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Beacon Citizen Network (BCN): a place for neighbors to get the word out, be heard and stay informed in all matters concerning Beacon, NY.

All for Events (58)

Science Cafe_Science and the Backbone of the Body Politic

June 16, 2016 from 7pm to 8pm – The Hop Bar/ Restaurant RiverKeeper's Water Quality Program Manager Dan Shapley maps out how sampling efforts at 300 Hudson River Estuary monitoring locations are shaping policy and laws. After all: Clean water means good b… Organized by michael heintzman | Type: free, science, based, public, event., food, and, drink, will, be, available, for, purchase.

Stories-n-Snacks at South Ave School garden with Hudson Valley Seed

July 13, 2016 at 3:30pm to August 17, 2016 at 5pm – South Avenue elementary school Every Wednesday afternoon 3:30-5:00 Hudson Valley Seed hosts a story time under the shade of a beautiful tree by the South Avenue school garden in Beacon. We'll pick and eat snacks fresh from the gar… Organized by Hudson Valley Seed | Type: story, time, and, gardening, for, children

Science Cafe_ The Role of Holes in Climate Change: A Futuristic Drama

July 21, 2016 from 7pm to 8pm – The Hop Bar/ Restaurant Clarkson University Professor of Chemistry Mario Wriedt presents a ' futuristic drama' where advanced porous materials, x-ray diffraction and alternative fuels play a critical role in saving the worl… Organized by michael heintzman | Type: free, science, based, public, event., food, and, drink, will, be, available, for, purchase.

WOW! for kids_herps of the Hudson

July 30, 2016 from 10am to 12pm – Center for Environmental Innovation & Education, Beacon Institute of Rivers and Estuaries Live Herps like snakes and frogs help HHNM's Megan Hoffman demonstrate how New York native species live and work for nature in your back yard. Organized by michael heintzman | Type: free, educational, event, for, children, of, all, ages.

Dia:Beacon Community Free Day

October 8, 2016 from 11am to 6pm – Dia:Beacon Dia:Beacon’s quarterly Community Free Days offer engaging programs for broad audiences, including thematic tours of the collection and special exhibitions, Gallery Talks, interactive workshops for ch… Organized by Dia:Beacon | Type: free, admission, for, residents, of, all, 9, surrounding, counties

Science Cafe_ On (Mock) Trial: Groundwater vs. Corporation X

October 20, 2016 from 7pm to 8pm – The Hop Bar/ Restaurant Clarkson University Professor of Environment Science and Engineering Michelle Crimi and you-the-people (audience/jury) examine the slippery slope of pinpointing in a mock trial of Corporation X. Organized by michael heintzman | Type: free, science, based, public, event., food, and, drink, will, be, available, for, purchase.

WoW! for kids_ Hudson Habitats: A Virtual River Tour

November 12, 2016 from 10am to 12pm – Sensor Place, Beacon Institute of Rivers and Estuaries Take a virtual tour of the habitat-rich Hudson to understand the unique physical characteristics and creatures of the "river that flows both ways.' HHNM's Carl Heitmuller will captain the journey wit… Organized by michael heintzman | Type: free, educational, event, for, children, of, all, ages.

Science Cafe_ Fathom: Hudson River Data as Music

November 17, 2016 from 7pm to 8pm – Towne Crier Cafe Hear original compositions by 'the mad scientist of dancefloor jazz' (CMJ) Ben Neill and dream pop vocalist Mimi Goese for mutantrumpet and voice based on Hudson River real-time data from Beacon Inst… Organized by michael heintzman | Type: free, science, based, public, event., food, and, drink, will, be, available, for, purchase.

Dia:Beacon Community Free Day

January 14, 2017 from 11am to 4pm – Dia:Beacon Dia:Beacon’s quarterly Community Free Days offer engaging programs for broad audiences, including thematic tours of the collection and special exhibitions, Gallery Talks, interactive workshops for ch… Organized by Dia:Beacon | Type: free, admission, for, residents, of, all, 9, surrounding, counties

Dia:Beacon Community Free Day

July 8, 2017 from 11am to 6pm – Dia:Beacon Dia:Beacon’s quarterly Community Free Days offer engaging programs for broad audiences, including thematic tours of the collection and special exhibitions, Gallery Talks, interactive workshops for ch… Organized by Dia:Beacon | Type: free, museum, admission, for, all, 9, surrounding, counties