'Shop Small' Year-Round at Yellow Bear Market
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The Westfield NewsSearch for The Westfield News Westfield350.com The WestfieldNews Serving Westfield, Southwick, and surrounding Hilltowns “TIME IS THE ONLY WEATHER CRITIC WITHOUT TONIGHT AMBITION.” Partly Cloudy. JOHN STEINBECK Low of 55. www.thewestfieldnews.com VOL. 86 NO. 151 TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2017 75 cents $1.00 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2019 VOL. 88 NO. 282 ‘Shop small’ year-round at Yellow Bear Market By HOPE E. TREMBLAY Assistant Managing Editor SOUTHWICK — At Yellow Bear Market, every day is a “shop small” day. Owner Vicki Benford and her daughter Brandi Reed have filled their shop at 642 College Highway with noth- ing but small business owners. The flea-market style shop moved to Southwick this fall and rebranded itself as a mar- ket versus the “indoor tag sale” style store they previ- ously had in Westfield. Benford said although it is always small and local at Yellow Bear, she is opening for extended hours Nov. 30 in celebration of Small Business Saturday. Yellow Bear will be open from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. and will offer free coffee, hot cocoa and cookies. Santa Claus will be available for free Local hot sauce, honey, fresh eggs and breads are available at Yellow Bear Market. (Photo by photos from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Hope E. Tremblay) Holiday decor and gifts are for sale at the Yellow Bear and the entire store will be on Market’s Holiday Bazaar. (Photo by Hope E. Tremblay) sale. Benford is raffling a lottery ty of gift options for those days,” she said. Locally made jams, jellies, have our own ‘Farmer’s eggs are for sale. ticket wreath, with all pro- doing their Christmas shop- For anyone in need of décor, dip mixes and more are anoth- Market’ with local breads, Yellow Bear Market is open ceeds benefiting the U.S. ping. there are vendors with hand- er option for gift-giving, as honey, jams, baked good and Wednesday – Sunday from 10 Marines’ Toys for Tots pro- “We have a Holiday Bazaar, made ornaments, hand-paint- hostess gifts or to offer at your more,” Benford said. a.m. – 5 p.m., with extended gram. with many vendors offering ed signs, pillows, wreaths and own holiday get-togethers. Maple syrup, homemade hours of 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Nov. Benford said there are plen- handmade items for the holi- more. “We have new vendors and fudge and even farm fresh 30. Pianist to touch hearts with free holiday concert at Athenaeum By LORI SZEPELAK Kennedy, classically trained awards concert in Montreal. Christmas.” Dan Kennedy, Correspondent at Oberlin Conservatory and “It was an exciting trip “It will be a relaxing yet an award-win- WESTFIELD— the New England north,” he said. “I will also energizing show,” he said, ning composer, Contemporary solo pianist Dan Conservatory, is a recording have some sheet music with adding he will also perform pianist and Kennedy will fill the Lang artist with four albums which me for those brave folks who his customized version of recording artist, Auditorium at the Westfield can be heard on Spotify and play.” “Carol of the Bells” which is will perform Athenaeum with the sounds of Pandora, and on occasion on Kennedy noted that the solo a personal favorite during the Dec. 5 at the the holiday season on Dec. 5. Sirius XM Satellite radio. piano concert is special holiday season. Westfield The free event is part of the “I’ve played in 21 states because the piano is a “great For more information on Athenaeum as First Thursdays Concert and Canada, now this will be instrument” for people to the concert which is open to part of the free Series and begins at 1 p.m. another return visit for me to gather around. the public, call (413) 568- First Thursdays “I will be playing holiday the Athenaeum,” said “It’s hard to gather around a 7833 or visit www.westath. Concert Series. favorites,” said Kennedy. “I Kennedy, whose music has plastic keyboard,” he said. org. (Submitted photo) adore the old favorites, the been played on more than 250 “The Athenaeum is blessed Kate Deviny, the classical and the pop both.” radio stations. with a real wood-and-strings Athenaeum’s director, encour- Kennedy, of Amherst, Kennedy will have CDs for instrument.” ages area residents to attend admits he plays these songs sale after the performance. Kennedy’s concert will the concert to hear a “daz- year-round. His latest, “Mountains Made include instrumental rendi- zling and heartfelt” perfor- “If you come by my studio of Shadow, Anthems Made of tions and a combination of mance. in July you might catch me Light,” won the Enlightened traditional carols, along with “Dan Kennedy’s sound is a playing Christmas music,” he Piano Radio 2019 Album of pop standards such as “Have unique balance of energy and said. the Year in September at an Yourself a Merry Little stillness,” said Deviny. Budsuds Soapery has deals all weekend for those shopping small By PETER CURRIER Caracciolo and her husband bombs. Staff Writer Joe opened up shop in Caracciolo noted that she WESTFIELD — A number Westfield. has seen a trend of larger com- of downtown businesses are Budsuds specializes in panies beginning to sell CBD participating in Shop Small soaps that are infused with products in the last few years. Saturday Nov. 30, including Cannabidiol, commonly When she and her husband Budsuds Soapery. known as CBD. The sub- were only selling their prod- Budsuds Soapery on School stance is a non-psychoactive ucts online, there was a period Street has been open as a cannabinoid that is usually between 2015 and 2016 when physical store for less than a found in marijuana alongside the CBD market sexploded year, and co-owner Amanda THC. When extracted alone, and gave them a lot of busi- Caracciolo said she wants to it is considered to have bene- ness. Until that point, she said, take part in their first Small ficial properties and CBD’s they were really the only such Business Saturday. As part of effects on the body and mind business in the area. the focus on small business, are mostly considered positive Looking past Small Caracciolo said that there will by scientists, and therapeutic Business Saturday, Caracciolo be a sale of 10 percent off the in nature. said that they will host a cele- price of every product in the “My background is in skin- bration of their one year anni- store. She said that the sale care, and I had always wanted versary of opening a physical will definitely be ongoing for to make my own product and store on New Year’s Eve. She Friday and Saturday, and that own my own business,” said said that they will have extra she may continue it on Sunday Caracciolo. specials for customers as part as well while everyone is still Budsuds sells CBD infused of the celebration, and that shopping. soaps, artisan soaps, and other flyers advertising it will be Budsuds was an online- CBD infused products, includ- coming out in the next couple Budsuds Soapery on School Street offers soaps, oils and more, many infused with CBD. (Photo only store for six years before ing balms, candles, and bath of weeks. by Hope E. Tremblay) 2020 Season HOLIDAy TRIpLE pLAy Memberships (1) Starfires Winter Beanie Now on Sale! (4) Tickets to Opening Night (Friday, 5/29/2020) ~ 4 Flex Tickets (1) $5 Gift Card to Two Rivers Burrito $ Only 49 ($80 Value) Call (413) 335-0443 or order at WestfieldStarfires.com BULLENS FIELD • WESTFIELD, MA • WWW.WESTFIELDSTARFIRES.COM PAGE 2 - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2019 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS Mina’s Wine & Spirits offers 10% off for Shop Small month By AMY PORTER also a map-collecting center. across the street. Staff Writer Once shoppers have received Mina’s Wine & Spirits and WESTFIELD — Beginning 10 stamps from participating White Lion Brewing also on Friday morning, Prob and businesses, they can drop the launched the Summer Block Mina Reshamwala of Mina’s game boards off at either Party Series in the parking lot Wine & Spirits at 53 Elm St. Mina’s Wine & Spirits, of the store at 53 Elm St., as are offering a 10% off sale on Choice Health, Flowers by part of the live music perfor- all bottles sized 750 ml and Webster, Pilgrim Candle, mances held throughout the higher of regular-priced Skyline Beer Co. to be entered city. They plan to sponsor the scotch, whiskey, bourbon, into raffle for the three prizes series again this year, with a tequila, rum and all wines. of $150, $300 and $500 bigger stage, Prob The sale will not apply to respectively. Winners will be Reshamwala said. discounted or special items. announced next week. The Reshamwalas opened “We’ll keep it simple,” The Reshamwalas, who are their shop in 1982, combining Prob said, adding that the sale active members of the Greater it with the Tobacco Barn that will coincide with the start of Westfield Chamber of had been the corner of Elm the Westfield Shop Small Commerce, sponsors of Shop and Main Streets since 1947. weekend FNov. 29 and Nov. Small, are all about efforts to Displayed around the ceiling 30, where shoppers are support downtown Westfield. of the neatly arranged store encouraged to visit 10 partici- “I always try to promote are antique tobacco farm pating local merchants to downtown. Anything to pro- implements and old tobacco receive a stamp on their Shop mote the downtown,” Prob plants, as a nod to that histo- to Win game boards.