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Bryce Edwards and Reilly Wilmit sing a duet at the club Don’t Tell Mama.
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Bryce Edwards will perform cabaret show at Chapel

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Spring Showcase

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Compass Arts holds annual community festival

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Hard Knock Life

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Beacon students perform Annie Kids

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Five organizations offer discounts

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Beacon artist focuses on discomfort, perseverance

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Philipstown native in running for Down Under honor

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Putnam Valley artists craft a dozen ‘antique’ automatons

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Hat Parade Returns

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Scheduled for May 7 in Beacon

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May book club selections

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A daily oasis for National Poetry Month

Banners featuring the work of Sarah Davida, Chris Ams and others artists overlook a roadway in the Village of Wappingers Falls.
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Art on a Pole

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Beacon artists featured in lamppost project

A.M. Homes Photo by Marion Ettlinger
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Q&A: A.M. Homes

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Novelist will read at Chapel Restoration

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Ready for Strings (Photos)

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Tiny harps for tiny hands

Marianne Sutton spoke French with her French mother and English with her American father.
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Parles-tu Français? Of Course!

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Cold Spring cafe launches French happy hour

Gina Samardge leads a music and movement class at Astor Head Start in Beacon.
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Giving Kids an Art Start

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Creativity project partners with preschool program

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Remember When

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Selections from the Butterfield Library’s memoir-writing workshop for seniors

Jonah Espinosa (center), who portrays Enjolras, leads the cast to revolution during a rehearsal.
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Beacon Players to Perform “Les Miz”

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Classic musical highlights fight for freedom 

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Seuss in the House

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Haldane Elementary students give colorful performance

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Capturing the ’60s, and Remembering Maxx

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Full Circle

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They bought a painting in Beacon in 2014. This week, they’ll host a show by the artist.

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