On Friday, December 12, 2014 Chill Wine Bar in Beacon hosted a food, toy and fund drive to support HVCS’ new Poughkeepsie food pantry. Guests dropped off unwrapped toys and nonperishable foods, and made cash donations. Chill donated 25% of all sales for the night to HVCS, and that will be matched by a major corporation. Santa Claus himself stopped by to say thanks to our loyal, fun-loving donors and to hand out tokens of appreciation (donated by Elizabeth Arden). All told, we raised more than $500 and collected a carload of food!
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The SantaCam: Photos from “Fill Chill”
Tuesday, December 16th, 2014Unexpressed: In and Out of Love, a Valentine's "Or Not So" Cabaret
Friday, January 14th, 2011
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ARCS would like to express our thanks to Todd Michael Thomas, musical director Jon Breitenbach and Jim and Patrick from Chill Wine Bar for pulling this event together! With over 50 guests in the audience, we raised more than $1,000 for the Hudson Valley AIDS Walk. Check out a few videos from the performance on our YouTube channel if you missed it!
Just in time for Valentine’s Day! Chill Wine Bar, ARCS and Todd Michael Thomas invite you to an evening of love…well, some love and some not-so-full-of-love songs, and some that have nothing to do with Valentine’s Day at all (but the word ‘love’ may pop up in the lyrics). With music direction by Jon Breitenbach.
ARCS will be there at 7 pm, but Chill opens at 5 pm
Show Begins at 8PM
$20 Suggested Donation at the door
All proceeds go to benefit the 2011 Hudson Valley AIDS Walk and ARCS.
Chill is located at 173 Main Street in downtown Beacon. Look for the blue lanterns in the window!
Photos from Our Halloween Spooktacular!
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010Get all the latest news from ARCS by signing up for our monthly e-mail newsletter!
The current edition can be found here, hosted by the very generous Vertical Response email website. Check it out for a link to photos from our Halloween Spooktacular, snapped by volunteer Lorie Loupe!
Sign up to get your copy directly by visiting our homepage – then look for the yellow box on the lower right-hand corner!
Photos from our "Chill Out" Friendraiser
Monday, August 23rd, 2010Oh Thursday, August 19, 2010 ARCS held another installation in our series of small, casual “Friendraiser” cocktail parties at Chill Wine Bar in Beacon, NY. Over 70 guests gathered at this low-key wine and tapas spot for complimentary cheese platters and freshly-made hummus, and a wine tasting by Lauber Imports. Judith Tulloch entertained us with vocals and guitar for most of the evening, while v0lunteers sold tickets for our “chance auction” raffle. Prizes included a basket of cookies from Crumb Bakery in Beacon, massage services from Hands On Massage & Wellness, passes to Hudson Valley Renegades baseball games, a fall foliage cruise on the River Rose paddleboat, and fine wines donated by Bob Brink and Bill Cole. Mr. Cole made his donation in honor of his uncle Paul Bratton, who passed away from AIDS in 1990. We also gave away Barnes & Noble gift cards provided by Verizon and a CD of Judith Tulloch’s music. ARCS would like to thank Patrick McKenna and Jim Svetz, the owners of Chill, for hosting the event for the second year in a row; volunteers Barbara Bennet, Christopher Emerson, Trina Hiemcke, and Andi Straus; and of course all of our friends and supporters who attended.
Friends old and new gather at Chill Wine Bar in Beacon
Our friends from the Renegades and Lauber Imports
ARCS staff take over the front banquette.
ARCS volunteer Christine and her son Matt
Chill owner Patrick McKenna (right) prepares platters of food for ARCS' guests.
Musician Judith Tulloch on guitar. Judith performs again at Chill with her complete band on August 28, 2010.
A selection of raffle prizes.
ARCS volunteer Christopher Emerson assists ARCS' Director of Public Relations, J. Dewey, with handing out raffle prizes to winners.
ARCS supporter David Juhren accepts a raffle prize (donated by Bob Brink) on behalf of Christine Wynkoop.
Updated: ARCS in the News!
Thursday, July 29th, 2010Update: ARCS’ Executive Director, Jeff Kraus, was interviewed on WAMC regarding the fact that New York State is withholding payments to contracted not-for-profits. While this situation is not unique to ARCS, unfortunately, as you’ll hear in the interview, it has placed us in a precarious financial predicament.
AIDS-Related Community Services was featured in two news articles this week. Please use the links below to read each story!
Fundraisers Boost AIDS Prevention
from The Poughkeepsie Journal (which sponsored our 2009 Hudson Valley AIDS Walk)
from the New York Nonprofit Press
Chill Out: ARCS' Summer Friendraiser
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010Sample fantastic new wines, indulge in some tasty tapas, and gather with new and old friends at Beacon’s always-charming Chill Wine Bar for ARCS’ summer Friendraiser cocktail party.
On Thursday, August 19th from 6 to 10 pm, Jim and Patrick of Chill (and the newly-opened Cafeteria in New Paltz) will be serving up complimentary cheese platters along with their tapas menu and a cash bar. From 6 to 7 pm, enjoy a wine tasting with Bill Cole from Lauber Imports, and if you like it you’ll be able to grab more at the bar. We’ll also be giving away door prizes and holding a small silent auction, featuring wines, liquors, sports tickets and more surprises.
At last year’s event, over 100 of you turned out for one of our most successful Friendraisers ever. Make sure to RSVP for one of August’s coolest events! Our Friendraisers are casual open-house events, so feel free to drop in whenever you like!
Chill will also be donating a portion of the evening’s sales to ARCS, so make sure to eat and drink well to benefit our services!
$20 suggested donation at the door. To RSVP, please call Jana at (914) 785-8283 or email her at jfernandes@arcs.org.
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"Chill Out" Raises More Than $1,200 for ARCS
Friday, August 14th, 2009On Thursday, August 13, 2009 ARCS held its summer Friendraiser–the latest in our series of casual cocktail parties–at Chill Wine Bar in Beacon, NY. Over 100 guests enjoyed live jazz music, complimentary cheese platters, door prizes, raffle items and lively conversation. Through donations and raffle sales, we raised more than $1,200 for ARCS’ programs for HIV-positive Hudson Valley residents in need. Raffle prizes included tickets to “Chicago” donated by Barbara Bennet, a hot stone massage from Aniceto America & Associates, a microdermabrasion treatment from American Laser Centers, a magnum of Chateau Fourcas Hosten donated by Arlington Wine & Liquor, a $50 gift certificate to Terrapin Restaurant in Rhinebeck, and a set of Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignons donated by Bob Brink (Arlington’s wine buyer).
ARCS would also like to thank Jim and Patrick, the owners of Chill, for hosting the event, and for bringing in a delightful jazz duo. Special thanks to Stephan Hengst from BigGayHudsonValley.com for serving as our announcer!
Tonight! ARCS' Summer Friendraiser @ Chill Wine Bar in Beacon
Thursday, August 13th, 2009Tonight’s the night! Join over a hundred ARCS supporters at Chill Wine Bar in Beacon, NY for our Summer Friendraiser! “Chill Out” with live jazz, free cheese selections, door prizes, a chance auction, cash bar and a full tapas menu. The event runs from 6:00 to 10:00 pm so stop by before or after dinner – or choose from their delicious tapas menu while you’re there! We’ll be pulling tickets for our chance auction around 9:00 pm. Tickets are $1 each, $5 for 6, or $10 for an arm’s length (so bring someone with long arms). Prizes include a magnum of Chateas Fourcas Hosten from Arlington Wine & Liquor; a two-bottle set of Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignons courtesy of Arlington’s fine wine buyer, Bob Brink; a hot stone massage donated by Aniceto America & Associates; a microdermabrasion treatment from American Laser Centers; two tickets to see “Chicago” on Broadway; and a $50 gift certificate to Terrapin restaurant in Rhinebeck. We’re also giving away a $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble and a “Naked Chardonnay” t-shirt as door prizes.
Chill Wine Bar is located at 173 Main Street in Beacon. There is plenty of on-street parking nearby. For directions or more info, visit Chill’s Myspace page. We hope to see you there!
Chill Out: ARCS' Summer Friendraiser
Monday, July 6th, 2009
AIDS-Related Community Services invites you to
Chill Out
An evening of new friends, great wines and delicious tapas
Thursday, August 13, 2009
6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.
Open house format | Drop in any time
Free snacks | Raffle prizes | Giveaways
Please bring a friend, family member or colleague who might like to learn more about ARCS and our programs for those affected by HIV/AIDS. This event is free to attend but donations are encouraged. Raffle prizes include two tickets to Chicago on Broadway; a gift certificate to Terrapin restaurant in Rhinebeck; a magnum of 2000 CHATEAU FORCAS-HOSTEN (a fantastic Bordeaux) from Arlington Wine & Liquor in Poughkeepsie; a gift box of two Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignons from the private cellar of Arlington’s wine buyer, Bob Brink; massage gift certificates from Aniceto America & Associates; Barnes & Noble gift certificates, and more!
Graciously hosted by:
Chill Wine Bar
173 Main Street
Beacon, NY 12508
(845) 765-0885
chillwinebar@gmail.com
Please RSVP to Jana at (914) 785-8283 or by email at jfernandes@arcs.org.
Directions to Chill Wine Bar
173 Main Street | Beacon, NY 12508
(845) 765-0885
Traveling from Northern Dutchess
Take Route 9 South to Wappingers Falls. Make a right onto Route 9D South. Continue on Route 9D South for about nine miles to Beacon. Make a left onto Main Street. Go one block up Main Street; Chill will be on the right.
Traveling on the Taconic State Parkway
Take the Taconic in either direction to Route 84 West, heading towards Newburgh. Take Exit 11 for Route 9D, Beacon. Make a left at the end of the exit ramp and head south on Route 9D. Turn left at Main Street. Go one block up on Main Street; Chill will be on the right.
Traveling from Route 87/Newburgh
Follow signs for the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge/Route 84 East. While on the bridge, stay to the right for easy access to Exit 11 – Route 9D, Beacon. Bear right for Route 9D South. Make a left onto Main Street. Go one block up on Main Street; Chill will be on the right.
For more details on finding Chill Wine Bar, please call
(845) 765-0885 or visit www.myspace.com/chillwinebar