The Retail Therapy Guide - 6/12/2020

In addition to our event and retail information for you, we have been working on a police news newsletter that brings you up to speed on the developments that happened in anti-racism and police brutality in Beacon this week. That will get delivered tomorrow. This weekend is the Phase 2 Reopening weekend. Which is on the one hand exciting (yay, stay in business! yay, see your friends!) is also one that comes with caution because the virus is still getting people sick. Even at A Little Beacon Blog, we each feel varying degrees of caution and develop our own safety plans of what feels safe or responsible to us. As you are too. Even though we want to jump up and down for joy, we're taking the road of: "Just be careful." Businesses are starting to let customers in their doors - with new safety measures of course and limited capacity. Restaurants are getting creative with their outdoor dining options, barbershops and salons are booking appointments, and places of worship can re-open at 25% capacity.  Whether you're dining out, shopping, or protesting - social distancing is still recommended as we are still in the middle of a pandemic. Don't leave home this weekend without your masks or face coverings! Businesses have the right to not allow you inside without them - just think of it like "No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service" only add masks to that too. Don't like your face mask? No problem! Start your collection by checking out our list of where you can buy masks from mask makers in Beacon and around the area. PS: Oregon just paused their Reopening because their number of daily new infections got too high, and those Californians just really don't care that their numbers keep climbing! Stay safe, and keep the curve flat so that we can continue to make this Reopening happen and stay open :) Black Lives Matter March For Justice Day: Saturday, June 13, 2020 Time: 2:45pm Location: Polhill Park, Beacon, NY If you wish to speak at this protest and have your voice heard, email in advance to beacon4blacklives@gmail.com or DM @beacon4blacklives on Instagram. Please remember to wear masks and stay hydrated if you attend. Information > Act + React - Monologues and Conversations Day: Sunday, June 14, 2020 Time: 7pm Location: Safe Harbors of the Hudson social media channels 'Act+React' is a new social media streaming project. The goal is to explore how theatre can spark conversation and change. Each episode features a performance of a monologue, followed by a discussion with the actor. The conversation dives into topics and issues raised by the performance. 'Act+React' streams Sundays at 7pm on Safe Harbors of the Hudson social media channels. Information > Check our Calendar and Events Guide regularly for upcoming events throughout the week!   Visit A Little Beacon Blog's Restaurant Guide for updates on who is open, delivering, or has paused for now. BAJA 328 Baja 328 is now open for outdoor seating only! There will be a 90 minute time limit in order to give everyone a chance to enjoy. Please be patient with the staff as they get adjusted to this new system and time to adjust. They will do their best to keep everyone happy. Come on down for a Margarita!!  Baja 328 has made it to the final round of Hudson Valley Magazine's "Best Margarita!" There is still time to get your votes in. Visit this voting page to support your local canteen! Cast Your Vote! > Baja 328 is a ALBB Sponsor! EAT CHURCH Don't wait till Taco Tuesday, this weekend's special is Tacos Bossam: 3x corn tortillas, roast pork belly, garlic stem kimchi, avocado, pickled daikon. $14. Eat Church is the easiest eatery to social distance in, as it is surrounded by parking lot, with a straight-on view of Mount Beacon. Get one now! ALBB is getting one after this newsletter sends. Order Now > Eat Church is a ALBB Sponsor!   KITCHEN SINK Kitchen Sink is doing a test run of KS provisions! What is KS provisions? It’s your way to cook like Kitchen Sink by having their ingredients that you can buy online at their website. From spice blends, to sauces, to house made pastas. They started with a small selection of some of their favorites and will be growing the list of items in the coming days and weeks. Pick up for now, delivery available soon. Email or call with questions. Information > GLAZED OVER DONUTS Glazed Over Donuts is back and open! And they are back with a bang with their #dotd we think you'll love! 🥜🥜🥜 Peanut butter glaze topped with Oreo & Reese's then drizzled with chocolate. They are offering take out and curbside pick up.  To place any size custom order over the phone, please reach them at 845-765-0505.  Their modified hours are:  Mon 10am-5pm Tues CLOSED Weds 10am-5pm Thurs 10am-5pm Fri 10am-6pm Sat 10am-5pm Sun 10am-5pm Information > THE ROUNDHOUSE The Roundhouse Patio is open! Their patio menu is available here: https://rhbeacon.com/menus/ Then, in the not too distant future, The Roundhouse is  expanding their creekside dining this with a uniquely Roundhouse Pop-up BBQ restaurant. Their team has transformed the outdoor area adjacent to their event space into an open-air, casual eatery that will be open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, weather-permitting. Find Chef Zach and his team working the brand new smoker (all the way from Kansas!). This means Cherry Wood Smoked St Louis Ribs, 12 Hour Hickory Smoked Brisket, and a lot more. “Smoke on the Water” will open on Friday June 19th. Information > TOWNE CRIER CAFE The Towne Crier Cafe has not yet open for take out or outside dining. They have, however, started a fundraising campaign: Town Crier Survive! This is needed to help offset existing and ongoing operating expenses they have. If you’d like to help Towne Crier survive these challenging times, please consider making a contribution to their GoFundMe Page. It is not completely dark at the Towne Crier - they continue to have Open Mic Night on Thursdays.   LUXE OPTIQUE Luxe Optique is open! Patients are encouraged to schedule ahead of time eye exams and appointments to pick out your glasses. But they are also accommodating walk-ins. Feel free to drop by but make sure you’re wearing your mask! 😷  Visit this link to request your appointment. Deals: Get $25 off all year supplies of contacts + free shipping 📦 Get $10 off 6 month supplies + FREE SHIPPING FREE SHIPPING FOR ALL DIRECT SHIP CONTACT LENS ORDERS Your order might also be eligible for a manufactures rebate of up to $150!  Order: Text 845-838-2020 or email at info@luxeoptique.com Luxe Optique is a Sponsor, thank you! PTACEK HOME Sad news from PTACEK Home: "After much deliberation, we have decided to close our Beacon location of Ptacek Home. We have loved being a part of the Beacon community, but sadly, we will be leaving as of June 15th. We will continue to sell our furniture line as well as custom furniture as we have in the past - but will have to do so without a storefront for now. For now, we will be focusing our time on our custom home building company: Thomas Jerome Inc. www.thomasjeromeinc.com." Beaconites: now is the time to visit their little shop down the winding path down by Mountain Tops. Clean them out of furniture inventory, and make their move-out easier. - http://www.ptacekhome.com/. Shop Now > PTACEK Home is a Sponsor, thank you!   LIVE LIGHT TRAVEL OFTEN (LLTO) For the brief moment that LLTO was with us on Main Street, as they were partners in the little shop with PTACEK Home, they too are moving out - but moving on! Online that is. And the owner, Tamara, has a great fondness for pop-up shops. If only A Little Beacon Space still existed and we could host her! Alas, you can always find LLTO online, and they are having a 15% off sale IRL (In Real Life). You can go into the store! Friday, Saturday & Sunday 11am-6pm. Says Tamara: "We are proud to be a Hudson Valley business and will still make local deliveries available for our Beacon, Cold Spring & Garrison Family!"   HYPERBOLE Hyperbole will open their doors again Friday as of noon with limited hours, a restricted amount of guests, and mandatory masks.  Also in light of recent events, they share on their Instagram (@shop_hyperbole) "We’re going to do our best to keep using this platform to share information that we hope will help further these conversations while also making a concerted effort to support more BIPOC artists, and to do better than we have been, to make sure these artists have the representation they deserve. Please DM us recommendations and products you love." Information > BINNACLE BOOKS In the midst of Pride month and BLM, learn about Audre Lorde. Cited by the Poetry Foundation as "A self-described 'black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet,' Audre Lorde dedicated both her life and her creative talent to confronting and addressing injustices of racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia." You can her work for sale through Binnacle Books.  Binnacle Books is a ALBB Sponsor, thank you! THE STUDIO @ BEACON 301 Main St, Beacon, NY Fresh air and fitness - the weather is perfect for workout!  The Studio @ Beacon has been taking their outdoor bootcamp to the riverfront at Pete and Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park. Please bring water + towel.  Any equipment they provide will be cleaned at the park prior to your arrival. Please practice social distancing. Location is subject to change and will be announced ahead of meeting times.  Reserve your spot ahead of time on their website or through MINDBODY.  Are there days/times you would like to see added to the schedule? Let them know!  And don't forget to check out their Smoothie Bar open Sunday 9-12pm. FIREFLY YOGA 992 Main St, Fishkill, NY Beginning THIS Sunday, Firefly Yoga in Fishkill is offering "Outdoor Firefly" at 8:30am! Start your morning on your mat with a 60 minute Power Vinyasa Yoga Flow under the sky! Bring your own mat, towel, water.  Classes will be held outside of the studio in the Main Street Plaza in Fishkill. Sign up through their website or on the MINDBODY app. BALLET ARTS STUDIO 107 Teller Avenue, Beacon, NY New classes beginning June 12 through July 2020.  Classes include Ballet, Jazz, Modern, and Tap (different level options).  All classes online via Zoom - Information >   View more upcoming classes for in the Adult Classes Guide and Kids Classes Guide. A Little Beacon Blog started our Black Owned Business List, but we got buried in reporting. So check it out here in our Business Directory! We are adding descriptions to it, and cross-referencing with other lists. PS: It needs a design/logo! We are looking for a designer of a black or brown owned business (even if you're a solo-preneur) to design this. If this is you, please let us know. We can only pay $100. PPS: We are looking for Sponsors for this page. This will be a monthly subscription sponsorship. If this is a way you want your business to show support, please reach out. ANTALEK & MOORE Antalek and Moore Insurance Agency has been monitoring the rules and regulations with the Reopening Phases, and is ready to answer your questions. If you run a business in Beacon, Antalek and Moore is a good resource to have, as they go beyond insurance and work hard to find answers. Antalek & Moore is a Sponsor, thank you! TIN SHINGLE Tin Shingle is a resource and empowerment platform for business owners, artists and makers to get the word out about their business. This is done through webinars (called "TuneUps") to be watched on replay any time; an online safe-space forum to ask questions and get answers and support; and in-person opportunities to bounce ideas off experts in a live video format. Learn More > KATIE JAMES, INC. Couture branding boutique, Katie James, Inc. designed the website for Beacon-based Knot Too Shabby in Shopify last year. Designed with the shop owner in mind, this website features various types of products, including paint, stencils, furniture, and classes. Katie James, Inc. can design your website too, or consult with you as you build it. We got a suggestion in from a reader, who wanted to know how to send A Little Beacon Blog financial support to help us continue to produce. Even just $5. First of all: THANK YOU to that reader for wanting to do this! Support Here > People Who Have Given Reading your comments of what ALBB means to your life has been humbling and keeps us going. Thank you. See Who Supported >

SIGN UP FOR THIS NEWSLETTER

A Protest, Happening This Weekend, And The Retail Therapy Guide - 6/5/2020

That's right folks...An old phrase has been added to our subject line: "Happening" Because things are Happening! This week was a big week. And it's not over yet. Last Saturday: A gentle protest was held in Beacon by Southern Dutchess Resist. Details > Monday: A large peaceful protest was organized by these young people: Xavier Mayo, Ciarda Hall, and Stefon Seward was held in Beacon. Police provided an escort by way of moving street closure for protection, and two of Beacon's highest ranking police officers were granted permission to join. A Little Beacon Blog was there and covered it. See this article to get a feel for the experience, watch 2 videos of chanting in the beginning, and 1 video of the entire march, from inside the march. This article includes responses from the Chief of Police Kevin Junjulas and Mayor Kyriacou to A Little Beacon Blog's questions. Get The Story > Tuesday: Tuesday turned into Blackout Tuesday. With many white people learning and unlearning themselves, and black people asking white people to speak, there was a lot of words and social media flying around. This became a day of silence and reflection. A Little Beacon Blog was honored to get a call by Terry Nelson, Beacon's City Councilmember for Ward 1. He was at the march, and we reached out to fact check his daughter's name for an article. We came away with an incredible interview with Terry's experience when a member of the NYPD  putting a gun to his face when he was 17, and how he lives as a black man in America today. Details > Wednesday: Wednesday turned into a day of heaviness. When the reflection started, and vital sharing continued, many black and brown friends released their personal experiences of growing up black in America, and they were very sad and tired. Tired because they have been living with this for all of their years as a normal part of their lives, and now, some white people, were finally beginning to hear and see it. You may have received business emails from black owned businesses who don't normally talk about race in their marketing material, but on this day, they did. Also on this day, Beacon's Patrolmans Benevolent Association issued a letter in response to George Floyd's killing. Signed by Officer Michael Confield, they referred to the death as an "unconscionable death." Thursday: By now, peaceful protests had happened in Newburgh and Poughkeepsie, where both police chiefs (Newburgh's has an Officer In Charge as they are in transition after their chief resigned last month after a riot was sparked after an armed black man was fatally shot by police) kneeled with protestors. Friday: That's today! See below for what's in store... PS: Yes, we have started a comprehensive list of black owned businesses in the Hudson Valley and we wanted to release it to you today, but it's still being formatted and linked up. Absentee Ballots Arrive - Vote Ballot box locations have been posted by the Beacon City School District. You only have until Tuesday, June 9pm at 5pm to get these in, and at their scheduled times. Learn where the ballot boxes are. Details Here > Beacon City School District Virtual Art Show Day: Happening Now Location: Beacon Public Library's website The show must go on! It's time for the Howland Library's annual Beacon City School District Art Show. Every year, students, teachers, and library staff look forward to seeing the colorful and vibrant art of our community's young artist. Starting June 1st, we'll be having a Virtual Exhibit celebrating these talented young people and their hardworking teachers! While we may not be able to see the work in person, we hope you will be able to experience the energy of their creativity through this virtual exhibit.  Information > Postcards From A Pandemic Day: Friday, June 5, 2020 Time: 7pm Location: Instagram Live Garrison Art Center is pleased to announce an ongoing worldwide exhibition of postcard art entitled Postcards From A Pandemic. This exhibition invites artists from near and far to mail a postcard to the Art Center that reflects their thoughts and creative expressions during this troubled time of social distancing and gallery closures due to COVID-19. Information > Black Lives Matter Protest - Pohill Park to Pete + Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park Day: Saturday, June 6, 2020 Time: 2:45pm Location: Pohill Park, Beacon, NY This protest is organized by Ciarda Hall, Stefon Seward and Xavier Mayo (Monday's protest), and is backed by the Southern Dutchess Resist, (organized Saturday's), I Am Beacon, and several other groups in Dutchess County. The Mayor of Beacon as well as other local government officials will be speaking. Story Screen Virtual Night Day: Saturday, June 6, 2020 Time: 7:30-10pm Location: ZOOM Story Screen Trivia returns for yet another series of movie related questions and categories, with your favorite brainy movie nerds: Bernadette Gorman-White and Mike Burdge. And now they're using satellites to ask questions! Information > Virtual Hudson Valley Pride Festival Day: Sunday, June 7, 2020 Time: 4-6pm Location: Facebook Live - https://www.facebook.com/hvlgbtqcenter/ Join the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Center on Facebook Live on Hudson Valley Pride Sunday for amazing performances by local performers Denise Parent, Nia & Ness, Ryan Cassata, and Salem Corwin! Information > The Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) Virtual 5K Run & Walk Days: Now through June 17, 2020 Time: At Your Own Pace Location: Favorite trail, your neighborhood, the park, your treadmill! Complete a 5 Kilometer run and/or walk (5K kilometers = 3.1 miles) in the comfort of your own neighborhood or on a treadmill between May 17th  and June 17th, 2020. You choose the date, the time and location. Registration ends June 10th!  Information > Beacon's Police Chief Will Attend Monday Night City Council Meeting For Conversation (Meeting via Zoom/YouTube) On Monday night, June 8th, the City of Beacon Police Chief, Kevin Junjulas, will join the City Council for a conversation on best practices and training for the Beacon Police Department. If you wish to listen in on conversation, an invitation to the virtual meeting is below. Also please see this link to a video from June 1st of City Councilmembers commenting on the protests https://vimeo.com/425223009 YouTube: You can watch the meeting live on the City's YouTube channel. Zoom: You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Jun 8, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: City Council Workshop Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82201559958?pwd=eHdHNjlNTXM1S0xueWRZYWRESmJyQT09 Password: 027050 Check our Calendar and Events Guide regularly for upcoming events throughout the week!   Visit A Little Beacon Blog's Restaurant Guide for updates on who is open, delivering, or has paused for now. INDUSTRIAL ARTS BREWING As we begin Pride Month 2020, this year’s design from Industrial Arts Brewing has added a brown stripe to show their solidarity with POC everywhere. These are now available in their web store and would make a nice addition to your beer order, but no other purchase is necessary. 100% of proceeds from the sale of these shirts will go to @rocklandcountypridecenter and @dutchesspride.  Information > EAT CHURCH This weekend special is going to hit the spot: It's the “Mission Style Burrito:” Black beans, yellow rice, queso, avocado, salsa, crema, hots. Old school vegetarian. $10. For those of you who have picky eaters, you will love the Bang Bang Spring Rolls. The easiest eatery to social distance in, as it is surrounded by parking lot, with a straight-on view of Mount Beacon. Order Now > Eat Church is a ALBB Sponsor! BAJA 328 ¡Salud! Baja 328 has made it to the final round of Hudson Valley Magazine's "Best Margarita"! There is still time to get your votes in! Visit this voting page to support your local canteen! Cast Your Vote! > Baja 328 is a ALBB Sponsor!   I AM BEACON To shop local has never been more important as it is today. The beauty of the Beacon community has many wonderful qualities - our small businesses being one of them! It is often said, charity begins at home- the pride of Beacon lies in our dedication and support of one another.  Pick up your I Am Beacon Strong T-shirt at Key Food to be entered in to win a $100 gift card to a local shop! Add this to your collection of other I Am Beacon t-shirts. Information > BINNACLE BOOKS Looking for literature related to Black History and educate yourself further on the issue of civil rights in this county? Binnacle Books has many titles to choose from such as:  - Jabari Asim, “We Can’t Breathe: On Black Lives, White Lies, and the Art of Survival” - Ibrahim X. Kendi, “How To Be An Antiracist” - “Chronicles of Black Protest” ed. Bradford Chambers If those concepts are new to you - or you've seen them before but didn't want to engage - engage now. Binnacle Books is a ALBB Sponsor, thank you! LUXE OPTIQUE It's getting too hot outside to wear your glasses and exercise at the same time. For those of you who are daily glasses wearers, you may need to open a new box of contacts! Luxe Optique is shipping contacts, and working on a new online ordering system. Deals: Get $25 off all year supplies of contacts + free shipping Get $10 off 6 month supplies + FREE SHIPPING FREE SHIPPING FOR ALL DIRECT SHIP CONTACT LENS ORDERS Your order might also be eligible for a manufactures rebate of up to $150!  Order: Text 845-838-2020 or email at info@luxeoptique.com Luxe Optique is a Sponsor, thank you! PTACEK HOME Your indoor plant collection has been growing, we get it, it's happening in our Managing Editor Marilyn's home as we speak! Look at these beautiful Sustain Planters with heart pine from PTACEK Home. Beautiful. OMG. Shop Now > PTACEK Home is a Sponsor, thank you! COLD FIT CRYOTHERAPY Cold Fit Cryotherapy is thrilled to announce that they will re-open on Wednesday, June 10th! "All NYS requirements for sanitation will be strictly followed!" they say. They look forward to “freezing” with you soon!    View more upcoming classes for in the Adult Classes Guide and Kids Classes Guide. ANTALEK & MOORE Scheduling a Zoom call with Antalek & Moore is a convenient, safe and easy way to talk to any of their agents. Contact your insurance representative or email them at info@antalek-moore.com to schedule your call today. They miss you! And did you see Terry's bike for National Bike Day? Antalek & Moore is a Sponsor, thank you! TIN SHINGLE Tin Shingle is a resource and empowerment platform for business owners, artists and makers to get the word out about their business. This is done through webinars (called "TuneUps") to be watched on replay any time; an online safe-space forum to ask questions and get answers and support; and in-person opportunities to bounce ideas off experts in a live video format. Learn More > KATIE JAMES, INC. Couture branding boutique, Katie James, Inc. designed the website for Beacon-based Knot Too Shabby in Shopify last year. Designed with the shop owner in mind, this website features various types of products, including paint, stencils, furniture, and classes. Katie James, Inc. can design your website too, or consult with you as you build it. We got a suggestion in from a reader, who wanted to know how to send A Little Beacon Blog financial support to help us continue to produce. Even just $5. First of all: THANK YOU to that reader for wanting to do this! Support Here > People Who Have Given Reading your comments of what ALBB means to your life has been humbling and keeps us going. Thank you. See Who Supported >

SIGN UP FOR THIS NEWSLETTER

The Retail Therapy Guide - 5/29/2020

Today is Friday. At the time of this writing (9am) a black reporter and the production crew filming him has been arrested by 6am, and later released (CNN's Omar Jimenez). The president has been neutered on Twitter for glorifying violence with a "looting and shooting" part of the tweet that was hidden. Debates on censorship and safety for humans between person to person contact as fueled by race and racism are happening all at once and very quickly (to see how we really feel about censorship of privately held social media companies, visit ALBB's sister company, Tin Shingle). Safety is also being debated about (sad that the word "also" just slipped into there) about protecting one's self from a virus that you can't see. Writing about these different concepts happening at the same time is extremely difficult. As it is to live it - on a sunny day on the weekend - as we slide into the first weekend of the Phase 1 opening, where we are jubilant with hope of doing old "normal" things like seeing each other easily out on Main Street glimmers into our minds. Stay safe out there, as we learn the new normal as it gets developed.   Beacon Farmers Market Reopens - Slowly With a new setup and schedule-based shopping experience in place, the Beacon Farmers Market is opening their outdoor market this Sunday. Delivery remains available for quarantined and immune-compromised people. All others are encouraged to come to the market, but are cautioned: "This is not the usual social gathering space as we know it.” Photo Credit of greens: Maple View Farm Read More >   Poughkeepsie Farmers Market Accepting SNAP To address the extreme food need during the pandemic, the Poughkeepsie Farmers Market opened one month early to serve customers and bring their vendors access to selling their wares. The market is open on Mondays and serves people using SNAP benefits. Details about accessing the market can be found in this article. Photo Credit of greens: Poughkeepsie Farmers Market Read More >   The Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) Virtual 5K Run & Walk Days: Sunday May 17-June 17, 2020 Time: At Your Own Pace Location: Favorite trail, your neighborhood, the park, your treadmill! Complete a 5 Kilometer run and/or walk (5K kilometers = 3.1 miles) in the comfort of your own neighborhood or on a treadmill between May 17th  and June 17th, 2020. You choose the date, the time and location. Registration ends June 10th!  Information > Beacon of Love Fundraiser for Fareground Days: Preview Friday, Fundraiser Saturday-Tuesday Location: Online! The virtual doors opened at 9am Friday Featuring works by 31 local artists and with prices tiered at $100, $150, and $250, this on-line fundraiser for Fareground runs Saturday through Tuesday June 2. The Fundraiser benefits Fareground, a Beacon-based nonprofit organization that is helping to feed local individuals and families who are experiencing food insecurity because of Covid-19. Funds raised will be split 50/50 between the artist and Fareground. They have coordinated so many free bags of groceries, made available during Beacon City School meal pickup. They also have been delivering to housing developments in Beacon, where leaving the house to get food to kids can be difficult. Artwork clockwise from top left: Andrea Moreau, Richard Bruce, Julia Whitney Barnes, James Case-Leal Information > Check our Calendar and Events Guide regularly for upcoming events throughout the week!   See Who's Brewing Coffee In Beacon and  Who is Brewing Beer And Selling Cans In/Near Beacon!  Visit A Little Beacon Blog's Restaurant Guide for updates on who is open, delivering, or has paused for now. HOMESPUN FOODS Homespun Foods is working with local farmer to offer their Farm Kits every Saturday, from 10am-2pm, for curb-side pick-up or delivery. Lots of new wines available, granola, carrot cake, vegan cookie dough and scone dough available, farm eggs, local milk. Each kit costs $30, and is stocked with beautiful local produce from organic farms in the area. Order online through their eStore on our website, homespunfoods.com/estore. Order by Monday for the following Saturday pickup. That gives their farmer time to harvest. If you order this weekend, you'll pick it up next weekend. GLAZED OVER DONUTS GIFT CARDS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE!  And they are making the store safe for their customers and staff in an effort to open soon. In the meantime, you can order gift cards online on their website (www.glazedoverdonuts.com) so you can surprise your family and friends with a nice treat . Gift cards must be used in store. EAT CHURCH Do you know what Thursday means? Beacon’s freshest food truck up on the hill of Industrial Arts Brewing at 511 Fishkill Ave (just past Auto Zone) is open from 4-8pm all weekend. Their new online ordering system is so easy! You can even assign a time to when you want to pick up. Or order when you’re there. Social distancing is super easy there. First of all, there is tons of parking. You could tailgate! Second of all, “curbside” is possible, as they bring it to your car. Eat Church is a sponsor of A Little Beacon Blog’s Restaurant Guide, which has helped elevate everyone’s Open/Paused status and special ways of working. Thank you, Eat Church! Eat Church is a ALBB Sponsor! BAJA 328 $10 Frozen Margaritas! You have a choice of Mango or Strawberry - swing by and cool down with one of our DELICIOUS Margaritas for take out. Open 12 to 8 PM.  Baja 328 is a ALBB Sponsor!   LUXE OPTIQUE Stylists from Luxe Optique have been spotted inside of the shop during this Phase 1 time to prepare the store for the new shopping experience that will come in a later Phase. Pictured here is Teya who you have seen as a model on their website and as a stylist helping to pick out frames. Right now, you can call-in to pre-order your contacts, you can drop off frames to be adjusted, and you can pick up any orders. Browse their collections online and purchase if you're ready! This line of frames is on sale. Luxe Optique is a Sponsor, thank you! KNOT TOO SHABBY We are thrilled for businesses when things sell, and they are able to continue selling through closed doors. Said Knot Too Shabby to her followers in Instagram: "This Pretty Petite Hutch came out of quarantine today. She sold and is 100% essential! Thank you Karen Perrault! Enjoy!" Knot Too Shabby carries some of the best furniture paint in the world - yes, in the world. It's the Chalk Paint from Annie Sloan. Normally, store owner Karen hosts classes on how use the paint (but she stresses that the paint is so great, you don't even need classes). Furniture and stencils are also for sale in the store, available online. ALBB's media company, Katie James, Inc., designed Knot To Shabby's website last year.   BEACON BEE Just added to our growing Face Covering/Mask Maker Guide is Beacon Bee. Beacon Bee has added a handmade, 100% cotton, bee print face mask to their line of honeybee related products. The mask has two layers of fabric (backing fabric comes in dark or light blue), and a versatile loop strap. $10.00 each and 10% goes to Fareground Community Kitchen. Information > RAVEN ROSE As the weather gets warmer and we spend more time outside, it's still nice to bring a touch of the outside into our homes. New plants continue to be added to Raven Rose's online shop for sale- because you can't have too many plants, right? Some are in limited supply so don't delay! #plantsmakepeoplehappy Shop online > BINNACLE BOOKS Just a reminder that if you’re looking to order a NEW BOOK and have it shipped to your door, Binnacle Books have got you covered! It’s as simple as visiting their website and clicking SHOP ONLINE — or just go straight to binnaclebooks.indielite.org. From there you can search and browse, order and pay!  Oh and when we say “NEW BOOKS” we mean new as opposed to used. It doesn’t have to be recently published! Just as long as it’s in print, they will get it for you.  Binnacle Books is a ALBB Sponsor, thank you! PTACEK HOME Their Spring Sale ends Saturday, May 31st! You still have time to take advantage of these great deals from PTACEK HOME like picking up one of these Matrix Nine Planters - because succulents deserve a beautiful home too.  Shop Now > PTACEK Home is a Sponsor, thank you!   BEAUTY TIP Are you trimming your own bangs? Shaping your own beard? Plucking your own eyebrows? Massaging your own neck? If you miss your stylist for these things, go ahead and send them some cash when you're doing this beauty update to yourself. They will thank you, and it helps them see you on the other side. BALLET ART STUDIO Ballet Arts Studio has announed its Summer Dance Programs for June and July 2020!  Despite the impact of COVID-19, Ballet Arts continues to provide an experienced faculty and thoughtful curriculum online.  All classes have been redesigned to optimize the use of smaller spaces, and their knowledgeable faculty, while vigorously correcting students during the online classes, is also guiding dancers in developing the very useful and beneficial skill of self-correction.  These classes provide structure during a very unstructured time, normalcy in a positive and familiar context, and healthy  safe activity.  A full summer schedule of online classes in ballet, pre-ballet, modern, jazz, tap and theater dance for ages 3 to 18. Information >   View more upcoming classes for in the Adult Classes Guide and Kids Classes Guide. ANTALEK & MOORE The vestibule at Antalek & Moore is open during regular business hours to drop off payment or paperwork contact free. The office is now open for regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM.  Their staff will be split into 50% working in the office while 50% will continue to work remotely and this will rotate on a weekly basis.  Updates to our new office procedures can be found on their website. Antalek & Moore is a Sponsor, thank you! TIN SHINGLE Tin Shingle is a resource and empowerment platform for business owners, artists and makers to get the word out about their business. This is done through webinars (called "TuneUps") to be watched on replay any time; an online safe-space forum to ask questions and get answers and support; and in-person opportunities to bounce ideas off experts in a live video format. Learn More > KATIE JAMES, INC. Couture branding boutique, Katie James, Inc. designed the website for Beacon-based Knot Too Shabby in Shopify last year. Designed with the shop owner in mind, this website features various types of products, including paint, stencils, furniture, and classes. Katie James, Inc. can design your website too, or consult with you as you build it. We got a suggestion in from a reader, who wanted to know how to send A Little Beacon Blog financial support to help us continue to produce. Even just $5. First of all: THANK YOU to that reader for wanting to do this! Support Here > People Who Have Given Reading your comments of what ALBB means to your life has been humbling and keeps us going. Thank you. See Who Supported >

SIGN UP FOR THIS NEWSLETTER