My husband and I went to dinner last Sunday night at Sukhothai Restaurant on Main Street in Beacon. (By the way, it was great food.) And much to our surprise some great things were going on. Artists were busy completing murals. Workers operated a crane to fit the new installations into place. People gathered to watch this creation taking shape, while cars stopped in the middle of the road to see what all the excitement was about.

Twenty-four street artists converged on Beacon from May 16th through May 18th to create live artwork and have it installed on the exterior of the 19th century factory building that has been abandoned to the animals and birds that have claimed it as their home.

Under the direction of Open Space, an art gallery in Beacon, with support from the city and other groups, the large industrial windows of the former electric blanket factory were used as frames for each artist's work. Artists came from all over the country to participate in this display called Electric Windows. What was once an eyesore is now a wonderful destination. It will be on display for one year and is worth a drive from wherever you live, even with the outlandish price of gas.

For directions go to www.electricwindowsbeacon.com.