Every second Saturday at Joe's Irish Pub gets better and better with each month that goes by. The music and the crowd was great!! 

Last night we had the band Sunshine Cult Jonathan Walsh guitar, Mark Motise guitar and vocals, Gia Aulicino Mitchell vocals, this was there debut NEXT:…

     I founded Sargent and Downing Gardens to pay tribute to this great City of Beacon. Henry Winthrop Sargent and Andrew Jackson Downing have played a huge role in American Horticulture, and one could say it started right here. My car accident a year ago really took a toll on me and slowed me down. The way the current President and Treasurer were doing things just are not right. This caused The Executive Board and I to leave the group .

      I…

    As many of you know I have had a bad car accident last July. As a result I have had some memory problems from brain trauma. But one thing I did not forget is why I founded the Sargent and Downing Gardens.The mission was to create a community garden and educational center to pay tribute to Henry Winthrop Sargent, Andrew Jackson Downing and the great historical role the City of Beacon played in American horticulture.It was a Sargent and Downing Gardens for the children and community.…

Please support Noga Cabo's Batmitzva Project; All of the proceeds go to the following organizations: Mid Hudson Animal Aid Cat Sanctuary,The Sargent~Downing Gardens,Dr. Jane Goodall's Roots&Shoots,ASPCA,The Gerrard Berman Day School & Camp Ramah Nyack

Click Below to read The Beacon Free Press article by Goldee Greene:…

Please help Noga Cabo support these two great causes by spreading it to all your friends. I just joined Dr. Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots, and will bring some of the great educational programming ideas to the Beacon community .

click on the link below or paste the address below into your browser

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTmBYsW-rUA Thank You

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     The first time I met him was when I had my business in Beacon in 1995; a flower shop called Sherwood Florist. It was one of the storefronts of the Beacon Hotel.I had attended a Beacon Rotary Club lunch meeting and he was the guest speaker. He spoke about the Hudson River and things he was doing to help clean up the river.

He was such a wonderful person and when I asked him for his card he gave me his phone number. Many years later my wife was having a situation where a well known…

Hello,

My name is Noga Cabo and I am turning 12 on January 19^th (The Hebrew date is the 7^th of Shevat which this year fell on January 8th). I will be having my Bat Mitzvah in May, and I would like to share my Bat mitzvah project with you. I recorded three original songs, and I plan to donate the proceeds to different organizations with which I have a connection.

My first song is called “Friend for Life” and I wrote this song for my four…

Today The City Of Beacon by order of the Mayor Randy Casalle partnered with Sargent and Downing Gardens. Two years ago Richie Cabo started the Namesake Tree project through Sargent and Downing Gardens. Gary Wood the the treasurer for Sargent and Downing Gardens donated four trees, one for each of his lovely daughters. Richie donated the 9/11 Survivor Tree clone for Noga Cabo, a Golden Rain Tree grown from seed by Adam Cabo and a Lilac tree for Zohar Cabo.People Bicycle donated a Thundercloud…

Today The City Of Beacon by order of the Mayor Randy Casalle partnered with Sargent and Downing Gardens. Two years ago Richie Cabo started the Namesake Tree project through Sargent and Downing Gardens. Gary Wood the the treasurer for Sargent and Downing Gardens donated four trees, one for each of his lovely daughters. Richie donated the 9/11 Survivor Tree clone for Noga Cabo, a Golden Rain Tree grown from seed by Adam Cabo and a Lilac tree for Zohar Cabo.People Bicycle donated a Thundercloud…

Two years ago People's Bicycle Donated the purple Thundercloud Plum Beacon Namesake street tree in 2010 which is directly behind John. Sargent and Downing Gardens just happened to be set up with the Spirit of Beacon table next to the People Bicycle Namesake Tree, that's good karma.Today Peoples Bicycle lead a…

You are invited to our annual community meetup.

Location : Beacon Yoga Center 464 Main St. "Thank You Shanon Murphy

for the space"

Time: 7:15pm - 8:30 pm

Date: 9/26/13



Meeting Agenda



1- Hiddenbrooke and City of Beacon Tree Drive

We are partnering with the Friends of Hiddenbrooke to reforest the

woodlands and the frontage of Hiddenbrooke Park.We also helped to

asess the trees on the property with the Mayor and Zep.

The City of Beacon Mayor…

Last night players were: Robert Perrone, Smoking Monkeys, Charlie Adams, Don Caetano, Alan Paul, Jack and Friends(David, Steve and Roddy), 

Harley Fine, Vito Luizzi (Johnny Winter drummer 1999-2001), Jake Benedict, Mark Drums Pisanelli, Mary Stone, Harry Lawrence, Thom Joyce, Mitch Florian, Nick Mara, Anthony Ricevuto, Marry Poppins(Spoon Lady), and the best house band a guitarist singer could ask for St.george and Friends, Anthony F. DeMarco, Joseph Nott, Francisco…

Sargent-Downing Gardens at 724 Wolcott Ave Beacon Ny  is pleased to offer the following classes and workshops in July.

      Stories and Masks of Western Africa - this is a 2 day workshop 7/7 and 7/14. 1-3pm. Taught by Alejandro Lopez.  Exploring how nature is presented in art and stories.



        Music in the Garden - Sundays 7/7 and 7/14  4-6pm. Come and play or listen to this music jam in the garden.  Bring a blanket for your self and a dish to share to this potluck.…

Tuesday, July 23rd at 7pm at Fovea Exhibitions, 143 Main Street. 

Reserve your seat and join the D.C.-based Executive Director of Food and Water Watch, Wenonah Hauter, along with Glynwood President Kathleen Frith in an intimate discussion about Ms. Hauter's new book Foodopoly- The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America.

Attendees receive a signed copy of…

The concept of Central Park in NYC was born right here in Beacon.Andrew Jackson Downing wrote his first article about the natural beauty of the Hudson Valley after a hike up Mount Beacon, and his friend Henry Winthrop Sargent designed the Tioronda mansion and brought over 250 trees from around the world to the 20 acres of Wodenethe here in Beacon. Wodenethe was visited by people from all over the world and respected as one of the most important horticultural destinations in the…

The best local musicians entertain, classic, blues  electric, acoustic, from HANK TO HENDRIX, it's all here. . St.George and Friends play from 9 till 10 then the jam starts, 3 to 6 musicians at a time playing 3 to 5 songs or 20 to 30 min. depending on how many musicians show.

Sign up at 8:30 get…