SOUNDSCAPES — Uyanga Bold and Josh Geisler, Beacon residents who create “transcendent, cinematic soundscapes,” performed on May 16 at the Factory Hotel in a concert sponsored by Beacon Bonfire. Bold, a native of Mongolia, sings and plays the bell, acoustic guitar and Mongolian drum, while Geisler (aka Bansara) performs on keyboards, flute, the rav drum (Russian) and baritone guitar. (Photo by Ross Corsair)
BIKE AND ROLL — Nearly 100 students and parents from the South Avenue, Sargent and JV Forrestal schools in Beacon participated in Walk, Bike and Roll to School Day on May 7. The third annual event was organized by the Beacon Bicycle Coalition in partnership with parent-teacher organizations. (Photo provided)
GARDEN HELPERS — Members of the Tioronda Garden Club on May 17 trimmed, weeded and mulched at the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon. From left: Ann Kacur, Noelle Foster, Robert Haight, Norman MacLeod, Denise DeVore, Kathleen Pucher and Robert Pucher. Not shown are James Bell, Laurel Cardellichio and Gary Barrack. (Photo provided)
PARK GRANT — Assembly Member Jonathan Jacobson secured $150,000 toward the $890,000 rehabilitation of South Avenue Park in Beacon, including restoration of the athletic courts, energy-efficient lighting, a restroom facility, regrading and drainage work and landscaping. Jacobson (fourth from left) was joined at a groundbreaking ceremony on May 19 by city officials and contractors. (Photo provided)
