Akiko Sasaki and Carl Gutowski, Howland Chamber Music Circle 
Alex Kunz, theater artist, producer, Broadway in Beacon 
Andrea Barrow and Lee Williams, co-chairs, The Rise Up Project/SASLEC 
Angela Paquette, owner, Piare Skin Studio 
August Birks, student with Poppy the pup 
Bannerman Castle Trust: Neil Caplan, Kelly Ellenwood, Laurie Clark, Robert Schiera, Mark Starkman, Johan Ayoob, (model by Brandyn Yeoman) 
Barbara Fisher, butcher, owner of Barb’s Butchery 
Beacon Endurance: Edwin Chong, Winnie Wang, Mike Maser, Noelia Santos, Dave Morganite, Dave Bieler, Nancy Bisaha, Dan Haslam, Lauren Eden, Stewie (small dog), Jasper (big dog) 
Sabrina Ferguson, director, Mid-Hudson Music Together, Ember Rose Dufton and Katey Dolezal, Stephanie and Azula Puma, Naveen Khurana 
Marko Guzijan, HV Food Hall with Jelena Kos, Lav Guzijan, Vuk Guzijan 
Theresa Kraft, president, Howland Cultural Center 
Bethany Souza, historic hotel developer and Gail Brooks 
Beacon Bonfire Crew: Theresa Previ, Kirsten Heincke, Kelly Garcia, Kelly Ellenwood, Brian Donnelly, Timothy Parsaca, Rae Previ 
Brandy Burre, actress/Howland Cultural Center board member and Steve Almaas, songwriter, musician 
Chris Ams, multidisciplinary creator, singer/songwriter 
Damon Banks, musician 
Dan Garcia, musician 
Clodagh Aubry, designer and Daniel Aubry, realtor, with Rosie the rescue 
Patricia Wright, photographer and David Lawton, actor 
Brian Howes, CIO, Howes Studios Inc. and Deborah Howes, president, Howes Studios Inc. 
Deborah Kapchan, author, Beacon Lit Fest 
Karen and Denny Meyer 
Don Penny, Don Penny Photography, Inc. 
Elena Kennedy, Gerald Markowitz and Andrea Vasquez 
Elizabeth Schroeder and Billy Patterson, Beacon’s Backyard 
Fareground crew: Jamie Levato, Elisabeth Balachova, Joe Carbone, Anne Carbone, Marjorie Sigel, Ira Itzkowitz, Beatrice Clay, Peg Suttenfield, Stacy Scesney, Yvonne Bateman, Kara Dean-Assael, Jennifer Clair, Peggy Basalyga, Pete Augello, Gracelyn Woods, Hazel Augello, Maggie Dickinson 
Alicia Herbst and Fred Herbst, artists in the Herbst Collective 
Green Teen Beacon-Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County crew: Emily Murnane, Anibal Soto III, Jaden Brito, Janyia Burch, Shannon Colandrea, Niara Johnson, Hudson Penn 
Gwen Laster, musician 
Gwen Laster and Damon Banks 
Melissa McGuinness (baker), Hakan Martensson, Shadoe Jones (chocolatier), Hakan Chocolatier 
Hannah Brooks, executive producer, Beacon Litfest 
Katrin Helmick, art communications director with Thomas Helmick and Lukas Helmick 
Shane Killoran, founder and director, Hit House Creative, Patricia Cornwell (production manager, HH), Charles, aka John Hartzell, in absentia, Puck (Pup-Lick Relations, HH) 
J. C. Calderon, Calderon Architects with Marisol 
Marisol Calderone 
Jean Nowack, retired and Jan Dolan 
John Blesso, writer and performer, Molly Rhodes, Dutchess County Legislature, District 18 
Daniel and Jonathan O’Brien 
Julie Winterbottom, writer and musician. 
Kamel Jamal and Lena Jamal, River Valley Restaurant Group 
Karen Michel, podcaster, artist, journalist 
Katherine Mahoney, artist 
Kimberly Sauer, digital imaging technician and Chenney Chen, producer 
Lena Rizkallah, financial advisor, Women in Business Busting Barriers/Money Speakeasy, Howland Cultural Center board member 
Liz Corio and Richard Corio, The Chisel, with Alice the dog. 
Lydia Adams Davis, singer/songwriter, entertainer, puppeteer. 
Margot Kingon, owner, Second Wave Supplies; 
Marianne Loach, Beacon River Pool 
Marjorie Lewit, host of Nerd Nite Hudson Valley and Drew Prochaska, the Artichoke Storytelling Series 
Mary Poppiins, professional spoon player/rose and hat maker 
Megan Breukelman and Kenneth Sterling Gronquist, photographers 
Mei Ying So and Timothy Buzinski, owners, Artisan Wine Shop 
Noah Rosaler, Beacon Litfest 
Paulie A. Caiano 
Randy Calderone, Ruta Rimas, Meadow Calderone-Rimas 
Rooster, artist 
Savage Wonder Art Center crew: Topher Kage (director of experience), Christopher Paul Meyer (founding artistic director), Edwin Chong (chief operating Officer), Sean Christian Taylor (managing producer), Kristen Vaphides (chief advancement officer), Cara Peddle (advancement associate), Jeremy Plyburn (chief hospitality officer) 
Scott Ramsey, executive director, New York Cider Association 
Terry Nelson, writer and Howland Cultural Center board member 
Stacey Burgay, owner That Creative Space, Carinda Swann, artist, Clarissa Pollack, artist and musician, Jemile Nesimi-Hobson, teacher, Abigail Hobson, student 
Tom Conroy, sociologist, Lehman College-CUNY 
Thomas Pantano, professional pet care provider 
Will Reynolds, theater artist, Broadway in Beacon 
uling, East Asian Culture Club 
Alejandra Filiciotto and Yves Bouzaglo, Corcoran Country Living 
Yvette Valdes Smith, chair of the Dutchess County Legislature
This article appears in May 2026.
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