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Beacon student aces AP art exam

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Couple opens first in city in 25 years

Leo Horton, third from left, worked with students in Mississippi as part of his Beats 4 Justice initiative.
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Partnership benefits low-income Mississippi youth

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Art on the Wall, and in the Chairs

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Beacon gallery combines exhibits with tattoos

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Flocking together

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The Artist Next Door: Charles Burleigh

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Interior designer’s latest creative adventure? Ceramic bowls

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The Howland Goes Avant-Garde

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Beacon show will include art, music and talks, but no slogans

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37th annual awards by Dutchess executive

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Butterfield Holds Writing Contest

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Celebrating 200th anniversary of founder’s birth

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Plans to present The Watched Pot

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Two Artists Named Fellows

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State program distributes grants

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