This past Friday marked the 33rd Annual Calico Ball in Beacon. The entire third grade of the Beacon City School District (12 classes and over 100 students) took to the stage of the Pete and Toshi Seeger Theatre at the Beacon High School—eight and nine-year-olds dressed up in Lederhosen and Carnivale masks weaving through the current of high school students between bells to get to the backstage wings. The high schoolers had all been part of the Calico ball when they were in third grade, of course, so none of this seemed out of place. 

“When I come into the High School,” reflects Livia. . .

A year ago, our artistic founders, administrative team and board of directors gathered to envision the future we hope to see for this nonprofit. We worked together to understand the impact and possibilities that exist within the Caravan’s legacy. The emerging vision for the future is one in which this organization continues to thrive, inspire, and nurture community for another half a century. We enter into 2023 with an important shift in company leadership: the Vanavers are officially passing the torch to the next generation. Never fear . . .