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Mattapan Calls artists to Street Pianos Boston Festival

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Contact:   G. Sierra Khan                  857.333.3513

Street Pianos Boston 2016 kicks off at City Hall Plaza at 3 p.m. Friday, 23 September 2016 “to celebrate the artists who created the pianos and the organizations that have stepped up to host them.”  Mattapan Cultural Arts Development (MCAD) will follow-up with an opening reception of its own in Mattapan Square starting at 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of River St. and Blue Hill Avenue (near the Mattapan T Station.
  Weather permitting, our performance showcases this weekend include the ‘Beantown Jazz Extension’ on Saturday, 24 September starting at 3 p.m., and the ‘Gospel Fest’ on Sunday, 25 September at 4 p.m. Additional information about this weekend’s schedule will be posted @ArtsMattapan on Facebook and Twitter as details become available. 
On Wednesday, October 5th at 11 a.m., renowned pianist Joy Cline Phinney will join musiConnects' Boston Public Quartet to perform the complete Brahms F minor Piano Quintet in Mattapan Square. 
   
courtesy of musiConnects
MCAD, a network of artists and arts organizations invested in making art happen in Mattapan, will continue to program certain hours of poetry, performance and “Play Me, I’m Yours” to call attention to Celebrity Series Boston‘s temporary installation in Mattapan Square.  Track #StreetPianoMattapan between 9.23 and 10.10.2016 for our program schedule and updates.
The street piano in Mattapan was painted by Marjorie Saintil-Belizaire of K. Fine Arts Studios, and will be located at the corner of River St. and Blue Hill Avenue (closest to the T Station) through 10 October 2016.


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