > Family Fun Balancing Day Day: Sunday, July 8, 2018 Time: 1 to 4 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Grace Golf and Dinner Benefit Day: Monday, July 9, 2018 Time: 7:30 am through evening Location: Millbrook Golf and Tennis Club, 103 Route 343, Millbrook, NY Information > SAVE THE DATE! Opening on Beacon's Second Saturday at ETHAN COHEN KuBe (the old Beacon High School) Day: Saturday, July 14, 2018 Time: 4 to 7 pm Ethan Cohen Fine Arts is pleased to present Yu Han Yu: Force of Nature, The Power of the Brush, a solo exhibition co-curated by Gan Yu and Ethan Cohen. The exhibition will be held at Ethan Cohen Kunsthalle (KuBe) in Beacon, New York, from Saturday, July 14 to Sunday, September 2, 2018. A performance by Yu Han Yu and Yin Mei and Sharp Lines, Soft Nature, a symposium about the converging histories of Chinese ink tradition and the trading history of China, will take place on Saturday, July 14. Symposium participants include Boon Hui Tan, Yu Hanyu, Professor Eugene Wang, Yin Mei, Melik Kaylan, Ethan Cohen, Isaac Aden, and Gan Yu. Thank you KuBe for sponsoring this month's Second Saturday Guide! Plan ahead and check out what's coming up this month in our Events Guide. For a full list of upcoming classes and workshops of all kinds, visit our Adult Classes Guide. For a full list of upcoming classes, visit our Kids Classes Guide. REGISTRATION OPEN: Ballet Intensive Week | Monday to Friday, August 13 to 17, 2018 Taught by former New York City Ballet dancer Miriam Mahdaviani, mornings of this weeklong class at Ballet Arts Studio will be devoted to warm-up and technique. In the afternoons, dancers will do pointe work and work on variations, as well as study character dance, dance history, nutrition and injury prevention. The intensive will culminate with a studio performance on Friday. Get Details Here > Thank you to Ballet Arts Studio for sponsoring A Little Beacon Blog's Summer Camp Guide, where you'll find more ideas to keep the littles busy! BOUTIQUES ON THE WEST END Luxe Optique 183 Main Street www.luxeoptique.com (across Cliff Street from Beacon Bread Company) Have you ever considered glasses to be works of art? Several design collections at Luxe Optique could persuade you; consider these limited edition, "très exclusive" as indicated by the engraving on the earpiece of this French frame, which is #20 out of only 80! Let the friendly staff at Luxe Optique teach you about what designer eyewear really is... BOUTIQUES ON THE EAST END Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique 1 East Main, Retail #3 www.lambshillbridalboutique.com (near the historic dummy light) New in the shop at Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique: flower girl dresses! Little Ayleen pictured here is playing dress-up in one of Lambs Hill's new flower girl dresses from Hayley Paige. Stop in to see the collection! Thank you to the following shops for sponsoring our Shopping Guide! Wares, Luxe Optique, and Lambs Hill. Thank you to BAJA for sponsoring the Restaurant Guide! There are new barbers in town! We'll catch you up on each spot to get beautified. A Little Beacon Blog's Beauty Guide! SPOTLIGHT SPONSOR HIGHLIGHTS Rhinebeck Bank | First Fridays in Poughkeepsie Day: Friday, July 6, 2018 Time: 5 to 8:30 pm Plenty to do in Poughkeepsie tonight! Join Rhinebeck Bank for First Friday Poughkeepsie’s American Rock-themed celebration in downtown Poughkeepsie, 52-68 Crannell St. It’s kid-friendly with a bounce house, face painters and Touch-A-Truck. Look for the dunk tank and Hudson Valley Young Professionals HVYP Backyard cornhole tournament, both to benefit their featured charitable organizations for July: MHA Dutchess Vet2Vet, Family Services and The New Deal Creative Arts Center. Enjoy live music by The Ceesar Band, Conor Walsh, Ian Flanigan and Ill Harmonics. Hosted by Michelle Barone-Lepore, First Friday Poughkeepsie Emcee, and DJ Smitty / YOUR DJ. Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency Brush up on pool safety for your home with these tips from one of Antalek & Moore's favorite insurance carriers, Travelers. Antalek & Moore is always thinking about safety first and how you can avoid risk in your home. #ThinkSafe. Visit Antalek & Moore in their 340 Main Street office, or call them at (845) 831-4300 to learn more. Beacon Chamber of Commerce The Beacon Chamber of Commerce is printing a Business Guide! This Guide will run for two years, and the first printing will be about 5,000 copies. Advertising space is limited and will be available for Beacon Chamber members first. If you would like to reserve a spot, please send an email to beaconguide2017@gmail.com. The book is going to be 8 1/2 by 11 inches, in full color. The sizes for available ad spaces start at business card, then quarter-page, then half-page, up to full page. Join Today > A Little Beacon Space | Private Bookings Host your company retreat, workshop or cocktail party in A Little Beacon Space! Located in the middle of Main Street, with plenty of food options at local eateries. Plus, when you book with A Little Beacon Space, you get built in promotion on A Little Beacon Blog's website. Reserve Your Spot! Katie James, Inc. Thank you, Susan Pagones, for this recent client testimonial about the website design work completed for the Beacon Chamber of Commerce: "I have had the opportunity to work with Katie at Katie James, Inc. on many projects ranging from our Insurance business marketing to the remodeling of the Beacon Chamber of Commerce website. Katie was able to sit with myself and other board members to explain how the website works in an understandable way so that we can operate it ourselves. Her work on the Chamber website was the reason membership has increased and is actually reaching the business." Learn More About Katie James, Inc., Couture Branding > BeaconArts Days: Saturday and Sunday, July 14 and 15, 2018 Time: 6 pm Location: Bannerman Island, by way of Beacon Dock, 1 Red Flynn Drive Enjoy this musical production, “1776,” on Bannerman Island at the Bannerman Residence, a stage that is only open for special occasions. The show stars Broadway veterans Craig Schulman and Kelly Ellenwood. Featuring Russell Cusick, Doug DeMarco, Asher Pacht, Fay Gerbes Pacht, Alexander Ullian, and Glen Macken. Adult tickets, $65. Call for reservations: (855) 256-4007 Tin Shingle Tin Shingle is interviewing Beacon-based painter Anna West, to learn how she has been successfully using Instagram for a year to sell her paintings, both here and abroad. (Learn how she sold two while painting in Florence, Italy.) This live broadcast is free, so save your "seat" and watch from home! Register > Advertise in A Little Beacon Blog A Little Beacon Blog snags more than 21,500 views per month, with over 3,100 followers at Facebook and 2,700 at Instagram, as well as 1,100 newsletter subscribers. The support from every advertiser of A Little Beacon Blog helps in the production of local news. You can be part of making it happen, and get your business in front of the community. We have designed the most integrated advertising packages in the Hudson Valley to work for your business. Click here to reach our readers > NEWSLETTER SIGNUP Until next week!

Happening This Weekend 6/29/2018

It's official! Humidity and Summer have arrived in the Hudson Valley. We have your list of things to do while you're out enjoying the summer days into night. PS: If you need instant access to a backyard pool, you may need to shop Main Street to grab one from the shelves, bring it home, and fill it up for a quick dip. Here's our suggestion. Sponsored by Antalek & Moore for car insurance. “With Love and Light” Benefit Day: Friday, June 29, 2018 Time: 7:30 to 10 pm Location: Beacon High School, 101 Matteawan Road, Beacon, NY Information > Cirque de la Lune Day: Friday, June 29, 2018 Time: 8 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Beer, Bourbon & Bacon! Day: Saturday, June 30, 2018 Time: 1 to 6 pm Location: Barton Orchards, 63 Appletree Lane, Poughquag, NY Information > Why The LGBTQ+ Center Now? A community conversation Day: Saturday, June 30, 2018 Time: 3 to 5 pm Location: Black Vanilla, 197 South St., Newburgh, NY Information > Circus @ The Howland & Acrobats Inc. presents “Piccolo Circus” Day: Sunday, July 1, 2018 Time: 2 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Beacon’s 4th of July Fireworks Celebration Day: Sunday, July 1, 2018 Time: 5 pm to dusk Location: Memorial Park, Beacon, NY Food by: Empire Concessions and Poppy’s Fun from: Southwest Entertainment - Bounce fun, games, henna and tattoos. RAMP: Stop by the RAMP tent to learn more about the new skate park coming to Memorial Park! 🎆 Fireworks would not be possible without the fundraising efforts of Beacon Natural Market, and financial support received from the following businesses and individuals. THANK YOU TO: M&T Bank, JonCar Realty, Homespun Foods, Dominic Penzetta, Dogwood, Drink More Good, Hudson Valley Auctioneers, Greg Zabel, Hudson Beach Glass, Artisan Wine Shop, Hudson Valley Brewery, Mobile Gas Station, Quinn's, Quinn's Employees, Keyfood, Antalek & Moore, Mountain Tops, Kitchen Sink Food & Drink, Hudson Valley Zoned, Luxe Optical, Law Office of Dennis Vetrano, Gate House Realty, Kiwanis Club, Roundhouse, Melzingah Tap House, Poppy’s, Beacon Natural Market, and Thundercut Details here > Read the story behind this year's fireworks > Reading of the Declaration of Independence Day: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 Time: 11 am Location: City Hall, 1 Municipal Plaza, Beacon, NY Read our article for more details on this event.  Plan ahead and check out what's coming up this month in our Events Guide.   SAVE THE DATE! 2nd Annual Cannonball Run Day: Saturday, July 7, 2018 Time: 9:30 am to noon Location: University Settlement Camp, 724 Wolcott Ave., Beacon, NY A Little Beacon Blog is proud to be the Media Sponsor for this event! Click here to get all the details.     Four-Season Vegetable Gardening Workshop with Sarah Simon from Common Ground Farm Day: Saturday, June 30, 2018 Time: 10 am to 11:30 am Location: One Nature Garden Center, 321 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > For a full list of upcoming classes and workshops of all kinds, visit our Adult Classes Guide. Registration Open: Tiny Book Show from The Creativity Caravan SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, July 14, 2018 Location: Howland Public Library, 313 Main St., Beacon, NY The Creativity Caravan is coming to Beacon! On Saturday, July 14, Maya Stein and Amy Tingle are hitting the road and bringing their Tiny Book Show and Workshop to the Howland Public Library. Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to make their very own miniature books. Information > For a full list of upcoming classes, visit our Kids Classes Guide.     Ballet Arts Studio Summer Classes Register For: Ballet Intensive Week Taught by former New York City Ballet dancer Miriam Mahdaviani, mornings will be devoted to warm-up and technique. In the afternoons, dancers will do pointe work and practice Variations, as well as study character dance, dance history, nutrition and injury prevention. The intensive will culminate with a studio performance on Friday. Get Details Here > Thank you to Ballet Arts Studio for sponsoring A Little Beacon Blog's Summer Camp Guide, where you'll find even more busy-kid ideas!        BOUTIQUES ON THE WEST END   Luxe Optique 183 Main Street www.luxeoptique.com (across Cliff Street from Beacon Bread Company) Luxe Optique quickly became known around Beacon as the eyeglasses shop where they'd fit a frame to a person's personality. Meet Cutie Chloe, who found her perfect pair from the summer collection inside the shop now. Stop in to see what you'll discover!   BOUTIQUES ON THE EAST END Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique 1 East Main, Retail #3 www.lambshillbridalboutique.com (near the dummy light) Oh wow... talk about a tuxedo dress that redefines the heart neckline! The dress and gloves are from Justin Alexander, and are at Lambs Hill now for you to take a look. The clean lines with a vintage touch ensure an hourglass figure. Thank you to the following shops for sponsoring our Shopping Guide! Wares, Luxe Optique, and Lambs Hill.   Thank you to BAJA for sponsoring the Restaurant Guide! There are new barbers in town, and we're catching up on all of it. A Little Beacon Blog's Beauty Guide! SPOTLIGHT SPONSOR HIGHLIGHTS Check account balances, locate branches and ATMs, pay bills and so much more on the Rhinebeck Bank Mobile Banking app!  Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency Is your deck ready for the summer sun? Checking your deck for possible deterioration and safety hazards can help you enjoy your summertime parties. Find more summer home maintenance tips here. #ThinkSafe. Visit Antalek & Moore in their 340 Main Street office, or call them at 845-831-4300 to learn more.          A Little Beacon Space Will you host your pop-up shop or experience in A Little Beacon Space? We are showing it this Saturday to those interested in booking a date. The space comes with built-in promotion, because we know that pop-up shops need fast buzz! Contact us to set up an appointment > Tin Shingle Tin Shingle is interviewing the Beacon-based painter Anna West to learn how she has been successfully using Instagram for a year to sell her paintings, both here and abroad (learn how she sold two while painting in Florence, Italy). This live broadcast is free, so save your "seat" and watch from home! Register > Katie James, Inc. Well-crafted photos of your art, studio, place of business and staff can make such a difference when you are promoting or selling. Professional photographers from Katie James, Inc. can come to your place of business and take pictures, to showcase your work the way it should be shown - beautifully. See a few photo examples here, and contact us for details and pricing. BeaconArts Enjoy this musical production, “1776,” on Bannerman Island at the Bannerman Residence, a stage experience that is only open for special occasions. The show stars Broadway veterans Craig Schulman and Kelly Ellenwood, and features Russell Cusick, Doug DeMarco, Asher Pacht, Fay Gerbes Pacht, Alexander Ullian, and Glen Macken. Tickets: $65/adult. Call for reservations: 855-256-4007 Beacon Chamber of Commerce Looking to bring people into your location? Host a Beacon Chamber of Commerce meeting. Details Here > Advertise in A Little Beacon Blog A Little Beacon Blog draws more than 21,500 views per month, with over 3,100 followers at Facebook and 2,700 at Instagram, as well as 1,100 newsletter subscribers. The support from every advertiser of A Little Beacon Blog helps ensure that local news gets produced. You can be part of making it happen, and get your business in front of the community. We have designed the most integrated advertising packages in the Hudson Valley to work for your business. Click here to reach our readers > NEWSLETTER SIGNUP Until next week!

Happening This Weekend 6/22/2018

Happy weekend! Don't you worry about a little drizzle - we know of plenty of places for you to duck inside and maybe even find some cute rain gear. Use our Shopping Guide to get acquainted with Beacon before you head out! PS: Have you seen this cute street sign yet? It's a new one, designed to inspire people to keep walking - heading right down Tioronda, to find the new boutique Wares, or left toward the waterfall and such delights as The Chocolate Studio, which serves Moo Moo's ice cream, all the way around the bend near Fishkill Creek. Sponsored by Antalek & Moore for car insurance. Car Seat Safety Check! Day: Saturday, June 23, 2018 Time: 9 am to 3 pm Location: 1 Arquilla Drive, Beacon, NY Information > Renewable Highlands CCA  - Public Forum Da:y Saturday, June 23, 2018 Time: 1:30 to 3:30 pm Location: Howland Public Library, 313 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Live Concert - Sleeping Bee Day: Saturday, June 23, 2018 Time: 8 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Rhinebeck Craft Festival Days: Saturday and Sunday, June 23 and 24, 2018 Time: Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm; Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm Location: Dutchess County Fairgrounds, 6550 Spring Brook Ave. (Route 9), Rhinebeck, NY Information > The Ride for Mental Health Day: Saturday and Sunday, June 23 and 24, 2018 Time: 8:30 to 10 am start times Location: Hasbrouck Park, Mohonk Avenue, New Paltz, NY Information > Hudson River Exchange 6th Annual Summer Market Days: Saturday and Sunday, June 23 and 24, 2018 Time: Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm; Sunday, 11 am to 4 pm Location: Henry Hudson Riverfront Park, Hudson, NY Information > Family Fun Balancing Day Day: Sundays, June 24, 2018 Time: 1 to 4 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Plan ahead and check out what's coming up this month in our Events Guide. SAVE THE DATE! 2nd Annual Cannonball Run Day: Saturday, July 7, 2018 Time: 9:30 am to noon Location: University Settlement Camp, 724 Wolcott Ave., Beacon, NY A Little Beacon Blog is proud to be a Sponsor of this event! Click here to get all the details.     Spiritual Development: Understanding Energy Day: Saturday, June 23, 2018 Time: 6 to 8 pm Location: Riverwinds Gallery, 172 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > For a full list of upcoming classes and workshops of all kinds, visit our Adult Classes Guide. Seeking Students for Battle of the Books 2018 Days for Middle School Students: Thursdays, June 28 to August 30 Days for High School Students: FULL! This has started. Time: 5 to 7 pm Location: Howland Public Library, 313 Main St., Beacon, NY The Howland Public Library is currently recruiting students to participate in the 14th Annual Middle School Battle of the Books, and students to participate in the 3rd Annual High School Battle of the Books. Information > Registration Open: Tiny Book Show from The Creativity Caravan SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, July 14, 2018 Location: Howland Public Library, 313 Main St., Beacon, NY The Creativity Caravan is coming to Beacon! On Saturday, July 14, Maya Stein and Amy Tingle are hitting the road and bringing their Tiny Book Show and Workshop to the Howland Public Library. Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to make their very own miniature books. Information > For a full list of upcoming classes, visit our Kids Classes Guide.     Ballet Arts Studio Summer Classes You Don't Want To Miss These! Dance Exploration Week Theater Dance Intensive Week Ballet Intensive Week Ballet Intensive Get Details Here > Thank you to Ballet Arts Studio for sponsoring A Little Beacon Blog's Summer Camp Guide, where you can find more activity ideas!        BOUTIQUES ON THE WEST END   Luxe Optique 183 Main Street www.luxeoptique.com (across Cliff Street from Beacon Bread Company) Still searching for that perfect summer frame? Let's be honest, why would you want just one? Luxe Optique just received more than 200 new designer frames from Anne & Valentin and the selection is stunning. Collectors will be rushing in. Come in to see what the fuss is about.   BOUTIQUES ON THE EAST END Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique 1 East Main, Retail #3 www.lambshillbridalboutique.com (near the historic dummy light) The experience of shopping bridal in Beacon is breathtaking! The chic-rustic design of Lambs Hill Bridal will put you and your girls at ease while you try on the gowns. Call (845) 765-2900 to book your appointment! Thank you to the following shops for sponsoring our Shopping Guide! Wares, Luxe Optique, and Lambs Hill.   Thank you to BAJA for sponsoring the Restaurant Guide! There are new barbers in town, and we're catching our readers up on all of the latest places to primp and preen. A Little Beacon Blog's Beauty Guide! SPOTLIGHT SPONSOR HIGHLIGHTS Rhinebeck Bank This just in from a happy Rhinebeck Bank customer, Brian Dewey: "The staff is what makes this bank different than the rest. We love Rhinebeck Bank." Visit any Rhinebeck Bank location to experience the difference for yourself. You can find Beacon's branch on Route 9D near Dutchess Stadium, where the Hudson Valley Renegades just opened their baseball season. Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency What is General Liability? Sometimes things might come up in your home or your business which may not be covered by your other insurance policies - things such as help covering costs for medical fees, attorney fees, or other monetary damages. Insurance can help. Visit Antalek & Moore's office at 340 Main St., Beacon, or call them at (845) 831-4300 to learn more.          A Little Beacon Space The new OPEN sign is in the window of A Little Beacon Space! See the behind-the-scenes of Marcelo Home Improvements installing it. Now, when you host a public event here like a Pop-Up Shop, you’ll get to flick on the lights of the vintage OPEN sign to let people know there is something amazing inside for them to experience! Details About Booking The Space > Tin Shingle Tin Shingle is interviewing a Beacon-based painter, Anna West, to learn how she has been successfully using Instagram for a year to sell her paintings, both here and abroad (learn how she sold two while painting in Florence, Italy). This live broadcast is free, so save your "seat" and watch from home! Register > Katie James, Inc. Photos of your art, studio, place of business and staff can make such a difference when you are promoting or selling. Professional photographers from Katie James, Inc. can come to your place of business to take pictures of these things, to showcase them the way they should be shown - beautifully. See a few photo examples here, and contact us for details and pricing. BeaconArts Your membership with BeaconArts directle benefits the community, providing funding, support and expertise for achieving BeaconArts’ vision and mission. You will be the first to learn about events, exhibit opportunities, member-to-member opportunities, and more. Join Today! > Beacon Chamber of Commerce Beacon Chamber of Commerce praises Beacon Natural Market for fully sponsoring Beacon's fireworks this year! The market has started a donation drive to help them offset the cost, if other Beacon businesses and residents want to give back to the community. See A Little Beacon Blog's article here for details. Advertise in A Little Beacon Blog A Little Beacon Blog snags more than 21,500 views per month, with over 3,100 followers at Facebook and 2,700 at Instagram, as well as 1,100 newsletter subscribers. The support from every advertiser of A Little Beacon Blog helps us produce local news. You can be part of making that happen, and get your business in front of the community. We have designed the most integrated advertising packages in the Hudson Valley to work for your business. Click here to reach our readers > NEWSLETTER SIGNUP Until next week!

Happening This Weekend 6/15/2018

Happy Father's Day Weekend! Could we have asked for a more perfect weekend for the Clearwater Great Hudson River Revival and strolling down Main Street Beacon? Let's see what else is going on this weekend... Sponsored by Antalek & Moore for car insurance. Circle the Sun, with Rompatom & Imagination Playhouse Day: Friday, June 15, 2018 Time: 6 to 7:30 pm Location: Compass Arts, 211 Fishkill Ave., Beacon, NY Information > Fishkill Farms Strawberry Jammin' Festival Day: Saturday, June 16, 2018 Time: 10 am to 4 pm Location: 9 Fishkill Farm Road, Hopewell Junction, NY Crystal Lake Ribbon Cutting Day: Saturday, June 16, 2018 Time: 10 am to noon Location: Crystal Lake, 100 Temple Ave., Newburgh, NY Information > Coffee & Shop at Wares Day: Saturday, June 16, 2018 Time: 11 am to 4 pm Location: Wares, 2 Tioronda Ave., Beacon, NY Visit our friends at one of Beacon's newest boutiques, Wares, as they host a coffee shop with fellow local Big Mouth Coffee Roasters! Happening at the Wares shop, next to the cool silos. Go explore! Information > Thank you Wares for advertising in A Little Beacon Blog's Shopping Guide! Artists Talk - Circus Day: Saturday, June 16, 2018 Time: 2 to 4 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival Days: Saturday and Sunday, June 16 and 17, 2018 Time: 9 am to 9 pm Location: Croton Point Park, 1A Croton Point Ave., Croton-on-Hudson, NY Information > Kofi & Sankofa - Live Concert Day: Saturday, June 16, 2018 Time: 8 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Concert & Record Release Party, “Savoir Faire to Spare” Day: Sunday, June 17, 2018 Time: 5 to 9 pm Location: Quinn’s, 330 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Plan ahead and check out what's coming up this month in our Events Guide. Easy Peazy Pajama Pants with Katy Hope Day: Satuday, June 16, 2018 Time: 1 to 5 pm Level: Confident Beginner Location: Beetle and Fred, 171 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > For a full list of upcoming classes and workshops of all kinds, visit our Adult Classes Guide. Art & Zine Club Meetup Day: Friday, June 15, 2018 Time: 3:30 to 5 pm Location: Howland Public Library, 313 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Seeking Students for Battle of the Books 2018 Days for Middle School Students: Thursdays, June 28 through August 30 Days for High School Students: Tuesdays, June 19 through August 14 Time: 5 to 7 pm Location: Howland Public Library, 313 Main St., Beacon, NY The Howland Public Library is currently recruiting students to participate in the 14th annual Middle School Battle of the Books, and students to participate in the Third Annual High School Battle of the Books. Information > Registration Open: Tiny Book Show from The Creativity Caravan SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, July 14, 2018 Location: Howland Public Library, 313 Main St., Beacon, NY The Creativity Caravan is coming to Beacon! On Saturday, July 14, Maya Stein and Amy Tingle are hitting the road and bringing their Tiny Book Show and Workshop to the Howland Public Library. Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to make their very own miniature books. Information > For a full list of upcoming classes, visit our Kids Classes Guide. Registration Is Open & Summer Classes Have Started! Dates and age ranges vary, so click here to see what is offered for each week! Weekly themes: Ballet, Modern, Jazz and Theater Dance Technique Pre-Ballet & Lower School I Ballet Beginning Tap Dance Exploration Week Theater Dance Intensive Week Ballet Intensive Week To Register: Call (845) 831-1870 or email info@balletartsstudio.com Thank you to Ballet Arts Studio for sponsoring A Little Beacon Blog's Summer Camp Guide! View A Little Beacon Blog's Summer Camp Guide for more ideas! Thank you to BAJA for sponsoring the Restaurant Guide! BOUTIQUES ON THE WEST END Luxe Optique 183 Main Street www.luxeoptique.com (across Cliff Street from Beacon Bread Company) The frames you see here are are designed by Jacques Marie Mage, and are number 55 of 400 in the world. Yes, that's right. The frames with a signature side shield are a limited edition. Crafted in titanium with a heavy gold plating (higher than a Cartier frame), it’s the ultimate in luxury sunwear with the highest quality of manufacturing and design. Available at Luxe Optique now. BOUTIQUES ON THE EAST END Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique 1 East Main, Retail #3 www.lambshillbridalboutique.com (near the dummy light) This beachy Lillian West gown is perfect for a destination wedding to someplace on the water, or maybe on a boat This gorgeous photo was taken at the Lambs Hill Venue by our friend Alicia King Photo, whose studio you can find next door to Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique down at 1 East Main Street. Thank you to the following shops for sponsoring our Shopping Guide! Wares, Luxe Optique, and Lambs Hill. The next big update is happening to the Beauty Guide! There are new barbers in town, and we're catching up on all of it. A Little Beacon Blog's Beauty Guide! SPOTLIGHT SPONSOR HIGHLIGHTS Rhinebeck Bank Vote for Rhinebeck Bank in the Times Herald-Record Readers Choice Awards! Find Rhinebeck Bank in the Professional Services category, and then in the "Bank" section. Good luck, Rhinebeck Bank! Place Your Vote > Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency When was the last time you connected with your agent? Has it been at least two years? Two years is a valuable time in establishing a life insurance plan. Have your beneficiaries or life goals changed? Meet with the Antalek & Moore team to find a plan that protects your future. Visit them in their office at 340 Main St., or call them at (845) 831-4300. Tin Shingle Listen to Tin Shingle's next live Training TuneUp, "Digital Marketing as Circuit Training" on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 3 pm EDT. This was first delivered at the East Fishkill Library for SCORE of Dutchess County. This is your chance to get the presentation from your own home or office. Register > Katie James, Inc. Photos of your art, studio, place of business and staff can make such a difference when you are promoting or selling your work. Professional photographers from Katie James Inc. can come to your place of business and take pictures of these things, to showcase them the way they should be shown - beautifully. See a few photo examples here, then contact us for details and pricing. Book your next private or public event or workshop at A Little Beacon Space! We're located in the middle of Main Street in Beacon, with storefront windows and inspiring indoor lighting. Learn more here. BeaconArts Membership in BeaconArts provides funding, support and expertise to help BeaconArts achieve its vision and mission. You will be among the first to learn about events, exhibit opportunities, member-to-member opportunities and more. Join Today! > Beacon Chamber of Commerce The Beacon Chamber of Commerce has been busy with ribbon-cuttings for new businesses in town, like this one with Lucky Cut! Are you a new business, or are you an existing business who just refreshed or launched a new service? Contact them today about scheduling a ribbon-cutting! Advertise in A Little Beacon Blog A Little Beacon Blog receives more than 21,500 views per month, with over 3,100 followers at Facebook and 2,700 at Instagram, as well as 1,100 newsletter subscribers. The support from every advertiser of A Little Beacon Blog helps produce local news. You can be part of making it happen, and get your business in front of the community. We have designed the most integrated advertising packages in the Hudson Valley to work for your business. Click here to reach our readers > NEWSLETTER SIGNUP Until next week!

Happening This Weekend 6/8/2018

It's here! The Annual 🍓 Strawberry Festival from The Beacon Sloop Club is this Sunday. It will be a nice way to relax and take it easy after buying (or selling) at the citywide Beacon Yard Sale on Saturday. This will be a good weekend to be out in the community, say "Hello!" to your neighbors and enjoy some dry weather! Let's see what else is going on this weekend... Sponsored by Antalek & Moore for car insurance. Beacon's Second Saturday is happening! The galleries are ready to share their art with you, so see A Little Beacon Blog's full walking tour Second Saturday Art Gallery Guide to see which art is in each gallery. We even have when untraditional galleries like churches or shops have dedicated their walls to an artist, so learn about who is where here! Beacon's Citywide Yard Sale Day: Saturday, June 9, 2018 Time: 9 am to 3 pm Location: Beacon, NY Information > Clean Water Forum Day: Saturday, June 9, 2018 Time: 10 am to noon Location: Cold Spring Dock, corner of Main Street and West Street, Cold Spring, NY Information > Tarot Card Readings with Robert Alvarez Day: Saturday, June 9, 2018 Time: Noon to 6:30 pm Location: Notions-N-Potions, 175 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Voxare String Quartet Day: Saturday, June 9, 2018 Time: 4 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 447 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > The Beacon Sloop Club Annual Strawberry Festival Day: Sunday, June 10, 2018 Time: Noon to 5 pm Location: Pete and Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park, 1 Flynn Drive, Beacon, NY Information > Hudson Valley Hullabaloo Spring Market Day: Saturday & Sunday, June 9 & 10, 2018 Time: Opens 10 am Saturday, 11 am Sunday Location: Andy Murphy Neighborhood Center, 467 Broadway, Kingston, NY Information > Family Dance Party - The Beacon Boulder Project Fundraiser Day: Sunday, June 10, 2018 Time: 3 to 6 pm Location: Quinn’s, 330 Main St., Beacon, NY A new initiative to build a climbing gym at the University Settlement Camp. Construction has already begun, so they are fundraising for Phase 2, which you can learn about here, then boogie on down on Sunday during their fundraiser. Information > Plan ahead and check out what's coming up this month in our Events Guide. Run the Runway 2M Day: Saturday, June 9, 2018 Time: 10:30 am Location: Stormville Airport, 428 Route 216, Stormville, NY Information > Learn about more upcoming races in our 5K Races Guide.   Chalk Paint 101 - The Annie Sloan Method Day: Sunday June 10, 2018 Time: 9 am to noon Location: Knot Too Shabby, 155 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Native Plants and Their Pollinators with Native Beeology Day: Saturday, June 9, 2018 Time: 10 to 11:30 am Location: One Nature Garden Center, 321 Main St., Beacon, NY Information >  For a full list of upcoming classes and workshops of all kinds, visit our Adult Classes Guide. For a full list of upcoming classes, visit our Kids Classes Guide.   Registration for Ballet Arts Studio Camp is open! Dates and age ranges vary, so click here to see what is offered for each week! The first session starts Monday, June 11, 2018. To register, please call Ballet Arts Studio at (845) 831-1870 or email info@balletartsstudio.com. Choose from these themes: Ballet, Modern, Jazz and Theater Dance Technique Pre-Ballet & Lower School I Ballet Beginning Tap Dance Exploration Week Theater Dance Intensive Week Ballet Intensive Week Thank you to Ballet Arts Studio for sponsoring A Little Beacon Blog's Summer Camp Guide! View A Little Beacon Blog's Summer Camp Guide for more ideas!     Thank you to BAJA for sponsoring the Restaurant Guide!     BOUTIQUES ON THE WEST END   Luxe Optique 183 Main Street www.luxeoptique.com (across Cliff Street from Beacon Bread Company) Look at this guy in his shades! Those glasses are "transitions," where the lens darkens and lightens on its own in response to light. Ryon of Luxe Optique is holding color samples you can choose from, to design your own transitions. Did you want a green tint, or orange, or classic? Stop in to check out your choices.   BOUTIQUES ON THE EAST END Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique 1 East Main, Retail #3 www.lambshillbridalboutique.com (near the dummy light) Lambs Hill was bursting at the seams with excitement when this new gown came in: "Holy Matrimoji! Hayley Paige is in the house! Our first Hayley Paige wedding gown 'Londyn' has arrived!" Thank you to the following shops for sponsoring our Shopping Guide! Wares, Luxe Optique, and Lambs Hill. The next big update is happening to the Beauty Guide! There are new barbers in town, and we're catching up on all of it. A Little Beacon Blog's Beauty Guide! SPOTLIGHT SPONSOR HIGHLIGHTS Rhinebeck Bank Dreaming of a new kitchen? Yeah, we are too. The recipe for a successful remodel is research, and Rhinebeck Bank is sharing theirs with you. Attend their Kitchen Remodeling event on Thursday, June 14, at Page Lumber. This seminar will feature financing options, kitchen trends, and how to hire a contractor - all ingredients needed to avoid stress and make for success! Event Information > Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency The insurance agents at Antalek & Moore want young people to re-think their approach to health insurance. "Some young adults think that health insurance is too expensive to purchase, but they can actually save money by purchasing it. Health insurance acts like a discount program for medical services, so those without insurance pay significantly more for medical services than those with it." Want to learn more? Visit Antalek & Moore in their office at 340 Main St., or call them at (845) 831-4300. Tin Shingle When you're trying to get the media to write about your business, social media can be a great way to get in front of editors who are looking for what you're saying. Do this by using the best hashtags. Tin Shingle keeps a Hashtag Cheat Sheet for members at Community Level 1 and above to access any time! Start a membership online now, and start getting new ideas! Katie James, Inc. Photos of your art, studio, place of business and staff can make such a difference when you are promoting or selling your work. Professional photographers from Katie James, Inc. can come to your place of business and take pictures of these things, to showcase them the way they should be shown - beautifully. Contact us for details and pricing. Book your next private or public event or workshop at A Little Beacon Space! Located in the middle of Main Street in Beacon, our space features storefront windows with inspiring lighting inside. Learn more here. BeaconArts BeaconArts is always trying to get the word out about art in Beacon. Recently, they were at the Dutchess Tourism awards breakfast and were swapping brochures, which list all BeaconArts members on their famous map. Are you on it? Join Today! > Beacon Chamber of Commerce Business friends from inside and outside Beacon are joining Beacon's Chamber of Commerce. Recent member meetings have been at invigorating businesses like the new shop, Wyld Womyn, and and old gem, Max's On Main, with a ribbon-cutting at A Lucky Cut. Are you a member yet? Join in! Advertise in A Little Beacon Blog A Little Beacon Blog draws more than 21,500 views per month, with over 3,100 followers at Facebook and 2,700 at Instagram, as well as 1,100 newsletter subscribers. The support from every advertiser of A Little Beacon Blog helps produce local news. You can be part of making it happen, and get your business in front of the community. We have designed the most integrated advertising packages in the Hudson Valley to work for your business. Click here to reach our readers > NEWSLETTER SIGNUP Until next week!

Happening This Weekend - 6/1/2018

Hello, June! And helloooo humidity. Got frizzy hair? Best to give into it with some beach hair product, maybe carried in salons around Beacon (check A Little Beacon Blog's Beauty Guide for listings!). You might be able to pick up some at Colorant, who makes their own batch of bottled ocean. (Call first to check on their stock; we couldn't confirm in time for publication!) And now, let's get to the things to do! Sponsored by Antalek & Moore for car insurance. Country Living Fair Day: Friday to Sunday, June 1-3, 2018 Time: 10 to 5 pm Location: Dutchess Fairgrounds, 6550 Spring Brook Ave., Rhinebeck, NY Information > Country Music Night Day: Friday, June 1, 2018 Time: 7 pm Location: Beacon Elks Lodge #1493, 900 Wolcott Ave., Beacon, NY Beacon Elks Lodge presents Way Behind the Sun Band, a night of real country music. Proceeds benefit Elks charities. Circus! @ The Howland Opening Reception Days: Saturday, June 2, 2018 Time: 3 to 5 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Newburgh Illuminated Festival Day: Saturday, June 2, 2018 Time: Noon Location: Broadway & Liberty Street, Newburgh, NY Information > Book Launching: Mating in Captivity Day: Sunday, June 3, 2018 Time: 5 to 8 pm Location: Oak Vino Wine Bar, 389 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Rooftop Swing Dancing Day: Sunday, June 3, 2018 Time: 7:30 to 10 pm Location: The Inn and Spa at Beacon, 151 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > The 29th Annual Calico Ball Global Dance Festival Starring Beacon's 3rd Graders at Beacon High School Day: Wednesday, June 6, 2018 Time: 10 am Location: 101 Matteawan Road, Beacon, NY Information > Plan ahead and check out what's coming up this month in our Events Guide.   iPhoneography Workshop w/ Mary Ann Glass Day: Saturday, June 2, 2018 Time: 10 am to noon Location:Riverwinds Gallery, 172 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Farrow Dress with Katy Hope Day: Friday, June 1, 2018 & Sunday, June 3, 2018 Time: 10 am to 2 pm Level: Confident Beginner Location: Beetle & Fred, 171 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Walking Foot Quilting Day: Saturday, June 2, 2018 Time: 1 to 3 pm Level: Beginner/Intermediate Location: Beetle & Fred, 171 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Pom-Pom and Tassel DIY Workshop at Wares Day: Sunday, June 3, 2018 Time: 1 to 3 pm Location: Wares, 2 Tioronda Ave., Beacon, NY Information > Relax and Restore Acupuncture and Essential Oils with Erika Forsell, LAc Day: Sunday June 3, 2018 Time: 4 to 6 pm  Location: Beacon of Light Wellness Center, 4 S. Chestnut St., Beacon, NY Information > Hudson Valley Film Industry Conference Day: Tuesday, June 5, 2018 Time: 12:30 to 7 pm Location: The Culinary Institute of America, Marriott Pavilion, 1946 Campus Drive, Hyde Park, NY Information > For a full list of upcoming classes and workshops of all kinds, visit our Adult Classes Guide. Ballet Arts Studio - Spring Concert! A Life of Dance | The Dance of Life Day: Saturday, June 2, 2018 Time: 2 pm and 6:30 pm Location: Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie, NY Experience the celebration of the circle of life, and the passing down of timeless dance traditions from parent to child, in this family-friendly Spring Concert by dancers with Ballet Arts Studio. Tickets Available Here > Thank you, Ballet Arts Studio, for sponsoring the Kids Classes Guide! For a full list of upcoming classes, visit our Kids Classes Guide     Thank you to BAJA for sponsoring the Restaurant Guide!     BOUTIQUES ON THE WEST END   Luxe Optique 183 Main Street www.luxeoptique.com (across Cliff Street from Beacon Bread Company) Children who wear glasses are the cutest, and Luxe Optique has quite a selection for mini-faces. Look at these from Vivid, and know that there are bunches of styles inside for your little one to try on. Conveniently, the eye doctor is in the store for a quick appointment!   BOUTIQUES ON THE EAST END Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique 1 East Main, Retail #3 www.lambshillbridalboutique.com (near the historic dummy light) This #LambsHill bride is going for the two-looks-in-one, with a jumpsuit from the Watters line, which can quickly be covered with this wrapping Lillian West skirt. These skirts make a wardrobe transition easy! Thank you to the following shops for sponsoring our Shopping Guide! Wares, Luxe Optique, and Lambs Hill. The next big update is happening to the Beauty Guide! There are new barbers in town, and we're catching up on all of it. Check out A Little Beacon Blog's Beauty Guide! SPOTLIGHT SPONSOR HIGHLIGHTS Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency Did you hear that Antalek & Moore has expanded into Ulster County, by way of Marlboro, NY? While they have always serviced a wide-ranging area, this new office bridges the gap between Newburgh and Beacon, says Co-Executive Partner Susan Antalek Pagones. “There seems to be a business barrier when it comes to the Newburgh-Beacon bridge. We wanted to overcome that obstacle and found that opening our own office on that side of the river would be the perfect way to do so.” Antalek & Moore also welcomes Rob DeWit to the team. Get the Scoop at A Little Beacon Blog! Rhinebeck Bank Dreaming of a new kitchen? Us too. The recipe for a successful remodel is research, and Rhinebeck Bank is giving some away. Attend their Kitchen Remodeling event on Thursday, June 14, at Page Lumber. This seminar will feature financing options, kitchen trends, and how to hire a contractor - all ingredients needed to avoid stress and make for success! Event Information > Katie James, Inc. Photos of your art, studio, place of business and staff can make such a difference when you are promoting or selling your work. Professional photographers from Katie James Inc. can come to your place of business and take pictures of these things, to showcase them the way they should be shown - beautifully. Contact us for details and pricing. Book your next private or public event or workshop at A Little Beacon Space! Located in the middle of Main Street in Beacon. Storefront windows with inspiring lighting inside. Learn more here. Tin Shingle Tin Shingle puts Media Contacts at your fingertips for those times you're looking for publicity, and ready to reach out to the media. One of the best parts about looking through these lists of names at each magazine is the way ideas strike when you see who works in what department, and why they might be the perfect fit for your email pitch. Most Recent Update, With a Quick Tip! > BeaconArts Looking to immerse yourself in the arts with other creatives? If you are an artist, writer, business owner, and/or work-from-homer, a membership with BeaconArts is for you, if you want to connect with others and stay in the know with all things Beacon. Join Today > Beacon Chamber of Commerce Our business friends on the East End of Beacon took a hit for the last two weeks, as crews worked on emergency road construction after the sewer collapsed. It's all better now, but the Beacon Chamber wants to encourage you to go shopping and eating down there! See A Little Beacon Blog's Guides for ideas on where to go. Advertise in A Little Beacon Blog A Little Beacon Blog gets more than 21,500 views per month, with over 3,100 followers at Facebook and 2,700 at Instagram, and 1,100 newsletter subscribers. The support from every advertiser of A Little Beacon Blog helps produce local news. You can be part of making it happen, and get your business in front of the community. We have designed the most integrated advertising packages in the Hudson Valley to work for your business. Click here to reach our readers > NEWSLETTER SIGNUP Until next week!

Happening This Weekend 5/25/2018

Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Main Street is open the whole way through, now that recent construction on the east end is finished, so you can drive through as you always have. But do pull over or simply walk to your favorite shopping destinations. Just follow A Little Beacon Blog's Shopping Guide! There are lots of new stores for you to discover. Take a moment to give thanks to veterans on Monday during the Memorial Day Ceremony put on by the American Legion - Beacon Post, in the Memorial Building (same place where the indoor Farmers Market and bingo are held, near the Yankee Clipper Diner). Sponsored by Antalek & Moore for car insurance. The 5th Annual Beacon Peace Awards Ceremony Day: Sunday, May 27, 2018 Time: 3 to 5 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival Season Kickoff Day: Monday, May 28, 2018 Time: 10:30 am to 2:30 pm Location: HVSF Theater Tent at Boscobel House and Gardens, 1601 Route NY-9D, Garrison, NY Information > Memorial Day Ceremony Day: Monday, May 28, 2018 Time: 11 am Location: American Legion - Beacon Post, Memorial Building, 413 Main St., Beacon, NY Plan ahead and check out what's coming up this month in our Events Guide. Chalk Paint 101 - The Annie Sloan Method Day: Saturday, May 26, 2018 Time: 8 to 11 am Location: Knot Too Shabby, 155 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > For a full list of upcoming classes and workshops of all kinds, visit our Adult Classes Guide. Ballet Arts Studio - Summer Camp! The famed Ballet Arts Studio in Beacon has released their Summer Camp Programming, and registration is open! Find classes in Ballet, Modern, Jazz and Theater Dance Technique; Beginning Tap; Pre-Ballet; and others. Ages start as early as 3 into teenage years. Information > Thank you Ballet Arts Studio for sponsoring the Kids Classes Guide! Anime & Manga Club Day: Friday, May 25, 2018 Time: 3 to 5 pm Location: Howland Public Library, 313 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > For a full list of upcoming classes, visit our Kids Classes Guide.   For a full list of upcoming races, visit our 5K Races Guide. Thank you to BAJA for sponsoring the Restaurant Guide! BOUTIQUES ON THE WEST END Luxe Optique 183 Main Street www.luxeoptique.com (across Cliff Street from Beacon Bread Company) These ladies in the photograph (taken by Ryon, the store's eyewear stylist who also is a professional fashion photographer) are wearing Sabine Be, one of the most respected and innovative glasses designers in the industry. Go in and try them on. BOUTIQUES ON THE EAST END Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique 1 East Main, Retail #3 www.lambshillbridalboutique.com (near the dummy light) Have you seen the "Equestrian Suite" available at the Lambs Hill bridal venue? You'll see more of it soon, as Hudson Valley Style Magazine reached out to Lambs Hill to feature the suite in the upcoming Summer 2018 issue. Look for it! Thank you to the following shops for sponsoring our Shopping Guide! Wares, Luxe Optique, and Lambs Hill. The next big update is happening to the Beauty Guide! There are new barbers in town, and we're catching up on all of it. Stay tuned! Check out A Little Beacon Blog's Beauty Guide! SPOTLIGHT SPONSOR HIGHLIGHTS Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency Antalek & Moore is all about giving about giving back to the community that they work in. They are one of the presenters at the Career Fair at Beacon High School taking place today! They will talk about what they do as insurance agents, and how to get into the industry. It's not all business, though: Rumor has it they even have a life-sized Jenga game to play! Rhinebeck Bank Did you know that Rhinebeck Bank's Beacon branch is right around the corner from Dutchess Stadium? When you go to get ice cream at Toppings, you can swing by the branch to inquire about business or home loans, or other financial questions you might have. Call them today at (845) 831-0300 or stop by 1476 NY-9D, Wappingers Falls, NY. www.rhinebeckbank.com Katie James, Inc. A huge part of getting the word out about your business is through digital media like blogs, Facebook, Instagram and your newsletter. Katie James Inc., a couture branding agency, can be your Content Planning Partner to help you plan what content to create and promote. Book your next private or public event or workshop at A Little Beacon Space! Located in the middle of Main Street in Beacon. The space features giant storefront windows with inspiring lighting inside. Learn more here. Tin Shingle It's Career Fair time again at Beacon High School! This is Tin Shingle and A Little Beacon Blog's third year in a row participating. What an honor and a joy to present about Marketing and Blogging, which involve skills in writing, designing and managing people and business issues. See photos from past years > BeaconArts Looking to immerse yourself in the arts with other creatives? If you are an artist, writer, business owner, work-from-homer, a membership with BeaconArts is for you if you want to connect with others and stay in the know with Beacon. Join today > Beacon Chamber of Commerce Do you want to gain exposure for your storefront location or office? Host a Chamber of Commerce meeting! Details on how to submit are here. Advertise in A Little Beacon Blog Our readers bring 19,500 views per month to A Little Beacon Blog, with over 3,100 followers at Facebook and 2,700 at Instagram, and 1,100 newsletter subscribers. The support from every advertiser of A Little Beacon Blog helps make local news get produced. You can be part of making it happen, and get your business in front of the community. We have designed the most integrated advertising packages in the Hudson Valley to work for your business. Click here to reach our readers > NEWSLETTER SIGNUP Until next week!

Happening This Weekend 5/18/2018

Really hoping you are safe after this week's random tornado and macroburst wind gust storm. Crews in and around Beacon have been working very hard to clear trees and restore power lines. The City of Beacon made an announcement here about when a majority of power will be restored. Shops and eateries like these guys opened early after the storm, and the friendly folks at the Recreation Department opened their doors for phone charging and socializing. Newburgh is not faring as well, and traffic in Beacon was impenetrably thick for a while, with huge trees down and side roads closed. This needn't totally deter you from heading out. Getting gas on Thursday was easy, grocery shopping was fruitful, and reports are coming in that Route 52 is better today than yesterday. Coincidentally this week, there are several safety workshops being offered you'll want to check out! We've been promoting a few over the past couple of months, and just in time. This week while taking shelter in the basement, memories of that Citizen Preparedness Training workshop came to mind, where organizers focused on what to do in flash flood situations. Normally these workshops aren't very popular, but with increased rates of severe weather, put them on your calendar! Sponsored by Antalek & Moore for car insurance. Community Safety Day - FREE EVENT Day: Saturday, May 19, 2018 Time: Noon to 4 pm Location: The Elks Lodge, 900 Wolcott Ave., Beacon, NY Information > Smoke Alarms Save Lives! Day: Saturday, May 19, 2018 Time: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm Location: Beacon Fire Dept., 13 South Ave., Beacon, NY Information > Live Music: Broken Shadows Jazz Quartet Day: Saturday, May 19, 2018 Time: 8 pm Location: Atlas Studios, 11 Spring St., Newburgh, NY Information > *Please check with Atlas to confirm they are open post-tornado Howland Chamber Music Circle presents Calldore String Quartet Day: Sunday, May 20, 2018 Time: 4 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St, Beacon, NY Information > Open Auditions for “#QueenE The Musical” Days: Monday & Tuesday, May 21-22, 2018 Time: 5 to 8 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY Read more about this production and how to get involved in this article.  Plan ahead and check out what's coming up this month in our Events Guide.   Breastfeeding Essentials Day: Friday, May 18, 2018 Time: 12:30 to 2:30 pm Location: Waddle n Swaddle, 484 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Hat Making Intro Class for Beginners Day: Saturdays, May 19 through June 16, 2018 Time: 11 am to 12:30 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Fab the Cab! Transforming your Kitchen Cabinets with Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan Day: Saturday, May 19,2 2018 Time: 8 to 11 am Location: Knot Too Shabby, 155 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Edit Like A Pro Day: Saturday, May 19, 2018 Time: 10 am to 12:30 pm Location: The Cinehub, LLC, 20 W. Main St., Suite 4, Beacon, NY Information > Color, Form, and Magic Workshop Day: Saturday, May 19, 2018 Time: 1 to 3:30 pm Location: Wares, 2 Tioronda Ave., Beacon, NY Information > Thank you Wares for sponsoring A Little Beacon Blog's Shopping Guide! DIY Backyard Design Workshop with Blair Patterson Day: Saturday, May 19, 2018 Time: 10 to 11:30 am Location: One Nature Garden Center, 321 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Birth Prep 101 Day: Saturday, May 19, 2018 Time: 12:30 to 6:30 pm Location: Waddle n Swaddle, 484 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Infant/Child CPR and Emergencies Day: Sunday, May 20, 2018 Time: 1:30 pm Location: Waddle n Swaddle, 484 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Digital Marketing Techniques, a SCORE Workshop with Tin Shingle's Katie Hellmuth Martin Day: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Time: 6:30 to 8 pm Location: East Fishkill Community Library - Alley Room 348 Route 376, Hopewell Junction, NY, 12533 Learn quick and easy techniques that your business can use today to help more people find out about your business. Designed for business owners who run a storefront, sell a product or provide a service direct to customers, this workshop will get you comfortable with marketing strategies using Facebook, Instagram, blogging and knowing what to do with your newsletter. Information > The Greater Hudson Valley Young Professionals Summit, from Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress Day: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Time: 4 to 9 pm Location: Newburgh Brewing Company, 88 S. Colden St., Newburgh, NY An evening of programming, professional development, and networking. Information > You Can Save a Life With a Spray - Opioid Overdose Day: Thursday, May 24, 2018 Time: 7 pm Location: Fire Station 2, Lewis Tompkins Hose Company, 13 South Ave., Beacon, NY Naloxone (Narcan©️), given as a nasal spray, can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and save a life. Opioids include prescription pain killers such as Vicodin, OxyContin, or Percocet, and illegal drugs like heroin. At this workshop, get free naloxone and learn how to use it. For a full list of upcoming classes and workshops of all kinds, visit our Adult Classes Guide. Ballet Arts Studio - Spring Concert Save The Date! Saturday, June 2, 2018 Time: 2 pm and 6:30 pm Location: Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie, NY Information > Thank you Ballet Arts Studio for sponsoring the Kids Classes Guide! Art & Zine Club Meetup Day: Friday, May 18, 2018 Time: 3:30 to 5 pm Location: Howland Public Library, 313 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > For a full list of upcoming classes, visit our Kids Classes Guide.   3rd Annual 5K Run/Walk With The Dogs Day: Sunday, May 20, 2018 Time: 9 am Location: Memorial Park, Beacon, NY Information > Off Broadway 5K Day: Sunday, May 20, 2018 Time: Registration, 7 to 8:30 am; race starts at 9 am Location: 111 Broadway, Newburgh, NY Information > For a full list of upcoming races, visit our 5K Races Guide.   Thank you to BAJA for sponsoring the Restaurant Guide!     BOUTIQUES ON THE WEST END   Luxe Optique 183 Main Street www.luxeoptique.com (across Cliff Street from Beacon Bread Company) Mama wants. For those who have gone strictly glasses now, and need to graduate to prescription sunglasses, these frames from Christian Roth will do perfectly.   BOUTIQUES ON THE EAST END Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique 1 East Main, Retail #3 www.lambshillbridalboutique.com (near the dummy light) The Royal Wedding is just about upon us... If you're playing dress-up for the occasion, travel down to Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique to pick up these rhinestone combs, then stop at Trax for a cup of coffee. Thank you to the following shops for sponsoring our Shopping Guide! Wares, Luxe Optique, and Lambs Hill. The next big update is happening to the Beauty Guide! There are new barbers in town, and we're catching up on all of it. A Little Beacon Blog's Beauty Guide! SPOTLIGHT SPONSOR HIGHLIGHTS Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency A home is still a home, whether you rent or buy. It’s where you house your family and your valuables, and where you rest your head at night. When accident or disaster happens to your home or apartment that you rent, you might be faced with some major financial challenges. Call Antalek & Moore at (845) 831-4300, an independent insurance agency that shops the best rate for you and can be your advocate when making claims. Or stop in and see them at 340 Main St., Beacon, NY. Rhinebeck Bank Rhinebeck Bank is accepting donations at their Beacon, Fishkill and Goshen branches in support of United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region, to provide relief from Tuesday's tornado. Click here for a full list of what's needed by the community. Feel free to stop by during business hours. Thank you in advance for your help!   Katie James, Inc. A huge part of getting the word out about your business is through digital media like blogs, Facebook, Instagram and your newsletter. Katie James Inc., a couture branding agency, can be your Content Planning Partner to help you plan what content to create and promote. Book your next private or public event or workshop at A Little Beacon Space! Located in the middle of Main Street in Beacon. Storefront windows with inspiring lighting inside. Learn more here. Tin Shingle You opened your business. You hung your store shingle outside your door. Now what? How are you getting the people to walk through that door? Tin Shingle is a trusted resource, training center and community for businesses getting the word out. Get ideas, training videos, an online community, and contacts for who to reach out to. Join now for instant access > BeaconArts Windows on Main Street is one of Beacon's best public art displays to sponsor and/or participate in as a storefront business, artist, or sponsor business. Sponsor Opportunities going on now > Beacon Chamber of Commerce The Beacon Chamber of Commerce welcomed the new location of Lucky Cut barber shop this week in a Ribbon Cutting. Check them out! SPONSOR OPPORTUNITY Sponsor A Little Beacon Blog's Second Saturday Guide, the most comprehensive guide of all of the art galleries. Your logo will be at the top of the Guide for that month and be seen by people browsing past months and searching for artists. See A Little Beacon Blog's Media Kit for details on how to reach our readers of 19,500 views/month.   NEWSLETTER SIGNUP Advertise in A Little Beacon Blog A Little Beacon Blog gets 19,500 views per month, with over 3,100 followers on Facebook and 2,700 at Instagram, and 1,100 newsletter subscribers. The support from every advertiser of A Little Beacon Blog helps make local news get produced. You can be part of making it happen, and get your business in front of the community. We have designed the most integrated advertising packages in the Hudson Valley to work for your business. Click here to reach our readers > Until next week!

Happening This Weekend - 5/11/2018

May's Second Saturday weekend will have the added jubilation of celebrating Mother's Day, which could be as simple as giving Mom a few hours to herself! Festivities should definitely include brunch, either in bed or out on Main Street, so check out A Little Beacon Blog's Brunch Guide (recently updated and includes a chocolate pancake!) for ideas. Loads of gift ideas await you on the streets of Beacon, so do visit our Shopping Guide for a full list of shops organized by category (think Kids, Foodies, Men, Women, etc.) For a list of all of the galleries, with a sampling of what is showing in each gallery, head to A Little Beacon Blog's Second Saturday Art Gallery Guide. Sponsored by Antalek & Moore for car insurance. NEW SHOP! Artifact Beacon Opening Day: Saturday, May 12, 2018 Location: 17 East Main St., Beacon, NY (near Dogwood) Remember that Pop-Up Shop that was in A Little Beacon Space last fall? The one with the cool copper rings, pottery and paintings? They loved their retail experience so much that they opened a permanent shop in Beacon in the former Gwenno James storefront (near Dogwood) featuring jewelry, pottery and paintings from the original trio! Featured in the Highlands Current, you must stop in to their new store at 17 East Main St. to see the copper rings, which have been fused to rocks in a process called electroforming. Watch their big reveal of the window signage (looks a little bit like a ghost...) Thanks Artifact for advertising your Opening Day in A Little Beacon Blog! Information > 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Day: Thursday to Monday, May 10-13, 2018 Time: 7:30 pm Location: Beacon Performing Arts Center Studio Theatre, 327B Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Psychic Fair Day: Saturday, May 12, 2018 Time: Noon to 6 pm Location: Chill Wine Bar, 173 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Rootstock - Local Craft Beer & Farm Fresh Fare Day: Saturday, May 12, 2018 Time: Noon to 6 pm Location: The Red Barn at Long Dock, 8 Long Dock Road, Beacon, NY Information >              Find this art and so much more in Beacon. We have sleuthed all of the galleries for you. Your map to Beacon's Second Saturday Art this weekend is here! An Afternoon of Music with John DeRosalia Day: Saturday, May 12, 2018 Time: 1 to 2 pm Location: Howland Public Library, 313 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Common Ground Farm Spring Plant Sale Day: Saturday, May 12, 2018 Time: Noon to 3 pm Location: Tito Santana Taqueria, 142 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Rootstock Farm Fest Day: Saturday, May 12, 2018 Time: Noon to 6 pm Location: The Red Barn at Long Dock Park, 23 Long Dock Road, Beacon, NY Information > Garden Party and Botanical Drawing with Artist Erica Hauser Day: Saturday, May 12, 2018 Time: 5 to 7 pm Location: One Nature Garden Center, 321 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History Day: Saturday, May 12, 2018 Time: 7 to 8 pm Location: Binnacle Books, 321 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Plan ahead and check out what's coming up this month in our Events Guide.   Psychedelic Sunset Vintage Pop-Up Day: Saturday, May 12, 2018 Time: 10 am to 7 pm     Location: Echo, 470 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Mid Hudson Etsy Makers Pop Up Market Day: Saturday, May 12, 2018 Time: 1 to 8 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY Information >   Sewing - Absolute Beginners with Toni Maeck Day: Saturday, May 12, 2018, or Monday, May 14, 2018 Time: Saturday, 10 am to 1 pm; Monday, 6 to 9 pm Location:  Beetle & Fred, 171 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > For a full list of upcoming classes and workshops of all kinds, visit our Adult Classes Guide. For a full list of upcoming classes, visit our Kids Classes Guide.   Rhinebeck Hudson Valley Full & Half Marathon Day: Saturday, May 12, 2018 Time: 6 am start for the full marathon; 8:30 am for the half Location: Dutchess County Fairgrounds, 6550 Springbrook Ave., Rhinebeck, NY Information >   Thank you to BAJA for sponsoring the Restaurant Guide!     BOUTIQUES ON THE WEST END   Luxe Optique 183 Main Street www.luxeoptique.com (across Cliff Street from Beacon Bread Company) Clarity comes from the clearest lenses, and that is what you will get from Luxe Optique. In addition to creating the high quality lens inside the frame, the team at Luxe Optique can adjust your glasses so that even those with the trickiest astigmatism can see straight. Go see them today and ask them what it means to adjust your glasses perfectly.   BOUTIQUES ON THE EAST END Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique 1 East Main, Retail #3 www.lambshillbridalboutique.com (near the dummy light) This Grecian goddess you see here at Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique is wearing an Allure Bridals bridesmaids gown in Azure Blue. It looks stunning on this model, and because it can be converted into several different styles, it'll look great on you too. Also: It's amazing with gold. Go in and see it! Thank you to the following shops for sponsoring our Shopping Guide! Wares, Luxe Optique, and Lambs Hill. The next big update is happening to our Beauty Guide! There are new barbers in town, and we're catching up on all of it. A Little Beacon Blog's Beauty Guide! SPOTLIGHT SPONSOR HIGHLIGHTS Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency There are only four spots left in this Defensive Driving class with Susan Pagones! This is your chance to possibly reduce points on your driving record, thereby lowering your car insurance payments. This two-session class is only $30. Call them to reserve your spot at (845) 831-4300. Days: Monday and Wednesday, May 14 and 16 Time: 5:30 to 8:45 pm Location: Antalek & Moore office, 340 Main St., Beacon, NY Rhinebeck Bank Rhinebeck Bank has a new blog! One of the first articles covers How to Save For a Summer Vacation. Best tips: Set a Goal Curb Unnecessary Spending Set up Automatic Transfers to Savings Open a Dedicated Savings Account Get all of the tips here!   Katie James, Inc. Private Training and Group Classes are available for: MailChimp Newsletters Squarespace Websites (training in both design and writing copy to help your Google visibility and help get customers to do what you want on your website) Social Media Strategy Keep your eyes on this space for when class dates are set, though Private Training is available anytime. Want to book a Pop-Up Shop at A Little Beacon Space? Do it! Our Pop-Up Shop Package includes promotion for your weekend. Learn more here. Tin Shingle Starting a new business? Maybe you're rebranding. You'll need to pick a business name and website name that match, are memorable, and are different from your competition. Tin Shingle has four tested tips for you to get started. Get the full article here > BeaconArts Windows on Main Street is one of the best public art displays to sponsor and/or participate in as a storefront business, artist, or sponsor business. Details here on how you can sponsor or participate > Beacon Chamber of Commerce Beacon Chamber of Commerce and local officials join Wyld Womyn, 378 Main St. Suite C, for a Ribbon Cutting! Ribbon Cutting: Friday, May 11, at 2 pm Grand Opening Celebration: Saturday, May 12, from noon to 8 pm SPONSOR OPPORTUNITY Reach the readers of A Little Beacon Blog, who are the most interested in art, culture, and exploring cities and towns to find art. Our Second Saturday Guide has openings for lead sponsors of this Guide. See A Little Beacon Blog's Media Kit for details.   NEWSLETTER SIGNUP Advertise in A Little Beacon Blog A Little Beacon Blog receives over 14,500 views per month, with over 3,100 followers at Facebook, 2,700 at Instagram, and 1,100 newsletter subscribers. The support from every advertiser of A Little Beacon Blog helps make local news get produced. You can be part of making it happen, and get your business in front of the community. We have designed the most integrated advertising packages in the Hudson Valley to work for your business. Click here to reach our readers > Until next week!

Happening This Weekend 5/4/2018

Does your phone have a cupcake emoji? Because ours does not, and you'll need one this weekend! We're expecting thousands of people to come into Beacon on Saturday to see the Cupcake Wars and experience the Cupcake Festival, happening on the East End of Beacon near the mountain. Read our full report, with pictures, on how it went last year. If we had an emoji message for you, it would be: 🍡 🍰 🦄 ☕️ 🌷 😍 That you'll eat lots of cake, maybe feel like a unicorn with all that colorful frosting, at which point you'd need coffee from nearby Trax in the new 1 East Main area (read our interview with co-owner Katy Bell Behney here!). And a tulip because Beacon is still in glorious bloom. Whether you find yourself indulging in some cupcakes at this year's Cupcake Festival or burning them off at the Hard Cider Run in Warwick - it will be a good weekend to be outside, especially with the Spring plant sale, river cleanup and food events happening! See everything below. Sponsored by Antalek & Moore for car insurance. Beacon Waterfront Cleanup Day: Saturday, May 5, 2018 Time: 11:30 am to 2 pm Location: Beacon Sloop Club, 2 Flynn Drive, Beacon, NY Information > K104.7 Cupcake Festival Day: Saturday, May 5, 2018 Time: 1 to 5 pm Location: Main Street, Beacon, NY (between Route 52/Teller Ave. and E. Main St.) Information > Stony Kill Spring Celebration & Plant Sale Day: Saturday, May 5, 2018 Time: 11 am to 3 pm Location: Stony Kill Farm, 79 Farmstead Lane, Wappingers Falls, NY Information > Hudson Valley Film & Television Industry Mixer Day: Saturday, May 5, 2018 Time: 3:30 to 7:30 pm Location: Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY Information > Beacon Farmers Market Opening Day Celebration Day: Sunday, May 6, 2018 Time: 10 am to 3 pm Location: Veterans Place, Beacon, NY Information > Apple Blossom Day Day: Sunday, May 6, 2018 Time: 10 am to 3 pm Location: Fishkill Farms, 9 Fishkill Farm Road, Hopewell Junction, NY Information > An Intimate Concert with Dar Williams Day: Sunday, May 6, 2018 Time: 2 pm Location: Winter Hill, Garrison, NY Information > Sound/Peace (Seeking Harmony in Dissonant Times) Day: Sunday, May 6, 2018 Time: 6 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Plan ahead and check out what's coming up this month in our Events Guide.     Easy Peazy Pajama Pants with Katy Hope Day: Friday, May 4, 2018 Time: 1 to 5 pm Location:  Beetle & Fred, 171 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Walking Foot Quilting with Melanie Tuazon Day: Saturday, May 5, 2018 Time: 1 to 3 pm Location: Beetle & Fred, 171 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Relax and Restore Acupuncture and Essential Oils with Erika Forsell, LAc Day: Sunday, May 6, 2018 Time: 4 to 6 pm Location: Beacon of Light Wellness Center, 4 S. Chestnut St., Beacon, NY Information > For a full list of upcoming classes and workshops of all kinds, visit our Adult Classes Guide. Card & Board Games Club Day: Friday, May 4, 2018 Time: 3 to 5 pm Location: Howland Public Library, 313 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > For a full list of upcoming classes, visit our Kids Classes Guide.   The Hard Cider Run: New York Days: Saturday, May 5, and Sunday, May 6, 2018 Time: 10 am (both days) Location: Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery, 114 Little York Road, Warwick, NY Information >   Thank you to BAJA for sponsoring the Restaurant Guide! BIG UPDATES MADE! There've been many recent changes, so get the full Restaurant Guide to Beacon here: CLOSED: Harry's Hot Sandwiches CLOSED: Pleasant Ridge 2 OPEN: Enoteca Ama OPEN: Melzingah Tap House (in the former Hop location) OPEN: Big Mouth Coffee Roasters OPEN: Trax Coffee Roasters     BOUTIQUES ON THE WEST END   Luxe Optique 183 Main Street www.luxeoptique.com (across Cliff Street from Beacon Bread Company) Recognize this face? It's Julia from Luxe Optique! When she's not working your paperwork and finding you frames, she's the star of much of Luxe Optique's fashion photography. These Thom Brownes are one of her favorite styles. Stop by any day of the week to try them on. 😎   BOUTIQUES ON THE EAST END Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique 1 East Main, Retail #3 www.lambshillbridalboutique.com (near the dummy light) This bride is wearing a Lillian West gown, as its simple elegance against the mountainous backdrop of Lambs Hill makes a big impact. You'll find Lillian West gowns at Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique at 1 East Main - near Trax Coffee Roasters! Come in to take a peek inside the boutique.   Thank you to the following shops for sponsoring our Shopping Guide! Wares, Luxe Optique, and Lambs Hill. Look for our friends - The Blushery - at this year's Cupcake Festival! The owner, Stephanie, will have a table outside on the sidewalk. See her for your makeup needs and brow waxing! For more, check out A Little Beacon Blog's Beauty Guide! SPOTLIGHT SPONSOR HIGHLIGHTS Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency Book it and forget it. Let Antalek & Moore worry about your wedding venue insurance. They can do the research to find you the best rate. Check that off your list! Click here for details or call them at (845) 831-4300. Rhinebeck Bank When you buy a home, it's common to experience feelings after the initial baby step excitement, like "Ohmygosh, I love this home!" which (fingers crossed!) turns into "Ohmygosh, they accepted my offer!" Working with Rhinebeck Bank to finance your home can help set that nervous excitement at ease once you move forward with purchasing. Just hear what these happy homeowners had to say after closing on their home: "What an adventure this whole crazy home-buying process has been! You calmed the wild mortgage jungles with grace, patience, and expertise, helping us navigate through the financial waters... Thank you for everything!" Read about their success story here >   Katie James, Inc. Private training and group classes are available for: MailChimp Newsletters Squarespace Websites (both design and writing copy that helps you in Google and gets customers to do what you want on your website) Social Media Strategy Keep your eyes on this space for when the class dates are set! Though Private Training is available anytime. Want to book a Pop-Up Shop at A Little Beacon Space? Do it! Our Pop-Up Shop Package includes promotion for your weekend. Learn more here. Tin Shingle Sometimes you need a little wild eyes to keep you going! Check out the encouraging words from this artist who was featured in The New York Times for her work. If you're doing your own PR, she has words you need to hear. Tin Shingle offers the resources available to you to make feature stories like this possible, with our easy-to-use Media Contact List Database, Editorial Calendars, and Training webinars called TuneUps. Learn more about membership here. BeaconArts One of the most connected memberships in Beacon. If you are an artist, have a business or need to connect, this is a membership-based group you'll want to join. Beacon Chamber of Commerce Is your business new in town? Schedule your ribbon-cutting! Did you move and reopen somewhere? The Beacon Chamber of Commerce wants to help your business start out on the right foot. Reach out to them to schedule. SPONSOR OPPORTUNITY A Little Beacon Blog's monthly Second Saturday Guide is seeking lead sponsors to have their logo at the top of the Guide for the month. All Second Saturday Guides are archived and live forever to help preserve our memories of which artists were showing what. Packages start at $350 and can include newsletter and website exposure. See A Little Beacon Blog's Media Kit for details, and contact us with questions. STATS 14,500 views per month on this website 3,100 followers on Facebook 2,700 followers on Instagram 1,100 newsletter subscribers NEWSLETTER SIGNUP Advertise in A Little Beacon Blog Over 14,500 views per month happen at A Little Beacon Blog, with over 3,100 followers at Facebook and 2,700 at Instagram, as well as 1,100 newsletter subscribers. The support from every advertiser of A Little Beacon Blog helps make local news get produced. You can be part of what makes it happen, and get your business in front of the community. Click here to reach our readers > Until next week!

Happening This Weekend 4/27/2018

Double, even triple the usual Beacon fun! Guess what you get to do this weekend: Beacon Open Studios, Beacon Dog Parade, and the Ree-Play Tag Sale. There's no wrong answer! This weekend, four-legged friends are celebrated with the Beacon Barks Parade & Street Festival. While you are out, watch for the red signs everywhere - they mark where an artist's studio is, and you're invited to come in to see how they work! Pick up a map showing all of the artists, here at A Little Beacon Blog's office at 291 Main Street, or at other shop locations. A Little Beacon Blog is a proud sponsor of Beacon Open Studios this year. It's one of our favorite outdoor/indoor events that identifies Beacon. BTW: It's so beautiful in Beacon right now! Despite the rain. Everything is blooming!                   Sponsored by Antalek & Moore for car insurance. The Annual Beacon Barks Parade & Street Festival Day: Saturday, April 28, 2018 Time: 11 am to 3 pm Location: Main Street, Beacon, NY, starting at Polhill Park (corner of 9D and South Avenue across from Bank Square Coffee) Information > 14th Annual Ree-Play Sale Benefiting Community Parks in Beacon Day: Friday to Sunday, April 27-29, 2018 Time: 9 am to 1 pm Location: 724 Wolcott Ave., Beacon NY (use the same driveway as the Beacon Pool) It's time to shop and score great deals on kids' clothes, gear and toys! The Ree-Play Children's Tag Sale is a fundraising effort from Wee Play Community Project, that impacts your life in Beacon. Not only will you score a major deal on some gear that just might change your children's lives forever (ok, maybe for five minutes), but your purchase helps buy equipment for three parks in Beacon (Tot Park at Memorial Park, Green Street Park, and Riverfront Park) in addition to funding kids' programming at the Howland Library and other initiatives around the city. Beacon Open Studios Weekend Days: Saturday and Sunday, April 28 and 29 Time: Noon to 6 pm Location: All. Over. Beacon!) It's a citywide exploration of artists in their studios. Studios can be in an artist's home or in a different location. Pick up a printed map/brochure of where to find each artist in Oak Vino Wine Bar, A Little Beacon Space, and other storefronts. Information > Wickham Wood Scrap Sale Days: Saturday and Sunday, April 28 and 29, 2018 Time: Noon to 6 pm Location: Wickham Solid Wood Studio, 578 Main St., Beacon, NY 3rd Annual Newburgh Urban Farming Fair Day: Saturday, April 28, 2018 Time: Noon to 4 pm Location: 80 Broadway, Newburgh, NY Information > Hudson Valley Mac and Cheese Festival Day: Saturday, April 28, 2018 Time: 1 to 5 pm Location:  Brotherhood, America's Oldest Winery - 100 Brotherhood Plaza Drive, Washingtonville, NY Information > Expansion - Art Auction Fundraiser Day: Saturday, April 28, 2018 Time: 5:30 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 447 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Niche Modern’s Semi-Annual Factory Sale Day: Saturday and Sunday, April 28 and 29, 2018 Time: Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm; Sunday, 11 am to 4 pm Location: 310 Fishkill Ave., Beacon NY Information > Classics for Kids presents “The Joke’s On You” Day: Sunday, April 29, 2018 Time: Noon Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Meet An In-Shop Artist, In Person Day: Sunday, April 29, 2018 Time: 1 to 4 pm Location: Wares, 2 Tioronda Ave., Beacon, NY Information > Howland Chamber Music Circle presents Harlem String Quartet with Michael Brown, Piano Day: Sunday, April 29, 2018 Time: 4 pm Location: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, NY Plan ahead and check out what's coming up this month in our Events Guide.     Make & Take Workshop Day: Saturday, April 28, 2018 Time: 1 to 3 pm Location: Knot Too Shabby, 155 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > A Mother’s Stove: A Four-Course Cooking Class & Dinner Day: Saturday, April 28, 2018 Time: 6 pm Location: Beacon Pantry, 382 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Moneta Dress (Advanced Beginner) Day: Saturday, April 28, 2018 Time: 1 to 5 pm Location: Beetle & Fred, 171 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Quilting 101 with Katy Hope (four sessions) Day: Sundays: April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2018 Time: 10 am to 1 pm Location: Beetle & Fred, 171 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Chalk Paint 101® - The Annie Sloan Method Day: Sunday, April 29, 2018 Time: 9 am to noon Location: Knot Too Shabby, 155 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Sewing School for Beginners with Katy Hope (four sessions) Day: Mondays: April 30, May 7, 14, 21, 2018 Time: 11 am to 1 pm Location: Beetle & Fred, 171 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > For a full list of upcoming classes and workshops of all kinds, visit our Adult Classes Guide. Fun with Science - 3D Printer Meet & Greet Day: Friday, April 27, 2018 Time: 3 to 5 pm Location: Howland Public Library, 313 Main St., Beacon, NY Information > Camp FIT Open House Day: Saturday, April 28, 2018 Time: 11 am to 2 pm Location: All Sport Health & Fitness, 17 Old Main St., Fishkill, NY Information > For a full list of upcoming classes, visit our Kids Classes Guide.   Miles of Hope 15th Annual Family Fun 5K & Kids Run Day: Saturday, April 28, 2018 Time: 8 am (registration), 10 am (kids), 10:30 am (5K) Location: Tymor Park, 8 Tymor Park Road, LaGrangeville, NY Information > 17th Annual Autism Walk & Expo Day: Sunday, April 29, 2018 Time: 8:30 am to 1 pm Location: Dutchess County Fairgrounds, 6550 Spring Brook Ave., Rhinebeck, NY Information >   Thank you to BAJA for sponsoring the Restaurant Guide!     BOUTIQUES ON THE WEST END   Luxe Optique 183 Main Street www.luxeoptique.com (across Cliff Street from Beacon Bread Company) Luxe Optique's very own Christos is sporting transition lenses in his Eyevan aviators! This spring season, finally upon us, is perfect for trying transition lenses, which tint darker or lighter depending on the light. Built-in, automatic protection from the sun's rays.   BOUTIQUES ON THE EAST END Lambs Hill Bridal Boutique 1 East Main, Retail #3 www.lambshillbridalboutique.com (near the dummy light) Coming soon: outdoor bridal photo shoots at the stunning Lambs Hill venue! Visit Lambs Hill's bridal boutique, just down the hill/mountain on Main Street, to see this Justin Alexander gown, which is perfect for winter brides. The back of the dress is stunning... but you'll need to go into the store to see for yourself!   Thank you to the following shops for sponsoring our Shopping Guide! Wares, Luxe Optique, and Lambs Hill. Where can you get your hair done in Beacon? Or have a beard trim? Find out in A Little Beacon Blog's Beauty Guide! TIP: Up the hill from Lambs Hill Bridal is The Blushery, a makeup counter and laser hair removal boutique all in one, serving men and women. SPOTLIGHT SPONSOR HIGHLIGHTS Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency The insurance agents at Antalek & Moore are independent agents. This means that they go out and find a great rate and fit for your car insurance needs. You don't need to do the homework - they do. Give them a call today if you are buying a car and need new insurance or you're interested in switching. Call (845) 831-4300, or visit their location on Main Street! Or contact them here. Rhinebeck Bank A Little Beacon Blog just met with these ladies from the Beacon branch of Rhinebeck Bank! They are new managers there, and are digging into the Beacon community to get to know you better. Meet Rosa Hoag (left), Business Development Officer, and Carolyn Manfreda-Haines (right), AVP, Area Branch Manager. Learn more here in our Instagram >   Katie James, Inc. Hi. Meet Katie James, Inc., the design company behind A Little Beacon Blog and Tin Shingle. You may remember the name InHouse Design Media in this spot. A rebrand is going on, and we're excited to share more about it with you over the coming weeks. Tin Shingle Tin Shingle's business and artist member meeting is held the last Monday of every month. We talk marketing strategies, what's working and not working. Agenda: The Cupcake Festival is May 5. How will you market to 10,000 people whizzing by your shop? Join Tin Shingle's Community Level 1 Membership and Come to the Meeting > BeaconArts Our most favoritest artist holiday of the year! Beacon Open Studios is NOW - this weekend - April 28 and 29 in studios all over town! Beacon Chamber of Commerce Attend the Beacon Chamber of Commerce May Member Meet-Up. Meet and mingle with other businesses in Beacon and beyond, as the chamber's membership expands to include other communities who want to work together. You don't have to be a member to attend. When: Tuesday, May 1, 2018 Time: 5:30 to 7 pm Location: Max's on Main, 246 Main St., Beacon NEWSLETTER SIGNUP Advertise in A Little Beacon Blog A Little Beacon Blog gets more than 14,500 views per month, with over 3,100 followers at Facebook and 2,700 at Instagram, as well as our 1,100 newsletter subscribers. The support from every advertiser of A Little Beacon Blog helps get local news produced. You can be part of what makes it happen, and get your business in front of the community. Click here to reach our readers > Until next week!