A Revival! And Chicken Bang Bang :: Things To Do! 5-10-2025

Happy Mother's Day to those who celebrate. Do they make snow blowers for tree seeds? We'll be in the lilac patch. Trimming the trees. In hotter 🔥, wetter, better news, we have a revival from older days in Beacon. The Piggy Bank 2.0 is BACK in this season of 2.0s. Never heard of the Piggy Bank before? You must be in the new boats of people moving to or visiting Beacon. Read on. Right after the ink dried on the contract to buy what was then The Vault from the owner who was retiring, ALBB sat down with new partners but old friends, Kamel Jamal (of Beacon Bread Company Ziatun The Station Dispensary) and Greg Colon (of Draught Industries ) to hear their entrepreneurial story of how this fire got lit. It had been a year since Kamel had seen Greg at Draught, but Kamel and his wife Lena decided to swing in on one of their afternoon walks. Greg spotted them. They chatted, and then Greg put it out there: “What do you think about The Vault?” The idea spawned. Kamel cocked his head and said: “I’ll call you tomorrow.” During this interview, before the renovation started, ALBB asked: “Do you ever get nervous? Or are you just forward motion, ‘Let’s go…I see what it looks like.’” Greg answered first: “There’s always nerves. For me, it changes. Nervous at first. Then it turns into pure excitement; into fun things. Picking out the bar counters. Then closer to execution, more excitement. You need nerves.” Kamel answered next: “Every time I do this, the excitement starts. When does it start? When the hammer hits the nail. Then I say what the hell was I thinking.” “We’re creators,” Kamel continued. “The fact that we have this ability to create something. It’s never the destination for me. It’s the journey. We live day to day happy, sad. The final destination of life is 6 feet under. It’s the journey for me. The process. So many different emotions. It’s exciting. Once the doors are open - it’s at another level after the doors are open.” READ MORE & PICTURES BOOK YOUR EVENT PLACEMENT NOW Single purchases of Event Promotions are available. Membership for discounted recurring events are available. Shops, Restaurants, Beauty and Classes advertisers in ALBB's membership get events promoted as needed. Budget varies per number of listings. Rally and March: All Out For Gaza Who: Jewish Voice for Peace Hudson Valley and partners partners. What: All Out for Palestine Rally and March Where: Kingston, NY Mini Park. 21 North Front St. Day: Saturday, May 10th, 2025 Time: 6PM Visuals: Banners, live music, participants are asked to wear black, bring pots and pans and an offering to leave in remembrance. “Jewish Voice for Peace Hudson Valley, and our partners of conscience are calling people into the streets for an All Out for Palestine Rally and March,” say Tina Bernstein and Anna Jacobs, representatives for the group. “With the US as its collaborator, the Israeli Government has been committing a live-streamed genocide and now is brazenly proclaiming its plan to completely occupy Gaza and execute this plan through forced starvation and displacement of millions of Palestinians.” Information > Live @ The Yard: Gwen Laster New Muse 4tet Album Release Day: Saturday, May 10, 2025 Time: 7pm-10pm Price: $22, $25 at the Door Location: The Yard, 4 Hanna Lane, Beacon, NY The jazz strings super group, New Muse 4tet, featuring Gwen Laster (Violin), Teddy Rankin-Parker (Cello), Melanie Dyer (Viola), and Andrew Dury (Drums) hit The Yard stage, presenting their new album "Keepers of the Flame" Check out more on Gwen Laster’s Projects HERE Check out more on Keepers of the Flame HERE Information > Live @ The Yard: Advance Base, Kristin Daelyn, and BODEGA DOG Day: Monday, May 12, 2025 Time: 7pm-10:30pm Price: $22, $25 at the Door Location: The Yard, 4 Hanna Lane, Beacon, NY Advance Base is the melancholic soft rock recording project of Chicago, IL singer/songwriter Owen Ashworth (formerly of Casiotone for the Painfully Alone). Using a two-handed arsenal of electric piano, Omnichord, samplers, effect pedals & drum machines, Ashworth builds minimalist, heavy-hearted, & nostalgia-obsessed ballads around his conversational baritone. The warm, electronic sound of Advance Base has been described as "lo-fi," "depressed" & "weirdly uplifting." Information > Death Is Not Real: A Conscious Exploration of What Lies Beyond the Veil @ The Yard Day: Sunday, May 18, 2025 Time: 12pm-4pm Price: $22, $25 at the Door Location: The Yard, 4 Hanna Lane, Beacon, NY This workshop explores ancient spiritual teachings, firsthand Near-Death Experience (NDE) accounts, and immersive practices such as guided meditations, sound journeys, and heart-brain coherence techniques. Participants will deepen their awareness and begin to cultivate an inner gnosis of what lies beyond. More than a discussion, this is an opportunity to transcend fear and glimpse the profound truth that death is not the end, but a doorway to deeper consciousness. Information > The Howland Cultural Center's 46th Anniversary GALA Celebration Day: Thursday, May 15, 2025 Time: 5:30-8:30pm Location: The Waterfall Room at the Roundhouse, Honoring two remarkable visionaries: Neil Caplan, Executive Director of the Bannerman Castle Trust, and Phil Ciganer, owner of the Towne Crier Cafe. Information > * * * SAVE THE DATES * * * White Rabbit White Rabbit Day: Friday, May 16, 2025 Time: 7pm Price: $10 Location: Multiple Backyards. See list below. Forbidden to leave his country, playwright Nassim Soleimanpour distilled the experience of an entire generation in a wild, utterly original play. White Rabbit, Red Rabbit is as much about contemporary Iran as it is about power dynamics in the rest of the world. No rehearsals. No director. No set. A different actor reads the script cold for the first time at each performance. 3 amazing Beacon neighbors are opening their backyards to allow this performance to come to fruition. Included with your ticket: light refreshments, snacks, and community before and after the show. DOUBLE CHECK DATES AND LOCATIONS BEFORE PURCHASING TICKETS. Date - Beacon Location - Performer: Friday, May 16th, 7 pm 119 Howland Ave. alexander florez Saturday, May 17th, 7 pm 24 Willow St. James Phillips Sunday, May 18th, 3 pm 99 E Main St. Twinkle Burke parking details can be found in the confirmation email. Information > EMS Community Safety & Education Day 2025 From Beacon Volunteer Ambulance Corps Day: Saturday, May 17, 2025 Time: 12pm-4pm Price: Free Location: The Elks Lodge, 900 Wolcott Avenue, Beacon, NY Beacon Volunteer Ambulance Corps presents “EMS Community Safety & Education Day 2025.” This free event is designed to bring the community together for a day of learning, safety, and fun. Information > Community Organizations Will March Through Middletown to Commemorate the Nakba Day: Sunday, May 18, 2025 Time: 1pm Location: Thrall Park in Middletown, NY The march remembers Palestinian victims of ethnic cleansing and calls for an end to the Genocide in Gaza. Local community organizations march through Middletown to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Nakba and call for an end to the genocide in Gaza. In 1948, Zionist militias killed 15,000 and ethnically cleansed 700,000 Palestinians from what is now Israel. Palestinians refer to this event as the Nakba, or catastrophe. Community organizations such as Rally Middletown, ALittleBeaconBlog, HeartBeads4Palestine, Hudson Valley for Free Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace Hudson Valley, Mid-Hudson Valley DSA, New Paltz Women in Black, PSL Hudson Valley, SUNY BDS, Protect Orange County, Vets About Face, and Wednesday Walk for Black Lives are organizing this march to remember the victims of the Nakba. Katie of A Little Beacon Blog will be one of the speakers for 2 minutes. She will speak on the importance of speaking out, and on censorship of the press she experienced in covering Palestine in her publication. What Matters? @ KUBE Day: Saturday, May 24, 2025 Time: 4-5:30p with reception to follow Price: $10 Donation Location: In the new Library and Archive of KuBe Art Center (the Old Beacon High School), 211 Fishkill Avenue, Beacon, NY. Join longtime public radio and print journalist Karen Michel and a group of panelists to experience what they feel their work does to effect dialogue and--perhaps-- joy. With Jerome Cohen, Gwen Laster, Deb Lucke, David Ross and Edwin Torres. There will be be Deep Thoughts, music, and audience participation. APPRECIATION: A Survivor’s Story of Hiroshima Day: Thursday, June 12, 2025 Time: 6-7pm Price: Free. Registration encouraged. Location: Howland Public Library, 313 Main Street, Beacon, NY Directed by Michael Dwyer and Chuck Gomez Information > * * * REGISTRATIONS * * * City of Beacon’s City-Wide Yard Sale Days: Saturday, June 14, 2025 Time: 9am-3pm Location: Beacon, NY 12508 Shop Beacon’s yards! If you want to be on the City’s map, you’ll need to register here and pay a fee. But you don’t need to register to have a yard sale on this day or any day. Information > Features from our Sponsors. Is your business on the menu? JOIN ALBB'S BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP FOR FEATURES HUDSON VALLEY FOOD HALL 288 Main Street, Beacon, NY ☀️☀️☀️ This Saturday sun feeling like 🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛ 🪟 Perfect for ice cream made by Five Pennies Creamery at Hudson Valley Food Hall. They don’t import it. They mix it. 🍦🍨😋 Follow HV Food Hall's Chefs: Nami Yum Yum Roosevelt Bar Dulce Cielo Mexico Tara Fusion Cuisine Old Dhaka Coffee House Five Pennies Creamery Palmetto Burger Co. Hudson Valley Food Hall is a Sponsor! BAGEL-ISH 226 Main Street, Beacon, NY Help a sister out. Bagel-ish is usually impacted by the rain. People just........stay inside. But. Sunday is Mother's Day. And Bagel-ish has some discounts for you. Owner Beth will do the math. You just do the ordering. Instagram > Bagel-ish is a Sponsor! Bagel-ish is hiring! 226 Main Street, Beacon, NY Bakery Assistant/Sandwich Maker/Cashier RATE: $17 - $18 per hour - Part-time HOURS: Thursday 11-3/4; Saturday 11-3/4; Sunday 5am-11am Flexible schedule with food provided during shift. Work in a fun and upbeat environment. Interacting with customers and fellow employees.   ZIATUN 244 Main Street, Beacon, NY Oh wow...the chef, recipe developer, food stylist, photographer & food writer Chloe Walsh from LA/NYC/UK with 71.9K IG followers captured Ziatun's Shorba Laban dish. Like you needed another reason to order and enjoy this locally....Counting blessings that we live in Beacon for this good food. Ziatun is Palestinian-Owned. Open everyday. Instagram > Ziatun is a Sponsor! CARTER'S RESTAURANT 424 Main St. Ooh, it's looking busy over there at Carter's for Mother's Day! Let us know how the back patio feels with the new mural! Delivery: Call 845-743-6527 to place your order and name your time. Happy Hour Monday-Friday. Catering and Private Parties available. Instagram > Carters is a Sponsor! BEACON BREAD COMPANY 193-195 Main Street, Beacon, NY Featuring this Bang Bang Chicken Sandwich was a tough call. Because we wanted to feature a very green and healthy salad Beacon Bread was also serving. But alas. Fries won. And cucumbers smothered in sauce. And fried onions. Wholesale, special orders, and events/catering available. Instagram > Beacon Bread Company is a Sponsor! Features from our Sponsors. Is your shop stocking your shelves? JOIN ALBB'S BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP FOR FEATURES Eggbert’s Free Range Farm Eggbert's Free Range Farm is entering back into their $8/dozen farm fresh eggs zone! Eggbert's said to their customers via IG: "Thank you so much for supporting us while we made investments into our flock to upgrade their coups for more protected shelter as our hens roam free in our grasses and fields. As always, here for you at markets and our online web shop for deliveries!" FARMERS MARKETS: Saturdays: Cold Spring Farmer's Market 10am-1pm Sundays: Beacon Farmer's Market 10am - 2pm SHOP ONLINE: Online ordering is available 24/7. DELIVERY: 🚚 Delivering to Cold Spring, Cornwall, New Windsor, Newburgh, Beacon, Fishkill, and Wappingers Falls. Website > Instagram > Eggbert's Free Range Farm is a Sponsor! THE STATION DISPENSARY 463 Main Street, Beacon The Station Dispensary has it for you - the infused drink mixes and gummies from myhi. Notice that cocktail glass in the background? A strawberry with a straw on the rocks?  Yes. These slender packets go with that. Located in the old Beacon Police Station building on Main Street. Across from The Piggy Bank. 21+ Bring ID Open Daily from 11am-9pm. Instagram > The Station is a Sponsor, thank you! JOIN ALBB'S BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP FOR FEATURES R O C PILATES 124 Rombout Avenue, Beacon NY We made a new video for you! For those with knee pain. To show you an alternative to knee lunges. Check it out. Don't miss this 10 Pack Private Sale! For Mothers Day, but not just for moms. NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS: + Ready Plus+ 2 reformer classes and 2 tower classes $120 + Set Plus+ 4 reformer classes and 4 tower classes $230 + Go Plus+ 6 reformer classes and 6 tower classes $319 C L A S S E S Small Group or Private Lesson. Reformer Classes start at $35. Monday: 9am, 10am, 11am, 5pm Tuesday: 5:30pm Wednesday: 9am, 10am, 11am, 5pm Thursday: 5:30pm Friday: 9am Saturday: 9am, 10am Sunday: 9am Book Now > The Blushery 528 Main Street, Beacon NY With Rite Aid's closing in Beaecon, you need a new makeup source. The Blushery has your makeup. Yes, they can do your makeup, but they also sell mascara, lipstick, blush, etc. from FACE. Stop into the Blushery to pick one up! Located across from the Dummy Light near the Fishkill Creek waterfall. Book Online > This week’s Editorial Meeting was productive! Two Tin Shingle members came onto the call. Each with different needs in different fields. We handled both. They left with homework assignments. Talking SEO was refreshing! The foundation of organic SEO has not changed in 20 years. Ranking got a lot more competitive now with AI results being at the top, but we can navigate this. Join today for access to the next one. Read the Recap > Katie James Inc. produces the Instagram for Eggberts Free Range Farm. They take the photos, make the cooking videos, and repurpose all for advertising on A Little Beacon Blog. One aim at Katie James Inc. is fluidity with the client and the content needed for the moment. Hire Them > BUSINESSES IN THE BUSINESS DIRECTORY ART > ANTIQUES Hudson Valley Auctioneers > AUTOMOTIVE > TRANSPORTATION SERVICES Luxury Taxi Service, AQ Services, Inc from Luther Lopez > BEAUTY The Luminous Bride >  Makeup By Jenny Magliano > BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES See them here > BRANDING  >  MARKETING & PR Tin Shingle Katie James, Inc. DAYCARE PlayTivity DENTAL Beacon Dental ENTERTAINMENT + EVENT SPACE The Yard HEALTH AND WELLNESS > MASSAGE River Therapeutic Massage  HOME IMPROVEMENT > APPLIANCE REPAIR See them here > HISPANIC OWNED BUSINESS See them here > MUSIC Miss Vickie's Music List Your Business In The Business Directory >  LIST YOUR BUSINESS IN THE BUSINESS DIRECTORY Free Breakfast Program Day: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays Time: 6:30am-8:30am Location: 12 Hanna Lane, Beacon, NY 12508 They have a Wish List of food items! If you're in the mood to donate, find the list here. 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